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U.K. (FTSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D7.3%
  • 3M10.9%
  • 1Y27.7%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry has risen 7.3%, driven by gains from Associated British Foods of 10.0%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 28%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024UK£29.1bUK£36.6bUK£1.8b16.8x15.9x0.8x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024UK£26.7bUK£36.4bUK£1.7b16x16x0.7x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024UK£25.6bUK£36.5bUK£1.6b16.7x15.7x0.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024UK£26.3bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.4x15.8x0.7x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023UK£27.2bUK£37.3bUK£1.7b16.7x16.3x0.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023UK£26.4bUK£37.1bUK£1.4b17.4x18.8x0.7x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023UK£23.9bUK£36.0bUK£1.1b20x22.6x0.7x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023UK£23.8bUK£35.7bUK£1.1b18.2x22.2x0.7x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023UK£24.5bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b18.2x23.1x0.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023UK£24.4bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.9x22.9x0.7x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023UK£23.4bUK£35.6bUK£1.1b17.2x21.9x0.7x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023UK£24.5bUK£34.8bUK£846.0m18.8x29x0.7x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023UK£24.0bUK£32.9bUK£800.7m15.7x30x0.7x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023UK£24.5bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m15.8x28.7x0.7x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023UK£23.1bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m16.2x27.1x0.7x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022UK£20.5bUK£32.7bUK£853.0m14.9x24.1x0.6x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022UK£20.6bUK£32.2bUK£1.1b14.4x18x0.6x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022UK£121.9bUK£30.5bUK£1.2b12.8x102x4x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022UK£37.0bUK£37.9bUK£2.2b15.2x17.1x1x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022UK£40.8bUK£37.8bUK£2.2b16.7x18.7x1.1x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022UK£38.4bUK£37.3bUK£2.2b17.5x17.6x1x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022UK£39.9bUK£38.7bUK£2.5b16x16x1x
Sun, 01 May 2022UK£23.2bUK£30.9bUK£1.7b16.2x13.7x0.7x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022UK£24.0bUK£29.3bUK£1.4b17.1x17.5x0.8x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022UK£26.3bUK£29.2bUK£1.4b17.5x19.3x0.9x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022UK£27.2bUK£29.2bUK£1.4b17.4x19.9x0.9x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021UK£26.1bUK£29.2bUK£1.4b16.7x19.1x0.9x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021UK£27.1bUK£28.8bUK£1.1b14.5x23.6x0.9x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021UK£25.2bUK£27.4bUK£1.1b13.8x22.9x0.9x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021UK£26.6bUK£27.6bUK£943.6m14.1x28.2x1x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021UK£27.3bUK£26.9bUK£1.1b13.5x25.4x1x
Mon, 03 May 2021UK£29.5bUK£26.8bUK£943.5m17.6x31.2x1.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£29.5bTotal Earnings: UK£943.5mTotal Revenue: UK£26.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Packaged Foods and Meats 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 15.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?

GB Market2.25%
Consumer Staples3.70%
Food6.77%
Packaged Foods and Meats7.31%
Agricultural Products0.56%
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
ABF Associated British FoodsUK£26.869.8%
+UK£1.8b		37.3%PE17x
PFD Premier FoodsUK£1.564.0%
+UK£51.9m		24.2%PE13.7x
CWK CranswickUK£42.202.2%
+UK£48.6m		31.5%PE18x
BMK Benchmark HoldingsUK£0.4810.3%
+UK£33.3m		16.2%PS2.3x
HFG Hilton Food GroupUK£9.172.6%
+UK£20.6m		35.3%PE22.6x
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Latest News

ABF

UK£26.86

Associated British Foods

7D

9.8%

1Y

37.3%

The Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) Half-Yearly Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Apr 26
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HFG

UK£9.17

Hilton Food Group

7D

2.6%

1Y

35.3%

Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.23

Apr 26
Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.23

CWK

UK£42.20

Cranswick

7D

2.2%

1Y

31.5%

BAKK

UK£1.18

Bakkavor Group

7D

1.3%

1Y

22.9%

Bakkavor Group (LON:BAKK) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0437

Apr 25
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TATE

UK£6.34

Tate & Lyle

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-22.2%

PFD

UK£1.56

Premier Foods

7D

4.0%

1Y

24.2%

Benign Growth For Premier Foods plc (LON:PFD) Underpins Its Share Price

Apr 23
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DKL

UK£0.012

Dekel Agri-Vision

7D

-3.9%

1Y

-59.8%

UKR

UK£0.025

Ukrproduct Group

7D

-17.3%

1Y

10.2%

GNC

UK£1.29

Greencore Group

7D

0.5%

1Y

50.0%

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Apr 05
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BMK

UK£0.48

Benchmark Holdings

7D

10.3%

1Y

16.2%

HOTC

UK£3.74

Hotel Chocolat Group

7D

0.3%

1Y

76.0%