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Kenyan (NSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJun 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies54
  • 7D0.06%
  • 3M9.5%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD24.0%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, although notably the Consumer Discretionary sector declined by 3.7%. Meanwhile, the market is actually up 10% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 14% per annum.

Market Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 19 Jun 2024KSh1.7tKSh1.7tKSh298.5b4.9x5.8x1x
Fri, 17 May 2024KSh1.7tKSh1.7tKSh288.4b4.6x5.8x1x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024KSh1.7tKSh1.7tKSh285.0b5.8x5.9x1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024KSh1.5tKSh1.7tKSh286.6b5.1x5.1x0.8x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh287.6b5.2x4.8x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh289.8b5x4.8x0.8x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023KSh1.4tKSh1.7tKSh291.4b5.1x4.8x0.8x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023KSh1.3tKSh1.6tKSh286.8b5.3x4.7x0.8x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023KSh1.4tKSh1.6tKSh286.7b6.1x5.1x0.9x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023KSh1.5tKSh1.6tKSh284.5b5.7x5.3x0.9x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023KSh1.7tKSh1.6tKSh289.3b5.7x5.8x1x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023KSh1.6tKSh1.6tKSh287.1b5.3x5.6x1x
Sat, 20 May 2023KSh1.5tKSh1.6tKSh284.5b4.5x5.2x0.9x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023KSh1.7tKSh1.6tKSh288.1b4.8x5.9x1.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023KSh1.7tKSh1.5tKSh283.8b5.1x6.2x1.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh283.2b6x7x1.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023KSh1.9tKSh1.5tKSh284.9b5x6.8x1.3x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022KSh1.9tKSh1.5tKSh283.2b5.9x6.7x1.3x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh276.9b6.7x7.1x1.3x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.5tKSh277.1b6.9x7.1x1.3x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022KSh2.1tKSh1.5tKSh281.6b7x7.5x1.4x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022KSh2.1tKSh1.4tKSh266.4b6.8x7.9x1.5x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022KSh1.8tKSh1.4tKSh266.2b6.6x6.8x1.3x
Sun, 22 May 2022KSh2.0tKSh1.4tKSh255.1b5.8x8x1.4x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022KSh2.4tKSh1.4tKSh256.3b6.9x9.5x1.8x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022KSh2.5tKSh1.4tKSh233.2b6.6x10.5x1.8x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022KSh2.6tKSh1.3tKSh221.5b6.8x11.7x2x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022KSh2.7tKSh1.3tKSh220.6b6.5x12x2.1x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021KSh2.5tKSh1.3tKSh219.5b6.4x11.2x1.9x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021KSh2.7tKSh1.2tKSh195.4b6.7x13.7x2.1x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021KSh2.8tKSh1.2tKSh204.7b6.7x13.7x2.2x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021KSh2.8tKSh1.3tKSh185.9b7.4x15.2x2.3x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021KSh2.7tKSh1.3tKSh185.9b7.2x14.4x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.4x


Total Market Cap: KSh2.7tTotal Earnings: KSh185.9bTotal Revenue: KSh1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 8x202220232024
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 5.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 8.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Kenyan listed companies have grown 17% 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 Market0.059%
Industrials2.64%
Telecom1.32%
Energy0.21%
Utilities0.18%
Real Estate0%
Healthcare0%
Tech0%
Materials-0.29%
Consumer Staples-0.40%
Financials-1.03%
Consumer Discretionary-3.68%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Materials sector the most for future growth, which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.8x.
    • 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 roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Telecom sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% 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
SCOM SafaricomKSh18.301.4%
+KSh10.0b
12.6%PE11.6xTelecom
SCBK Standard Chartered Bank KenyaKSh196.752.6%
+KSh1.9b
22.8%PB1.1xFinancials
EABL East African BreweriesKSh143.501.4%
+KSh1.6b
-5.3%PE14.2xConsumer Staples
EQTY Equity Group HoldingsKSh43.650.3%
+KSh566.1m
15.2%PB0.8xFinancials
ABSA Absa Bank KenyaKSh13.950.7%
+KSh543.2m
19.2%PB1xFinancials
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KCB Group

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SBIC

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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

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1Y

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