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South African (JSE) Construction Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D6.5%
  • 3M8.8%
  • 1Y83.0%
  • YTD66.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Construction industry has risen 4.1%, driven by gains from Raubex Group of 9.3%. Meanwhile, Murray & Roberts Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.6% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 77%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 21 Nov 2024R22.6bR96.9bR2.2b9.4x10.3x0.2x
Sat, 19 Oct 2024R23.4bR94.5bR2.0b11.3x11.5x0.2x
Mon, 16 Sep 2024R22.6bR94.8bR2.0b11.1x11x0.2x
Wed, 14 Aug 2024R19.4bR91.9bR438.0m9.6x44.3x0.2x
Fri, 12 Jul 2024R19.0bR91.9bR438.0m9.6x43.4x0.2x
Sun, 09 Jun 2024R16.2bR91.9bR438.0m8.2x37x0.2x
Tue, 07 May 2024R14.0bR90.9bR349.2m7.5x40.2x0.2x
Thu, 04 Apr 2024R13.6bR90.9bR349.2m7.3x39x0.1x
Sat, 02 Mar 2024R13.4bR87.2bR255.7m7.2x52.5x0.2x
Mon, 29 Jan 2024R13.6bR81.5bR248.7m7.3x54.7x0.2x
Wed, 27 Dec 2023R13.4bR81.5bR248.7m7.3x54.1x0.2x
Fri, 24 Nov 2023R12.4bR81.5bR248.7m6.8x49.7x0.2x
Sun, 22 Oct 2023R11.6bR80.4bR194.3m6.6x59.8x0.1x
Tue, 19 Sep 2023R12.2bR80.4bR194.3m6.9x62.9x0.2x
Thu, 17 Aug 2023R12.9bR92.8bR1.9b6.8x6.9x0.1x
Sat, 15 Jul 2023R13.0bR92.8bR1.9b6.7x6.9x0.1x
Mon, 12 Jun 2023R11.1bR92.8bR1.9b6.3x5.9x0.1x
Wed, 10 May 2023R11.6bR90.4bR1.8b7x6.6x0.1x
Fri, 07 Apr 2023R12.8bR90.4bR1.8b7.6x7.2x0.1x
Sun, 05 Mar 2023R13.6bR90.4bR1.8b7.9x7.7x0.1x
Tue, 31 Jan 2023R12.6bR91.6bR1.7b6.9x7.6x0.1x
Thu, 29 Dec 2022R13.2bR91.6bR1.7b7.2x7.9x0.1x
Sat, 26 Nov 2022R14.1bR85.9bR1.8b8x7.7x0.2x
Mon, 24 Oct 2022R14.0bR84.5bR1.8b8.6x7.8x0.2x
Wed, 21 Sep 2022R15.1bR84.5bR1.8b11.4x8.4x0.2x
Fri, 19 Aug 2022R17.3bR91.8b-R316,766,000.0014.8x-54.5x0.2x
Sun, 17 Jul 2022R17.2bR91.8b-R316,766,000.0014x-54.3x0.2x
Tue, 14 Jun 2022R17.3bR91.8b-R316,766,000.0014.6x-54.7x0.2x
Thu, 12 May 2022R17.1bR91.1b-R410,979,000.0016.4x-41.7x0.2x
Sat, 09 Apr 2022R18.5bR91.1b-R410,979,000.0017.5x-45x0.2x
Mon, 07 Mar 2022R17.5bR91.1b-R410,979,000.0017x-42.6x0.2x
Wed, 02 Feb 2022R87.2bR92.6bR1.2b46.1x75x0.9x
Fri, 31 Dec 2021R87.6bR92.6bR1.2b46.6x75.4x0.9x
Sun, 28 Nov 2021R21.1bR92.6bR1.2b15.9x18.1x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: R21.1bTotal Earnings: R1.2bTotal Revenue: R92.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Construction Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Construction 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 10.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.22x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction industry have grown 24% 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 Industrials industry?

ZA Market1.70%
Industrials1.27%
Construction6.52%
Construction and Engineering6.52%
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
RBX Raubex GroupR53.7712.9%
+R1.1b
104.5%PE9.5x
WBO Wilson Bayly Holmes-OvconR215.473.6%
+R395.2m
71.2%PE11.7x
AEG AvengR11.124.0%
+R57.0m
76.5%PE4.9x
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WBO

R215.47

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon

7D

3.6%

1Y

71.2%

SSK

R4.37

Stefanutti Stocks Holdings

7D

-4.0%

1Y

252.4%

RBX

R53.77

Raubex Group

7D

12.9%

1Y

104.5%

MUR

R1.10

Murray & Roberts Holdings

7D

-0.9%

1Y

71.9%