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COL - Coles Group

COL keeps making new 52 week highs.
Higer highs, and higher lows.
just the way I like it.
And it occasionally pays a dividend.
Mick
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Great result, still making new highs.
Luv it.
Mick
$20.60 👍

The supermarket division had shoppers flocking to its stores after a strike left shelves empty at its main rival Woolworths.

Australia’s second-biggest supermarket chain benefited from its larger rival’s stumble in December, investing heavily to get stock on shelves to meet increased demand. It gained about $120 million in sales and $20 million in extra earnings in the half.

Coles group sales increased 3.7 per cent to $23.03 billon, well above the 3.3 per cent expected by the market, with growth in supermarkets sales jumping 4.3 per cent. Its liquor business sales posted moderate growth of just 0.8 per cent.

This outpaced Woolworths, which on Wednesday reported 2.7 per cent growth in its local supermarkets.
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and margins at 5.7 per cent up from 5.3 per cent in the half (was 5.2 per cent at Woolworths) were healthy - but not too healthy - otherwise the 'theiving bastards' brigade and outraged TV talking heads get all fired up.
 
I hold COL and sold out of WOW a few years back, I just think COL carries less baggage than some of the others. :2twocents

$20.60 👍

The supermarket division had shoppers flocking to its stores after a strike left shelves empty at its main rival Woolworths.

Australia’s second-biggest supermarket chain benefited from its larger rival’s stumble in December, investing heavily to get stock on shelves to meet increased demand. It gained about $120 million in sales and $20 million in extra earnings in the half.

Coles group sales increased 3.7 per cent to $23.03 billon, well above the 3.3 per cent expected by the market, with growth in supermarkets sales jumping 4.3 per cent. Its liquor business sales posted moderate growth of just 0.8 per cent.

This outpaced Woolworths, which on Wednesday reported 2.7 per cent growth in its local supermarkets.
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and margins at 5.7 per cent up from 5.3 per cent in the half (was 5.2 per cent at Woolworths) were healthy - but not too healthy - otherwise the 'theiving bastards' brigade and outraged TV talking heads get all fired up.
WOW is really struggling competing with Coles and now Aldi, also Big W is an Albatross around it's neck.
I still don't regret offloading WOW and am still holding COL.

My guess is COL will continue to eat WOW's lunch, while Aldi mops up the crumbs. :2twocents
 
I'm still in the green, in a red market. Lol
that isn't hard for me , my holding was a result of holding WES at the demerger , but sold about half of them ( @ $18.43 ) to help buy this farm ( in April 2023 )

i wonder how long before parity ( equal share prices ) with WOW

( i hold COL and WOW both at no cash risk )

PS i reduced WOW in April 2023 @ $39.12 .. just comparing after nearly two years
 
It has been reported today (12/03/25) via News Corp media that Morgan Stanley’s Melinda Baxter upgrades Coles Group to Overweight and lifts her target price 18 per cent to $21.70 as she now expects Coles to trade at the same price-to-earnings multiple as Woolworths.

Kind regards
rcw1
 
It has been reported today (12/03/25) via News Corp media that Morgan Stanley’s Melinda Baxter upgrades Coles Group to Overweight and lifts her target price 18 per cent to $21.70 as she now expects Coles to trade at the same price-to-earnings multiple as Woolworths.

Kind regards
rcw1
Indeed, bloke.

I am a Coles shopper. I ventured in to Woolies today and was surprised how much more expensive basic foodstuffs were over Coles. Woolies seem to be doing well attracting the well to do rather than grubs such as I. I had to leave before starting my shop as an appointment I had was brought forward.

Nobody bothered to check me on the way out, unheard of at Coles, as the latter don't trust my class of people at all. So COL are doing better than WOW in Townsville, whether they are making more profit before tax I have no idea.

I would also not trust the opinion of any broker as they probably have a large customer/fund wishing to divest their holdings to the masses. The best way to do that is to pluck some dodgy figure out of reports and flog it via Newscorp.

gg
 
Indeed, bloke.

I am a Coles shopper. I ventured in to Woolies today and was surprised how much more expensive basic foodstuffs were over Coles. Woolies seem to be doing well attracting the well to do rather than grubs such as I. I had to leave before starting my shop as an appointment I had was brought forward.

Nobody bothered to check me on the way out, unheard of at Coles, as the latter don't trust my class of people at all. So COL are doing better than WOW in Townsville, whether they are making more profit before tax I have no idea.

I would also not trust the opinion of any broker as they probably have a large customer/fund wishing to divest their holdings to the masses. The best way to do that is to pluck some dodgy figure out of reports and flog it via Newscorp.

gg
Well well well, you wouldn't dream of it ... rcw1 is Cole's man too
@Garpal Gumnut , rcw1 was wondering why rcw1 liked you so much ... you get three ticks for that ✅✅✅

Yeah bloke, broker opinions always good for a giggle.

kind regards

rcw1
 
Well well well, you wouldn't dream of it ... rcw1 is Cole's man too
@Garpal Gumnut , rcw1 was wondering why rcw1 liked you so much ... you get three ticks for that ✅✅✅

Yeah bloke, broker opinions always good for a giggle.

kind regards

rcw1
i don't ALWAYS discount broker's opinions , but i do look closely at the company , the broker's logic , etc etc BEFORE reaching for the wallet

one thing to remember is .. unless you pay the bucks , for that analysis , what you read is likely to be stale , and the market might have already made most of the move

as an ex-Woiolworths employee ( granted it was 50 years ago ) COL is the better shopping experience in my opinion , add in my limited but wide-ranging experience with retail ( and wholesale distribution ) , a trip to WOW ( or Big W ) just makes me sigh in dismay
 
The competition regulator published a long-awaited report that found Woolworths and Coles were some of the most profitable supermarket retailers in the world and found little evidence of price gouging

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Coles will permanently retire the Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market chains after a successful four-month trial of rolling out the Liquorland brand to other parts of its alcohol retailing business.

The change is the most significant since Coles entered the business in 1981 with the acquisition of Liquorland and Vintage Cellars. Next month, it will begin to roll out the branding to its 984 stores, renaming Vintage Cellars and First Choice as Liquorland Cellars and Liquorland Warehouse respectively.

clumsy ..... but they're coming a distant second
 
Coles will permanently retire the Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market chains after a successful four-month trial of rolling out the Liquorland brand to other parts of its alcohol retailing business.

The change is the most significant since Coles entered the business in 1981 with the acquisition of Liquorland and Vintage Cellars. Next month, it will begin to roll out the branding to its 984 stores, renaming Vintage Cellars and First Choice as Liquorland Cellars and Liquorland Warehouse respectively.

clumsy ..... but they're coming a distant second
Sorry @Dona Ferentes , second to?
Genuine question: I do not get it: vs Dan Murphy ?
 
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