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Swedish (OMX) Professional Services Industry Analysis
UpdatedDec 02, 2021
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
- 7D1.0%
- 3M-11.5%
- 1Y16.6%
- YTD10.6%
Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat, although notably BTS Group gained 3.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Swedish Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 05 Dec 2021 | kr46.4b | kr31.1b | kr1.8b | 22.7x |
| Tue, 02 Nov 2021 | kr46.4b | kr30.9b | kr1.7b | 21.6x |
| Thu, 30 Sep 2021 | kr45.7b | kr30.2b | kr1.5b | 20.8x |
| Sat, 28 Aug 2021 | kr50.7b | kr30.2b | kr1.5b | 19.3x |
| Sun, 04 Jul 2021 | kr46.3b | kr30.2b | kr1.5b | 19.3x |
| Wed, 07 Apr 2021 | kr42.1b | kr29.3b | kr1.3b | 26.4x |
| Sat, 09 Jan 2021 | kr39.8b | kr29.7b | kr1.2b | 25.7x |
| Fri, 02 Oct 2020 | kr38.9b | kr30.7b | kr1.1b | 30.5x |
| Mon, 06 Jul 2020 | kr31.0b | kr31.6b | kr1.1b | 27.9x |
| Thu, 09 Apr 2020 | kr24.6b | kr32.6b | kr1.4b | 18.7x |
| Wed, 01 Jan 2020 | kr35.1b | kr31.9b | kr1.3b | 30.1x |
| Sat, 05 Oct 2019 | kr31.5b | kr30.2b | kr1.2b | 23.1x |
| Tue, 09 Jul 2019 | kr32.4b | kr28.7b | kr1.2b | 19.9x |
| Mon, 01 Apr 2019 | kr21.7b | kr27.1b | kr1.2b | 16.4x |
| Thu, 03 Jan 2019 | kr20.0b | kr26.0b | kr1.2b | 14.4x |
PE Ratio
14.4x
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 22.8x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.
Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years, and 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 Swedish Professional Services industry?
| HR Services | 2.23% | |
| Research and Consulting Services | 0.65% | |
Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.6x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 113% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 23.9x.
Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 113% per year. Meanwhile, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTS B BTS Group | 3.1%+kr232.1m | 83.5% | PE42.5x | |
| AFRY Afry | 0.7%+kr203.8m | 2.3% | PE23.7x | |
| PENG B Projektengagemang Sweden | 7.2%+kr36.8m | -0.9% | PE23.3x | |
| OGUN B Ogunsen | 5.8%+kr25.7m | 83.7% | PE17.9x | |
| POOL B Poolia | 2.8%+kr21.0m | 167.2% | PE14.4x |