Stock Research: Woolworths Holdings

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Woolworths Holdings

JNB:WHL ZAE000063863
33
  • Value
    69
  • Growth
    27
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    21
  • Sentiment
    98
  • 360° View
    360° View
    33
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Company Description

Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South Africa-based retail company. The company operates in the Fashion, Beauty, Home, and Food sectors, with brands like Woolworths and Country Road Group. It operates in South Africa and Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,692 million, profits of $1,511 million, and revenue of $4,209 million, with 37,499 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 33 (better than 33% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Woolworths Holdings 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 Woolworths Holdings. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 69, which means that the share price of Woolworths Holdings 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 69% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 98, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 98% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 27, 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 4, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 96 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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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
69 49 43 69
Growth
27 23 51 29
Safety
Safety
4 33 43 22
Sentiment
98 17 49 35
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360° View
33 3 45 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 24 19 5
Opinions Change
74 28 17 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 28 83 99
Market Pulse
96 48 58 18
Sentiment
98 17 49 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
69 49 43 69
Growth
27 23 51 29
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22
Combined
21 13 41 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
80 48 42 69
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
59 57 52 71
Price vs. Book (P/B)
20 32 24 39
Dividend Yield
75 77 77 71
Value
69 49 43 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
22 51 44 14
Profit Growth
83 22 30 14
Capital Growth
16 38 44 56
Stock Returns
47 27 71 71
Growth
27 23 51 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
6 21 30 10
Refinancing
12 27 37 29
Liquidity
21 55 61 37
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22

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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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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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