Adcorp Holdings (JSE:ADR) Risk Assessment

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JSE:ADR Adcorp Holdings Ltd JSE:ADR
55 GF Score
Price R6.45
GF Value R4.60
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Adcorp Holdings Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Adcorp Holdings is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Adcorp Holdings  (JSE:ADR) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Adcorp Holdings Risk Assessment Related Terms

JSE:ADR vs KFY, RHI, TNET: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Adcorp Holdings's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Adcorp Holdings Risk Assessment vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Adcorp Holdings's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adcorp Holdings's Risk Assessment falls into.


JSE:ADR
55GF Score
Adcorp Holdings Ltd JSE:ADR
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Is Adcorp Holdings (JSE:ADR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Adcorp Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R6.45 is trading 40.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of R4.60. GuruFocus considers Adcorp Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:ADR:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: R4.60 vs. price of R6.45 (40.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 55/100 with 4 warning signs

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

Adcorp Holdings Business Description

Address 102 Western Service Road, Adcorp Place, Gallo Manor Ext 6, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2191
Adcorp Holdings Ltd is engaged in providing workplace solutions. The company renders services in the fields of permanent recruitment and flexible staffing sectors, professional IT services, as well as the provision of business process outsourcing, training, and financial services. Its operating segments are Contingent staffing, Professional Services, Business support. and Contingent staffing Australia. The geographical segments are South Africa and International.
55GF Score

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R6.45
Price
R4.60
GF Value