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PROSPECTS
A. OPERATING RESULTS
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition
and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated annual financial statements and the notes thereto, included
elsewhere in this annual report, as well as the information presented under “Presentation of Financial Information.” The
following discussion and analysis include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this annual
report. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”
Overview
We are a leading provider of an operational intelligence platform.
Through our cloud platform, we empower businesses to conquer operations including fleet and asset management, fuel management, workforce
management, logistics, safety including AI-assisted video safety, compliance, risk and environmental impact. Our platform delivers operational
intelligence that simplifies decision making in physical operations and enable businesses to reduce costs, increase efficiency, improve
safety and strengthen workforce and customer satisfaction. Our business is vertically integrated, which affords us complete autonomy to
develop the capabilities and features that differentiate our applications as well as the speed of our innovation. Since we own and control
almost every aspect of our smart device design, platform innovation and software application development, customer acquisition and onboarding,
customer service and the management of our back-end support, we are able to move quickly without any significant third-party dependencies
and inefficiencies. We have strategically grown our business and are now a global provider of a leading operational intelligence platform.
Karooooo is headquartered in Singapore and owns 100% of Cartrack and
81 % of Karooooo Logistics.
We serve customers in more than 20 countries,
supporting approximately 2.7 million subscribers as at February 28, 2026 and our highly scalable platform serves large multinational
enterprises and individual consumers alike, enabling us to address a large, growing and underpenetrated global market. As at February
28, 2026, we served more than 125,000 commercial customers (FY2025: 125,000+).
For management reporting purposes, we have organized our operations
into the following reportable segments, based on the nature of the products and services provided:
● Cartrack is a provider of an operational intelligence platform that maximizes the value of transportation, operations and workflow data by providing insightful real-time data analytics to connected vehicles and equipment.
● Karooooo Logistics provides a software application enabling the management of last mile B2B delivery and general operational logistics (Delivery-as-a-service or “DaaS”). This technology addresses the challenges of on-the-ground distribution for large enterprises requiring systems integrations, payment gateways, third-party long-haul services and crowd-sourced drivers in order to scale and meet their operational needs.
● Carzuka operated as a physical and e-commerce vehicle buying and selling marketplace which allowed customers to source, buy and sell vehicles efficiently and cost effectively. In the third quarter of FY2024, despite the growth experienced by Carzuka in South Africa, we made the decision to cease buying second hand vehicles in South Africa. This followed considerable interaction with motor dealerships across South Africa during these periods, who perceived Carzuka’s business interests to conflict with their business interests and we did not want to risk the long-standing strategic relationships that Cartrack had forged with motor dealerships across South Africa.
There are many components within
Carzuka’s platform that had been built and developed and will continue to provide value to the existing Cartrack fleet platform.
With effect from financial year 2025, Carzuka has changed the focus of its operations such that the nature of the underlying services
offered now aligns with Cartrack’s broader operations and has been integrated into that segment accordingly.
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Since our founding, we have gained vast expertise
and enhanced our business in the following areas:
● Developing new software applications such as fleet management, mobile asset accounting, workforce management and video solutions;
● Assisting diverse enterprise customers in digitally transforming their on-the-ground operations, including systems integrations, fleet administration, field worker management, video-based safety, risk mitigation, delivery management and ESG compliance and reporting;
● Developing capabilities in data management at scale as well as a broad range of communication technologies and protocols;
● Expanding our sales and marketing focus to include commercial fleets of all sizes; and
● Expanding our geographic footprint.
Our single user interface and fully integrated
operational intelligence platform runs on internally developed and cost-effective smart IoT devices, enabling us to deliver a unified
and comprehensive service to our customers while maintaining control of our cost structure. Our discrete, sophisticated smart devices
stream data to the platform, facilitating informed decisions about optimal asset efficiency and productivity, including live tracking
and location of assets. Customers utilize the platform through an easily accessible web-based portal or mobile application, which is
designed to be easy to deploy across customers’ entire mobile asset fleets. Our devices can be installed in a range of mobile assets
independent of asset procurement, allowing our customers to integrate our solutions in existing or new vehicles. Our platform includes
a wide range of reliable services to effectively serve the needs of a geographically diverse range of clients. Where appropriate, partnerships
with third-party technology providers are established to create incremental value to customers in the markets we serve.
We believe that maintaining financial discipline
and prudent investment of capital provide a strong foundation for growth. In recent years, our business has demonstrated meaningful scale,
consistent growth, strong profitability, robust cash generation, and a healthy return on invested capital. For the financial year ended
February 28, 2026, we increased our subscribers to 2,662,222 (FY 2025: 2,302,236). For the financial year ended February 28, 2026, we
generated subscription revenues of ZAR 4,843.7 million compared to subscription revenues of ZAR 4,068.2 million for the financial year
ended February 28, 2025, reflecting year-over-year growth of 19%. For the financial year ended February 28, 2026, we generated Adjusted
Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS measure) of ZAR 809.1 million compared to Adjusted Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS measure) of ZAR 425.2 million
for the financial year ended February 28, 2025, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 90%.
Karooooo’s profit for the year was ZAR
1,011.1 million and ZAR 937.1 million, for the financial years ended February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025, respectively, reflecting
a year-over-year increase of 8%.
Karooooo’s Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS
measure) for the year was ZAR 2,285.4 million and ZAR 1,973.5 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 and February 28,
2025, respectively, reflecting year-over-year growth of 16%.
Finally, we believe strong net cash generated
from operating activities is an important factor in supporting our robust business model and indicates our ability to provide the capital
necessary to invest in subscriber growth, territorial expansion and scaling Karooooo Logistics. For the financial years ended February
28, 2026 and February 28, 2025, respectively, Karooooo generated net cash from operating activities of ZAR 1,967.1 million and ZAR 1,933.3
million, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 2%. The net cash generated from operating activities for financial year 2025 were affected
by the reclassification of ZAR 485.7 million of bank fixed deposits matured in June and July 2024, from other receivables back to cash
and cash equivalents.
These results were achieved
notwithstanding the Group’s strategic investment in product innovation, geographical expansion, brand building and customer acquisition
for long-term, sustainable growth.
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The following table sets forth the segment revenue,
operating profit, operating profit margin, adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) and adjusted EBITDA margin (a non-IFRS measure) for the
periods presented.
Cartrack Karooooo Logistics Karooooo Consolidated
2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y % 2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y % 2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y %
(U.S$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands) (U.S$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands) (U.S$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Subscription revenue 303,497 4,830,669 4,055,394 19 % 822 13,079 12,783 2 % 304,319 4,843,748 4,068,177 19 %
Other revenue 6,796 108,173 89,618 21 % - - - - 6,796 108,173 89,618 21 %
Vehicle sales - - 2,099 (100 )% - - - - - - 2,099 (100 )%
Delivery service - - - - 33,122 527,199 407,565 29 % 33,122 527,199 407,565 29 %
Total revenue 310,293 4,938,842 4,147,111 19 % 33,944 540,278 420,348 29 % 344,237 5,479,120 4,567,459 20 %
Cost of revenue (86,801 ) (1,381,579 ) (1,078,699 ) 28 % (23,458 ) (373,371 ) (285,708 ) 31 % (110,259 ) (1,754,950 ) (1,364,407 ) 29 %
Gross profit 223,492 3,557,263 3,068,412 16 % 10,486 166,907 134,640 24 % 233,978 3,724,170 3,203,052 16 %
Gross profit margin 72 % 74 % 31 % 32 % 68 % 70 %
Operating profit 86,066 1,369,879 1,272,980 8 % 2,817 44,833 39,353 14 % 88,882 1,414,712 1,312,333 8 %
Operating profit margin 28 % 31 % 8 % 9 % 26 % 29 %
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure)(2) 140,603 2,237,938 1,930,688 16 % 2,983 47,474 42,772 11 % 143,586 2,285,412 1,973,460 16 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin (a non-IFRS measure)(2) 45 % 47 % 9 % 10 % 42 % 43 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, as profit less finance income plus finance costs, fair value changes to derivative assets, taxation, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill, and offering costs, less gain on disposal of subsidiaries. A reconciliation from segment operating profit to segment adjusted EBITDA is presented below. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-IFRS measure, as Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) divided by revenue.
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Reconciliation of segment operating profit to segment adjusted
EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure)
Year ended February 28, 2026
Cartrack Karooooo Logistics Karooooo Consolidated
(in R thousands)
Segment operating profit 1,369,879 44,833 1,414,712
Depreciation and amortization 868,059 2,641 870,700
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) 2,237,938 47,474 2,285,412
Year ended February 28, 2025
Cartrack Karooooo Logistics Karooooo Consolidated
(in R thousands)
Segment operating profit 1,272,980 39,353 1,312,333
Depreciation and amortization 659,140 3,419 662,559
Gain on disposal subsidiaries (1,432 ) - (1,432 )
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) 1,930,688 42,772 1,973,460
We define Segment adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS
measure, as the adjusted EBITDA (definition noted above) allocated to the identified segments.
We define Segment adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-IFRS
measure, as the adjusted EBITDA margin (definition noted above) allocated to the identified segments.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
We believe that our performance and future success
depend on a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed
below and in the section of this annual report titled “Risk Factors.”
