Metcash (MCSHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Metcash is an Australian wholesale distribution and marketing company that supplies independent businesses across the food, liquor and hardware sectors. Its services include product sourcing, logistics, merchandising and business support for retailers.

In food, Metcash supplies independent supermarkets, including stores operating under banners such as IGA and Foodland. Its liquor business distributes products to independent retailers and supports networks including Cellarbrations and The Bottle-O. In hardware, it supplies independent operators through brands such as Mitre 10.

The company traces its roots to Davids Holdings, an Australian grocery wholesaler established in 1927, and adopted the Metcash name in 2000. Its operations are centered on serving independent retailers in Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.79 to $1.79
• 50-Day Range: $1.79 to $1.79
• 52-Week Range: $1.48 to $2.32
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 2,750 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 9.32
• Dividend Yield: 14.53%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Metcash Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Metcash scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Metcash has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Metcash has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Metcash is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Metcash is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.19.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Metcash has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Metcash has recently increased by 834.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Metcash is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Metcash does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Metcash is 135.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.10

News Sentiment

Metcash has a news sentiment score of -0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Metcash this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Metcash insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

29.00% of the stock of Metcash is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MCSHF
• Previous Symbol: OTC:MCSHF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.metcash.com
• Phone: 61 2 9741 3000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1927

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A