Metcash's group sales increased 4% in the first 18 weeks of fiscal 2027, underpinned by growth in hardware and new supply contracts to petrol stations with tobacco. However, its costs are rising too and are weighing on near-term profits.
As the predominant supplier of packaged groceries to independent retailers, Metcash has a quasi-monopolistic market position and can maintain returns on capital.
Intense competition between Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi is likely reduce sales volumes of the independent channel and could make it increasingly hard for Metcash to support its customers in matching shelf prices of the majors.
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MTS
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WES
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WOW
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 12.06 | 29.02 | 19.69 |
Price/Book Value | 1.86 | 10.85 | 9.77 |
Price/Sales | 0.18 | 1.83 | 0.66 |
Price/Cash Flow | 5.71 | 20.23 | 9.54 |
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Metric
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MTS
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WES
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WOW
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Quick Ratio | 0.64 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
Current Ratio | 1.07 | 1.12 | 0.56 |
Interest Coverage | 4.05 | 9.38 | 1.80 |
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MTS
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WES
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WOW
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.83% | 10.36% | 4.69% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 16.14% | 35.50% | 33.57% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 10.00% | 15.94% | 7.20% |
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