KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:KARO • SGXZ19450089

44.43 USD
-2.21 (-4.74%)
At close: Feb 19, 2026
45.13 USD
+0.7 (+1.58%)
After Hours: 2/19/2026, 4:10:10 PM
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Fundamental Rating

6

KARO gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 276 industry peers in the Software industry. While KARO has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. KARO has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • KARO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year KARO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • KARO had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years KARO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
KARO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFKARO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • KARO has a better Return On Assets (20.20%) than 96.01% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of KARO (33.24%) is better than 92.39% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 29.16%, KARO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for KARO is significantly above the industry average of 10.64%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (29.16%) for KARO is above the 3 year average (23.04%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector 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%
KARO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICKARO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 19.91%, KARO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 84.06% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KARO's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 28.37%, KARO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KARO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 69.26%, KARO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.45% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KARO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector 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%
KARO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKARO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so KARO is creating value.
  • KARO has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • KARO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • KARO has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
KARO Yearly Shares OutstandingKARO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M
KARO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsKARO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 7.80 indicates that KARO is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • KARO has a better Altman-Z score (7.80) than 88.04% 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.
  • KARO's Debt to FCF ratio of 1.23 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. KARO outperforms 72.46% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.09 indicates that KARO is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • KARO has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.09) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.09
Debt/FCF 1.23
Altman-Z 7.8
ROIC/WACC2.58
WACC11.29%
KARO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFKARO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.80, KARO is doing worse than 84.42% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.79 indicates that KARO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.79, KARO is not doing good in the industry: 84.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • 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 RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.8
Quick Ratio 0.79
KARO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesKARO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • KARO shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 18.82%, which is quite good.
  • 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.
  • Measured over the past years, KARO shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 18.66% on average per year.
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

  • Based on estimates for the next years, KARO will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 13.83% on average per year.
  • KARO is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 12.62% yearly.
EPS Next Y8.7%
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.
  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
KARO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesKARO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B
KARO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesKARO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 10 20 30 40

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 20.67, the valuation of KARO can be described as rather expensive.
  • KARO's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. KARO is cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KARO is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.27, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.30, the valuation of KARO can be described as rather expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of KARO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: KARO is cheaper than 66.30% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.16. KARO is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.67
Fwd PE 18.3
KARO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKARO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 86.59% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than KARO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as KARO.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 41.46
EV/EBITDA 10.68
KARO Per share dataKARO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 2 4 6 8 10

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)2.38
PEG (5Y)1.3
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • KARO has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.56%.
  • KARO's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.60. KARO pays more dividend than 95.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KARO's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 1.85.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.56%

5.2 History

  • KARO has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
KARO Yearly Dividends per shareKARO Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y10.84%
EPS Next 3Y13.83%
KARO Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendKARO Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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KAROOOOO LTD

NASDAQ:KARO (2/19/2026, 4:10:10 PM)

After market: 45.13 +0.7 (+1.58%)

44.43

-2.21 (-4.74%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)01-20
Earnings (Next)05-12
Inst Owners16.65%
Inst Owner Change4.41%
Ins Owners79.04%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.37B
Revenue(TTM)5.25B
Net Income(TTM)995.58M
Analysts83.64
Price Target61.46 (38.33%)
Short Float %1.66%
Short Ratio2.58
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.56%
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)1.09%
PT rev (3m)1.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)3.25%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.25%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.07%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.81%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.81%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.67
Fwd PE 18.3
P/S 4.4
P/FCF 41.46
P/OCF 13.64
P/B 7.34
P/tB 9.71
EV/EBITDA 10.68
EPS(TTM)2.15
EY4.84%
EPS(NY)2.43
Fwd EY5.47%
FCF(TTM)1.07
FCFY2.41%
OCF(TTM)3.26
OCFY7.33%
SpS10.1
BVpS6.05
TBVpS4.58
PEG (NY)2.38
PEG (5Y)1.3
Graham Number17.11
Profitability
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector 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 7.8
F-Score7
WACC11.29%
ROIC/WACC2.58
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 Y8.7%
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 FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for KARO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to KARO.


What is the valuation status for KARO stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to KAROOOOO LTD (KARO). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) stock?

KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


What is the valuation of KAROOOOO LTD based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) is 20.67 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 7.34.


What is the expected EPS growth for KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of KAROOOOO LTD (KARO) is expected to grow by 8.7% in the next year.