Shoprite Holdings (LUS:SHOP) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 28.34 (As of Jun. 2025) — 103% Above Median

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LUS:SHOP Shoprite Holdings Ltd LUS:SHOP
99 GF Score
Price ZMW350.00
GF Value ZMW417.43
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Shoprite Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Shoprite Holdings LUS:SHOP 99 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 28.34 as of Jun. 2025, which is 103% above its 10-year median of 13.96. GuruFocus rates LUS:SHOP with a GF Score™ of 99/100 and a GF Value™ of ZMW417.43 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 546 Retail - Cyclical companies, Shoprite Holdings ranks worse than 54.4% 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)."

Shoprite Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was ZMW28.34. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 12.35.


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

LUS:SHOP' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.81   Med: 13.96   Max: 84.48
Current: 12.35


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Shoprite Holdings was 84.48. The lowest was 6.81. And the median was 13.96.


LUS:SHOP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
54.4% of 546 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.66 vs LUS:SHOP: 12.35

Shoprite Holdings's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was ZMW7.64. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ZMW15.22. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 23.00.

Shoprite Holdings's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was ZMW8.22. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ZMW15.61. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 22.42.


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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.


Shoprite Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Shoprite Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shoprite 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.

Shoprite Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Shoprite Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Shoprite Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 8.22 0.00 29.29 0.00

LUS:SHOP vs DDS, M: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Shoprite 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.


Shoprite Holdings Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Shoprite 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)

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

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 8,010
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 9,879
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2,201
Change In Working Capital -2,442
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 543

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Shoprite Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was ZMW8,010 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Shoprite Holdings's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was ZMW9,879 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. Shoprite Holdings's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was ZMW0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ZMW2,201 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.

Shoprite Holdings's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ZMW2,201 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Shoprite Holdings's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was ZMW-2,442 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. Shoprite Holdings's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2025 was 543.396 Mil.

Shoprite Holdings'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
=( 8010.093 +9879.29+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2200.566+-2441.573)/543.396
=28.34

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=350.00/28.34
=12.35

* 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 28.34 mean?
Shoprite Holdings (LUS:SHOP) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 28.34 as of Jun. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Shoprite Holdings. This is 103% above median its historical median of 13.96. Over the past decade, Shoprite Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.81 to 84.48. According to the industry distribution chart, Shoprite Holdings ranks #297 out of 546 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 54.4%.
Is Shoprite Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Shoprite Holdings' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 28.34 is 103% above median its 10-year median of 13.96. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.81 to a high of 84.48. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66. Shoprite Holdings' value of 28.34 is 165.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Shoprite Holdings ranks #297 out of 546 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Shoprite Holdings has a GF Score™ of 99/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shoprite Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Shoprite Holdings ranks #297 out of 546 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Shoprite Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66. Shoprite Holdings' value of 28.34 is 165.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Shoprite Holdings' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.81 to 84.48 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 13.96 vs. the industry median of 10.66, Shoprite Holdings has consistently been above 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 10.66, 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. Shoprite Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 28.34 is 165.9% above 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 Shoprite Holdings. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.66 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Shoprite Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 28.34, which is 103% above median its own 10-year median of 13.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shoprite Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shoprite Holdings (LUS:SHOP) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ZMW417.43, compared to a current price of ZMW350.00 — trading 16.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 28.34, which is 103% above median its 10-year median of 13.96 and 165.9% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.66. Shoprite Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 99/100 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 Shoprite Holdings (LUS:SHOP), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 28.34 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.

Is Shoprite Holdings (LUS:SHOP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shoprite Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ZMW350.00 is trading 16.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of ZMW417.43. GuruFocus considers Shoprite Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LUS:SHOP:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 28.34 (103% above median its 10-year median of 13.96)
  • GF Value™: ZMW417.43 vs. price of ZMW350.00 (16.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 99/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 165.9% above the Retail - Cyclical median (#297 of 546)

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


Shoprite Holdings Business Description

Address Cnr William Dabbs Street and Old Paarl Road, Brackenfell, WC, ZAF, 7560
Shoprite Holdings Ltd is Africa's food retailer, headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, with a widespread presence across multiple African countries. The company's main business is supermarket retailing through brands such as Shoprite, Usave, and Checkers. The company organizes its operations into three main segments: Supermarkets RSA, which covers its core supermarket retail operations in South Africa. The company segments include Supermarkets Non-RSA, covering supermarket operations in other African countries; and Other Operating Segments, which include franchise stores, pharmacies, pet products, clothing, and other specialist retail formats.
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