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Spar

JNB:SPP ZAE000058517
41
  • Value
    66
  • Growth
    30
  • Safety
    Safety
    25
  • Combined
    33
  • Sentiment
    63
  • 360° View
    360° View
    41
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Company Description

The SPAR Group Ltd. is a wholesale distributor in the food and drug retail sector. It operates in the grocery store and retail outlet industries under brands like SUPERSPAR and SPAR. The company's main regions are Southern Africa, Ireland, and Switzerland. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,153 million, profits of $1,053 million, and revenue of $8,827 million. The number of employees is not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 41 (better than 41% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Spar are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Spar. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 66, which means that the share price of Spar is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 30, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 25, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 75 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country South Africa
Industry Food Distributors
Size Large
Website spar.co.za
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JSE All Shares
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
66 51 91 83
Growth
30 91 35 5
Safety
Safety
25 14 16 29
Sentiment
63 26 3 1
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41 41 22 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
25 55 3 5
Opinions Change
26 62 9 8
Pro Holdings
n/a 19 34 59
Market Pulse
81 3 2 2
Sentiment
63 26 3 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
66 51 91 83
Growth
30 91 35 5
Safety Safety
25 14 16 29
Combined
33 48 38 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
96 85 95 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
84 60 81 79
Price vs. Book (P/B)
57 45 69 49
Dividend Yield
1 26 63 81
Value
66 51 91 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
20 23 22 14
Profit Growth
29 88 92 27
Capital Growth
95 96 30 13
Stock Returns
3 89 41 35
Growth
30 91 35 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
8 7 8 10
Refinancing
33 11 23 35
Liquidity
33 40 26 53
Safety Safety
25 14 16 29

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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