KARO
VENTE TOTALE: 286 932 titres (~18 439 543,54 $ US)
- Insiders
- Calisto Isaias Jose
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $18,439,544
- Last activity
- 2026-08-26
- Last synced
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2026-09-01 10:09:45
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signal Scored 2026-08-07
KARO shows decent profitability metrics (ROE 30%, ROIC 22.1%) but is undermined by deteriorating FCF, rising leverage, and a current ratio approaching 1.0, creating tangible balance sheet fragility.
The first sentence of the analysis written for KARO on 2026-08-07 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2022-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.0% | 70.1% | 64.0% | 64.8% | 66.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | 26.2% | 28.4% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 25.3% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 40.8% | 45.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 45.7% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 25.8% | 28.7% | 24.8% | 25.1% | 25.5% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 24.8% | 27.3% | 25.3% | 25.5% | 24.8% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 18.5% | 20.5% | 17.9% | 17.4% | 17.4% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.1% | 20.2% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 16.4% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 18.1% | 20.2% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 16.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.056 | 1.141 | 1.553 | 1.853 | 1.787 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.052 | 1.139 | 1.546 | 1.753 | 1.746 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.721 | 0.915 | 1.135 | 1.149 | 1.125 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.692 | 0.718 | 0.489 | 1.223 | 1.172 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 23.371 | 28.324 | 19.822 | 24.167 | 32.559 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.952 | 1.249 | 0.763 | 0.811 | 2.737 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.952 | 1.249 | 0.763 | 0.811 | 2.737 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 23.371 | 28.324 | 19.822 | 24.167 | 32.559 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.952 | 1.249 | 0.763 | 0.811 | 2.737 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 7.014 | 8.117 | 5.072 | 5.470 | 7.082 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.239 | 5.711 | 3.545 | 4.114 | 5.453 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 28.083 | 185.999 | 24.233 | 38.637 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 12.858 | 13.232 | 15.325 | 11.765 | 15.720 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.197 | 0.143 | 0.062 | 0.048 | 0.070 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.349 | 0.226 | 0.090 | 0.068 | 0.100 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.259 | 0.185 | 0.082 | 0.064 | 0.091 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.108 | 0.010 | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.032 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.765 | 1.586 | 1.454 | 1.410 | 1.436 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 36.553 | 12.661 | 7.108 | 6.099 | 14.552 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.073 | 1.353 | 1.042 | 1.567 | 1.553 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.330 | 0.432 | 0.231 | 0.350 | 0.347 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.471 | 0.082 | 0.486 | 0.407 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.820 | 2.823 | 13.836 | 14.620 | 11.646 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 18.167 | 25.301 | 64.688 | 87.362 | 56.697 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 3.052 | 3.470 | 10.546 | 16.600 | 12.242 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.565 | 2.710 | 3.687 | 6.846 | 4.505 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.000 | 1.891 | 1.090 | 1.944 | 1.686 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.746 | 1.183 | 0.694 | 1.237 | 1.686 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.619 | 0.678 | 0.689 | 0.604 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.378 | 12.508 | 8.126 | 9.022 | 11.524 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.0% | ▼-2.2% | ▲1.3% |
| Ebit Margin | 26.2% | ▼-2.2% | ▼-0.0% |
| Ebitda Margin | 40.8% | ▼-4.3% | ▼-2.7% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 25.8% | ▼-2.9% | ▼-0.2% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 24.8% | ▼-2.5% | ▼-0.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 18.4% | ▼-2.1% | ▲0.1% |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.1% | ▼-2.0% | ▲0.3% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 18.1% | ▼-2.0% | ▲0.3% |
| Current Ratio | 1.056 | ▼-0.085 | ▼-0.422 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.052 | ▼-0.086 | ▼-0.395 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.721 | ▼-0.195 | ▼-0.288 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.692 | ▼-0.027 | ▼-0.167 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 23.371 | ▼-4.953 | ▼-2.278 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.952 | ▲1.703 | ▲1.250 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 2.952 | ▲1.703 | ▲1.250 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 23.371 | ▼-4.953 | ▼-2.278 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 2.952 | ▲1.703 | ▲1.250 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 7.014 | ▼-1.102 | ▲0.463 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.239 | ▼-1.472 | ▼-0.373 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-28.083 | ▼-55.390 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 12.858 | ▼-0.374 | ▼-0.922 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.198 | ▲0.055 | ▲0.093 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.349 | ▲0.122 | ▲0.182 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.259 | ▲0.074 | ▲0.122 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.108 | ▲0.099 | ▲0.073 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.765 | ▲0.179 | ▲0.235 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 36.553 | ▲23.893 | ▲21.159 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.073 | ▼-0.280 | ▼-0.244 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.330 | ▼-0.102 | ▼-0.008 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-0.471 | ▼-0.289 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.820 | ▼-0.004 | ▼-6.330 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 18.167 | ▼-7.135 | ▼-32.276 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 3.052 | ▼-0.418 | ▼-6.130 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 1.565 | ▼-1.145 | ▼-2.298 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.000 | ▼-0.891 | ▼-0.522 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.746 | ▼-0.436 | ▼-0.363 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.619 | ▼-0.059 | ▲0.101 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.378 | ▼-2.130 | ▲0.066 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $23.23B | $26.09B | $14.91B | $14.43B | $14.98B | |
