Boxer Retail (JSE:BOX) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.96 (As of Feb. 2026) — 69% Below Median

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JSE:BOX Boxer Retail Ltd JSE:BOX
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What is Boxer Retail Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Boxer Retail JSE:BOX -0.59% 22 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.96 as of Feb. 2026, which is 69% below its 10-year median of 15.96. GuruFocus rates JSE:BOX with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 544 Retail - Cyclical companies, Boxer Retail ranks worse than 64.71% 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)."

Boxer Retail's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R4.96. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 16.03.


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

JSE:BOX' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.7   Med: 15.96   Max: 17.44
Current: 16.12


During the past 5 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Boxer Retail was 17.44. The lowest was 13.70. And the median was 15.96.


JSE:BOX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
64.71% of 544 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.52 vs JSE:BOX: 16.12

Boxer Retail's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was R2.30. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R3.40. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 23.37.

Boxer Retail's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was R2.35. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R3.48. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 22.83.


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.


Boxer Retail Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Boxer Retail Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Boxer Retail'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.

Boxer Retail Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Boxer Retail Annual Data
Trend Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.96

Boxer Retail Semi-Annual Data
Feb22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.96

JSE:BOX vs DDS, M: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Boxer Retail'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.


Boxer Retail Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Boxer Retail 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)

Boxer Retail's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 1,556
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,383
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 283
Change In Working Capital -386
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 457

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Boxer Retail's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R1,556 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Boxer Retail's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R1,383 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. Boxer Retail's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R283 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.

Boxer Retail's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R283 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Boxer Retail's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R-386 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. Boxer Retail's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2026 was 457.398 Mil.

Boxer Retail's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1556 +1383+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-283.4472+-386)/457.398
=4.96

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=79.50/4.96
=16.03

* 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 4.96 mean?
Boxer Retail (JSE:BOX) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.96 as of Feb. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Boxer Retail. This is 69% below median its historical median of 15.96. Over the past decade, Boxer Retail's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.70 to 17.44. According to the industry distribution chart, Boxer Retail ranks #352 out of 544 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 64.7%.
Is Boxer Retail's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Boxer Retail's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.96 is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.96. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.70 to a high of 17.44. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.52. Boxer Retail's value of 4.96 is 52.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Boxer Retail ranks #352 out of 544 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Boxer Retail has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Boxer Retail's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Boxer Retail ranks #352 out of 544 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Boxer Retail in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.52. Boxer Retail's value of 4.96 is 52.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Boxer Retail's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.70 to 17.44 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 15.96 vs. the industry median of 10.52, Boxer Retail has consistently been below the industry average. 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 10.52, based on 544 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. Boxer Retail's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.96 is 52.9% 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 Boxer Retail. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.52 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Boxer Retail's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.96, which is 69% below median its own 10-year median of 15.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Boxer Retail stock overvalued right now?
Boxer Retail (JSE:BOX) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.96. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.96, which is 69% below median its 10-year median of 15.96 and 52.9% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.52. Boxer Retail's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 4 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 Boxer Retail (JSE:BOX), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.96 as of Feb. 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.

Boxer Retail Business Description

Address 41 The Boulevard, PO Box 370, Westend Office Park, Westville, NL, ZAF, 3630
Boxer Retail Ltd is engaged in the retail of food, health and beauty products, general merchandise and liquor, and additional value-added services, in South Africa and Eswatini. The group has one operating segment, namely Boxer Group which includes all retail operations under the Boxer Superstores, Boxer Build and Boxer Liquors brands selling products such as groceries, general merchandise and liquor.
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