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South African (JSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M-2.5%
  • 1Y21.8%
  • YTD-0.8%

Last week, the Financials industry hasn't moved much but Standard Bank Group is up 3.3% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 22% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025R2.3tR1.1tR195.5b11.6x11.7x2x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024R2.3tR1.1tR192.9b11.5x12.2x2.1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024R2.3tR1.1tR191.7b11.2x12.2x2.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024R2.3tR1.1tR191.2b12.1x12.2x2.1x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024R2.3tR1.2tR185.8b11.2x12.1x1.9x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024R2.1tR1.2tR183.2b9.9x11.5x1.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024R2.1tR1.2tR182.6b9.9x11.3x1.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R1.8tR1.2tR182.9b9.3x9.7x1.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024R1.8tR1.2tR182.6b9.6x9.9x1.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R1.8tR1.2tR181.5b9.1x9.8x1.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R1.9tR1.2tR178.7b9.9x10.6x1.6x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R1.9tR1.2tR179.1b10x10.5x1.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R1.9tR1.2tR178.3b9.9x10.4x1.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R1.9tR1.2tR176.6b10.1x10.5x1.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R1.8tR1.2tR179.7b10.1x9.9x1.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R1.9tR1.1tR183.5b9.9x10.1x1.7x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R1.9tR992.8bR177.0b10x10.7x1.9x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R1.7tR1.0tR176.6b10.1x9.9x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R1.6tR1.0tR178.3b10x9x1.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023R1.7tR1.0tR178.7b9x9.4x1.7x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023R1.7tR1.0tR180.2b9.2x9.4x1.7x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023R1.8tR1.1tR173.3b9.3x10.5x1.7x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023R1.8tR1.1tR172.7b9.5x10.4x1.7x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022R1.7tR1.0tR172.3b8.7x10.1x1.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022R1.8tR1.0tR178.2b8.8x10.1x1.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022R1.6tR1.0tR175.0b8.5x9.1x1.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022R1.7tR1.1tR164.3b9.2x10x1.5x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022R1.8tR1.3tR151.5b9.4x12x1.4x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022R1.7tR1.3tR150.3b10x11.2x1.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022R1.8tR1.3tR149.9b10.7x12x1.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022R1.8tR1.3tR148.2b10.7x12.1x1.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022R2.1tR1.3tR149.2b11.5x14x1.5x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022R2.0tR1.3tR136.0b11.5x14.4x1.5x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022R1.9tR1.3tR134.6b11.4x13.8x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: R1.9tTotal Earnings: R134.6bTotal Revenue: R1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Financials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 4.4% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Financials sector?

ZA Market2.28%
Financials1.93%
Diversified Financial2.58%
Capital Markets2.47%
Insurance2.03%
Banks1.45%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Mortgage REITs0%0
Consumer Finance-13.24%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Consumer Finance industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 113x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the Insurance industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.8% 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
FSR FirstRandR76.454.1%
+R16.9b
14.5%PE11.2x
SBK Standard Bank GroupR221.002.4%
+R8.5b
12.2%PB1.4x
NED Nedbank GroupR282.864.0%
+R5.1b
33.0%PB1.2x
OUT OUTsurance GroupR67.524.8%
+R4.8b
62.7%PE25.8x
INL Investec GroupR124.044.2%
+R4.5b
-0.4%PE7.7x
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