JSNSF (Sainsbury (J)) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.00 (As of Feb. 2025)


JSNSF Sainsbury (J) PLC JSNSF
78 GF Score
Price $4.65
GF Value $4.16
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Sainsbury (J) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Sainsbury (J) JSNSF 78 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.00 as of Feb. 2025. GuruFocus rates JSNSF with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of $4.16 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 176 Retail - Defensive companies, Sainsbury (J) ranks worse than 100% 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)."

Sainsbury (J)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $0.00. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


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

JSNSF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.95   Med: 10.45   Max: 1184
Current: 1124


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Sainsbury (J) was 1184.00. The lowest was 2.95. And the median was 10.45.


JSNSF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
100% of 176 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 11.7 vs JSNSF: 1124.00

Sainsbury (J)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.13. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.23. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 20.28.

Sainsbury (J)'s EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.16. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $0.30. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 15.69.


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.


Sainsbury (J) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Sainsbury (J) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'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.

Sainsbury (J) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 0.24 0.75 0.64 0.00

Sainsbury (J) 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 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.60

JSNSF vs KR, SFM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.


Sainsbury (J) Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sainsbury (J)'s Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Sainsbury (J) 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)

Sainsbury (J)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 317
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,524
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 733
Change In Working Capital -1,122
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 2,374

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Sainsbury (J)'s Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $317 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Sainsbury (J)'s Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $1,524 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. Sainsbury (J)'s Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $733 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.

Sainsbury (J)'s 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $733 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Sainsbury (J)'s Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was $-1,122 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. Sainsbury (J)'s Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was 2374.100 Mil.

Sainsbury (J)'s Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 317.44 +1524.467+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-732.692+-1121.706)/2374.100
=0.00

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=4.6452/0.00
=0

* 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 0.00 mean?
Sainsbury (J) (JSNSF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.00 as of Feb. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Sainsbury (J). Over the past decade, Sainsbury (J)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 2.95 to 1,184.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Sainsbury (J) ranks #176 out of 176 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Is Sainsbury (J)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Sainsbury (J)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.95 to a high of 1,184.00. Based on the distribution chart, Sainsbury (J) ranks #176 out of 176 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sainsbury (J) has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sainsbury (J)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Sainsbury (J) ranks #176 out of 176 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Sainsbury (J) in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.70. Historically, Sainsbury (J)'s own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 2.95 to 1,184.00 over the past decade. 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 - Defensive company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Defensive companies is 11.70, based on 176 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. 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 Sainsbury (J). For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.70 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sainsbury (J)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sainsbury (J) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sainsbury (J) (JSNSF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $4.16, compared to a current price of $4.65 — trading 11.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.00. Sainsbury (J)'s overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 7 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 Sainsbury (J) (JSNSF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.00 as of Feb. 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.

Is Sainsbury (J) (JSNSF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sainsbury (J) stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $4.65 is trading 11.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $4.16. GuruFocus considers Sainsbury (J) to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSNSF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.00
  • GF Value™: $4.16 vs. price of $4.65 (11.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Sainsbury (J) Business Description

Address 33 Charterhouse Street, London, GBR, EC1M 6HA
Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest UK grocery chain with around 10% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 850 convenience stores in the UK. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, fuel, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores).
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