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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedOct 07, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1639
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M4.8%
  • 1Y17.1%
  • YTD6.6%

The Energy sector gained 6.1% while the market remained flat over the last week. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 17% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 07 Oct 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.3b19.5x30.9x2.3x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.8b19.7x30.4x2.3x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$92.3b19.4x29x2.3x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.8b19.1x28.2x2.2x
Tue, 28 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.8b19.6x28.2x2.2x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$95.5b19.8x26.9x2.2x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.0b19.5x27x2.2x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$114.7b19.1x22.3x2.2x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$115.4b18.6x21.5x2.1x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$115.2b18.2x21x2.1x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$118.4b17.6x19.7x2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.6b17.7x19.7x2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$120.7b18.2x20.3x2.1x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$146.2b16.8x16.8x2.1x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.4b16.4x16.6x2.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$146.6b16.3x16.4x2.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$144.9b16.4x16.9x2.1x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$138.4b16x16.2x1.9x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$141.2b16.5x17.5x2.2x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$146.3b16x17x2.3x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.6b14.5x16x2.2x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.2b14.9x16.2x2.2x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$151.6b14.5x14.8x2x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$147.4b14.7x15.8x2.1x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$132.7b15.4x17.8x2.3x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$135.0b14.9x16.7x2.1x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022AU$2.5tAU$1.0tAU$132.7b16.2x18.7x2.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$130.9b17.6x19.7x2.5x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.1b17.7x20.4x2.5x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$124.7b14.8x20.5x2.5x
Fri, 21 Jan 2022AU$2.6tAU$975.9bAU$104.0b18.8x25.2x2.7x
Sun, 19 Dec 2021AU$2.6tAU$976.6bAU$104.4b18.8x24.8x2.7x
Tue, 16 Nov 2021AU$2.6tAU$969.7bAU$100.2b19.5x26.2x2.7x
Thu, 14 Oct 2021AU$2.5tAU$958.2bAU$95.2b19.5x26.7x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.7x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.5tTotal Earnings: AU$95.2bTotal Revenue: AU$958.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.1x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 30.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 21.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 2.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market-0.66%
Energy6.13%
Healthcare1.81%
Telecom1.02%
Real Estate0.87%
Utilities0.73%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Industrials-0.31%
Materials-1.35%
Tech-1.46%
Consumer Staples-1.55%
Financials-1.89%
Consumer Discretionary-2.52%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 24.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 6.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 8.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
WDS Woodside Energy GroupAU$26.649.4%
+AU$4.3b
-22.1%PE18.5xEnergy
GMG Goodman GroupAU$37.073.2%
+AU$2.2b
71.8%PB4xReal Estate
CSL CSLAU$288.931.3%
+AU$1.9b
15.5%PE36xHealthcare
REA REA GroupAU$213.256.6%
+AU$1.7b
36.8%PE93xTelecom
STO SantosAU$7.306.7%
+AU$1.5b
-0.7%PE12.7xEnergy
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ANZ

AU$29.99

ANZ Group Holdings

7D

-1.6%

1Y

17.9%

CBA

AU$134.77

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

7D

-0.5%

1Y

34.7%

MQG

AU$228.73

Macquarie Group

7D

-1.6%

1Y

38.7%

BHP

AU$44.86

BHP Group

7D

-2.4%

1Y

1.9%

COH

AU$291.51

Cochlear

7D

3.3%

1Y

14.1%

WDS

AU$26.68

Woodside Energy Group

7D

5.9%

1Y

-24.3%

SIG

AU$2.03

Sigma Healthcare

7D

41.0%

1Y

200.7%

REA

AU$212.36

REA Group

7D

5.7%

1Y

35.5%

WBC

AU$30.78

Westpac Banking

7D

-3.0%

1Y

43.7%

MSB

AU$1.51

Mesoblast

7D

29.1%

1Y

337.7%

PME

AU$182.31

Pro Medicus

7D

2.3%

1Y

119.9%