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Belgian (BEL20) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M-6.6%
  • 1Y-15.0%
  • YTD3.2%

In the last week, the Materials industry is up 3.9%, with Syensqo up 6.9%. In the past year, the industry is down 15%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 43% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Belgian Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 Jan 2025€22.7b€43.3b-€702,975,627.0014x-32.3x0.5x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024€22.2b€43.3b-€706,865,317.0014.4x-31.4x0.5x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024€14.9b€36.4b-€631,052,317.0016.3x-23.7x0.4x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024€16.4b€36.5b-€549,052,317.0017.3x-29.9x0.4x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024€22.9b€43.3b-€564,514,317.0016.8x-40.6x0.5x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024€23.2b€43.5b-€590,702,317.0017.3x-39.3x0.5x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024€26.6b€46.7b€1.2b18.3x22.2x0.6x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€28.9b€47.4b€1.2b17.1x23.2x0.6x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€28.9b€47.8b€1.5b18.6x19.2x0.6x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€27.7b€47.8b€1.5b12.6x18.1x0.6x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€27.3b€58.1b€3.2b11.7x8.5x0.5x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€27.1b€62.4b€3.3b11.3x8.2x0.4x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€31.1b€55.0b€2.6b12.4x12.1x0.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€27.5b€55.1b€2.5b11.5x10.9x0.5x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€26.3b€56.4b€2.8b11.2x9.5x0.5x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€28.2b€56.7b€2.9b11.7x9.8x0.5x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€29.4b€56.3b€3.0b11.9x9.9x0.5x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€28.6b€60.2b€3.8b8.7x7.5x0.5x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€28.8b€60.2b€3.8b7.6x7.5x0.5x
Wed, 03 May 2023€29.1b€60.2b€4.0b7.1x7.3x0.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€29.9b€60.2b€4.0b7.1x7.5x0.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023€30.3b€59.1b€4.1b5.9x7.4x0.5x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023€30.7b€58.2b€3.9b5.6x7.8x0.5x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022€28.3b€58.2b€3.9b4.9x7.2x0.5x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022€28.0b€58.6b€4.0b4.9x7x0.5x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022€25.4b€57.0b€3.8b5x6.7x0.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022€25.9b€55.9b€3.5b6.4x7.4x0.5x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022€27.4b€55.5b€3.4b7.1x8x0.5x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022€25.9b€52.4b€3.0b7x8.6x0.5x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022€30.4b€52.9b€3.1b7.8x10x0.6x
Thu, 05 May 2022€30.9b€51.5b€2.8b9.1x11.1x0.6x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022€30.1b€51.4b€2.8b7.6x10.8x0.6x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022€30.5b€50.0b€2.5b11.8x12x0.6x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022€30.3b€48.0b€1.9b13.4x15.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.6x


Total Market Cap: €30.3bTotal Earnings: €1.9bTotal Revenue: €48.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Belgian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Belgian Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Materials industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Revenues have also declined 3.4% per year, which is driving profits down.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Belgian Materials sector?

BE Market0.86%
Materials3.92%
Chemicals5.32%
Basic Materials0%
Packaging0%
Paper and Forestry Products0%
Metals and Mining-0.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.2%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 9.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 38% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.2% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SYENS Syensqo€73.906.9%
+€498.5m
-6.5%PS1.1x
SOLB Solvay€31.284.9%
+€151.3m
30.1%PS0.6x
UMI Umicore€10.314.0%
+€96.2m
-50.2%PS0.2x
TESB Tessenderlo Group€20.457.4%
+€86.2m
-23.4%PE14x
SOLV Solvac€104.001.5%
+€32.1m
-8.8%PE17.5x
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