DCP - Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is a leading retail pharmacy group in South Africa that operates a chain of pharmacy stores with a “Pharmacy First” approach, meaning all stores have a dispensary. The company offers medicines, beauty care, supplements, toiletries, and other health care products. Dis-Chem has 129 stores across the country, with its predominant exposure in Gauteng, including three stores in Namibia. Additionally, Dis-Chem serves dispensaries, family clinics, and self-medication centers in South Africa.
Dis-Chem operates two main divisions namely Retail and Wholesale. The retail division contributes the majority share to turnover and operating profit. It consists of our store base, clinic services, the courier business known as Dis-Chem Direct, our online business and our ancillary services which include our beauty and hair salons. The wholesale division operates a fine picking wholesale business. It has three contributors to turnover, namely, Dis-Chem, Independent Pharmacies, and TLC.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Dis-Chem Pharmacies is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “DCP”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:DCP is ZAE000227831. Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is currently the 65th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 26.9 billion, which makes about 0.129% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 31.12 |
| Day’s High Price | 31.70 |
| Traded Volume | 1.29M |
| Number of Deals | 1,444 |
| Gross Turnover | 40.5M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 1.2410 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 25.22 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.49 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.57% |
| Shares Outstanding | 860M |
| Market Capitalization | 26.9B |
DCP Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +4.33% | +0.77% | -10.8% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -16.1% | -0.13% | -13.3% |
The current share price of Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited (DCP) is ZAR 31.30. DCP closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 31.30 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.5% gain over its previous closing price of 31.15 ZAR. Dis-Chem Pharmacies began the year with a share price of 36.10 ZAR but has since lost 13.3% off that price valuation, ranking it 322nd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is the 63rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). DCP has traded a total volume of 87 million shares—in 72,563 deals—valued at ZAR 2.71 billion over the period, with an average of 1.38 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 9.33 million was achieved on April 1st, and a low of 155,225 on February 14th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Dis-Chem Pharmacies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | 1,291,845 | 31.30 | +0.15 | +0.48% |
| 2025-04-16 | 576,105 | 31.15 | +0.26 | +0.84% |
| 2025-04-15 | 613,820 | 30.89 | -0.32 | -1.03% |
| 2025-04-14 | 427,067 | 31.21 | +1.21 | +4.03% |
| 2025-04-11 | 2,078,338 | 30.00 | ||
| 2025-04-10 | 3,983,290 | 30.00 | +0.50 | +1.69% |
| 2025-04-09 | 1,563,663 | 29.50 | -0.23 | -0.77% |
| 2025-04-08 | 7,761,627 | 29.73 | +1.33 | +4.68% |
| 2025-04-07 | 5,303,089 | 28.40 | +0.30 | +1.07% |
| 2025-04-04 | 3,054,974 | 28.10 |
Profile of Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited was founded on March 18, 2005 and operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the Food & Drug Retailers industry. Dis-Chem Pharmacies contracts an estimated total number of 13,500 employees.
Factsheet of Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- Food & Drug Retailers
- Address
- 23 Stag Road, Midrand, Gauteng, 1682, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-11-589-2200
DCP Industrial Market Competitors
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited, issuers of the DCP stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or Food & Drug Retailers industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHP | Choppies Enterprises Limited | 1.92B | 1.05 | +31.3% |
| BID | BID Corporation Ltd | 153B | 455.26 | +5.73% |
| BOX | Boxer Retail Ltd | 30.2B | 66.10 | +2.64% |
| CLS | Clicks Group Ltd | 90B | 380.01 | +1.85% |
| SHP | Shoprite Holdings Ltd | 167B | 282.86 | -3.95% |
| PIK | Pick n Pay Stores Ltd | 20.3B | 27.25 | -11.2% |
| SPP | The Spar Group Ltd | 21.5B | 111.50 | -23.7% |
| NCS | Nictus Ltd | 100M | 1.88 | +29.7% |
| AON | African & Overseas Enterprises N-Shares | 158M | 15.50 | +14.2% |
| SDO | Stadio Holdings Limited | 6.33B | 7.46 | +8.12% |