Report
Johannes Faul

Metcash is the primary supplier of packaged groceries for many independent retailers.

No-moat Metcash’s impairments of its Supermarket and Convenience assets reflects the confirmed departure of Drakes’ South Australian supermarkets from the supply network in fiscal 2020, but also the continuing weakness in Western Australia. These are, at least partially, symptoms of the aggressive expansion of Aldi in those states, with the German discounter only just entering in 2016. The increased competition is here to stay, and we expect Metcash’s IGA network, and to a lesser degree Coles an...
Underlying
Metcash Limited

Metcash is a wholesaler and distributor, supplying and supporting independent retailers across the food, grocery, liquor and hardware industries. Co.'s reportable segments are as follows: Food and Grocery, which comprises the distribution of dry grocery, perishable and general merchandise supplies to retail outlets; Liquor, which comprises the distribution of liquor products to retail outlets and hotels; as well as Hardware, which comprises the distribution of hardware supplies to retail outlets and trade customers.

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Johannes Faul

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