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South African (JSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-2.7%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y10.5%
  • YTD-3.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Diversified Financial industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from FirstRand of 3.3%. On the other hand AfroCentric Investment is actually up 18%. In the past year, the industry has gained 11%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.9% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025R500.0bR191.2bR39.4b20x12.7x2.6x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025R511.1bR191.3bR39.5b11.9x12.9x2.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024R552.2bR191.3bR39.5b11.9x14x2.9x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024R534.6bR191.2bR39.5b13x13.5x2.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024R554.3bR191.2bR39.5b12x14x2.9x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024R565.9bR188.4bR38.0b10.9x14.9x3x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024R530.4bR188.5bR38.1b9.6x13.9x2.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024R521.4bR188.5bR38.1b9.7x13.7x2.8x
Thu, 30 May 2024R458.1bR188.3bR38.1b10x12x2.4x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024R430.1bR188.2bR38.1b9.4x11.3x2.3x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024R423.7bR188.7bR38.5b9.3x11x2.2x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024R454.4bR182.8bR43.1b10x10.6x2.5x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024R470.8bR182.8bR43.1b10.3x10.9x2.6x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023R491.5bR183.4bR43.1b10.9x11.4x2.7x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023R440.1bR182.6bR42.5b11.5x10.4x2.4x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023R445.1bR182.2bR42.2b14.8x10.6x2.4x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023R496.5bR210.7bR47.2b7.6x10.5x2.4x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023R495.7bR210.7bR47.2b7.7x10.5x2.4x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023R477.2bR210.6bR47.6b8.2x10x2.3x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023R423.1bR210.6bR47.5b8.1x8.9x2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023R446.1bR210.5bR47.6b10.3x9.4x2.1x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023R426.8bR210.5bR47.6b9.9x9x2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023R450.0bR195.7bR46.3b8x9.7x2.3x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023R442.9bR195.7bR46.3b7.9x9.6x2.3x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022R416.1bR195.7bR46.3b7.7x9x2.1x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022R445.5bR195.4bR47.0b9.2x9.5x2.3x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022R404.5bR195.4bR47.0b8.5x8.6x2.1x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022R446.9bR184.6bR39.7b7.8x11.2x2.4x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022R461.1bR184.6bR39.7b7.2x11.6x2.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022R422.8bR184.6bR39.7b7.4x10.6x2.3x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022R491.0bR184.5bR39.1b9.9x12.6x2.7x
Mon, 02 May 2022R467.9bR184.5bR39.2b9.8x11.9x2.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022R524.2bR184.5bR39.2b10.2x13.4x2.8x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022R532.9bR184.8bR35.6b8.6x15x2.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15x


Total Market Cap: R532.9bTotal Earnings: R35.6bTotal Revenue: R184.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Diversified Financial industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 3.4% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market0.18%
Financials-0.92%
Diversified Financial-2.70%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services6.43%
Multi-Sector Holdings0.17%
Specialized Finance0%0
Other Diversified Financial Services-3.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Multi-Sector Holdings industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 13.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.9% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Other Diversified Financial Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.9% 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
ACT AfroCentric InvestmentR1.9718.0%
+R248.4m
-38.4%PE29.5x
CTA Capital AppreciationR1.496.4%
+R112.2m
20.2%PE11.3x
REM RemgroR145.190.04%
+R33.2m
-3.5%PE98.6x
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ACT

R1.97

AfroCentric Investment

7D

18.0%

1Y

-38.4%

DNB

R2.01

Deneb Investments

7D

-8.6%

1Y

-10.7%

SBP

R88.59

Sabvest Capital

7D

-1.6%

1Y

32.2%

CTA

R1.49

Capital Appreciation

7D

6.4%

1Y

20.2%

REM

R145.19

Remgro

7D

0.04%

1Y

-3.5%