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Barloworld

JNB:NULL ZAE000026639
27
  • Value
    26
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    52
  • Combined
    10
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

Barloworld Limited is an industrial processing, distribution, and services company. It operates in Industrial Equipment, Automotive, and Ingrain industries, with brands like Avis and Budget Rent a Car. It operates in Southern Africa, Russia, and Mongolia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,231 million, profits of $648 million, revenue of $2,428 million, and 6234 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Barloworld are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Barloworld. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 52 or better than 52% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 26, meaning that the share price of Barloworld is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 47. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Refinancing
Country South Africa
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Medium
Website barloworld.com
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Last update: 20-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
26 81 95 89
Growth
47 39 5 37
Safety
Safety
52 48 53 61
Sentiment
53 44 26 31
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27 59 37 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
14 16 18 44
Opinions Change
50 50 29 75
Pro Holdings
n/a 44 16 31
Market Pulse
92 73 93 29
Sentiment
53 44 26 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
26 81 95 89
Growth
47 39 5 37
Safety Safety
52 48 53 61
Combined
10 66 49 90
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
65 71 80 81
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 78 89 85
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 66 79 78
Dividend Yield
1 85 94 84
Value
26 81 95 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 9 13 13
Profit Growth
33 51 18 36
Capital Growth
70 23 55 56
Stock Returns
46 93 33 79
Growth
47 39 5 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
21 42 44 42
Refinancing
100 67 88 84
Liquidity
29 39 32 56
Safety Safety
52 48 53 61

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