Karooooo Ltd. (KARO) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.96BP/E 32.6Yield –
Karooooo statistics
99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
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- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 17, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Feb 28, 2026
- Share price as of
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Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 10.68
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- P/OCF Ratio
- 16.47
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Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.79
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- EV / EBIT
- 22.43
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- EV / FCF
- 39.21
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Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.00%
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- Float
- 6M
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- Shares Held by Insiders
- 79.1%
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- Shares Held by Institutions
- 14.5%
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Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 176,739
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- Short Interest Change
- -36.4%
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- Days to Cover
- 2.30
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Stock price statisticsIndustry
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.70%
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- Price Change (1 Month)
- 1.41%
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- Price Change (3 Months)
- 1.95%
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- Price Change (6 Months)
- 37.7%
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- Price Change (YTD)
- 39.4%
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- Price Change (1 Year)
- 40.0%
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- Price Change (3 Years)
- 159.1%
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- Price Change (5 Years)
- 83.5%
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- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 43,838
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- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 62,013
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- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 88,312
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- Relative Volume
- 0.54
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- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.1
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- Volatility (1 Year)
- 36.4%
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- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.09
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MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 24.8%
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- EBITDA Margin
- 41.7%
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- FCF Margin
- 14.8%
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Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 30.7%
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- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 18.3%
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- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 41.7%
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- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 34.3%
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Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.06
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- Quick Ratio
- 1.04
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- Debt / Equity
- 0.14
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- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.20
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- Debt / FCF
- 0.55
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- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.31
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- Interest Coverage
- 18.17
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GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 20.0%
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- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 7.91%
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- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 7.92%
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- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -11.2%
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- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.0%
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- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 19.1%
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- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 18.6%
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- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 15.5%
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EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.01
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- Inventory Turnover
- 366.68
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- Revenue Per Employee
- 740.92K ZAR
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- Profits Per Employee
- 134.40K ZAR
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- Employee Count
- 7,395
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- WACC
- 10.6%
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Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- 1.36B ZAR
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Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- 705.22M ZAR
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- Net Cash Per Share
- 22.83 ZAR
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- Equity (Book Value)
- 3.28B ZAR
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- Book Value Per Share
- 106.24 ZAR
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- Tangible Book Value
- 3.03B ZAR
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- Working Capital
- 93.27M ZAR
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Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -1.16B ZAR
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- FCF Per Share
- 26.19 ZAR
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Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.07%
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- FCF Yield
- 2.50%
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- Payout Ratio
- 69.8%
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- FCF Payout Ratio
- 85.7%
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Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- 77.87M ZAR
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- Income Tax
- 348.54M ZAR
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- Effective Tax Rate
- 25.6%
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Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- 277.30 ZAR
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- Graham Upside
- -73.5%
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- Altman Z-Score
- 10.23
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- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
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- Beneish M-Score
- -3.36
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- Lynch Fair Value
- 498.68 ZAR
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- Lynch Upside
- -52.4%
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Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KARO | S&P 500 | Difference | KARO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.0% | -3.0% | +6.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -0.7% | -2.8% | +2.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +42.7% | +11.5% | +31.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +43.9% | +13.5% | +30.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +186.2% | +77.7% | +108.5 pts | +42.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +110.8% | +72.6% | +38.1 pts | +16.1% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M KARO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 36.4% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 2.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
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| Oct 30, 2026 | 176,739 | -36.4% | 76,898 | 2.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 277,924 | +29.8% | 61,154 | 4.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 214,139 | +223.2% | 91,708 | 2.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 66,254 | -28.0% | 50,340 | 1.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 92,044 | +0.3% | 60,477 | 1.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 91,758 | -28.4% | 112,999 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 128,116 | -13.6% | 153,073 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 148,198 | +0.4% | 146,091 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 147,537 | +15.7% | 93,299 | 1.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 127,571 | -6.1% | 93,308 | 1.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 135,913 | +8.9% | 69,877 | 1.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 124,797 | +27.8% | 151,181 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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