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South Korean (KOSPI) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D0.05%
  • 3M-12.2%
  • 1Y-19.7%
  • YTD-3.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 18% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 63% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 01 Feb 2025₩8.4t₩56.2t₩372.8b8x22.5x0.1x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024₩8.7t₩56.2t₩372.8b8.1x23.4x0.2x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024₩9.8t₩56.2t₩372.6b8x26.3x0.2x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024₩9.0t₩56.1t₩432.6b6.5x20.7x0.2x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024₩8.9t₩56.1t₩432.6b6.7x20.5x0.2x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024₩8.8t₩56.1t₩503.7b6.9x17.4x0.2x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024₩8.7t₩56.0t₩494.1b7.6x17.6x0.2x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024₩9.1t₩56.0t₩494.1b8.6x18.5x0.2x
Mon, 13 May 2024₩9.4t₩55.4t₩451.1b8.5x20.9x0.2x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024₩9.0t₩55.3t₩455.5b8.6x19.7x0.2x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024₩9.4t₩53.2t₩619.7b11.9x15.1x0.2x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024₩10.4t₩53.1t₩675.5b12.1x15.4x0.2x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024₩10.1t₩53.1t₩675.5b11.4x14.9x0.2x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023₩10.2t₩53.1t₩676.6b10.8x15x0.2x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023₩9.8t₩52.8t₩706.8b10.3x13.9x0.2x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023₩10.0t₩52.8t₩706.8b10.1x14.1x0.2x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023₩10.6t₩52.4t₩737.2b9.6x14.4x0.2x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023₩10.7t₩52.3t₩720.8b10.8x14.9x0.2x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023₩11.5t₩52.3t₩720.8b11.3x16x0.2x
Tue, 16 May 2023₩11.6t₩51.7t₩1.5t6.8x7.7x0.2x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023₩11.8t₩55.6t₩1.6t5.6x7.5x0.2x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023₩12.6t₩54.5t₩1.5t9.1x8.5x0.2x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023₩12.6t₩54.4t₩1.4t10.5x8.8x0.2x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023₩12.2t₩54.4t₩1.4t9.4x8.5x0.2x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022₩12.5t₩54.4t₩1.4t10.1x8.7x0.2x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022₩11.5t₩52.2t₩2.9t6.3x3.9x0.2x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022₩11.1t₩52.2t₩2.9t6.6x3.8x0.2x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022₩12.0t₩51.4t₩2.9t7.7x4.1x0.2x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022₩12.7t₩49.9t₩3.4t8.4x3.7x0.3x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022₩12.6t₩49.9t₩3.4t9.2x3.6x0.3x
Wed, 18 May 2022₩13.9t₩48.0t₩2.7t16.2x5.1x0.3x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022₩14.2t₩48.0t₩2.7t15.4x5.2x0.3x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022₩14.0t₩46.1t₩2.6t14.7x5.5x0.3x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022₩13.9t₩46.1t₩2.5t14.3x5.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.5x


Total Market Cap: ₩13.9tTotal Earnings: ₩2.5tTotal Revenue: ₩46.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202320242025
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 22.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.21x.
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-0.70%
Consumer Staples1.19%
Food and Staples Retail0.054%
Big Box Super Stores1.90%
Food Retail0.0018%
Drug Retail0%0
Food Distributors-0.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 36.2%, 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 112% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Food Retail 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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A139480 E-MART₩64.50k1.9%
+₩32.1b
-26.2%PS0.06x
A060280 Curexo₩9.98k1.4%
+₩5.8b
-36.5%n/a
A453340 Hyundai Green Food₩14.00k1.1%
+₩5.1b
12.9%PE6.5x
A282330 BGF retail₩103.60k0.1%
+₩1.7b
-25.6%PE9.4x
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