September 2026
Largest Specialty Stores Public Companies in South Africa
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Pepkor, Mr Price Group, Foschini Group, Lewis Group and Libstar Hldgs.
 | Pepkor Holdings Ltd is a South African retail investment company specializing in discount and value consumer goods. The company operates across three segments: i) Clothing and general merchandise: This segment includes all clothing, footwear and homeware (CFH) retail brands. ii) Furniture, appliances and electronics: This segment includes the Pepkor Lifestyle retail business. iii) FinTech: This segment provides Financial services including Lending, Insurance, etc. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Clothing and general merchandise segment. Geographically, it generates the maximum revenue from South Africa. | $1 | -12% | $4.6B | $6.3B | 1.1x | 6.5x | ||
| Mr Price Group Ltd is a retailer that sells proprietary-branded apparel and home goods through more than a thousand stores and online channels. It operates almost exclusively in Africa, with the vast majority of sales coming from South Africa. The company's segment involves: Apparel segment; Homeware segment; Financial Services segment; Telecoms segment; and Central Services segment. It derives maximum revenue from Apparel Segment. | $10 | -14% | $2.6B | $2.9B | 1.1x | 5.0x | ||
| Foschini Group Ltd is a South African fashion retailer. The company mainly offers apparels, footwear, accessories, cosmetics and fragrances, kidswear, homewares, sportswear, cellular, jewelry, and other value added services in South Africa. The Foschini Group is a diverse group with a portfolio of thirty-four fashion and lifestyle retail brands portfolio includes multiple brands such as Home, American Swiss, homelivingspace, bash, The bedstore, Connor, Colette, Duesouth, Exact, Fabiani, Foschini, hi, Markham, Whistles, and Others. The Group operates through TFG Africa retail segment, TFG London, TFG Australia, and TFG Africa Credit segments. It earns the majority of its revenue from the TFG Africa retail segment. | $3 | -48% | $1.1B | $2.4B | 0.6x | 9.9x | ||
| Lewis Group Ltd is a South Africa-based retailer of household furniture and electrical appliances through its three trading brands, Lewis, Beares, and Best Home and Electric. Lewis sells a range of household furniture, electrical appliances, and home electronics to customers in the LSM 4 to 7 categories. Best Home and Electric is a retailer of electrical appliances, sound and vision equipment, and furniture, targeting LSM four to seven customers. Its operating segments are Traditional retail and Cash retail. The company generates majority of the revenue from Traditional retail segment. Beares is a retailer of upmarket furniture, electrical appliances, and home electronics to customers in the LSM 6 to 9 categories. | $5 | +29% | $277M | $396M | 0.6x | 3.7x | ||
| Libstar Holdings Ltd is a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of branded and private-label consumer packaged goods. Its portfolio comprises: Perishable Products, such as dairy, meat, fresh mushrooms, and convenience meals; Ambient Products that include dry and wet condiments, meal ingredients, baked goods, snacks, and spreads; and Household and Personal Care products. Products are sold in South Africa and globally across four channels (Retail and wholesale, Food service, Exports, and Industrial and contract manufacturing). The company's operating segment includes Perishable Products, Ambient Products, and Household and Personal Care Products. It generates maximum revenue from the Ambient Products. The Group’s manufacturing facilities are situated in South Africa. | $0 | -- | $125M | $142M | 0.2x | 2.8x | ||
| Median | $3 | -13% | $1.1B | $2.4B | 0.6x | 5.0x |
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