Italian (Borsa Italiana) Food Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 29 May 2025	€2.2b	€4.1b	€199.5m	11.8x	11.1x	0.5x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025	€2.2b	€3.6b	€191.5m	9.8x	11.3x	0.6x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025	€2.0b	€3.1b	€200.2m	11.4x	10.1x	0.7x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025	€1.9b	€3.1b	€200.2m	12.3x	9.6x	0.6x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025	€2.0b	€3.1b	€200.2m	13.7x	9.9x	0.6x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024	€1.9b	€3.1b	€200.2m	12.9x	9.3x	0.6x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024	€1.7b	€2.6b	€37.1m	13.5x	46.8x	0.7x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024	€1.8b	€2.6b	€37.1m	13.5x	47.2x	0.7x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024	€1.8b	€2.6b	€25.3m	14x	70.6x	0.7x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024	€1.7b	€2.6b	€25.3m	14.6x	68.4x	0.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024	€1.7b	€2.6b	€26.0m	13.3x	63.9x	0.6x
Fri, 31 May 2024	€1.5b	€2.6b	€26.0m	13.4x	56.6x	0.6x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024	€1.4b	€2.6b	€33.1m	15.5x	41.1x	0.5x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024	€1.3b	€2.6b	€39.7m	13x	34x	0.5x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024	€1.4b	€2.6b	€39.7m	14x	36.1x	0.5x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024	€1.5b	€2.6b	€39.7m	15.1x	38.2x	0.6x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023	€1.2b	€2.6b	€39.7m	13.7x	29.8x	0.5x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023	€1.1b	€2.6b	€31.7m	24.6x	35.6x	0.4x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023	€1.0b	€2.6b	€31.7m	22.7x	32.9x	0.4x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023	€1.0b	€2.3b	€23.4m	78x	44.8x	0.5x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023	€1.1b	€2.3b	€23.4m	79.5x	45.7x	0.5x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023	€1.1b	€2.3b	€23.4m	81.6x	46.5x	0.5x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023	€1.1b	€2.3b	€23.4m	82.5x	46.3x	0.5x
Mon, 01 May 2023	€1.1b	€2.2b	€19.3m	87.6x	55.1x	0.5x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023	€1.1b	€1.8b	€8.9m	22.9x	120.9x	0.6x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023	€1.1b	€1.8b	€500.8k	16.5x	2096.8x	0.6x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023	€1.1b	€1.8b	€500.8k	16.5x	2098.4x	0.6x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022	€1.0b	€1.8b	€500.8k	16.2x	2081.3x	0.6x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022	€1.1b	€1.8b	€499.3k	16.5x	2134.1x	0.6x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022	€1.0b	€1.7b	€4.8m	64.9x	208.2x	0.6x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022	€1.0b	€1.3b	€10.6m	18.9x	99.3x	0.8x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022	€1.1b	€1.3b	€13.3m	19.1x	80.3x	0.8x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022	€1.1b	€1.3b	€13.3m	18.9x	80.4x	0.8x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022	€1.6b	€2.2b	€67.3m	18.2x	23.2x	0.7x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the Italian 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 11.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 285x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 44% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 24% 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 Italian Consumer Staples industry?


IT Market	-0.67%
Consumer Staples	-0.032%
Food	-1.22%
Agricultural Products	0.46%
Packaged Foods and Meats	-2.98%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.

Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (46.9%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 43.9x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Agricultural Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 47% over the next 5 years.
This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.

In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 22% per year over the next few years.

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
BFG B.F	€4.41	0.5% +€5.2m	19.2%	PE101.3x
CLI Centrale del Latte d'Italia	€3.04	2.0% +€840.0k	8.6%	PE8.9x
HQF High Quality Food	€0.60	3.8% +€246.8k	-11.7%	PE44.3x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

BFG B.F

€4.41

0.5%
+€5.2m

19.2%

PE101.3x

CLI Centrale del Latte d'Italia

€3.04

2.0%
+€840.0k

8.6%