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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D-5.4%
  • 3M11.0%
  • 1Y56.5%
  • YTD13.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has dropped 5.4%, driven by a pullback from CRH of 2.0%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 56%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 9.9% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$144.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b23.4x22.5x2.5x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$151.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b25x23.6x2.6x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$140.2bUS$56.8bUS$6.1b20.5x23x2.5x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$125.6bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b19.1x21x2.2x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$122.0bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.9x20.3x2.2x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$112.3bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b14.1x18.6x2x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$70.4bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.2x27.3x3.2x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$75.1bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b24.7x29.1x3.4x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$73.6bUS$21.7bUS$2.5b21.7x29x3.4x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$74.9bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22x29.6x3.5x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$65.0bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b22.4x26.9x3.4x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$55.2bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b22.8x24.7x2.9x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$53.1bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.3x23.8x2.8x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$58.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.3x26.6x3.2x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$57.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.6x26.4x3.1x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$58.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b19.4x26.6x3.2x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$56.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.3b15.3x25x3.1x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$49.9bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.6x22.8x2.9x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$52.6bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.8x24x3x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$55.3bUS$17.0bUS$2.2b15.7x25.5x3.3x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$46.2bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b15.7x24.3x2.8x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$54.7bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.7x28.7x3.3x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$54.9bUS$15.9bUS$2.0b15x26.9x3.4x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022US$61.7bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b14.1x28.6x3.5x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022US$61.9bUS$17.4bUS$2.1b15.7x29.4x3.5x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022US$64.5bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b18.3x30.5x3.8x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021US$69.6bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.1x32.9x4.1x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021US$69.6bUS$18.1bUS$2.1b19.3x32.6x3.8x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021US$59.0bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17x26.8x3.4x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021US$60.0bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b14.9x27.2x3.7x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021US$60.9bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b16.6x27.6x3.7x
Fri, 30 Apr 2021US$58.4bUS$16.0bUS$2.2b16.7x26.4x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.4x


Total Market Cap: US$58.4bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$16.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Basic 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 22.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 43% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 54% 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 U.S. Materials industry?

US Market-3.18%
Materials-1.38%
Basic Materials-5.35%
Construction Materials-5.35%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$253.451.9%
+US$160.9m		74.2%PE17.4x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$259.340.3%
+US$105.8m		52.8%PE36.3x
USLM United States Lime & MineralsUS$304.284.5%
+US$74.2m		90.8%PE23.3x
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaUS$7.113.5%
+US$28.0m		13.2%PE70.3x
SUM Summit MaterialsUS$39.560.2%
+US$10.5m		46.7%PE24.3x
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Latest News

VMC

US$259.34

Vulcan Materials

7D

0.3%

1Y

52.8%

We Think Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Apr 21
We Think Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

SUM

US$39.56

Summit Materials

7D

0.2%

1Y

46.7%

LOMA

US$7.11

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

7D

3.5%

1Y

13.2%

Loma Negra Is Still Attractive But Could Test Lows Now Thanks To The Recession

Apr 18

KNF

US$78.47

Knife River

7D

-0.4%

1Y

n/a

We Think Knife River (NYSE:KNF) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Apr 18
We Think Knife River (NYSE:KNF) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

MLM

US$594.39

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

-0.1%

1Y

68.6%

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s (NYSE:MLM) P/E Ratio

Apr 17
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s (NYSE:MLM) P/E Ratio

EXP

US$253.45

Eagle Materials

7D

1.9%

1Y

74.2%

Eagle Materials: Recovering New Home Sales And Insulation From Cement Imports Bolstering Outlook

Apr 17

CRH

US$78.79

CRH

7D

-0.5%

1Y

63.9%

SMID

US$37.61

Smith-Midland

7D

-5.8%

1Y

143.4%

USLM

US$304.28

United States Lime & Minerals

7D

4.5%

1Y

90.8%

RETO

US$0.93

ReTo Eco-Solutions

7D

-24.4%

1Y

-96.5%