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Jamaican (JSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies10
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y-19.6%
  • YTD-2.8%

Lasco Manufacturing is up 5.9%, leading the way for the Food industry, which has gained 1.2%. In contrast, the industry has lost 20% in the last 12 months.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 28 Jan 2026JA$153.8bJA$281.9bJA$1.6b16.5x95.4x0.5x
Fri, 26 Dec 2025JA$157.9bJA$282.1bJA$1.7b17.4x92.1x0.6x
Sun, 23 Nov 2025JA$139.1bJA$177.9bJA$7.8b16.4x17.9x0.8x
Tue, 21 Oct 2025JA$164.2bJA$271.5bJA$10.5b19.3x15.6x0.6x
Thu, 18 Sep 2025JA$162.3bJA$271.4bJA$10.5b18.2x15.4x0.6x
Sat, 16 Aug 2025JA$167.2bJA$263.6bJA$10.7b17.1x15.7x0.6x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025JA$165.9bJA$263.7bJA$10.8b18.1x15.3x0.6x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025JA$156.2bJA$263.7bJA$10.8b19.3x14.4x0.6x
Fri, 09 May 2025JA$161.7bJA$253.9bJA$11.4b16.7x14.2x0.6x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025JA$166.7bJA$254.0bJA$11.4b16.7x14.7x0.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025JA$177.8bJA$252.9bJA$16.2b16.7x11x0.7x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025JA$176.2bJA$242.8bJA$15.8b17.4x11.2x0.7x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024JA$172.5bJA$242.7bJA$15.9b18.2x10.9x0.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024JA$165.0bJA$242.6bJA$16.1b14.8x10.2x0.7x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024JA$165.4bJA$235.3bJA$16.4b14.7x10.1x0.7x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024JA$160.9bJA$235.2bJA$16.4b14.5x9.8x0.7x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024JA$163.8bJA$235.0bJA$16.5b15.6x9.9x0.7x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024JA$161.0bJA$232.7bJA$28.5b15.2x5.6x0.7x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024JA$161.2bJA$232.9bJA$27.1b14.8x5.9x0.7x
Sat, 11 May 2024JA$155.6bJA$238.3bJA$27.4b14.9x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024JA$156.7bJA$238.3bJA$27.4b14.2x5.7x0.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024JA$165.5bJA$244.8bJA$25.4b14.5x6.5x0.7x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024JA$161.5bJA$240.2bJA$24.1b18x6.7x0.7x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023JA$158.5bJA$239.8bJA$24.2b21.4x6.6x0.7x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023JA$148.0bJA$239.2bJA$25.0b16.5x5.9x0.6x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023JA$143.7bJA$243.1bJA$25.5b15.9x5.6x0.6x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023JA$142.4bJA$243.1bJA$25.5b14.3x5.6x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023JA$140.2bJA$242.7bJA$25.3b14.5x5.5x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023JA$144.5bJA$238.4bJA$14.1b14.6x10.2x0.6x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023JA$142.1bJA$237.2bJA$14.2b15.6x10x0.6x
Sun, 14 May 2023JA$143.8bJA$220.8bJA$13.6b17.2x10.6x0.7x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023JA$144.2bJA$220.4bJA$13.5b16.4x10.7x0.7x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023JA$145.3bJA$216.6bJA$13.2b14.5x11x0.7x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023JA$138.2bJA$200.4bJA$12.9b17.6x10.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

10.7x


Total Market Cap: JA$138.2bTotal Earnings: JA$12.9bTotal Revenue: JA$200.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Jamaican Food industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 95.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have declined 50% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Jamaican Consumer Staples industry?

JM Market3.97%
Consumer Staples2.37%
Food1.25%
Agricultural Products7.32%
Packaged Foods and Meats0.15%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LASM Lasco ManufacturingJA$6.095.9%
+JA$1.4b		-16.1%PE9.6x
JP Jamaica Producers GroupJA$23.705.3%
+JA$1.3b		-5.2%PE9.6x
SEP SeprodJA$80.000.2%
+JA$118.4m		-5.0%PE26.2x
JBG Jamaica Broilers GroupJA$16.990.06%
+JA$10.0m		-55.3%PS0.2x

Latest News

SALF
JA$2.98
Salada Foods Jamaica
7D
-0.7%
1Y
-2.9%
LASM
JA$6.09
Lasco Manufacturing
7D
5.9%
1Y
-16.1%
SPURTREE
JA$1.09
Spur Tree Spices Jamaica
7D
-0.9%
1Y
-39.4%
SEP
JA$80.00
Seprod
7D
0.2%
1Y
-5.0%
JP
JA$23.70
Jamaica Producers Group
7D
5.3%
1Y
-5.2%
JAMT
JA$2.11
Jamaican Teas
7D
-1.9%
1Y
-4.1%
JBG
JA$16.99
Jamaica Broilers Group
7D
0.06%
1Y
-55.3%
HONBUN
JA$6.42
Honey Bun (1982)
7D
-2.7%
1Y
-19.8%
CFF
JA$1.74
Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances
7D
-0.6%
1Y
39.2%
KREMI
JA$2.13
Caribbean Cream
7D
-1.4%
1Y
-27.8%