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Kenyan (NSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M15.1%
  • 1Y14.7%
  • YTD22.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Banks industry has risen 2.3%, driven by gains from KCB Group of 17%. During this same period, the Equity Group Holdings underperformed, falling 7.4%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 15%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 May 2024KSh701.7bKSh611.6bKSh202.4b3.6x3.5x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024KSh674.5bKSh606.8bKSh192.8b3.8x3.5x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024KSh685.9bKSh592.1bKSh189.6b3.8x3.6x1.2x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024KSh592.4bKSh588.9bKSh192.3b3.5x3.1x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024KSh579.1bKSh591.7bKSh193.3b3.1x3x1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023KSh564.8bKSh590.8bKSh193.0b3.1x2.9x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023KSh541.6bKSh570.7bKSh189.0b3.5x2.9x0.9x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023KSh584.9bKSh570.5bKSh189.0b3.9x3.1x1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023KSh597.4bKSh570.5bKSh189.0b3.8x3.2x1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023KSh641.4bKSh559.3bKSh187.2b3.9x3.4x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023KSh620.7bKSh559.3bKSh187.1b4.1x3.3x1.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023KSh611.2bKSh547.7bKSh182.0b4.2x3.4x1.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023KSh675.1bKSh536.3bKSh181.8b4.4x3.7x1.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023KSh653.3bKSh512.8bKSh180.7b3.4x3.6x1.3x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023KSh686.9bKSh493.1bKSh177.3b3.7x3.9x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023KSh673.0bKSh491.0bKSh176.7b3.8x3.8x1.4x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022KSh646.1bKSh488.7bKSh174.9b3.7x3.7x1.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022KSh635.2bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b3.8x3.8x1.4x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022KSh628.9bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b3.7x3.8x1.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022KSh671.8bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b4x4x1.4x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022KSh667.4bKSh445.3bKSh156.5b4.2x4.3x1.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022KSh619.4bKSh445.5bKSh156.2b3.8x4x1.4x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022KSh620.6bKSh432.3bKSh148.7b4x4.2x1.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022KSh635.4bKSh426.4bKSh145.2b4.5x4.4x1.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022KSh699.4bKSh430.6bKSh145.7b4.7x4.8x1.6x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022KSh696.5bKSh391.1bKSh128.8b5.4x5.4x1.8x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022KSh691.1bKSh391.1bKSh128.8b5.4x5.4x1.8x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021KSh667.3bKSh387.8bKSh127.7b5x5.2x1.7x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021KSh676.0bKSh370.3bKSh114.7b6x5.9x1.8x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021KSh672.9bKSh360.5bKSh112.0b6.2x6x1.9x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021KSh705.1bKSh357.5bKSh107.3b6.9x6.6x2x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021KSh688.2bKSh364.4bKSh107.4b6.6x6.4x1.9x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021KSh618.3bKSh337.8bKSh91.4b6.9x6.8x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh618.3bTotal Earnings: KSh91.4bTotal Revenue: KSh337.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 4.2x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kenyan Banks industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 3.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 4.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 30% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 22% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Financials industry?

KE Market-0.96%
Financials2.27%
Banks2.33%
Diversified Banks2.33%
Regional Banks-0.22%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.8x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 4.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
KCB KCB GroupKSh36.303.6%
+KSh4.0b
14.2%PB0.5x
NCBA NCBA GroupKSh41.403.5%
+KSh2.3b
15.0%PB0.7x
COOP Co-operative Bank of KenyaKSh13.652.6%
+KSh2.1b
12.8%PB0.6x
IMH I&M GroupKSh19.256.4%
+KSh1.9b
13.9%PB0.4x
SCBK Standard Chartered Bank KenyaKSh187.002.2%
+KSh1.5b
17.4%PB1.2x
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KCB

KSh36.30

KCB Group

7D

3.6%

1Y

14.2%

DTK

KSh45.40

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya

7D

-9.2%

1Y

-0.7%

HFCK

KSh4.30

HF Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

1.7%

IMH

KSh19.25

I&M Group

7D

6.4%

1Y

13.9%

NCBA

KSh41.40

NCBA Group

7D

3.5%

1Y

15.0%

COOP

KSh13.65

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

7D

2.6%

1Y

12.8%

EQTY

KSh43.55

Equity Group Holdings

7D

-7.0%

1Y

14.9%

ABSA

KSh13.45

Absa Bank Kenya

7D

-0.4%

1Y

18.5%

SBIC

KSh110.50

Stanbic Holdings

7D

1.6%

1Y

7.3%

SCBK

KSh187.00

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

7D

2.2%

1Y

17.4%

BKG

KSh31.70

BK Group

7D

-6.8%

1Y

-5.4%