KLS Fundamental Analysis - KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to KLS. KLS was compared to 23 industry peers in the Machinery industry. While KLS seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. KLS does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

KLS had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year KLS has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

KLS had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

KLS had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -43.91%, KLS is doing worse than 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -61.40%, KLS is doing worse than 73.91% of the companies in the same industry.

With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 6.45%, KLS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.22% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-43.91%
ROE	-61.4%
ROIC	6.45%

ROA(3y)-34.4%

ROA(5y)-26.84%

ROE(3y)-48.67%

ROE(5y)-36.17%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

KLS has a Operating Margin of 3.90%. This is in the better half of the industry: KLS outperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.

KLS's Gross Margin of 43.06% is amongst the best of the industry. KLS outperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.

KLS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.9%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	43.06%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.67%

GM growth 5Y-1.17%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

KLS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, KLS has more shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for KLS has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

KLS has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.04, we must say that KLS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -1.04, KLS is doing worse than 73.91% of the companies in the same industry.

The Debt to FCF ratio of KLS is 0.19, which is an excellent value as it means it would take KLS, only 0.19 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

KLS's Debt to FCF ratio of 0.19 is amongst the best of the industry. KLS outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01 indicates that KLS is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of KLS (0.01) is better than 86.96% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.19
Altman-Z	-1.04

ROIC/WACC0.7

WACC9.16%

2.3 Liquidity

KLS has a Current Ratio of 2.47. This indicates that KLS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

KLS's Current ratio of 2.47 is amongst the best of the industry. KLS outperforms 86.96% of its industry peers.

KLS has a Quick Ratio of 1.00. This is a normal value and indicates that KLS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

KLS has a Quick ratio (1.00) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.47
Quick Ratio	1

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

KLS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -79.07%.

Looking at the last year, KLS shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.94% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, KLS shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -12.27% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-79.07%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%113%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.94%

Revenue growth 3Y12.86%

Revenue growth 5Y-12.27%

Sales Q2Q%-8.59%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

KLS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as KLS.

KLS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. KLS is cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	14.1
EV/EBITDA	59.53

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for KLS!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC

TSX:KLS (9/22/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

0.19

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryMachinery

Earnings (Last)07-31 2025-07-31

Earnings (Next)10-15 2025-10-15

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners4.34%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap10.48M

Analysts84

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.69
P/FCF	14.1
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.61
P/tB	1.61
EV/EBITDA	59.53

EPS(TTM)-0.06

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.01

FCFY7.09%

OCF(TTM)-0.01

OCFYN/A

SpS0.27

BVpS0.12

TBVpS0.12

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-43.91%
ROE	-61.4%
ROCE	8.96%
ROIC	6.45%
ROICexc	7.19%
ROICexgc	7.19%
OM	3.9%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	43.06%
FCFM	4.92%

ROA(3y)-34.4%

ROA(5y)-26.84%

ROE(3y)-48.67%

ROE(5y)-36.17%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.67%

GM growth 5Y-1.17%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover1.66

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.19
Debt/EBITDA	0.39
Cap/Depr	-300.59%
Cap/Sales	8.4%
Interest Coverage	-533.25
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.47
Quick Ratio	1
Altman-Z	-1.04

F-Score4

WACC9.16%

ROIC/WACC0.7

Cap/Depr(3y)68.27%

Cap/Depr(5y)82.78%

Cap/Sales(3y)5.39%

Cap/Sales(5y)7.11%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-79.07%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%113%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.94%

Revenue growth 3Y12.86%

Revenue growth 5Y-12.27%

Sales Q2Q%-8.59%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y144.55%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y216.98%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-252.2%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC (KLS.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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