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Coles Group Limited is a grocery stores business based in Australia. Coles Group shares (COL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Coles Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $37.8 billion..
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Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Coles Group's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was $17.39, which is 8.11% up on its pre-crash value of $15.98 and 24.13% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $14.01.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Coles Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $944.30 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $1,054.01.
52-week range | $14.01 - $19.26 |
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50-day moving average | $17.3861 |
200-day moving average | $16.968 |
Target price | $13.05 |
PE ratio | 24.4475 |
Dividend yield | $0.81 (4.57%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.733 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of A$17.39 on 2020-10-22
1 week (2021-01-12) | -5.54% |
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1 month (2020-12-18) | -4.97% |
3 months (2020-10-20) | -2.58% |
6 months (2020-07-20) | -2.90% |
1 year (2020-01-17) | 9.23% |
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2 years (2019-01-18) | 41.15% |
3 years (2018-01-16) | N/A |
5 years (2016-01-16) | N/A |
Valuing Coles Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Coles Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Coles Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Coles Group shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Coles Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.2 billion (£1.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Coles Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | $37.8 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 4.39% |
Gross profit TTM | $9.7 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 7.38% |
Return on equity TTM | 32.75% |
Profit margin | 2.59% |
Book value | 1.96 |
Market capitalisation | $23.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 77.7% of net profits
Recently Coles Group has paid out, on average, around 77.7% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.57% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Coles Group shareholders could enjoy a 4.57% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Coles Group's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.81 per share.
Coles Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Coles Group Limited operates as a retailer in Australia. The company operates through Supermarkets, Liquor, and Express segments. It provides fresh food, groceries, and general merchandise through 824 supermarkets, including coles online and coles financial services. The company operates coles.com.au, which offers a choice of home delivery; and provides insurance, credit cards, and personal loans to Australian families. It is also involved in the retailing of liquor through its 910 stores under the Liquorland, First Choice, First Choice Liquor, and Vintage Cellars brand names, including online liquor delivery services through Coles Online and Liquor Direct. In addition, the company operates 713 fuel and convenience stores; and offers lifestyle services, as well as operates as the participating partner in the flybuys loyalty program. The company was formerly known as Coles Myer Ltd. and changed its name to Coles Group Limited in November 2006. Coles Group Limited was founded in 1914 and is based in Hawthorn East, Australia.
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