PGG Wrightson Limited

NZSE:PGW Stock Report

Market Cap: NZ$157.0m

PGG Wrightson Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

PGG Wrightson has a total shareholder equity of NZ$187.7M and total debt of NZ$176.1M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 93.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are NZ$743.6M and NZ$555.9M respectively. PGG Wrightson's EBIT is NZ$27.3M making its interest coverage ratio 3. It has cash and short-term investments of NZ$5.3M.

Key information

93.80%

Debt to equity ratio

NZ$176.06m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio3x
CashNZ$5.34m
EquityNZ$187.70m
Total liabilitiesNZ$555.95m
Total assetsNZ$743.64m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Oct 10

Is PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Apr 17

Returns On Capital At PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) Have Hit The Brakes

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Analysis Article Jan 29

Getting In Cheap On PGG Wrightson Limited (NZSE:PGW) Is Unlikely

There wouldn't be many who think PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x is worth...
Analysis Article Aug 20

PGG Wrightson's (NZSE:PGW) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Shareholders appeared unconcerned with PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) lackluster earnings report last week. We...
Analysis Article Aug 16

PGG Wrightson Limited Just Beat EPS By 318%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Last week, you might have seen that PGG Wrightson Limited ( NZSE:PGW ) released its yearly result to the market. The...
Analysis Article Jun 27

PGG Wrightson Limited's (NZSE:PGW) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

There wouldn't be many who think PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 14.5x is...
Analysis Article May 08

Is PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) A Risky Investment?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Sep 03

PGG Wrightson's (NZSE:PGW) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) dividend is being reduced from last year's payment covering the same period to...
Analysis Article Aug 20

PGG Wrightson (NZSE:PGW) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) dividend is being reduced from last year's payment covering the same period to...
Analysis Article Oct 11

Shareholders Would Not Be Objecting To PGG Wrightson Limited's (NZSE:PGW) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

We have been pretty impressed with the performance at PGG Wrightson Limited ( NZSE:PGW ) recently and CEO Stephen...
Analysis Article Aug 18

PGG Wrightson's (NZSE:PGW) Dividend Will Be NZ$0.1882

PGG Wrightson Limited ( NZSE:PGW ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of NZ$0.1882 per share on the 3rd of...
Analysis Article May 12

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of PGG Wrightson Limited (NZSE:PGW)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of PGG Wrightson Limited...
Analysis Article Aug 23

PGG Wrightson's (NZSE:PGW) Robust Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

The subdued stock price reaction suggests that PGG Wrightson Limited's ( NZSE:PGW ) strong earnings didn't offer any...
Analysis Article Aug 20

PGG Wrightson Limited Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

PGG Wrightson Limited ( NZSE:PGW ) came out with its full-year results last week, and we wanted to see how the business...
Analysis Article May 26

At NZ$3.33, Is It Time To Put PGG Wrightson Limited (NZSE:PGW) On Your Watch List?

PGG Wrightson Limited ( NZSE:PGW ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw significant share price movement...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: PGW's short term assets (NZ$552.6M) exceed its short term liabilities (NZ$313.1M).

Long Term Liabilities: PGW's short term assets (NZ$552.6M) exceed its long term liabilities (NZ$242.8M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: PGW's net debt to equity ratio (91%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: PGW's debt to equity ratio has increased from 23% to 93.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: PGW's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: PGW's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (3x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/17 14:55
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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Analyst Sources

PGG Wrightson Limited is covered by 6 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James SchofieldDeutsche Bank
Guy Edward HooperForsyth Barr Group Ltd.
Adrian AllbonGoldman Sachs