Jamaican (JSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Jamaican Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Wed, 26 Aug 2026	JA$124.8b	JA$278.4b	JA$4.4b	11.8x	28.2x	0.4x
Fri, 24 Jul 2026	JA$125.0b	JA$280.3b	JA$4.9b	15.1x	25.7x	0.4x
Sun, 21 Jun 2026	JA$123.7b	JA$280.2b	JA$4.8b	13.3x	25.7x	0.4x
Tue, 19 May 2026	JA$130.4b	JA$280.9b	JA$3.5b	16.3x	36.7x	0.5x
Thu, 16 Apr 2026	JA$133.7b	JA$280.4b	JA$3.6b	15.3x	37.1x	0.5x
Sat, 14 Mar 2026	JA$131.2b	JA$282.0b	JA$1.2b	16.6x	105.2x	0.5x
Mon, 09 Feb 2026	JA$134.3b	JA$281.7b	-JA$939,785,997.00	17.6x	-143x	0.5x
Wed, 07 Jan 2026	JA$133.5b	JA$282.0b	-JA$873,633,585.00	18.5x	-152.8x	0.5x
Fri, 05 Dec 2025	JA$117.6b	JA$180.5b	JA$6.2b	19.4x	19x	0.7x
Sun, 02 Nov 2025	JA$140.3b	JA$271.4b	JA$8.2b	18.9x	17x	0.5x
Tue, 30 Sep 2025	JA$138.5b	JA$271.3b	JA$8.3b	20.7x	16.8x	0.5x
Thu, 28 Aug 2025	JA$138.1b	JA$271.3b	JA$8.3b	22.9x	16.7x	0.5x
Sat, 26 Jul 2025	JA$139.3b	JA$263.7b	JA$8.8b	16.5x	15.8x	0.5x
Mon, 23 Jun 2025	JA$122.8b	JA$263.6b	JA$8.9b	19.1x	13.9x	0.5x
Wed, 21 May 2025	JA$134.7b	JA$254.4b	JA$9.3b	19.5x	14.4x	0.5x
Fri, 18 Apr 2025	JA$135.7b	JA$253.8b	JA$9.8b	17.1x	13.9x	0.5x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025	JA$145.9b	JA$252.8b	JA$12.2b	15.9x	12x	0.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025	JA$147.5b	JA$242.7b	JA$11.9b	19.7x	12.4x	0.6x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025	JA$154.0b	JA$242.6b	JA$11.9b	19.4x	12.9x	0.6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024	JA$147.0b	JA$242.5b	JA$12.1b	19.8x	12.2x	0.6x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024	JA$151.8b	JA$235.2b	JA$12.2b	15.1x	12.4x	0.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024	JA$152.4b	JA$235.1b	JA$12.2b	14.6x	12.5x	0.6x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024	JA$143.8b	JA$234.9b	JA$12.4b	16.4x	11.6x	0.6x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024	JA$137.9b	JA$232.6b	JA$13.2b	15.2x	10.5x	0.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024	JA$135.5b	JA$232.8b	JA$11.8b	15x	11.5x	0.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024	JA$130.9b	JA$231.1b	JA$11.9b	15x	11x	0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024	JA$133.6b	JA$231.1b	JA$11.9b	15.3x	11.2x	0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024	JA$136.9b	JA$231.1b	JA$11.9b	16.2x	11.5x	0.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024	JA$134.4b	JA$226.0b	JA$11.0b	18x	12.3x	0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024	JA$132.3b	JA$225.5b	JA$10.9b	21.9x	12.2x	0.6x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023	JA$123.0b	JA$225.2b	JA$10.9b	16.8x	11.3x	0.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023	JA$127.9b	JA$221.4b	JA$12.1b	17.2x	10.6x	0.6x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023	JA$127.8b	JA$221.4b	JA$12.1b	15.1x	10.5x	0.6x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023	JA$126.0b	JA$221.0b	JA$12.0b	16.1x	10.5x	0.6x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the Jamaican Packaged Foods and Meats industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 28.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.2x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have declined 28% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.0% 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 Comparison

How does Jamaican Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?


JM Market	0.27%
Consumer Staples	-1.55%
Food	-4.53%
Packaged Foods and Meats	-3.85%
Agricultural Products	-8.42%

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?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
SPURTREE Spur Tree Spices Jamaica	JA$1.46	5.8% +JA$134.2m	9.0%	PE23.5x
KREMI Caribbean Cream	JA$2.15	18.8% +JA$128.7m	-4.4%	PS0.3x
CFF Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances	JA$1.18	8.3% +JA$80.9m	-21.3%	PE9.3x
JAMT Jamaican Teas	JA$2.17	0.9% +JA$43.6m	-6.9%	PE17.4x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

SPURTREE Spur Tree Spices Jamaica

JA$1.46

5.8%
+JA$134.2m

9.0%

PE23.5x

KREMI Caribbean Cream

JA$2.15

18.8%
+JA$128.7m

-4.4%

PS0.3x

CFF Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances

JA$1.18

8.3%
+JA$80.9m

-21.3%

PE9.3x

JAMT Jamaican Teas

JA$2.17

0.9%
+JA$43.6m

-6.9%

PE17.4x

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

The dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 0% The company is paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Dividend yield: 4.1% This is considered a major risk. Companies that pay out too much of their earnings and cash flows are at risk of having to reduce or cut their dividend in future. If earnings or cash flows stagnate or fall, then there may not be enough to maintain the same dividend. Or in extreme cases, companies may opt to dig into capital reserves or take on debt to maintain the dividend. For dividend paying companies, any reduction in the dividend can significantly impact the share price. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 0% Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. High level of non-cash earnings (25% accrual ratio). Market cap is less than US$10m (JA$1.09b market cap, or US$6.89m). Minor Risk Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (15% average weekly change).

Jamaican (JSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Comparison

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 34%

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Third quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: JA$0.049 (vs JA$0.031 in 3Q 2025)

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2026 earnings released: EPS: JA$0.07 (vs JA$0.03 in 3Q 2025)

First quarter 2027 earnings released: EPS: JA$0.16 (vs JA$0.15 in 1Q 2026)

First quarter 2027 earnings released: EPS: JA$0.12 (vs JA$0.04 loss in 1Q 2026)

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