WHL - Woolworths Holdings Ltd
Woolworths Holdings Limited is a southern hemisphere retail group with operations conducted through three major operating subsidiaries, namely Woolworths (Pty) Ltd and its subsidiaries (WSA), David Jones (Pty) Ltd, and Country Road Group (Pty) Ltd. A further joint venture operation, Woolworths Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, offers financial products to WSA customers. Forty percent of the group's revenue (including concession sales) is generated in Australasia.
Woolworths Holdings Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Woolworths is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “WHL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:WHL is ZAE000063863. Woolworths Holdings Ltd is currently the 39th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 65.6 billion, which makes about 0.316% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 65.61 |
| Day’s High Price | 66.95 |
| Traded Volume | 1.1M |
| Number of Deals | 3,270 |
| Gross Turnover | 72.7M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 3.6420 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 18.20 |
| Dividend Per Share | 2.66 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.01% |
| Shares Outstanding | 989M |
| Market Capitalization | 65.6B |
WHL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -1.94% | +5.27% | +5.98% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5% | +0.24% | -8.17% |
The current share price of Woolworths Holdings Ltd (WHL) is ZAR 66.01. WHL closed its last trading day (Friday, October 4, 2024) at 66.30 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.5% gain over its previous closing price of 66.00 ZAR. Woolworths began the year with a share price of 72.20 ZAR but has since lost 8.17% off that price valuation, ranking it 333rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 5% increase of WHL share price since September 5th, which is 148th best on JSE.
Woolworths Holdings is the 17th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 8 - Oct 4, 2024). WHL has traded a total volume of 254 million shares—in 479,393 deals—valued at ZAR 15.9 billion over the period, with an average of 4.03 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 10.1 million was achieved on July 31st, and a low of 1.5 million on July 8th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Woolworths on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | 4,418,469 | 66.30 | +0.30 | +0.45% |
| 2024-10-03 | 3,161,054 | 66.00 | -1.00 | -1.49% |
| 2024-10-02 | 3,950,063 | 67.00 | -0.65 | -0.96% |
| 2024-10-01 | 4,831,268 | 67.65 | -0.46 | -0.68% |
| 2024-09-30 | 4,774,089 | 68.11 | +0.50 | +0.74% |
| 2024-09-27 | 5,908,637 | 67.61 | +1.53 | +2.32% |
| 2024-09-26 | 3,119,808 | 66.08 | +0.71 | +1.09% |
| 2024-09-25 | 5,721,426 | 65.37 | -2.38 | -3.51% |
| 2024-09-23 | 2,413,080 | 67.75 | +1.08 | +1.62% |
| 2024-09-20 | 8,473,728 | 66.67 |
Profile of Woolworths Holdings Ltd.
Woolworths Holdings Ltd. operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the General Retailers industry.
Factsheet of Woolworths Holdings Ltd.
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- General Retailers
- Address
- Woolworths House, 93 Longmarket Street, Cape Town, 8001
- Telephone
- 021 407-9111
WHL Industrial Market Competitors
Woolworths Holdings Ltd., issuers of the WHL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIL | Homechoice Int plc | 4.16B | 39.00 | +82.2% |
| MRP | Mr Price Group Ltd | 67.8B | 263.89 | +68.3% |
| LEW | Lewis Group Ltd | 3.66B | 69.80 | +62.3% |
| TRU | Truworths Int Ltd | 41.9B | 102.50 | +37.9% |
| TFG | Foschini Group Limited | 49.6B | 149.75 | +35% |
| ADH | ADvTECH Ltd | 17.4B | 31.41 | +28% |
| KAL | Kaap Agri Limited | 3.74B | 50.30 | +24.2% |
| SDO | Stadio Holdings Limited | 5.44B | 6.41 | +22.8% |
| PPH | Pepkor Holdings Ltd | 87.7B | 23.80 | +21.2% |
| ITE | Italtile Ltd | 17B | 12.90 | +15.2% |