Subscriber Growth
We derive substantially all of our revenue from
subscriptions to our operational intelligence platform. Our growth strategy is centered on increasing subscription revenue through the
acquisition of new subscribers and the retention and expansion of existing subscriber relationships. We aim to drive this growth by continuously
enhancing our platform with innovative features and offering value-added services that support customer adoption, engagement, and long-term
retention.
We measure our success by our net subscriber
base growth. We calculate net subscriber growth as the difference between gross subscriber additions and gross subscriber churn over
a given period.
Customer Growth and Customer Retention
We rely on our proprietary internal systems and
processes as well as our own sales teams to drive customer growth and minimize third-party risks in acquiring customers. Customer growth
is a key driver of subscriber growth (mobile assets under subscription contracts).
We offer our operational intelligence platform
to a broad range of customers seeking a variety of mobility solutions. Neither our ability to acquire nor retain customers is dependent
on any specific industry, and we have not historically been materially exposed or vulnerable to cyclical or niche business sectors. Moreover,
as a result of this industry agnostic approach, our customer mix has not materially affected our results of operations. We do, however,
monitor our customer mix to ensure that our sales and marketing efforts continue to be effective and evaluate exposure to customer concentration
or other material risks in our subscriber base.
We seek to capitalize on growth opportunities
in numerous regional markets, with subscribers currently located in more than 20 countries worldwide. In addition to driving subscription
revenue growth, we believe that our presence across multiple geographic markets and our exposure to multiple industry sectors mitigates
risk during periods of changing economic conditions.
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Foreign Currency Fluctuations
We conduct business in multiple countries and
currencies, and as a result, the Group is exposed to currency risk to the extent that sales, purchases, and borrowings of the foreign
operations are denominated in a currency other than the respective functional currencies of Group companies (comprising the company and
its subsidiaries). The functional currencies of Group companies are primarily the ZAR, USD, Euro (EUR), the Singapore
dollar (SGD) and Polish zloty (PLN).
(Refer to the Risk Factors note on foreign currencies on page 30 and
Note 29.2 (c) on Currency Risk on page F-49)
Key Business Metrics
We review a number of operating and financial
metrics, including the following key business metrics, to evaluate the performance of our business, identify trends, formulate business
plans, make strategic decisions and assess operational efficiencies. Our calculation of the key business metrics and other measures discussed
below may differ from other similarly titled metrics used by other companies, securities analysts or investors.
Number of Subscribers and Subscription Revenue
Our track record of subscriber growth reflects
the strength of our proprietary operational intelligence platform, ongoing innovation in software features and functionality, customer-focused
sales organization and our competitive pricing model. We believe that our ability to attract a range of new customers and increase our
subscriber base is key to our business model.
We define our number of subscribers at the end
of any particular period as the total number of connected vehicles and equipment using our platform at the end of such period. As at
financial years ended February 28, 2026, and February 28, 2025, Cartrack had 2,662,222 and 2,302,236 subscribers, respectively, which
represents net subscriber growth of 359,986 or a 16% increase from period to period.
As at February 28, 2025, and February 29, 2024,
Cartrack had 2,302,236 and 1,971,532 subscribers, respectively, which represents net subscriber growth of 330,704 or a 17% increase from
period to period.
As at February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2025 2024 (2) 2026 2025
Subscribers (as at end of period) 2,662,222 2,302,236 1,971,532 16 % 17 %
Subscription revenue is a key metric we use to
evaluate our business as we derive substantially all our revenue from Cartrack’s sale of subscriptions to its operational intelligence
platform.
For the financial years ended February 28, 2026,
February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, Karooooo’s subscription revenue was ZAR 4,843.7 million, ZAR 4,068.2 million and ZAR 3,535.8
million, respectively, which represents a 19% and 15% increase, respectively, compared to the prior period.
Cartrack’s subscription revenue increased
19% to ZAR 4,830.7 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026, as compared to ZAR 4,055.4 million for the financial year
ended February 28, 2025 driven primarily by subscriber growth. The number of Cartrack’s subscribers on our platform directly drives
our subscription revenue, which comprised 98% of Cartrack’s total revenue for the financial year ended February 28, 2026. Subscription
revenue growth was also supported by the sales of Video and Cartrack-Tag to our existing customers.
Year ended February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024 (2) 2026 2025
(U.S.$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands) m
Karooooo’s Subscription Revenue 304,319 4,843,748 4,068,177 3,535,805 19 % 15 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because that disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
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Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)
(a non-IFRS measure)
We use ARR, a non-IFRS measure, as a measure
of our revenue trend and an indicator of our future revenue opportunity from existing recurring customer contracts, assuming zero cancellations.
We define ARR as the annual run rate subscription revenue of subscription agreements from all customers at a point in time, calculated
by taking the monthly subscription revenue for all customers during that month and multiplying by 12. ARR is not adjusted for the impact
of any known or projected future customer cancellations, service upgrades or downgrades or price increases or decreases.
The amount of actual revenue that we recognize
over any 12-month period is likely to differ from ARR at the beginning of that period, sometimes significantly. This may occur due to
subsequent changes in our pricing, service cancellations, upgrades or downgrades and acquisitions or divestitures.
Our calculation of ARR may differ from similarly
titled metrics presented by other companies. The following table shows Cartrack’s ARR for each of the periods presented calculated
using subscription revenue for the last month in each period:
As at February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024 (2) 2026 2025
(U.S.$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Annualized Recurring Revenue (a non-IFRS measure) 325,410 5,179,462 4,383,935 3,769,381 18 % 16 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because that disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
For the financial years ended February 28, 2026
and February 28, 2025, ARR was ZAR 5,179.5 million and ZAR 4,383.9 million, respectively, which represents a 18% increase. We believe
that ARR growth reflects the underlying momentum in our business.
For the financial years ended February 28, 2025
and February 29, 2024, ARR was ZAR 4,383.9 million and ZAR 3,769.4 million, respectively, which represents a 16% increase from period
to period.
Average Revenue Per Subscriber (“ARPU”)
(a non-IFRS measure)
ARPU measures the monetization of our platform
and is an indicator of pricing efficiency, competitiveness and market positioning. ARPU is calculated on a quarterly basis by dividing
the cumulative subscription revenue for the quarter by the average of the opening subscriber balance at the beginning of the quarter
and closing subscriber balance at the end of the quarter. The result is then divided by three to reflect monthly ARPU. On an annual basis,
Cartrack’s ARPU is calculated as the average of the four quarterly ARPUs in that year. Cartrack’s ARPU has been fairly consistent
since inception. Given our economies of scale and vertically integrated business model, the monthly ARPU of approximately ZAR 162.
The following table shows our historical ARPU
for each of the periods presented:
As at February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024 (2) 2026 2025
(U.S.$(1)) (in R’s)
Average Revenue Per Subscriber (a non-IFRS measure) 10 162 158 160 3 % (1 )%
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because that disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
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Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Depreciation Taxation and Amortization
(“Adjusted EBITDA”) (a non-IFRS measure)
In addition to our results determined in accordance
with IFRS, we believe Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance.
We use Adjusted EBITDA in our operational and
financial decision-making and believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because similar measures are frequently used by securities
analysts, investors, ratings agencies and other interested parties to evaluate our competitors and to measure profitability.
We define Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure)
as profit less finance income, plus finance costs, fair value changes to derivative assets, taxation, depreciation and amortization,
impairment of goodwill, and offering costs, less gain on disposal of subsidiaries.
However, non-IFRS financial information is presented
for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for financial information presented in accordance with IFRS. Investors are encouraged to review the related IFRS financial
measure and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit, its most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, and not to rely on
any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
Year ended February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024(3) 2026 2025
(U.S.$ thousands(1)) (in R thousands)
Profit for the year 63,525 1,011,112 937,110 754,156 8 % 24 %
Less: Finance income (2,166 ) (34,476 ) (44,167 ) (39,418 ) (22 )% 12 %
Add: Finance costs 4,893 77,874 50,866 15,822 53 % 221 %
Add: Fair value changes to derivative assets — — — 388 — (100 )%
Add: Taxation 21,897 348,535 309,811 311,554 12 % (1 )%
Add: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets 54,704 870,700 662,559 648,142 31 % 2 %
Add: Impairment of goodwill — — 43,600 — (100 )% 100 %
Add: Offering costs 733 11,667 15,113 — — —
Less: Gain on disposal of subsidiaries — — (1,432 ) — — —
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) 143,586 2,285,412 1,973,460 1,690,644 16 % 17 %
Profit Margin 18 % 21 % 18 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) (a non-IFRS measure) 42 % 43 % 40 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We define Adjusted EBITDA margin (a non-IFRS measure) as Adjusted EBITDA (a non-IFRS measure) divided by revenue.
(3) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because that disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
For the financial years ended February 28, 2026
and February 28, 2025, Karooooo’s Adjusted EBITDA was ZAR 2,285.4 million and ZAR 1,973.5 million, respectively, which represents
a 16% increase. Cartrack has had a strong track record of profitability while it grows at scale. Karooooo Logistics is contributing positively
to Karooooo’s Adjusted EBITDA while we continue to invest in the Karooooo Logistics business to drive scale.
