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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 27, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M0.05%
  • 1Y30.4%
  • YTD17.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Basic Materials industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from CRH of 2.1%. This means that the industry has gained 30% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Jul 2024US$144.8bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b21.5x19.5x2.5x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024US$139.4bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b19.8x18.7x2.4x
Wed, 22 May 2024US$150.5bUS$58.5bUS$7.5b21.1x20.2x2.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024US$145.7bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b23.5x22.7x2.5x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024US$149.3bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b24.1x23.3x2.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024US$137.7bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b20.6x22.9x2.5x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024US$126.1bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b18.9x21x2.3x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023US$118.8bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16.8x19.7x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023US$110.4bUS$56.1bUS$5.9b15.4x18.8x2x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023US$66.8bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.1x25.9x3.1x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023US$73.4bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b24.1x28.4x3.4x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023US$72.7bUS$21.7bUS$2.5b21.6x28.6x3.4x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023US$71.6bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b23.1x28.3x3.3x
Thu, 25 May 2023US$62.3bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b22.3x25.8x3.3x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023US$55.6bUS$18.7bUS$2.2b22.9x24.9x3x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023US$51.5bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b21.2x23x2.7x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023US$58.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.1x26.3x3.1x
Fri, 13 Jan 2023US$57.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20x26.1x3.1x
Sun, 11 Dec 2022US$57.2bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.1x26.1x3.1x
Tue, 08 Nov 2022US$53.5bUS$18.5bUS$2.3b15x23.5x2.9x
Thu, 06 Oct 2022US$52.1bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.7x23.8x3x
Sat, 03 Sep 2022US$52.8bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.9x24.1x3x
Mon, 01 Aug 2022US$53.8bUS$16.9bUS$2.0b19.3x26.4x3.2x
Wed, 29 Jun 2022US$47.5bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b16.1x25x2.9x
Fri, 27 May 2022US$51.6bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b16.4x27.1x3.1x
Sun, 24 Apr 2022US$55.1bUS$15.9bUS$2.0b15.2x27x3.5x
Tue, 22 Mar 2022US$60.8bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b14.2x28.2x3.4x
Thu, 17 Feb 2022US$63.6bUS$17.0bUS$2.1b15.9x30.6x3.7x
Sat, 15 Jan 2022US$65.3bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b18.7x30.9x3.9x
Mon, 13 Dec 2021US$69.9bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.4x33x4.2x
Wed, 10 Nov 2021US$70.2bUS$18.1bUS$2.1b18.9x32.9x3.9x
Fri, 08 Oct 2021US$60.5bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17.3x27.5x3.4x
Sun, 05 Sep 2021US$61.6bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b17.5x27.9x3.8x
Tue, 03 Aug 2021US$60.4bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b16.4x27.4x3.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.4x


Total Market Cap: US$60.4bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$16.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.6x202220232024
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 19.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x 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 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 53% 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-0.64%
Materials1.47%
Basic Materials2.32%
Construction Materials2.32%
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
CRH CRHUS$81.552.1%
+US$1.1b
39.2%PE16.9x
VMC Vulcan MaterialsUS$261.712.2%
+US$736.6m
18.9%PE37.4x
EXP Eagle MaterialsUS$246.077.0%
+US$546.8m
35.0%PE17.4x
MLM Martin Marietta MaterialsUS$565.621.2%
+US$403.1m
26.0%PE16.5x
SUM Summit MaterialsUS$40.113.8%
+US$259.7m
10.9%PE28.2x
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CRH

US$81.55

CRH

7D

2.1%

1Y

39.2%

VMC

US$261.71

Vulcan Materials

7D

2.2%

1Y

18.9%

SUM

US$40.11

Summit Materials

7D

3.8%

1Y

10.9%

KNF

US$80.00

Knife River

7D

4.0%

1Y

82.2%

MLM

US$565.62

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

1.2%

1Y

26.0%

LOMA

US$6.53

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-1.8%

SMID

US$34.70

Smith-Midland

7D

8.8%

1Y

42.4%