Wesfarmers Limited (ASX: WES)

Australia flag Australia · Delayed Price · Currency is AUD
64.82
-0.68 (-1.04%)
Apr 26, 2024, 4:10 PM AEST
23.80%
Market Cap 73.56B
Revenue (ttm) 43.54B
Net Income (ttm) 2.51B
Shares Out 1.13B
EPS (ttm) 2.21
PE Ratio 29.33
Forward PE 27.40
Dividend 1.94 (2.99%)
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 20, 2024
Volume 1,136,736
Open 65.20
Previous Close 65.50
Day's Range 64.57 - 65.20
52-Week Range 46.64 - 68.55
Beta 0.77
Analysts n/a
Price Target 58.97 (-9.02%)
Earnings Date Feb 15, 2024

About Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers Limited engages in the retail business in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company is involved in the retail sale of building materials, home and garden improvement, lifestyle, and outdoor living products; apparel and general merchandise, including toys, leisure, entertainment, home, and consumables; and office products and solutions, such as stationery, technology, furniture, art supplies, and learning and development resources, as well as print and create, and technical support services through its Officeworks store... [Read more]

Founded 1914
Country Australia
Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker Symbol WES
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, Wesfarmers's revenue was 43.42 billion, an increase of 18.37% compared to the previous year's 36.68 billion. Earnings were 2.47 billion, an increase of 4.80%.

Financial Statements

News

Australia’s richest firms get $331m in grants to reduce emissions

The government has doled out $331 million to firms including Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers, Swiss giant Glencore and Rich Lister Dick Honan’s Manildra for decarbonisation projects.

4 days ago - The Australian Financial Review

Yes campaign groups received more than five times as much in donations as no side in voice referendum

The single largest donor to the yes campaign was the philanthropic Paul Ramsay foundation, which contributed more than $7m Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and af...

26 days ago - The Guardian

Wesfarmers Ltd's Dividend Analysis

Wesfarmers Ltd's Dividend Analysis

2 months ago - GuruFocus

Wesfarmers Limited goes ex dividend Monday

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Wesfarmers reports 1H results

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Wesfarmers's First-Half Profit Boosted by Retail

Australian industrial-retail conglomerate Wesfarmers said its half-year profit rose by 3%, reflecting a strong performance in retail but a drag from lower commodity prices.

2 months ago - The Wall Street Journal

Wesfarmers concedes it won’t make money off lithium at current prices

CEO Rob Scott warned Wesfarmers will consider an impairment against its lithium asset, at the same time as BHP wiped $US3.5 billion off its WA nickel operation.

2 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

Australia's Wesfarmers first-half profit jumps 3% on strong demand

Australia's Wesfarmers on Thursday posted a better-than-expected half-year profit, boosted by strong performance at its budget department store operator Kmart and hardware business Bunnings.

2 months ago - Reuters

ASX to rise amid earnings blitz; Wall St recovers

Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Thursday, February 15. ASX 200 to track Wall Street’s recovery. Wesfarmers, Origin, Telstra headline busy earnings day. Uber rockets on first buyback plan. Bitcoin ...

2 months ago - Herald Sun Australia

Wesfarmers profit results ‘the one to watch’

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood says Wesfarmers’ profit results are “the one to watch”. Their results are set to be released on Thursday. “Because we’ve seen James Hardie yesterday, which make...

2 months ago - Herald Sun Australia

Australian Firms Face Earnings Test After RBA Keeps Rate at 12-Year High

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wesfarmers Ltd. and Telstra Group Ltd. will offer a broad snapshot of how Australian companies are faring in an environment of high interest rates when they report earn...

2 months ago - Financial Post

Strike chief lashes Wesfarmers as tensions build over WA gas

Strike Energy’s chief executive has criticised Wesfarmers for rallying against the WA government’s potential move to overturn an onshore gas export ban.

2 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

CEOs ‘back tax summit 100pc’ but Chalmers unmoved

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott, retailer Gerry Harvey and Virgin chairman Graham Bradley have backed a national summit to jumpstart debate on tax reform.

3 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

Health, the new frontier for Wesfarmers, Woolworths

Wesfarmers and Woolworths are uniquely positioned to disrupt the health sector by building ecosystems in partnership with insurers and care providers, says Jarden.

5 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

CEOs say climate-based reporting will leave nothing behind

The evolution of such disclosure took 15 years but it will broaden out in the next five years say the bosses of Blackmores, Woolworths and Wesfarmers.

5 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

Wesfarmers says sales holding up, hits out at IR laws

Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott says cautious consumers continue to be wary about making big-ticket purchases at its hardware retail giant Bunnings, opting for smaller outlays on repair and maint...

6 months ago - Herald Sun Australia

Wesfarmers says Bunnings, Kmart trade holding up

CEO Rob Scott told investors at the AGM that strong financial results have continued at Kmart Group.

6 months ago - The Australian Financial Review

ANZ publicly confirms $2 million Voice to Parliament donation

ANZ has become the first major bank to publicly disclose donations towards an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Chief Executive Shayne Elliott fronted a parliamentary committee on Wednesday where he dis...

7 months ago - Herald Sun Australia

The owner of Bunnings and Kmart is now in the prescriptions business, raising fears over patient data

Doctors and pharmacists concerned that Wesfarmers’ acquisition of InstantScripts could end the notion that ‘health data is sacrosanct’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our mo...

8 months ago - The Guardian

Australia's economy is still in 'good shape' despite inflation, says Wesfarmers CEO

Rob Scott, CEO and managing director at Wesfarmers, discusses how retailers are doing in Australia.

8 months ago - CNBC International TV

Wesfarmers posts drop in annual profit on COVID disruption

Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd posted a 2.9% drop in annual profit on Friday, hurt by COVID-driven store closures, sticky supply chain bottlenecks and rising costs.

1 year ago - Reuters

Australia's Wesfarmers will not use inflation as an excuse for 'price gouging': CEO

Despite widespread inflationary pressure, Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers is focusing on keeping prices competitive, according to Managing Director Rob Scott.

2 years ago - CNBC International TV

Wesfarmers first-half profit dives as Omicron disrupts business

Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd on Thursday posted a 14.2% drop in first-half profit due to COVID-19 curbs and supply chain disruptions, and warned issues including labour constraints wi...

2 years ago - Reuters

Wesfarmers growth showing no signs of slowing in 2021 and it's the same at Coles

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX:WES) and Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) have benefited greatly from changing consumer trends thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and are likely to continue their upward trajectory, ...

3 years ago - Proactive Investors