For the financial years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024,
Karooooo’s Adjusted EBITDA was ZAR1,973.5 million and ZAR1,690.6 million, respectively, which represents a 17% increase compared
to the prior period, primarily due to Cartrack’s consistent profitability as a result of robust subscriber and subscription revenue
growth offset by investment for growth. This result includes Carzuka’s losses of ZAR 43.3 million incurred in FY 2024.
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Free Cash Flow or Adjusted Free Cash Flow
(a non-IFRS measure)
In addition to our results determined in accordance
with IFRS, we believe Free Cash Flow or Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which are non-IFRS measures, are useful in evaluating our operating
performance. Free cash flow is a non-IFRS financial measure that we calculate as net cash generated from operating activities less purchases
of property, plant and equipment. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-IFRS financial measure that adjusts Free Cash Flow to exclude the
effect of the fixed deposits with maturity dates exceeding three months that were classified under trade and other receivables.
We believe that Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free
Cash Flow are useful indicators of liquidity and the ability of the Group to turn revenues into Free Cash Flow, respectively, that provide
information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated from our operations that, after the investments in property
and equipment and capitalized internal-use software, can be used for strategic initiatives, including investing in our business and strengthening
our financial position.
However, non-IFRS financial information is presented
for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for financial information presented in accordance with IFRS. In particular, Free Cash Flow or Adjusted Free Cash Flow does
not reflect any restrictions on the transfer of cash and cash equivalents within the Group or any requirement to repay the Group’s
borrowings and does not take into account cash flows that are available from disposals or the issue of shares.
Management therefore takes such factors into
account in addition to Free Cash Flow or Adjusted Free Cash Flow when determining the resources available for acquisitions and for distribution
to shareholders. Investors are encouraged to review the related IFRS financial measure and the reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial
measures to their most directly comparable IFRS financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
Year ended February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024 (2) 2026 2025
(U.S.$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Net cash generated from operating activities 123,585 1,967,060 1,933,295 955,040 2 % 102 %
Less: purchase of property, plant and equipment (72,752 ) (1,157,969 ) (1,022,371 ) (876,354 ) 13 % 17 %
Free cash flow (a non-IFRS measure) 50,833 809,091 910,924 78,686 (11 )% 1058 %
Fixed deposits with maturity dates exceeding three months - - (485,681 ) 485,681 (100 )%
Adjusted Free cash flow (a non-IFRS measure) 50,833 809,091 425,243 564,367 90 % (25 )%
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because that disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
For the financial years ended February 28, 2026
and February 28, 2025, Karooooo’s Free Cash Flow was ZAR 809.0 million and ZAR910.9 million, respectively. As at February 29, 2024,
included in the other receivables were fixed deposits of ZAR 485.7 million which matured in June and July 2024. Excluding the effect
of these bank fixed deposits as at financial years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024, Adjusted Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS
measure) for the financial year ended February 28, 2025 would have been ZAR 425.2 million. Adjusted Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS measure)
for the financial year ended February 28, 2026, amounted to ZAR 809.0 million, an increase of ZAR 383.8 million, or 90%.
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The increase in Adjusted Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS
measure) in financial year 2026 was primarily driven by a ZAR 76.7 million improvements in debtors’ book in February 2026. Improved
supplier terms and the timing of tax payments also contributed positively to adjusted free cash flow. Our uninstalled IoT devices levels
were well managed in the financial year 2026, following a deliberate build-up in the prior year to support accelerated growth in financial
year 2026. Adjusted free cash flow also improved as payments related to the construction of the South African head office building decreased
significantly following the completion of the building in the prior year.
Compared to financial year 2025, as Cartrack
accelerates customer acquisition, we made significant investment of ZAR 818.5 million for in-vehicle IoT devices and ZAR 73.6 million
for future use IoT devices. Prepayments amounting to ZAR 24.8 million were made to purchase IoT components. The investment in IoT equipment
for current and future growth contributed to the decrease in Free Cash Flow.
The Free Cash Flow (a non-IFRS measure) generated
is in line with Karooooo’s disciplined capital allocation strategy and support the Group’s growth objectives.
Components of Our Results of Operations
Revenue
Our revenue is substantially derived from the
provision of mobility data analytics solutions on a subscription-based model typically under monthly subscription contracts. Our revenue
is driven primarily by the number of assets subscribed to our operational intelligence platform and the price per asset under these subscription
contracts. Hardware sales, including sales to our licensees, and installation revenue and royalties we receive from our licensees, make
up a minimal component of total revenue. Our initial per subscriber (or mobile asset) contract terms are generally 36 months with automatic
monthly renewals thereafter and may not be cancelled without penalty prior to the completion of the initial term. The expected life cycle
of our subscription contracts is over 60 months. In some instances, we charge our customers for a ratable portion of the contract on
a periodic basis, generally in advance on a monthly basis, and in certain regions we apply annual escalations to the contract pricing.
Customers may prepay all or part of their contractual obligations for the full initial contract term. Our revenue also includes Delivery-as-a-service
(“DaaS”) revenue generated from last-mile delivery services, including subscription-based revenue associated with these delivery
services. Prior to FY 2025, our revenue also included revenue from selling second-hand vehicles via the Carzuka platform.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs related
to the depreciation and amortization of capitalized subscriber acquisition costs, which includes the telematics device, the cost of the
installation and direct commissions paid to our sales staff. Other components of cost of revenue include non-capitalized automotive technician
costs, machine to machine (“M2M”) network communications costs and the costs of delivering safety and asset recovery services
to our customers, including such costs incurred by our licensees. We capitalize the cost of installed telematics devices and direct sales
commissions and depreciate these costs over the expected useful life of the subscriber, which is currently over 60 months. We pay commissions
to our sales teams only once a telematics device is installed and activated. If a customer subscription agreement is cancelled prior
to the end of the expected useful life of the subscriber, the depreciation period is accelerated, resulting in the carrying capitalized
value being expensed in the then-current period. If an installed telematics device requires replacement for defect, the cost is taken
as an expense in the replacement period. Less significant cost of revenue items includes mapping costs. Our cost of revenue is generally
driven by the number of assets under subscription and solutions provided. We expect the cost of revenue in absolute terms to increase
with subscriber growth. Cost of revenue also includes cost of last-mile delivery services, and, prior to FY 2025, also included the cost
of vehicles bought for and sold via the Carzuka platform.
Other Income
Other income substantially consists of the government grants and gain
on sale of property, plant and equipment and other less significant items.
Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses consist of sales and marketing, research
and development, general and administration and expected credit losses on financial assets.
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Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily
of wages and benefits for sales and marketing employees, and other marketing, advertising and promotional costs. Advertising costs consist
primarily of pay-per-click advertising with search engines, social media advertising and other online advertising platforms, as well
as the costs to create and produce these advertisements.
Our strategic investment in brand-building positions
us well for growth. Sales and marketing expenses are expensed upfront, while the lifetime value of a customer is recognized over a prolonged
period. Sales and marketing expenses may fluctuate as a percentage of subscription revenue and will continue to remain one of the largest
components of our operating expenses.
General and Administration
General and administration expenses consist primarily
of wages and benefits for administrative services, human resources, internal information technology support, executive, legal, finance
and accounting employees; professional fees; expenses for business application software licenses; non-income related taxes; other corporate
expenses, such as insurance and general office related expenses, such as rent and utilities.
In addition to the above, general and administration
expenses consist of depreciation relating to other property, plant and equipment, excluding those related to subscriber acquisition costs,
which are included in cost of revenue, and the amortization of intangible assets relating to purchased computer software infrastructure.
We expect that general and administration expenses
will increase as we continue to scale. However, our long-term target is to reduce general and administration expenses as a percentage
of subscription revenue.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist of
wages and benefits for hardware engineers, product management and software development employees, technology experimental costs and the
amortization of intangible assets relating to capitalized development costs. We have focused our research and development efforts on
expanding and developing new offerings, improving customer experience and functionality and scalability of our platform. The majority
of our research and development employees are located in Singapore, South Africa and Portugal. Research and development costs that qualify
for capitalization, such as costs related to new generation smart devices and new stacks for our platform, are capitalized and amortized
over 3 years.
Expected Credit Losses on Financial Assets
Expected credit losses on financial assets consist of bad debts expensed,
the movement on the expected credit loss provision and any reversals.
Offering costs
For the financial year ended February 28, 2026,
costs relating directly to the completed secondary public offering, which was announced on June 11, 2025 and successfully closed on June
13,2025. For the financial year ended February 28, 2025, costs relating directly to the proposed secondary public offering announced
on July 24, 2024, and cancelled on July 26, 2024.
Finance Income
Finance income consists of interest earned on positive bank balances.
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Finance Costs
Finance costs consist of interest on bank overdraft facilities, interest-bearing
loans and lease obligations.
Taxation
Taxation consists primarily of current and deferred income tax and
a minimal component of withholding tax.
Non-Controlling Interest
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest, which represents
the share of profit belonging to holders of equity in Karooooo’s subsidiaries that are not wholly owned by the parent company.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods
presented.
