Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Risk Assessment

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JSE:DCP Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd JSE:DCP
87 GF Score
Price R30.03
GF Value R38.37
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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 Dis-Chem Pharmacies is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies  (JSE:DCP) 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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Risk Assessment Related Terms

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Risk Assessment Competitor Comparison

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Risk Assessment vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Risk Assessment falls into.


JSE:DCP
87GF Score
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd JSE:DCP
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Is Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dis-Chem Pharmacies stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R30.03 is trading 21.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of R38.37. GuruFocus considers Dis-Chem Pharmacies to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:DCP:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: R38.37 vs. price of R30.03 (21.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 4 warning signs

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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Business Description

Address 23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceuticals and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries out its business operations principally in South Africa.
87GF Score

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R30.03
Price
R38.37
GF Value