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Woolworths Holdings

JNB:WHL ZAE000063863
16
  • Value
    68
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    19
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    16
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Company Description

Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South Africa-based retail company. The company operates in the Fashion, Beauty, Home, and Food sectors, with brands like Woolworths and Country Road Group. It operates in South Africa and Australia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,692 million, profits of $1,511 million, and revenue of $4,209 million, with 37,499 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 16 (better than 16% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Woolworths Holdings are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Woolworths Holdings. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 68, which means that the share price of Woolworths Holdings 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 68% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 25, 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 4, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 96 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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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country South Africa
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size Large
Website woolworthsholdings.co.za
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 49 43 69
Growth
25 23 51 29
Safety
Safety
4 33 43 22
Sentiment
53 17 49 35
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16 3 45 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 24 19 5
Opinions Change
75 28 17 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 28 83 99
Market Pulse
3 48 58 18
Sentiment
53 17 49 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 49 43 69
Growth
25 23 51 29
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22
Combined
19 13 41 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
80 48 42 69
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
52 57 52 71
Price vs. Book (P/B)
24 32 24 39
Dividend Yield
73 77 77 71
Value
68 49 43 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
29 51 44 14
Profit Growth
83 22 30 14
Capital Growth
19 38 44 56
Stock Returns
43 27 71 71
Growth
25 23 51 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
6 21 30 10
Refinancing
12 27 37 29
Liquidity
19 55 61 37
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22

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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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