Mr Price Group Limited (MRP.JO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Mr Price Group Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 6.

About Mr Price Group Limited

Mr Price Group Limited is a Consumer Cyclical company (Apparel - Retail) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as MRP.JO.

What our checks show for MRP.JO

Red flags

• Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (0.4x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
• The net margin fell by 3.4 points over 5 years, to 8.8%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The dividend takes 1078% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• A small company (market value $27 million): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.
• The stock has fallen as much as 65% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.6 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 0.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.07). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.7 points from today's 8.8%.
• The net margin is only 8.8%: little room if costs rise.
• The price swings a lot: 35.6% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 2.15x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Free cash flow is 16.5% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• Beta 0.45: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is 20.6%: the business earns well on the money put into it.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-20

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Questions

What grade does Mr Price Group Limited (MRP.JO) have?

In our weekly check, Mr Price Group Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of MRP.JO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Mr Price Group Limited: Weak interest cover, Margins falling, Dividend stretched. In total 10 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Mr Price Group Limited do?

Mr Price Group Limited is a Consumer Cyclical company (Apparel - Retail) based in South Africa, listed on JNB as MRP.JO.

When does Mr Price Group Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-20. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

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 2026-10-31

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