KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC (KLS.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:KLS • CA48826D2014

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This KLS.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. KLS.CA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year KLS was profitable.
  • KLS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years KLS reported 4 times negative net income.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: KLS reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
KLS.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFKLS.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2M -2M -4M

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 8.18%, KLS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 95.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KLS has a better Return On Equity (9.57%) than 80.95% of its industry peers.
  • KLS has a Return On Invested Capital of 5.28%. This is in the better half of the industry: KLS outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 8.18%
ROE 9.57%
ROIC 5.28%
ROA(3y)-27.94%
ROA(5y)-23.03%
ROE(3y)-41.28%
ROE(5y)-31.87%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
KLS.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICKLS.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • KLS has a Profit Margin of 4.15%. This is amongst the best in the industry. KLS outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • KLS has a better Operating Margin (3.19%) than 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • KLS's Gross Margin of 41.11% is amongst the best of the industry. KLS outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of KLS has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.19%
PM (TTM) 4.15%
GM 41.11%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.92%
GM growth 5Y-0.88%
KLS.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKLS.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 -60 -80

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2. KLS.CA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so KLS is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, KLS has more shares outstanding
  • KLS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for KLS has been reduced compared to a year ago.
KLS.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingKLS.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
KLS.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsKLS.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M

2.2 Solvency

  • KLS has an Altman-Z score of 0.57. This is a bad value and indicates that KLS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • KLS has a Altman-Z score of 0.57. This is in the lower half of the industry: KLS underperforms 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • KLS has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.67. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.67 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.67, KLS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KLS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • KLS has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.00) than 85.71% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0.67
Altman-Z 0.57
ROIC/WACC0.55
WACC9.55%
KLS.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFKLS.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5M 10M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 4.27 indicates that KLS has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 4.27, KLS belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 90.48% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.43 indicates that KLS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • KLS has a Quick ratio of 1.43. This is in the better half of the industry: KLS outperforms 76.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4.27
Quick Ratio 1.43
KLS.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesKLS.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M 8M

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3. KLS.CA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • KLS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 112.58%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, KLS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.97% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.67% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)112.58%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%92.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.97%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.45%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.67%
Sales Q2Q%-16.77%

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.
KLS.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesKLS.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
KLS.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesKLS.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04

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4. KLS.CA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 16.00, which indicates a correct valuation of KLS.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, KLS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.71% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • KLS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 27.38.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 16
Fwd PE N/A
KLS.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKLS.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 76.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than KLS, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • KLS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. KLS is cheaper than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 58.84
EV/EBITDA 13.8
KLS.CA Per share dataKLS.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

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. KLS.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for KLS!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

KLS.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC

TSX:KLS (4/14/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)03-27
Earnings (Next)05-07
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners6.3%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap8.85M
Revenue(TTM)10.78M
Net Income(TTM)447.40K
Analysts84
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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 RankSector Rank
PE 16
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.6
P/FCF 58.84
P/OCF 58.84
P/B 1.38
P/tB 1.38
EV/EBITDA 13.8
EPS(TTM)0.01
EY6.25%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0
FCFY1.7%
OCF(TTM)0
OCFY1.7%
SpS0.27
BVpS0.12
TBVpS0.12
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0.161795 (1.12%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 8.18%
ROE 9.57%
ROCE 7.33%
ROIC 5.28%
ROICexc 5.77%
ROICexgc 5.77%
OM 3.19%
PM (TTM) 4.15%
GM 41.11%
FCFM 1.01%
ROA(3y)-27.94%
ROA(5y)-23.03%
ROE(3y)-41.28%
ROE(5y)-31.87%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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 3Y-2.92%
GM growth 5Y-0.88%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.97
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0.67
Debt/EBITDA 0.04
Cap/Depr 0%
Cap/Sales 0%
Interest Coverage 42.98
Cash Conversion 24.71%
Profit Quality 24.43%
Current Ratio 4.27
Quick Ratio 1.43
Altman-Z 0.57
F-Score6
WACC9.55%
ROIC/WACC0.55
Cap/Depr(3y)39.42%
Cap/Depr(5y)44.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.64%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.04%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)112.58%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%92.2%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.97%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.45%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.67%
Sales Q2Q%-16.77%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y143.25%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y126.97%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y127.75%
OCF growth 3Y-29.35%
OCF growth 5YN/A

KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC / KLS.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to KLS.CA.


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KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC (KLS.CA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


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The financial health rating of KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC (KLS.CA) is 6 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for KLS stock?

The dividend rating of KELSO TECHNOLOGIES INC (KLS.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.