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Swedish (OMX) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies40
  • 7D-3.5%
  • 3M5.9%
  • 1Y-0.5%
  • YTD9.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.5%, driven by pullbacks in Boliden and SSAB of 4.6% and 6.3%, respectively. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 13 Mar 2025SEK 443.4bSEK 366.0bSEK 29.7b17.8x14.9x1.2x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025SEK 447.0bSEK 362.3bSEK 29.3b17.8x15.3x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025SEK 403.6bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.4b14.9x14.2x1.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024SEK 417.9bSEK 356.0bSEK 28.3b15.6x14.8x1.2x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024SEK 410.0bSEK 355.9bSEK 28.3b14.9x14.5x1.2x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024SEK 433.8bSEK 357.5bSEK 29.8b14.5x14.6x1.2x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024SEK 412.0bSEK 357.5bSEK 29.7b14.6x13.8x1.2x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024SEK 434.5bSEK 359.9bSEK 31.4b14.8x13.9x1.2x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024SEK 447.8bSEK 355.2bSEK 27.3b16.1x16.4x1.3x
Mon, 20 May 2024SEK 471.2bSEK 355.3bSEK 27.4b16.9x17.2x1.3x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024SEK 460.1bSEK 365.5bSEK 32.2b15.3x14.3x1.3x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024SEK 441.0bSEK 365.4bSEK 32.0b13x13.8x1.2x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024SEK 423.2bSEK 365.9bSEK 31.8b15.2x13.3x1.2x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024SEK 448.8bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b14.6x151.1x1.2x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023SEK 456.3bSEK 380.6bSEK 3.0b12.8x152.8x1.2x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023SEK 434.4bSEK 380.8bSEK 2.9b14.5x151.7x1.1x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023SEK 425.6bSEK 386.9bSEK 7.8b12.9x54.5x1.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023SEK 409.2bSEK 386.7bSEK 7.8b12.9x52.2x1.1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023SEK 414.8bSEK 387.1bSEK 8.5b12.3x48.9x1.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023SEK 424.9bSEK 397.1bSEK 19.1b10.8x22.3x1.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023SEK 441.5bSEK 397.0bSEK 19.2b11.5x23.1x1.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023SEK 452.1bSEK 391.9bSEK 23.6b10.5x19.2x1.2x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023SEK 442.2bSEK 392.3bSEK 23.8b10.4x18.6x1.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023SEK 473.2bSEK 386.5bSEK 23.8b9.5x19.9x1.2x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023SEK 464.9bSEK 372.7bSEK 59.2b8.3x7.9x1.2x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022SEK 455.6bSEK 372.6bSEK 59.1b8.8x7.7x1.2x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022SEK 424.9bSEK 372.5bSEK 59.3b7.8x7.2x1.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022SEK 417.4bSEK 351.2bSEK 56.9b8.3x7.3x1.2x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022SEK 428.2bSEK 335.1bSEK 55.0b9.7x7.8x1.3x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022SEK 411.8bSEK 333.8bSEK 54.2b13.5x7.6x1.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022SEK 393.8bSEK 307.2bSEK 46.2b12.4x8.5x1.3x
Wed, 25 May 2022SEK 467.5bSEK 308.6bSEK 45.9b12x10.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022SEK 526.1bSEK 284.5bSEK 37.0b14.5x14.2x1.8x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022SEK 487.0bSEK 284.6bSEK 37.1b14.2x13.1x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.1x


Total Market Cap: SEK 487.0bTotal Earnings: SEK 37.1bTotal Revenue: SEK 284.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swedish Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Swedish 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 14.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 7.1% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% 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.

Industry Trends

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

SE Market-3.02%
Materials-3.48%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.39%
Chemicals-3.36%
Packaging-3.92%
Metals and Mining-5.17%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 11.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.6% 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
HOLM B HolmenSEK 431.001.7%
+SEK 1.1b		1.0%PE23.8x
VISC Gruvaktiebolaget ViscariaSEK 19.484.1%
+SEK 82.2m		-20.0%PS6.4x
DURC B DurocSEK 17.106.9%
+SEK 42.9m		0%PE175.5x
ITECH I-TechSEK 81.503.8%
+SEK 35.7m		106.3%PE24.9x
PROF B ProfilGruppenSEK 115.001.3%
+SEK 11.1m		-3.5%PE9.1x
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