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South African (JSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M-2.8%
  • 1Y13.7%
  • YTD-4.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 3.3%, driven by Shoprite Holdings declining 5.8%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 14%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 03 Jun 2024R498.8bR878.2bR27.2b10x18.3x0.6x
Wed, 01 May 2024R517.5bR989.9bR26.9b10.5x19.3x0.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024R523.7bR988.1bR27.0b10x19.4x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024R532.6bR971.1bR26.0b11.5x20.5x0.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024R579.6bR1.1tR24.8b13.9x23.4x0.5x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023R566.6bR1.1tR24.8b13.3x22.8x0.5x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023R554.5bR1.1tR27.3b12.6x20.3x0.5x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023R532.8bR1.0tR28.5b12.3x18.7x0.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023R553.9bR1.0tR27.9b12.4x19.9x0.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023R563.0bR999.2bR27.0b11.6x20.9x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023R526.7bR999.2bR27.0b11.4x19.5x0.5x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023R508.7bR976.0bR26.7b10.8x19x0.5x
Thu, 04 May 2023R543.8bR961.1bR27.2b12.8x20x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023R542.6bR960.7bR27.3b12.9x19.9x0.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023R543.9bR939.2bR26.4b13x20.6x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023R556.7bR922.4bR25.3b11.9x22x0.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022R537.4bR922.4bR25.3b11.7x21.2x0.6x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022R538.8bR907.6bR23.8b11.8x22.7x0.6x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022R513.0bR900.2bR22.9b11.5x22.4x0.6x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022R530.9bR893.4bR23.1b11.9x23x0.6x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022R540.8bR860.4bR22.0b12.3x24.6x0.6x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022R500.9bR860.4bR21.9b11.8x22.9x0.6x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022R513.0bR856.7bR22.0b12.7x23.3x0.6x
Fri, 06 May 2022R521.9bR846.9bR21.3b12.9x24.5x0.6x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022R540.9bR846.9bR21.9b13.3x24.7x0.6x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022R533.7bR849.0bR20.7b14.3x25.8x0.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022R528.6bR841.2bR19.8b14.9x26.8x0.6x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021R529.6bR825.8bR21.0b14.8x25.2x0.6x
Mon, 22 Nov 2021R527.5bR824.4bR21.1b16.2x25x0.6x
Wed, 20 Oct 2021R532.6bR817.5bR21.7b14.8x24.5x0.7x
Fri, 17 Sep 2021R519.9bR824.7bR19.2b14.5x27x0.6x
Sun, 15 Aug 2021R493.2bR736.0bR20.9b14.1x23.6x0.7x
Thu, 10 Jun 2021R482.2bR716.9bR17.8b16.9x27.1x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.1x


Total Market Cap: R482.2bTotal Earnings: R17.8bTotal Revenue: R716.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South African Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South African 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 18.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 15% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.0% 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 sector?

ZA Market-3.99%
Consumer Staples-3.12%
Beverage8.11%
Tobacco0%
Household Products0%
Personal Products0%
Food and Staples Retail-2.91%
Food-4.06%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food and Staples Retail industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Beverage industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 20.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food 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
SPP SPAR GroupR103.983.1%
+R608.6m
13.7%PE49.9x
SZK SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF)R40.008.1%
+R121.7m
11.1%PE3.8x
CKS Crookes BrothersR33.003.1%
+R15.1m
3.1%PS0.7x
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CKS

R33.00

Crookes Brothers

7D

3.1%

1Y

3.1%

SZK

R40.00

SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF)

7D

8.1%

1Y

11.1%

SHP

R249.69

Shoprite Holdings

7D

-4.6%

1Y

24.3%

AVI

R84.83

AVI

7D

-4.3%

1Y

33.4%

CLS

R295.76

Clicks Group

7D

-3.2%

1Y

19.4%

DCP

R31.28

Dis-Chem Pharmacies

7D

-8.3%

1Y

35.3%

SPP

R103.98

SPAR Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

13.7%

RCL

R10.10

RCL Foods

7D

-5.6%

1Y

8.0%