An Intrinsic Calculation For HEXPOL AB (publ) (STO:HPOL B) Suggests It's 39% Undervalued
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Swedish (OMX) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedDec 01, 2021
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
- 7D-3.9%
- 3M-0.7%
- 1Y36.5%
- YTD18.0%
Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has dropped 3.9%, driven by a decline by HEXPOL of 3.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 37%.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Swedish Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 02 Dec 2021 | kr58.6b | kr21.0b | kr2.1b | 18.4x |
| Sat, 30 Oct 2021 | kr55.3b | kr20.4b | kr2.2b | 14.6x |
| Mon, 27 Sep 2021 | kr54.1b | kr19.6b | kr1.8b | 18x |
| Wed, 25 Aug 2021 | kr59.9b | kr19.6b | kr1.8b | 19.8x |
| Thu, 01 Jul 2021 | kr53.8b | kr19.6b | kr1.8b | 18.6x |
| Sun, 04 Apr 2021 | kr51.2b | kr16.6b | kr1.3b | 43.8x |
| Wed, 06 Jan 2021 | kr45.6b | kr16.9b | kr1.3b | 21.5x |
| Sat, 10 Oct 2020 | kr33.6b | kr17.3b | kr1.2b | 22.5x |
| Fri, 03 Jul 2020 | kr29.3b | kr18.3b | kr1.2b | 13.7x |
| Mon, 06 Apr 2020 | kr24.3b | kr19.7b | kr1.6b | 11.9x |
| Thu, 09 Jan 2020 | kr36.4b | kr19.2b | kr1.6b | 14.1x |
| Wed, 02 Oct 2019 | kr30.1b | kr18.8b | kr1.7b | 5.8x |
| Sat, 06 Jul 2019 | kr30.1b | kr17.8b | kr1.7b | 12.5x |
| Tue, 09 Apr 2019 | kr31.0b | kr17.6b | kr1.7b | 10.3x |
| Mon, 31 Dec 2018 | kr28.2b | kr17.0b | kr1.7b | 10.4x |
PE Ratio
11.7x
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 16.8x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.
Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 6.7% per year over the last three years, and revenues for these companies have grown 9.1% 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 Chemicals industry?
| Commodity Chemicals | -1.47% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -4.38% | |
Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 39.4x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 18%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 84% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry. Although, investor sentiment seems to have improved given its trading above its 3-year average of 11.0x.
Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 55% over the next 5 years. This is better than it's past earnings growth rate of 21% per year. Meanwhile, the Specialty Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORGC OrganoClick | 4.3%+kr31.3m | 0% | PS6.8x | |
| POLYG Polygiene AB (publ.) | 1.2%+kr16.0m | 45.6% | PE44.3x | |
| ARPL Arla Plast | 1.4%+kr14.0m | n/a | PE12.9x | |
| LCLEAN LifeClean International | 4.1%+kr9.1m | -53.6% | PS5x | |
| DURC B Duroc | 0.6%+kr7.8m | 26.1% | PE22.3x |
