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Belgian (BEL20) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 02, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.8%
  • 3M11.2%
  • 1Y41.3%
  • YTD16.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from Lotus Bakeries of 2.6%. In contrast, Greenyard has gained 5.9%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 41%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 02 Jun 2024€9.8b€8.3b€224.6m23.3x43.7x1.2x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024€9.4b€8.1b€223.2m34.8x42x1.2x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024€8.7b€8.0b€217.8m31.4x40x1.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024€8.8b€8.0b€215.4m31.5x40.9x1.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024€7.9b€8.0b€199.5m31.7x39.7x1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023€8.2b€8.0b€199.0m34.1x41.4x1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023€7.8b€8.0b€199.9m34.3x38.9x1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023€7.4b€7.8b€201.9m37.8x36.6x1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023€7.8b€7.7b€206.4m46.2x37.9x1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023€7.7b€7.6b€225.2m43.4x34.1x1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023€7.8b€7.6b€225.3m41.5x34.8x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023€6.9b€7.5b€234.3m42x29.6x0.9x
Wed, 03 May 2023€7.1b€7.4b€231.3m44.3x30.5x1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023€7.2b€7.4b€232.3m43.6x31x1x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023€7.0b€7.3b€241.8m34.9x28.9x1x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023€6.8b€7.1b€238.1m23.9x28.5x0.9x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022€7.2b€7.2b€240.8m22.3x30x1x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022€6.8b€7.1b€245.1m22.4x27.7x1x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022€6.2b€7.1b€251.7m21.5x24.5x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022€6.7b€6.9b€247.1m27.2x27x1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022€6.6b€6.8b€222.1m28.7x29.7x1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022€6.6b€6.8b€223.5m29x29.3x1x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022€6.0b€6.8b€211.5m41.2x28.2x0.9x
Thu, 05 May 2022€6.5b€6.8b€210.6m47.1x30.8x1x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022€6.2b€6.8b€206.8m42.7x29.8x0.9x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022€6.3b€6.8b€209.8m46.1x30.1x0.9x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022€6.6b€6.7b€181.3m48.9x36.5x1x
Fri, 24 Dec 2021€6.7b€6.7b€181.2m49.3x37x1x
Sun, 21 Nov 2021€6.4b€6.7b€181.2m46.6x35.1x0.9x
Tue, 19 Oct 2021€6.7b€6.7b€172.5m49.7x38.7x1x
Thu, 16 Sep 2021€6.5b€6.7b€163.8m48.8x39.8x1x
Sat, 14 Aug 2021€6.1b€6.7b€161.6m44x37.8x0.9x
Wed, 09 Jun 2021€5.7b€6.6b€132.8m48.8x42.9x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

42.9x


Total Market Cap: €5.7bTotal Earnings: €132.8mTotal Revenue: €6.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Belgian Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.1x202220232024
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 43.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 34.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.98x 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 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% 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-1.64%
Consumer Staples-3.53%
Food-1.75%
Agricultural Products0.67%
Packaged Foods and Meats-1.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 49.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 50.3% 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 8.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 50% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GREEN Greenyard€6.445.9%
+€17.9m
-4.6%PE23.3x
FLOB Floridienne€695.002.2%
+€14.7m
-10.3%PE191.9x
WHATS What's Cooking Group/SA€79.605.3%
+€7.4m
-5.2%PE19.3x
SIP Sipef€57.200.7%
+€4.2m
-3.2%PE8.9x
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