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New Zealand (NZX) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M5.0%
  • 1Y36.7%
  • YTD5.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has risen 4.3%, driven by gains from Fonterra Co-operative Group of 4.5%. Meanwhile, T&G Global actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.1% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 37%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 18% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the New Zealand Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Jan 2025NZ$14.8bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.1b15.5x12.9x0.5x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024NZ$14.2bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.1b16.5x12.4x0.4x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024NZ$14.2bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.1b15.5x12.4x0.4x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024NZ$14.3bNZ$31.7bNZ$1.1b17.8x12.6x0.5x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024NZ$12.6bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.3b17.5x9.5x0.4x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024NZ$12.6bNZ$31.6bNZ$1.4b13.8x8.8x0.4x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024NZ$12.6bNZ$31.6bNZ$1.4b9.3x8.7x0.4x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024NZ$12.9bNZ$30.5bNZ$1.1b11.7x12.1x0.4x
Fri, 03 May 2024NZ$11.5bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.6b10.7x7.2x0.4x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024NZ$11.6bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.7b11.6x7x0.4x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024NZ$11.8bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b12.5x7.7x0.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024NZ$11.2bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b12x7.3x0.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023NZ$11.1bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b11.7x7.2x0.3x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023NZ$10.2bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.5b11.4x6.6x0.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023NZ$11.2bNZ$33.2bNZ$1.6b11.8x7x0.3x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023NZ$11.9bNZ$34.7bNZ$1.6b13x7.3x0.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023NZ$12.7bNZ$34.6bNZ$1.6b14.1x7.7x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023NZ$12.7bNZ$34.5bNZ$1.6b16.7x7.7x0.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023NZ$12.9bNZ$34.0bNZ$1.2b14.9x10.4x0.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023NZ$12.3bNZ$34.2bNZ$1.3b14.4x9.8x0.4x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023NZ$13.3bNZ$34.2bNZ$1.3b14.1x10.6x0.4x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023NZ$13.6bNZ$32.0bNZ$988.4m13.9x13.8x0.4x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023NZ$14.1bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b14.4x14x0.4x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022NZ$13.9bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b14.1x13.9x0.4x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022NZ$13.6bNZ$31.8bNZ$1.0b14.4x13.5x0.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022NZ$13.4bNZ$31.7bNZ$957.4m17.5x14x0.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022NZ$14.2bNZ$30.2bNZ$814.8m17.7x17.4x0.5x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022NZ$13.4bNZ$29.8bNZ$709.1m19.6x18.8x0.4x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022NZ$13.1bNZ$29.8bNZ$721.9m13x18.2x0.4x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022NZ$13.3bNZ$29.8bNZ$722.2m13.7x18.5x0.4x
Sun, 08 May 2022NZ$12.6bNZ$29.6bNZ$704.6m20.7x17.8x0.4x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022NZ$14.4bNZ$29.6bNZ$765.7m21x18.8x0.5x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022NZ$14.6bNZ$28.5bNZ$708.4m20.8x20.7x0.5x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022NZ$14.3bNZ$28.4bNZ$760.3m16.7x18.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.8x


Total Market Cap: NZ$14.3bTotal Earnings: NZ$760.3mTotal Revenue: NZ$28.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
New Zealand Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the New Zealander Consumer Staples 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 11.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 3.8% 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 New Zealand Consumer Staples sector?

NZ Market1.72%
Consumer Staples4.26%
Food4.59%
Tobacco0%0
Household Products0%0
Beverage-0.52%
Personal Products-2.50%
Food and Staples Retail-4.72%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 51.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Personal Products industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 73% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Food and Staples Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% 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
FCG Fonterra Co-operative GroupNZ$4.604.5%
+NZ$320.8m		94.1%PE6.3x
ATM a2 MilkNZ$6.393.7%
+NZ$166.5m		29.1%PE27.6x
DGL Delegat GroupNZ$5.014.4%
+NZ$21.2m		-19.2%PE16.1x
SCL ScalesNZ$4.242.7%
+NZ$15.8m		31.3%PE20.6x
SEK SeekaNZ$3.507.7%
+NZ$10.8m		29.6%PS0.4x
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