Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Risk Assessment

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JSE:WBO Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd JSE:WBO
81 GF Score
Price R157.05
GF Value R171.63
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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 Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon  (JSE:WBO) 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.

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Risk Assessment Related Terms

JSE:WBO vs PWR, FIX, EME: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon'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.

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Risk Assessment vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Risk Assessment falls into.


JSE:WBO
81GF Score
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd JSE:WBO
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Is Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R157.05 is trading 8.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of R171.63. GuruFocus considers Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:WBO:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: R171.63 vs. price of R157.05 (8.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 2 warning signs

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

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Business Description

Other Exchanges WQ9:Germany
Address 53 Andries Street, Wynberg, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd is a South Africa-based construction company. The company's business activities encompass designing, construction, and procurement, as well as civil engineering, works for large-scale public and private projects, roads and earthworks projects, and turnkey projects. The company also provides construction materials, real estate development, and other services. Its customers predominantly come from the retail, residential, hotel and entertainment, infrastructure, mining, energy, and oil and gas sectors. Its segment include: Building and civil Engineering, Roads and earthworks, Property developments, Construction materials, and United Kingdom. It operates in South Africa, United Kingdom and Rest of Africa, of which maximum revenue is generated from South Africa.
81GF Score

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R157.05
Price
R171.63
GF Value