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South African (JSE) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M22.4%
  • 1Y62.2%
  • YTD63.1%

In the last week, the IT industry is up 2.0%, with Altron up 1.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 62%.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024R11.8bR19.7bR130.6m12.8x90.1x0.6x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024R11.3bR19.7bR131.3m12.6x86.2x0.6x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024R10.4bR19.9b-R172,648,289.0015.2x-60.3x0.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024R9.5bR20.0b-R61,141,289.0011.3x-155.7x0.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024R9.3bR20.0b-R61,141,289.0011.5x-151.6x0.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024R9.1bR19.9bR31.7m11.3x287.6x0.5x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024R8.1bR20.0bR36.0m10.1x223.6x0.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024R7.5bR21.4b-R419,068,660.0011.8x-17.9x0.4x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R7.5bR21.4b-R420,995,660.0012.2x-17.8x0.3x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R7.2bR21.5b-R356,907,660.0012.2x-20.1x0.3x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R7.4bR21.3b-R358,480,085.0012.4x-20.7x0.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R7.0bR21.3b-R358,480,085.009.6x-19.5x0.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R7.4bR21.0b-R158,367,034.009.8x-46.5x0.4x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R6.1bR20.8b-R158,367,034.0010.6x-38.2x0.3x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R6.1bR14.6b-R76,018,034.0010.9x-80.1x0.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R5.8bR14.4b-R87,939,425.0010.5x-65.8x0.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R6.2bR14.4b-R579,576,425.0010.1x-10.8x0.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R6.5bR13.6b-R488,589,109.0010.2x-13.2x0.5x
Sun, 07 May 2023R7.6bR13.4b-R387,675,109.0011.4x-19.6x0.6x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023R7.6bR13.3b-R387,033,145.0011.4x-19.6x0.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023R8.7bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0010.8x-31.3x0.6x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023R8.9bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0012.4x-32.1x0.6x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022R8.9bR14.1b-R276,996,145.0013.1x-32.2x0.6x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022R9.0bR13.8b-R426,804,169.0011.2x-21.1x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022R9.3bR19.4b-R643,839,169.0011.1x-14.5x0.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022R10.1bR19.3b-R653,723,047.0012x-15.5x0.5x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022R10.1bR19.2b-R165,623,047.0012.8x-61x0.5x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022R9.5bR19.2b-R165,623,047.0012.9x-57.6x0.5x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022R9.9bR19.1b-R178,226,281.0013.9x-55.5x0.5x
Mon, 09 May 2022R9.9bR18.6b-R79,462,281.0012.7x-124x0.5x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m13.7x245.6x0.8x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m14.2x246.2x0.8x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022R9.2bR12.3bR37.6m14.6x244.3x0.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021R9.2bR13.0bR91.6m13.5x100.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

100.7x


Total Market Cap: R9.2bTotal Earnings: R91.6mTotal Revenue: R13.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 2.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African IT industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 90.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 2.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 industry?

ZA Market-2.90%
Tech0.35%
IT1.99%
IT Consulting1.99%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0%
Data Processing Services0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the IT Consulting industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the IT Consulting industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
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
AEL AltronR21.301.4%
+R114.0m
124.0%PE12.2x
MFL Metrofile HoldingsR2.101.9%
+R16.9m
-29.1%PE53.4x
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MFL

R2.10

Metrofile Holdings

7D

1.9%

1Y

-29.1%

IOC

R2.39

iOCO

7D

-4.0%

1Y

74.5%

AEL

R21.30

Altron

7D

1.4%

1Y

124.0%

4SI

R0.69

4Sight Holdings

7D

-1.4%

1Y

56.8%

SEB

R0.98

Sebata Holdings

7D

-6.7%

1Y

-51.0%