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Belgian (BEL20) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-4.6%
  • 3M-14.4%
  • 1Y26.5%
  • YTD-4.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 3.4%, driven by a pullback from Lotus Bakeries of 4.0%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 28%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 Jan 2025€10.1b€8.6b€236.4m21.9x42.9x1.2x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024€10.6b€8.6b€235.2m20.2x45.2x1.2x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024€11.7b€8.5b€239.7m20.7x49x1.4x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024€11.5b€8.4b€238.0m19.6x48.4x1.4x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024€11.2b€8.4b€238.2m22.5x47.2x1.3x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024€9.8b€8.3b€224.2m22.2x43.5x1.2x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024€9.6b€8.3b€225.2m21.2x42.6x1.2x
Fri, 31 May 2024€9.8b€8.3b€224.7m23x43.7x1.2x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024€9.4b€8.1b€223.4m33.6x42x1.2x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024€8.8b€8.0b€217.7m31.4x40.3x1.1x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024€8.9b€8.0b€215.4m32.1x41.2x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024€7.9b€8.0b€199.5m31.7x39.7x1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023€8.5b€8.0b€199.5m33.9x42.4x1.1x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023€7.6b€7.8b€199.8m33.5x38.2x1x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023€7.6b€7.8b€201.8m37.8x37.5x1x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023€7.7b€7.7b€206.7m45.9x37.3x1x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023€7.8b€7.6b€225.0m43.1x34.8x1x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023€7.9b€7.6b€226.3m42.2x34.8x1x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023€6.9b€7.4b€234.2m42x29.6x0.9x
Mon, 01 May 2023€7.1b€7.4b€231.2m44.2x30.7x1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023€7.0b€7.3b€239.0m37x29.4x1x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023€7.0b€7.3b€244.4m22.8x28.7x1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023€6.7b€7.1b€238.2m23.6x28.2x0.9x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022€7.2b€7.2b€240.5m22.6x30x1x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022€6.8b€7.1b€244.7m22.9x27.8x1x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022€6.2b€7.1b€251.7m21.5x24.5x0.9x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022€6.5b€6.9b€248.2m27x26.4x0.9x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022€6.8b€6.8b€223.0m28.8x30.3x1x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022€6.5b€6.8b€223.6m28.1x29x1x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022€5.9b€6.8b€211.3m40.4x27.8x0.9x
Tue, 03 May 2022€6.5b€6.8b€211.0m47.9x30.9x1x
Thu, 31 Mar 2022€6.2b€6.8b€205.9m43.2x30.1x0.9x
Sat, 26 Feb 2022€6.3b€6.8b€212.3m46.1x29.5x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jan 2022€6.7b€6.7b€181.0m48.3x36.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

36.8x


Total Market Cap: €6.7bTotal Earnings: €181.0mTotal Revenue: €6.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Belgian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 35.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Belgian Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 43.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 35.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 9.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.7% 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 Belgian Consumer Staples industry?

BE Market-1.21%
Consumer Staples-4.22%
Food-4.64%
Agricultural Products-1.02%
Packaged Foods and Meats-4.86%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 52.0x.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (16.2%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • 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 7.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.3% 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
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