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German (DAX) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 06, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies47
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M12.4%
  • 1Y39.8%
  • YTD47.5%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 2.9%, with SAP up 3.3%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 37%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 29% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Dec 2023€193.7b€38.0b€2.3b23.1x85.6x5.1x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023€172.9b€38.0b€2.3b25.5x75.9x4.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023€163.3b€37.6b€1.8b27.3x89.4x4.3x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023€171.1b€37.6b€1.8b26.9x93x4.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023€160.5b€37.5b€1.8b27.8x87.3x4.3x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023€165.8b€37.4b€2.2b30.3x74x4.4x
Mon, 22 May 2023€167.4b€37.4b€2.3b29.8x73.6x4.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023€157.2b€36.6b€2.9b28.4x54.2x4.3x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023€150.7b€36.6b€2.9b28.7x52.4x4.1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023€146.4b€36.5b€2.9b25.8x50.8x4x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023€140.2b€35.9b€3.8b25.3x37x3.9x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022€132.4b€35.9b€3.8b26.7x34.8x3.7x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022€124.1b€35.9b€3.8b23.2x32.5x3.5x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022€114.1b€34.8b€4.5b22.1x25.1x3.3x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022€118.3b€34.5b€4.2b26.5x27.9x3.4x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022€123.5b€34.4b€4.2b28.4x29.1x3.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022€128.7b€33.5b€5.1b26x25.5x3.8x
Tue, 24 May 2022€131.5b€33.5b€5.0b30.3x26.1x3.9x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022€141.7b€32.6b€5.3b27.3x26.7x4.3x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022€150.2b€32.8b€5.3b32.1x28.3x4.6x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022€155.2b€32.7b€5.3b35x29.3x4.7x
Wed, 12 Jan 2022€174.4b€32.2b€5.8b35.4x30.3x5.4x
Fri, 10 Dec 2021€175.1b€32.2b€5.8b35.2x30.2x5.4x
Sun, 07 Nov 2021€188.1b€32.6b€5.8b41.2x32.5x5.8x
Tue, 05 Oct 2021€169.3b€32.2b€6.0b40.6x28.4x5.3x
Thu, 02 Sep 2021€182.9b€32.1b€6.0b41.4x30.5x5.7x
Sat, 31 Jul 2021€175.1b€32.1b€6.0b43.1x29.2x5.5x
Tue, 04 May 2021€165.8b€31.6b€5.7b37.8x29.3x5.2x
Fri, 05 Feb 2021€152.1b€31.7b€5.4b39.7x28x4.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.5x


Total Market Cap: €154.9bTotal Earnings: €5.4bTotal Revenue: €31.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
German Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 42.1x20222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the German Software industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 85.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 42.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 4.5x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have declined 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.2% 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 German Tech industry?

DE Market2.43%
Tech2.84%
Software2.61%
Application Software2.70%
Systems Software-0.78%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 40.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 27.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 77% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% 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
SAP SAP€147.143.2%
+€5.4b
42.5%PE85.3x
PSAN PSI Software€23.255.2%
+€17.8m
4.3%PS1.4x
CLIQ Cliq Digital€20.5015.2%
+€17.6m
-24.8%PE4.1x
EXL Exasol€2.8817.6%
+€11.4m
-3.2%PS2.2x
SJJ Serviceware€10.358.9%
+€8.9m
47.0%PS1.2x
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