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Chinese (SSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies163
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M7.9%
  • 1Y-12.1%
  • YTD-0.5%

The Food is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Wens Foodstuff Group has stood out, gaining 3.4%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 13% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 32% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 May 2024CN¥2.3tCN¥1.8tCN¥47.4b29.4x47.8x1.3x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024CN¥2.1tCN¥1.7tCN¥47.4b28.4x44.4x1.2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024CN¥2.1tCN¥1.7tCN¥46.1b27.8x46.5x1.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024CN¥2.0tCN¥1.7tCN¥52.8b25x38.7x1.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024CN¥2.2tCN¥1.7tCN¥52.8b32.5x41.4x1.3x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥52.9b33x43x1.3x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥54.4b32x41.9x1.3x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥68.5b34.1x33.1x1.3x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.7tCN¥77.9b36x29.7x1.3x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.7tCN¥79.7b38.2x30.4x1.4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.7tCN¥79.6b37.7x30.6x1.4x
Sat, 20 May 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.7tCN¥79.3b39.9x32.1x1.5x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥46.0b39.8x58.5x1.6x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥33.1b43.5x83.8x1.7x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023CN¥3.0tCN¥1.7tCN¥57.3b41x52.4x1.8x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023CN¥2.9tCN¥1.7tCN¥57.3b40.9x51.5x1.7x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022CN¥2.9tCN¥1.7tCN¥57.3b41.4x51.4x1.7x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022CN¥2.7tCN¥1.7tCN¥57.3b35.6x48x1.6x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥16.8b37.5x174.1x1.8x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022CN¥3.2tCN¥1.6tCN¥17.3b40x182.7x2x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022CN¥3.1tCN¥1.6tCN¥8.0b40.4x390.9x2x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022CN¥3.1tCN¥1.5tCN¥7.1b39.8x438.6x2x
Sun, 22 May 2022CN¥2.9tCN¥1.5tCN¥7.8b37.5x369x1.9x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022CN¥3.1tCN¥1.6tCN¥45.6b38.6x67.9x2x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥44.7b34.7x64.7x1.9x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022CN¥3.2tCN¥1.5tCN¥47.2b37.7x67.6x2.1x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022CN¥3.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥48.1b42x70.5x2.2x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021CN¥3.2tCN¥1.5tCN¥48.1b38.6x67x2.1x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021CN¥3.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥48.1b41x73x2.3x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021CN¥3.2tCN¥1.5tCN¥95.5b37.7x33.7x2.2x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021CN¥3.0tCN¥1.5tCN¥95.7b36.2x31.3x2x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021CN¥3.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥95.7b41.9x36.8x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.9x


Total Market Cap: CN¥3.7tTotal Earnings: CN¥120.1bTotal Revenue: CN¥1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 86.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Food 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 48.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 86.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Consumer Staples industry?

CN Market-1.53%
Consumer Staples-1.81%
Food-1.11%
Agricultural Products-0.45%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.19%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 70.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Agricultural Products industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 59% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.4% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 29% 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
300498 Wens Foodstuff GroupCN¥21.352.5%
+CN¥3.5b
18.2%PS1.5x
876 New Hope LiuheLtdCN¥9.935.6%
+CN¥2.4b
-17.8%PE86009.5x
2714 Muyuan FoodsCN¥47.690.8%
+CN¥2.2b
11.6%PS1.2x
300175 LontrueCN¥13.1852.4%
+CN¥2.1b
277.7%PS24.2x
600887 Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial GroupCN¥28.110.6%
+CN¥1.0b
-5.8%PE14x
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