Woolworths Holdings Limited (WLWHF)
NEUTRALFundamental
49
Price
$4360.00
Market Cap
$38.11B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
Woolworths Holdings is a South African retailer selling premium food, fashion, beauty and homeware, mainly through its own Woolworths-branded stores in South Africa and neighbouring countries. It also owns Country Road Group, a separate fashion business in Australia and New Zealand built around brands such as Country Road and Witchery. The company sold its Australian department store chain, David Jones, in 2023 to focus on these two remaining businesses.
How it makes money
Revenue comes from selling food and general merchandise through owned stores and store-in-store concessions, at prices set higher than mass-market rivals in exchange for a promise of quality and design. Food is the largest single contributor, generating about two-thirds of group revenue, with the fashion, beauty and home business and the separate Country Road Group in Australia making up most of the rest. A financial services arm and a small logistics operation add further revenue.
What drives demand
Moderately cyclicalThe food business is fairly resilient, since groceries are a recurring purchase, while the fashion, beauty and home business and Country Road Group are more exposed to discretionary spending that shrinks when consumer confidence weakens. The company itself cited constrained consumer discretionary spending and subdued confidence in both South Africa and Australia as headwinds in its FY2025 results, and Country Road Group posted an operating loss for the year.
The case for
Buyers argue that the Woolworths Food business carries a premium reputation for quality that keeps customers loyal even at higher prices, and that selling David Jones let management refocus capital and attention on the two businesses that still make money.
The case against
Sellers fear that Country Road Group's operating loss and weak comparable sales show a fashion business still struggling in a tough Australian consumer environment, and that the fashion, beauty and home division at home depends on discretionary spending that a South African consumer under pressure may keep cutting back.
Written by the editors, published on August 18, 2026
Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
No editorial profile for this company yet
No competitor list for this company yet.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$81.54B
Trailing 12 months to the last reported quarter — estimated from per-share metrics
Net Income
$1.71B
Trailing 12 months to the last reported quarter — estimated from per-share metrics
Free Cash Flow
$-291M
Total Equity
$10.64B
Total Liabilities
$30.14B
Current Ratio
1.20
Interest Coverage
2.77
Debt/EBITDA
2.47
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$1953.86
Current Price
$4360.00
Margin of Safety
-123.1%
Fair Value Range
$1270.01 - $2637.71
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
2258.27
ROE
23.0%
P/B Ratio
369.34
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
34.0%
ROIC
13.6%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
13.6%
WACC
5.8%
ROIC − WACC
+7.8 pp
ROIC exceeds the cost of capital — the company is creating value for shareholders.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (12)
- ROIC 13.6%
- Gross Margin 34.0%
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- ROE 16.5%
- Analyst Consensus 57% Buy
- PEG Ratio 0.75
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.16
- Share Dilution -0.3%
- Piotroski F-Score 5/9
Failed (10)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR -10.97%
- Price CAGR -5.16%
- P/B Ratio 369.34
- Operating Margin 4.6%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- Revenue Growth 5Y 3.4%
- Net Margin Trend 3.1% vs 3.4%
Unavailable (6)
- P/FCF NaN
- Dividend Payout NaN%
- CapEx intensity
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Earnings Surprise (Finnhub)
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Samuel Daniel Ngumeni B.Com., M.B.A. | Group CEO & Executive Director | 57 |
| Mr. Zaid Manjra C.A. | Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 60 |
| Mr. Bradley Nitsckie | Chief Operating Officer | 49 |
| Mr. Christie Koorts | Chief Digital & Technology Officer | 50 |
| Ms. Chantel A. Reddiar BA, LLB, LLM, MBA | Group Company Secretary and Director of Governance, Risk, Compliance,corporate Aff. & Comm. | 50 |
| Mr. Simphiwe Pato | Interim Chief Marketing Officer | 42 |
| Ms. Melanie Naidu | Group People Director | - |
| Mr. Simon N. Susman | Honorary President | 75 |
| Mr. Manie Maritz | Chief Executive Officer of FBH | 57 |
| Chan Pillay | Chief Executive Officer of Food | 53 |
Audit Risk
2
Board Risk
4
Compensation Risk
8
Shareholder Rights Risk
1
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Latest News
Recent headlines for WLWHF, sourced from Markets Gazette.