ATLASATLAS fair value
ZAR 21.64
Above fair value · 31% premium
Range: ZAR 18–ZAR 35Fair valuePrice
Dis-Chem Pharmacies (DCP.JSE)
Dis-Chem Pharmacies share price today, ATLAS forecast and fair value
Healthcare · Pharmaceutical Retailers · Johannesburg Stock Exchange · South Africa
ZAR 28.30▲ +0.46%
Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 · ZAR
Chance of rising in 1 month
53%
that it ends higher than today in 21 sessions
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On Dis-Chem Pharmacies
- Simulation and expected rangeThousands of simulated scenarios: how far the price could rise or fall.
- Officers and shareholdersWho runs the company and which funds hold its shares.
- Customer and supplier mapWho it does business with, from its own filings.
- Valuation and financialsFair value step by step, quarterly accounts and upcoming events.
- NewsThe latest on the company, in one place.
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ATLAS estimates Dis-Chem Pharmacies's fair value at about ZAR 21.64 per share (reasonable range: ZAR 18.13 to ZAR 34.64). At ZAR 28.30, the stock trades 31% above it.
It is calculated with a blend of a discounted cash-flow model and peer valuation multiples. Confidence in the estimate is medium. It is an estimate, not a promise: if the company's results change, so does its fair value.
ATLAS's model gives Dis-Chem Pharmacies a 53% chance of finishing higher a month from now (21 trading sessions) than today: close to a coin flip.
In half of the simulated outcomes the price ends between ZAR 27.37 and ZAR 29.49; in 9 out of 10, between ZAR 25.61 and ZAR 31.51. Estimated annual volatility is 21%.
Price, last 12 months (weekly close)
Key numbers
- Market cap
- ZAR 23.7B
- Market cap (USD)
- $1.4B
- P/E ratio
- 23.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.02%
- 52-week high
- ZAR 39.00
- 52-week low
- ZAR 25.35
- Revenue (12 months)
- ZAR 42.8B
- Gross margin
- 22.0%
- Operating margin
- 3.4%
- Net margin
- 2.3%
- Beta
- 0.29
What this means
These are two different questions: fair value looks at the business (what it is worth given what it earns) and the odds look at the price over the next month. Dis-Chem Pharmacies sits above fair value and its odds of rising over a month are close to a coin flip. An expensive stock can keep climbing and a cheap one can keep falling, which is why ATLAS shows the two readings separately.
Over the last 52 weeks DCP.JSE has traded between ZAR 25.35 and ZAR 39.00. Today it is 27.4% below that high and 12% above its low.
On the business: net margin is 2.3%; it trades at 23.9 times earnings.
Its beta is 0.29: it tends to move less than the market.
About the company
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail and wholesale of healthcare products and pharmaceuticals in South Africa. The company operates through two segments: Retail and Wholesale.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies (DCP.JSE) fair value?
About ZAR 21.64 per share according to ATLAS (reasonable range: ZAR 18.13 to ZAR 34.64). With the stock at ZAR 28.30, it is 31% above it.
What is the chance DCP.JSE goes up next month?
53%: close to a coin flip. In half of the simulated outcomes, DCP.JSE ends the month between ZAR 27.37 and ZAR 29.49.
How big is Dis-Chem Pharmacies and what is its P/E ratio?
Dis-Chem Pharmacies's market capitalization is ZAR 23.7B. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 23.9: you pay ZAR 23.9 for each ZAR 1.00 of yearly earnings.
Does Dis-Chem Pharmacies pay a dividend?
Yes. DCP.JSE's current dividend yield is 0.02% at today's price (ZAR 28.30).
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