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South African (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJan 02, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies240
  • 7D-1.3%
  • 3M8.4%
  • 1Y-4.0%
  • YTD-16.9%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 1.3%, driven by a pullback of 1.8% in the Financials sector. The market has dropped 4.0% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.2% annually.

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KIO

R492.30

Kumba Iron Ore

7D

1.4%

1Y

8.4%

ANG

R329.23

AngloGold Ashanti

7D

-3.0%

1Y

0.2%

AMS

R1,424.88

Anglo American Platinum

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-21.6%

SHG

R12.00

Sea Harvest Group

7D

12.1%

1Y

-13.0%

GFI

R176.15

Gold Fields

7D

-4.9%

1Y

1.2%

SSW

R44.72

Sibanye Stillwater

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-8.9%

INL

R107.50

Investec Group

7D

1.0%

1Y

22.0%

SBK

R167.79

Standard Bank Group

7D

-3.4%

1Y

19.8%

NPN

R2,824.34

Naspers

7D

2.3%

1Y

14.3%

RES

R54.18

Resilient REIT

7D

5.1%

1Y

-8.0%

JSE

R108.47

JSE

7D

6.2%

1Y

-3.2%

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 02 Jan 2023R6.0tR5.2tR656.5b8.3x9.1x1.1x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022R6.1tR5.2tR654.5b8.4x9.3x1.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022R5.8tR5.2tR837.4b8.5x7x1.1x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022R5.5tR5.1tR828.3b8.6x6.6x1.1x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022R5.9tR5.3tR782.1b8.8x7.6x1.1x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022R5.8tR5.3tR792.5b8.6x7.4x1.1x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022R6.1tR5.2tR805.7b8.6x7.6x1.2x
Mon, 16 May 2022R6.4tR5.2tR793.8b9.2x8.1x1.2x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022R7.1tR5.2tR759.6b10x9.3x1.4x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022R7.2tR5.2tR745.8b10.1x9.6x1.4x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022R7.1tR5.1tR766.9b10.7x9.3x1.4x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022R6.9tR5.1tR772.3b10.8x9x1.4x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021R6.7tR5.1tR768.7b10.5x8.7x1.3x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021R6.7tR5.0tR587.0b10.9x11.4x1.3x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021R6.5tR5.0tR563.8b11.5x11.6x1.3x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021R6.5tR4.9tR513.3b11.6x12.7x1.3x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021R6.5tR4.8tR511.2b11.5x12.7x1.3x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021R6.7tR4.6tR371.9b12.4x17.9x1.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021R5.9tR4.4tR191.5b11.4x30.9x1.3x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020R5.3tR4.3tR126.8b12.1x42.1x1.2x
Fri, 03 Jul 2020R5.3tR4.3tR107.9b12.1x49.2x1.2x
Mon, 06 Apr 2020R4.4tR4.4tR219.4b10.6x20x1x
Thu, 09 Jan 2020R6.1tR4.4tR318.5b12.1x19.2x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: R6.1tTotal Earnings: R318.5bTotal Revenue: R4.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.8x202120222023
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 9.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South African listed companies have grown 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.8% 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 South African Market?

ZA Market-1.30%
Consumer Discretionary0.80%
Utilities0%
Real Estate-0.31%
Tech-0.63%
Industrials-1.32%
Telecom-1.45%
Materials-1.47%
Healthcare-1.75%
Financials-1.79%
Energy-2.36%
Consumer Staples-2.57%
Sector PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Tech sector even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 58.0x.
    • This optimism is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 56.9% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Energy sector, which is trading below its 3-year average of 4.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Tech sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 57% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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
NPN NaspersR2.82k2.3%
+R4.3b
14.3%PE13.1xConsumer Discretionary
IMP Impala Platinum HoldingsR213.141.5%
+R2.7b
-5.3%PE5.6xMaterials
KIO Kumba Iron OreR492.301.4%
+R2.1b
8.4%PE7.4xMaterials
INL Investec GroupR107.501.0%
+R908.6m
22.0%PE6.5xFinancials
RES Resilient REITR54.185.1%
+R872.9m
-8.0%PB0.9xReal Estate
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