Karooooo (KARO) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2029)
Karooooo (KARO) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$20.0 million for Q1 2029, down 21.78% year-on-year from -$25.5 million in Q1 2028, and down 21.78% on a QoQ basis from -$16.4 million in Q1 2028.
Karooooo (KARO) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2029) Analysis & Trends
Karooooo (KARO) has reported Operating Expenses for 9 consecutive years, with -$20.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2029.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 21.78% year-over-year to -$20.0 million in Q1 2029, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2029 was -$82.0 million (up 1.52% YoY) and the FY2029 annual result came in at -$72.2 million, down 15.77% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to -$20.0 million in Q1 2029 per KARO's latest filing, from -$16.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for KARO reached as high as -$16.4 million in Q1 2028 and fell as low as -$23.4 million in Q2 2026.
- A 4-year average of -$20.4 million and a median of -$20.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Expenses plunged 118.41% — and 2026, when it decreased 8.62%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$21.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 10.22% to -$23.4 million in 2026, then rose by 29.94% to -$16.4 million in 2028, then declined by 21.78% to -$20.0 million in 2029.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$20.0 million, -$16.4 million, and -$23.4 million for Q1 2029, Q1 2028, and Q2 2026 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Karooooo | 1.89 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 51.65 Mn | -19.96 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2029 | -19.96 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2028 | -16.39 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -23.39 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -22.24 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -21.22 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -20.55 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -18.82 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -20.48 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -18.72 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -17.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -17.02 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 111.23 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -15.94 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -16.15 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | -15.12 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -14.12 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -14.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -13.55 Mn |
| May 6, 2022 | -9.84 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -12.51 Mn |