DSY Stock Overview
Provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Risk Analysis
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | R197.00 |
| 52 Week High | R215.33 |
| 52 Week Low | R107.12 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.42% |
| 3 Month Change | 1.13% |
| 1 Year Change | 58.91% |
| 3 Year Change | 11.91% |
| 5 Year Change | 238.78% |
| Change since IPO | 2,393.69% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Here's Why We Think Discovery (JSE:DSY) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Mar 07
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Discovery Limited (JSE:DSY)
Jan 12Does Discovery (JSE:DSY) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Dec 05Discovery Limited's (JSE:DSY) CEO Looks Due For A Compensation Raise
Nov 15Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Discovery Limited's (JSE:DSY) P/E Ratio
Oct 11Discovery Limited's (JSE:DSY) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce
Jul 02Revenue Downgrade: Here's What Analysts Forecast For Discovery Limited (JSE:DSY)
May 23Discovery Limited's (JSE:DSY) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
Mar 27Shareholder Returns
| DSY | ZA Insurance | ZA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.05% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 1Y | 58.9% | 30.9% | 19.8% |
Return vs Industry: DSY exceeded the ZA Insurance industry which returned 30.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DSY exceeded the ZA Market which returned 19.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DSY volatility | |
|---|---|
| DSY Average Weekly Movement | 3.5% |
| Insurance Industry Average Movement | 3.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market | 9.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market | 2.8% |
Stable Share Price: DSY has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.
Volatility Over Time: DSY's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | n/a | Adrian Gore | www.discovery.co.za |
Discovery Limited provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It operates through SA Health, SA Life, SA Invest, SA Insure, SA Bank, UK Health, UK Life, and All Other segments. The company offers health, life, car, travel, business, and home insurance products; motor, building, household content, and portable possessions insurance products; private medical insurance products; and commercial short-term risk insurance products.
Discovery Limited Fundamentals Summary
| DSY fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | R131.30b |
| Earnings (TTM) | R8.18b |
| Revenue (TTM) | R82.73b |
16.1x
P/E Ratio1.6x
P/S RatioIs DSY overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DSY income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | R82.73b |
| Cost of Revenue | R48.25b |
| Gross Profit | R34.48b |
| Other Expenses | R26.30b |
| Earnings | R8.18b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 12.27 |
| Gross Margin | 41.67% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.88% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 26.4% |
How did DSY perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.1%
Current Dividend Yield19%
Payout RatioDoes DSY pay a reliable dividends?
See DSY dividend history and benchmarks| Discovery dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 26 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 31 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 8 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 13 days |
Does DSY pay a reliable dividends?
See DSY dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/03/17 00:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Discovery Limited is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Adrienne Damant | Avior Capital Markets |
| Robert Rice | Barclays |
| Marius Strydom | BofA Global Research |