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Kenyan (NSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedMay 08, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies56
  • 7D-2.6%
  • 3M13.5%
  • 1Y2.0%
  • YTD13.4%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 2.6%, driven by a loss of 3.2% in the Financials sector. Although the market performance has been flat over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.9% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 08 May 2024KSh1.6tKSh1.7tKSh286.2b4.9x5.5x0.9x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024KSh1.7tKSh1.7tKSh284.7b5.6x6.1x1x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh286.2b5.2x4.9x0.8x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh287.7b5.2x4.7x0.8x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh290.1b5x4.8x0.8x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh288.2b5.2x4.9x0.8x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023KSh1.4tKSh1.6tKSh286.7b5.3x4.9x0.9x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023KSh1.5tKSh1.6tKSh286.3b5.9x5.2x0.9x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023KSh1.6tKSh1.6tKSh283.5b6.2x5.5x1x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023KSh1.7tKSh1.6tKSh289.3b5.5x6x1.1x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023KSh1.6tKSh1.6tKSh285.1b5.4x5.5x1x
Thu, 11 May 2023KSh1.5tKSh1.6tKSh288.2b4.6x5.3x1x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023KSh1.8tKSh1.5tKSh284.5b4.9x6.2x1.1x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023KSh1.9tKSh1.5tKSh283.7b4.8x6.8x1.3x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023KSh1.9tKSh1.5tKSh282.6b5.3x6.8x1.3x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh286.2b5x6.8x1.3x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh274.8b6.3x7.1x1.3x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh277.2b6.7x7.1x1.3x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022KSh2.1tKSh1.5tKSh278.7b7.5x7.4x1.4x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022KSh2.3tKSh1.4tKSh266.4b7.4x8.5x1.6x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022KSh2.2tKSh1.4tKSh266.1b7x8.2x1.5x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.4tKSh261.9b7.6x7.6x1.4x
Fri, 13 May 2022KSh2.2tKSh1.4tKSh257.9b5.8x8.7x1.6x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022KSh2.4tKSh1.4tKSh246.6b6.5x9.9x1.8x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022KSh2.5tKSh1.3tKSh227.5b7.1x11x1.9x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022KSh2.6tKSh1.3tKSh221.5b6.8x11.6x1.9x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022KSh2.6tKSh1.3tKSh220.7b6.6x11.6x2x
Mon, 29 Nov 2021KSh2.5tKSh1.3tKSh218.2b6.4x11.6x1.9x
Wed, 27 Oct 2021KSh2.7tKSh1.2tKSh204.9b6.6x13.3x2.2x
Fri, 24 Sep 2021KSh2.8tKSh1.2tKSh200.1b7.1x13.8x2.2x
Sun, 22 Aug 2021KSh2.9tKSh1.3tKSh185.9b7.3x15.5x2.3x
Fri, 09 Jul 2021KSh2.7tKSh1.3tKSh185.9b7.2x14.4x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh2.6tTotal Earnings: KSh166.0bTotal Revenue: KSh1.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 8.3x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kenyan market, indicating that they anticipate earnings will not grow as fast as they have historically.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 5.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 8.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Kenyan listed companies have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Kenyan Market?

KE Market-2.57%
Materials2.45%
Industrials1.86%
Real Estate0%
Healthcare0%
Tech0%
Utilities-0.72%
Energy-0.99%
Telecom-1.89%
Consumer Staples-3.10%
Financials-3.23%
Consumer Discretionary-12.47%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.9x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financials sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Telecom sector is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.4% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
SCBK Standard Chartered Bank KenyaKSh176.255.2%
+KSh3.3b
24.8%PB1.1xFinancials
BKG BK GroupKSh34.501.8%
+KSh558.0m
7.8%PB0.9xFinancials
KCB KCB GroupKSh30.050.3%
+KSh321.3m
2.0%PB0.4xFinancials
BOC BOC KenyaKSh88.7520.7%
+KSh297.8m
5.7%PE11.7xMaterials
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh17.355.2%
+KSh216.6m
27.6%PE5xMaterials
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KSh4.38

HF Group

7D

13.2%

1Y

16.2%

BKG

KSh34.50

BK Group

7D

1.8%

1Y

7.8%

KCB

KSh30.05

KCB Group

7D

0.3%

1Y

2.0%

NCBA

KSh38.00

NCBA Group

7D

-14.2%

1Y

10.0%

WTK

KSh240.00

Williamson Tea Kenya

7D

3.8%

1Y

32.6%

BOC

KSh88.75

BOC Kenya

7D

20.7%

1Y

5.7%

ABSA

KSh12.25

Absa Bank Kenya

7D

-10.9%

1Y

19.5%

TPSE

KSh15.80

TPS Eastern Africa

7D

-14.6%

1Y

9.0%

JUB

KSh176.00

Jubilee Holdings

7D

-7.4%

1Y

-2.2%

COOP

KSh12.05

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-1.6%

SCBK

KSh176.25

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

7D

5.2%

1Y

24.8%

IMH

KSh17.80

I&M Group

7D

-3.0%

1Y

4.7%

EQTY

KSh42.00

Equity Group Holdings

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-3.0%

CARB

KSh17.35

Carbacid Investments

7D

5.2%

1Y

27.6%

CRWN

KSh38.25

Crown Paints Kenya

7D

3.5%

1Y

-8.2%