Rainbow Chicken (JSE:RBO) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.42 (As of Jun. 2025)

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JSE:RBO Rainbow Chicken Ltd JSE:RBO
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Price R6.43
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What is Rainbow Chicken Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Rainbow Chicken JSE:RBO +3.88% 15 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.42 as of Jun. 2025. GuruFocus rates JSE:RBO with a GF Score™ of 15/100. Among 956 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Rainbow Chicken ranks better than 89.44% 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)."

Rainbow Chicken's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R1.42. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 4.53.


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

JSE:RBO' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.78   Med: 3.94   Max: 5.1
Current: 4.52


During the past 5 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Rainbow Chicken was 5.10. The lowest was 2.78. And the median was 3.94.


JSE:RBO's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
89.44% of 956 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 14.745 vs JSE:RBO: 4.52

Rainbow Chicken's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0.75. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R1.03. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 6.25.

Rainbow Chicken's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was R0.75. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was R1.04. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 6.16.


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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.


Rainbow Chicken Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Rainbow Chicken Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Rainbow Chicken'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.

Rainbow Chicken Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Rainbow Chicken Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.42

Rainbow Chicken Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.42 0.00

JSE:RBO vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Rainbow Chicken'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.


Rainbow Chicken Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Rainbow Chicken's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Rainbow Chicken 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)

Rainbow Chicken's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 571
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 329
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 232
Change In Working Capital 607
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 896

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Rainbow Chicken's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R571 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Rainbow Chicken's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R329 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. Rainbow Chicken's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R232 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.

Rainbow Chicken's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R232 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Rainbow Chicken's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was R607 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. Rainbow Chicken's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2025 was 896.469 Mil.

Rainbow Chicken's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 571.163 +328.964+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-232.128+606.595)/896.469
=1.42

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=6.43/1.42
=4.53

* 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 1.42 mean?
Rainbow Chicken (JSE:RBO) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.42 as of Jun. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Rainbow Chicken. According to the industry distribution chart, Rainbow Chicken ranks #101 out of 956 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 10.6%.
Is Rainbow Chicken's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Rainbow Chicken's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.42. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.75. Rainbow Chicken's value of 1.42 is 90.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Rainbow Chicken ranks #101 out of 956 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Rainbow Chicken has a GF Score™ of 15/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rainbow Chicken's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Rainbow Chicken ranks #101 out of 956 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Rainbow Chicken in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.75. Rainbow Chicken's value of 1.42 is 90.4% 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 14.75, based on 956 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. Rainbow Chicken's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.42 is 90.4% 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 Rainbow Chicken. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.75 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Rainbow Chicken's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rainbow Chicken stock overvalued right now?
Rainbow Chicken (JSE:RBO) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.42. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.42 and 90.4% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 14.75. Rainbow Chicken's overall GF Score™ is 15/100. 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 Rainbow Chicken (JSE:RBO), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.42 as of Jun. 2025. 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.

Rainbow Chicken Business Description

Address Cnr John Vorster and Nellmapius Drive, Southdowns Ridge Office Park Suite 12, Centurion, Irene, GT, ZAF, 3701
Rainbow Chicken Ltd is a fully integrated broiler producing company involved in all stages of chicken production from farm to fork. It is a trusted South African heritage brand that consumers have come to rely on for quality chicken products. Its diverse product offering includes the following product sets: Fresh Chicken, Standard Chicken, Frozen Specialized Chicken, Chilled process meat. It segments includes Chicken, Animal Feed (consisting of Epol and Driehoek), Waste-to-Value (consisting of Matzonox and Matzonox Fertilisers), Group (other immaterial segments). Maximum of revenue is from Chicken Segment.
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