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New Zealand (NZX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedFeb 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies110
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-1.4%
  • 1Y4.6%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.5%, driven by pullbacks in the Communication Services and Healthcare sectors of 9.9% and 2.8%, respectively. In contrast, the Consumer Staples sector has actually gained 12%. In contrast to the last week, the market is actually up 4.6% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

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Market Valuation and Performance

Has the New Zealand Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Feb 2025NZ$170.7bNZ$113.7bNZ$3.0b20.7x57.8x1.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025NZ$172.8bNZ$113.7bNZ$3.1b20.5x55x1.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024NZ$167.8bNZ$113.6bNZ$3.1b19.6x53.6x1.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024NZ$169.5bNZ$112.9bNZ$4.2b18.9x40.2x1.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024NZ$169.9bNZ$112.9bNZ$4.3b19.1x39.6x1.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024NZ$164.7bNZ$112.9bNZ$4.6b19.8x36x1.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024NZ$162.2bNZ$110.6bNZ$4.6b17.8x34.9x1.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024NZ$156.0bNZ$110.7bNZ$4.7b15.6x33.3x1.4x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024NZ$156.4bNZ$110.7bNZ$5.3b14.9x29.5x1.4x
Wed, 01 May 2024NZ$156.5bNZ$110.1bNZ$5.8b16.4x26.9x1.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024NZ$158.2bNZ$110.0bNZ$5.9b17.2x26.8x1.4x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024NZ$156.6bNZ$111.0bNZ$6.4b17.2x24.4x1.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024NZ$156.3bNZ$109.3bNZ$6.6b15.6x23.5x1.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023NZ$154.8bNZ$109.3bNZ$6.6b15.7x23.3x1.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023NZ$150.2bNZ$108.6bNZ$5.6b16.4x26.7x1.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023NZ$151.7bNZ$109.0bNZ$5.8b16.2x26x1.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023NZ$153.2bNZ$110.7bNZ$5.9b16.4x25.9x1.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023NZ$162.0bNZ$108.3bNZ$6.4b16.7x25.4x1.5x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023NZ$164.7bNZ$108.2bNZ$6.6b16.9x24.9x1.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023NZ$161.7bNZ$107.9bNZ$6.2b16.1x26.1x1.5x
Thu, 04 May 2023NZ$162.8bNZ$107.3bNZ$7.6b15x21.5x1.5x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023NZ$162.9bNZ$107.2bNZ$7.6b15.7x21.5x1.5x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023NZ$163.9bNZ$105.3bNZ$7.3b16.5x22.5x1.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023NZ$163.7bNZ$100.3bNZ$6.6b16.4x24.8x1.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022NZ$158.5bNZ$100.2bNZ$6.6b16.1x24x1.6x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022NZ$157.3bNZ$100.3bNZ$7.4b16x21.4x1.6x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022NZ$151.7bNZ$99.7bNZ$7.9b17.4x19.3x1.5x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022NZ$163.1bNZ$98.1bNZ$7.7b17.6x21.1x1.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022NZ$166.0bNZ$96.4bNZ$8.2b19x20.2x1.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022NZ$158.8bNZ$96.4bNZ$8.4b18.4x19x1.6x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022NZ$161.8bNZ$100.6bNZ$8.6b17.9x18.9x1.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022NZ$166.7bNZ$100.7bNZ$8.7b17.6x19.1x1.7x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022NZ$172.2bNZ$100.4bNZ$8.8b17.8x19.6x1.7x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022NZ$171.3bNZ$99.3bNZ$8.8b16.5x19.6x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.6x


Total Market Cap: NZ$171.3bTotal Earnings: NZ$8.8bTotal Revenue: NZ$99.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
New Zealand Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.8x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the New Zealander market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 57.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 27.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for New Zealander listed companies have declined 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the New Zealand Market?

NZ Market-1.46%
Consumer Staples12.33%
Energy1.01%
Materials0.91%
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Tech-0.78%
Consumer Discretionary-1.18%
Industrials-1.89%
Real Estate-1.95%
Utilities-1.96%
Healthcare-2.83%
Financials-3.35%
Telecom-9.89%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Industrials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.5x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.9% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 22.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 67% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 41% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
ATM a2 MilkNZ$8.5129.3%
+NZ$1.4b
37.3%PE35.4xConsumer Staples
FCG Fonterra Co-operative GroupNZ$4.705.1%
+NZ$369.0m
104.3%PE6.5xConsumer Staples
FBU Fletcher BuildingNZ$3.345.0%
+NZ$171.0m
-12.1%PS0.5xIndustrials
CNU ChorusNZ$8.932.9%
+NZ$110.6m
12.9%PS3.8xTelecom
SML Synlait MilkNZ$0.9118.2%
+NZ$84.4m
30.0%PS0.3xConsumer Staples
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NZ$8.10

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7D

-5.3%

1Y

-0.4%

SPK

NZ$2.38

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7D

-17.9%

1Y

-53.8%

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NZ$1.67

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9.2%

1Y

67.0%

FPH

NZ$35.10

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7D

-1.9%

1Y

42.7%

MEL

NZ$5.88

Meridian Energy

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-0.3%

HGH

NZ$0.87

Heartland Group Holdings

7D

-19.4%

1Y

-31.0%

FCG

NZ$4.70

Fonterra Co-operative Group

7D

5.1%

1Y

104.3%

FBU

NZ$3.34

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7D

5.0%

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NZ$8.51

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7D

29.3%

1Y

37.3%

SML

NZ$0.91

Synlait Milk

7D

18.2%

1Y

30.0%