Wesfarmers Limited

ASX:WES Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$82.2b

Wesfarmers Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Wesfarmers has a total shareholder equity of A$8.6B and total debt of A$4.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 55.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are A$27.3B and A$18.7B respectively. Wesfarmers's EBIT is A$3.8B making its interest coverage ratio 10. It has cash and short-term investments of A$835.0M.

Key information

55.4%

Debt to equity ratio

AU$4.76b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio10x
CashAU$835.00m
EquityAU$8.59b
Total liabilitiesAU$18.72b
Total assetsAU$27.31b

Recent financial health updates

Does Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 22
Does Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 26
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Recent updates

Shareholders Are Optimistic That Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Will Multiply In Value

Dec 28
Shareholders Are Optimistic That Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Will Multiply In Value

Does Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 22
Does Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is It Time To Consider Buying Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)?

Nov 04
Is It Time To Consider Buying Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)?

Wesfarmers Limited's (ASX:WES) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Oct 03
Wesfarmers Limited's (ASX:WES) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Shareholders Are Optimistic That Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Will Multiply In Value

Sep 17
Shareholders Are Optimistic That Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Will Multiply In Value

Is Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Aug 04
Is Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)?

Jul 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)?

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 26
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Jun 08
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Wesfarmers Limited's (ASX:WES) P/E Ratio

May 03
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Wesfarmers Limited's (ASX:WES) P/E Ratio

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)

Apr 15
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES)

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

Mar 10
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Looks To Prolong Its Impressive Returns

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Feb 21
Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

Wesfarmers Limited Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Feb 16
Wesfarmers Limited Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Here's Why We Think Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Jan 25
Here's Why We Think Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: WES's short term assets (A$9.4B) exceed its short term liabilities (A$8.2B).

Long Term Liabilities: WES's short term assets (A$9.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities (A$10.5B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: WES's net debt to equity ratio (45.7%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: WES's debt to equity ratio has increased from 30.4% to 55.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: WES's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (96.6%).

Interest Coverage: WES's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 21:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Wesfarmers Limited is covered by 29 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Thomas KierathBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited