Stock Research: Wesfarmers

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Wesfarmers

ASX:WES AU000000WES1
20
  • Value
    9
  • Growth
    63
  • Safety
    Safety
    16
  • Combined
    4
  • Sentiment
    82
  • 360° View
    360° View
    20
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Company Description

Wesfarmers Ltd is a diversified Australian conglomerate engaged in retail, chemicals, and industrial safety. It operates in home improvement (Bunnings), general merchandise (Kmart), chemicals (WesCEF), office supplies (Officeworks), industrial safety, and health (Wesfarmers Health). It also has online retail (Catch), forest products, and property interests. In the last fiscal year, the company had 120000 employees, a market cap of $61102 millions, profits of $10241 millions, and revenue of $29461 millions.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 20 (better than 20% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Wesfarmers are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Wesfarmers. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 63, 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 63% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also 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 Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 9, which means that the share price of Wesfarmers 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 91% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 16, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 84% 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
9 9 29 27
Growth
63 45 41 41
Safety
Safety
16 31 31 28
Sentiment
82 42 23 24
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20 8 6 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
3 1 25 17
Opinions Change
75 22 20 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 77 64 50
Market Pulse
90 81 55 53
Sentiment
82 42 23 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
9 9 29 27
Growth
63 45 41 41
Safety Safety
16 31 31 28
Combined
4 8 8 16
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
22 24 29 31
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 5 21 23
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 10 11 15
Dividend Yield
65 51 69 77
Value
9 9 29 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
34 36 39 40
Profit Growth
100 34 39 31
Capital Growth
33 50 26 10
Stock Returns
49 75 71 85
Growth
63 45 41 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
10 25 23 30
Refinancing
25 26 30 26
Liquidity
62 43 46 42
Safety Safety
16 31 31 28

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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