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Barloworld

JNB:NULL · ZAE000026639
Trading Companies & DistributorsMedium

360

45
Medium confidence — indicative
Profit price69
Cash yield1
Price/Sales65
Price/Book59
Return on Capital67
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity29
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability15
Cash Conversion59
Accruals66
Owner Earnings Margin71
Sales growth21
Profit Growth27
Long-Term EPS Growth14
Owner Earnings Growth51
Reinvestment74
Price momentum46
Debt load19
Refinancing100
Debt Payback60
Liquidity29
Analyst ratings14
Expectations trend50
Market mood79
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Barloworld clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 4/5 components.

Profile

CountrySouth Africa
IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
SizeMedium
TypePrivate Company
ExchangeOTCPK
Founded1918
Employees206
ISINZAE000026639
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Disposal and RecyclingFleet ManagementIndustrial AutomationMining Equipment ProvidersBusiness Information Systems

Description

Barloworld Limited is a distinguished industrial processing, distribution, and services company primarily focusing on two distinct areas, Industrial Equipment and Services, and Consumer Industries, particularly in food and ingredient solutions. Bus…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Barloworld Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
27
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jan 2023

All-time low

27

Mar 2026

Average rank

48

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
65
71
80
81
Price/Earnings
41
78
89
85
Price/Book
59
66
79
78
Dividend Yield
1
85
94
84
Value (overall)
26
81
95
89

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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