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Wesfarmers Limited is a home improvement retail business based in Australia. Wesfarmers shares (WES) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Wesfarmers has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $33.4 billion.
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52-week range | $31.5267 - $55.4569 |
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50-day moving average | $52.2253 |
200-day moving average | $49.6498 |
Target price | $32.49 |
PE ratio | 31.4415 |
Dividend yield | $1.65 (3.23%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.658 |
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Valuing Wesfarmers stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Wesfarmers's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Wesfarmers's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Wesfarmers shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14).
Wesfarmers's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.8 billion (£2.1 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Wesfarmers's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | $33.4 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 10.01% |
Gross profit TTM | $11.3 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 8.09% |
Return on equity TTM | 19.5% |
Profit margin | 5.63% |
Book value | 8.477 |
Market capitalisation | $59.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Wesfarmers.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 15.98
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Wesfarmers's overall score of 15.98 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 11st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Wesfarmers is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 7.35/100
Wesfarmers's environmental score of 7.35 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wesfarmers is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 8.36/100
Wesfarmers's social score of 8.36 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Wesfarmers is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 5.27/100
Wesfarmers's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Wesfarmers is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Wesfarmers scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Wesfarmers has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Wesfarmers Limited was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 15.98 |
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Total ESG percentile | 10.76 |
Environmental score | 7.35 |
Environmental score percentile | 5 |
Social score | 8.36 |
Social score percentile | 5 |
Governance score | 5.27 |
Governance score percentile | 5 |
Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 63.47% of net profits
Recently Wesfarmers has paid out, on average, around 63.47% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.44% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Wesfarmers shareholders could enjoy a 3.44% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Wesfarmers's case, that would currently equate to about A$1.65 per share.
Wesfarmers'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 22 February 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Wesfarmers's shares were split on a 9:10 basis on 25 November 2014. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 9 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Wesfarmers shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 11.1% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Wesfarmers shares which in turn could have impacted Wesfarmers's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Wesfarmers's shares have ranged in value from as little as $31.5267 up to $55.4569. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Wesfarmers's is 0.5842. This would suggest that Wesfarmers's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Wesfarmers Limited primarily engages in the retail business in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It is involved in the retail sale of building materials, and home and garden improvement products through its Bunnings stores; apparel, homewares, and general merchandise, including toys, leisure, entertainment, home, consumables, electrical products, and accessories; and office products and solutions, such as office supplies, technology, furniture, art supplies, education resources, and helpful services, including print and copy and on-site tech support through its 167 Officeworks stores. The company also manufactures and supplies ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and industrial chemicals; manufactures, imports, and distributes phosphate, nitrogen, and potassium-based fertilizers in blended, compound, and liquid form; supplies polyvinyl chloride resins used in a range of products comprising piping, cable insulation, floor coverings, building profiles, packaging, and compounds; produces wood-plastic composite products from recycled wood and plastic; and manufactures and distributes sodium cyanide, which is used in the mining industry for gold extraction. In addition, it extracts, markets, and distributes liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; distributes tools, safety gear, work wear, and industrial supplies; supplies industrial, specialty, and medical gases; supplies and distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products; and provides risk management and compliance services, as well as offers property management services. Further, the company provides its products online. Wesfarmers Limited was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
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