KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:KARO • SGXZ19450089
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49.37 USD
-0.75 (-1.5%)
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This KARO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. KARO Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year KARO was profitable.
- KARO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years KARO has been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years KARO had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- KARO's Return On Assets of 20.20% is amongst the best of the industry. KARO outperforms 95.96% of its industry peers.
- KARO has a better Return On Equity (33.24%) than 92.28% of its industry peers.
- KARO has a better Return On Invested Capital (29.16%) than 97.06% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for KARO is significantly above the industry average of 10.91%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (23.04%) for KARO is below the current ROIC(29.16%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 20.2% | ||
| ROE | 33.24% | ||
| ROIC | 29.16% |
ROA(3y)17.06%
ROA(5y)15.33%
ROE(3y)25.38%
ROE(5y)26.85%
ROIC(3y)23.04%
ROIC(5y)22.35%
1.3 Margins
- KARO has a Profit Margin of 19.91%. This is amongst the best in the industry. KARO outperforms 87.13% of its industry peers.
- KARO's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 28.37%, KARO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.38% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of KARO has declined.
- KARO has a Gross Margin of 69.26%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: KARO outperforms 53.68% of its industry peers.
- KARO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 28.37% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 19.91% | ||
| GM | 69.26% |
OM growth 3Y4.12%
OM growth 5Y-2.36%
PM growth 3Y7.16%
PM growth 5Y6.2%
GM growth 3Y1.84%
GM growth 5Y-0.08%
2. KARO Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- KARO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, KARO has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
- KARO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for KARO is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- KARO has an Altman-Z score of 8.55. This indicates that KARO is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- KARO has a Altman-Z score of 8.55. This is amongst the best in the industry. KARO outperforms 85.66% of its industry peers.
- KARO has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.23. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.23 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 1.23, KARO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.69% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.09 indicates that KARO is not too dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.09, KARO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.04% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.23 | ||
| Altman-Z | 8.55 |
ROIC/WACC2.68
WACC10.89%
2.3 Liquidity
- KARO has a Current Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that KARO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- KARO has a worse Current ratio (0.80) than 84.93% of its industry peers.
- KARO has a Quick Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that KARO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of KARO (0.79) is worse than 84.19% of its industry peers.
- The current and quick ratio evaluation for KARO is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. KARO Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 18.82% over the past year.
- KARO shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 15.86% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, KARO shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 18.35% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing by 18.66% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)18.82%
EPS 3Y25.35%
EPS 5Y15.86%
EPS Q2Q%11.47%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.35%
Revenue growth 3Y18.48%
Revenue growth 5Y18.66%
Sales Q2Q%21.6%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 13.83% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 12.62% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y7.97%
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year20.75%
Revenue Next 2Y18.73%
Revenue Next 3Y17.41%
Revenue Next 5Y12.62%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
- The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
4. KARO Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 23.62, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of KARO.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of KARO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: KARO is cheaper than 63.60% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- KARO is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.50, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- KARO is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.90.
- KARO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. KARO is cheaper than 63.24% of the companies in the same industry.
- KARO is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.62, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.62 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.9 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, KARO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.29% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of KARO is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 47.35 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.79 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates KARO does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- The excellent profitability rating of KARO may justify a higher PE ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as KARO's earnings are expected to grow with 13.83% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.96
PEG (5Y)1.49
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%
5. KARO Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- KARO has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.49%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.64, KARO pays a better dividend. On top of this KARO pays more dividend than 95.22% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- KARO's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.81.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.49% |
5.2 History
- KARO has been paying a dividend for less than 5 years, so it still needs to build a track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%
KARO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:KARO (4/23/2026, 10:05:08 AM)
49.37
-0.75 (-1.5%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)01-20 2026-01-20/amc
Earnings (Next)05-12 2026-05-12/amc
Inst Owners16.77%
Inst Owner Change0.02%
Ins Owners79.04%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap1.53B
Revenue(TTM)5.25B
Net Income(TTM)995.58M
Analysts83.33
Price Target61.46 (24.49%)
Short Float %2.21%
Short Ratio3.32
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.49% |
Yearly Dividend0.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)4.23%
Min EPS beat(2)0.14%
Max EPS beat(2)8.33%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)12.94%
Min EPS beat(4)0.14%
Max EPS beat(4)34.8%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)10.54%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)5.78%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)3.96%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.17%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.54%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.89%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.14%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.91%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.12%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.85%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.6%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.04%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)1.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.67%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.56%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.07%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.81%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.62 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.9 | ||
| P/S | 5.02 | ||
| P/FCF | 47.35 | ||
| P/OCF | 15.58 | ||
| P/B | 8.39 | ||
| P/tB | 11.09 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.79 |
EPS(TTM)2.09
EY4.23%
EPS(NY)2.36
Fwd EY4.79%
FCF(TTM)1.04
FCFY2.11%
OCF(TTM)3.17
OCFY6.42%
SpS9.83
BVpS5.89
TBVpS4.45
PEG (NY)2.96
PEG (5Y)1.49
Graham Number16.6383 (-66.3%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 20.2% | ||
| ROE | 33.24% | ||
| ROCE | 40.28% | ||
| ROIC | 29.16% | ||
| ROICexc | 33.08% | ||
| ROICexgc | 43.16% | ||
| OM | 28.37% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 19.91% | ||
| GM | 69.26% | ||
| FCFM | 10.61% |
ROA(3y)17.06%
ROA(5y)15.33%
ROE(3y)25.38%
ROE(5y)26.85%
ROIC(3y)23.04%
ROIC(5y)22.35%
ROICexc(3y)30.83%
ROICexc(5y)28.94%
ROICexgc(3y)42.14%
ROICexgc(5y)38.96%
ROCE(3y)32.31%
ROCE(5y)34.86%
ROICexgc growth 3Y4.94%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0.14%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.59%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.55%
OM growth 3Y4.12%
OM growth 5Y-2.36%
PM growth 3Y7.16%
PM growth 5Y6.2%
GM growth 3Y1.84%
GM growth 5Y-0.08%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.01
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.23 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.12 | ||
| Cap/Depr | N/A | ||
| Cap/Sales | N/A | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 73.9% | ||
| Profit Quality | 53.28% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 8.55 |
F-Score7
WACC10.89%
ROIC/WACC2.68
Cap/Depr(3y)123.77%
Cap/Depr(5y)119%
Cap/Sales(3y)21.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)21.63%
Profit Quality(3y)60.01%
Profit Quality(5y)76.94%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)18.82%
EPS 3Y25.35%
EPS 5Y15.86%
EPS Q2Q%11.47%
EPS Next Y7.97%
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.35%
Revenue growth 3Y18.48%
Revenue growth 5Y18.66%
Sales Q2Q%21.6%
Revenue Next Year20.75%
Revenue Next 2Y18.73%
Revenue Next 3Y17.41%
Revenue Next 5Y12.62%
EBIT growth 1Y20.92%
EBIT growth 3Y23.36%
EBIT growth 5Y15.85%
EBIT Next Year80.58%
EBIT Next 3Y35.7%
EBIT Next 5Y26.55%
FCF growth 1Y-9.36%
FCF growth 3Y36.47%
FCF growth 5Y12.24%
OCF growth 1Y33.03%
OCF growth 3Y27.55%
OCF growth 5Y16.49%
KAROOOOO LTD / KARO Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to KARO.
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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to KAROOOOO LTD (KARO). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
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KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) is 23.62 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 8.39.