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South African (JSE) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 28, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y22.6%
  • YTD12.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Food industry has remained flat, although notably Astral Foods gained 4.0%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 23% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Jul 2024R114.8bR194.9bR8.8b9.9x13.1x0.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024R112.7bR181.4bR8.9b9.9x12.7x0.6x
Thu, 23 May 2024R106.0bR181.3bR8.3b9.4x12.8x0.6x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024R101.7bR180.9bR8.0b9.5x12.7x0.6x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024R106.2bR180.9bR8.0b9x13.3x0.6x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024R102.4bR178.7bR7.2b9.7x14.3x0.6x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024R100.1bR194.5bR5.9b10.5x17x0.5x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023R97.7bR194.5bR5.9b10.5x16.6x0.5x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023R91.0bR192.7bR7.0b9.7x13x0.5x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023R89.5bR192.7bR7.0b9.4x12.8x0.5x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023R94.0bR191.1bR7.3b9.4x13x0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023R91.4bR191.1bR7.3b9.4x12.6x0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023R90.1bR191.2bR7.5b9.4x12.1x0.5x
Fri, 26 May 2023R90.9bR168.2bR6.5b10.1x14.1x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023R96.9bR167.6bR6.9b10.7x13.9x0.6x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023R86.2bR167.6bR7.0b10.3x12.4x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023R95.1bR161.5bR7.7b10.9x12.3x0.6x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023R97.9bR161.5bR7.7b10.7x12.7x0.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022R96.2bR160.9bR7.7b10x12.4x0.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022R90.4bR154.7bR6.1b10.5x14.9x0.6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022R89.1bR154.6bR6.1b10x14.7x0.6x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022R87.2bR152.1bR6.1b10.2x14.3x0.6x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022R85.0bR151.5bR6.3b10.2x13.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022R80.0bR151.5bR6.2b10.5x12.8x0.5x
Sat, 28 May 2022R81.9bR151.4bR6.5b9.9x12.6x0.5x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022R84.1bR148.8bR6.1b10.2x13.8x0.6x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022R87.2bR148.7bR5.8b10.2x15.1x0.6x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022R95.1bR148.2bR5.5b13.1x17.3x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022R97.7bR148.2bR5.5b12x17.8x0.7x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021R92.4bR132.8bR6.8b10.7x13.7x0.7x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021R100.2bR131.4bR7.2b11.4x13.9x0.8x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021R99.9bR131.4bR7.2b11.5x13.8x0.8x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021R92.3bR131.4bR7.2b10x12.8x0.7x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021R92.0bR131.4bR7.2b10x12.7x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

12.7x


Total Market Cap: R92.0bTotal Earnings: R7.2bTotal Revenue: R131.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.6x202220232024
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 13.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.6x.
  • 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 6.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 Market1.88%
Consumer Staples1.51%
Food-0.36%
Agricultural Products0.43%
Packaged Foods and Meats-0.37%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Agricultural Products industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • 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 close to its 3-year average of 14.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
ARL Astral FoodsR170.814.0%
+R252.5m
4.8%PS0.3x
OCE Oceana GroupR69.002.6%
+R209.4m
0.3%PE6.4x
RFG RFG HoldingsR15.302.7%
+R104.0m
49.6%PE7.6x
AVI AVIR96.870.2%
+R76.0m
35.5%PE15.8x
CKS Crookes BrothersR35.300.4%
+R2.3m
21.7%PE23.9x
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