French (CAC) Construction Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Construction Industry 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 18.6x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have declined 5.4% per year over the last three years, while revenues for these companies have grown 2.0% 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 French Construction industry?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Construction and Engineering industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.6x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 97% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Construction and Engineering industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 97% per year.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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