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Colruyt Group COLR.BR

Belgium Consumer Defensive
6.8/10
AI Analyst score
39.30 EUR
Last price at analysis date · analyst target 35.00 (-10.9%)
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🟡 HOLD — Hold or accumulate on dips: reasonable valuation, conservative balance sheet and sustainable dividend, but no growth catalysts in sight.

Colruyt Group is a Belgian food retailer operating discount supermarkets (Colruyt, OKay, Bio-Planet) and has wholesale and services businesses, with a low-cost and operational efficiency model. Colruyt shows solid financial health (ND/EBITDA of 0.22) and an attractive valuation (P/E 14.04, EV/EBITDA 6.12), although its growth is modest (revenue +1.70%) and its operating margin (4.80%) is typical of the discount sector. The dividend is sustainable with a payout of 49.29%.

Financial health
6.5
Quality / Moat
5.1
Valuation
8.0
Growth
5.3
Dividend
7.5
Momentum
7.2
Risk & Context
8.3

Detailed metrics

Market and fundamental data as of the analysis date.

💵 Valuation
P/E14.04
Fwd P/E12.99
EV/EBITDA6.12
P/B1.44
P/S0.44
PEG1.83
Market cap4.67 B EUR
Enterprise value4.82 B EUR
🏰 Quality and moat
ROIC (approx.)12.4%
Gross margin29.43%
FCF conversion41%
Operating margin4.80%
📈 Profitability and margins
ROE10.47%
ROA4.50%
Net margin2.87%
FCF322.8 M EUR
FCF yield6.91%
🏦 Solvency and liquidity
Total debt851.6 M EUR
Net debt173.8 M EUR
Cash677.8 M EUR
EBITDA788.0 M EUR
Net debt / EBITDA0.22
D/E26.12
Current ratio0.87
Quick ratio0.53
🚀 Growth
Revenue growth1.70%
Earnings growth9.50%
EPS (TTM)2.80 EUR
EPS (Fwd)3.02 EUR
💰 Dividend and risk
Dividend yield3.51%
Payout49.3%
Beta0.35
Analyst consensusHold (11)
Target price35.00 EUR
52-week range29.80 EUR – 39.86 EUR
⚠️ Main risk: The main risk is intense competition in the Belgian supermarket market, which pressures margins (4.80%) and limits revenue growth (1.70%).
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Full AI report

Generated automatically from the metrics, the macro context and the company's news.

Colruyt Group is a Belgian food retailer operating discount supermarkets (Colruyt, OKay, Bio-Planet) and has wholesale and services businesses, with a low-cost and operational efficiency model. Colruyt shows solid financial health (ND/EBITDA of 0.22) and an attractive valuation (P/E 14.04, EV/EBITDA 6.12), although its growth is modest (revenue +1.70%) and its operating margin (4.80%) is typical of the discount sector. The dividend is sustainable with a payout of 49.29%.

Score by category

CategoryScore
Financial health6.5
Quality / Moat5.1
Valuation8.0
Growth5.3
Dividend7.5
Momentum7.2
Risk & Context8.3

OVERALL SCORE: 6.8/10

Context and risks

Moderate governance/regulatory risk in Belgium. There is no material exposure to current macro factors (rates, oil, geopolitics) given its defensive consumer profile and low debt.

News considered in the analysis

  • Colruyt Group (ENXTBR:COLR) Confirms Annual Dividend, Is The Stock Cheap Or Pricey? — Artículo de análisis genérico sobre el dividendo y la valoración; no aporta información nueva sobre la empresa.
  • Is Colruyt (CUYTY) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year? — Comparativa de rendimiento bursátil sin información fundamental nueva; ruido.
  • Best Income Stocks to Buy for August 5th — Listículo genérico de recomendaciones de dividendos; sin información específica sobre Colruyt.
  • Central Garden Expands Europe Pet Business With TRIXIE Acquisition — Noticia sobre un competidor en un segmento de nicho; sin impacto material en Colruyt.
  • Is Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year? — Noticia sobre otra empresa del sector de consumo discrecional; irrelevante para Colruyt.

Verdict: Hold or accumulate on dips: reasonable valuation, conservative balance sheet and sustainable dividend, but no growth catalysts in sight.

Main risk: The main risk is intense competition in the Belgian supermarket market, which pressures margins (4.80%) and limits revenue growth (1.70%).

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