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Zambian (LSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 03, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.03%
  • 3M0%
  • 1Y8.7%
  • YTD11.9%

In the last week, Consumer Staples has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.8% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 16% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Zambian Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 Dec 2022ZK11.0bZK14.3bZK1.5b6.1x7.4x0.8x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022ZK11.0bZK14.2bZK1.6b5.9x7x0.8x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022ZK11.0bZK13.9bZK1.6b5.9x7x0.8x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022ZK11.0bZK13.9bZK1.6b5.9x7x0.8x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022ZK10.8bZK13.9bZK1.6b5.8x6.8x0.8x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022ZK10.7bZK13.9bZK1.6b5.8x6.8x0.8x
Thu, 19 May 2022ZK10.5bZK13.5bZK1.5b5.8x7.2x0.8x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022ZK10.5bZK13.1bZK1.4b6.7x7.5x0.8x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022ZK10.2bZK13.1bZK1.4b6.5x7.2x0.8x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022ZK10.9bZK13.1bZK1.4b6.9x7.8x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022ZK9.6bZK13.1bZK1.4b6.1x6.9x0.7x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021ZK8.3bZK13.0bZK1.3b2.9x6.2x0.6x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021ZK7.2bZK11.4bZK751.9m18.4x9.5x0.6x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021ZK6.7bZK11.4bZK751.9m18.4x8.8x0.6x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021ZK5.9bZK11.4bZK751.9m17.9x7.9x0.5x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021ZK6.0bZK11.4bZK751.9m18.5x7.9x0.5x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021ZK5.5bZK11.1bZK699.0m34.1x7.8x0.5x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021ZK5.5bZK10.4bZK361.4m333.1x15.1x0.5x
Fri, 02 Oct 2020ZK5.5bZK9.7bZK90.3m65.7x60.4x0.6x
Mon, 06 Jul 2020ZK5.7bZK9.2bZK309.8m4.2x18.2x0.6x
Thu, 09 Apr 2020ZK5.9bZK9.0bZK442.6m4.2x13.3x0.7x
Wed, 01 Jan 2020ZK6.0bZK8.7bZK530.8m4.7x11.3x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: ZK6.0bTotal Earnings: ZK657.5mTotal Revenue: ZK8.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Zambian Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.9x202020212022
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Zambian Consumer Staples 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 7.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 13.0x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 31% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 21% 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 Zambian Consumer Staples sector?

ZM Market2.31%
Consumer Staples-0.029%
Food and Staples Retail0%
Beverage0%
Tobacco0%
Household Products0%
Personal Products0%
Food-0.049%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 105x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 4.0x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Despite it being negative, analysts are least pessimistic on the Food industry since they expect its earnings to decline by only 16% per year over the next 5 years, which isn't as bad as the other industries.
  • This is even lower than its past earnings decline of 7.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 16% 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
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