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Australian (ASX) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies1684
  • 7D1.3%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD3.2%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 1.3%, driven by gains of 2.6% in the Materials sector. In the last year, the market has climbed 8.8%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 May 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$92.3b19.6x28.4x2.3x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$95.9b19.9x26.5x2.2x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024AU$2.6tAU$1.2tAU$96.5b19.5x26.6x2.2x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$119.1b19.1x21.4x2.2x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$114.7b18.7x21.9x2.2x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$116.3b17.9x20.6x2x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$117.5b17.8x20x2x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$119.5b18x19.9x2x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$120.8b18.3x20.4x2.1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$145.4b16.9x17.1x2.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.3b15.9x16.3x2x
Wed, 24 May 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.2tAU$145.9b16.2x16.6x2.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.2tAU$144.1b16.1x17.1x2.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023AU$2.2tAU$1.1tAU$133.3b16x16.3x2x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023AU$2.5tAU$1.1tAU$144.7b16.2x17.2x2.3x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$147.5b15.5x16.4x2.2x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.1tAU$149.1b14.8x16.2x2.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$150.4b14.7x15.5x2.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$149.3b14.5x15.2x2.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.1tAU$146.2b14.9x15.9x2.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$132.1b15.2x17.8x2.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022AU$2.3tAU$1.0tAU$133.7b15x17x2.2x
Thu, 26 May 2022AU$2.4tAU$1.0tAU$133.6b15.8x18.2x2.3x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$128.9b17.5x20.1x2.5x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022AU$2.6tAU$1.0tAU$129.7b17.9x20.1x2.5x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022AU$2.6tAU$994.2bAU$118.3b18.5x21.6x2.6x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022AU$2.7tAU$974.2bAU$103.7b19.4x25.6x2.7x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021AU$2.6tAU$976.4bAU$102.2b18.8x25.3x2.6x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021AU$2.6tAU$963.8bAU$98.0b19.8x26.7x2.7x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021AU$2.5tAU$959.9bAU$95.3b19x26.3x2.6x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021AU$2.6tAU$949.8bAU$96.9b18.8x26.8x2.7x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021AU$2.6tAU$949.7bAU$96.9b18.1x26.5x2.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$2.4tTotal Earnings: AU$70.4bTotal Revenue: AU$901.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.9x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 28.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Australian listed companies have grown 9.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Australian Market?

AU Market1.31%
Materials4.31%
Consumer Discretionary2.14%
Financials1.14%
Real Estate0.81%
Telecom0.34%
Tech0.26%
Utilities0.21%
Consumer Staples-0.06%
Energy-0.42%
Healthcare-0.59%
Industrials-1.76%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Healthcare sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 61.2x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (17.4%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
    • The market's confidence could indicate that the market believes that analysts are underestimating future growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Real Estate sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 31% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 36% per year.
  • In contrast, the Utilities sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 13% 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
BHP BHP GroupAU$45.725.7%
+AU$12.5b
3.4%PE21xMaterials
ALL Aristocrat LeisureAU$46.9018.8%
+AU$4.7b
21.0%PE19.6xConsumer Discretionary
CBA Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAU$121.772.2%
+AU$4.4b
23.1%PB2.8xFinancials
FMG FortescueAU$27.244.6%
+AU$3.7b
32.5%PE9.7xMaterials
NAB National Australia BankAU$34.732.0%
+AU$2.1b
30.7%PB1.8xFinancials
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ALL

AU$46.90

Aristocrat Leisure

7D

18.8%

1Y

21.0%

BHP

AU$45.72

BHP Group

7D

5.7%

1Y

3.4%

WBC

AU$26.97

Westpac Banking

7D

1.1%

1Y

28.1%

MQG

AU$194.10

Macquarie Group

7D

2.1%

1Y

9.9%

NAB

AU$34.73

National Australia Bank

7D

2.0%

1Y

30.7%

CBA

AU$121.77

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

7D

2.2%

1Y

23.1%

CPU

AU$26.34

Computershare

7D

-2.1%

1Y

20.2%

WDS

AU$28.08

Woodside Energy Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-18.9%

COH

AU$319.71

Cochlear

7D

-1.6%

1Y

30.5%

S32

AU$3.89

South32

7D

7.8%

1Y

-3.5%