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South African (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedNov 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies215
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M1.4%
  • 1Y13.2%
  • YTD9.9%

The Information Technology sector gained 4.8% while the market remained flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the market has risen 13% in the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 29 Nov 2024R6.3tR5.3tR350.0b10x17.9x1.2x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024R6.4tR5.1tR339.6b10.5x18.8x1.2x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024R6.2tR5.2tR335.1b10x18.5x1.2x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024R6.2tR5.2tR351.1b9.5x17.6x1.2x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024R5.8tR5.2tR421.7b9.4x13.8x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024R5.6tR5.2tR434.7b8.6x12.8x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024R5.7tR5.3tR430.4b8.7x13.2x1.1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024R5.5tR5.3tR432.2b8.7x12.8x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024R5.5tR5.3tR448.7b8.6x12.2x1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024R5.6tR5.3tR536.3b9.1x10.4x1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024R5.7tR5.4tR541.3b9.5x10.6x1x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023R5.6tR5.4tR545.3b9.1x10.3x1x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023R5.3tR5.5tR545.2b8.9x9.6x1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023R5.5tR5.5tR551.2b9x10x1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023R5.8tR5.4tR596.8b8.5x9.7x1.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023R6.0tR5.4tR654.4b8.5x9.1x1.1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023R6.1tR5.4tR637.2b8.5x9.5x1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023R5.9tR5.4tR668.3b8x8.8x1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023R6.2tR5.3tR656.6b8.4x9.4x1.2x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023R6.1tR5.3tR647.5b8.5x9.3x1.1x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023R6.4tR5.2tR660.4b8.6x9.7x1.2x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023R6.1tR5.2tR657.5b8.2x9.3x1.2x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022R6.0tR5.2tR658.8b8.3x9.2x1.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022R5.8tR5.2tR844.3b8.6x6.8x1.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022R5.5tR5.1tR833.6b8.4x6.6x1.1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022R6.0tR5.3tR801.0b8.5x7.5x1.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022R5.9tR5.3tR788.2b8.5x7.5x1.1x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022R6.2tR5.2tR803.9b8.8x7.8x1.2x
Fri, 20 May 2022R6.3tR5.2tR790.4b9.2x8x1.2x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022R6.9tR5.2tR765.7b9.9x9x1.3x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022R7.0tR5.2tR750.2b10.3x9.3x1.3x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022R7.2tR5.1tR762.7b10.7x9.5x1.4x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022R6.9tR5.1tR768.0b10.7x9x1.4x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021R6.7tR5.1tR773.7b10.2x8.7x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.7x


Total Market Cap: R6.7tTotal Earnings: R773.7bTotal Revenue: R5.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.5x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 17.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South African listed companies have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have been flat.
  • This means that either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses is increasing since sales have remained steady while profits have fallen.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the South African Market?

ZA Market-0.87%
Tech4.79%
Consumer Discretionary0.99%
Consumer Staples0.91%
Real Estate0.62%
Utilities0%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Energy-0.77%
Financials-0.99%
Telecom-1.31%
Healthcare-1.59%
Industrials-2.28%
Materials-3.85%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Telecom sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.8x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 39.3% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.1% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 39% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.1% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 7.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
PPH Pepkor HoldingsR26.5510.7%
+R9.4b
42.6%PE41.8xConsumer Discretionary
FSR FirstRandR78.980.5%
+R2.2b
17.1%PE11.6xFinancials
VKE Vukile Property FundR17.92-0.3%
R2.2b
35.1%PB0.8xReal Estate
TBS Tiger BrandsR256.754.6%
+R1.8b
40.3%PE14.2xConsumer Staples
SPG Super GroupR28.5020.2%
+R1.6b
-2.0%PE222.1xConsumer Discretionary
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