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South African (JSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D2.4%
  • 3M-4.3%
  • 1Y9.2%
  • YTD-2.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 2.4%, and Clicks Group contributed the most with a gain of 3.8%. In the same time, SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF) was down 11%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.2%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 04 May 2024R519.2bR989.9bR26.9b10.3x19.3x0.5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024R523.7bR988.2bR26.7b10x19.6x0.5x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024R525.4bR971.1bR26.0b11.6x20.2x0.5x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024R581.5bR1.1tR24.8b13.6x23.4x0.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023R571.9bR1.1tR24.8b13.9x23.1x0.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023R553.4bR1.1tR27.3b11.9x20.3x0.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023R519.9bR1.0tR28.5b10.7x18.3x0.5x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023R550.7bR1.0tR27.8b12.4x19.8x0.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023R556.6bR999.2bR27.0b11.3x20.6x0.6x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023R535.7bR999.2bR27.0b11.6x19.9x0.5x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023R2.0tR976.0bR26.7b11.1x75.5x2.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023R529.9bR969.5bR27.0b12.6x19.6x0.5x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023R543.6bR960.7bR27.3b12.9x19.9x0.6x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023R551.2bR939.2bR26.4b13.2x20.9x0.6x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023R545.1bR922.4bR25.3b12.1x21.5x0.6x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022R537.5bR922.4bR25.3b11.7x21.2x0.6x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022R540.7bR911.9bR23.7b12.1x22.8x0.6x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022R515.3bR905.6bR23.1b11.8x22.3x0.6x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022R514.8bR893.4bR23.1b11.7x22.3x0.6x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022R538.1bR860.4bR22.0b12.2x24.5x0.6x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022R494.2bR860.4bR22.0b11.5x22.5x0.6x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022R501.5bR860.1bR22.0b11.9x22.8x0.6x
Mon, 09 May 2022R506.6bR848.5bR21.6b12.8x23.5x0.6x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022R535.4bR846.9bR21.9b13.3x24.5x0.6x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022R539.9bR850.4bR20.8b13.9x26x0.6x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022R533.9bR841.2bR19.8b15.2x27x0.6x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021R529.6bR825.8bR21.0b14.8x25.2x0.6x
Thu, 25 Nov 2021R517.2bR824.4bR21.1b15.3x24.5x0.6x
Sat, 23 Oct 2021R528.8bR819.2bR21.7b15x24.4x0.6x
Mon, 20 Sep 2021R527.9bR824.7bR19.2b15.2x27.4x0.6x
Wed, 18 Aug 2021R507.0bR736.0bR20.9b14.4x24.3x0.7x
Wed, 02 Jun 2021R482.2bR716.9bR17.8b16.9x27.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.1x


Total Market Cap: R482.2bTotal Earnings: R17.8bTotal Revenue: R716.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Consumer Staples 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 19.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% 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 South African Consumer Staples sector?

ZA Market1.90%
Consumer Staples2.40%
Food and Staples Retail2.50%
Food2.21%
Tobacco0%
Household Products0%
Personal Products0%
Beverage-10.50%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Beverage industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 21.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
CLS Clicks GroupR296.403.8%
+R2.6b
12.3%PE26.6x
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR253.021.8%
+R2.5b
18.6%PE21.3x
BID BidR432.291.6%
+R2.2b
10.8%PE19.4x
SPP SPAR GroupR101.8711.5%
+R2.0b
-24.2%PE48.9x
AVI AVIR87.672.3%
+R641.4m
31.4%PE14.3x
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