Dutch (AEX) Professional Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Dutch Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 30 Oct 2023	€46.4b	€40.6b	€2.1b	20.2x	22x	1.1x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023	€46.3b	€41.3b	€2.2b	20x	21.3x	1.1x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023	€45.8b	€41.3b	€2.2b	17.5x	20.9x	1.1x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023	€46.1b	€40.8b	€2.2b	21.1x	20.7x	1.1x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023	€45.9b	€40.8b	€2.2b	20.1x	20.6x	1.1x
Thu, 18 May 2023	€44.2b	€40.8b	€2.2b	21.1x	19.8x	1.1x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023	€46.9b	€40.9b	€2.3b	24.3x	20.5x	1.1x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023	€45.0b	€38.8b	€2.1b	26.4x	21.3x	1.2x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023	€42.5b	€37.6b	€1.9b	25.6x	22.4x	1.1x
Fri, 06 Jan 2023	€40.9b	€37.6b	€1.9b	24.3x	21.6x	1.1x
Sun, 04 Dec 2022	€39.2b	€34.0b	€1.7b	32x	22.8x	1.2x
Tue, 01 Nov 2022	€38.1b	€34.0b	€1.7b	18.1x	22.2x	1.1x
Thu, 29 Sep 2022	€34.9b	€33.3b	€1.7b	16.4x	20.7x	1x
Sat, 27 Aug 2022	€37.2b	€33.3b	€1.7b	18.4x	22.1x	1.1x
Mon, 25 Jul 2022	€37.7b	€32.0b	€1.6b	17.9x	23.7x	1.2x
Wed, 22 Jun 2022	€33.1b	€32.0b	€1.6b	16.9x	20.8x	1x
Fri, 20 May 2022	€35.0b	€32.0b	€1.6b	17x	22x	1.1x
Sun, 17 Apr 2022	€37.1b	€30.9b	€1.6b	17.6x	23.8x	1.2x
Tue, 15 Mar 2022	€36.0b	€31.0b	€1.6b	15.3x	22.9x	1.2x
Thu, 10 Feb 2022	€37.2b	€29.7b	€1.5b	19.7x	24.7x	1.3x
Sat, 08 Jan 2022	€38.8b	€29.7b	€1.5b	19.3x	25.8x	1.3x
Mon, 06 Dec 2021	€38.4b	€29.7b	€1.5b	18.1x	25.6x	1.3x
Wed, 03 Nov 2021	€37.6b	€29.7b	€1.5b	17.7x	25x	1.3x
Fri, 01 Oct 2021	€36.3b	€28.6b	€1.4b	17.7x	25.6x	1.3x
Sun, 29 Aug 2021	€38.8b	€28.6b	€1.4b	19.2x	27.4x	1.4x
Mon, 05 Jul 2021	€36.0b	€28.6b	€1.4b	21.7x	25.4x	1.3x
Thu, 08 Apr 2021	€32.4b	€27.0b	€1.2b	27.6x	28x	1.2x
Sun, 10 Jan 2021	€29.7b	€26.9b	€1.0b	33x	28.8x	1.1x

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the Dutch Professional Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.2x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Dutch Industrials industry?


NL Market	0.82%
Industrials	0.17%
Professional Services	0.092%
HR Services	1.60%
Research and Consulting Services	-0.41%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.4x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 27.3% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 17.1x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 27% per year.

In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.3% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
RAND Randstad	€48.40	1.1% +€92.0m	-4.0%	PE11.7x
ARCAD Arcadis	€38.40	1.6% +€55.8m	11.7%	PE26.8x
BRNL Brunel International	€12.92	1.6% +€10.1m	38.8%	PE16.7x
MAJ Majorel Group Luxembourg	€29.95	0.2% +€5.0m	44.7%	PE20.2x
AVTX Avantium	€3.11	1.3% +€1.7m	-6.3%	PS6.7x