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.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 36.67 |
| Day’s High Price | 38.50 |
| Traded Volume | 48,843 |
| Number of Deals | 103 |
| Gross Turnover | 1.82M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 6.1650 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 6.24 |
| Dividend Per Share | 3.28 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.52% |
| Shares Outstanding | 67.5M |
| Market Capitalization | 2.6B |
LEW Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +3.72% | +11.5% | +26.9% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +42.6% | +166% | +72.3% |
The current share price of Lewis Group Ltd (LEW) is ZAR 38.50. LEW closed its last trading day (Friday, July 30, 2021) at 38.50 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 3.1% gain over its previous closing price of 37.35 ZAR. Lewis began the year with a share price of 22.35 ZAR and has since gained 72.3% on that price valuation, ranking it 26th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about LEW knowing the stock has accrued 11% over the past four-week period—34th best on JSE.
Lewis Group is the 149th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (May 4 - Jul 30, 2021). LEW has traded a total volume of 18.1 million shares—in 9,318 deals—valued at ZAR 616 million over the period, with an average of 288,035 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.94 million was achieved on May 27th, and a low of 8,419 on June 9th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | 48,843 | 38.50 | +1.15 | +3.08% |
| 2021-07-29 | 23,160 | 37.35 | -0.58 | -1.53% |
| 2021-07-28 | 74,457 | 37.93 | +0.93 | +2.51% |
| 2021-07-27 | 96,698 | 37.00 | +0.46 | +1.26% |
| 2021-07-26 | 113,911 | 36.54 | -0.58 | -1.56% |
| 2021-07-23 | 104,581 | 37.12 | -0.76 | -2.01% |
| 2021-07-22 | 99,179 | 37.88 | +1.25 | +3.41% |
| 2021-07-21 | 124,366 | 36.63 | -1.47 | -3.86% |
| 2021-07-20 | 194,835 | 38.10 | +1.20 | +3.25% |
| 2021-07-19 | 605,337 | 36.90 |
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 | |
| Email: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCS | Nictus Ltd | 48.1M | 0.90 | +87.5% |
| TRU | Truworths Int Ltd | 27.1B | 61.80 | +67.7% |
| SNH | Steinhoff International Holdings | 6.87B | 1.61 | +54.8% |
| SDO | Stadio Holdings Limited | 2.54B | 3.00 | +53.9% |
| PPH | Pepkor Holdings Ltd | 77.8B | 20.96 | +53.8% |
| MTH | Motus Holdings Ltd | 16.1B | 85.12 | +52% |
| ADH | ADvTECH Ltd | 7.95B | 14.40 | +51.6% |
| TFG | Foschini Group Limited | 51.3B | 154.95 | +51.5% |
| SHFF | Steinhoff Investment Preference Share | 267B | 62.60 | +42.2% |
| WHL | Woolworths Holdings Ltd | 58.6B | 55.81 | +41.2% |