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Employees: 3,861
Size Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) is a United States Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $302M, the 3113th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $3.52 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 27.6%, against -14.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.3%); the operating margin is 2.6% (peer median 10.3%).
Valuation It trades at 7.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.7× (4th cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +41%, so the hurdle is -31 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.2 points below its cost of capital (5.9% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 0.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $722M | $722M | $660M | $564M | $528M |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +17% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | $184M | $183M | $139M | $97.9M | $86.7M |
| EBITDA | $66.2M | $66.0M | $40.8M | $29.8M | $15.4M |
| Net income | $3.00M | $2.67M | -$87.9M | -$16.7M | -$33.4M |
| Free cash flow | $32.6M | $31.8M | -$26.3M | $16.1M | -$15.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $25.7M | $25.0M | $21.1M | $13.0M | $16.6M |
| Total debt | $255M | $255M | $235M | $167M | $170M |
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| Measure | LSAK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -25.4% | -1.6% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -27.6% | -14.2% | 8th lowest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -36.5% | -38.5% | 10th highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.4% | +12.3% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 10.3% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 7.2× | 17.7× | 4th cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 10.1% | 11.6% | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +40.7% | +15.9% | 2nd highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -30.6 pp | -4.3 pp | 2nd least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.2 pp | -0.5 pp | 7th lowest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.4× | 19.0× | 3rd cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6× | -0.4× | 5th most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesaka Technologies LSAK | United States | $302M | -28% | +9% | 3% | 7.2× | 10.1% | +40.7% |
| Ropeok Technology 688619.SS | China | $302M | -32% | -17% | -144% | n/a | 41.8% | -24.4% |
| Netcall NET.L | United Kingdom | $304M | +7% | +20% | 10% | 25.6× | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| Enjoyor Technology 300020.SZ | China | $299M | -14% | -23% | -1,427% | n/a | 20.3% | -39.4% |
| 8x8 EGHT | United States | $308M | -22% | +4% | 4% | 5.9× | 12.4% | +6.7% |
| EHang Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR EH | United States | $309M | -61% | -3% | -86% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| AMIYA 4258.T | Japan | $294M | +83% | +25% | 18% | 49.6× | 23.9% | +20.7% |
| Cerillion CER.L | United Kingdom | $314M | -41% | +1% | 39% | 16.4× | 1.4% | +16.9% |
| Zengame Technology 2660.HK | Hong Kong | $318M | -15% | +19% | 24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Stillfront SF.ST | Sweden | $320M | +9% | -12% | 16% | 4.2× | -15.4% | +7.4% |
| Ai Robotics 247A.T | Japan | $283M | -48% | +123% | 9% | 8.6× | n/a | n/a |
| eMudhra EMUDHRA.NS | India | $324M | -31% | +30% | 18% | 22.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Akatsuki 3932.T | Japan | $327M | +29% | +31% | 34% | 6.3× | -13.6% | -3.6% |
| Sidetrade ALBFR.PA | France | $327M | +24% | +13% | 5% | 30.6× | 33.9% | +16.1% |
| toggle 652A.T | Japan | $331M | n/a | +25% | 9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| cBrain A/S CBRAIN.CO | Denmark | $332M | +84% | -1% | 24% | 39.7× | 11.6% | +15.9% |
| Reconova Technologies 7656.HK | Hong Kong | $336M | n/a | +12% | -15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| COLOPL 3668.T | Japan | $337M | -4% | -13% | 10% | 18.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Wuhan Xingtu Xinke Electronics 688081.SS | China | $337M | -59% | -13% | -49% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DEAR U 376300.KS | South Korea | $338M | -40% | +20% | 22% | 15.0× | 5.1% | +45.1% |
| 7Road 0797.HK | Hong Kong | $338M | +83% | +71% | 27% | n/a | n/a | n/a |