Swiss (SMI) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.1x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.

Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 10% per year over the last three years, while revenues for these companies have declined 2.2% per year. This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Consumer Staples sector?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Personal Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 258x. This is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 46% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 24.6x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 62% over the next 5 years. This is better than it's past earnings growth rate of 40% per year. Meanwhile, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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