Year ended February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024 (3) 2026 2025
Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss (U.S.$ thousands(1)) (in R thousands)
Revenue 344,237 5,479,120 4,567,459 4,205,511 20 % 9 %
Cost of revenue (110,259 ) (1,754,950 ) (1,364,407 ) (1,514,674 ) 29 % (10 )%
Gross profit 233,978 3,724,170 3,203,052 2,690,837 16 % 19 %
Other income 941 14,975 10,369 11,831 44 % (12 )%
Operating expenses (146,037 ) (2,324,433 ) (1,901,088 ) (1,660,166 ) 22 % 15 %
Sales and marketing (52,866 ) (841,453 ) (614,765 ) (500,903 ) 37 % 23 %
General and administration (68,920 ) (1,096,981 ) (944,833 ) (837,606 ) 16 % 13 %
Research and development (16,427 ) (261,467 ) (226,935 ) (212,235 ) 15 % 7 %
Expected credit losses on financial assets (7,824 ) (124,532 ) (114,555 ) (109,422 ) 9 % 5 %
Operating profit 88,882 1,414,712 1,312,333 1,042,502 8 % 26 %
Offering costs (733 ) (11,667 ) (15,113 ) — (23 )% —
Finance income 2,166 34,476 44,167 39,418 (22 )% 12 %
Finance costs (4,893 ) (77,874 ) (50,866 ) (15,822 ) 53 % 221 %
Fair value changes to derivative assets — — — (388 ) — (100 )%
Impairment of goodwill — — (43,600 ) — (100 )% 100 %
Profit before taxation 85,422 1,359,647 1,246,921 1,065,710 9 % 17 %
Taxation (21,897 ) (348,535 ) (309,811 ) (311,554 ) 12 % (1 )%
Profit for the year 63,525 1,011,112 937,110 754,156 8 % 24 %
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 62,445 993,920 921,031 738,191 8 % 25 %
Non-controlling interest 1,080 17,192 16,079 15,965 7 % 1 %
63,525 1,011,112 937,110 754,156 8 % 24 %
Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share (US$’s & R’s) 2.02 32.17 29.81 23.85 8 % 25 %
Adjusted earnings per share (a non-IFRS measure)
Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share (a non-IFRS measure) (2) (US$’s & R’s) 2.05 32.55 31.67 23.85 3 % 33 %
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Year ended February 28/29
2026 2026 2025 2024 (3)
(U.S.$
thousands(1)) (in R thousands)
Reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings and adjusted earnings per share (a non-IFRS measure)
Reconciliation between basic earnings and adjusted earnings (a non-IFRS measure)
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 62,445 993,920 921,031 738,191
Adjust for:
Offering costs 733 11,667 15,113 —
Impairment of goodwill — — 43,600 —
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries — — (1,432 ) —
Adjusted profit attributable to ordinary shareholders (a non-IFRS measure) 63,178 1,005,587 978,312 738,191
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue at period end (000’s) on which the per share figures have been calculated 30,893 30,893 30,895 30,948
Basic and diluted earnings per share 2.02 32.17 29.81 23.85
Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share (a non-IFRS measure) (2) 2.05 32.55 31.67 23.85
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) Adjusted earnings per share, a non-IFRS measure, is defined as earnings per share in accordance with IFRS excluding the impact of offering costs, impairment of goodwill and gain on disposal of subsidiaries. In addition to our results determined in accordance with IFRS, we believe, Adjusted earnings per share, a non-IFRS measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance. We use Adjusted earnings per share in our operational and financial decision-making and believe Adjusted earnings per share is useful to investors because similar measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors, rating agencies and other interested parties to evaluate our competitors and to measure profitability. A reconciliation from earnings per share to Adjusted earnings per share, a non-IFRS measure, is presented.
(3) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because the disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
Comparison of Results for the Year Ended February 28, 2026 and
February 28, 2025
Revenue
Karooooo’s total revenue increased 20%
to ZAR5,479.1 million.
Cartrack’s subscription revenue increased
by ZAR 775.3 million, or 19%, to ZAR4,830.7 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 from ZAR4,055.4 million for the financial
year ended February 28, 2025. Subscription revenue growth was driven by the acquisition of new customers and the sales of Video and Cartrack-Tag
to our existing customers. Cartrack’s net subscriber addition growth increased 9% to 359,986 for the financial year ended February
28, 2026 from 330,704 for the financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Karooooo Logistics’s revenue increased
29% to ZAR540.3 million (2025: ZAR420.3 million). Karooooo Logistics focuses on delivery-as-a-service (“DaaS”) through selected
third-party sourced drivers and logistics companies, and charges per delivery. The business model is highly scalable and is delivering
attractive growth.
Cost of Revenue
Karooooo’s cost of revenue increased ZAR390.5
million, or 29%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Cartrack’s cost of revenue increased by
ZAR302.9 million or 28% and Karooooo Logistics’s increased cost of revenue of ZAR87.7 million or 31% for the financial year ended
February 28, 2026 is in line with the increase in revenue.
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Other Income
Other income increased ZAR4.6 million, or 44%,
for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to the financial year ended February 28, 2025. Other income consists of the government
grants and gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased ZAR423.3 million,
or 22%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to the financial year ended February 28, 2025. Cartrack’s operating
expenses increased ZAR396.5 million, or 22%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 as compared to the financial year ended February
28, 2025 driven primarily by investments in infrastructure and sales headcount to support territorial expansion and distribution capacity.
Karooooo Logistics’s operating expenses
increased by 28% to ZAR122.1 million incurred for the financial year ended February 28, 2026, compared to ZAR95.3 million for the financial
year ended February 28, 2025 as we continued disciplined, strategic investment to drive the scalable growth of Karooooo Logistics.
The increase in operating expenses is set forth in more detail below:
Sales and Marketing
Year ended February 28
2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y %
(U.S.$
thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Sales and marketing (52,866 ) (841,453 ) (614,765 ) 37 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
Karooooo’s sales and marketing operating
expenses increased by ZAR226.7 million or 37% for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February
28, 2025, primarily driven by Cartrack.
Cartrack’s sales and marketing operating
expenses increased 37% to ZAR839.6 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28,
2025 as we invested in sales capacity to accelerate growth. We are encouraged by the early returns on our strategic investment in customer
acquisition which are delivering intended outcomes and positioning us well for continued strong growth. Customer acquisition costs are
a major component of the cost of acquiring new customers and are not expensed over the expected life span of a customer, but rather when
incurred. This component increased ZAR89.4 million, or 19%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026.
Investment in sales and marketing generally takes
approximately 6 months to translate into customer acquisition. We believe that our strategic investment in sales capacity positions us
well for long term growth. Our customer lifetime value (LTV) to customer acquisition costs (“CAC”) ratio, a non-IFRS measure,
continues to exceed 9 times and underpins our disciplined approach to growth and customer acquisition.
Karooooo Logistics’s sales and marketing
operating expenses were ZAR1.9 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026, compared to ZAR1.6 million for the financial year
ended February 28, 2025.
Lifetime value (LTV of a Customer) of customer
relationships to customer acquisition costs (CAC) (a non-IFRS measure)
We calculate the LTV of our customer relationships
as of a measurement date by dividing (i) the product of our subscription revenue gross margin measured over the past twelve months, and
the difference between our current period ARR (a non-IFRS measure) and prior comparative period (twelve months) ARR by (ii) the percentage
of ARR lost as a result of customer churn over the past twelve months. See “Key Business Metrics—Annualized Recurring Revenue
(“ARR”) (a non-IFRS measure).” We calculate our CAC as our annual sales and marketing expense measured over the past
twelve months.
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General and Administration
Year ended February 28
2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y %
(U.S.$
thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
General and administration (68,920 ) (1,096,981 ) (944,833 ) 16 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
Karooooo’s general and administration operating
expenses increased by 16% to ZAR1,097.0 million for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 from ZAR944.8 million for the financial
year ended February 28, 2025. The increase of ZAR152.1 million was primarily driven by increases in Cartrack’s general and administration
operating expenses by 15% to ZAR992.4 million, reflecting our disciplined cost management combined with continued investment in infrastructure
to support future growth. Karooooo Logistics’ general and administration operating expenses were ZAR104.6 million incurred for
the financial year ended February 28, 2026, compared to ZAR82.2 million incurred for the financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Research and Development
Year ended February 28
2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y %
(U.S.$
thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Research and Development (16,427 ) (261,467 ) (226,935 ) 15 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
Karooooo’s research and development operating
expenses increased by ZAR34.5 million or 15% for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February
28, 2025, primarily due to an increase in Cartrack’s research and development operating expenses by ZAR30.2 million, or 14%, as
we continued our investment in innovation to improve and expand the capabilities of our operational intelligence platform and internal
management system. Karooooo Logistics’s research and development operating expenses were ZAR15.8 million incurred in the financial
year ended February 28, 2026 as compared to ZAR11.5 million incurred in financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Expected Credit Losses on Financial Assets
Expected credit losses on financial assets increased
ZAR10.0 million, or 9%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025. The method
of providing for expected credit losses is consistent with prior years.
