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Canadian (TSX) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M9.6%
  • 1Y35.9%
  • YTD32.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Constellation Software of 1.5%. In contrast, Celestica has gained 5.7%. In the past year, the industry has gained 36%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024CA$203.9bCA$56.1b-CA$376,657,099.7222.8x-541.3x3.6x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024CA$196.5bCA$54.2b-CA$578,076,303.8824.5x-339.9x3.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024CA$189.3bCA$53.7b-CA$619,422,827.0922.7x-305.6x3.5x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024CA$178.8bCA$54.0b-CA$601,433,754.1522.1x-297.3x3.3x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024CA$184.9bCA$52.3b-CA$1,386,982,154.7531.4x-133.3x3.5x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024CA$176.3bCA$52.8b-CA$1,428,541,532.5826.7x-123.4x3.3x
Tue, 07 May 2024CA$176.3bCA$53.0b-CA$1,555,776,440.4924.4x-113.3x3.3x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024CA$174.5bCA$52.2b-CA$2,928,115,106.2122.7x-59.6x3.3x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024CA$172.4bCA$51.5b-CA$889,054,491.1920.2x-193.9x3.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024CA$170.8bCA$52.1b-CA$2,246,396,043.0020.2x-76x3.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023CA$159.2bCA$51.8b-CA$2,304,900,322.0020.9x-69.1x3.1x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023CA$153.3bCA$52.7b-CA$2,478,635,039.0022.7x-61.8x2.9x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023CA$140.5bCA$51.4b-CA$2,581,319,039.0022.4x-54.4x2.7x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023CA$146.3bCA$51.0b-CA$2,641,510,106.0024.7x-55.4x2.9x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023CA$142.5bCA$51.1b-CA$2,661,645,552.0021.3x-53.5x2.8x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023CA$145.1bCA$48.8b-CA$2,347,647,934.0021.6x-61.8x3x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023CA$141.2bCA$48.8b-CA$2,629,384,065.0022.6x-53.7x2.9x
Wed, 10 May 2023CA$138.8bCA$47.9b-CA$1,922,926,719.0024.8x-72.2x2.9x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023CA$135.2bCA$46.9b-CA$1,978,451,703.0027x-68.3x2.9x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023CA$134.4bCA$48.0b-CA$1,107,702,963.0025.4x-121.4x2.8x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023CA$130.3bCA$47.1bCA$641.2m24.1x203.3x2.8x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022CA$118.8bCA$46.8bCA$629.2m21.4x188.8x2.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022CA$120.7bCA$46.2bCA$762.4m22x158.3x2.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022CA$114.0bCA$44.7bCA$926.7m31.7x123x2.5x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022CA$115.2bCA$44.1bCA$926.2m40.3x124.3x2.6x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022CA$128.5bCA$43.1bCA$951.0m51.6x135.2x3x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022CA$116.4bCA$41.4bCA$1.7b45.3x66.6x2.8x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022CA$114.4bCA$41.0bCA$1.5b51.2x76.9x2.8x
Thu, 12 May 2022CA$117.3bCA$40.8bCA$1.5b41.4x77.9x2.9x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022CA$143.0bCA$39.0b-CA$1,452,992,421.0043.7x-98.4x3.7x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022CA$134.5bCA$38.3b-CA$1,898,217,573.0038x-70.8x3.5x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022CA$145.9bCA$37.1b-CA$1,999,440,812.0034.2x-73x3.9x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021CA$159.5bCA$37.0b-CA$2,035,058,149.0033.2x-78.4x4.3x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021CA$165.1bCA$36.9b-CA$2,244,738,482.0033.5x-73.6x4.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-73.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$165.1bTotal Earnings: -CA$2,244,738,482.00Total Revenue: CA$36.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -66.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Information Technology 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 3.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have improved over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently losses are decreasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Tech sector?

CA Market0.67%
Tech-1.40%
Electronic Equipment and Components5.39%
Tech Hardware0%
Semiconductors-0.022%
Communications-1.17%
Software-1.83%
IT-2.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Communications industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 50.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 2.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Communications industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 2.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.9% 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
CLS CelesticaCA$121.595.7%
+CA$769.1m
233.6%PE26.8x
DND Dye & DurhamCA$18.425.3%
+CA$61.6m
40.6%PS2.7x
SFTC SoftchoiceCA$22.444.4%
+CA$56.7m
22.4%PE24.7x
LMN Lumine GroupCA$42.000.4%
+CA$43.6m
81.4%PS12.3x
PNG Kraken RoboticsCA$2.448.0%
+CA$42.4m
313.6%PE59.4x
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KXS

CA$168.57

Kinaxis

7D

-2.6%

1Y

11.3%

LSPD

CA$24.61

Lightspeed Commerce

7D

-4.4%

1Y

9.6%

GIB.A

CA$153.62

CGI

7D

-2.3%

1Y

10.6%

DND

CA$18.42

Dye & Durham

7D

5.3%

1Y

40.6%

CSU

CA$4,503.07

Constellation Software

7D

-1.5%

1Y

41.6%

PKK

CA$0.12

Tenet Fintech Group

7D

91.7%

1Y

-47.7%

PNG

CA$2.44

Kraken Robotics

7D

8.0%

1Y

313.6%

CLS

CA$121.59

Celestica

7D

5.7%

1Y

233.6%

ENGH

CA$29.14

Enghouse Systems

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-15.1%

LMN

CA$42.00

Lumine Group

7D

0.4%

1Y

81.4%

DSG

CA$159.60

Descartes Systems Group

7D

-1.8%

1Y

43.7%

BB

CA$3.24

BlackBerry

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-34.7%