Header cover image

French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D7.3%
  • 3M3.1%
  • 1Y3.9%
  • YTD-13.4%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 8.0%, with Dassault Systèmes up 8.8%. Despite this gain, the industry's performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Sep 2024€53.8b€7.9b€1.2b34.2x43.9x6.8x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024€49.9b€7.9b€1.2b24.5x40.5x6.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024€50.0b€7.8b€1.2b37x42x6.4x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024€54.8b€7.8b€1.2b44.9x46.2x7x
Mon, 06 May 2024€54.1b€7.8b€1.2b39x45.3x6.9x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024€56.6b€7.6b€1.1b55.4x50.6x7.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024€60.7b€7.6b€1.1b58.2x54.4x8x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024€69.2b€8.0b€1.1b60.8x64x8.7x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023€64.9b€8.0b€1.1b61.9x60x8.1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023€62.1b€8.0b€1.1b55.2x57.7x7.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023€50.0b€7.9b€1.1b37.4x47x6.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023€51.2b€7.8b€1.0b44.2x49.3x6.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023€53.6b€7.8b€1.1b48.6x51x6.9x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023€58.3b€7.7b€949.0m41x61.5x7.6x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023€57.3b€7.7b€950.1m29.5x60.3x7.4x
Tue, 09 May 2023€52.0b€7.7b€959.0m32.4x54.2x6.7x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023€53.7b€7.6b€975.0m35.4x55.1x7.1x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023€53.5b€7.6b€949.5m38.5x56.4x7.1x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023€49.3b€7.3b€914.5m42.7x53.9x6.7x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022€48.6b€7.3b€911.1m36x53.4x6.7x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022€52.2b€7.3b€903.5m35.1x57.7x7.1x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022€49.4b€7.0b€868.5m33.7x56.9x7x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022€52.2b€7.5b€872.2m36.7x59.8x6.9x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022€60.7b€7.5b€868.6m35x69.8x8.1x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022€54.3b€7.3b€933.3m35x58.2x7.5x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022€52.3b€7.3b€940.9m34.6x55.6x7.2x
Wed, 11 May 2022€54.8b€7.3b€947.2m35.6x57.9x7.6x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022€63.1b€7.0b€872.1m42.5x72.3x9x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022€60.8b€7.0b€879.3m39.7x69.2x8.7x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022€61.6b€6.8b€844.7m41x72.9x9x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021€76.7b€6.8b€844.6m42.3x90.8x11.2x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021€76.2b€6.8b€833.8m40.2x91.4x11.2x
Mon, 25 Oct 2021€69.4b€8.7b€698.7m42.5x99.3x7.9x
Wed, 22 Sep 2021€73.3b€6.6b€728.8m42.4x100.6x11.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

100.6x


Total Market Cap: €73.3bTotal Earnings: €728.8mTotal Revenue: €6.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 60.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Software industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 60.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.1% 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 Tech industry?

FR Market1.14%
Tech6.02%
Software7.30%
Application Software7.32%
Systems Software0.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 78% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
DSY Dassault Systèmes€36.167.9%
+€3.5b
2.3%PE42.4x
ALESK Esker€243.004.7%
+€65.1m
87.1%PE96.7x
LSS Lectra€28.855.3%
+€54.9m
10.1%PE34.2x
LIN Linedata Services€76.6014.0%
+€46.6m
58.9%PE13.8x
PLNW Planisware SAS€27.181.6%
+€29.8m
n/aPE45.5x
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Latest News

ALBFR

€200.00

Sidetrade

7D

-1.0%

1Y

24.6%

AXW

€22.80

Axway Software

7D

-0.4%

1Y

-2.6%

PLNW

€27.18

Planisware SAS

7D

1.6%

1Y

n/a

ALTBG

€0.13

Blockchain Group

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-8.7%

ALCBI

€0.26

Crypto Blockchain Industries

7D

4.8%

1Y

-46.4%

ALESK

€243.00

Esker

7D

4.7%

1Y

87.1%

ALITL

€24.80

IT Link

7D

-7.5%

1Y

-1.6%

LIN

€76.60

Linedata Services

7D

14.0%

1Y

58.9%

EOS

€1.39

Acteos

7D

-1.4%

1Y

0%