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Hong Kong (HSI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedOct 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
- 7D-0.5%
- 3M48.0%
- 1Y29.4%
- YTD98.5%
Last week, the Food and Staples Retail industry hasn't moved much but East Buy Holding is up 6.8% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 40% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 02 Oct 2025 | HK$443.4b | HK$277.6b | HK$4.8b | 29.7x | 93x | 1.6x |
| Sat, 30 Aug 2025 | HK$419.6b | HK$279.4b | HK$3.2b | 29.4x | 132.7x | 1.5x |
| Mon, 28 Jul 2025 | HK$336.1b | HK$276.3b | HK$1.8b | 29.6x | 182.5x | 1.2x |
| Wed, 25 Jun 2025 | HK$293.8b | HK$276.2b | HK$1.8b | 28.9x | 164.5x | 1.1x |
| Fri, 23 May 2025 | HK$290.1b | HK$274.2b | HK$1.7b | 29x | 166x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 20 Apr 2025 | HK$263.6b | HK$266.4b | -HK$114,220,688.94 | 23.4x | -2307.8x | 1x |
| Tue, 18 Mar 2025 | HK$269.5b | HK$265.6b | HK$2.7b | 19.7x | 100.7x | 1x |
| Thu, 13 Feb 2025 | HK$246.5b | HK$259.7b | HK$1.1b | 14.4x | 231.8x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 11 Jan 2025 | HK$204.2b | HK$259.2b | HK$1.3b | 18.6x | 153.5x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 09 Dec 2024 | HK$224.7b | HK$261.1b | HK$1.4b | 17.2x | 163.4x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 06 Nov 2024 | HK$242.9b | HK$266.4b | HK$535.4m | 12x | 453.7x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 04 Oct 2024 | HK$290.6b | HK$268.6b | HK$588.2m | 13.7x | 494.1x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 01 Sep 2024 | HK$203.5b | HK$267.7b | HK$661.2m | 12.2x | 307.8x | 0.8x |
| Tue, 30 Jul 2024 | HK$194.9b | HK$260.7b | HK$910.5m | 13.6x | 214x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 27 Jun 2024 | HK$210.3b | HK$260.5b | HK$1.0b | 12.2x | 208.5x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 25 May 2024 | HK$232.3b | HK$280.4b | HK$2.4b | 12.4x | 94.9x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 22 Apr 2024 | HK$209.2b | HK$288.0b | HK$4.0b | 11.7x | 52.4x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 20 Mar 2024 | HK$241.2b | HK$285.6b | -HK$98,179,742.05 | 11.4x | -2456.6x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 16 Feb 2024 | HK$234.0b | HK$288.5b | -HK$113,530,249.33 | 10.2x | -2061.5x | 0.8x |
| Sun, 14 Jan 2024 | HK$250.8b | HK$287.2b | -HK$200,208,758.00 | 9.7x | -1252.5x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 12 Dec 2023 | HK$281.9b | HK$286.3b | -HK$165,813,818.00 | 8.7x | -1699.9x | 1x |
| Thu, 09 Nov 2023 | HK$297.6b | HK$286.3b | -HK$156,326,793.00 | 15.4x | -1903.5x | 1x |
| Sat, 07 Oct 2023 | HK$268.6b | HK$276.0b | HK$2.2m | 15.8x | 120489.7x | 1x |
| Mon, 04 Sep 2023 | HK$281.6b | HK$278.0b | -HK$79,786,483.00 | 15.1x | -3528.8x | 1x |
| Wed, 02 Aug 2023 | HK$362.7b | HK$272.2b | -HK$2,246,719,425.00 | 11.7x | -161.4x | 1.3x |
| Fri, 30 Jun 2023 | HK$325.7b | HK$271.2b | -HK$2,238,577,379.00 | 10.4x | -145.5x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 28 May 2023 | HK$333.1b | HK$276.6b | -HK$2,421,023,463.00 | 13.9x | -137.6x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 25 Apr 2023 | HK$397.9b | HK$283.6b | -HK$4,133,035,880.00 | 14.1x | -96.3x | 1.4x |
| Thu, 23 Mar 2023 | HK$408.5b | HK$268.5b | -HK$1,919,115,847.00 | 16.5x | -212.8x | 1.5x |
| Sat, 18 Feb 2023 | HK$98.4b | HK$181.7b | HK$117.9m | 11.3x | 834.4x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 16 Jan 2023 | HK$89.9b | HK$183.6b | HK$80.0m | 10.6x | 1122.8x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 14 Dec 2022 | HK$71.3b | HK$166.2b | -HK$203,845,335.00 | 8.7x | -349.7x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 11 Nov 2022 | HK$47.3b | HK$162.6b | -HK$174,689,889.00 | 17.1x | -270.9x | 0.3x |
| Sun, 09 Oct 2022 | HK$47.0b | HK$165.6b | -HK$167,519,495.00 | 13.3x | -280.6x | 0.3x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-280.6x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are pessimistic on the Hong Kong Consumer Retailing 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 93.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 2kx.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.93x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
- Total earnings for the Consumer Retailing industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 19% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Consumer Staples industry?
| HK Market | 1.32% | |
| Consumer Staples | 0.64% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -0.48% | |
| Food Retail | 6.51% | |
| Food Distributors | 0.25% | |
| Big Box Super Stores | -0.073% | |
| Drug Retail | -1.33% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Big Box Super Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
- Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 33.2% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 58% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 19% per year.
- In contrast, the Drug Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 18% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 East Buy Holding | HK$25.98 | 6.8% +HK$1.7b | -10.1% | PE4367.1x | |
| 241 Alibaba Health Information Technology | HK$6.66 | 0.9% +HK$966.8m | 8.3% | PE68.5x | |
| 2411 Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial (Group) | HK$2.07 | 22.5% +HK$584.9m | -11.5% | PS0.3x | |
| 2625 Jiangsu Horizon Chain Supermarket | HK$5.99 | 49.4% +HK$424.2m | n/a | PE31.5x | |
| 156 Lippo China Resources | HK$1.05 | 25.0% +HK$192.9m | 8.2% | PS1.2x |
