Owners and operators of primarily drug retail stores and pharmacies.
Distributors of food products to other companies and not directly to the consumer.
Owners and operators of primarily food retail stores.
Owners and operators of hypermarkets and super centers selling food and a wide-range of consumer staple products. Excludes Food and Drug Retailers classified in the Food Retail and Drug Retail sub-industries, respectively.
Producers of beer and malt liquors. Includes breweries not classified in the Restaurants sub-industry.
Distillers, vintners and producers of alcoholic beverages not classified in the Brewers sub-industry.
Producers of non-alcoholic beverages including mineral waters. Excludes producers of milk classified in the Packaged Foods sub-industry.
Producers of agricultural products. Includes crop growers, owners of plantations and companies that produce and process foods but do not package and market them. Excludes companies classified in the Forest Products sub-industry and those that package and market the food products classified in the Packaged Foods & Meats sub-industry.
Producers of packaged foods including dairy products, fruit juices, meats, poultry, fish and pet foods.
Manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Producers of non-durable household products, including detergents, soaps, diapers and other tissue and household paper products not classified in the Paper Products sub-industry.
Manufacturers of personal and beauty care products, including cosmetics and perfumes.
| $ | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 94,626,000,000 | 101,459,000,000 | 59,984,000,000 | 56,965,000,000 | 55,668,600,000 | 58,275,500,000 | 60,868,400,000 | 60,952,200,000 | 58,674,100,000 | 55,268,700,000 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | -68,139,000,000 | -73,148,000,000 | -42,542,000,000 | -40,256,000,000 | -39,739,700,000 | -42,676,700,000 | -44,344,800,000 | -44,474,600,000 | -42,912,600,000 | -40,792,400,000 |
| Gross Profit | 26,487,000,000 | 28,311,000,000 | 17,442,000,000 | 16,709,000,000 | 15,928,900,000 | 15,598,800,000 | 16,523,600,000 | 16,477,600,000 | 15,761,500,000 | 14,476,300,000 |
| Operating Costs | -21,791,000,000 | -23,921,000,000 | -15,089,000,000 | -14,161,000,000 | -13,602,900,000 | -13,993,600,000 | -13,201,100,000 | -12,702,400,000 | -12,166,900,000 | -11,124,200,000 |
| Operating Profit | 4,696,000,000 | 4,390,000,000 | 2,353,000,000 | 2,548,000,000 | 2,326,000,000 | 1,605,200,000 | 3,322,500,000 | 3,775,200,000 | 3,594,600,000 | 3,352,100,000 |
| Financing Costs | -1,040,000,000 | -1,286,000,000 | -126,000,000 | -154,000,000 | -193,600,000 | -245,600,000 | -254,800,000 | -260,100,000 | -379,800,000 | -283,700,000 |
| Profit Before Tax | 3,656,000,000 | 3,104,000,000 | 2,227,000,000 | 2,394,000,000 | 2,132,400,000 | 1,359,600,000 | 3,067,700,000 | 3,515,100,000 | 3,214,800,000 | 3,068,400,000 |
| Income Tax | -1,045,000,000 | -917,000,000 | -668,000,000 | -718,000,000 | -650,400,000 | -519,500,000 | -930,300,000 | -1,056,700,000 | -959,900,000 | -885,000,000 |
| Profit | 2,611,000,000 | 2,187,000,000 | 1,559,000,000 | 1,676,000,000 | 1,482,000,000 | 840,100,000 | 2,137,400,000 | 2,458,400,000 | 2,254,900,000 | 2,183,400,000 |
| $ | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | 19,220,000,000 | 11,904,000,000 | 6,298,000,000 | 7,181,000,000 | 6,994,200,000 | 7,427,000,000 | 7,660,900,000 | 7,174,800,000 | 16,024,100,000 | 5,802,100,000 |
| Non-Current Assets | 38,139,000,000 | 44,917,000,000 | 17,193,000,000 | 16,377,000,000 | 15,921,600,000 | 16,075,200,000 | 17,675,900,000 | 17,030,400,000 | 6,866,000,000 | 15,779,000,000 |
| Total Assets | 57,359,000,000 | 56,821,000,000 | 23,491,000,000 | 23,558,000,000 | 22,915,800,000 | 23,502,200,000 | 25,336,800,000 | 24,205,200,000 | 22,890,100,000 | 21,581,100,000 |
| Current Liabilities | 28,936,000,000 | 18,872,000,000 | 8,620,000,000 | 9,196,000,000 | 8,824,200,000 | 8,992,700,000 | 9,168,600,000 | 7,558,200,000 | 6,866,000,000 | 6,766,200,000 |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 23,871,000,000 | 26,302,000,000 | 4,202,000,000 | 3,513,000,000 | 4,215,500,000 | 5,727,600,000 | 5,036,200,000 | 6,121,600,000 | 12,949,700,000 | 6,368,600,000 |
| Total Liabilities | 52,807,000,000 | 45,174,000,000 | 12,822,000,000 | 12,709,000,000 | 13,039,700,000 | 14,720,300,000 | 14,204,800,000 | 13,679,800,000 | 19,815,700,000 | 13,134,800,000 |
