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Bulgarian (SOFIX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-7.8%
  • 1Y0.3%
  • YTD-9.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.0%, driven by gains in Bulmetal JSC and Alcomet AD of 5.3% and 2.4%, respectively. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025лв324.9mлв912.9m-лв3,490,000.0099.4x-93.1x0.4x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025лв330.2mлв912.1m-лв3,627,000.00118.7x-91x0.4x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025лв352.0mлв893.6m-лв14,566,000.00121.1x-24.2x0.4x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025лв347.9mлв894.3m-лв15,110,000.00120.4x-23x0.4x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024лв345.3mлв894.3m-лв15,110,000.00120.4x-22.9x0.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024лв322.0mлв860.4m-лв14,605,000.00116.2x-22x0.4x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024лв315.2mлв860.4m-лв14,605,000.00105.9x-21.6x0.4x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024лв323.3mлв803.6m-лв36,760,000.00108.3x-8.8x0.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024лв317.0mлв804.2m-лв36,612,000.00107.8x-8.7x0.4x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024лв318.1mлв802.4m-лв36,613,000.00117.9x-8.7x0.4x
Thu, 23 May 2024лв319.2mлв855.4m-лв46,438,000.00121.5x-6.9x0.4x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024лв321.2mлв857.3m-лв40,849,000.00119.2x-7.9x0.4x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024лв314.0mлв885.1m-лв14,066,000.0013.3x-22.3x0.4x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024лв323.9mлв922.7m-лв27,671,000.00105.9x-11.7x0.4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024лв305.2mлв922.3m-лв5,427,000.008.2x-56.2x0.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023лв300.3mлв922.2m-лв5,426,000.008x-55.3x0.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023лв319.6mлв938.9m-лв4,761,000.008.4x-67.1x0.3x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023лв319.2mлв998.8mлв17.2m6.8x18.5x0.3x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023лв328.5mлв998.9mлв17.2m6.8x19.1x0.3x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023лв337.4mлв1.2bлв51.9m6.6x6.5x0.3x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023лв367.3mлв1.2bлв53.0m6.7x6.9x0.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023лв374.1mлв1.3bлв136.8m6.7x2.7x0.3x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023лв361.3mлв1.4bлв140.7m5.9x2.6x0.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023лв358.8mлв1.4bлв140.7m5.8x2.5x0.3x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023лв365.8mлв1.4bлв168.2m6x2.2x0.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023лв364.5mлв1.5bлв144.2m6.2x2.5x0.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022лв372.9mлв1.5bлв144.2m6.2x2.6x0.3x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022лв369.9mлв1.4bлв138.0m6.8x2.7x0.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022лв335.9mлв1.4bлв120.5m8.6x2.8x0.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022лв359.9mлв1.3bлв120.3m9.3x3x0.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022лв353.3mлв1.3bлв110.0m8.9x3.2x0.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022лв403.0mлв1.3bлв109.5m13.9x3.7x0.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022лв386.2mлв1.1bлв54.4m19.3x7.1x0.4x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022лв380.5mлв900.6mлв50.6m19x7.5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.5x


Total Market Cap: лв380.5mTotal Earnings: лв50.6mTotal Revenue: лв900.6mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Bulgarian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -8.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Bulgarian 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 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Materials industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

BG Market0.20%
Materials1.03%
Packaging2.38%
Metals and Mining2.37%
Paper and Forestry Products0%0
Chemicals-4.03%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 94.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 94% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
BMTL Bulmetal JSCлв8.955.3%
+лв3.2m
3.5%PE9.9x
ALCM Alcomet ADлв6.352.4%
+лв2.7m
-9.3%PS0.2x
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