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Colombian (COLCAP) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y53.2%
  • YTD2.7%

The Materials industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with Grupo Argos up 2.6%. This means that the industry has gained 53% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to decline by 15% per year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 23 Feb 2025Col$33.2tCol$40.6tCol$565.0b16.5x58.8x0.8x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025Col$31.4tCol$40.6tCol$582.3b13x53.9x0.8x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024Col$31.0tCol$40.7tCol$587.4b12.8x52.7x0.8x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024Col$28.1tCol$40.3t-Col$49,850,417,000.0012.8x-562.8x0.7x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024Col$26.7tCol$40.2t-Col$65,911,685,800.0012.9x-405.5x0.7x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024Col$26.7tCol$40.3t-Col$60,704,543,000.0012.8x-440.6x0.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024Col$24.7tCol$40.7tCol$4.9t6.3x5x0.6x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024Col$25.7tCol$40.7tCol$4.9t6.6x5.2x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024Col$24.6tCol$38.7tCol$4.8t6.9x5.1x0.6x
Thu, 02 May 2024Col$24.3tCol$40.0tCol$1.5t11.4x15.7x0.6x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024Col$24.4tCol$40.0tCol$1.5t11.4x15.7x0.6x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024Col$20.6tCol$40.2tCol$1.9t8x11.1x0.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024Col$23.8tCol$48.7tCol$1.5t8.1x15.7x0.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023Col$21.1tCol$48.7tCol$1.5t8x13.9x0.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023Col$18.3tCol$48.8tCol$1.6t7.7x11.8x0.4x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023Col$17.7tCol$49.3tCol$1.4t8.7x12.7x0.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023Col$16.2tCol$49.1tCol$1.4t7.3x11.4x0.3x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023Col$16.7tCol$48.2tCol$1.3t6.4x13.3x0.3x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023Col$16.3tCol$48.3tCol$1.3t6.3x13x0.3x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023Col$16.2tCol$48.1tCol$1.3t6.9x12.2x0.3x
Fri, 05 May 2023Col$15.6tCol$46.3tCol$1.0t7.1x15.4x0.3x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023Col$15.8tCol$46.5tCol$998.9b7.4x15.8x0.3x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023Col$16.3tCol$44.7tCol$833.0b7x19.5x0.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023Col$16.8tCol$43.9tCol$1.6t6.6x10.8x0.4x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022Col$17.1tCol$44.0tCol$1.6t4.7x10.7x0.4x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022Col$18.0tCol$44.3tCol$1.6t5.8x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022Col$16.7tCol$42.3tCol$1.6t4x10.2x0.4x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022Col$16.9tCol$41.5tCol$1.6t4.2x10.6x0.4x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022Col$18.2tCol$39.1tCol$1.7t4.2x10.5x0.5x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022Col$20.6tCol$39.2tCol$1.8t5.5x11.5x0.5x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022Col$22.4tCol$38.6tCol$1.8t6.1x12.5x0.6x
Sat, 07 May 2022Col$22.6tCol$37.3tCol$1.7t7.3x12.9x0.6x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022Col$23.9tCol$37.3tCol$1.7t7.6x13.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022Col$23.0tCol$37.1tCol$1.7t7.6x13.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.9x


Total Market Cap: Col$23.0tTotal Earnings: Col$1.7tTotal Revenue: Col$37.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Colombian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -20.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Colombian Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 58.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -20.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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 Colombian Materials sector?

CO Market3.01%
Materials1.15%
Metals and Mining10.68%
Basic Materials0.68%
Packaging0%0
Paper and Forestry Products0%0
Chemicals-0.75%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 6.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Basic Materials industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 15% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is a reversal from its past annual earnings growth rate of 158% per year.
  • In contrast, the Basic Materials industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 15% 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
GRUPOARGOS Grupo ArgosCol$20.60k2.6%
+Col$444.5b
51.7%PS0.8x
MINEROS MinerosCol$5.35k9.7%
+Col$142.4b
152.4%PE4.5x
TITAN Manufacturas de CementoCol$23.00k3.1%
+Col$978.9m
15.0%PE2.6x
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MINEROS

Col$5,350.00

Mineros

7D

9.7%

1Y

152.4%

GRUPOARGOS

Col$20,600.00

Grupo Argos

7D

2.6%

1Y

51.7%

ENKA

Col$18.00

Enka de Colombia

7D

-2.2%

1Y

12.5%

CEMARGOS

Col$10,700.00

Cementos Argos

7D

-0.9%

1Y

56.7%