KAP Limited

DB:KI8 Stock Report

Market Cap: €379.6m

KAP Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

KAP's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.5%, while the Industrials industry saw earnings growing at 8.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.8% per year. KAP's return on equity is 1.5%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.

Key information

-2.50%

Earnings growth rate

-2.68%

EPS growth rate

Industrials Industry Growth6.90%
Revenue growth rate4.79%
Return on equity1.54%
Net Margin0.43%
Next Earnings Update01 Sep 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How KAP makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:KI8 Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZAR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2529,1321263,5100
30 Sep 2529,374683,5100
30 Jun 2529,615103,5100
31 Mar 2529,5024903,4310
31 Dec 2429,3899702,6080
30 Sep 2429,2261,0302,9730
30 Jun 2429,0621,0903,3380
31 Mar 2429,2276533,6150
31 Dec 2329,3912153,8910
30 Sep 2329,5103723,5260
30 Jun 2329,6285283,1610
31 Mar 2329,6121,0882,9930
31 Dec 2229,5951,6472,8240
30 Sep 2228,7871,6982,8240
30 Jun 2227,9791,7492,8240
31 Mar 2226,7351,5922,6250
31 Dec 2125,4911,4352,4260
30 Sep 2124,7241,2792,4260
30 Jun 2123,9561,1232,4260
31 Mar 2122,709-4082,1450
31 Dec 2021,462-1,9401,8640
30 Sep 2021,527-1,9531,8640
30 Jun 2021,591-1,9671,8640
31 Mar 2023,114-4391,2820
31 Dec 1924,6371,0887000
30 Sep 1925,1201,1027000
30 Jun 1925,6021,1167000
31 Mar 1925,0731,3016980
31 Dec 1824,5431,4866960
30 Sep 1823,6781,5396960
30 Jun 1822,8131,5916960
31 Mar 1822,5801,5476440
31 Dec 1722,3461,5025920
30 Sep 1721,0651,4545920
30 Jun 1719,7831,4055920
31 Dec 1616,7731,2815600
30 Sep 1616,4101,2195600
30 Jun 1616,0471,1575600
31 Mar 1616,0601,0795600
31 Dec 1515,8881,0115350
30 Sep 1515,7769755350

Quality Earnings: KI8 has a large one-off loss of ZAR505.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: KI8's current net profit margins (0.4%) are lower than last year (3.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KI8 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -2.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: KI8's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: KI8 had negative earnings growth (-87%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Industrials industry average (14.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: KI8's Return on Equity (1.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/16 12:40
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/16 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

KAP Limited is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brent MadelAbsa Bank Limited
Michael JacksArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Peter Mark HodgsonAvior Capital Markets