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South African (JSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M3.5%
  • 1Y-42.9%
  • YTD-49.6%

All of the companies in the Professional Services industry have been up over the last week, with the industry up 1.1%. In contrast, the industry has lost 43% in the last 12 months.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 08 Nov 2024R3.4bR40.1b-R488,960,000.007x-6.9x0.08x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024R3.6bR39.8b-R484,236,000.006.9x-7.5x0.09x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024R3.1bR39.8b-R484,236,000.006.3x-6.4x0.08x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024R3.1bR39.6b-R510,863,000.006x-6.2x0.08x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024R3.1bR39.6b-R510,863,000.005.1x-6.2x0.08x
Mon, 27 May 2024R2.9bR39.2b-R474,957,000.004.1x-6x0.07x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024R2.9bR39.4b-R807,957,000.004.5x-3.6x0.07x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024R854.8mR18.0bR223.2m3.7x3.8x0.05x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024R859.1mR18.0bR223.2m4.7x3.8x0.05x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024R807.2mR18.0bR223.2m4x3.6x0.04x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023R830.6mR18.0bR223.2m4x3.7x0.05x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023R783.3mR17.9bR221.7m4x3.5x0.04x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023R884.9mR17.3bR213.4m4.2x4.1x0.05x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023R959.2mR17.3bR213.4m4.5x4.5x0.06x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023R1.1bR17.2bR242.7m5.4x4.4x0.06x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023R1.1bR17.2bR242.7m5.5x4.4x0.06x
Tue, 30 May 2023R930.2mR17.2bR242.5m4.8x3.8x0.05x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023R865.9mR16.8bR223.3m4.5x3.9x0.05x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023R991.6mR16.4bR219.4m5.4x4.5x0.06x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023R976.1mR16.4bR219.4m5.2x4.4x0.06x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023R1.0bR16.4bR219.4m5.5x4.7x0.06x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022R971.0mR16.4bR219.4m5.3x4.4x0.06x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022R932.3mR16.1bR216.2m5.3x4.3x0.06x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022R923.0mR16.1bR216.2m5.4x4.3x0.06x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022R1.0bR16.1bR216.2m5.7x4.8x0.06x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022R1.1bR15.8bR215.8m4.4x4.9x0.07x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022R1.1bR15.8bR215.8m4.4x5.2x0.07x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022R1.1bR15.4bR197.6m4.9x5.8x0.07x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022R1.2bR16.9bR152.4m5.1x7.7x0.07x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022R1.1bR16.9bR152.4m4.6x7.5x0.07x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022R1.2bR16.9bR152.4m4.5x8x0.07x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022R1.2bR16.9bR152.4m4.6x7.7x0.07x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021R1.1bR16.9bR152.4m4.3x7.4x0.07x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021R1.3bR16.6bR136.0m6x9.3x0.08x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.3x


Total Market Cap: R1.3bTotal Earnings: R136.0mTotal Revenue: R16.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.063x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Professional Services industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 34% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market0.82%
Industrials0.59%
Professional Services1.29%
HR Services1.08%
Research and Consulting Services0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 6.1x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ADR Adcorp HoldingsR5.003.1%
+R16.5m
35.9%PE6.7x
PMV Primeserv GroupR2.406.7%
+R11.2m
90.5%PE7.2x
TCP Transaction CapitalR2.910.3%
+R7.8m
-56.9%PS0.1x
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