Metcash (ASX: MTS) — Stock Profile

Metcash Limited is a wholesale distribution and marketing company operating across Australia, supplying independent retailers and other customers through three core business lines. Its food operations distribute a broad range of grocery and related products to independent supermarkets, convenience retail outlets, and food service customers, while its liquor operations supply liquor products to independent retail outlets and hotels, and its hardware operations distribute hardware products to independent retailers as well as running company-owned retail stores.

The company's retail network trades under a portfolio of well-known brands, with grocery customers served through IGA and Foodland, liquor customers through Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, and the Bottle-O, and hardware customers through Mitre 10, Home Hardware, and Total Tools. This breadth of branded channels allows Metcash to support independent operators across multiple retail categories while maintaining a consistent wholesale distribution model. Founded in 1927, Metcash is headquartered in Macquarie Park, Australia.