Stock Research: Coles Group

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Coles Group

ASX:COL AU0000030678
24
  • Value
    41
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    14
  • Combined
    16
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    24
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Company Description

Coles Group Limited is an Australia-based retail company operating in supermarkets and liquor. Its businesses include Coles Supermarkets, Coles Online, Coles Liquor (Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market, Vintage Cellars), flybuys, and Coles Financial Services, primarily in Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17810 millions, profits of $7590 millions, revenue of $29124 millions, and 115000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 24 (better than 24% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Coles Group are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for Coles Group. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 41 which means that the share price of Coles Group is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 59% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 41, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 41% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 14, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 86% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
41 37 31 45
Growth
41 68 7 13
Safety
Safety
14 10 8 16
Sentiment
49 26 41 82
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24 17 1 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
72 43 19 45
Opinions Change
50 47 59 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 43 43 82
Market Pulse
5 11 72 66
Sentiment
49 26 41 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
41 37 31 45
Growth
41 68 7 13
Safety Safety
14 10 8 16
Combined
16 26 1 4
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
50 47 62 53
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
22 25 26 38
Price vs. Book (P/B)
12 14 13 11
Dividend Yield
75 78 78 82
Value
41 37 31 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
26 38 25 32
Profit Growth
97 23 29 46
Capital Growth
10 67 34 16
Stock Returns
49 89 25 39
Growth
41 68 7 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
11 9 8 8
Refinancing
35 17 20 22
Liquidity
32 21 23 25
Safety Safety
14 10 8 16

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This is a highly risky stock investment proposition as all consolidated ranks are below-average. There are no compelling arguments to support this stock based on current information. It is not recommended for any investor profile. However, performance does change, so it could we worth keepin on a watchlist.

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