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French (CAC) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-8.6%
  • 1Y-21.6%
  • YTD-21.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 1.8%, driven by a pullback from L'Oréal of 1.9%. On the other hand Unibel is actually up 16%. However, the industry is down 21% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.5% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024€271.8b€199.2b€12.3b11.5x22.2x1.4x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024€267.8b€199.4b€12.3b10.8x21.7x1.3x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024€299.4b€199.4b€12.3b11.5x24.3x1.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024€294.8b€199.5b€12.4b13.8x23.7x1.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024€299.2b€199.7b€13.0b13.1x23.1x1.5x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024€310.2b€189.8b€10.9b15.7x28.5x1.6x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024€343.1b€189.9b€10.9b17.2x31.6x1.8x
Sat, 04 May 2024€335.3b€189.9b€10.9b17.3x30.9x1.8x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024€338.0b€189.8b€10.9b18.6x31.1x1.8x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024€348.4b€199.5b€8.7b21.3x40.2x1.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024€335.8b€227.0b€9.4b15.7x35.6x1.5x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023€349.1b€227.0b€9.4b16.4x37x1.5x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023€335.5b€227.0b€9.5b15.5x35.4x1.5x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023€310.8b€226.9b€9.5b17.8x32.8x1.4x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023€326.2b€226.5b€9.4b14.4x34.8x1.4x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023€341.4b€226.1b€9.5b15.2x36x1.5x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023€338.4b€322.6b€10.4b18.1x32.4x1x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023€335.0b€322.2b€10.4b14.9x32.1x1x
Sun, 07 May 2023€356.4b€322.1b€10.4b15.9x34.1x1.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023€348.1b€318.4b€10.7b19.4x32.6x1.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023€318.4b€314.8b€10.7b19.1x29.8x1x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023€317.3b€304.7b€10.3b19.8x30.9x1x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022€291.5b€304.7b€10.3b19.1x28.4x1x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022€299.1b€304.1b€10.2b16.7x29.4x1x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022€283.7b€304.1b€10.2b15.8x27.9x0.9x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022€295.2b€304.5b€10.4b19.8x28.5x1x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022€315.4b€303.2b€10.1b18.6x31.2x1x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022€295.7b€288.1b€9.6b18.5x30.8x1x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022€282.5b€287.6b€9.6b19.1x29.5x1x
Mon, 09 May 2022€289.1b€287.5b€9.5b18.5x30.3x1x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022€323.4b€286.5b€9.4b22.5x34.4x1.1x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022€315.5b€289.9b€9.8b24x32.2x1.1x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022€333.5b€283.4b€9.1b25.6x36.7x1.2x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021€366.2b€283.4b€9.1b22.7x40.3x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.3x


Total Market Cap: €366.2bTotal Earnings: €9.1bTotal Revenue: €283.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 31.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Consumer Staples 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 22.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 31.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 11% 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 French Consumer Staples sector?

FR Market-1.72%
Consumer Staples-2.20%
Tobacco0%
Food-1.01%
Personal Products-1.87%
Food and Staples Retail-3.82%
Beverage-5.24%
Household Products-11.71%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 17.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 35.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 44.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Personal Products industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
UNBL Unibel€965.0016.3%
+€282.8m
-3.5%PE21.6x
ALLAN Lanson-BCC€35.603.5%
+€8.0m
-13.8%PE8.2x
MALT Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme€750.001.4%
+€5.0m
15.4%PE8.3x
ALKKO KKO International€0.177.7%
+€1.7m
72.0%PS4.2x
ALFLE Fleury Michon€27.000.7%
+€834.3k
37.4%PE7.1x
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UNBL

€965.00

Unibel

7D

16.3%

1Y

-3.5%

VRAP

€12.70

Vranken-Pommery Monopole Société Anonyme

7D

0.4%

1Y

-19.6%

ALECO

€2.60

écomiam

7D

8.3%

1Y

18.2%

LPE

€105.00

Laurent-Perrier

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-13.2%

ALLAN

€35.60

Lanson-BCC

7D

3.5%

1Y

-13.8%

ALAGR

€0.059

AgroGeneration

7D

4.2%

1Y

104.8%

RI

€108.05

Pernod Ricard

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-32.8%

MALT

€750.00

Malteries Franco-Belges Société Anonyme

7D

1.4%

1Y

15.4%

ITP

€39.65

Interparfums

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-13.6%

ALFLE

€27.00

Fleury Michon

7D

0.7%

1Y

37.4%