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Chinese (SSE) General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 31, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D1.6%
  • 3M-14.2%
  • 1Y-28.1%
  • YTD-17.8%

Over the last 7 days, the General Merchandise and Department Stores industry has risen 1.6%, driven by gains in Zhejiang China Commodities City Group and Wangfujing Group of 6.5% and 17%, respectively. In the past year, the industry is down 28%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 17% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 Aug 2024CN¥214.9bCN¥163.2bCN¥5.8b24.5x36.7x1.3x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024CN¥212.9bCN¥164.1bCN¥6.0b24.6x35.7x1.3x
Mon, 27 May 2024CN¥247.2bCN¥164.2bCN¥5.7b30.2x43.7x1.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024CN¥235.2bCN¥164.6bCN¥6.8b26.4x34.4x1.4x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024CN¥261.4bCN¥160.6bCN¥5.5b28.3x47.3x1.6x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024CN¥230.0bCN¥160.0bCN¥5.4b23.9x42.2x1.4x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024CN¥289.0bCN¥165.9bCN¥5.3b30.7x54.4x1.7x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023CN¥286.0bCN¥165.9bCN¥5.3b29.9x53.8x1.7x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023CN¥260.7bCN¥160.0bCN¥5.1b27.5x51.5x1.6x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023CN¥268.2bCN¥156.1bCN¥5.5b26.4x49x1.7x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023CN¥224.7bCN¥147.6bCN¥3.6b29.1x62.5x1.5x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023CN¥242.4bCN¥141.0bCN¥2.8b30.6x86x1.7x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023CN¥211.0bCN¥141.3bCN¥2.9b29.2x73.8x1.5x
Tue, 30 May 2023CN¥214.1bCN¥141.0bCN¥2.9b29.2x74.1x1.5x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023CN¥224.5bCN¥141.5bCN¥5.0b33.2x45.3x1.6x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023CN¥232.9bCN¥145.0bCN¥6.8b37.1x34.3x1.6x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023CN¥217.7bCN¥136.7bCN¥6.5b29.2x33.3x1.6x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023CN¥243.8bCN¥142.0bCN¥7.3b35.6x33.6x1.7x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022CN¥252.9bCN¥142.0bCN¥7.3b35.5x34.8x1.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022CN¥225.4bCN¥142.0bCN¥7.0b31.5x32x1.6x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022CN¥198.3bCN¥143.5bCN¥7.7b25.1x25.6x1.4x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022CN¥219.0bCN¥143.7bCN¥7.8b27.8x28.1x1.5x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022CN¥205.4bCN¥147.4bCN¥8.5b28.5x24.1x1.4x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022CN¥234.1bCN¥150.9bCN¥8.7b32.6x26.9x1.6x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022CN¥238.4bCN¥150.9bCN¥8.7b35.1x27.4x1.6x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022CN¥221.1bCN¥152.8bCN¥5.4b24.1x40.7x1.4x
Sun, 27 Mar 2022CN¥229.5bCN¥153.7bCN¥4.9b26.4x47x1.5x
Tue, 22 Feb 2022CN¥274.0bCN¥160.1bCN¥5.9b26.6x46.2x1.7x
Thu, 20 Jan 2022CN¥267.6bCN¥159.9bCN¥5.9b26.6x45.5x1.7x
Sat, 18 Dec 2021CN¥255.8bCN¥159.9bCN¥5.9b25.4x43.5x1.6x
Mon, 15 Nov 2021CN¥252.0bCN¥163.6bCN¥6.1b24.1x41x1.5x
Wed, 13 Oct 2021CN¥251.2bCN¥161.8bCN¥6.4b23x39.5x1.6x
Fri, 10 Sep 2021CN¥249.1bCN¥161.8bCN¥6.4b22.1x39.2x1.5x
Sun, 08 Aug 2021CN¥225.4bCN¥163.6bCN¥6.5b22.1x34.8x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.8x


Total Market Cap: CN¥225.4bTotal Earnings: CN¥6.5bTotal Revenue: CN¥163.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese General Merchandise and Department Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 43.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Multiline Retail 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 36.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 43.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Multiline Retail industry have declined 3.4% 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 Chinese Consumer Discretionary industry?

CN Market-0.81%
Consumer Discretionary-0.39%
General Merchandise and Department Stores1.64%
Broadline Retail1.64%
Department Stores0%
General Merchandise Stores0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Broadline Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Broadline Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 53.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Broadline Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 17% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Broadline Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
600415 Zhejiang China Commodities City GroupCN¥7.726.5%
+CN¥2.6b
-6.4%PE19.5x
600859 Wangfujing GroupCN¥14.6016.8%
+CN¥2.4b
-36.2%PE24.2x
000785 Easyhome New Retail GroupCN¥2.5710.8%
+CN¥1.6b
-41.6%PE13.5x
000564 Ccoop GroupCN¥1.772.9%
+CN¥958.2m
36.2%PS23.8x
301558 SFC HoldingsCN¥8.338.7%
+CN¥528.5m
n/aPE56.3x
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