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South African (JSE) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies8
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M1.0%
  • 1Y8.4%
  • YTD0.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from Bid of 3.2%. This means that the industry has gained 8.4% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% 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
Sat, 01 Feb 2025R510.9bR880.8bR18.5b20.4x27.6x0.6x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024R513.3bR880.8bR18.5b20.4x27.7x0.6x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024R493.8bR844.6bR15.8b28.1x31.2x0.6x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024R446.8bR725.7bR19.2b27.5x23.3x0.6x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024R466.1bR723.6bR19.0b28.6x24.5x0.6x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024R458.2bR705.2bR18.4b28.9x25x0.6x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024R433.1bR705.2bR18.4b26.5x23.6x0.6x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024R406.5bR699.5bR18.4b25x22.1x0.6x
Mon, 13 May 2024R418.7bR809.0bR18.5b27.3x22.7x0.5x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024R409.6bR807.2bR18.3b27.9x22.3x0.5x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024R430.0bR807.2bR18.3b29.4x23.4x0.5x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024R451.8bR848.7bR15.9b28.4x28.5x0.5x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024R446.8bR848.7bR15.9b29.3x28.2x0.5x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023R423.9bR840.3bR17.3b22.4x24.5x0.5x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023R396.4bR837.0bR17.4b20.4x22.8x0.5x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023R407.6bR832.4bR18.4b20.1x22.1x0.5x
Wed, 23 Aug 2023R413.2bR787.7bR17.4b21.1x23.8x0.5x
Fri, 21 Jul 2023R405.0bR787.7bR17.4b19.6x23.3x0.5x
Sun, 18 Jun 2023R408.6bR787.7bR17.4b19.9x23.5x0.5x
Tue, 16 May 2023R387.5bR781.5bR17.7b17.7x21.8x0.5x
Thu, 13 Apr 2023R406.4bR772.7bR18.0b19.3x22.6x0.5x
Sat, 11 Mar 2023R403.1bR772.7bR18.0b18.9x22.4x0.5x
Mon, 06 Feb 2023R417.4bR737.3bR16.4b22.1x25.5x0.6x
Wed, 04 Jan 2023R393.9bR737.3bR16.4b21.7x24x0.5x
Fri, 02 Dec 2022R418.7bR737.3bR16.4b22.8x25.5x0.6x
Sun, 30 Oct 2022R411.0bR728.0bR16.3b21.2x25.3x0.6x
Tue, 27 Sep 2022R381.6bR721.9bR15.6b20.9x24.4x0.5x
Thu, 25 Aug 2022R417.1bR692.1bR14.3b24.6x29.2x0.6x
Sat, 23 Jul 2022R384.9bR692.1bR14.3b22.3x26.9x0.6x
Mon, 20 Jun 2022R380.3bR692.1bR14.3b21.9x26.6x0.5x
Wed, 18 May 2022R400.4bR682.9bR14.1b25.4x28.4x0.6x
Fri, 15 Apr 2022R409.4bR681.3bR13.8b25x29.6x0.6x
Sun, 13 Mar 2022R391.9bR681.3bR13.8b24.3x28.3x0.6x
Tue, 08 Feb 2022R408.7bR673.0bR12.5b25.7x32.6x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

32.6x


Total Market Cap: R408.7bTotal Earnings: R12.5bTotal Revenue: R673.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
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 25.3x.
  • 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 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.4% 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 Market1.79%
Consumer Staples0.84%
Food and Staples Retail1.45%
Drug Retail3.85%
Food Distributors2.83%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Retail-0.99%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 22.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 4.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 4.2% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% 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
BID BidR476.503.2%
+R4.9b
1.2%PE19.9x
CLS Clicks GroupR359.604.9%
+R4.0b
19.9%PE30.2x
DCP Dis-Chem PharmaciesR34.160.9%
+R274.4m
12.2%PE27.6x
SPP SPAR GroupR140.220.8%
+R219.5m
18.3%PE16.4x
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