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South African (JSE) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies3
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-11.2%
  • 1Y-16.0%
  • YTD-5.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has remained flat, although notably Primeserv Group declined by 3.6%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 16% in the last year.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 02 Jun 2026R1.7bR15.4bR142.9m5.1x11.8x0.1x
Thu, 30 Apr 2026R1.7bR15.4bR83.9m4.8x19.8x0.1x
Sat, 28 Mar 2026R1.8bR15.4bR83.9m4.9x20.9x0.1x
Mon, 23 Feb 2026R2.0bR15.4bR83.9m5.7x23.6x0.1x
Wed, 21 Jan 2026R1.8bR15.4bR83.9m5.5x21.6x0.1x
Fri, 19 Dec 2025R1.8bR15.4bR83.9m5.4x21.3x0.1x
Sun, 16 Nov 2025R1.7bR15.4b-R15,882,000.005.4x-107.9x0.1x
Tue, 14 Oct 2025R1.7bR15.8b-R40,922,000.005.4x-40.6x0.1x
Thu, 11 Sep 2025R1.7bR15.9b-R40,922,000.005.1x-41.8x0.1x
Sat, 09 Aug 2025R2.0bR15.9b-R40,922,000.005.4x-48.6x0.1x
Mon, 07 Jul 2025R2.0bR15.9b-R45,790,000.007x-44.7x0.1x
Wed, 04 Jun 2025R2.0bR15.9b-R103,016,000.008x-19.1x0.1x
Fri, 02 May 2025R2.1bR15.8b-R38,016,000.005.9x-54.3x0.1x
Sun, 30 Mar 2025R2.3bR15.8b-R38,016,000.006.4x-60.3x0.1x
Tue, 25 Feb 2025R2.4bR15.8b-R38,016,000.006.4x-63.5x0.2x
Thu, 23 Jan 2025R2.7bR40.1b-R487,366,000.006.5x-5.6x0.07x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024R2.9bR40.1b-R487,366,000.006.4x-5.9x0.07x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024R3.2bR40.1b-R488,960,000.006.7x-6.6x0.08x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024R3.5bR39.8b-R484,236,000.007.1x-7.2x0.09x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024R2.9bR39.8b-R484,236,000.006.1x-6.1x0.07x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024R3.2bR39.6b-R510,863,000.005.9x-6.3x0.08x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024R3.2bR39.6b-R510,863,000.005.2x-6.4x0.08x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024R2.9bR39.5b-R513,822,000.004.8x-5.6x0.07x
Sat, 04 May 2024R3.2bR39.4b-R807,957,000.004.1x-4x0.08x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R793.4mR18.0bR116.0m4.4x6.8x0.04x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R835.9mR18.0bR223.2m4.4x3.7x0.05x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R782.7mR18.0bR223.2m4x3.5x0.04x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R842.5mR18.0bR223.2m4x3.8x0.05x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R833.2mR17.9bR221.7m4x3.8x0.05x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R862.9mR17.3bR213.4m4.1x4x0.05x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R957.7mR17.3bR213.4m4.5x4.5x0.06x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R1.0bR17.2bR242.7m5.2x4.3x0.06x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R1.1bR17.2bR242.7m5.4x4.5x0.06x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R1.0bR16.8bR223.3m5x4.5x0.06x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.5x


Total Market Cap: R1.0bTotal Earnings: R223.3mTotal Revenue: R16.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -11.4x202420252026
Current Industry PE
    There are only 3 companies in the South African Professional Services industry, so there is insufficient data to make an industry-wide assessment of both the PE and PS ratio.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.0% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

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

ZA Market1.19%
Industrials0.32%
Professional Services0.83%
HR Services-0.20%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.2x.
    • 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, which is trading below its 3-year average of 6.2x.
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 HoldingsR6.659.0%
+R60.4m		0%PE4.5x

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ADR
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1Y
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1Y
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