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Shoprite Holdings
(OTC:SRGHY)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$20.00
▲(19.76% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:03/04/26
The score is driven primarily by solid underlying financial performance and a supportive earnings call featuring resilient sales/margins and strong cash generation. Offsetting factors include weaker free-cash-flow trends and elevated leverage, while technicals are mixed and valuation appears only moderately attractive.
Positive Factors
Revenue and margin resilience
Sustained top-line growth alongside maintained trading margins demonstrates the core supermarket model remains resilient. Stable H1 margins (group 5.7%, RSA 6.2%) indicate durable cost control and pricing power in everyday essentials, supporting consistent earnings and operational predictability over months.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
A debt-to-equity ratio near 1.85 signals material leverage that reduces financial flexibility. High debt magnifies refinancing and interest-rate risk and can constrain strategic options (M&A, buybacks) if cash generation weakens or currency volatility in its African markets increases over the coming months.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue and margin resilience
Sustained top-line growth alongside maintained trading margins demonstrates the core supermarket model remains resilient. Stable H1 margins (group 5.7%, RSA 6.2%) indicate durable cost control and pricing power in everyday essentials, supporting consistent earnings and operational predictability over months.
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Shoprite Holdings (SRGHY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$9.53B
Dividend Yield2.25%
Average Volume (3M)77.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.2
Beta (1Y)0.69
Revenue Growth7.84%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees140,000
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryDepartment Stores
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)13.60
Shares Outstanding591,339,000
10 Day Avg. Volume0
30 Day Avg. Volume77
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.61
Price to Book (P/B)5.20
Price to Sales (P/S)0.62
P/FCF Ratio52.58
Enterprise Value/Market Cap21.15
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.79
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.75
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.60
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Shoprite Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Shoprite Holdings Limited functions as an investment holding company, primarily focusing on the food retail sector within South Africa and extending its reach to various international markets. The company's operations are divided into four main di...
How the Company Makes Money
Shoprite primarily makes money by purchasing goods (mainly groceries and fast-moving consumer products, plus select general merchandise) from manufacturers and distributors and reselling them to customers at a markup through its network of retail ...
Shoprite Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 03, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 01, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a broadly positive operational and financial picture: robust sales growth (+7.2%), maintained group margins (trading margin 5.7%; RSA supermarkets 6.2%), improving returns (ROIC >19%) and strong cash generation (ZAR 13.3bn). Digital (Sixty60) and adjacent businesses showed high growth and strategic traction, and management is tightening CapEx while continuing an active store roll‑out. Key challenges include profitability pressure in non‑RSA markets (Mozambique/Angola), IFRS16‑driven finance/depreciation cost increases, low/deflationary price environment compressing monetary growth and elevated utilities costs. On balance the positive operational momentum, margin maintenance and cash strength outweigh the regional and accounting headwinds.Positive Updates
Solid top-line growth
Group sales grew 7.2% year-on-year, adding about ZAR 9.2 billion to reach almost ZAR 137 billion for the half year; Supermarkets RSA sales grew 7.1% to ~ZAR 115 billion with like‑for‑like sales +2.7%.
Negative Updates
Non‑RSA profitability pressure (Mozambique, Angola)
Supermarkets non‑RSA margins and profitability came under pressure: sales growth in non‑RSA was strong (+12.1% to ~ZAR 11.5 billion) but margins were hit by business interruptions in Mozambique, foreign currency shortages limiting imports, and Angola headwinds.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Solid top-line growth
Group sales grew 7.2% year-on-year, adding about ZAR 9.2 billion to reach almost ZAR 137 billion for the half year; Supermarkets RSA sales grew 7.1% to ~ZAR 115 billion with like‑for‑like sales +2.7%.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to full‑year gross margin of about 23.9%–24.2% and a realistic trading‑margin outcome of 5.7%–5.9% (medium‑term target 6%), noted the Sixty60 delivery‑cost reclassification will slightly pressure gross margin early in the year, and reiterated an effective tax rate of ~27%–28%; operationally they plan to open ~123 stores in H2 (aiming to return space growth to ~5.5%–6% after H1’s 7.3%), expect full‑year CapEx of ~ZAR7.5bn (H1 ZAR3.9bn; ~82% expansion), aim to reduce depreciation/sales to ~3% (H1 3.1%), expect electricity/water around ~2.1%–2.2% of sales (H1 2.2%), see continued inventory and working‑capital improvement after H1 cash generated from operations of ZAR13.3bn and a ZAR5.4bn positive working‑capital move, and confirmed dividend policy unchanged (1.75x of full‑year diluted HEPS from continued operations) with the share‑buyback mandate still available.Shoprite Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
85
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 254.38B | 252.70B | 240.72B | 214.96B | 184.08B | 168.03B |
| Gross Profit | 53.74B | 61.44B | 54.81B | 51.71B | 45.06B | 41.21B |
| EBITDA | 23.44B | 24.66B | 21.80B | 19.68B | 17.25B | 15.78B |
| Net Income | 7.40B | 7.58B | 6.25B | 5.89B | 5.71B | 4.84B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 136.82B | 124.94B | 112.33B | 102.36B | 91.45B | 77.07B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 15.10B | 10.07B | 13.02B | 13.26B | 11.11B | 8.57B |
| Total Debt | 57.08B | 55.88B | 49.37B | 48.55B | 42.13B | 34.22B |
| Total Liabilities | 106.23B | 94.83B | 84.60B | 76.08B | 65.83B | 55.86B |
| Stockholders Equity | 30.67B | 30.19B | 27.79B | 26.13B | 25.48B | 21.08B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 16.37B | 2.98B | 6.11B | 3.12B | 4.78B | 4.76B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 23.96B | 10.98B | 13.84B | 9.83B | 9.91B | 7.98B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.84B | -7.37B | -6.78B | -6.23B | -4.06B | -653.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -8.62B | -4.30B | -7.75B | -2.85B | -7.24B | -9.74B |
Shoprite Holdings Technical Analysis
Neutral
16.70
Price Trends
17.63
Negative
17.02
Positive
16.63
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.04
Positive
41.62
Neutral
17.26
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SRGHY, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 16.7 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 17.87, below the 50-day MA of 17.63, and above the 200-day MA of 16.63, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.04 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 41.62 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 17.26 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for SRGHY.
Shoprite Holdings Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $6.60B | 6.19 | 18.50% | 2.46% | 0.97% | 10.77% | |
76 Outperform | $5.82B | 13.09 | 17.64% | ― | 11.23% | 8.96% | |
74 Outperform | $9.53B | 20.21 | 24.87% | 2.25% | 7.84% | ― | |
73 Outperform | $6.61B | 7.28 | 26.47% | 2.45% | 1.58% | 11.13% | |
70 Outperform | $5.97B | 9.18 | 14.44% | 3.23% | -0.35% | 25.21% | |
64 Neutral | $1.80B | 6.68 | 6.83% | 2.33% | -3.80% | 122.79% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% |
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