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South African (JSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 07, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D0.8%
  • 3M-5.2%
  • 1Y9.1%
  • YTD-2.9%

The Consumer Staples industry has been flat over the last week, but Tiger Brands has lost 3.9%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.1% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024R516.7bR989.9bR26.9b10.2x19.2x0.5x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024R525.3bR988.2bR26.7b10.3x19.6x0.5x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024R523.0bR971.1bR26.0b11.5x20.1x0.5x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024R582.0bR1.1tR24.8b14.3x23.5x0.5x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023R585.0bR1.1tR24.8b13.4x23.6x0.5x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023R563.7bR1.1tR26.3b12.2x21.4x0.5x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023R518.4bR1.0tR28.5b10.3x18.2x0.5x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023R542.9bR1.0tR27.8b12.6x19.5x0.5x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023R551.5bR999.2bR27.0b11.1x20.5x0.6x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023R542.7bR999.2bR27.0b11.4x20.1x0.5x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023R525.5bR993.9bR27.5b10.2x19.1x0.5x
Thu, 11 May 2023R524.6bR969.5bR27.0b12.4x19.4x0.5x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023R547.6bR960.6bR27.3b12.9x20.1x0.6x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023R549.6bR939.2bR26.4b13.2x20.8x0.6x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023R544.5bR922.4bR25.3b12.3x21.5x0.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022R529.5bR922.4bR25.3b11.4x20.9x0.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022R553.8bR916.6bR23.7b14.1x23.3x0.6x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022R512.1bR906.2bR23.6b12x21.7x0.6x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022R517.1bR893.3bR23.1b11.9x22.4x0.6x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022R538.5bR860.4bR22.0b12x24.5x0.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022R495.2bR860.4bR22.0b11.4x22.5x0.6x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022R498.1bR860.1bR22.0b11.6x22.7x0.6x
Fri, 13 May 2022R514.3bR848.5bR21.6b13.2x23.8x0.6x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022R547.9bR846.9bR21.9b13.5x25x0.6x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022R508.4bR850.6bR20.8b13.3x24.5x0.6x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022R543.8bR841.2bR19.8b15.6x27.5x0.6x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022R539.1bR825.8bR21.0b14.8x25.6x0.7x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021R504.9bR825.8bR21.0b15.2x24x0.6x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021R533.5bR821.8bR21.8b15.1x24.4x0.6x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021R537.7bR824.7bR19.2b15.6x27.9x0.7x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021R501.0bR736.0bR20.9b14.2x24x0.7x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021R477.0bR727.4bR18.8b14.7x25.4x0.7x
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 22.8x202220232024
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 19.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.8x.
  • 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 11% 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 Market0.76%
Consumer Staples0.81%
Food and Staples Retail0.89%
Food0.50%
Beverage0%
Tobacco0%
Household Products0%
Personal Products0%
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 26.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.5%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 2.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Beverage industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 21.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food and Staples Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 2.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 12% 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
SHP Shoprite HoldingsR255.301.4%
+R1.9b
23.1%PE21.5x
CLS Clicks GroupR297.562.1%
+R1.4b
12.4%PE26.7x
BID BidR433.950.5%
+R794.9m
8.6%PE19.5x
SPP SPAR GroupR99.763.1%
+R577.8m
-26.0%PE47.9x
SZK SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF)R40.0014.3%
+R202.8m
17.6%PE3.8x
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Astral Foods

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-1.3%

1Y

-13.6%

CLS

R297.56

Clicks Group

7D

2.1%

1Y

12.4%

LBR

R3.67

Libstar Holdings

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-19.2%

DCP

R32.85

Dis-Chem Pharmacies

7D

0.7%

1Y

29.9%

BRT

R4.65

Brimstone Investment

7D

-5.1%

1Y

-15.5%

SPP

R99.76

SPAR Group

7D

3.1%

1Y

-26.0%

SZK

R40.00

SAB Zenzele Kabili Holdings (RF)

7D

14.3%

1Y

17.6%

SHP

R255.30

Shoprite Holdings

7D

1.4%

1Y

23.1%

OCE

R72.00

Oceana Group

7D

-5.3%

1Y

4.2%

PMR

R61.74

Premier Group

7D

2.2%

1Y

5.9%

RCL

R10.15

RCL Foods

7D

-3.3%

1Y

0.9%

PIK

R20.40

Pick n Pay Stores

7D

1.2%

1Y

-42.8%