South African (JSE) Packaged Foods and Meats Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South African Packaged Foods and Meats Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 20 Aug 2026	R135.9b	R175.1b	R12.4b	11.2x	10.9x	0.8x
Sat, 18 Jul 2026	R140.3b	R175.1b	R12.4b	11.5x	11.3x	0.8x
Mon, 15 Jun 2026	R135.8b	R174.4b	R12.2b	10.9x	11.1x	0.8x
Wed, 13 May 2026	R135.9b	R173.4b	R12.3b	10.5x	11x	0.8x
Fri, 10 Apr 2026	R140.0b	R173.4b	R12.3b	11x	11.3x	0.8x
Sun, 08 Mar 2026	R148.3b	R180.1b	R11.9b	11.2x	12.4x	0.8x
Tue, 03 Feb 2026	R157.3b	R182.0b	R12.6b	9.6x	12.5x	0.9x
Thu, 01 Jan 2026	R157.0b	R182.0b	R12.6b	9.9x	12.5x	0.9x
Sat, 29 Nov 2025	R152.8b	R185.4b	R12.5b	9.4x	12.2x	0.8x
Mon, 27 Oct 2025	R143.4b	R182.5b	R12.1b	7.9x	11.8x	0.8x
Wed, 24 Sep 2025	R139.0b	R182.1b	R12.1b	7.8x	11.5x	0.8x
Fri, 22 Aug 2025	R135.8b	R183.3b	R11.3b	11.4x	12x	0.7x
Sun, 20 Jul 2025	R131.4b	R183.3b	R11.3b	8.1x	11.6x	0.7x
Tue, 17 Jun 2025	R134.7b	R183.3b	R11.3b	8.6x	11.9x	0.7x
Thu, 15 May 2025	R132.6b	R180.7b	R10.6b	9.1x	12.5x	0.7x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025	R124.8b	R180.7b	R10.6b	8.3x	11.8x	0.7x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025	R125.4b	R181.5b	R11.0b	8.5x	11.4x	0.7x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025	R130.3b	R182.3b	R10.6b	9.9x	12.3x	0.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025	R138.6b	R182.3b	R10.6b	11.1x	13.1x	0.8x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024	R131.2b	R181.9b	R10.5b	10.4x	12.5x	0.7x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024	R126.8b	R181.4b	R9.4b	11.3x	13.5x	0.7x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024	R128.0b	R180.3b	R8.9b	10.8x	14.4x	0.7x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024	R118.8b	R194.1b	R8.8b	10x	13.6x	0.6x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024	R114.7b	R194.1b	R8.8b	10.1x	13.1x	0.6x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024	R110.9b	R180.7b	R9.0b	9.4x	12.3x	0.6x
Fri, 17 May 2024	R104.5b	R180.2b	R8.1b	9.3x	12.9x	0.6x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024	R101.6b	R180.2b	R8.1b	9.1x	12.5x	0.6x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024	R106.1b	R179.8b	R7.8b	8.7x	13.6x	0.6x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024	R102.8b	R178.0b	R7.3b	9.9x	14.1x	0.6x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024	R98.7b	R193.9b	R6.0b	10.4x	16.4x	0.5x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023	R94.6b	R193.9b	R6.0b	10.1x	15.7x	0.5x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023	R89.3b	R192.1b	R7.2b	9.7x	12.4x	0.5x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023	R88.8b	R192.1b	R7.2b	9.2x	12.4x	0.5x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023	R93.1b	R190.5b	R7.4b	9.4x	12.5x	0.5x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the South African Packaged Foods and Meats 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 10.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.69x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Packaged Foods and Meats industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 2.8% per year.
This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does South African Packaged Foods and Meats compare with similar industries?


ZA Market	1.08%
Consumer Staples	-1.73%
Food	-1.76%
Packaged Foods and Meats	-1.75%
Agricultural Products	-7.61%

Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

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Astral Foods Limited Announces Appointment of Directors and Members of the Audit and Risk Committee, Effective August 1, 2026

Astral Foods Limited had appointed Ms Alexander Muller and Ms Marion Shikwinya as Independent Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Directors and members of the Audit and Risk Committee with effect from August 1, 2026. Alexander is a Chartered Accountant, having completed her articles at PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. (PwC) in 2002. She joined the PwC partnership in 2010 to February 2019, and since 2014, was responsible for heading up the Governance, Risk and Internal Audit Practice in the Financial Services Assurance division at PwC. She is a former Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson of Murray and Roberts Holdings Limited. Alexander is currently a Non-Executive Director of AVI Limited, where she chairs the Social and Ethics Committee and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Infiniti Insurance Limited, a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Compliance Committee as well as the Remuneration Committee. Alexander serves as a member of the Nominations Committee at Discovery Health Medical Scheme. Marion, an admitted attorney, practiced with Adams & Adams and Webber Wentzel Attorneys, where she focused on Intellectual Property as well as mergers and acquisitions. She is a seasoned Legal, Risk, Compliance and ESG expert. Marion currently serves on a variety of boards, including the listed Mahube Infrastructure Limited. She represents Agbiz (Agricultural Business Chamber) on the Gauteng Province Agri Black Economic Empowerment Sector Charter Structure and serves on the Market Access Committee, amongst others. She is a former member of the John Deere Africa Board and chaired their Social and Ethics Committee. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Mahube, where she chairs the Social and Ethics Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee as well as the Audit and Risk Committee. The Board confirmed that a fit and proper assessment had been conducted on both of these directors and that the Board was satisfied with the outcome of these assessments. In accordance with paragraph 6.74 of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Company advised that Alexander previously served as a director of a company that was placed into liquidation in 2024.

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