Karooooo Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of KRO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

KRO (ZAR861) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] (ZAR495.22)

Is KRO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KRO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KRO (ZAR861) is trading above our estimate of fair value (ZAR495.22)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KRO is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KRO?

Key metric: As KRO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KRO. This is calculated by dividing KRO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KRO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	31.1x
Earnings	R840.16m
Market Cap	R26.09b

KRO key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	15.1x
PEG Ratio	2.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KRO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KRO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	75.8x
AEL Altron	12.8x	n/a	R8.4b
301153 Beijing CTJ Information Technology	70.5x	52.2%	CN¥9.1b
688083 ZwsoftLtd	144x	29.9%	CN¥10.0b
DCBO Docebo	75.9x	38.7%	CA$1.9b
KRO Karooooo	31.1x	10.6%	R1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KRO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.1x) compared to the peer average (77.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KRO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Software Industry?

36 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap

36 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KRO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.1x) compared to the Global Software industry average (32.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KRO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KRO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	31.1x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KRO's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KRO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	R861.00	R784.13 -8.9%	3.4%	R810.57	R757.70	n/a	2
Dec ’25	R764.28	R784.13 +2.6%	3.4%	R810.57	R757.70	n/a	2
Nov ’25	R690.00	R784.13 +13.6%	3.4%	R810.57	R757.70	n/a	2
Oct ’25	R645.70	R729.25 +12.9%	0.3%	R731.25	R727.25	n/a	2
Sep ’25	R692.00	R729.25 +5.4%	0.3%	R731.25	R727.25	n/a	2
Aug ’25	R673.10	R687.26 +2.1%	8.6%	R731.25	R603.28	n/a	3
Jul ’25	R539.00	R573.37 +6.4%	9.1%	R637.76	R510.21	n/a	3
Jun ’25	R550.00	R573.37 +4.2%	9.1%	R637.76	R510.21	n/a	3
May ’25	R587.00	R544.55 -7.2%	6.8%	R585.41	R495.54	n/a	3
Apr ’25	R470.01	R544.55 +15.9%	6.8%	R585.41	R495.54	n/a	3
Mar ’25	R505.00	R544.55 +7.8%	6.8%	R585.41	R495.54	n/a	3
Feb ’25	R478.00	R544.55 +13.9%	6.8%	R585.41	R495.54	n/a	3
Jan ’25	R474.99	R525.47 +10.6%	14.3%	R629.23	R454.64	R870.00	3
Dec ’24	R524.95	R525.47 +0.1%	14.3%	R629.23	R454.64	R764.28	3
Nov ’24	R480.00	R516.98 +7.7%	12.2%	R603.76	R454.64	R690.00	3
Oct ’24	R422.00	R524.42 +24.3%	13.6%	R603.76	R430.89	R645.70	3
Sep ’24	R464.90	R524.42 +12.8%	13.6%	R603.76	R430.89	R692.00	3
Aug ’24	R430.00	R524.42 +22.0%	13.6%	R603.76	R430.89	R673.10	3
Jul ’24	R422.00	R552.94 +31.0%	20.6%	R710.86	R446.10	R539.00	3
Jun ’24	R448.00	R552.94 +23.4%	20.6%	R710.86	R446.10	R550.00	3
May ’24	R393.00	R531.68 +35.3%	14.8%	R635.80	R445.37	R587.00	3
Apr ’24	R429.00	R531.68 +23.9%	14.8%	R635.80	R445.37	R470.01	3
Mar ’24	R455.00	R531.68 +16.9%	14.8%	R635.80	R445.37	R505.00	3
Feb ’24	R428.99	R531.68 +23.9%	14.8%	R635.80	R445.37	R478.00	3
Jan ’24	R400.01	R579.69 +44.9%	12.1%	R677.00	R512.72	R474.99	3

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 07:49
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings	2024/08/31
Annual Earnings	2024/02/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Karooooo Ltd. is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Daniel Bartus	BofA Global Research
Thomas Walkley	Canaccord Genuity
Anthony Geard	Investec Bank Limited (SA)