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French (CAC) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies42
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M-4.5%
  • 1Y-1.7%
  • YTD-4.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably EPC Groupe gained 5.0%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024€110.8b€57.3b€5.6b15.7x19.7x1.9x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024€120.6b€57.3b€6.0b17.7x20.1x2.1x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024€118.7b€57.7b€4.0b15.8x29.7x2.1x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024€114.1b€57.7b€4.0b14.6x28.6x2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024€116.7b€58.3b€4.4b17.1x26.5x2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024€122.9b€58.3b€4.4b17.3x27.8x2.1x
Tue, 07 May 2024€119.7b€58.5b€4.5b17.5x26.9x2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024€124.5b€59.1b€4.3b14.4x29.2x2.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024€120.7b€59.1b€4.3b12.7x28.2x2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024€113.6b€62.1b€4.7b12.6x24.2x1.8x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023€116.7b€62.1b€4.7b12.4x25x1.9x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023€112.6b€62.1b€4.7b11.6x24.2x1.8x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023€100.8b€63.0b€4.7b11.4x21.5x1.6x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023€109.6b€63.0b€4.7b11.3x23.6x1.7x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023€108.8b€63.0b€4.7b10.8x23x1.7x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023€108.0b€64.4b€5.1b11.7x21.4x1.7x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023€105.1b€64.3b€5.3b9.8x19.9x1.6x
Wed, 10 May 2023€109.0b€64.3b€5.3b10.1x20.6x1.7x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023€106.8b€64.5b€5.5b10.7x19.3x1.7x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023€105.0b€64.4b€5.5b14.1x19x1.6x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023€101.5b€61.0b€5.9b14.4x17.1x1.7x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022€92.5b€60.9b€5.9b14.2x15.6x1.5x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022€96.3b€60.9b€5.9b14.9x16.3x1.6x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022€84.6b€59.9b€6.1b10.9x13.8x1.4x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022€82.6b€59.6b€6.2b12.5x13.3x1.4x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022€94.5b€59.5b€6.2b14.5x15.2x1.6x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022€87.9b€53.4b€5.9b12.7x14.9x1.6x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022€96.5b€52.9b€5.9b12.7x16.4x1.8x
Thu, 12 May 2022€100.5b€52.8b€5.9b16.8x17.1x1.9x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022€103.0b€51.8b€5.7b13.3x18.2x2x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022€91.9b€51.6b€5.7b12.1x16.3x1.8x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022€100.1b€48.6b€4.7b17x21.2x2.1x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021€99.6b€48.6b€4.7b15.8x21.1x2x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021€96.0b€48.5b€4.7b17.9x20.5x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: €96.0bTotal Earnings: €4.7bTotal Revenue: €48.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 21x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the French Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 6.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the French Materials sector?

FR Market-0.34%
Materials-1.80%
Paper and Forestry Products1.12%
Metals and Mining0.72%
Packaging-1.59%
Chemicals-1.83%
Basic Materials-2.66%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 8.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 72% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.7% 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
ERA ERAMET€52.600.9%
+€12.8m
-27.2%PS0.5x
VCT Vicat€36.550.6%
+€8.9m
14.0%PE6.1x
EXPL EPC Groupe€188.501.9%
+€7.4m
57.1%PE18.6x
ALMIB Amoéba€0.7921.1%
+€6.8m
96.7%PE-2.9x
ALBKK Baikowski€16.704.4%
+€2.6m
1.8%PE91.6x
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