The price to earnings ratio is a measurement often used to determine stock valuation. In short P/E is used to measure what the market is willing to pay for a company based on its earnings. The trailing P/E for consumer goods & FMCG companies operating in the household products and food processing industries were higher than in other industries as of January 2024.
Another formula that is used by investors to measure the value of an industry or potential target company for acquisition is the enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA).
Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2024). Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2024). Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Trailing and Forward Price to Earnings Ratio (Pe Ratio) in The Consumer Goods & Fmcg Sector in Western Europe 2024, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Trailing and forward price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) in the consumer goods & FMCG sector in Western Europe 2024, by industry [Graph], Leonard N. Stern School of Business, January 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028281/price-earnings-in-the-consumer-goods-and-fmcg-sector-in-europe/
