Karooooo Ltd is a software - application business based in the US. Karooooo Ltd shares (KARO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $43.70 – an increase of 10.63% over the previous week. Karooooo Ltd employs 4,387 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.3 billion.
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| Latest market close | $43.70 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $20.39 - $43.80 |
| 50-day moving average | $37.87 |
| 200-day moving average | $30.15 |
| Wall St. target price | $39.84 |
| PE ratio | 26.4865 |
| Dividend yield | $36.466 (2.76%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.48 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $43.7 from 2024-10-11
| 1 week (2024-10-07) | 12.08% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-13) | 14.67% |
| 3 months (2024-07-12) | 33.52% |
| 6 months (2024-04-12) | 67.43% |
| 1 year (2023-10-13) | 83.85% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-14) | 97.11% |
| 3 years (2021-10-14) | 32.50% |
| 5 years (2019-10-10) | N/A |
Valuing Karooooo Ltd stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Karooooo Ltd's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Karooooo Ltd's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, Karooooo Ltd shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).
However, Karooooo Ltd's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the software - application industry or those of similar companies.
Karooooo Ltd's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Karooooo Ltd's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put Karooooo Ltd's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | $4.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 27.67% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.3 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 16.01% |
| Return on equity TTM | 29.19% |
| Profit margin | 18.7% |
| Book value | $100.87 |
| Market Capitalization | $1.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 5.31% of net profits
Recently Karooooo Ltd has paid out, on average, around 5.31% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.76% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Karooooo Ltd shareholders could enjoy a 2.76% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Karooooo Ltd's case, that would currently equate to about $36.466 per share.
While Karooooo Ltd's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Karooooo Ltd is investing more in its future growth.
Karooooo Ltd's most recent dividend payout was on 13 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Karooooo Ltd's dividend payout ratio is perhaps best considered in relation to those of similar companies.
Over the last 12 months, Karooooo Ltd's shares have ranged in value from as little as $20.3885 up to $43.795. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Karooooo Ltd's is 1.018. This would suggest that Karooooo Ltd's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
To put Karooooo Ltd's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
Karooooo Ltd. provides mobility software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for connected vehicles in South Africa, rest of Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. It operates through Cartrack, Carzuka, and Karooooo Logistics segments. The company offers Fleet Telematics, a fleet management SaaS platform that provides real-time insights; LiveVision for pro-active risk management and fleet visibility; MiFleet advanced fleet administration and business intelligence for cost management and administration capabilities; and Karooooo Logistics, a software application for management of last mile delivery and general operational logistics. It also provides Cartrack Field Service, a software application for management of field and on site workers; Business Intelligence for high-level view of fleet statistics; asset tracking for tracking and tracing moveable assets; asset recovery services that assists vehicle owners and insurance companies with the recovery of vehicles and other assets; and insurance telematics that allows insurers to tailor premiums for commercial and consumer customers using analytics; Protector, a safety package for consumer vehicles; and Car Watch, a mobile application that lets users track and watch their vehicles. In addition, the company offers Bike Track, a GPS-based solution for commercial motorbike fleets; Credit Management that predicts payment cycles and facilitate active credit management for asset-based vehicle finance; electronic monitoring services application that allows law enforcement agencies to monitor persons of interest; and mobility and monitoring solutions, such as Carzuka and cartrack insurance agency, as well as smart IoT products. It provides its solutions through direct sales force to consumers and sole proprietors, small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, and other connected devices.
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