Finnish (OMX) Consumer Discretionary Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Finnish Consumer Discretionary Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.7x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Consumer Discretionary industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years, while revenues for these companies have grown 5.6% 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 Finnish Consumer Discretionary sector?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Luxury industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.6x. This is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 30%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 14% per year. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Retail Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 9.7x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Hospitality industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 78% over the next 5 years. Meanwhile, the Retail Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 25% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?