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Swiss (SMI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-0.6%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD8.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Sika of 3.2%. In the past year, the industry has gained 13%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 8.8% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024CHF 149.6bCHF 59.7bCHF 5.9b30x25.3x2.5x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024CHF 157.4bCHF 59.8bCHF 5.9b34.1x26.7x2.6x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024CHF 158.5bCHF 59.9bCHF 5.9b29.6x26.7x2.6x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024CHF 149.1bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.9b29x25.2x2.5x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024CHF 159.9bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.3x27.9x2.6x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024CHF 158.7bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b27.8x27.7x2.6x
Tue, 07 May 2024CHF 155.8bCHF 60.4bCHF 5.7b28.4x27.2x2.6x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024CHF 155.6bCHF 60.5bCHF 5.6b28.6x27.6x2.6x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024CHF 145.5bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.9b29.4x24.5x2.3x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024CHF 141.1bCHF 62.1bCHF 5.8b33.9x24.2x2.3x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023CHF 147.2bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.8b34.6x25.4x2.4x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023CHF 135.8bCHF 62.4bCHF 5.8b31.8x23.4x2.2x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023CHF 123.5bCHF 61.9bCHF 5.8b29.6x21.4x2x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023CHF 131.3bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b30.5x22.8x2.1x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023CHF 134.7bCHF 62.0bCHF 5.8b32.9x23.2x2.2x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023CHF 136.7bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.3x23x2.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023CHF 134.7bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b32.8x22.6x2.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023CHF 138.1bCHF 63.9bCHF 5.9b33.6x23.3x2.2x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023CHF 133.9bCHF 64.0bCHF 5.9b33.3x22.6x2.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023CHF 139.3bCHF 63.8bCHF 6.0b33.9x23.4x2.2x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023CHF 137.4bCHF 62.5bCHF 5.7b32.1x24.2x2.2x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022CHF 123.5bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b29.5x22.1x2x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022CHF 133.1bCHF 62.2bCHF 5.6b32.2x23.8x2.1x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022CHF 118.6bCHF 61.6bCHF 5.6b28.8x21.1x1.9x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022CHF 118.5bCHF 61.5bCHF 5.6b27.1x21.1x1.9x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022CHF 135.0bCHF 61.4bCHF 5.7b31.2x23.9x2.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022CHF 126.2bCHF 57.2bCHF 5.2b30.1x24.5x2.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022CHF 132.7bCHF 57.5bCHF 5.2b31.8x25.7x2.3x
Thu, 12 May 2022CHF 137.9bCHF 56.8bCHF 5.0b35.7x27.7x2.4x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022CHF 150.0bCHF 56.6bCHF 5.0b44.8x30.1x2.6x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022CHF 142.4bCHF 56.2bCHF 4.9b41x28.8x2.5x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022CHF 154.3bCHF 54.0bCHF 5.0b41.9x31.1x2.9x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021CHF 173.4bCHF 53.8bCHF 5.0b45.8x35x3.2x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021CHF 163.6bCHF 53.9bCHF 5.0b39.9x33x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33x


Total Market Cap: CHF 163.6bTotal Earnings: CHF 5.0bTotal Revenue: CHF 53.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swiss 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 PE ratio of 25.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 6.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.5% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

CH Market-1.36%
Materials-0.60%
Packaging2.33%
Metals and Mining2.05%
Basic Materials0.18%
Chemicals-1.25%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 71.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 91.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper and Forestry Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 72% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 92% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.7% 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
GIVN GivaudanCHF 3.86k0.8%
+CHF 267.6m
19.6%PE34.5x
SIGN SIG GroupCHF 17.782.5%
+CHF 164.3m
-14.6%PE26.5x
HOLN HolcimCHF 90.080.2%
+CHF 89.9m
43.4%PE16.8x
VETN Vetropack HoldingCHF 27.701.1%
+CHF 5.9m
-23.4%PE25x
AFP AluflexpackCHF 14.551.0%
+CHF 2.6m
63.9%PE23.2x
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