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U.S. Basic Materials Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 09, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies13
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M-11.5%
  • 1Y23.5%
  • YTD8.0%

The Basic Materials industry has stayed flat over the last week. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 24% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$137.0bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.3x18.4x2.3x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$141.8bUS$58.5bUS$7.4b20.1x19.1x2.4x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$149.5bUS$58.5bUS$7.3b24.3x20.5x2.6x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$158.4bUS$58.3bUS$6.4b26.1x24.6x2.7x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$146.5bUS$56.9bUS$6.2b21x23.7x2.6x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$127.5bUS$55.9bUS$6.0b20.7x21.3x2.3x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$126.2bUS$56.0bUS$6.0b19.7x21.1x2.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$115.0bUS$56.2bUS$6.0b16x19.1x2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$67.7bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b21.8x26.2x3.1x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$71.0bUS$21.9bUS$2.6b22.5x27.5x3.2x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$74.6bUS$22.0bUS$2.6b24.2x28.9x3.4x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$73.6bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b22.1x29.1x3.4x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$68.7bUS$21.5bUS$2.5b20.2x27.1x3.2x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$62.0bUS$19.0bUS$2.4b21.5x26x3.3x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$56.1bUS$18.8bUS$2.2b22.6x25.1x3x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$57.2bUS$18.4bUS$2.2b20.5x25.8x3.1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$56.6bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b20.4x25.6x3.1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$54.9bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x25x3x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$57.5bUS$18.5bUS$2.2b18.3x26.3x3.1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$47.9bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.6x21.9x2.7x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$51.1bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b13.7x23.3x2.9x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$57.6bUS$17.6bUS$2.2b15x26.1x3.3x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$47.6bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b15.9x25x2.9x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$50.7bUS$16.7bUS$1.9b17.7x26.6x3x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$54.3bUS$16.6bUS$1.9b14.8x28.3x3.3x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$60.2bUS$17.8bUS$2.2b13.9x27.9x3.4x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$59.4bUS$17.6bUS$2.1b14.6x27.7x3.4x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$62.4bUS$16.9bUS$2.1b15.5x29.2x3.7x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021US$70.3bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b20.1x33.2x4.2x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021US$68.5bUS$16.8bUS$2.1b19.6x32.3x4.1x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021US$63.4bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17.8x28.9x3.6x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021US$58.2bUS$17.5bUS$2.2b17x26.5x3.3x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021US$62.1bUS$16.3bUS$2.2b17.5x28.1x3.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.6x


Total Market Cap: US$60.9bTotal Earnings: US$2.2bTotal Revenue: US$16.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Basic Materials Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Basic Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 18.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 53% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?

US Market1.77%
Materials1.89%
Basic Materials0.55%
Construction Materials0.55%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CRH CRHUS$74.231.7%
+US$840.2m		38.3%PE15.4x
KNF Knife RiverUS$71.213.8%
+US$147.2m		63.7%PE22.8x
SUM Summit MaterialsUS$36.081.3%
+US$79.0m		-0.3%PE25.3x
USLM United States Lime & MineralsUS$356.831.9%
+US$37.8m		79.7%PE25.4x
LOMA Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad AnónimaUS$6.712.8%
+US$21.0m		-0.3%PE17.7x
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MLM

US$529.98

Martin Marietta Materials

7D

-0.4%

1Y

19.4%

SUM

US$36.08

Summit Materials

7D

1.3%

1Y

-0.3%

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VMC

US$241.97

Vulcan Materials

7D

-0.7%

1Y

10.3%

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Jul 01
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KNF

US$71.21

Knife River

7D

3.8%

1Y

63.7%

EXP

US$213.42

Eagle Materials

7D

-0.4%

1Y

17.1%

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Jun 27

SMID

US$28.02

Smith-Midland

7D

4.5%

1Y

18.2%

CRH

US$74.23

CRH

7D

1.7%

1Y

38.3%

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Jun 26
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RETO

US$1.66

ReTo Eco-Solutions

7D

-37.1%

1Y

-85.3%

USLM

US$356.83

United States Lime & Minerals

7D

1.9%

1Y

79.7%

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Jun 12

LOMA

US$6.71

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

7D

2.8%

1Y

-0.3%

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