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Finance Income
Finance income decreased ZAR9.7 million, or 22%,
for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to the financial year ended February 28, 2025. This was primarily driven by lower
interest earned on positive bank balances during the year.
Finance Costs
Finance costs increased ZAR27.0 million, or 53%,
for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025. This was primarily due to interest
incurred on overdraft facilities utilised for working capital purposes and increased interest relating to lease liabilities.
Taxation
Our total effective tax rate for the financial
year ended February 28, 2026 was 25.6%, which increased from 24.8% for the financial year ended February 28, 2025. This was primarily
due to temporary differences between tax and accounting profits across the Group entities.
There is no dividends tax in Singapore.
See Note 23 to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report for a detailed reconciliation of the tax expense.
Non-Controlling Interest
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest,
which represents the share of profit accruing to holders of equity in Karooooo’s subsidiaries that are not wholly owned by the
parent company, increased by ZAR1.1 million, or 7%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February
28, 2025.
Segment Information
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent
with the internal reporting provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The CODM, who is responsible for allocating
resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”),
who makes strategic decisions for the Group.
The Group organized its business units based on its products and services
into the following reportable segments:
● Cartrack is a provider of an operational intelligence platform that maximizes the value of transportation, operations and workflow data by providing insightful real-time data analytics to connected vehicles and equipment.
● Karooooo Logistics provides a software application enabling the management of last mile delivery and general operational logistics (Delivery-as-a-service or “DaaS”). This technology addresses the challenges of on-the-ground distribution for large enterprises requiring systems integrations, payment gateways, third-party long-haul services and crowd-sourced drivers in order to scale and meet their operational needs.
● Carzuka operated as a physical and e-commerce vehicle buying and selling marketplace which allowed customers to source, buy and sell vehicles efficiently and cost effectively. In Quarter 3 of FY2024, despite the growth experienced by Carzuka in South Africa, a decision was made to cease buying second hand vehicles in South Africa. This followed considerable interaction with motor dealerships across South Africa who perceived Carzuka’s business interests to conflict with their business interests, and Cartrack did not want to risk the long-standing strategic relationships that Cartrack forged with them. There are many components within Carzuka’s platform that had been built and developed that will continue to provide value to the existing Cartrack fleet platform. With effect from financial year 2025, Carzuka has changed the focus of its operations such that the nature of the underlying services offered now aligns with Cartrack’s broader operations and has been integrated into that segment accordingly.
The CODM monitors the operating results of its
business units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance
is evaluated based on subscription revenue, total revenue and operating profit or loss.
The segment information was provided to the CEO.
See Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report for Segment related information.
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The following table sets forth the geographical
region by subscriber numbers, subscription revenue and total revenue for the Cartrack business unit at the end of the periods presented.
Cartrack
Year ended February 28
Subscriber Subscription Revenue Total Revenue
2026 2025 Y-o-Y % 2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y % 2026 2026 2025 Y-o-Y %
(in Units) (U.S.$ thousands(1)) (in R thousands) (U.S.$ thousands(1)) (in R thousands)
South Africa 2,005,888 1,736,542 16 % 217,864 3,467,675 2,900,018 20 % 222,983 3,549,147 2,944,506 21 %
Africa-Other 92,043 90,974 1 % 9,289 147,853 130,105 14 % 9,383 149,339 143,803 4 %
Europe 228,384 200,774 14 % 29,679 472,391 387,777 22 % 30,335 482,841 399,209 21 %
Asia-Pacific, Middle East & USA 335,907 273,946 23 % 46,665 742,750 637,494 17 % 47,592 757,515 659,593 15 %
Total 2,662,222 2,302,236 16 % 303,497 4,830,669 4,055,394 19 % 310,293 4,938,842 4,147,111 19 %
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
South Africa
The pace of growth in South Africa reflects our
deliberate strategy to cement our leadership position in South Africa through a balanced combination of subscribers’ additions
and selling Video and Cartrack-Tag to our existing customers, contributed to Karooooo’s robust financial performance. Revenue for
South Africa increased ZAR604.6 million, or 21%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 driven by a 20% increase in subscription
revenue of ZAR567.7 million primarily due to strong net subscriber growth of 16% or 269,346 subscribers.
Africa-Other
This region remains a positive cash generator
and is strategic to our South African operations. The number of subscribers increased by 1% to 92,043 as at financial year ended February
28, 2026 (2025: 90,974), while the subscription revenue increased by ZAR17.7 million or 14%.
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Europe
European revenue increased ZAR83.6 million, or 21%, for the financial
year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025. Subscription revenue increase ZAR84.6 million or 22%
primarily driven by subscriber growth of 14% to 228,384 subscribers. We continued to expand our customer base and drive our distribution
capabilities in the region.
Asia-Pacific, Middle East and USA
Revenue for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and USA
increased ZAR97.9 million, or 15%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Subscription revenue growth was driven by the number of subscribers in this region increasing 23% to 335,907 subscribers as at February
28, 2026. The pace of subscription revenue growth in the region was primarily driven by faster growth in certain countries that generate
lower ARPU. As the second largest contributor to the Group, we view Southeast Asia as the Group’s most compelling growth opportunity
in the medium to long term.
We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest
of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because the disclosure as at and
for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC
on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
A discussion of new accounting guidance that we have recently adopted,
as well as accounting guidance that has been recently issued but not yet adopted by us, is included below and in Note 3 — Standards
Issued But Not Yet Effective of our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
The new and amended standards and interpretations
that are issued, but not yet effective, up to the date of issuance of the Group’s financial statements which could be relevant
to the Group are disclosed below. The Group intends to adopt these new and amended standards and interpretations, when they become effective.
At the date of authorization of the financial statements, the Group continues to assess and evaluate the impact to its financials on
the initial adoption of these new accounting standards and interpretations and its related applicable period.
Details of amendment Annual periods beginning on/after
IFRS 7 and IFRS 9: Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments January 1, 2026
Annual Improvements to IFRS Accounting Standards January 1, 2026
IFRS 18: Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements January 1, 2027
IFRS 19: Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures January 1, 2027
Amendments to IAS 21: Lack of Exchangeability* January 1, 2027
Amendments to IAS 28 and IFRS 10: Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investors and its Associate or Joint Venture To be determined
* The effective date is for the updated sections only – Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency.
Emerging Growth Company
As a company with less than US$1.235 billion
in revenue during our last financial year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. An emerging
growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public
companies. These provisions include an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over
financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
We may take advantage of these provisions for
up to five years from our IPO or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging
growth company upon (A) the last day of the financial year in which we had more than US$1.235 billion in annual revenue, (B) the date
on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC, which means the market value of our
ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds US$700.0 million as of the prior June 30th, or (C) the date on which we have
issued more than US$1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all
of these reduced burdens. To the extent that we take advantage of these reduced reporting burdens, the information that we provide shareholders
may be different than you might obtain from other public companies in which you hold equity interests.
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B. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash
generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents as well as borrowings available under our loan and funding facilities. Cash and
cash equivalents consist primarily of cash or deposit with banks. As at February 28, 2026, our cash and cash equivalents totaled ZAR1,153.9
million.
We believe that our cash generated from operations,
cash and cash equivalents on hand and availability under our funding facility will be sufficient to fund our working capital and capital
expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we may choose to raise additional funds at any time through
equity or debt financing arrangements, if required for additional working capital, capital expenditures or other strategic investments.
Our belief concerning liquidity is based on currently available information. To the extent this information proves to be inaccurate,
or if circumstances change, future availability of credit or other sources of financing may be reduced, and our liquidity could be adversely
affected. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those described
in the section of this annual report titled “Risk Factors.” Depending on the severity and direct impact of these factors
on us, we may be unable to secure additional financing to meet our operating requirements on terms favorable to us, or at all.
Year ended February 28/29 Y-o-Y %
2026 2026 2025 2024(2) 2026 2025
(U.S.$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Net cash generated from operating activities 123,585 1,967,060 1,933,295 955,040 2 % 102 %
Net cash utilized by investing activities (76,269 ) (1,213,952 ) (1,077,335 ) (932,187 ) 13 % 16 %
Net cash utilized by financing activities (44,424 ) (707,086 ) (443,260 ) (592,954 ) 60 % (25 )%
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by our consolidated financial statements presented in this annual report because the disclosure as at and for the financial year ended February 29, 2024 was included in our annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-40300), filed with the SEC on June 9, 2025, under the section titled “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.”
Operating Activities
Strong net cash generated from operating activities
is an important factor in supporting our robust business model, and is an indication of our ability to provide the capital necessary
to invest in subscriber growth and territorial expansion.
Net cash generated from operating activities
increased ZAR33.8 million, or 2%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to financial year ended February 28, 2025.
Cash generated from operations before working capital changes increased by ZAR348.0 million.
As at February 28, 2025, included in other receivables
were fixed deposits placed with a licensed bank amounting to ZAR485.7 million that matured in June and July 2024. As a result of these
fixed deposits, net cash generated from operating activities for the financial year ended February 28, 2025 were ZAR 1,933.3 million,
primarily driven by strong subscription revenue growth and improved earnings, partially offset by working capital utilization to support
business growth and higher financial costs related to term loans and bank overdrafts.
