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South African (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMar 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies212
  • 7D-3.3%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y15.0%
  • YTD0.04%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 3.3%, driven by declines in the Consumer Discretionary and Materials sectors of 7.2% and 7.4%, respectively. In the last year, the market is actually up 15%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Mar 2025R6.4tR5.3tR413.2b9.3x15.4x1.2x
Mon, 27 Jan 2025R6.2tR5.3tR367.6b9.9x16.8x1.2x
Wed, 25 Dec 2024R6.3tR5.3tR365.8b10x17.2x1.2x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024R6.3tR5.3tR342.7b10.1x18.5x1.2x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024R6.4tR5.1tR338.5b10.4x19x1.3x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024R6.0tR5.2tR328.5b9.7x18.4x1.2x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024R6.0tR5.2tR415.4b9.5x14.3x1.1x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024R5.9tR5.2tR420.2b9.1x14.1x1.1x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024R5.5tR5.3tR437.7b8.7x12.5x1x
Wed, 08 May 2024R5.6tR5.3tR432.8b8.5x12.9x1x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024R5.5tR5.3tR432.9b8.7x12.8x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024R5.4tR5.3tR503.1b8.9x10.8x1x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024R5.6tR5.4tR541.8b9.3x10.4x1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023R5.9tR5.4tR539.2b9.3x10.9x1.1x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023R5.7tR5.4tR540.9b9.2x10.5x1x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023R5.3tR5.5tR547.2b9.1x9.7x1x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023R5.6tR5.5tR555.5b9.2x10x1x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023R5.8tR5.4tR634.7b8.3x9.1x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023R6.0tR5.4tR656.0b8.5x9.1x1.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023R5.9tR5.4tR654.3b8.3x9x1.1x
Thu, 11 May 2023R6.0tR5.4tR670.0b8.1x8.9x1.1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023R6.1tR5.3tR650.2b8.6x9.4x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023R6.2tR5.3tR638.2b8.5x9.7x1.2x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023R6.4tR5.2tR659.9b8.4x9.6x1.2x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022R6.0tR5.2tR656.0b8.4x9.2x1.2x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022R6.2tR5.2tR661.7b8.6x9.3x1.2x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022R5.6tR5.2tR841.3b8.5x6.7x1.1x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022R5.7tR5.1tR825.6b8.4x6.9x1.1x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022R6.0tR5.3tR778.4b8.9x7.7x1.1x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022R5.7tR5.3tR791.3b8.4x7.2x1.1x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022R6.1tR5.2tR806.1b8.6x7.6x1.2x
Fri, 13 May 2022R6.3tR5.2tR789.1b9.4x8x1.2x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022R7.1tR5.2tR762.7b9.7x9.3x1.4x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022R7.0tR5.2tR748.9b10.2x9.4x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: R7.0tTotal Earnings: R748.9bTotal Revenue: R5.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.2x202320242025
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 15.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South African listed companies have declined 18% 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-3.30%
Telecom1.75%
Utilities0%0
Information Technology0%0
Financials0%0
Health Care0%0
Industrials0%0
Financials-0.71%
Real Estate-1.61%
Consumer Staples-1.94%
Industrials-3.26%
Tech-4.10%
Healthcare-4.19%
Energy-5.53%
Consumer Discretionary-7.18%
Materials-7.41%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Telecom sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.3x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 47.6% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Telecom sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 48% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 3.8% 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
MTN MTN GroupR118.223.3%
+R6.9b
40.6%PS1.1xTelecom
OUT OUTsurance GroupR71.386.2%
+R6.4b
71.0%PE27.2xFinancials
MTM Momentum GroupR30.379.1%
+R3.4b
45.2%PE10.7xFinancials
MRP Mr Price GroupR244.771.8%
+R1.1b
44.0%PE18.8xConsumer Discretionary
GRT Growthpoint PropertiesR12.812.2%
+R948.3m
9.3%PB0.6xReal Estate
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