The Bidvest Group Limited (BVT.JO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, The Bidvest Group Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 4.

About The Bidvest Group Limited

The Bidvest Group Limited is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as BVT.JO.

What our checks show for BVT.JO

Red flags

• Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (0.2x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
• The net margin is only 4.7%: little room if costs rise.
• The dividend takes 869% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• A small company (market value $49 million): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 2.9x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.05). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The net margin fell by 0.4 points over 5 years, to 4.7%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 2.1 points, to 27.9%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue grew only 4.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• Earnings per share fell 15.4% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 50% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.7 years.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 2.03x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 13.9% a year over the next years.
• Beta 0.3: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

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Questions

What grade does The Bidvest Group Limited (BVT.JO) have?

In our weekly check, The Bidvest Group Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of BVT.JO stock?

This week's biggest flags for The Bidvest Group Limited: Weak interest cover, Thin margins, Dividend stretched. In total 11 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does The Bidvest Group Limited do?

The Bidvest Group Limited is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as BVT.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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