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U.K. (FTSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 24, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M14.4%
  • 1Y38.1%
  • YTD23.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has dropped 1.0%, driven by a pullback from Ocado Group of 9.5%. In contrast, Marks and Spencer Group has gained 7.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 38%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 17% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 24 Sep 2023UK£39.3bUK£141.8bUK£1.4b14.2x28.5x0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023UK£38.1bUK£141.1bUK£1.4b14.2x26.9x0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023UK£34.8bUK£141.7bUK£1.4b14.2x24.4x0.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023UK£35.2bUK£144.3bUK£1.5b10.8x23.5x0.2x
Mon, 15 May 2023UK£37.1bUK£146.3bUK£1.5b10.5x24.7x0.3x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023UK£36.7bUK£140.1bUK£2.0b11.1x18.8x0.3x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023UK£32.6bUK£141.2bUK£2.1b10.4x15.7x0.2x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023UK£36.2bUK£143.7bUK£2.2b10.6x16.2x0.3x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023UK£31.1bUK£142.5bUK£2.2b9x14.1x0.2x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022UK£30.9bUK£150.6bUK£2.3b8.9x13.2x0.2x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022UK£27.6bUK£147.3bUK£2.4b6.7x11.5x0.2x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022UK£29.0bUK£148.0bUK£3.0b7.7x9.6x0.2x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022UK£35.6bUK£146.2bUK£3.0b10.1x12x0.2x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022UK£35.3bUK£146.2bUK£2.9b10.7x12x0.2x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022UK£32.9bUK£146.4bUK£2.9b8.8x11.2x0.2x
Tue, 17 May 2022UK£36.7bUK£141.2bUK£2.6b14.2x14.2x0.3x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022UK£37.6bUK£130.5bUK£1.8b17.4x21.4x0.3x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022UK£36.0bUK£109.5bUK£1.5b16.9x24.2x0.3x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022UK£46.0bUK£121.6bUK£1.8b18.6x26x0.4x
Wed, 05 Jan 2022UK£48.3bUK£121.9bUK£1.8b21x27.2x0.4x
Fri, 03 Dec 2021UK£49.2bUK£122.5bUK£1.8b20.5x27.6x0.4x
Sun, 31 Oct 2021UK£58.0bUK£140.7bUK£1.2b20.1x48.4x0.4x
Tue, 28 Sep 2021UK£56.2bUK£137.6bUK£689.1m25.5x81.5x0.4x
Thu, 26 Aug 2021UK£59.0bUK£136.0bUK£755.2m27.1x78.1x0.4x
Fri, 02 Jul 2021UK£54.3bUK£136.0bUK£755.2m26.8x71.9x0.4x
Mon, 05 Apr 2021UK£51.9bUK£134.1bUK£811.2m25.9x64x0.4x
Thu, 07 Jan 2021UK£59.0bUK£134.0bUK£1.1b26x55.8x0.4x
Wed, 30 Sep 2020UK£59.7bUK£138.4bUK£1.5b21x40.1x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£59.7bTotal Earnings: UK£1.5bTotal Revenue: UK£138.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 34.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Food 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 28.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 34.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.32x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have declined 2.5% 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 Comparison

How does U.K. Food Retail compare with similar industries?

GB Market-0.35%
Consumer Staples0.14%
Food and Staples Retail-0.99%
Food Retail-1.03%
Food Distributors0.69%
Drug Retail0%
Big Box Super Stores-0.12%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MKS Marks and Spencer GroupUK£2.377.8%
+UK£339.2m		122.3%PE12.9x
TSCO TescoUK£2.710.07%
+UK£8.9m		23.0%PE25.4x
CBOX Cake Box HoldingsUK£1.551.6%
+UK£1.0m		15.2%PE14.6x
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UK£0.58

Naked Wines

7D

-15.7%

1Y

-31.5%

TSCO

UK£2.71

Tesco

7D

0.07%

1Y

23.0%

OCDO

UK£6.91

Ocado Group

7D

-9.5%

1Y

24.9%

MKS

UK£2.37

Marks and Spencer Group

7D

7.8%

1Y

122.3%

VINO

UK£0.47

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7D

-11.4%

1Y

-6.1%

SBRY

UK£2.73

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7D

-2.4%

1Y

41.4%

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CBOX

UK£1.55

Cake Box Holdings

7D

1.6%

1Y

15.2%