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Discovery

JNB:DSY ZAE000022331
57
  • Value
    46
  • Growth
    98
  • Safety
    Safety
    63
  • Combined
    85
  • Sentiment
    12
  • 360° View
    360° View
    57
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Company Description

Discovery Limited is an integrated financial services organization. It operates in healthcare, life insurance, short-term insurance, long-term savings, banking, and wellness markets. It has business strands in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Vitality Global. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7968 millions and 13800 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Discovery are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Discovery. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 98, which means that the company experiences above-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 higher than for 98% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 63 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 46 which means that the share price of Discovery is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 12, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 88% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Growth
Country South Africa
Industry Life & Health Insurance
Size Large
Website discovery.co.za
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Last update: 11-Nov-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 35 49 51
Growth
98 87 27 49
Safety
Safety
63 88 88 88
Sentiment
12 61 58 41
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57 92 92 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
15 22 72 32
Opinions Change
14 33 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 93 29 47
Market Pulse
19 59 61 50
Sentiment
12 61 58 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 35 49 51
Growth
98 87 27 49
Safety Safety
63 88 88 88
Combined
85 88 88 88
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
58 47 39 65
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 37 53 41
Price vs. Book (P/B)
44 35 60 49
Dividend Yield
51 43 42 35
Value
46 35 49 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
86 51 36 75
Profit Growth
71 67 26 1
Capital Growth
78 89 35 73
Stock Returns
79 87 47 47
Growth
98 87 27 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
42 43 42 42
Refinancing
89 77 77 77
Liquidity
54 66 66 66
Safety Safety
63 88 88 88

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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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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