Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. (2945) AI Stock Analysis

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd.

(TWSE:2945)

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Rating:57Neutral

Price Target:TWD 40.00▲(3.76% Upside)

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Date:11/09/26

Simple Mart earns a middling score. Financially it is stable rather than impressive: strong, high-quality cash generation (operating cash flow of NT$802 million, over 5x net income) and steadily falling leverage are balanced against razor-thin operating and net margins near 1%, modest 7.2% return on equity, and a slim equity base. Technicals are the main drag, with the share price below every key moving average and a negative MACD pointing to an entrenched downtrend. Valuation is mixed — a 21x P/E looks demanding for such low profitability, though a well-covered 3.9% dividend yield and very low beta make it a reasonable defensive income holding. Earnings call and corporate event data were unavailable and excluded from the calculation.

Positive Factors

Revenue expansionMulti-year revenue expansion indicates that Simple Mart has continued to grow its retail sales base and customer reach. The sharper 2025 increase provides a stronger platform for operating leverage and supports continued investment in stores, products, and everyday consumer offerings.

Negative Factors

Thin and pressured profitabilityVery thin net margins leave little room for execution mistakes, cost increases, or weaker trading conditions. The decline in operating profit despite higher revenue also suggests that incremental sales are currently producing limited profit, constraining durable earnings growth.

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. (2945) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Market Cap: TWD 2.60B
Dividend Yield: 3.89%
Average Volume (3M): 18.16K
Price to Earnings (P/E): 20.9
Beta (1Y): 0.14
Revenue Growth: 23.01%
EPS Growth: -26.72%
Country: TW
Employees: 3,740
Sector: General
Sector Strength: 55
Industry: Grocery Stores

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. is primarily engaged in managing supermarkets throughout Taiwan. Beyond its core operations, the company also retails a broad spectrum of goods, encompassing food items, beverages, and household essentials, in addition to...

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Simple Mart shows the dependable but low-margin profile typical of grocery retail. Revenue grew about 3.5% to NT$14.80 billion, and gross margin has improved every year since 2020 to 27.3%. Cash generation is the standout: operating cash flow jumped 42% to NT$802 million, more than five times net income, with free cash flow of NT$336 million. Leverage has steadily declined, with debt-to-equity falling from 1.55 in 2020 to 1.02. Offsetting these strengths are a 1.15% operating margin and 0.97% net margin that leave almost no cushion for cost inflation, a modest 7.2% return on equity, a thin equity base at roughly a third of assets, and free cash flow still well below its 2021 and 2023 peaks due to ongoing store capital spending.

Income Statement

57Neutral

Balance Sheet

60Neutral

Cash Flow

68Positive

Financial statement breakdown
Breakdown	TTM	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	16.61B	14.80B	14.30B	14.04B	14.18B	14.59B
Gross Profit	3.85B	4.04B	3.88B	3.64B	3.53B	3.72B
EBITDA	798.80M	902.37M	884.38M	863.90M	853.50M	1.08B
Net Income	125.07M	144.26M	136.40M	101.15M	55.29M	194.50M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	8.16B	6.30B	6.39B	5.88B	5.74B	5.88B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	548.31M	330.79M	592.67M	918.83M	730.34M	750.83M
Total Debt	2.87B	2.02B	2.04B	1.81B	1.71B	1.75B
Total Liabilities	6.06B	4.13B	4.35B	3.99B	3.88B	3.88B
Stockholders Equity	1.93B	1.99B	1.90B	1.85B	1.80B	2.00B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	631.40M	335.85M	287.25M	908.65M	508.13M	1.07B
Operating Cash Flow	894.63M	801.74M	562.98M	1.05B	682.93M	1.37B
Investing Cash Flow	-22.44M	-461.91M	-421.52M	-130.30M	-175.46M	-259.12M
Financing Cash Flow	-912.20M	-601.71M	-582.47M	-556.32M	-710.26M	-662.94M

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform

Sector (55)

Financial Indicators

TW:2945 against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
TW:7708	73Outperform	TWD 2.29B	11.60	―	6.11%	13.10%	30.49%
TW:2945	57Neutral	TWD 2.60B	20.88	―	3.89%	23.01%	-26.72%
TW:1236	56Neutral	TWD 2.33B	-383.57	―	6.15%	-2.79%	―
Sector *	55Neutral	$6.65B	3.83	-15.92%	6.20%	10.91%	7.18%
TW:1233	55Neutral	TWD 2.58B	30.59	―	0.70%	1.42%	17.11%
TW:2754	54Neutral	TWD 2.89B	13.70	―	1.62%	6.28%	91.71%
TW:2732	51Neutral	TWD 2.79B	16.70	―	6.67%	26.17%	282.20%

* General Sector Average

Performance Comparison

TW:2945 and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
TW:2945	Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd.	38.55	2.04	5.58%
TW:1233	Ten Ren Tea Co., Ltd.	28.45	-2.34	-7.59%
TW:1236	Hunya Foods Co. Ltd.	26.85	3.09	13.01%
TW:2732	La Kaffa International Co., Ltd.	60.00	-9.04	-13.09%
TW:2754	Kura Sushi Asia Co., Ltd.	61.60	-24.30	-28.29%
TW:7708	Family International Gourmet Co Ltd	90.00	-5.56	-5.82%

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Date of analysis: Nov 09, 2026

Simple Mart Retail Co., Ltd. AI Stock Analysis