Woolworths (WOW) trading update

How much will the costs unwind?

Published: 14 December 2021

Woolworths has provided a trading update to flag COVID-19 costs have had a bigger drag on earnings. Sales trends are solid, but even underlying cost growth looks elevated to us. We expect three-quarters of the one-off costs of $255 million to unwind, but we are concerned that online is creating a bigger drag on margins. Big W also has lower sales and margins.

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