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Kenyan (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-0.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y23.7%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has remained flat, although notably KCB Group gained 3.1%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 24% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025KSh927.1bKSh869.3bKSh262.1b3.7x3.5x1.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025KSh964.7bKSh808.1bKSh244.3b4.2x3.9x1.2x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025KSh938.3bKSh806.5bKSh242.9b4x3.9x1.2x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025KSh942.1bKSh806.1bKSh242.6b3.9x3.9x1.2x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024KSh821.6bKSh800.3bKSh241.4b3.6x3.4x1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024KSh822.9bKSh789.8bKSh236.0b3.7x3.5x1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024KSh762.8bKSh789.9bKSh236.1b3.6x3.2x1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024KSh741.6bKSh772.3bKSh224.8b3.4x3.3x1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024KSh729.1bKSh763.5bKSh218.5b3.8x3.3x1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024KSh745.9bKSh769.7bKSh216.6b3.6x3.4x1x
Mon, 20 May 2024KSh725.9bKSh754.5bKSh205.9b3.9x3.5x1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024KSh749.8bKSh759.0bKSh202.9b3.8x3.7x1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024KSh695.8bKSh743.5bKSh202.8b3.8x3.4x0.9x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024KSh636.3bKSh744.1bKSh203.4b3.7x3.1x0.9x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024KSh626.7bKSh744.0bKSh203.4b3.7x3.1x0.8x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023KSh619.1bKSh746.7bKSh203.2b3.6x3x0.8x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023KSh604.3bKSh725.5bKSh198.3b3.7x3x0.8x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023KSh629.1bKSh725.3bKSh198.2b3.9x3.2x0.9x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023KSh645.0bKSh717.4bKSh193.2b4x3.3x0.9x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023KSh676.8bKSh711.5bKSh198.8b4.1x3.4x1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023KSh666.5bKSh712.5bKSh198.8b4.1x3.4x0.9x
Tue, 23 May 2023KSh640.3bKSh692.8bKSh190.6b4x3.4x0.9x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023KSh727.9bKSh692.7bKSh190.1b4.2x3.8x1.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023KSh665.4bKSh649.4bKSh185.8b3.6x3.6x1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023KSh734.2bKSh647.3bKSh185.1b4x4x1.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023KSh723.5bKSh645.8bKSh185.1b4.2x3.9x1.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022KSh697.2bKSh636.3bKSh182.5b4.4x3.8x1.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022KSh687.3bKSh624.5bKSh176.3b4.5x3.9x1.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022KSh706.7bKSh624.6bKSh176.6b4.5x4x1.1x
Thu, 01 Sep 2022KSh719.8bKSh626.1bKSh177.4b4.6x4.1x1.1x
Sat, 30 Jul 2022KSh698.9bKSh600.4bKSh166.8b4.4x4.2x1.2x
Mon, 27 Jun 2022KSh634.8bKSh600.7bKSh166.6b4.5x3.8x1.1x
Wed, 25 May 2022KSh659.3bKSh578.8bKSh155.9b4.2x4.2x1.1x
Fri, 22 Apr 2022KSh758.4bKSh580.9bKSh154.2b4.6x4.9x1.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.9x


Total Market Cap: KSh758.4bTotal Earnings: KSh154.2bTotal Revenue: KSh580.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Kenyan Financials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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-1.11%
Financials-0.19%
Banks0.099%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Insurance-3.19%
Capital Markets-7.44%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 21.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Insurance industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 2.1x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% 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
SBIC Stanbic HoldingsKSh179.508.3%
+KSh5.4b
56.8%PB0.9x
IMH I&M GroupKSh32.758.1%
+KSh4.1b
50.2%PB0.6x
NCBA NCBA GroupKSh54.254.3%
+KSh3.7b
23.9%PB0.8x
ABSA Absa Bank KenyaKSh17.552.0%
+KSh1.9b
30.5%PB1.1x
EQTY Equity Group HoldingsKSh44.550.8%
+KSh1.3b
-1.0%PB0.7x
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