| Enterprise value | $23.22B | $25.77B | $14.72B | $13.65B | $14.47B | |
| EV / Sales | 4.24x | 5.64x | 3.50x | 3.89x | 5.27x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 12.85x | 13.07x | 15.13x | 11.13x | 15.19x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 0.00x | 27.74x | 183.60x | 22.93x | 37.33x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.38x | 12.51x | 8.13x | 9.02x | 11.52x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.00x | -0.15x | -0.11x | -0.51x | -0.40x | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.14x | 1.55x | 1.85x | 1.79x | |
| Income quality | 1.98x | 2.10x | 1.29x | 1.89x | 2.07x | |
| Graham number | $279 | $264 | $226 | $192 | $149 | |
| Graham net-net | -$28 | -$14 | -$17 | $7 | $2 | |
| Tax burden | 73.1% | 73.9% | 69.3% | 66.8% | 66.0% | |
| Interest burden | 94.6% | 96.1% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 98.4% | |
| Working capital | $94.1M | $205.7M | $515.8M | $667.5M | $482.6M | |
| Invested capital | $3.52B | $2.98B | $2.84B | $2.54B | $2.11B | |
| Return on assets | 17.0% | 18.1% | 17.3% | 16.1% | 14.8% | |
| Operating ROA | 25.9% | 28.0% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 23.7% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 17.8% | 19.0% | 18.6% | 17.4% | 16.2% | |
| Return on equity | 30.0% | 28.7% | 25.1% | 22.6% | 21.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | 22.1% | 23.4% | 21.5% | 19.9% | 19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.0% | 36.1% | 31.2% | 30.0% | 28.9% | |
| Earnings yield | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 3.0% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 100.0% | 52.9% | 91.8% | 51.4% | 59.3% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 225.9% | 134.0% | 119.8% | 95.1% | 98.3% | |
| Capex / Sales | 33.0% | 22.8% | 21.2% | 18.0% | 20.6% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 35.4% | 34.1% | 31.8% | 32.4% | 32.4% | |
| R&D / Sales | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.4% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 4.3% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.5% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 40d | 38d | 36d | 36d | 42d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 123d | 100d | 88d | 80d | 39d | |
| Operating cycle | 42d | 39d | 37d | 60d | 52d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -81d | -61d | -51d | -20d | 13d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-11.0%EV / Sales ▼-24.9%EV / EBITDA ▼-17.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-0.218Earnings yield ▲+0.007Graham number ▲+14.398
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.014Return on assets ▼-0.011Return on invested capital ▼-0.013Return on capital employed ▼-0.021Operating ROA ▼-0.022Income quality ▼-0.120Tax burden ▼-0.008
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+2.391Days payables outstanding ▲+22.976Operating cycle ▲+2.567Cash conversion cycle ▼-20.409Capex / Sales ▲+0.101R&D / Sales ▼-0.002
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.085Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.151Working capital ▼-111581316.000Invested capital ▲+542430380.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.008
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+55.1%EV / Sales ▼-19.6%EV / EBITDA ▼-9.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-2.334Earnings yield ▲+0.013Graham number ▲+129.069
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.087Return on assets ▲+0.022Return on invested capital ▲+0.026Return on capital employed ▲+0.051Operating ROA ▲+0.021Income quality ▼-0.092Tax burden ▲+0.071
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.815Days payables outstanding ▲+84.298Operating cycle ▼-10.475Cash conversion cycle ▼-94.773Capex / Sales ▲+0.124R&D / Sales ▼-0.007
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.731Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.400Working capital ▼-388488923.000Invested capital ▲+1415867874.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.042
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-08-11 Karooooo CEO Disposes 31,279 Shares for $2.0 Million The CEO disposed of 31,279 shares at a weighted-average price of $63.76 per share, representing a transaction value of ~$2.0 million. The disposition reduced the insider''s direct equity position by 0.18%.
- 2026-08-04 Karooooo CEO Jose Isaias Calisto Sells 50,527 Shares for $3.2 Million Stock has surged 38% over the past year, and the CEO retains 17.8 million shares worth $1.14 billion after this modest 0.28% reduction in direct holdings.
- 2026-07-21 Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) is a Great Momentum Stock: Should You Buy? Does Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors?
- 2026-07-20 3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Karooooo (KARO) Karooooo (KARO) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.
- 2026-07-17 Top 3 Tech Stocks That May Fall Off A Cliff This Month As of July 17, 2026, three stocks in the information technology sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
- 2026-07-17 Karooooo''s Q1 Earnings: Core Growth Remains Intact, Despite Its FX Headwind Karooooo Ltd. delivered another strong earnings beat, with revenue up 22% and robust subscriber growth in its core Cartrack product. KARO maintains high EBITDA (45%) and operating (28%) margins, despite FX-driven margin compression and increased sales and marketing spend. Balance sheet metrics are healthy, with $756 million in hard currency cash and a 2.13% dividend yield supporting capital flexibility while reducing default risk.
- 2026-07-16 Why Karooooo Stock Jumped 13% Today Karooooo reported 34% year-over-year revenue growth and an 11% jump in bottom-line earnings. The Karooooo Logistics division posted a 48% increase in sales for the quarter.
- 2026-07-16 Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-07-16 Karooooo Q1 Earnings Call Highlights Karooooo NASDAQ: KARO reported a stronger start to fiscal 2027, with management highlighting accelerating subscription revenue growth, record subscriber additions and record operating profit despite foreign exchange pressure from a stronger South African rand.
- 2026-07-15 Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share.