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French (CAC) Building Industry Analysis
UpdatedJan 21, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
- 7D-1.7%
- 3M8.0%
- 1Y49.7%
- YTD5.0%
Over the last 7 days, the Building industry has dropped 2.3%, driven by a pullback from Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of 1.8%. Meanwhile, Poujoulat actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 5.8% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 49%.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the French Building Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 21 Jan 2022 | €36.9b | €45.6b | €2.3b | 15.6x |
| Sun, 19 Dec 2021 | €33.2b | €45.6b | €2.3b | 14.1x |
| Tue, 16 Nov 2021 | €34.0b | €45.6b | €2.3b | 14.5x |
| Thu, 14 Oct 2021 | €34.1b | €45.6b | €2.3b | 14.5x |
| Sat, 11 Sep 2021 | €35.1b | €46.3b | €2.3b | 14.4x |
| Mon, 09 Aug 2021 | €36.1b | €45.6b | €2.3b | 13.8x |
| Sun, 02 May 2021 | €30.2b | €43.4b | €1.4b | 14.6x |
| Wed, 03 Feb 2021 | €23.8b | €41.1b | €453.0m | 11.9x |
| Sat, 07 Nov 2020 | €19.7b | €41.5b | €355.8m | 10.9x |
| Fri, 31 Jul 2020 | €18.1b | €41.9b | €259.5m | 17.1x |
| Mon, 04 May 2020 | €14.4b | €43.9b | €858.9m | 15.4x |
| Thu, 06 Feb 2020 | €20.2b | €46.0b | €1.5b | 12.4x |
| Sun, 10 Nov 2019 | €21.5b | €46.0b | €678.8m | 20.9x |
| Sat, 03 Aug 2019 | €20.6b | €46.0b | -€102,597,412.00 | 17.3x |
| Tue, 07 May 2019 | €21.8b | €45.5b | €176.5m | 27.8x |
| Fri, 08 Feb 2019 | €18.4b | €45.0b | €456.6m | 23.8x |
PE Ratio
23.8x
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 16.3x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.
Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Building industry have grown 70% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat. This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the French Building industry?
| Building Products | -1.72% | |
Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Building Products industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.3x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 455% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Building Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.7% over the next 5 years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPJT Poujoulat | €52.50 | 5.8% +€5.6m | 69.4% | PE15.6x | |
| ALOBR Ober | €7.90 | 1.3% +€144.2k | 12.9% | PE1.8x |