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U.K. (FTSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-5.4%
  • 1Y4.4%
  • YTD4.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by a pullback from Associated British Foods of 3.4%. Meanwhile, M.P. Evans Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 8.5% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 4.4%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 17 Nov 2024UK£27.6bUK£38.3bUK£2.1b12.1x12.8x0.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024UK£28.7bUK£38.2bUK£1.9b14.1x15.2x0.8x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024UK£27.0bUK£38.1bUK£1.9b13.6x14.3x0.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024UK£30.7bUK£41.9bUK£2.3b13.5x13.5x0.7x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024UK£30.8bUK£41.7bUK£2.3b13.9x13.1x0.7x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024UK£31.8bUK£41.9bUK£2.4b15.4x13.4x0.8x
Fri, 03 May 2024UK£31.7bUK£41.5bUK£2.4b14.7x13.2x0.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024UK£28.4bUK£38.3bUK£1.8b15.3x16.2x0.7x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024UK£26.5bUK£38.3bUK£1.7b16.5x15.5x0.7x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024UK£29.1bUK£41.9bUK£2.2b15.5x13.1x0.7x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023UK£29.3bUK£41.8bUK£2.2b16x13.3x0.7x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023UK£28.9bUK£41.4bUK£1.9b17.4x14.9x0.7x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023UK£25.3bUK£40.2bUK£1.4b19.4x18.6x0.6x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023UK£26.5bUK£40.0bUK£1.4b14.3x19.3x0.7x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023UK£25.7bUK£39.8bUK£1.4b14x18.4x0.6x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023UK£25.7bUK£40.6bUK£1.3b14.4x20.1x0.6x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023UK£25.5bUK£40.6bUK£1.3b15.3x19.8x0.6x
Sat, 06 May 2023UK£26.0bUK£39.7bUK£1.1b15.2x24x0.7x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023UK£25.7bUK£37.9bUK£1.1b14.2x24.3x0.7x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023UK£26.5bUK£38.3bUK£1.1b13.4x23.1x0.7x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023UK£25.0bUK£38.4bUK£1.1b12.9x21.8x0.7x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022UK£22.8bUK£38.4bUK£1.2b12.7x19.8x0.6x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022UK£22.1bUK£38.6bUK£1.2b13.8x18.9x0.6x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022UK£20.1bUK£36.7bUK£1.8b11.6x11.3x0.5x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022UK£20.6bUK£36.4bUK£1.8b12.4x11.4x0.6x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022UK£43.1bUK£43.9bUK£2.7b16.1x15.8x1x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022UK£40.9bUK£43.2bUK£2.9b15.7x13.9x0.9x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022UK£40.7bUK£44.7bUK£3.3b14.1x12.4x0.9x
Sun, 08 May 2022UK£23.7bUK£36.4bUK£2.5b13.7x9.5x0.7x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022UK£25.3bUK£33.7bUK£2.0b14.4x12.8x0.8x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022UK£25.6bUK£33.0bUK£1.8b14.6x14x0.8x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022UK£29.6bUK£33.5bUK£2.0b16.7x14.7x0.9x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021UK£29.9bUK£33.7bUK£2.0b16.2x14.6x0.9x
Wed, 24 Nov 2021UK£29.5bUK£33.3bUK£2.0b14.1x15x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

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Total Market Cap: UK£29.5bTotal Earnings: UK£2.0bTotal Revenue: UK£33.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Food 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 12.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 17.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.77x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 2.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% 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 U.K. Consumer Staples industry?

GB Market-0.14%
Consumer Staples0.64%
Food-2.84%
Agricultural Products3.91%
Packaged Foods and Meats-3.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 6.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 3.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.0% 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
MPE M.P. Evans GroupUK£9.928.5%
+UK£40.9m		34.1%PE9.9x
AEP Anglo-Eastern PlantationsUK£7.185.0%
+UK£13.4m		1.1%PE6.4x
HOTC Hotel Chocolat GroupUK£3.740.3%
+UK£13.3m		76.0%PS2.6x
BMK Benchmark HoldingsUK£0.371.9%
+UK£5.2m		1.4%PS1.9x
ANP AnparioUK£3.586.7%
+UK£4.6m		34.9%PE24x
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