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Canadian (TSX) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 23, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D0.02%
  • 3M16.5%
  • 1Y39.9%
  • YTD33.2%

The Construction is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but SNC-Lavalin Group has stood out, gaining 5.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 40% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Construction Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CA$44.2bCA$34.6bCA$1.1b30.4x42x1.3x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CA$42.9bCA$34.6bCA$1.1b30x40.7x1.2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CA$41.1bCA$33.1bCA$858.4m34.5x47.9x1.2x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CA$39.3bCA$33.1bCA$858.6m30.3x45.8x1.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023CA$38.4bCA$33.1bCA$859.4m29.8x44.7x1.2x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CA$38.0bCA$31.8bCA$800.4m38.9x47.4x1.2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CA$38.4bCA$31.0bCA$796.2m42.8x48.3x1.2x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CA$36.8bCA$30.6bCA$765.3m45.1x48.1x1.2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023CA$32.8bCA$30.6bCA$765.2m41.2x42.9x1.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022CA$33.5bCA$30.6bCA$765.3m42.1x43.8x1.1x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022CA$33.7bCA$30.0bCA$743.2m42.2x45.4x1.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022CA$25.0bCA$25.8bCA$555.0m42.1x45x1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022CA$26.1bCA$25.8bCA$554.1m43.6x47.1x1x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022CA$24.0bCA$25.4bCA$626.9m25.9x38.3x0.9x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022CA$22.1bCA$25.4bCA$626.9m25.2x35.3x0.9x
Mon, 16 May 2022CA$22.5bCA$25.4bCA$626.9m25.1x35.9x0.9x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022CA$26.3bCA$24.4bCA$654.6m29.7x40.2x1.1x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022CA$27.8bCA$24.4bCA$659.6m30.9x42.2x1.1x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022CA$27.9bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m15.5x85.8x1.2x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022CA$29.7bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m14.6x91.6x1.3x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021CA$29.0bCA$23.5bCA$324.8m13.9x89.2x1.2x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021CA$29.4bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m31.3x98.4x1.3x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021CA$28.2bCA$22.5bCA$298.3m30.3x94.5x1.3x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021CA$28.3bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m31.3x95x1.3x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021CA$25.6bCA$22.5bCA$298.4m27.5x85.7x1.1x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021CA$21.5bCA$21.5bCA$184.9m26.7x116.2x1x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021CA$20.2bCA$21.5bCA$66.3m15x305.3x0.9x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020CA$16.1bCA$20.3bCA$2.1b18x7.7x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$16.1bTotal Earnings: CA$2.1bTotal Revenue: CA$20.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 79.4x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Construction industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 42.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 79.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Industrials industry?

CA Market-3.53%
Industrials-3.73%
Construction0.015%
Construction and Engineering0.015%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ATRL SNC-Lavalin GroupCA$45.985.7%
+CA$437.1m		99.7%PE97.8x
ARE Aecon GroupCA$11.271.7%
+CA$11.7m		12.4%PE9.5x
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STN

CA$88.59

Stantec

7D

-1.8%

1Y

49.1%

ARE

CA$11.27

Aecon Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

12.4%

BDGI

CA$34.75

Badger Infrastructure Solutions

7D

-0.5%

1Y

14.3%

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BDT

CA$10.52

Bird Construction

7D

-3.1%

1Y

72.2%

WSP

CA$191.51

WSP Global

7D

-1.0%

1Y

25.7%

ATRL

CA$45.98

SNC-Lavalin Group

7D

5.7%

1Y

99.7%

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UGE

CA$1.45

UGE International

7D

-2.7%

1Y

34.3%