Metcash (MCSHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Metcash Limited is an Australian wholesale distribution and retail services company serving independent businesses across the food, liquor and hardware sectors. Rather than operating primarily as a conventional consumer retailer, the company supplies products and provides support services to independently owned stores and retail networks.

Through its food division, Metcash distributes groceries, fresh food and related products to retailers operating under banners such as IGA and Foodland. Its liquor operations supply independent liquor stores and support retail brands including Cellarbrations, The Bottle-O and bottleshop groups. The company also operates a hardware division that supports independent retailers through networks associated with Mitre 10 and other hardware formats.

Metcash’s services include procurement, wholesale logistics, merchandising, marketing, retail technology and business support. The company has a long history in Australian wholesale and distribution and serves retailers across metropolitan, regional and rural communities throughout Australia, helping independent operators compete with larger vertically integrated chains.

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 13% 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 38.73.

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 13.88.

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 100.00%, 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: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Metcash has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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