South Korean (KOSPI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sun, 22 Dec 2024	₩9.9t	₩56.2t	₩372.8b	8.4x	26.6x	0.2x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024	₩9.4t	₩56.2t	₩432.5b	6.9x	21.7x	0.2x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024	₩8.7t	₩56.1t	₩432.6b	6.7x	20.1x	0.2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024	₩9.0t	₩56.1t	₩432.6b	6.8x	20.8x	0.2x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024	₩8.6t	₩56.0t	₩494.1b	6.7x	17.3x	0.2x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024	₩8.5t	₩56.0t	₩494.1b	7.6x	17.2x	0.2x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024	₩9.0t	₩56.0t	₩494.1b	8.2x	18.2x	0.2x
Sun, 05 May 2024	₩9.3t	₩55.3t	₩455.5b	8.7x	20.4x	0.2x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024	₩9.2t	₩55.3t	₩455.5b	8.7x	20.3x	0.2x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024	₩9.8t	₩53.2t	₩673.2b	11.8x	14.6x	0.2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024	₩9.8t	₩53.1t	₩675.5b	12.7x	14.6x	0.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023	₩10.2t	₩53.1t	₩675.5b	11.5x	15x	0.2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023	₩10.2t	₩52.7t	₩724.7b	11x	14.1x	0.2x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023	₩9.8t	₩52.8t	₩706.8b	10.2x	13.8x	0.2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023	₩10.5t	₩52.8t	₩706.8b	10.4x	14.9x	0.2x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023	₩11.0t	₩52.3t	₩720.8b	10.6x	15.3x	0.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023	₩10.8t	₩52.3t	₩720.8b	10.8x	15x	0.2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023	₩11.4t	₩52.3t	₩720.8b	11.7x	15.8x	0.2x
Mon, 08 May 2023	₩12.0t	₩51.7t	₩1.5t	6.9x	7.9x	0.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023	₩12.6t	₩55.6t	₩1.6t	9.3x	8x	0.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023	₩12.6t	₩54.5t	₩1.4t	10.4x	8.8x	0.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023	₩12.5t	₩54.4t	₩1.4t	10x	8.7x	0.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022	₩12.8t	₩54.4t	₩1.4t	10.1x	8.9x	0.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022	₩12.6t	₩53.8t	₩2.1t	6.1x	5.9x	0.2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022	₩11.2t	₩52.2t	₩2.9t	6x	3.8x	0.2x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022	₩11.7t	₩52.2t	₩2.9t	6.6x	4x	0.2x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022	₩12.5t	₩49.9t	₩3.4t	9.1x	3.6x	0.3x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022	₩12.4t	₩49.9t	₩3.4t	8.5x	3.6x	0.2x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022	₩13.2t	₩49.9t	₩3.4t	9.6x	3.8x	0.3x
Tue, 10 May 2022	₩13.6t	₩48.0t	₩2.7t	15.8x	5x	0.3x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022	₩14.2t	₩48.0t	₩2.7t	15.3x	5.2x	0.3x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022	₩13.6t	₩46.1t	₩2.5t	14.8x	5.3x	0.3x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022	₩13.2t	₩46.1t	₩2.5t	13.4x	5.2x	0.3x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021	₩14.6t	₩46.1t	₩2.5t	14.3x	5.7x	0.3x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Consumer Retailing industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 26.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.0x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.22x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have declined 47% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 South Korean Consumer Staples industry?


KR Market	-3.69%
Consumer Staples	-2.29%
Food and Staples Retail	-0.79%
Big Box Super Stores	2.17%
Food Retail	1.86%
Drug Retail	0%
Food Distributors	-4.74%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.2x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 47.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 3.9% per year.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Big Box Super Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 97% over the next 5 years.

In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 36% 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
A282330 BGF retail	₩107.60k	4.4% +₩77.7b	-18.4%	PE9.8x
A139480 E-MART	₩65.80k	2.2% +₩37.5b	-14.7%	PS0.06x
A453340 Hyundai Green Food	₩15.18k	2.6% +₩12.9b	32.5%	PE7.1x
A051500 CJ Freshway	₩17.96k	5.2% +₩10.6b	-23.2%	PE11.7x
A227840 HYUNDAI CORPORATION HOLDINGS	₩10.64k	0.9% +₩882.2m	-4.9%	PE2.5x