KAP (KAP.JO)
Industrials · JSE · South Africa
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
KAP trades at R2.84, which is 81% below the R5.13 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 21 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 55.8 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About KAP
KAP Limited engages in industrial, chemical, and logistics businesses in South Africa, rest of Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia. It operates through six segments: PG Bison, Safripol, Unitrans, Feltex, Sleep Group, and Optix. It manufactures and sells polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene, and polypropylene products. In addition, the company offers foam, sprung, fabric, and industrial foams and mattresses, as well as provides technology-enabled driver behaviour management solutions. The company also operates timber plantations, a sawmill, a pole plant, and production facilities for wood-based decorative panel products. It serves automotive components, consumer, agriculture, petrochemical, mining, and passenger transport sectors. KAP Limited was formerly known as KAP Industrial Holdings Limited and changed its name to KAP Limited in April 2023. KAP Limited is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
KAP.JO passes 3 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is KAP (KAP.JO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of R5.13, KAP.JO at R2.84 is 81% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is KAP.JO's P/E ratio?
KAP.JO trades at 55.8 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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