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South African (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies209
  • 7D7.5%
  • 3M9.4%
  • 1Y4.3%
  • YTD2.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has risen 7.5%, driven by gains of 15% in the Financials sector. In the last year, the market has climbed 4.3%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 19 Jun 2024R5.8tR5.2tR432.3b8.7x13.5x1.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024R5.8tR5.3tR431.3b8.8x13.4x1.1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024R5.5tR5.3tR433.1b8.6x12.7x1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024R5.5tR5.4tR448.5b8.5x12.2x1x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024R5.6tR5.3tR535.2b9.1x10.4x1.1x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024R5.7tR5.4tR541.1b9.5x10.5x1x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023R5.6tR5.4tR545.2b9.1x10.3x1x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023R5.3tR5.5tR544.0b8.7x9.7x1x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023R5.5tR5.5tR550.8b9x10x1x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023R5.8tR5.4tR585.9b8.5x9.9x1.1x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023R6.0tR5.3tR633.7b8.5x9.4x1.1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023R5.9tR5.4tR629.4b8.5x9.4x1.1x
Sat, 20 May 2023R5.9tR5.4tR671.6b7.6x8.7x1.1x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023R6.2tR5.3tR656.6b8.4x9.4x1.2x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023R5.9tR5.3tR647.4b8.2x9.2x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023R6.4tR5.2tR662.8b8.5x9.6x1.2x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023R6.2tR5.2tR657.5b8.3x9.4x1.2x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022R6.1tR5.2tR658.2b8.4x9.2x1.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022R5.8tR5.2tR842.3b8.4x6.9x1.1x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022R5.5tR5.1tR838.2b8.5x6.6x1.1x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022R6.0tR5.3tR800.2b8.5x7.5x1.1x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022R5.9tR5.2tR770.2b8.6x7.7x1.1x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022R6.1tR5.2tR805.5b8.7x7.6x1.2x
Sun, 22 May 2022R6.3tR5.2tR794.0b9.1x8x1.2x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022R6.8tR5.1tR766.9b9.8x8.9x1.3x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022R7.2tR5.2tR761.8b10.3x9.5x1.4x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022R7.3tR5.1tR761.8b10.7x9.5x1.4x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022R6.9tR5.1tR768.6b10.8x9x1.4x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021R6.7tR5.1tR770.5b10.2x8.7x1.3x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021R6.8tR5.0tR588.6b11.1x11.5x1.3x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021R6.5tR5.0tR572.0b11.4x11.3x1.3x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021R6.6tR4.9tR513.3b12x12.9x1.4x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021R6.5tR4.8tR511.2b11.5x12.7x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: R6.5tTotal Earnings: R511.2bTotal Revenue: R4.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.8x202220232024
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 13.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for South African listed companies have declined 5.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Sector Trends

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

ZA Market7.51%
Financials14.88%
Industrials9.35%
Consumer Staples7.99%
Telecom7.46%
Healthcare5.04%
Real Estate4.85%
Consumer Discretionary3.01%
Tech1.30%
Materials0.17%
Utilities0%
Energy-0.71%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.2x.
    • The market's confidence is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.5% which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 5.9% per year.
  • The Energy sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading below its 3-year average of 4.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Materials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 5.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Energy 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
FSR FirstRandR76.2518.3%
+R66.0b
10.5%PE11.3xFinancials
SBK Standard Bank GroupR212.4415.9%
+R48.4b
20.0%PB1.4xFinancials
CPI Capitec Bank HoldingsR2.59k17.0%
+R43.5b
67.0%PB6.9xFinancials
SLM SanlamR83.2716.2%
+R23.9b
37.2%PE14.8xFinancials
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR285.8415.5%
+R20.8b
27.1%PE24.1xConsumer Staples
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R264.02

Nedbank Group

7D

16.9%

1Y

14.6%

CPI

R2,589.21

Capitec Bank Holdings

7D

17.0%

1Y

67.0%

SHP

R285.84

Shoprite Holdings

7D

15.5%

1Y

27.1%

FSR

R76.25

FirstRand

7D

18.3%

1Y

10.5%

SBK

R212.44

Standard Bank Group

7D

15.9%

1Y

20.0%

SLM

R83.27

Sanlam

7D

16.2%

1Y

37.2%

ABG

R176.72

Absa Group

7D

15.7%

1Y

5.3%

VOD

R98.00

Vodacom Group

7D

7.9%

1Y

-19.8%

MCG

R102.69

MultiChoice Group

7D

-6.2%

1Y

9.7%

GFI

R251.53

Gold Fields

7D

-11.8%

1Y

-5.7%

AFH

R7.00

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings

7D

-4.9%

1Y

28.4%

NPN

R3,746.56

Naspers

7D

-1.9%

1Y

19.1%

TGA

R113.22

Thungela Resources

7D

-6.6%

1Y

-25.3%

QFH

R12.96

Quantum Foods Holdings

7D

-19.8%

1Y

188.0%

SSW

R20.29

Sibanye Stillwater

7D

-1.0%

1Y

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