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South African (JSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-1.5%
  • 3M-3.8%
  • 1Y-7.5%
  • YTD-8.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Harmony Gold Mining declining 16%. On the other hand Anglo American Platinum is actually up 14%. The industry has fallen 7.5% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 37% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024R927.2bR674.5bR10.0b6.3x93x1.4x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024R901.5bR687.3bR13.6b6.5x66.3x1.3x
Tue, 21 May 2024R1.1tR687.8bR14.0b7.4x75.6x1.5x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024R1.0tR692.6bR14.7b6.7x71.3x1.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024R881.3bR691.0bR13.9b6.1x63.3x1.3x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024R862.4bR721.4bR89.4b6x9.6x1.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024R967.3bR731.1bR92.9b8x10.4x1.3x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023R967.7bR732.4bR93.7b7.6x10.3x1.3x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023R900.0bR729.6bR93.3b7.1x9.6x1.2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023R866.5bR734.8bR94.0b7.2x9.2x1.2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023R1.0tR829.2bR122.5b5.4x8.5x1.3x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023R1.2tR830.2bR142.0b4.7x8.5x1.5x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023R1.2tR868.4bR167.5b4.3x7.2x1.4x
Wed, 24 May 2023R1.4tR892.9bR182.4b4.7x7.5x1.5x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023R1.4tR873.9bR175.2b5.6x8.1x1.6x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023R1.2tR859.5bR168.0b4.7x7.2x1.4x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023R1.3tR895.7bR193.8b5.2x6.9x1.5x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023R1.5tR888.9bR197.0b6.2x7.6x1.7x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022R1.5tR892.7bR197.4b5.7x7.4x1.6x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022R1.3tR897.4bR198.0b5.4x6.6x1.5x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022R1.3tR894.2bR197.4b5.2x6.4x1.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022R1.1tR896.3bR199.7b5x5.4x1.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022R1.2tR923.5bR228.7b4.6x5.3x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022R1.3tR934.6bR246.3b4.7x5.1x1.4x
Thu, 26 May 2022R1.4tR932.7bR245.5b5.1x5.6x1.5x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022R1.5tR931.7bR245.3b5.4x6.2x1.6x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022R1.8tR908.7bR236.2b7.3x7.5x1.9x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022R1.6tR909.7bR268.5b6x5.9x1.7x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022R1.5tR912.3bR269.1b6.3x5.7x1.7x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021R1.4tR917.8bR270.2b5.5x5.2x1.5x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021R1.4tR930.2bR271.0b5.2x5.1x1.5x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021R1.2tR931.9bR271.9b4.7x4.5x1.3x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021R1.4tR890.5bR258.5b5.5x5.3x1.5x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021R1.6tR890.5bR258.5b6.6x6.3x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.3x


Total Market Cap: R1.6tTotal Earnings: R258.5bTotal Revenue: R890.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 93.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 14.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 66% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 8.8% 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 Materials industry?

ZA Market1.28%
Materials-0.73%
Metals and Mining-1.53%
Aluminum7.16%
Precious Metals and Minerals5.80%
Silver0%
Diversified Metals and Mining-1.93%
Steel-4.77%
Copper-6.82%
Gold-7.12%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Gold industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 35.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Precious Metals and Minerals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 54% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 51% per year.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 5.5% 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
AMS Anglo American PlatinumR692.0913.6%
+R21.8b
-21.7%PE15.6x
NPH Northam Platinum HoldingsR135.795.8%
+R2.9b
-7.1%PS1.5x
THA TharisaR19.504.6%
+R243.4m
8.3%PE4.6x
MRF Merafe ResourcesR1.474.3%
+R149.9m
17.6%PE2.1x
HLM HulaminR4.497.2%
+R94.0m
69.4%PE5.2x
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Kumba Iron Ore

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MRF

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Merafe Resources

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4.3%

1Y

17.6%

THA

R19.50

Tharisa

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4.6%

1Y

8.3%

NPH

R135.79

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7D

5.8%

1Y

-7.1%

ACL

R1.31

ArcelorMittal South Africa

7D

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1Y

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HLM

R4.49

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7.2%

1Y

69.4%

RNG

R0.71

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7D

1.4%

1Y

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CPR

R4.10

Copper 360

7D

-6.8%

1Y

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HAR

R158.27

Harmony Gold Mining

7D

-16.3%

1Y

107.7%

GFI

R296.12

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7D

-3.2%

1Y

9.5%

SSW

R19.81

Sibanye Stillwater

7D

-5.4%

1Y

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MDI

R11.70

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0.8%

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