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South African (JSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M-7.6%
  • 1Y18.5%
  • YTD-10.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has risen 4.6%, driven by gains in AVI and Tiger Brands of 8.1% and 5.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, Quantum Foods Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 8.7% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025R125.2bR181.5bR10.6b8.3x11.8x0.7x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025R122.1bR182.4bR11.1b8.8x11x0.7x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025R129.5bR183.1bR10.6b9.3x12.2x0.7x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025R138.8bR183.1bR10.6b11.3x13.1x0.8x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024R132.4bR182.7bR10.5b10.7x12.6x0.7x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024R127.0bR182.1bR9.4b12.3x13.5x0.7x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024R127.9bR181.0bR8.9b11.8x14.3x0.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024R119.3bR194.9bR8.8b10.3x13.6x0.6x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024R115.0bR194.9bR8.8b10x13.1x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024R111.9bR181.4bR8.9b9.9x12.6x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024R106.0bR180.9bR8.0b9.5x13.3x0.6x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024R103.1bR180.9bR8.0b9.2x12.9x0.6x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024R106.8bR180.5bR7.7b8.7x13.9x0.6x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024R103.5bR178.7bR7.2b10.2x14.4x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024R99.2bR194.5bR5.9b10.4x16.8x0.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023R96.8bR194.5bR5.9b10.4x16.4x0.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023R91.0bR192.7bR7.0b9.8x13x0.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023R90.1bR192.7bR7.0b9.3x12.9x0.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023R93.6bR191.1bR7.3b9.5x12.9x0.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023R90.1bR191.1bR7.3b9.2x12.4x0.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023R90.5bR191.2bR7.5b9.3x12.1x0.5x
Mon, 22 May 2023R90.6bR167.6bR6.9b9.7x13x0.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023R95.3bR167.6bR7.0b10.5x13.7x0.6x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023R87.1bR166.3bR7.3b10.2x11.9x0.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023R94.5bR161.5bR7.7b10.7x12.3x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023R98.0bR161.5bR7.7b10.7x12.7x0.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022R91.4bR159.4bR7.5b9.1x12.2x0.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022R89.9bR154.7bR6.1b10.6x14.9x0.6x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022R88.2bR154.6bR6.1b10.2x14.5x0.6x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022R88.5bR152.1bR6.1b10x14.6x0.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022R85.5bR151.5bR6.3b10.1x13.6x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022R81.0bR151.5bR6.2b10.6x13x0.5x
Tue, 24 May 2022R79.5bR150.8bR6.4b8.9x12.4x0.5x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022R84.0bR148.8bR6.1b10.2x13.8x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: R84.0bTotal Earnings: R6.1bTotal Revenue: R148.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African Food industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% 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 South African Consumer Staples industry?

ZA Market4.52%
Consumer Staples3.39%
Food4.55%
Packaged Foods and Meats4.57%
Agricultural Products0.039%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 2.9x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.2% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.2% 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
AVI AVIR90.188.1%
+R2.2b
6.3%PE12.5x
TBS Tiger BrandsR274.305.4%
+R2.2b
37.6%PE14.6x
PMR Premier GroupR126.005.7%
+R871.4m
101.9%PE15.3x
OCE Oceana GroupR60.4510.6%
+R695.8m
-11.8%PE6.6x
ARL Astral FoodsR163.257.0%
+R408.6m
15.8%PE8.3x
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1Y

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SHG

R6.88

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7D

-1.6%

1Y

-11.8%

AVI

R90.18

AVI

7D

8.1%

1Y

6.3%

TBS

R274.30

Tiger Brands

7D

5.4%

1Y

37.6%

QFH

R6.26

Quantum Foods Holdings

7D

-8.7%

1Y

-60.9%

PMR

R126.00

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7D

5.7%

1Y

101.9%

ARL

R163.25

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7D

7.0%

1Y

15.8%

RCL

R9.60

RCL Foods

7D

1.1%

1Y

0.8%

RFG

R18.00

RFG Holdings

7D

0.8%

1Y

34.4%

OCE

R60.45

Oceana Group

7D

10.6%

1Y

-11.8%