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Canadian (TSX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 05, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies82
  • 7D-8.2%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y32.7%
  • YTD17.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Software industry has dropped 8.2%, driven by a pullback from Constellation Software of 6.9%. Meanwhile, Voxtur Analytics actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 53% in the last week. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 33%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CA$136.2bCA$21.8b-CA$3,383,761,039.6344.2x-40.3x6.3x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CA$136.2bCA$21.3b-CA$3,425,218,965.4142.6x-39.8x6.4x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CA$129.7bCA$21.6b-CA$3,394,625,672.1842.9x-38.2x6x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CA$128.2bCA$20.9b-CA$4,253,287,409.2747.4x-30.1x6.1x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CA$129.6bCA$20.8b-CA$4,804,664,815.6928.8x-27x6.2x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CA$120.6bCA$19.8b-CA$2,759,078,012.0824.7x-43.7x6.1x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CA$122.4bCA$19.9b-CA$3,970,806,365.0025.6x-30.8x6.1x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CA$116.2bCA$19.9b-CA$4,052,772,828.0026.5x-28.7x5.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CA$107.2bCA$20.3b-CA$4,242,951,704.0046.8x-25.3x5.3x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CA$99.4bCA$19.4b-CA$4,196,545,860.0055.2x-23.7x5.1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CA$102.1bCA$19.5b-CA$4,104,906,403.0055.8x-24.9x5.2x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CA$101.3bCA$18.7b-CA$4,287,758,556.0057.6x-23.6x5.4x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CA$101.2bCA$18.3b-CA$3,720,963,386.0070.9x-27.2x5.5x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CA$102.3bCA$18.1b-CA$3,990,782,176.0075.2x-25.6x5.6x
Tue, 02 May 2023CA$98.8bCA$17.4b-CA$3,298,965,989.0065.9x-29.9x5.7x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023CA$92.8bCA$16.5b-CA$2,579,549,244.0043.6x-36x5.6x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023CA$87.7bCA$16.4b-CA$2,474,327,462.0035.9x-35.4x5.3x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023CA$86.6bCA$16.1b-CA$662,875,788.0030.4x-130.7x5.4x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022CA$79.0bCA$16.3b-CA$571,631,996.0033.5x-138.2x4.8x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022CA$77.4bCA$15.9b-CA$536,711,661.0037x-144.2x4.9x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022CA$72.5bCA$15.6b-CA$277,375,405.0043.8x-261.3x4.6x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022CA$80.6bCA$14.8b-CA$430,731,522.0040.2x-187x5.4x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022CA$85.9bCA$7.2bCA$49.5m51.4x1736.2x12x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022CA$79.0bCA$13.9bCA$513.3m44.3x153.9x5.7x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022CA$78.7bCA$14.2bCA$179.4m58.6x439x5.5x
Wed, 04 May 2022CA$85.1bCA$13.7b-CA$2,736,095,630.0061x-31.1x6.2x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022CA$96.0bCA$13.3b-CA$3,298,573,974.0033.8x-29.1x7.2x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022CA$91.8bCA$12.9b-CA$3,194,447,556.0058.2x-28.7x7.1x
Tue, 25 Jan 2022CA$89.6bCA$12.0b-CA$3,228,335,711.0066.6x-27.8x7.5x
Thu, 23 Dec 2021CA$104.9bCA$12.1b-CA$3,268,515,200.0079.1x-32.1x8.7x
Sat, 20 Nov 2021CA$115.7bCA$11.9b-CA$3,431,800,760.0065.1x-33.7x9.7x
Mon, 18 Oct 2021CA$115.6bCA$10.9b-CA$3,404,777,308.0053.3x-33.9x10.6x
Wed, 15 Sep 2021CA$121.0bCA$10.9b-CA$3,323,446,338.5045x-36.4x11.2x
Fri, 13 Aug 2021CA$106.9bCA$10.9b-CA$3,271,006,370.5043.9x-32.7x9.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-32.7x


Total Market Cap: CA$106.9bTotal Earnings: -CA$3,271,006,370.50Total Revenue: CA$10.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -31.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Software 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 6.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Losses for companies in the Software industry have mostly stayed the same over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 26% 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 and as a result, losses haven't seen much improvement.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-2.48%
Tech-6.45%
Software-8.18%
Systems Software-7.54%
Application Software-8.19%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 79% over the next 5 years.
    • This is better than its past earnings decline of 39% per year.
    • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 27% 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
    VXTR Voxtur AnalyticsCA$0.1352.9%
    +CA$33.3m
    -16.1%PS1.9x
    NCI NTG Clarity NetworksCA$1.1217.9%
    +CA$6.4m
    397.8%PE9.9x
    PLUR Plurilock SecurityCA$1.099.0%
    +CA$6.0m
    -19.3%PS0.7x
    VERS VERSES AICA$1.202.6%
    +CA$4.6m
    -18.4%PS67x
    MHUB Minehub TechnologiesCA$0.3322.2%
    +CA$4.0m
    -55.4%n/a
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