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French (CAC) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 20, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y8.6%
  • YTD7.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 8.6% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Sep 2023€41.8b€50.8b€1.7b14.2x25.2x0.8x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023€41.9b€50.5b€1.7b14x24.9x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023€43.3b€49.5b€1.3b14.9x33.2x0.9x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023€42.0b€49.1b€1.3b14x33.3x0.9x
Thu, 11 May 2023€44.6b€49.1b€1.3b13.1x34.6x0.9x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023€44.2b€48.8b€1.6b18.4x26.9x0.9x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023€41.0b€48.1b€1.7b18.2x24.6x0.9x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023€38.6b€46.0b€2.3b17.8x17.1x0.8x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022€38.3b€45.9b€2.3b17.7x17x0.8x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022€38.5b€45.6b€2.3b15.9x16.9x0.8x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022€36.3b€45.6b€2.3b13.5x16x0.8x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022€37.6b€46.1b€2.4b12.3x15.4x0.8x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022€41.1b€45.7b€2.5b12.9x16.7x0.9x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022€40.4b€44.2b€2.4b12.9x16.9x0.9x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022€39.2b€43.8b€2.4b13.5x16.6x0.9x
Fri, 13 May 2022€41.3b€43.8b€2.4b13.3x17.6x0.9x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022€40.1b€43.8b€2.3b14.6x17.1x0.9x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022€41.6b€47.0b€2.5b16.8x16.8x0.9x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022€47.8b€45.9b€2.6b19.2x18.4x1x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022€46.7b€45.9b€2.6b17.8x18x1x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021€46.5b€45.6b€2.6b17.7x18x1x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021€47.9b€45.6b€2.6b21x18.7x1.1x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021€49.2b€45.7b€2.6b19.5x19.1x1.1x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021€51.9b€45.4b€2.5b21.6x20.5x1.1x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021€49.1b€45.4b€2.5b20.5x19.4x1.1x
Thu, 01 Apr 2021€48.6b€45.5b€2.5b19.6x19.3x1.1x
Sun, 03 Jan 2021€43.5b€45.8b€2.5b14.2x17.3x1x
Wed, 07 Oct 2020€44.1b€46.4b€2.5b14.3x17.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.9x


Total Market Cap: €44.1bTotal Earnings: €2.5bTotal Revenue: €46.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.1x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the French Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 25.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.94x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.1% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, 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 French Consumer Staples industry?

FR Market0.087%
Consumer Staples-0.55%
Food-0.17%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.12%
Agricultural Products-1.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.9% 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 17.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Agricultural Products 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BN Danone€54.081.7%
+€564.6m
9.6%PE26.6x
BON Bonduelle€10.720.6%
+€1.9m
-14.0%PS0.1x
TIPI Tipiak Société Anonyme€66.502.3%
+€1.3m
6.4%PE14.4x
ALKKO KKO International€0.104.9%
+€666.3k
-20.2%PS12.8x
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