Wesfarmers Ltd. (WES.AX)
Consumer · ASX · Australia
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Wesfarmers Ltd. trades at A$92.26, which is 34% above the A$60.62 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 56 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 33.2 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Wesfarmers Ltd.
Wesfarmers Limited engages in the retail business in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company sells outdoor living and building materials, as well as home, garden, and lifestyle improvement products; apparel and general merchandise, including toys and consumables, as well as leisure, entertainment, and soft home products; and office products and solutions, such as stationery, technology, furniture, art supplies, and learning and development resources, as well as print and create, and technical support services through its Officeworks stores. It also provides hardware and software repairs, system security solutions, wireless and wired networking services, virus and spyware prevention and removal, and data backup and recovery solutions. In addition, the company manufactures and supplies ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and industrial chemicals; manufactures, imports, and distributes phosphate, nitrogen, and potassium-based fertilizers, as well as soil and plant analysis service supported; supplies polyvinyl chloride resins; produces wood-plastic composite products; and manufactures and distributes sodium cyanide and lithium hydroxide. Further, it supplies and distributes maintenance, repair, operating, and industrial safety products and services; supplies tools, safety gear, personal protective equipment, electricals, work wear, and other industrial supplies; provides risk and compliance management services, as well as footwear; and offers safety products, uniforms, engineering supplies, and packaging services. Additionally, the company provides health, beauty, and wellbeing products and services; clinical cosmetic and skin care treatments; digital health services; and retail support services, as well as distributes pharmaceutical goods; operates an online marketplace; and manages retail subscription program and retail media network. Wesfarmers Limited was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
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Common questions
Is Wesfarmers Ltd. (WES.AX) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of A$60.62, WES.AX at A$92.26 is 34% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is WES.AX's P/E ratio?
WES.AX trades at 33.2 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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