LEW - Lewis Group Ltd
Lewis Group is a leading credit retailer of household furniture, electrical appliances and home electronics and has been listed on the JSE Ltd. since 2004 where it is classified under the General Retailers sector.
Through the Lewis, Best Home and Electric, Beares and UFO brands, the group has a branch network of 794 stores. This includes stores across all major metropolitan areas as well as a strong presence in rural South Africa, with 125 stores in the neighbouring southern African countries of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia.
Lewis Group Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Lewis is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “LEW”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:LEW is ZAE000058236. Lewis Group Ltd is currently the 188th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 2.13 billion, which is about 0.012% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 38.32 |
| Day’s High Price | 39.25 |
| Traded Volume | 45,612 |
| Number of Deals | 19 |
| Gross Turnover | 1.78M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 8.5690 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 4.58 |
| Dividend Per Share | 4.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 10.5% |
| Shares Outstanding | 54.2M |
| Market Capitalization | 2.13B |
LEW Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.13% | +5.74% | -1.18% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -7.54% | -14.9% | -19.9% |
The current share price of Lewis Group Ltd (LEW) is ZAR 39.25. LEW closed its last trading day (Friday, September 29, 2023) at 39.25 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.6% drop from its previous closing price of 39.50 ZAR. Lewis began the year with a share price of 49.00 ZAR but has since lost 19.9% off that price valuation, ranking it 321st on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 6% increase of LEW share price since August 31st, which is 53rd best on JSE.
Lewis Group is the 220th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 3 - Sep 29, 2023). LEW has traded a total volume of 2.82 million shares—in 2,179 deals—valued at ZAR 108 million over the period, with an average of 44,718 traded shares per session. A volume high of 365,979 was achieved on August 30th, and a low of 1,202 on August 23rd, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Lewis on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | 45,612 | 39.25 | -0.25 | -0.63% |
| 2023-09-28 | 16,964 | 39.50 | +2.00 | +5.33% |
| 2023-09-27 | 30,908 | 37.50 | -0.18 | -0.48% |
| 2023-09-26 | 22,571 | 37.68 | -1.32 | -3.38% |
| 2023-09-22 | 39,299 | 39.00 | -0.20 | -0.51% |
| 2023-09-21 | 86,574 | 39.20 | +0.10 | +0.26% |
| 2023-09-20 | 82,858 | 39.10 | +1.10 | +2.89% |
| 2023-09-19 | 35,335 | 38.00 | +0.33 | +0.88% |
| 2023-09-18 | 12,286 | 37.67 | -0.65 | -1.70% |
| 2023-09-15 | 16,920 | 38.32 |
Profile of Lewis Group Ltd.
Lewis Group Ltd. operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the General Retailers industry.
Factsheet of Lewis Group Ltd.
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- General Retailers
- Address
- 53A Victoria Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925
- Telephone
- 021 460-4400
- graeme@tier1ir.co.za
- Website
- www.lewisgroup.co.za
LEW Industrial Market Competitors
Lewis Group Ltd., issuers of the LEW stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or General 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRU | Truworths Int Ltd | 31.3B | 76.50 | +39.1% |
| NCS | Nictus Ltd | 32.6M | 0.61 | +24.5% |
| SHFF | Steinhoff Investment Preference Share | 726B | 85.00 | +21.4% |
| AON | African & Overseas Enterprises N-Shares | 153M | 15.00 | +20% |
| ADH | ADvTECH Ltd | 11.7B | 21.08 | +16% |
| COH | Curro Holdings Limited | 5.94B | 10.10 | +12.2% |
| RTO | Rex Trueform Group Ltd | 241M | 11.11 | +10% |
| SDO | Stadio Holdings Limited | 4.39B | 5.16 | +5.09% |
| WHL | Woolworths Holdings Ltd | 67.1B | 67.83 | +2.11% |
| AOO | African & Overseas Enterprises Ltd | 192M | 16.25 | +1.56% |