Combined Motor Holdings (JSE:CMH) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 12.59 (As of Feb. 2026)

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JSE:CMH Combined Motor Holdings Ltd JSE:CMH
92 GF Score
Price R38.50
GF Value R39.56
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Combined Motor Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Combined Motor Holdings JSE:CMH +6.06% 92 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.59 as of Feb. 2026. GuruFocus rates JSE:CMH with a GF Score™ of 92/100 and a GF Value™ of R39.56 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 686 Vehicles & Parts companies, Combined Motor Holdings ranks better than 91.4% 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)."

Combined Motor Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R12.59. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 3.06.


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

JSE:CMH' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 3.64   Max: 24.19
Current: 2.9


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Combined Motor Holdings was 24.19. The lowest was 1.38. And the median was 3.64.


JSE:CMH's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
91.4% of 686 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 15.215 vs JSE:CMH: 2.90

Combined Motor Holdings's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was R3.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R5.25. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 7.33.

Combined Motor Holdings's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was R3.12. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R5.30. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.26.


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.


Combined Motor Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Combined Motor Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Combined Motor Holdings'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.

Combined Motor Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Combined Motor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Combined Motor Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
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 8.45 0.00 8.24 0.00 12.59

JSE:CMH vs CVNA, PAG, ALTB: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Combined Motor Holdings'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.


Combined Motor Holdings Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Combined Motor Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Combined Motor Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Combined Motor Holdings 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)

Combined Motor Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 391
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 298
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 51
Change In Working Capital 300
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 74

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Combined Motor Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R391 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Combined Motor Holdings's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R298 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. Combined Motor Holdings'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 = R51 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.

Combined Motor Holdings's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R51 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Combined Motor Holdings's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was R300 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. Combined Motor Holdings's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2026 was 74.481 Mil.

Combined Motor Holdings'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
=( 390.947 +297.941+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-50.6352+299.555)/74.481
=12.59

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=38.50/12.59
=3.06

* 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 12.59 mean?
Combined Motor Holdings (JSE:CMH) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 12.59 as of Feb. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Combined Motor Holdings. According to the industry distribution chart, Combined Motor Holdings ranks #59 out of 686 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 8.6%.
Is Combined Motor Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Combined Motor Holdings' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.59. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.22. Combined Motor Holdings' value of 12.59 is 17.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Combined Motor Holdings ranks #59 out of 686 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Combined Motor Holdings has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Combined Motor Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CVNA and PAG?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Combined Motor Holdings ranks #59 out of 686 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Combined Motor Holdings in the top 9% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.22. Combined Motor Holdings' value of 12.59 is 17.3% 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Vehicles & Parts companies is 15.22, based on 686 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. Combined Motor Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 12.59 is 17.3% 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 Combined Motor Holdings. For the Vehicles & Parts industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.22 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Combined Motor Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Combined Motor Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Combined Motor Holdings (JSE:CMH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is R39.56, compared to a current price of R38.50 — trading 2.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.59 and 17.3% below the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 15.22. Combined Motor Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Combined Motor Holdings (JSE:CMH), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 12.59 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.

Is Combined Motor Holdings (JSE:CMH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Combined Motor Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R38.50 is trading 2.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of R39.56. GuruFocus considers Combined Motor Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:CMH:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 12.59
  • GF Value™: R39.56 vs. price of R38.50 (2.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 1 warning sign
  • Industry Position: 17.3% below the Vehicles & Parts median (#59 of 686)

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


Combined Motor Holdings Business Description

Address 1 Wilton Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, ZAF, 4319
Combined Motor Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based investment holding company engaged in motor retail and distribution, car hire, and financial services. The Company operates through four business segments: Motor Retail and Distribution, which generates maximum revenue and covers passenger, light commercial, and heavy commercial vehicles in both the volume and luxury categories; Car Hire, which offers a range of well-maintained vehicles for short- and long-term hire; Financial Services, which provides insurance underwriting facilities for products sold with new and used vehicles, including coverage for death, disability, dread disease, retrenchment, vehicle and component warranties, and vehicle financing through joint ventures with two finance houses; and Corporate Services and Other.
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