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Mauritian (SEMDEX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-9.9%
  • 1Y-11.1%
  • YTD-13.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 2.7%, driven by United Basalt Products declining 4.4%. However, the industry is down 11% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Aug 2025MU₨2.4bMU₨9.7bMU₨298.3m6.2x8.2x0.2x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025MU₨2.6bMU₨9.7bMU₨298.3m6.2x8.6x0.3x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025MU₨2.7bMU₨9.7bMU₨298.3m6.6x9x0.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025MU₨2.7bMU₨9.1bMU₨261.2m8.1x10.4x0.3x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025MU₨2.7bMU₨9.1bMU₨259.9m8.2x10.5x0.3x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025MU₨2.7bMU₨9.1bMU₨289.4m8.2x9.5x0.3x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025MU₨2.8bMU₨8.2bMU₨264.4m9.6x10.6x0.3x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025MU₨2.8bMU₨8.2bMU₨264.4m9.7x10.6x0.3x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024MU₨2.8bMU₨7.2bMU₨194.2m13.9x14.6x0.4x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024MU₨2.8bMU₨7.2bMU₨185.9m14.7x14.8x0.4x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024MU₨2.7bMU₨7.0bMU₨188.8m12.3x14.1x0.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024MU₨2.7bMU₨7.0bMU₨186.4m12.4x14.7x0.4x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024MU₨2.8bMU₨7.1bMU₨222.9m10.9x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024MU₨2.9bMU₨7.1bMU₨222.9m10.9x13x0.4x
Thu, 16 May 2024MU₨2.9bMU₨7.1bMU₨225.2m8.1x13x0.4x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024MU₨3.0bMU₨7.0bMU₨200.5m7.7x14.8x0.4x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024MU₨3.1bMU₨7.1bMU₨226.2m7.1x13.5x0.4x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024MU₨3.1bMU₨7.1bMU₨268.3m8x11.6x0.4x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024MU₨3.3bMU₨7.1bMU₨268.3m8.2x12.2x0.5x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023MU₨3.3bMU₨7.1bMU₨268.3m8.1x12.5x0.5x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023MU₨3.2bMU₨7.1bMU₨247.7m7.1x13x0.5x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023MU₨3.2bMU₨6.9bMU₨454.4k6.9x7078.4x0.5x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023MU₨3.2bMU₨7.0b-MU₨17,278,824.0015.9x-186.1x0.5x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023MU₨3.1bMU₨6.9b-MU₨26,953,497.0014.8x-115.8x0.4x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023MU₨3.3bMU₨6.9b-MU₨26,953,497.0015x-123.8x0.5x
Fri, 19 May 2023MU₨3.4bMU₨6.8bMU₨4.1m16.1x827x0.5x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023MU₨3.6bMU₨6.8b-MU₨536,497.0016.3x-6622.3x0.5x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023MU₨3.4bMU₨6.6b-MU₨33,288,946.0016.4x-101.3x0.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023MU₨3.3bMU₨6.4b-MU₨59,213,946.0020.3x-56.1x0.5x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023MU₨3.4bMU₨6.4b-MU₨59,213,946.0020.3x-57.6x0.5x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022MU₨3.7bMU₨6.4b-MU₨59,213,946.0020.2x-62x0.6x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022MU₨4.1bMU₨6.1bMU₨12.6m16.9x322.6x0.7x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022MU₨4.1bMU₨5.8b-MU₨86,148,195.0011.4x-47.8x0.7x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022MU₨4.1bMU₨5.6bMU₨148.4m12.6x27.8x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.8x


Total Market Cap: MU₨4.1bTotal Earnings: MU₨148.4mTotal Revenue: MU₨5.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Mauritian Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -124.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Mauritian Materials 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 8.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -125x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.44x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 20% 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 Mauritian Materials sector?

MU Market-4.08%
Materials-2.18%
Packaging4.17%
Metals and Mining0%0
Paper and Forestry Products0%0
Basic Materials-2.07%
Chemicals-5.76%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 19.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PIM.N0000 PIMMU₨50.004.2%
+MU₨4.0m		36.1%PE6.2x

Latest News

UBP.N0000
MU₨71.00
United Basalt Products
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-13.4%
MCFI.N0000
MU₨8.06
Mauritius Chemical and Fertilizer Industry
7D
-9.4%
1Y
-15.0%
PIM.N0000
MU₨50.00
PIM
7D
4.2%
1Y
36.1%