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South African (JSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 14, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M-6.3%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD-7.5%

In the last week, the Food and Staples Retail industry is up 4.0%, with Shoprite Holdings up 7.1%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 8.6%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 14 Apr 2025R470.6bR896.2bR18.8b20.9x25.1x0.5x
Wed, 12 Mar 2025R477.2bR896.2bR18.8b21.1x25.4x0.5x
Fri, 07 Feb 2025R509.6bR880.8bR18.5b20.1x27.5x0.6x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025R511.8bR880.8bR18.5b20.2x27.6x0.6x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024R525.0bR841.3bR17.1b21.9x30.7x0.6x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024R456.2bR727.4bR19.3b27.1x23.7x0.6x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024R471.6bR723.6bR19.0b29.1x24.8x0.7x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024R459.1bR705.2bR18.4b28.9x25x0.7x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024R444.9bR705.2bR18.4b27.5x24.2x0.6x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024R436.3bR705.2bR18.4b27.2x23.8x0.6x
Sun, 19 May 2024R422.7bR809.0bR18.5b27.6x22.9x0.5x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024R397.2bR807.2bR18.3b27.3x21.7x0.5x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024R428.1bR807.2bR18.3b29.4x23.3x0.5x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024R428.9bR770.4bR17.6b28.7x24.4x0.6x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024R436.6bR848.7bR15.9b28.3x27.5x0.5x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023R428.1bR848.7bR15.9b27.8x27x0.5x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023R414.8bR837.0bR17.4b21.5x23.9x0.5x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023R409.9bR832.4bR18.4b20.4x22.2x0.5x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023R421.3bR787.7bR17.4b21.2x24.3x0.5x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023R416.8bR787.7bR17.4b21x24x0.5x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023R399.1bR787.7bR17.4b19.6x23x0.5x
Mon, 22 May 2023R378.3bR782.4bR17.7b17.2x21.4x0.5x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023R406.1bR772.7bR18.0b19.2x22.6x0.5x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023R390.6bR772.7bR18.0b18.8x21.7x0.5x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023R408.8bR737.3bR16.4b22x24.9x0.6x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023R408.4bR737.3bR16.4b22.4x24.9x0.6x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022R415.0bR737.3bR16.4b23.2x25.3x0.6x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022R402.8bR729.4bR16.5b20.6x24.5x0.6x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022R377.9bR721.9bR15.6b20.6x24.2x0.5x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022R419.8bR714.2bR15.2b24.5x27.7x0.6x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022R387.4bR692.1bR14.3b23.2x27.1x0.6x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022R384.6bR692.1bR14.3b23.1x26.9x0.6x
Tue, 24 May 2022R387.2bR686.8bR14.2b21.7x27.2x0.6x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022R419.0bR681.3bR13.8b24.9x30.3x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

30.3x


Total Market Cap: R419.0bTotal Earnings: R13.8bTotal Revenue: R681.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South African Consumer Retailing 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 25.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.6% 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%
Food and Staples Retail3.10%
Drug Retail4.98%
Food Retail4.08%
Food Distributors0.78%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 8.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 8.9% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% 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
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR268.035.4%
+R7.4b		13.9%PE21x
CLS Clicks GroupR350.254.8%
+R3.8b		21.4%PE29.4x
DCP Dis-Chem PharmaciesR30.005.6%
+R1.4b		-6.9%PE24.2x
BID BidR431.650.9%
+R1.2b		1.9%PE18.2x
PIK Pick n Pay StoresR24.991.5%
+R272.2m		31.5%PS0.2x
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