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Australian (ASX) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M7.0%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD1.9%

The Food industry is up 1.5% in the last week, with Bega Cheese up 5.0%. Meanwhile, Ridley actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.2% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 8.8% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025AU$9.6bAU$15.1bAU$124.0m24.1x77.3x0.6x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025AU$9.3bAU$15.1bAU$127.7m23.7x73.1x0.6x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024AU$8.8bAU$15.1bAU$122.7m23.3x71.5x0.6x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024AU$8.8bAU$14.8b-AU$22,959,706.9421.8x-381.2x0.6x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024AU$8.6bAU$14.8b-AU$22,813,891.1220.4x-377.5x0.6x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024AU$8.3bAU$15.0b-AU$80,406,292.8417.8x-102.8x0.6x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024AU$8.0bAU$14.8b-AU$342,792,516.6615.8x-23.3x0.5x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024AU$8.0bAU$14.8b-AU$344,455,668.2115.4x-23.3x0.5x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024AU$8.0bAU$14.7b-AU$436,942,052.2915.7x-18.4x0.5x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024AU$8.0bAU$15.0b-AU$461,044,167.0415.3x-17.3x0.5x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024AU$8.2bAU$15.0b-AU$461,034,636.7916.7x-17.9x0.5x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024AU$9.5bAU$16.4b-AU$460,503,179.2617.4x-20.6x0.6x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024AU$12.3bAU$18.5b-AU$499,275,075.0020.5x-24.5x0.7x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023AU$11.8bAU$18.5b-AU$498,451,556.0021.1x-23.6x0.6x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023AU$11.6bAU$18.4b-AU$338,836,948.0024.1x-34.2x0.6x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023AU$11.2bAU$18.7b-AU$318,444,964.0022.9x-35.1x0.6x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023AU$11.1bAU$18.7b-AU$317,349,565.0023.8x-34.8x0.6x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023AU$11.4bAU$18.1b-AU$71,778,212.0032.3x-159.2x0.6x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023AU$11.2bAU$18.1b-AU$71,879,874.0032.8x-155.7x0.6x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023AU$10.8bAU$18.0b-AU$75,960,335.0028.1x-142.5x0.6x
Tue, 02 May 2023AU$11.3bAU$17.8bAU$227.7m26.2x49.8x0.6x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023AU$11.4bAU$17.8bAU$227.7m26.1x50x0.6x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023AU$11.5bAU$17.7bAU$249.9m20.3x46.2x0.7x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023AU$11.8bAU$17.2bAU$328.4m13.9x36x0.7x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022AU$11.5bAU$17.2bAU$328.1m14x35.1x0.7x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022AU$11.7bAU$17.0bAU$377.5m14x31x0.7x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022AU$12.1bAU$16.4bAU$398.1m15.3x30.4x0.7x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022AU$12.8bAU$16.4bAU$398.2m15.3x32.2x0.8x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022AU$12.5bAU$16.0bAU$495.0m14.1x25.3x0.8x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022AU$12.7bAU$16.0bAU$495.2m14.2x25.6x0.8x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022AU$13.5bAU$15.7bAU$470.5m15.7x28.6x0.9x
Wed, 04 May 2022AU$13.4bAU$15.2bAU$438.8m16.6x30.6x0.9x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022AU$13.3bAU$15.2bAU$438.2m16.1x30.3x0.9x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022AU$12.9bAU$15.2bAU$470.0m14.7x27.5x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.5x


Total Market Cap: AU$12.9bTotal Earnings: AU$470.0mTotal Revenue: AU$15.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -21.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Australian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 77.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -21.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 36% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Australian Consumer Staples industry?

AU Market-0.19%
Consumer Staples2.03%
Food1.47%
Packaged Foods and Meats2.10%
Agricultural Products0.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 59.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32.0% 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 of 44.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats 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
BGA Bega CheeseAU$6.115.0%
+AU$88.4m
52.4%PE54.5x
SHV Select HarvestsAU$4.945.1%
+AU$34.1m
20.8%PE468x
CBO Cobram Estate OlivesAU$2.034.1%
+AU$33.5m
22.3%PE45.9x
SGLLV RicegrowersAU$10.632.7%
+AU$18.2m
55.2%PE10.7x
ING Inghams GroupAU$3.221.3%
+AU$14.9m
-8.8%PE11.8x
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RIC

AU$2.57

Ridley

7D

-9.2%

1Y

8.0%

SHV

AU$4.94

Select Harvests

7D

5.1%

1Y

20.8%

CSS

AU$0.14

Clean Seas Seafood

7D

64.8%

1Y

-46.3%

SPG

AU$0.69

SPC Global Holdings

7D

-17.3%

1Y

-59.1%

WNX

AU$0.67

Wellnex Life

7D

-16.9%

1Y

-46.8%

LGL

AU$1.73

Lynch Group Holdings

7D

-4.2%

1Y

24.1%

ING

AU$3.22

Inghams Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

-8.8%

TFL

AU$0.01

TasFoods

7D

-23.1%

1Y

-61.5%

BUB

AU$0.14

Bubs Australia

7D

12.0%

1Y

7.7%

CBO

AU$2.03

Cobram Estate Olives

7D

4.1%

1Y

22.3%