Foschini Group (FRA:F1WA) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.94 (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:F1WA Foschini Group Ltd FRA:F1WA
66 GF Score
Price €2.78
GF Value €6.49
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What is Foschini Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Foschini Group FRA:F1WA 66 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.94 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:F1WA with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of €6.49. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 546 Retail - Cyclical companies, Foschini Group ranks better than 85.9% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.94. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 2.96.


The historical rank and industry rank for Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:F1WA' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.78   Med: 8.16   Max: 50.55
Current: 2.96


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Foschini Group was 50.55. The lowest was 2.78. And the median was 8.16.


FRA:F1WA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
85.9% of 546 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.545 vs FRA:F1WA: 2.96

Foschini Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.20. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 13.69.

Foschini Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.20. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.34. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.22.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Foschini Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Foschini Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Foschini Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Foschini Group Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.90

Foschini Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.00 0.90

FRA:F1WA vs DDS, M: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Foschini Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Foschini Group Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Foschini Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Foschini Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Foschini Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 68
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 331
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 51
Change In Working Capital -43
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 322

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Foschini Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €68 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Foschini Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €331 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Foschini Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €51 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Foschini Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €51 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Foschini Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-43 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Foschini Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 322.075 Mil.

Foschini Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 67.963 +330.932+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-51.01+-43.071)/322.075
=0.94

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=2.78/0.94
=2.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.94 mean?
Foschini Group (FRA:F1WA) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.94 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Foschini Group. According to the industry distribution chart, Foschini Group ranks #77 out of 546 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 14.1%.
Is Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Foschini Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.94. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55. Foschini Group's value of 0.94 is 91.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Foschini Group ranks #77 out of 546 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Foschini Group has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Foschini Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Foschini Group ranks #77 out of 546 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Foschini Group in the top 14% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55. Foschini Group's value of 0.94 is 91.1% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Cyclical companies is 10.55, based on 546 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Foschini Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.94 is 91.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Foschini Group. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Foschini Group's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.94. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Foschini Group stock overvalued right now?
Foschini Group (FRA:F1WA) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.94. The stock's GF Value™ is €6.49, compared to a current price of €2.78 — trading 57.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.94 and 91.1% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.55. Foschini Group's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Foschini Group (FRA:F1WA), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.94 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Foschini Group (FRA:F1WA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Foschini Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €2.78 is trading 57.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €6.49.

Key valuation signals for FRA:F1WA:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.94
  • GF Value™: €6.49 vs. price of €2.78 (57.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 91.1% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#77 of 546)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:F1WA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Foschini Group Business Description

Other Exchanges TFG:South AfricaFHNGY:USA
Address 340 Voortrekker Road, Stanley Lewis Centre, Parow East, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7500
Foschini Group Ltd is a South African fashion retailer. The company mainly offers apparels, footwear, accessories, cosmetics and fragrances, kidswear, homewares, sportswear, cellular, jewelry, and other value added services in South Africa. The Foschini Group is a diverse group with a portfolio of thirty-four fashion and lifestyle retail brands portfolio includes multiple brands such as Home, American Swiss, homelivingspace, bash, The bedstore, Connor, Colette, Duesouth, Exact, Fabiani, Foschini, hi, Markham, Whistles, and Others. The Group operates through TFG Africa retail segment, TFG London, TFG Australia, and TFG Africa Credit segments. It earns the majority of its revenue from the TFG Africa retail segment.
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