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Canadian (TSX) Industrials Sector Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies135
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-9.3%
  • 1Y0.4%
  • YTD-1.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Industrials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by a pullback from Thomson Reuters of 3.0%. As for the longer term, the industry's performance has been flat for the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Industrials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023CA$390.6bCA$161.5bCA$15.4b16.7x25.4x2.4x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023CA$408.4bCA$160.7bCA$15.8b17.1x25.9x2.5x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023CA$423.8bCA$160.9bCA$15.8b17.1x26.8x2.6x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023CA$425.3bCA$156.9bCA$13.7b19.1x30.9x2.7x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023CA$418.6bCA$157.0bCA$13.8b19x30.4x2.7x
Fri, 19 May 2023CA$431.0bCA$157.3bCA$13.7b19.9x31.4x2.7x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023CA$423.9bCA$153.4bCA$13.8b20.2x30.7x2.8x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023CA$413.4bCA$153.8bCA$14.0b19.3x29.6x2.7x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023CA$413.2bCA$150.7bCA$13.8b17.4x29.9x2.7x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023CA$408.1bCA$149.0bCA$12.7b17.1x32.1x2.7x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022CA$421.1bCA$149.1bCA$12.7b16x33.1x2.8x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022CA$389.3bCA$145.6bCA$12.0b14.2x32.4x2.7x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022CA$371.6bCA$143.8bCA$11.6b15.3x32.1x2.6x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022CA$398.4bCA$142.1bCA$11.5b16.6x34.6x2.8x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022CA$378.5bCA$136.3bCA$13.2b13.8x28.7x2.8x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022CA$356.0bCA$136.2bCA$13.2b14x27x2.6x
Sat, 21 May 2022CA$357.5bCA$135.7bCA$13.2b15.9x27.2x2.6x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022CA$397.9bCA$129.3bCA$17.8b19.4x22.3x3.1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022CA$395.3bCA$129.6bCA$17.9b18.7x22.1x3.1x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022CA$400.1bCA$126.2bCA$16.9b21.5x23.7x3.2x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022CA$410.2bCA$124.0bCA$17.8b19.7x23x3.3x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021CA$395.5bCA$124.2bCA$17.9b19.1x22.1x3.2x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021CA$402.2bCA$121.1bCA$17.6b20.7x22.9x3.3x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021CA$370.9bCA$119.2bCA$17.7b19.2x20.9x3.1x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021CA$378.4bCA$120.4bCA$17.5b19.8x21.6x3.1x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021CA$357.6bCA$120.4bCA$17.5b19.3x20.4x3x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021CA$349.8bCA$112.4bCA$14.7b21x23.8x3.1x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020CA$328.8bCA$117.4bCA$3.3b16.4x100.3x2.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$288.0bTotal Earnings: CA$7.7bTotal Revenue: CA$120.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Industrials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 33.6x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Canadian Industrials 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 25.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 33.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Industrials industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 10% 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 Canadian Industrials sector?

CA Market-1.70%
Industrials-1.94%
Electrical0.85%
Marine and Shipping-0.89%
Transportation-1.39%
Aerospace & Defense-1.42%
Industrials-1.46%
Trade Distributors-1.52%
Machinery-1.67%
Professional Services-1.98%
Infrastructure-2.27%
Airlines-2.32%
Commercial Services-3.59%
Construction-4.01%
Building-4.07%
Logistics-5.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Aerospace & Defense industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 350x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.5%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 195.2% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commercial Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 97% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Professional Services industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 2.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCA$98.201.7%
+CA$1.5b
-3.3%PE21.9x
CNR Canadian National RailwayCA$146.541.3%
+CA$669.7m
-9.2%PE19.3x
BBD.B BombardierCA$44.026.3%
+CA$247.9m
10.0%PE5.5x
TIH Toromont IndustriesCA$105.411.4%
+CA$116.9m
0.7%PE16.9x
HPS.A Hammond Power SolutionsCA$67.5916.4%
+CA$113.3m
235.4%PE13x
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GFL

CA$39.87

GFL Environmental

7D

-2.3%

1Y

8.4%

HPS.A

CA$67.59

Hammond Power Solutions

7D

16.4%

1Y

235.4%

CNR

CA$146.54

Canadian National Railway

7D

1.3%

1Y

-9.2%

ATS

CA$47.26

ATS

7D

-2.2%

1Y

9.7%

CP

CA$98.20

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

7D

1.7%

1Y

-3.3%

ARE

CA$9.92

Aecon Group

7D

-11.9%

1Y

2.7%

CAE

CA$28.80

CAE

7D

0.9%

1Y

10.8%

BYD

CA$237.47

Boyd Group Services

7D

1.8%

1Y

22.5%

MTL

CA$13.36

Mullen Group

7D

-3.7%

1Y

-2.4%

WSP

CA$179.53

WSP Global

7D

-3.4%

1Y

7.2%

FTT

CA$37.87

Finning International

7D

1.1%

1Y

30.7%

TIH

CA$105.41

Toromont Industries

7D

1.4%

1Y

0.7%

ATRL

CA$37.92

SNC-Lavalin Group

7D

-4.8%

1Y

60.7%

BBD.B

CA$44.02

Bombardier

7D

6.3%

1Y

10.0%