Karooooo (KARO) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

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. The company offers Fleet Telematics, a fleet management SaaS platform that provides real-time insights; LiveVision, which offers pro-active risk management and fleet visibility; MiFleet advanced fleet administration and business intelligence that provides cost management and administration capability servic

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+15.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-13.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

79.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Karooooo is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

66.3%

Premium pricing power — 66.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

23.2%

Excellent — 23.2% operating margin

ROCE

7.6%

Weak — 7.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+16.0%

Fast-growing sales (16.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+5.8%

Modest earnings growth (5.8% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

158%

Turns 158% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

0.0%

Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.30

Conservative — low debt load (0.30)

Interest Cover

23.96x

Comfortably covers interest (24.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

29.6x

no trend

Growth-priced — P/E 29.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+28.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (29.6 → 1.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.32%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.32% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

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