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Kenyan (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M0.2%
  • 1Y7.3%
  • YTD17.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 1.9%, driven by KCB Group declining 6.4%. In contrast, BK Group has gained 9.4%. In the past year, the industry has gained 7.3%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024KSh726.2bKSh763.5bKSh218.5b3.6x3.3x1x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024KSh745.9bKSh769.7bKSh216.6b3.6x3.4x1x
Tue, 21 May 2024KSh724.7bKSh754.5bKSh205.9b3.9x3.5x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024KSh734.9bKSh759.2bKSh202.9b4x3.6x1x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024KSh711.5bKSh745.8bKSh203.7b3.8x3.5x1x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024KSh636.3bKSh744.1bKSh203.4b3.7x3.1x0.9x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024KSh622.2bKSh743.9bKSh203.4b3.7x3.1x0.8x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023KSh622.8bKSh746.7bKSh203.2b3.7x3.1x0.8x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023KSh604.3bKSh725.5bKSh198.3b3.7x3x0.8x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023KSh630.5bKSh725.3bKSh198.2b3.9x3.2x0.9x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023KSh648.3bKSh717.4bKSh193.1b4x3.4x0.9x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023KSh680.0bKSh711.5bKSh198.8b4.2x3.4x1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023KSh666.5bKSh712.5bKSh198.8b4.1x3.4x0.9x
Wed, 24 May 2023KSh623.0bKSh692.8bKSh190.6b4x3.3x0.9x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023KSh727.5bKSh692.7bKSh190.1b4.2x3.8x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023KSh665.4bKSh649.4bKSh185.8b3.6x3.6x1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023KSh733.5bKSh647.3bKSh185.1b4x4x1.1x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023KSh728.4bKSh645.8bKSh185.1b4.2x3.9x1.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022KSh692.0bKSh636.2bKSh181.6b4.3x3.8x1.1x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022KSh687.3bKSh624.5bKSh176.3b4.5x3.9x1.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022KSh700.9bKSh624.6bKSh176.6b4.5x4x1.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022KSh722.9bKSh626.1bKSh177.4b4.6x4.1x1.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022KSh698.9bKSh600.4bKSh166.8b4.4x4.2x1.2x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022KSh632.9bKSh600.7bKSh166.6b4.5x3.8x1.1x
Thu, 26 May 2022KSh659.3bKSh579.9bKSh155.9b4.1x4.2x1.1x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022KSh753.3bKSh579.1bKSh155.3b4.5x4.9x1.3x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022KSh768.5bKSh548.5bKSh132.5b5.4x5.8x1.4x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022KSh773.5bKSh535.4bKSh128.1b5.7x6x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022KSh753.4bKSh535.4bKSh128.1b5.6x5.9x1.4x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021KSh728.0bKSh530.4bKSh127.4b5.3x5.7x1.4x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021KSh743.7bKSh500.2bKSh110.4b5.7x6.7x1.5x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021KSh763.1bKSh500.2bKSh110.4b6.2x6.9x1.5x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021KSh788.0bKSh504.1bKSh106.3b6.7x7.4x1.6x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021KSh758.1bKSh504.1bKSh106.3b6.5x7.1x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x


Total Market Cap: KSh758.1bTotal Earnings: KSh106.3bTotal Revenue: KSh504.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 4.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kenyan Financials 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 3.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 4.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.95x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 27% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 15% 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 sector?

KE Market-3.03%
Financials-1.92%
Capital Markets1.34%
Insurance0.49%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Diversified Financial0%
Consumer Finance0%
Banks-2.11%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 4.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 23.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 16.0% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 24% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% 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
BRIT Britam HoldingsKSh5.744.4%
+KSh605.6m
15.0%PE4.4x
ABSA Absa Bank KenyaKSh14.050.4%
+KSh271.6m
13.3%PB1x
LBTY Liberty Kenya HoldingsKSh5.803.6%
+KSh107.1m
59.3%PE4.7x
NCBA NCBA GroupKSh40.900.1%
+KSh82.4m
6.6%PB0.7x
HFCK HF GroupKSh4.580.7%
+KSh11.5m
-1.5%PB0.2x
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HFCK

KSh4.58

HF Group

7D

0.7%

1Y

-1.5%

EQTY

KSh41.30

Equity Group Holdings

7D

-3.1%

1Y

1.7%

KCB

KSh31.80

KCB Group

7D

-6.5%

1Y

11.4%

BKG

KSh32.45

BK Group

7D

-2.1%

1Y

-7.3%

JUB

KSh164.00

Jubilee Holdings

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-11.4%

LBTY

KSh5.80

Liberty Kenya Holdings

7D

3.6%

1Y

59.3%

BRIT

KSh5.74

Britam Holdings

7D

4.4%

1Y

15.0%

IMH

KSh20.65

I&M Group

7D

-4.0%

1Y

10.7%

ABSA

KSh14.05

Absa Bank Kenya

7D

0.4%

1Y

13.3%

CIC

KSh2.09

CIC Insurance Group

7D

-4.6%

1Y

-5.0%

NCBA

KSh40.90

NCBA Group

7D

0.1%

1Y

6.6%

COOP

KSh12.90

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

7D

-0.4%

1Y

8.9%

SCBK

KSh190.25

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

7D

-1.3%

1Y

15.5%