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Swiss (SMI) Food Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies9
  • 7D1.5%
  • 3M-1.3%
  • 1Y-13.8%
  • YTD-1.4%

In the last week, the Food industry is up 1.5%, with Nestlé up 1.5%. Meanwhile, HOCHDORF Holding actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 30% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 14% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.6% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Swiss Food Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 May 2024CHF295.8bCHF119.5bCHF12.6b24.5x23.5x2.5x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024CHF281.7bCHF119.5bCHF12.6b22.8x22.4x2.4x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024CHF290.6bCHF119.0bCHF12.7b16.4x22.8x2.4x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024CHF295.8bCHF121.0bCHF11.2b17.6x26.4x2.4x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024CHF303.8bCHF120.9bCHF11.2b20.2x27.2x2.5x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023CHF306.4bCHF120.9bCHF11.2b22.1x27.4x2.5x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023CHF306.7bCHF120.7bCHF11.1b23.1x27.6x2.5x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023CHF316.8bCHF120.6bCHF11.1b22.9x28.5x2.6x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023CHF327.2bCHF120.5bCHF11.1b24.9x29.5x2.7x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023CHF322.3bCHF119.6bCHF10.7b24.6x30.3x2.7x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023CHF333.5bCHF119.5bCHF10.6b25.2x31.5x2.8x
Tue, 23 May 2023CHF346.7bCHF119.5bCHF10.6b27.9x32.7x2.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023CHF350.6bCHF119.6bCHF10.6b27.9x33.1x2.9x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023CHF334.5bCHF119.4bCHF10.6b26.9x31.6x2.8x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023CHF343.8bCHF115.4bCHF17.4b18.6x19.8x3x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023CHF347.2bCHF115.3bCHF17.4b19x20x3x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022CHF341.5bCHF115.3bCHF17.4b18.6x19.6x3x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022CHF340.0bCHF115.0bCHF17.4b18.5x19.5x3x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022CHF333.2bCHF114.8bCHF17.4b18.1x19.2x2.9x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022CHF359.6bCHF114.8bCHF17.4b19.5x20.7x3.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022CHF366.2bCHF114.4bCHF17.4b21.6x21.1x3.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022CHF351.5bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b20.7x19.4x3.2x
Wed, 25 May 2022CHF359.3bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b21x19.9x3.2x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022CHF386.3bCHF110.6bCHF18.1b23.7x21.4x3.5x
Sun, 20 Mar 2022CHF380.5bCHF110.1bCHF18.1b23.5x21.1x3.5x
Tue, 15 Feb 2022CHF367.7bCHF107.4bCHF13.3b26.1x27.7x3.4x
Thu, 13 Jan 2022CHF384.9bCHF107.3bCHF13.3b27.2x29x3.6x
Sat, 11 Dec 2021CHF393.4bCHF107.3bCHF13.3b26.8x29.6x3.7x
Mon, 08 Nov 2021CHF387.6bCHF106.8bCHF13.2b25.4x29.4x3.6x
Wed, 06 Oct 2021CHF355.2bCHF108.1bCHF12.4b25.1x28.7x3.3x
Fri, 03 Sep 2021CHF365.4bCHF108.1bCHF12.4b25.8x29.5x3.4x
Sun, 01 Aug 2021CHF362.3bCHF108.1bCHF12.4b25.7x29.2x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.7x


Total Market Cap: CHF353.1bTotal Earnings: CHF12.3bTotal Revenue: CHF107.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Swiss Food Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Swiss Food industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.6% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Swiss Consumer Staples industry?

CH Market1.97%
Consumer Staples1.48%
Food1.51%
Packaged Foods and Meats1.51%
Agricultural Products0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 1.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 25.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Packaged Foods and Meats industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 7.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 1.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaged Foods and Meats industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.6% 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
NESN NestléCHF96.621.5%
+CHF3.8b
-15.1%PE22.6x
LISN Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprüngliCHF107.60k1.3%
+CHF324.1m
-2.4%PE37.1x
BARN Barry CallebautCHF1.58k3.2%
+CHF268.2m
-18.7%PE30.2x
EMMN EmmiCHF943.000.9%
+CHF42.8m
1.2%PE27.1x
ORON ORIORCHF67.501.4%
+CHF5.9m
-16.7%PE17.8x
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