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Jamaican (JSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedMar 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
- 7D-1.3%
- 3M-0.03%
- 1Y-1.7%
- YTD-3.4%
In the last week, the Food and Staples Retail industry is flat overall, with Lasco Distributors standing out by going down 10.0%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Jamaican Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 15 Mar 2025 | JA$119.7b | JA$251.2b | JA$10.6b | 12.5x | 11.3x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 10 Feb 2025 | JA$120.6b | JA$246.4b | JA$11.3b | 15.5x | 10.7x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 08 Jan 2025 | JA$122.4b | JA$246.2b | JA$11.3b | 14.5x | 10.8x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 06 Dec 2024 | JA$121.1b | JA$246.3b | JA$11.3b | 14.1x | 10.7x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 03 Nov 2024 | JA$121.4b | JA$244.0b | JA$11.2b | 14.5x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 01 Oct 2024 | JA$120.0b | JA$243.6b | JA$11.2b | 14.4x | 10.7x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 29 Aug 2024 | JA$120.3b | JA$243.4b | JA$11.2b | 14.7x | 10.7x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 27 Jul 2024 | JA$122.9b | JA$240.6b | JA$11.2b | 17.5x | 11x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 24 Jun 2024 | JA$122.7b | JA$240.4b | JA$11.2b | 16.3x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 22 May 2024 | JA$122.4b | JA$237.5b | JA$11.2b | 14.2x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 19 Apr 2024 | JA$122.2b | JA$237.5b | JA$11.2b | 13.8x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 17 Mar 2024 | JA$122.0b | JA$237.2b | JA$11.2b | 12.5x | 10.9x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 13 Feb 2024 | JA$122.2b | JA$234.5b | JA$11.3b | 15.4x | 10.8x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 11 Jan 2024 | JA$125.9b | JA$235.1b | JA$11.4b | 13.7x | 11.1x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 09 Dec 2023 | JA$123.3b | JA$235.4b | JA$11.4b | 15.2x | 10.8x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 06 Nov 2023 | JA$124.2b | JA$229.4b | JA$11.1b | 15.5x | 11.2x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 04 Oct 2023 | JA$124.2b | JA$229.2b | JA$10.9b | 17x | 11.4x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 01 Sep 2023 | JA$122.6b | JA$229.1b | JA$11.0b | 15.8x | 11.1x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 30 Jul 2023 | JA$128.1b | JA$225.1b | JA$10.7b | 18.3x | 11.9x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 27 Jun 2023 | JA$122.0b | JA$225.0b | JA$10.7b | 16.1x | 11.4x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 25 May 2023 | JA$120.6b | JA$219.5b | JA$10.3b | 16.9x | 11.7x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 22 Apr 2023 | JA$117.0b | JA$218.5b | JA$10.4b | 14.7x | 11.2x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 20 Mar 2023 | JA$121.7b | JA$218.1b | JA$10.4b | 14.8x | 11.7x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 15 Feb 2023 | JA$118.4b | JA$216.2b | JA$11.2b | 17x | 10.6x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 13 Jan 2023 | JA$125.2b | JA$214.8b | JA$11.1b | 17.6x | 11.3x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 11 Dec 2022 | JA$126.0b | JA$215.0b | JA$11.1b | 16.2x | 11.3x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 08 Nov 2022 | JA$133.9b | JA$209.1b | JA$11.5b | 18.7x | 11.6x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 06 Oct 2022 | JA$138.0b | JA$206.8b | JA$11.6b | 20.7x | 11.9x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 03 Sep 2022 | JA$146.1b | JA$205.4b | JA$11.5b | 13.2x | 12.7x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 01 Aug 2022 | JA$151.7b | JA$200.9b | JA$11.5b | 12.6x | 13.2x | 0.8x |
| Wed, 29 Jun 2022 | JA$158.3b | JA$197.5b | JA$11.4b | 12.6x | 13.9x | 0.8x |
| Fri, 27 May 2022 | JA$161.0b | JA$186.4b | JA$10.2b | 23.4x | 15.8x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 24 Apr 2022 | JA$163.9b | JA$186.4b | JA$10.2b | 26x | 16.1x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 22 Mar 2022 | JA$155.4b | JA$181.1b | JA$9.4b | 23.5x | 16.5x | 0.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
16.5x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Jamaican Consumer Retailing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.7x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 4.2% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Jamaican Consumer Staples industry?
| JM Market | -0.57% | |
| Consumer Staples | -2.00% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -1.27% | |
| Drug Retail | 0.34% | |
| Food Distributors | -1.16% | |
| Food Retail | -4.30% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Drug Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.9x.
- 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?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK GraceKennedy | JA$73.70 | 1.7% +JA$1.2b | -0.08% | PE8.6x | |
| EFRESH Everything Fresh | JA$2.00 | 9.3% +JA$132.6m | 29.9% | PE26.5x | |
| FTNA Fontana | JA$8.98 | 0.3% +JA$37.5m | -3.8% | PE19.5x |