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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedAug 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1666
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M4.5%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTD5.5%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, with no particular sector making any big moves this week. More promisingly, the market is up 11% 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
Sun, 01 Sep 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$87.7b19.6x30.4x2.3x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024AU$2.7tAU$1.2tAU$91.8b19.1x28.9x2.3x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$91.9b19.1x28.4x2.3x
Sat, 25 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.3b19.3x27.9x2.2x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$95.9b19.6x26.3x2.2x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.0b19.3x26.8x2.2x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.7b19.1x22.1x2.2x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.8b18.6x21.9x2.2x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.4b18x20.7x2.1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$118.0b17.8x19.8x2x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023AU$2.3tAU$1.2tAU$119.7b17.4x19.6x2x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$120.1b18.6x20.4x2.1x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$145.6b16.9x17.2x2.1x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.7b16.2x16.5x2.1x
Sun, 28 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$147.1b16.1x16.3x2x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.3b16.2x17x2.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$134.0b15.9x16.4x2x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$142.4b16.3x17.3x2.3x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$146.7b15.8x16.8x2.3x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.0b14.5x16.2x2.2x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$151.4b14.6x15.5x2.1x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$150.4b15.2x15.2x2.1x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$146.4b14.9x15.9x2.2x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$132.7b15.3x17.7x2.3x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022AU$2.2tAU$1.0tAU$134.2b14.7x16.6x2.1x
Mon, 30 May 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$133.3b15.9x18.3x2.3x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022AU$2.5tAU$1.0tAU$130.5b17.5x19.5x2.4x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.3b17.7x20.3x2.5x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$124.3b18x20.6x2.6x
Tue, 18 Jan 2022AU$2.6tAU$975.8bAU$104.0b19.2x25.4x2.7x
Thu, 16 Dec 2021AU$2.6tAU$977.6bAU$102.5b18.7x25.2x2.6x
Sat, 13 Nov 2021AU$2.6tAU$969.4bAU$100.2b19.6x26.1x2.7x
Mon, 11 Oct 2021AU$2.5tAU$959.4bAU$95.2b19.2x26.8x2.7x
Wed, 08 Sep 2021AU$2.6tAU$952.7bAU$97.1b18.7x26.8x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.8x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.6tTotal Earnings: AU$97.1bTotal Revenue: AU$952.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.9x202220232024
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 30.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have declined 3.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.7% 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 Market0.73%
Real Estate2.18%
Financials1.98%
Industrials0.90%
Materials0.65%
Telecom0.56%
Energy0.43%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Utilities-0.21%
Consumer Staples-0.47%
Healthcare-0.77%
Consumer Discretionary-1.41%
Tech-1.55%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 64.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 33.6% 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 5.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.5% 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
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$139.502.0%
+AU$4.5b
37.6%PB3.2xFinancials
WBC Westpac BankingAU$31.244.0%
+AU$4.1b
43.4%PB1.5xFinancials
NAB National Australia BankAU$38.173.4%
+AU$3.8b
32.1%PB1.9xFinancials
ANZ ANZ Group HoldingsAU$30.403.8%
+AU$3.3b
20.8%PB1.3xFinancials
WDS Woodside Energy GroupAU$27.195.2%
+AU$2.6b
-27.7%PE18.8xEnergy
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WES

AU$72.60

Wesfarmers

7D

-4.7%

1Y

34.8%

RHC

AU$41.55

Ramsay Health Care

7D

-11.4%

1Y

-18.9%

HVN

AU$4.58

Harvey Norman Holdings

7D

-8.2%

1Y

11.2%

LOV

AU$31.09

Lovisa Holdings

7D

-17.0%

1Y

39.0%

WDS

AU$27.19

Woodside Energy Group

7D

5.2%

1Y

-27.7%

NHF

AU$6.26

nib holdings

7D

-13.9%

1Y

-24.0%

TLS

AU$3.93

Telstra Group

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-2.2%

CBA

AU$139.50

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

7D

2.0%

1Y

37.6%

WBC

AU$31.24

Westpac Banking

7D

4.0%

1Y

43.4%

GMG

AU$33.40

Goodman Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

45.0%

MQG

AU$215.65

Macquarie Group

7D

2.1%

1Y

22.0%

ANZ

AU$30.40

ANZ Group Holdings

7D

3.8%

1Y

20.8%

NAB

AU$38.17

National Australia Bank

7D

3.4%

1Y

32.1%