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Kenyan (NSE) Consumer Staples Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 07, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-2.8%
  • 3M-3.0%
  • 1Y29.5%
  • YTD3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Consumer Staples industry has dropped 2.8%, driven by East African Breweries declining 3.8%. Meanwhile, Unga Group actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 12% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 30%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 07 Feb 2025KSh202.0bKSh192.6bKSh14.2b15.3x14.2x1x
Sun, 05 Jan 2025KSh196.2bKSh190.8bKSh13.8b14.1x14.2x1x
Tue, 03 Dec 2024KSh190.5bKSh190.7bKSh13.8b11.4x13.8x1x
Thu, 31 Oct 2024KSh193.2bKSh190.8bKSh14.6b10.5x13.3x1x
Sat, 28 Sep 2024KSh177.4bKSh191.0bKSh14.3b11.5x12.4x0.9x
Mon, 26 Aug 2024KSh167.3bKSh191.0bKSh17.1b10.4x9.8x0.9x
Wed, 24 Jul 2024KSh179.4bKSh186.8bKSh14.6b12.2x12.3x1x
Fri, 21 Jun 2024KSh176.4bKSh186.8bKSh14.8b15.2x11.9x0.9x
Sun, 19 May 2024KSh182.9bKSh187.5bKSh16.0b11.6x11.4x1x
Tue, 16 Apr 2024KSh176.2bKSh187.6bKSh16.1b14.4x11x0.9x
Thu, 14 Mar 2024KSh152.4bKSh186.6bKSh16.4b8.6x9.3x0.8x
Sat, 10 Feb 2024KSh152.8bKSh186.0bKSh16.4b9.8x9.3x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jan 2024KSh160.2bKSh177.2bKSh18.7b8x8.6x0.9x
Wed, 06 Dec 2023KSh150.2bKSh171.2bKSh18.7b8.9x8x0.9x
Fri, 03 Nov 2023KSh159.3bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b9.8x8.7x0.9x
Sun, 01 Oct 2023KSh166.1bKSh170.8bKSh18.4b10.5x9x1x
Tue, 29 Aug 2023KSh169.2bKSh170.7bKSh18.4b10.8x9.2x1x
Thu, 27 Jul 2023KSh191.5bKSh173.8bKSh20.7b8.4x9.3x1.1x
Sat, 24 Jun 2023KSh185.0bKSh173.8bKSh20.9b8.7x8.9x1.1x
Mon, 22 May 2023KSh183.5bKSh171.8bKSh20.5b8.7x9x1.1x
Wed, 19 Apr 2023KSh198.2bKSh172.9bKSh20.8b7x9.5x1.1x
Fri, 17 Mar 2023KSh196.7bKSh171.9bKSh20.4b9x9.6x1.1x
Sun, 12 Feb 2023KSh206.8bKSh169.9bKSh19.8b10.5x10.4x1.2x
Tue, 10 Jan 2023KSh202.9bKSh167.4bKSh19.8b9x10.2x1.2x
Thu, 08 Dec 2022KSh195.7bKSh163.0bKSh19.9b9.8x9.9x1.2x
Sat, 05 Nov 2022KSh192.6bKSh162.8bKSh19.8b9.7x9.7x1.2x
Mon, 03 Oct 2022KSh176.5bKSh162.8bKSh19.8b9.5x8.9x1.1x
Wed, 31 Aug 2022KSh186.4bKSh166.7bKSh23.2b13.4x8x1.1x
Fri, 29 Jul 2022KSh177.2bKSh153.6bKSh16.8b12.1x10.6x1.2x
Sun, 26 Jun 2022KSh152.3bKSh153.6bKSh16.8b12.4x9.1x1x
Tue, 24 May 2022KSh172.4bKSh153.5bKSh16.8b11.9x10.3x1.1x
Thu, 21 Apr 2022KSh183.5bKSh153.5bKSh16.8b12.4x10.9x1.2x
Sat, 19 Mar 2022KSh185.5bKSh153.8bKSh17.0b12.7x10.9x1.2x
Mon, 14 Feb 2022KSh190.6bKSh145.3bKSh11.1b14.8x17.2x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.2x


Total Market Cap: KSh190.6bTotal Earnings: KSh11.1bTotal Revenue: KSh145.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Consumer Staples Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kenyan Consumer Staples industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Staples industry have grown 8.5% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.9% 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 Consumer Staples sector?

KE Market1.06%
Consumer Staples-2.76%
Food and Staples Retail38.46%
Food0.55%
Household Products0%0
Personal Products0%0
Tobacco-0.48%
Beverage-3.80%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Beverage industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 19.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Beverage industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Beverage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 26% 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
UNGA Unga GroupKSh20.5512.3%
+KSh170.3m
n/aPS0.07x
SASN SasiniKSh15.503.3%
+KSh114.0m
-29.5%PS0.5x
UCHM Uchumi SupermarketsKSh0.3638.5%
+KSh36.5m
80.0%n/a
WTK Williamson Tea KenyaKSh215.000.1%
+KSh4.4m
-7.5%PS1x
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UNGA

KSh20.55

Unga Group

7D

12.3%

1Y

n/a

SASN

KSh15.50

Sasini

7D

3.3%

1Y

-29.5%

EABL

KSh183.75

East African Breweries

7D

-3.8%

1Y

56.7%

KUKZ

KSh430.00

Kakuzi

7D

-0.9%

1Y

11.7%

AMAC

KSh56.75

Africa Mega Agricorp

7D

-9.9%

1Y

n/a

WTK

KSh215.00

Williamson Tea Kenya

7D

0.1%

1Y

-7.5%

EGAD

KSh12.55

Eaagads

7D

-3.5%

1Y

0.4%

UCHM

KSh0.36

Uchumi Supermarkets

7D

38.5%

1Y

80.0%