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Woolworths Holdings

JNB:WHL ZAE000063863
18
  • Value
    67
  • Growth
    43
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    35
  • 360° View
    360° View
    18
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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 18 (better than 18% 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 three out of four indicators below average for Woolworths Holdings. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 67, 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 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 43, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as 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. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 35. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Safety
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country South Africa
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size Large
Website woolworthsholdings.co.za
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 49 43 69
Growth
43 23 51 29
Safety
Safety
4 33 43 22
Sentiment
35 17 49 35
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18 3 45 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
28 24 19 5
Opinions Change
50 28 17 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 28 83 99
Market Pulse
23 48 58 18
Sentiment
35 17 49 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 49 43 69
Growth
43 23 51 29
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22
Combined
23 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)
55 57 52 71
Price vs. Book (P/B)
24 32 24 39
Dividend Yield
71 77 77 71
Value
67 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
26 38 44 56
Stock Returns
51 27 71 71
Growth
43 23 51 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
6 21 30 10
Refinancing
10 27 37 29
Liquidity
19 55 61 37
Safety Safety
4 33 43 22

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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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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