Stock Research: Discovery

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Discovery

JNB:DSY ZAE000022331
63
  • Value
    67
  • Growth
    80
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    80
  • Sentiment
    48
  • 360° View
    360° View
    63
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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 63 (better than 63% 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 Value Rank has an attractive rank of 67, which means that the share price of Discovery is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 80, 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. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 48. Professional investors are more confident in 52% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 47. This means 53% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Discovery. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 35 49 51
Growth
80 87 27 49
Safety
Safety
47 88 88 88
Sentiment
48 61 58 41
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360° View
63 92 92 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
60 22 72 32
Opinions Change
50 33 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 93 29 47
Market Pulse
25 59 61 50
Sentiment
48 61 58 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 35 49 51
Growth
80 87 27 49
Safety Safety
47 88 88 88
Combined
80 88 88 88
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
49 47 39 65
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
64 37 53 41
Price vs. Book (P/B)
49 35 60 49
Dividend Yield
53 43 42 35
Value
67 35 49 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
43 51 36 75
Profit Growth
92 67 26 1
Capital Growth
65 89 35 73
Stock Returns
81 87 47 47
Growth
80 87 27 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
33 43 42 42
Refinancing
98 77 77 77
Liquidity
23 66 66 66
Safety Safety
47 88 88 88

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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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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