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South African (JSE) Tech Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M17.6%
  • 1Y35.3%
  • YTD-0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Tech industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 35% in that time.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Tech Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 Jan 2025R24.3bR126.1bR1.5b12.6x16.5x0.2x
Sat, 21 Dec 2024R23.2bR125.6bR1.2b12.2x18.7x0.2x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024R21.5bR125.1bR1.2b11.5x17.5x0.2x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024R19.6bR124.9bR686.9m14.3x28.6x0.2x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024R18.7bR126.6bR925.5m10x20.2x0.1x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024R18.3bR129.5bR950.1m9.5x19.2x0.1x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024R18.4bR128.4bR1.0b10.2x17.8x0.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024R17.5bR132.9bR1.1b9.9x16.2x0.1x
Sat, 04 May 2024R16.7bR132.7b-R750,595,608.009.9x-22.3x0.1x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R23.0bR137.6b-R657,302,955.0010.2x-35x0.2x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R20.6bR140.5b-R607,596,554.509.8x-33.9x0.1x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R24.7bR162.6bR59.9m10.3x411.7x0.2x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R23.6bR160.6bR67.0m9.3x351.9x0.1x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R22.6bR159.4bR222.4m8.6x101.6x0.1x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R21.6bR156.4bR22.4m9.6x965.7x0.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R21.0bR149.2bR86.8m9.7x242x0.1x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R21.2bR149.0bR75.0m9.5x282.2x0.1x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R21.8bR147.0b-R400,690,569.009.8x-54.5x0.1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R22.7bR147.7b-R318,702,537.009.9x-71.2x0.2x
Sun, 07 May 2023R23.2bR139.3bR1.0b12x22.8x0.2x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023R23.9bR136.3bR996.0m12.3x24x0.2x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023R24.3bR137.9bR1.1b10.9x21.2x0.2x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023R23.9bR133.3bR1.1b12.4x21.5x0.2x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022R23.1bR132.2bR1.1b13.1x21.8x0.2x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022R25.6bR133.5bR929.4m11.5x27.6x0.2x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022R25.0bR140.0bR854.8m11.1x29.2x0.2x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022R27.7bR132.7bR747.2m12x37x0.2x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022R27.3bR126.3bR1.3b12.8x21.4x0.2x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022R25.6bR128.6bR1.4b14.7x18.2x0.2x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022R25.2bR124.0bR1.4b13.9x17.6x0.2x
Mon, 09 May 2022R25.9bR120.1bR1.2b12.8x22.1x0.2x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022R25.6bR107.9bR1.3b13.7x20.2x0.2x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022R26.2bR108.3bR1.1b13.6x23.7x0.2x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022R25.8bR109.6bR1.2b13.9x21.8x0.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.8x


Total Market Cap: R25.8bTotal Earnings: R1.2bTotal Revenue: R109.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Tech Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 56.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Information Technology 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 16.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 56.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.17x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Information Technology industry have grown 7.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South African Tech sector?

ZA Market0.50%
Tech-0.44%
Software2.06%
Electronic Equipment and Components0.86%
Communications0%0
Semiconductors0%0
Tech Hardware-0.59%
IT-1.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Tech Hardware industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Software industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.7x.
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
DTC DatatecR47.910.9%
+R95.1m
15.4%PE10.4x
4SI 4Sight HoldingsR0.684.6%
+R16.0m
-13.9%PE13.1x
PBG PBT GroupR5.901.7%
+R10.0m
-13.9%PE9.3x
ISA ISA HoldingsR1.982.1%
+R6.2m
61.0%PE10.5x
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