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KAP Industrial

JNB:KAP ZAE000171963
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  • Value
    96
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    52
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    22
  • 360° View
    360° View
    29
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Company Description

KAP Limited is a diversified company operating in industrial, chemical, and logistics sectors. Key businesses include wood-based decorative panels (PG Bison), polymers (Safripol), supply chain services (Unitrans), automotive components (Feltex), and sleep products (Restonic). It primarily operates in Southern Africa. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $247 million, profits of $283 million, and revenue of $1598 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock KAP Industrial are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for KAP Industrial. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 96, which means that the share price of KAP Industrial is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 96% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 15, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 49, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 51 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Value
Country South Africa
Industry Industrial Conglomerates
Size Medium
Website kap.co.za
Index
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Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 100 99 95
Growth
9 65 5 9
Safety
Safety
52 32 34 37
Sentiment
22 30 12 57
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29 67 16 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
1 16 48 40
Opinions Change
50 77 17 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 62 32 95
Market Pulse
15 5 15 25
Sentiment
22 30 12 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 100 99 95
Growth
9 65 5 9
Safety Safety
52 32 34 37
Combined
53 84 37 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
87 91 87 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
90 92 92 89
Price vs. Book (P/B)
85 90 86 78
Dividend Yield
73 98 100 94
Value
96 100 99 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
6 17 40 4
Profit Growth
6 45 44 27
Capital Growth
40 74 16 35
Stock Returns
32 83 7 41
Growth
9 65 5 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 32 32 38
Refinancing
79 63 68 48
Liquidity
30 30 36 48
Safety Safety
52 32 34 37

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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