Ratings Woolworths Holdings Limited

Equities

WHL

ZAE000063863

End-of-day quote Johannesburg S.E. Other stock markets 06:00:00 2024-04-22 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
56.04 ^ZAR	-0.81%		-1.94%	-22.38%

Apr. 01	Woolworths Holdings Limited completed the acquisition of 93.45% stake in Absolute Pets Ltd. from SPE MID-Market Fund I Partnership, a fund managed by Sanlam Private Equity, and Absolute Pets management.	CI
Feb. 28	South African fashion retailers boost local production amid port delays	RE

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.

Strengths

The company has attractive valuation levels with a low EV/sales ratio compared with its peers.
The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
The opinion of analysts covering the stock has improved over the past four months.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

The company's currently anticipated earnings per share (EPS) growth for the next few years is a notable weakness.
In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
For the last four months, EPS estimates made by Standard & Poor's analysts have been revised downwards.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised downwards significantly.

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Sector: Department Stores

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED	-22.38%	2.65B	B-
WESFARMERS LIMITED	+15.11%	47.99B	A-
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FIVE BELOW, INC.	-30.61%	8.16B	C
ZHEJIANG CHINA COMMODITIES CITY GROUP CO., LTD.	+12.02%	6.21B	D+
CENTRAL RETAIL CORPORATION	-17.68%	5.51B	B
RYOHIN KEIKAKU CO., LTD.	+8.56%	4.31B	C+
BERLI JUCKER	+3.00%	2.79B	B
MAGAZINE LUIZA S.A.	-33.33%	2.05B	C
IZUMI CO., LTD.	+0.77%	1.68B	-

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