| Total Equity | 4,552,000,000 | 11,647,000,000 | 10,669,000,000 | 10,849,000,000 | 9,876,100,000 | 8,781,900,000 | 11,132,000,000 | 10,525,400,000 | 3,074,400,000 | 8,446,300,000 |
| $ | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow from Operating Activities | 7,461,000,000 | 7,113,000,000 | 2,948,000,000 | 2,930,000,000 | 3,122,000,000 | 2,357,500,000 | 3,345,100,000 | 3,472,700,000 | 2,719,900,000 | 2,873,800,000 |
| Cash Flow from Investing Activities | -3,306,000,000 | -2,603,000,000 | -246,000,000 | -1,510,000,000 | -1,431,400,000 | -1,266,700,000 | -1,333,900,000 | -2,031,400,000 | -1,201,700,000 | -2,080,300,000 |
| Cash Flow from Financing Activities | -4,979,000,000 | -3,454,000,000 | -2,917,000,000 | -1,060,000,000 | -1,729,300,000 | -1,474,900,000 | -1,610,800,000 | -1,371,900,000 | -1,520,400,000 | -1,469,200,000 |
| Net Change in Cash | -824,000,000 | 1,056,000,000 | -215,000,000 | 360,000,000 | -38,700,000 | -384,100,000 | 400,400,000 | 69,400,000 | -2,200,000 | -675,700,000 |
| Cash at Beginning | 3,060,000,000 | 2,006,000,000 | 1,277,000,000 | 917,000,000 | 956,000,000 | 1,333,400,000 | 922,600,000 | 849,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 1,519,600,000 |
| Exchange Fluctuations | -3,000,000 | -2,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 0 | -600,000 | 6,700,000 | 10,400,000 | 4,000,000 | 845,200,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Cash at End of Period | 2,233,000,000 | 3,060,000,000 | 1,066,000,000 | 1,277,000,000 | 916,700,000 | 956,000,000 | 1,333,400,000 | 922,600,000 | 849,200,000 | 845,200,000 |
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 28.0% | 27.9% | 29.1% | 29.3% | 28.6% | 26.8% | 27.1% | 27.0% | 26.9% | 26.2% |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| Profit Margin | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 4.6% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 3.6% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.1% |
| Return on Equity | 57.4% | 18.8% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 15.0% | 9.6% | 19.2% | 23.4% | 73.3% | 25.9% |
| Current Ratio | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 2.33 | 0.86 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 11.60 | 3.88 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.32 | 1.68 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 6.45 | 1.56 |
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share Price ($) | 26.55 | 26.32 | 33.23 | 29.96 | 25.36 | 20.63 | 27.39 | 35.66 | 32.81 | 26.11 |
| Shares on Issue | 2,601,582,113 | 2,597,021,632 | 1,258,690,067 | 1,313,323,941 | 1,294,416,480 | 1,278,758,725 | 1,266,615,199 | 1,259,904,465 | 1,251,112,504 | 1,234,216,128 |
| Market Capitalisation ($) | 69,074,292,681 | 68,360,595,147 | 41,826,270,926 | 39,347,185,272 | 32,826,401,933 | 26,380,792,497 | 34,692,590,301 | 44,928,193,222 | 41,049,001,256 | 32,225,383,102 |
| Revenue per Share ($) | 36.37 | 39.07 | 47.66 | 43.37 | 43.01 | 45.57 | 48.06 | 48.38 | 46.90 | 44.78 |
| Earnings per Share ($) | 1.00 | 0.84 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.14 | 0.66 | 1.69 | 1.95 | 1.80 | 1.77 |
| Dividends per Share ($) | 0.73 | 0.77 | 1.01 | 0.55 | -0.42 | 0.93 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.07 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 1.8% | -1.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Price to Earnings Ratio | 26.5 | 31.3 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 31.4 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 14.8 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 15.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 3.8 |
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The principal activities of Coles during the financial year were providing customers with everyday products, including fresh food, groceries, general merchandise, liquor, fuel and financial services through its store network and online platforms.
The Group operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand, with 3,418 stores and approximately 210,067 employees at year‐end. The principal activities of the Group during the year were retail operations across: Australian Food: operating 1,076 Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro Food Stores; New Zealand Food: operating 184 Countdown Supermarkets as well as a wholesale operation which supplies a further 71 stores; BIG W: operating 176 BIG W stores; Endeavour Group: operating 251 Dan Murphy’s and 1,392 BWS stores, as well as 339 hotels. The Group also has eCommerce operations for its primary trading divisions.