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Kenyan (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
  • 7D-4.6%
  • 3M10.5%
  • 1Y32.5%
  • YTD0.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 4.6%, driven by Standard Chartered Bank Kenya declining 12%. On the other hand Jubilee Holdings is actually up 7.3%. In the past year, the industry has gained 32%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Mar 2025KSh942.6bKSh808.1bKSh244.3b4x3.9x1.2x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025KSh941.1bKSh806.4bKSh242.9b4x3.9x1.2x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025KSh951.0bKSh806.1bKSh242.5b4x3.9x1.2x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024KSh826.1bKSh805.3bKSh242.5b3.5x3.4x1x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024KSh823.9bKSh789.8bKSh236.0b3.7x3.5x1x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024KSh768.7bKSh789.9bKSh236.1b3.5x3.3x1x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024KSh733.7bKSh774.1bKSh225.7b3.4x3.3x0.9x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024KSh724.8bKSh763.2bKSh218.4b3.6x3.3x0.9x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024KSh740.0bKSh766.6bKSh218.3b3.6x3.4x1x
Thu, 23 May 2024KSh736.0bKSh760.8bKSh206.2b3.9x3.6x1x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024KSh731.9bKSh759.3bKSh203.0b4x3.6x1x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024KSh711.5bKSh745.7bKSh203.7b3.8x3.5x1x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024KSh633.5bKSh743.8bKSh203.3b3.7x3.1x0.9x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024KSh622.1bKSh744.1bKSh203.4b3.6x3.1x0.8x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023KSh622.6bKSh746.7bKSh203.2b3.8x3.1x0.8x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023KSh601.1bKSh725.5bKSh198.3b3.7x3x0.8x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023KSh630.5bKSh725.4bKSh198.3b3.9x3.2x0.9x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023KSh649.6bKSh719.7bKSh193.9b3.9x3.4x0.9x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023KSh680.0bKSh711.5bKSh198.8b4.2x3.4x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023KSh664.8bKSh712.5bKSh198.8b4.2x3.3x0.9x
Fri, 26 May 2023KSh632.3bKSh692.8bKSh190.6b4.1x3.3x0.9x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023KSh727.5bKSh693.3bKSh190.7b4.3x3.8x1x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023KSh659.2bKSh651.0bKSh186.6b3.5x3.5x1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023KSh737.0bKSh647.3bKSh185.1b4x4x1.1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023KSh727.5bKSh645.8bKSh185.1b4.2x3.9x1.1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022KSh692.0bKSh636.2bKSh181.6b4.3x3.8x1.1x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022KSh686.2bKSh624.5bKSh176.3b4.5x3.9x1.1x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022KSh691.8bKSh624.6bKSh176.6b4.4x3.9x1.1x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022KSh723.1bKSh626.1bKSh177.4b4.6x4.1x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022KSh697.3bKSh600.4bKSh166.8b4.4x4.2x1.2x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022KSh642.9bKSh600.7bKSh166.6b4.5x3.9x1.1x
Sat, 28 May 2022KSh678.4bKSh579.9bKSh155.9b4.5x4.4x1.2x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022KSh753.3bKSh579.1bKSh155.3b4.5x4.9x1.3x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022KSh765.8bKSh548.5bKSh132.5b5.3x5.8x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh765.8bTotal Earnings: KSh132.5bTotal Revenue: KSh548.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.7x202320242025
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 3.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 23% 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-3.13%
Financials-4.64%
Insurance1.29%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Banks-4.85%
Capital Markets-18.57%
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 expect its future annual earnings growth (15.9%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Capital Markets industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 1.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Banks industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 16% 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
JUB Jubilee HoldingsKSh225.257.3%
+KSh1.1b
18.6%PE3.4x
KNRE Kenya ReinsuranceKSh1.902.2%
+KSh224.0m
96.9%PE2.2x
SLAM Sanlam KenyaKSh8.1215.0%
+KSh152.6m
16.3%PE3.8x
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SLAM

KSh8.12

Sanlam Kenya

7D

15.0%

1Y

16.3%

CTUM

KSh12.15

Centum Investment

7D

-21.9%

1Y

42.3%

KNRE

KSh1.90

Kenya Reinsurance

7D

2.2%

1Y

96.9%

SBIC

KSh160.50

Stanbic Holdings

7D

-3.6%

1Y

36.0%

EQTY

KSh47.60

Equity Group Holdings

7D

-1.9%

1Y

11.7%

KCB

KSh42.15

KCB Group

7D

-5.8%

1Y

75.6%

SCBK

KSh270.75

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

7D

-12.4%

1Y

48.0%

IMH

KSh35.05

I&M Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

76.1%

BKG

KSh35.50

BK Group

7D

-4.4%

1Y

-1.8%

COOP

KSh15.05

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

7D

-10.9%

1Y

7.1%

JUB

KSh225.25

Jubilee Holdings

7D

7.3%

1Y

18.6%