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Investing Activities
Net cash utilized by investing activities increased
ZAR136.6 million, or 13%, for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to the prior period. The increase was primarily driven
by ZAR186.3 million increased in investment capitalized in-vehicle telematic devices and IoT devices held for future use for planned
subscribers’ growth. The increased, was partially offset by a decrease in capital expenditure due to the completion of construction
of the South African Central Office during the year.
Financing Activities
Net cash utilized by financing activities increased
ZAR263.8 million, or 60% for the financial year ended February 28, 2026 compared to the prior period. This was primarily due to payment
of dividends of ZAR693.6 million, partially offset by net proceeds from term loans of ZAR136.2 million during the financial year. Net
cash utilized by financing activities was also impacted by a cash outflow of ZAR117.6 million relating to lease liabilities repayment
during the year.
Other Financial Assets
As at February 29, 2024, the Group derecognized
a derivative – call option - relating to its acquisition of Karooooo Logistics, following an agreement by shareholders to cancel
the call option. The call option was derecognized in the profit or loss. There were no such derivatives as at February 28, 2026 and February
28, 2025.
Loan and Funding Facilities
Mortgage bond
The mortgage bond of ZAR65 million that was registered
in favor of First Rand Bank Limited over the remaining extent of Erf 160, Rosebank and Portion 6 of Erf 161, Rosebank, registered in
the name of Purple Rain Properties No 444 Proprietary Limited (“PRP”) was repaid in December 2025. PRP subsequently entered
into an agreement with The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) for a mortgage bond of ZAR440 million to be registered
in favor of SBSA over the consolidated plots of land, Erf 160 and Portion 6 of Erf 161 (“erven”), on which the South Africa
Central Office had been erected. The registration of the consolidated erven, cancellation of the repaid mortgage bond, and registration
of the mortgage bond in favor of SBSA, is in progress. Upon registration of the SBSA mortgage bond, the limited suretyship of ZAR60 million
provided by Cartrack Proprietary Limited for the repaid mortgage bond will accordingly be cancelled.
Interest to be levied on the mortgage bond is
at prime less 1.75% and repayment is over a period of 10 years.
Term loan
In June 2024, The Standard Bank of South Africa
Limited (“SBSA”) extended a loan of ZAR250.0 million to Purple Rain Properties No.444 Proprietary Limited (the owner of the
South Africa Central Office) for funding the construction of the building (“the Facilities Agreement”). Interest at a rate
of prime less 1.5% was levied by the bank and the loan matured on December 21, 2025. In February, 2026, the parties concluded an addendum
to the Facilities Agreement, subject to the registration of a mortgage bond of R440 million in favor of SBSA. Cartrack Proprietary Limited
provided a limited guarantee as security for this loan, pending the registration of the mortgage bond. The financial conditions under
the loan agreement include a Loan to Value Ratio varying from 68% from the period commencing on February 26, 2025 (the First Utilisation
Date) until the first anniversary of the First Utilisation Date and 62% during the next calendar period of 12 months. The Interest Coverage
Ratio shall not be less than 1.45 times for the period from the First Utilisation Date until the first anniversary of the First Utilisation
Date and 1.77 times in the following period of 12 months. As at the date of this report, the financial conditions have been met.
In September 2024 and June 2025, Cartrack Portugal,
S.A., secured loans of EUR2.0 million and EUR1.0 million, respectively, from Banco Comercial Português, S.A. The loan bears an
interest rate of 6-month Euribor rate plus 0.75%, with repayments scheduled over a seven-year and five-year period. There are no covenants
relating to these loans.
In January 2026, Cartrack Espana. S.L.U., secured a EUR 0.08 million
loan from Abanca- Préstamo. The loan bears an interest rate of 3.5% per year and matured on April 22, 2026.
Bank overdraft and overdraft facilities
In March 2020, Cartrack Proprietary Limited entered
into a Short-Term Facility Letter with Capitec Bank Limited (“Capitec Bank”), previously Mercantile Bank, as amended and
supplemented from time to time, for an unsecured short-term overdraft and other facilities (the “Overdraft Facility”). Pursuant
to the most recent Addendum to the Short-Term Facility Letter, dated June 23, 2025, the Overdraft Facility was increased to ZAR300.0
million. Amounts due under the Overdraft Facility bear interest at Capitec Bank’s prime lending rate, which as at the date of this
annual report was 10.5%. Subject to completion of the annual review, Capitec Bank has approved the extension of the expiry date to June
30, 2026.
In August 2025, Cartrack Proprietary Limited
entered into a Short-Term Facility Letter with The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“Standard Bank”), as amended and
supplemented from time to time, for an unsecured short-term working capital and other facilities (the “Working Capital Facility”).
The Working Capital Facility amounts to ZAR300.0 million. Amounts due under the Working Capital Facility bear interest at Standard Bank’s
prime lending rate minus 1%, which as at the date of this annual report was 9.5%.
As at February 28, 2026, ZAR407.7 million (2025: ZAR205.3 million)
of these facilities had been utilized.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet activities
or have any arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities, such as variable interest, special purpose and structured finance
entities.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as at February
28, 2026.
The table below analyses the Group’s financial
liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the statement of financial position to the contractual
maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows and include contractual interest payments.
At February 28, 2026 Less than 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years or more Total
(in R thousands)
Term loans 83,386 79,288 75,643 72,243 313,232 623,792
Lease obligations 141,305 113,304 61,317 9,218 1,263 326,407
Trade and other payables 522,978 — — — — 522,978
Loan from a related party 85 — — — — 85
Bank overdraft 407,668 — — — — 407,668
C. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES
For our disclosure in respect of research and
development, technology and intellectual property please refer to Item 4.B. “Information on the Company— Business Overview”.
D. TREND INFORMATION
See Item 4.B. “Information on the Company—Business
Overview,” Item 5.A. “Operating and Financial Review and Prospectus—Operating Results” and Item 5.B. “Operating
and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources” within this annual report.
Quarterly Financial Information and Other Information
The following table sets forth our unaudited
quarterly operational and financial information for each of the eight most recent quarters for the financial period ended February 28,
2026. We have prepared the unaudited quarterly operational and financial information on a consistent basis with the consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this annual report. In the opinion of management, the unaudited quarterly operational and financial
information reflects all necessary adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of this
data. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere
in this annual report. The results of historical periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or for any future
period.
Three Months Ended
Quarterly Subscriber Data May 31, 2024 August 31, 2024 November 30, 2024 February 28, 2025 May 31, 2025 August 31, 2025 November 30, 2025 February 28, 2026
(subscribers and percentage growth)
Subscribers (as at end of period) 2,047,442 2,136,610 2,223,227 2,302,236 2,386,249 2,456,989 2,568,467 2,662,222
Net subscriber growth for the three months 75,910 89,168 86,617 79,009 84,013 70,740 111,478 93,755
Growth against comparative prior year quarter 17 % 17 % 17 % 15 % 17 % 15 % 16 % 16 %
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Three Months Ended
Quarterly Financial Results Data May 31, 2024 August 31, 2024 November 30, 2024 February 28, 2025 May 31, 2025 August 31, 2025 November 30, 2025 February 28, 2026
(in R thousands)
Revenue 1,081,825 1,106,721 1,159,390 1,219,523 1,277,017 1,343,894 1,409,830 1,448,379
Subscription revenue 963,768 985,985 1,031,942 1,086,482 1,141,059 1,182,284 1,239,099 1,281,306
Hardware and installation revenue 16,203 15,253 16,859 18,213 11,317 12,701 14,154 4,687
Other revenue 3,169 7,103 5,044 7,774 7,020 12,164 24,960 21,170
Carzuka 2,099 — — — — — — —
Karooooo Logistics 96,586 98,380 105,545 107,054 117,621 136,745 131,617 141,216
Cost of revenue (334,416 ) (328,053 ) (351,359 ) (350,579 ) (403,714 ) (431,460 ) (430,983 ) (488,793 )
Gross profit 747,409 778,668 808,031 868,944 873,303 912,434 978,847 959,586
Other income 1,682 4,284 3,408 995 1,457 6,244 5,821 1,453
Operating expenses (449,344 ) (480,754 ) (486,264 ) (484,726 ) (522,966 ) (562,657 ) (615,491 ) (623,319 )
Sales and marketing (140,248 ) (156,898 ) (156,981 ) (160,638 ) (180,687 ) (210,280 ) (230,016 ) (220,470 )
General and administration (221,494 ) (239,418 ) (249,508 ) (234,413 ) (244,913 ) (276,946 ) (285,408 ) (289,714 )
Research and development (57,609 ) (54,109 ) (57,447 ) (57,770 ) (63,780 ) (60,050 ) (62,618 ) (75,019 )
Expected credit losses on financial assets (29,993 ) (30,329 ) (22,328 ) (31,905 ) (33,586 ) (15,381 ) (37,449 ) (38,116 )
Operating profit 299,747 302,198 325,175 385,213 351,794 356,021 369,177 337,720
Finance income 11,213 13,708 8,824 10,422 10,429 10,926 5,504 7,617
Finance costs (5,634 ) (11,826 ) (16,784 ) (16,622 ) (15,166 ) (17,245 ) (20,378 ) (25,085 )
Fair value changes to derivative assets — — — — — — — —
Impairment of goodwill — — — (43,600 — — — —
Offering costs — (15,470 ) 407 (50 ) — (12,172 ) 203 302
Profit before taxation 305,326 288,610 317,622 335,363 347,057 337,530 354,506 320,554
Taxation (80,043 ) (72,844 ) (76,897 ) (80,027 ) (78,183 ) (88,961 ) (86,020 ) (95,371 )
Profit for the year 225,283 215,766 240,725 255,336 268,874 248,569 268,486 225,183
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 221,584 211,543 237,264 250,640 264,095 243,576 264,109 222,140
Non-controlling interest 3,699 4,223 3,461 4,696 4,779 4,993 4,377 3,043
225,283 215,766 240,725 255,336 268,874 248,569 268,486 225,183
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E. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with
IFRS. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and
judgments that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved
in the accounting policies described below have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements and, therefore, we consider
these to be our critical accounting policies. Accordingly, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual
results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
Useful Life of Capitalized Telematics Devices, Capitalized Commission
Assets and Revenue Recognition from Deferred Revenue
We complete a detailed assessment annually on
the expected life cycle of subscriber contracts across the Group. The continued growth in our customer base over the past few years has
provided a more comprehensive database of information and more certainty to support the assessment of the average useful life of subscriber
contracts with customers. On the basis of such information, the average useful life of a subscriber contract was over 60 months as at
financial year ended February 28, 2026. Contracts that terminate prior to the end of useful life result in accelerated depreciation of
the underlying capitalized telematics devices and capitalized commission assets being recognized immediately.
