Danish (OMX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Danish 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 20.2x. 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 9.5% per year over the last three years, and revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Danish Consumer Staples sector?

Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.8x. This is likely because analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.6% per year. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Tobacco industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.1x.

Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Food industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year. Meanwhile, the Tobacco industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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