Stock Research: Metcash

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Metcash

ASX:MTS AU000000MTS0
71
  • Value
    97
  • Growth
    29
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    44
  • Sentiment
    82
  • 360° View
    360° View
    71
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Company Description

Metcash Limited is a wholesale distribution and marketing company. It operates in the food, liquor, and hardware industries, with brands including Thirsty Camel, Mitre 10, and Home Hardware. The company serves independent retailers across Australia, including Cape York, Cooktown, Dampier, and Broome. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,783 million, profits of $1,454 million, and revenue of $11,109 million, with 11,500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 71 (better than 71% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Metcash are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Metcash. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 97, which means that the share price of Metcash 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 97% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 82, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 82% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 29, 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 26, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 74 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
97 93 98 85
Growth
29 47 1 29
Safety
Safety
26 51 45 43
Sentiment
82 50 16 43
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71 82 33 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
38 51 18 44
Opinions Change
69 50 1 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 48 38 32
Market Pulse
51 50 67 67
Sentiment
82 50 16 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
97 93 98 85
Growth
29 47 1 29
Safety Safety
26 51 45 43
Combined
44 87 44 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 91 89 82
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
80 76 82 68
Price vs. Book (P/B)
39 50 43 42
Dividend Yield
100 98 100 94
Value
97 93 98 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
17 15 15 6
Profit Growth
51 35 22 50
Capital Growth
80 94 23 34
Stock Returns
33 37 19 85
Growth
29 47 1 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
22 40 26 34
Refinancing
69 65 55 59
Liquidity
26 17 33 31
Safety Safety
26 51 45 43

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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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