Goodwill
We test goodwill for impairment on an annual
basis. The recoverable amounts of cash-generating units have been determined based on the higher of value-in-use calculations and fair
value less costs of disposal. The value-in-use calculations are performed internally by the Group and require the use of various estimates
and assumptions regarding discount rates and the future financial performance of the cash-generating units. The fair value costs of disposal
are performed by an external valuer using the market approach, by applying price-to-value metrics observed in comparable companies to
the Cash Generating Unit (“CGU”).
Provision for expected credit losses (“ECLs”) of
trade receivables
We apply a simplified approach in calculating
ECLs. Therefore, we do not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognizes a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting
date. We determine expected credit losses of trade receivables by making debtor-specific assessment of expected impairment loss for long
overdue trade receivables and using a provision matrix for remaining trade receivables that is based on its historical credit loss experience,
adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment. At every reporting date, historical default
rates are updated and changes in the forward-looking estimates are analyzed.
The assessment of the correlation between historical
observed default rates, forecast economic conditions and ECLs is a significant estimate. The amount of ECLs is sensitive to changes in
circumstances and of forecast economic conditions. The historical credit loss experience and forecast of economic conditions may also
not be representative of customer’s actual default in the future.
Please refer to Note 2.1 to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report for information about the critical accounting policies, as
well as Note 2.2 for a description of our other significant accounting policies.
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Item 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors
The following table sets forth information regarding the current members
of our board of directors.
Name Age Position
Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto 59 Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
Hoe Shin Goy 46 Executive Officer
Siew Koon Lim 67 Lead Independent Director
Andrew Leong 51 Independent Director
Kim White 50 Independent Director
Executive Officers
The table below sets forth information regarding individuals who serve
as executive officers.
Name Age Position
Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto 59 Chief Executive Officer
Hoe Shin Goy 46 Chief Financial Officer
Juan Marais (1) 57 Chief Sales Officer
1. Mr. Marais is included above as an executive officer by virtue of his shareholding in Karooooo. Mr. Marais is the beneficial owner of 3,250,793 shares through One Spire (Pty) Ltd., which corresponds to 10.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
Senior Management
The following table sets forth information regarding members of our
current senior management team.
Name Age Position
Richard Schubert 52 Chief Operating Officer
Carmen Calisto 29 Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
Pedro Ventura 38 Chief Technology Officer
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The following sets forth certain biographical
information with respect to our directors, executive officers and senior management. Unless otherwise stated, the business address for
our directors, executive officers and senior management is 17 Kallang Junction #06-05/06 Singapore 339274.
Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto is our
Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of our board of directors since May 2018. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of the
Group since its founding in 2001. Before founding the Company, Mr. Calisto was a Member of Vehicle Tracking Services, a company specializing
in the distribution of telematics services, from 1994 through 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Calisto was a Member of Cell Communications, a
company specializing in the distribution of telecommunication services, from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Calisto also completed an accelerated
training program at Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, from 1986 through 1991. Mr. Calisto studied at the University
of South Africa and University of the Witwatersrand.
Hoe Shin Goy was appointed as Karooooo’s
CFO on June 30, 2022. Hoe Shin is a registered Chartered Accountant based in Singapore. Hoe Shin joined Ernst & Young LLP in 2004
and was with the firm until 2009. She has extensive experience in audit, full spectrum finance and Group financial reporting throughout
the span of her career. Hoe Shin was the Director of Consolidation and Group Reporting for DFS Group, under the Selective Retailing Maison
of LVMH.
Siew Koon Ong (Siew Koon Lim) was
appointed to our board in July 2021 and is currently Karooooo’s Lead Independent Director and the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Mrs. Lim holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Accountant and fellow member
of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. Mrs. Lim has 37 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services
to local companies as well as major public listed companies in a wide range of industries, including banks. She has led initial public
offerings of companies in the retail and lifestyle, manufacturing, construction and property development industries. Mrs. Lim joined
Ernst & Young LLP (then known as Ernst & Whinney) in April 1982 and was a partner of the firm from July 1998 to June 2019, acting
as Chief Financial Officer for a period of 3 years with the responsibility for the firm’s financial and management accounts. Mrs.
Lim is also an independent director of Nanofilm Technologies International Limited, which is listed on the Mainboard of the SGX, serving
as the Lead Independent Director and Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee.
Mrs. Lim is also an independent director of Maribank (Singapore) Pte Ltd, one of the four digital banks in Singapore. At Maribank, she
is the Lead Independent Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee. She also sits on the Risk Committee and Remuneration and Nominating
Committee at Maribank. Mrs Lim is also an independent director of Mapletree Logsitic Trust Management Ltd where she is a member of the
Audit and Risk Committee. In addition to Mrs. Lim’s global financial expertise and deep understanding of regulatory and technical
compliance in a listed environment, we believe her extensive local knowledge and experience qualifies her to serve as a member of the
Board.
Andrew Leong has been a member
of our board of directors since February 2021 and was the co- founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Videre Security Solutions, a
software company established in 2016, providing data analytics and cybersecurity to Singapore. Mr. Leong started his career in Singapore’s
Intelligence Agency in 1998 and was head of the cybersecurity division from 1999 until 2005. From 2005 until 2015, Mr. Leong was the
Managing Director of Chameleon Associates Pte. Ltd., a company specializing in risk mitigation utilizing predictive profiling. Mr. Leong
holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in computer engineering from the Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. We believe that Mr. Leong
is well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given his extensive experience in artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Kim White was appointed to our
board on June 25, 2021. Mrs. White served as a member of the board of directors of Cartrack Holdings Limited since 2014. Mrs White also
served as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee for Cartrack Holdings Limited during this
time. Mrs. White started her career at RSM South Africa and then founded KCE Consulting, an audit and advisory firm, in 2001. Mrs. White
currently holds the position of managing director at this firm. Mrs White holds a Bachelor of accounting science degree, an Honours degree
in Accounting Science, a post-graduate certificate in Advanced taxation, a post-graduate certificate in International taxation, a certified
financial planner diploma and a MBA from Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy. Mrs. White is a registered Chartered Accountant (South
Africa). We believe Mrs. White is well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given her extensive knowledge, leadership,
and experience.
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Juan Marais is our Chief Sales
Officer. Before joining Cartrack Holdings Limited in this role in 2004, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Advancor (Pty) Ltd., an
insurance brokerage, from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Marais was the Chief Executive Officer of Finance Mart (Pty) Ltd., a financial
services company, from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Marais began his career in the insurance industry at Broadstreet Financial Advisory Services,
where he was a Managing Member from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Marais holds a Certification in Financial Planning from Milpark Business School.
Richard Schubert is our Chief Operating
Officer. Mr. Schubert joined Cartrack Holdings Limited in 2007 and has held this role at Cartrack Holdings Limited since 2017, and prior
to that, served as Chief Information Officer from 2007 through 2017. Mr. Schubert holds a National Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering
from the Technikon of the Witwatersrand.
Carmen Calisto joined Cartrack
Holdings Limited in February 2020 as Group Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining Cartrack Holdings Limited in this role, she was a
Media Activation Executive at Essence Global from 2019-2020, a global data and measurement-driven full-service agency. Prior to that,
Ms. Calisto interned as an Actuarial Marketer with the Cartrack Group and an Actuarial Advisor at Ernst & Young. She holds a BSc
(Honours) in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School and an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College London.
