Bid Corporation Limited (BID.JO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Bid Corporation Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 4.

About Bid Corporation Limited

Bid Corporation Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Food Distribution) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as BID.JO.

What our checks show for BID.JO

Red flags

• Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (0.7x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
• The net margin is only 3.7%: little room if costs rise.
• The dividend takes 759% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• A small company (market value $94 million): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.

Warning signs

• Free cash flow is only 4% of revenue.
• The stock has fallen as much as 48% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2.8 years.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 0.7x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• The net margin rose by 0.4 points over 5 years, to 3.7%.
• Operating cash flow is 1.63x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The price moves calmly: 17% annual volatility.
• Beta 0.26: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is 18.3%: the business earns well on the money put into it.

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Questions

What grade does Bid Corporation Limited (BID.JO) have?

In our weekly check, Bid Corporation Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of BID.JO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Bid Corporation Limited: Weak interest cover, Thin margins, Dividend stretched. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Bid Corporation Limited do?

Bid Corporation Limited is a Consumer Defensive company (Food Distribution) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as BID.JO.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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