| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 1/6 |
KAL Overview
Kaap Agri Limited trades in agricultural, fuel, and related retail markets in South Africa and Namibia.
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | R41.20 |
| 52 Week High | R20.56 |
| 52 Week Low | R47.00 |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.95% |
| 3 Month Change | 3.28% |
| 1 Year Change | 96.19% |
| 3 Year Change | 7.43% |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | -35.52% |
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Shareholder Returns
| KAL | ZA Consumer Retailing | ZA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -7.6% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 1Y | 96.2% | 32.4% | 21.3% |
Return vs Industry: KAL exceeded the ZA Consumer Retailing industry which returned 32.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KAL exceeded the ZA Market which returned 21.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| KAL volatility | |
|---|---|
| KAL Beta | 0.57 |
| Industry Beta | 0.57 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: KAL is not significantly more volatile than the rest of ZA stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: KAL's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 3,333 | Sean Walsh | https://www.kaapagri.co.za |
Kaap Agri Limited trades in agricultural, fuel, and related retail markets in South Africa and Namibia. It operates through Trade, Retail Fuel & Convenience, Grain Services, and Manufacturing segments. The Trade segment offers production inputs, mechanization equipment and services, and other goods to agricultural producers, as well as the general public.
Kaap Agri Fundamentals Summary
| KAL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | R2.90b |
| Earnings (TTM) | R315.96m |
| Revenue (TTM) | R9.34b |
9.2x
P/E Ratio0.3x
P/S RatioIs KAL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| KAL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | R9.34b |
| Cost of Revenue | R7.90b |
| Gross Profit | R1.44b |
| Expenses | R1.12b |
| Earnings | R315.96m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.50 |
| Gross Margin | 15.38% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.38% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 61.3% |
How did KAL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.9%
Current Dividend Yield20%
Payout RatioValuation
Is Kaap Agri undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: KAL (ZAR41.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (ZAR554.6)
Significantly Below Fair Value: KAL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: KAL is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.2x) compared to the ZA Consumer Retailing industry average (28.8x).
PE vs Market: KAL is good value based on its PE Ratio (9.2x) compared to the ZA market (11.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KAL's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: KAL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.3x) compared to the ZA Consumer Retailing industry average (6.2x).
Future Growth
How is Kaap Agri forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
22.9%
Forecasted Consumer Retailing industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Kaap Agri has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Kaap Agri performed over the past 5 years?
7.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: KAL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: KAL's current net profit margins (3.4%) are higher than last year (3.2%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: KAL's earnings have grown by 7.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: KAL's earnings growth over the past year (8.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (7.4% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: KAL earnings growth over the past year (8.9%) underperformed the Consumer Retailing industry 11.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: KAL's Return on Equity (14%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Kaap Agri's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: KAL's short term assets (ZAR2.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (ZAR2.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: KAL's short term assets (ZAR2.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (ZAR865.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: KAL's debt to equity ratio (61.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: KAL's debt to equity ratio has increased from 57.9% to 61.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: KAL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (48.4%).
Interest Coverage: KAL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (91.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Kaap Agri current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.94%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: KAL's dividend (1.94%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (3.07%).
High Dividend: KAL's dividend (1.94%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (8.09%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: KAL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: KAL has only been paying a dividend for 4 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (20%), KAL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.5yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Sean Walsh (55 yo)
no data
Tenure
R5,903,000
Compensation
Sean Walsh serves as Chief Executive Officer at Kaap Agri (Pty) Ltd since November 2011 and Managing Director at Kaap Agri (Pty) Ltd. Sean Walsh served as Director of Operations at Kaap Agri (Pty) Ltd. Sea...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Sean's total compensation ($USD403.69K) is about average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD494.06K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sean's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
Experienced Board: KAL's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Kaap Agri Limited's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Kaap Agri Limited
- Ticker: KAL
- Exchange: JSE
- Founded: 1912
- Industry: Food Retail
- Sector: Consumer Retailing
- Market Cap: R2.896b
- Shares outstanding: 70.28m
- Website: https://www.kaapagri.co.za
Number of Employees
Location
- Kaap Agri Limited
- 1 Westhoven Street
- Paarl
- Western Cape
- 7646
- South Africa
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/10/16 17:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/10/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.