Pedro Ventura is our Chief Technology
Officer. Mr. Ventura joined Cartrack Holdings Limited in 2015 as a senior Software Engineer and he was promoted to Chief Technology Officer
in November 2020 assuming full responsibility for the strategic and technical direction of Research and Development and our IT infrastructure.
Prior to joining Cartrack Holdings Limited, Mr. Ventura held various senior roles in technology and software development including being
the founder of Internet Business Solutions & Technologies S.A., an Internet based start-up. Mr. Ventura studied Computer Engineering
at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon.
Family Relationships
Carmen Calisto is the daughter of Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto.
B. COMPENSATION
Directors and Executive Officer Compensation footnote
The following table provides information about
the aggregate compensation, including benefits in kind, accrued or paid to our executive officers and directors with respect to the years
ended February 2026 and 2025 for services in all capacities:
Year ended February 28/29
2026 2026(2) 2025(2)
(U.S.$ thousands (1)) (in R thousands)
Short-term employee benefits 1,165 18,536 18,285
Post-employment benefits 30 480 456
1,195 19,016 18,741
(1) For convenience purposes only, amounts in South African rand as at February 28, 2026 have been translated to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of ZAR 15.9167 to U.S.$1.00, the exchange rate for U.S. dollars as at February 28, 2026 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. These translations should not be considered representations that any such amounts have been, could have been or could be converted at that or any other exchange rate. See “Exchange Rates” for further information about recent fluctuations in exchange rates.
(2) Aggregate information disclosed includes directors and executive management given Karooooo’s IPO in the United States and the incorporation of international headquarters in Singapore with a centralized management function. The Group CEO and CFO drive the Group’s strategy implementation, operation and direction with focus on sustainability and top and bottom-line growth. Mr. Marais is included as an executive officer by virtue of his shareholding in Karooooo. Mr. Marais is the beneficial owner of 3,250,793 shares through One Spire (Pty) Ltd., which corresponds to 10.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
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C. BOARD PRACTICES
Board Composition
Our board of directors is composed of five members,
of whom Siew Koon Lim, Andrew Leong and Kim White qualify as “independent” under Nasdaq listing rules. Our constitution provides
that our board of directors initially be divided into three classes with staggered terms over a three-year period. Only Class I directors
were subject to re- election at the first annual meeting of stockholders held after the Nasdaq listing, with the other classes continuing
for the remainder of their respective terms. Our current directors are divided among the three classes as follows:
● the Class I director is Andrew Leong, who was re-elected for a term of three years at the annual meeting of stockholders held on August 29, 2024;
● the Class II directors are Kim White and Siew Koon Lim. Mrs Lim was re-elected for a term of three years at the annual general meeting of stockholders held on 25 July 2025; and
● the Class III directors are Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto and Hoe Shin Goy, who were both re-elected at the AGM held on July 12, 2023, for a term of three years.
At each annual meeting of stockholders, upon
the expiration of the term of a class of directors, the successor to each such director in the class will be elected to serve from the
time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following his or her election and until his or her successor is duly
elected and qualified, in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Any additional directorships resulting
from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed among the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will
consist of one-third of our directors.
This classification of our board of directors
may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control of our company. For additional information regarding our board of directors,
see Exhibit 2.2 “Description of Ordinary Shares—Election and Reelection of Directors.”
We have not entered into service contracts with
any directors of our company or any of our subsidiaries providing for benefits upon termination of employment.
Audit Committee
The audit committee, which consists of Siew Koon
Lim, Andrew Leong and Kim White assists the board in overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes, the audits of our financial
statements and business risk analysis. In addition, the audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention
and oversight of the work of our independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee is also responsible for reviewing
and determining whether to approve certain transactions with related parties. See Item 7.B. “Related Party Transactions—Related
Person Transaction Policy.” The board of directors has determined that Siew Koon Lim qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert,” as such term is defined in the rules of the SEC, and that Siew Koon Lim, Andrew Leong and Kim White are independent, as
defined under the rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq applicable to foreign private issuers. Siew Koon Lim acts as chairman of our audit
committee.
Compensation and Nomination Committee
The compensation and nomination committee consists
of Andrew Leong, Siew Koon Lim and Kim White, who are all independent non-executive directors, and assists the board in identifying and
nominating candidates for election to the board of directors; reviews and recommends the compensation arrangements for the executive
members of our board of directors and administers any equity compensation plan. Andrew Leong is the appointed director to act as chairman
of our compensation and nomination committee. Although the CEO and CFO are invitees to the meetings to provide input on management performance
and to motivate and explain the remuneration of our people and present proposals for general increases and bonuses, they are not members
of this committee and therefore have no vote.
This committee is also charged with evaluating
individual director performance, the performance of the sub-committees and the board as a whole, which is done on an annual basis.
Duties of Directors and attendance of meetings
Under Singapore law, members of the board of
directors of a Singapore company owe certain fiduciary duties towards the company, including a duty to act in good faith in the best
interests of the company, a duty to act honestly and to use reasonable diligence in the discharge of the duties of their office. Directors
generally owe fiduciary duties to the company, and not to the company’s individual shareholders. Our shareholders may not have
a direct cause of action against our directors. The company has a right to seek damages if a duty owed by directors is breached.
The directors have, without exception, attended all board meetings
held during the reporting period.
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Foreign Private Issuer and Controlled Company Exemptions
In general, under the Nasdaq corporate governance
standards, foreign private issuers, as defined by the rules adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), are permitted to follow home country corporate governance practices instead of the corporate governance practices of the
Nasdaq. Accordingly, we follow certain corporate governance practices of our home country, Singapore, in lieu of certain of the corporate
governance requirements of the Nasdaq in respect of the following:
● the requirement under Section 5605(e)(2) of Nasdaq listing rules that companies must adopt a formal written charter or board resolution, as applicable, addressing the nominations process and such related matters as may be required under the U.S. federal securities laws;
● the requirement under Section 5605(d) of Nasdaq listing rules that a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors governed by a compensation committee charter oversee executive compensation;
● the requirement under Section 5605(b)(2) of Nasdaq listing rules that the independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings with only the independent directors present;
● the requirement under Section 5605(c) of Nasdaq listing rules that a quorum must consist of at least 331⁄3 percent of the outstanding shares of a listed company’s common voting stock; and
● the requirement under Section 5610 of Nasdaq listing rules that a company must have adopted one or more codes of conduct applicable to all directors, officers and employees, and that such codes are publicly available.
In the event we no longer qualify as a foreign
private issuer, we intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption under the NASDAQ corporate governance rules. A “controlled
company” under the Nasdaq corporate governance rules is a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual,
Group or another company. Our controlling shareholder and chief executive officer, Zak Calisto, controls a majority of the combined voting
power of our outstanding ordinary shares, and will be able to nominate a majority of directors for election to our board of directors.
Accordingly, we would be eligible to, and, in the event we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, we intend to, take advantage
of certain exemptions under the Nasdaq corporate governance rules.
The “foreign private issuer” exemption
and the “controlled company” exemption do not modify the independence requirements for the audit committee, and we comply
with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Nasdaq rules, which require that our audit committee be composed of at least
three directors, all of whom are independent.
If at any time we cease to be a “controlled
company” or a “foreign private issuer” under the rules of the Nasdaq and the Exchange Act, as applicable, our board
of directors will take all action necessary to comply with the NASDAQ corporate governance rules.
Due to our status as a foreign private issuer
and our intent to follow certain home country corporate governance practices, our shareholders will not have the same protections afforded
to shareholders of companies that are subject to all the Nasdaq corporate governance standards. See Exhibit 2.2 “Description of
Ordinary Shares.”
D. EMPLOYEES
As at February 28, 2026, we had 7,395 full-time
employees, of which 5,398 are located in South Africa, 309 are located in Africa-Other, 387 are located in Europe, and 1,301 are located
in Asia-Pacific and Middle East. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
We have a team-oriented culture and encourage
candor from our employees, which we believe helps us to succeed and drive operational excellence. We also seek to, and have a history
of, promoting from within our organization as well as hiring top talent from outside of our company to expand our capabilities. We aim
to hire individuals who share our passion, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit. We are also committed to diversity and inclusion because
we believe that diversity leads to better outcomes for our business and enables us to better meet the needs of our customers.
E. SHARE OWNERSHIP
For information regarding the share ownership
of our directors and executive officers, please refer to Item 6.B. “—Compensation” and Item 7.A. “Major Shareholders
and Related Party Transactions—Major Shareholders.”
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F. DISCLOSURE OF A REGISTRANT’S ACTION TO RECOVER ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION
Pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act
and Nasdaq Rule 5608, on November 20, 2023, we adopted a Compensation Recoupment Policy providing that we will recover reasonably promptly
the amount of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation from any “Executive Officer” (as such term is defined in Rule
10D-1 under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq Rule 5608) in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due
to our material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement under the U.S. securities laws, including any required accounting
restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements,
or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current
period.
A copy of our Compensation Recoupment Policy is filed as Exhibit 97.1
hereto.
As at financial year ended February 28, 2026, we were not required
to recoup any compensation awarded under the Compensation Recoupment Policy.