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South African (JSE) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-7.0%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTD-0.5%

In the last week, the Diversified Financial industry is up 1.7%, with FirstRand up 2.4%. This means that the industry has gained 8.9% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025R518.0bR191.3bR39.5b11.9x13.1x2.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024R534.2bR191.3bR39.5b11.5x13.5x2.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024R520.6bR191.2bR39.5b12.8x13.2x2.7x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024R557.4bR191.2bR39.5b12.1x14.1x2.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024R567.5bR188.6bR38.1b11.9x14.9x3x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024R524.7bR188.5bR38.1b9.9x13.8x2.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024R516.7bR188.5bR38.1b9.5x13.5x2.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R439.2bR188.3bR38.1b9.6x11.5x2.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024R441.7bR188.2bR38.1b9.6x11.6x2.3x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R422.0bR188.7bR38.5b9.3x11x2.2x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R460.4bR182.8bR43.1b10.2x10.7x2.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R470.3bR182.8bR43.1b10.3x10.9x2.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R485.6bR182.8bR43.1b10.8x11.3x2.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R452.8bR182.6bR42.5b11.9x10.6x2.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R430.4bR182.2bR42.2b14.3x10.2x2.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R495.7bR210.7bR47.2b7.6x10.5x2.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R504.6bR210.7bR47.2b7.4x10.7x2.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R473.1bR210.7bR47.2b8.2x10x2.2x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R432.3bR210.6bR47.5b7.7x9.1x2.1x
Thu, 04 May 2023R443.7bR210.5bR47.6b10.3x9.3x2.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023R420.5bR210.5bR47.6b9.7x8.8x2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023R448.8bR195.7bR46.3b8x9.7x2.3x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023R448.6bR195.7bR46.3b8x9.7x2.3x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022R432.5bR195.7bR46.3b7.7x9.3x2.2x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022R448.2bR195.4bR47.0b9.2x9.5x2.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022R405.6bR195.4bR47.0b8.5x8.6x2.1x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022R441.9bR184.6bR39.7b8.5x11.1x2.4x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022R469.4bR184.6bR39.7b7.4x11.8x2.5x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022R437.8bR184.6bR39.7b7.8x11x2.4x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022R473.4bR184.5bR39.1b9.9x12.1x2.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022R467.0bR184.5bR39.2b9.4x11.9x2.5x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022R520.8bR184.5bR39.2b10.4x13.3x2.8x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022R543.3bR184.8bR35.6b8.8x15.2x2.9x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022R513.2bR184.8bR35.6b8.5x14.4x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.4x


Total Market Cap: R513.2bTotal 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 13.1x 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 3.5% 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 Market2.28%
Financials1.93%
Diversified Financial2.58%
Multi-Sector Holdings3.66%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services3.27%
Other Diversified Financial Services2.36%
Specialized Finance0%0
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 Other Diversified Financial Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Other Diversified Financial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% 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 11% 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
REM RemgroR144.572.5%
+R2.0b		-8.0%PE98.1x
CTA Capital AppreciationR1.604.6%
+R87.3m		36.8%PE12.1x
ACT AfroCentric InvestmentR1.805.9%
+R82.8m		-41.9%PE26.9x
RMH RMB HoldingsR0.442.3%
+R13.2m		-32.3%PE6.5x
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5.9%

1Y

-41.9%

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R2.19

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7D

-0.5%

1Y

-2.7%

SBP

R97.00

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7D

-0.9%

1Y

34.7%

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R1.60

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7D

4.6%

1Y

36.8%

FSR

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7D

4.1%

1Y

14.5%

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1Y

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R144.57

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7D

2.5%

1Y

-8.0%