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South African (JSE) Food Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y6.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Retail industry has remained flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 6.9% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 May 2025R203.6bR432.0bR5.2b21.1x39x0.5x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025R206.0bR430.4bR5.3b21.1x39x0.5x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025R202.1bR430.4bR5.3b21.3x38.2x0.5x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025R207.2bR419.2bR5.0b21.8x41.8x0.5x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025R217.9bR419.2bR5.0b22x44x0.5x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024R220.2bR419.2bR5.0b20.4x44.5x0.5x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024R190.7bR380.3bR3.6b16.9x53.4x0.5x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024R161.2bR263.1bR7.0b15.9x23x0.6x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024R172.2bR252.1bR6.9b17x24.9x0.7x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024R163.5bR252.1bR6.9b16.1x23.7x0.6x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024R156.7bR252.1bR6.9b15.5x22.7x0.6x
Sat, 25 May 2024R159.2bR363.7bR7.1b22.3x22.6x0.4x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024R138.1bR363.7bR7.0b19.5x19.6x0.4x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024R146.1bR363.7bR7.0b20.9x20.8x0.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024R155.7bR348.9bR6.9b22.2x22.6x0.4x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024R158.7bR348.9bR6.9b23.1x23.1x0.5x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023R154.5bR348.9bR6.9b22.4x22.5x0.4x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023R150.3bR347.1bR6.9b21.5x21.9x0.4x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023R146.2bR344.1bR7.9b12.6x18.5x0.4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023R161.6bR328.5bR7.8b14.5x20.7x0.5x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023R161.0bR328.5bR7.8b15.4x20.6x0.5x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023R142.5bR328.5bR7.8b15.6x18.2x0.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023R128.1bR328.5bR7.8b13.7x16.4x0.4x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023R142.7bR320.1bR8.0b15.2x17.8x0.4x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023R138.7bR320.1bR8.0b13.5x17.3x0.4x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023R148.0bR304.8bR7.5b16.3x19.8x0.5x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023R164.3bR304.8bR7.5b21.2x22x0.5x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022R161.8bR304.8bR7.5b21.2x21.7x0.5x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022R162.3bR301.2bR7.4b21.1x21.8x0.5x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022R149.0bR295.8bR7.3b20.5x20.5x0.5x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022R160.1bR288.1bR6.8b24.1x23.4x0.6x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022R149.9bR288.1bR6.8b21.5x21.9x0.5x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022R136.5bR288.1bR6.8b20.4x20x0.5x
Mon, 30 May 2022R144.7bR288.1bR6.8b21.6x21.2x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.2x


Total Market Cap: R144.7bTotal Earnings: R6.8bTotal Revenue: R288.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South African Food Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 38.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.50x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Retail industry have declined 8.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Comparison

How does South African Food Retail compare with similar industries?

ZA Market0.69%
Consumer Staples-0.53%
Food and Staples Retail-0.73%
Food Retail0.19%
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Drug Retail-0.26%
Food Distributors-2.07%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PIK Pick n Pay StoresR27.312.7%
+R522.4m		14.7%PS0.2x
BOX Boxer RetailR64.210.8%
+R231.3m		n/aPE21.1x
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PIK

R27.31

Pick n Pay Stores

7D

2.7%

1Y

14.7%

KAL

R39.00

KAL Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-18.7%

BOX

R64.21

Boxer Retail

7D

0.8%

1Y

n/a

SHP

R280.64

Shoprite Holdings

7D

-0.2%

1Y

5.9%