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Kenyan (NSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M12.9%
  • 1Y50.2%
  • YTD0.3%

The Banks industry is up 1.8% in the last week, with Standard Chartered Bank Kenya up 3.8%. This means that the industry has gained 52% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Kenyan Banks Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025KSh884.6bKSh663.4bKSh224.3b4.1x3.9x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025KSh861.5bKSh663.6bKSh224.4b3.9x3.8x1.3x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024KSh802.3bKSh663.8bKSh224.4b3.8x3.6x1.2x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024KSh776.5bKSh644.3bKSh217.9b3.5x3.6x1.2x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024KSh726.9bKSh644.4bKSh218.0b3.4x3.3x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024KSh701.8bKSh641.0bKSh216.0b3.3x3.2x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024KSh661.9bKSh620.6bKSh207.1b3.4x3.2x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024KSh681.0bKSh620.6bKSh207.1b3.4x3.3x1.1x
Thu, 30 May 2024KSh701.7bKSh611.6bKSh202.4b3.6x3.5x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024KSh674.5bKSh606.8bKSh192.8b3.8x3.5x1.1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024KSh685.9bKSh592.1bKSh189.6b3.8x3.6x1.2x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024KSh592.4bKSh588.9bKSh192.3b3.5x3.1x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024KSh579.1bKSh591.7bKSh193.3b3.1x3x1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023KSh564.8bKSh590.8bKSh193.0b3.1x2.9x1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023KSh541.6bKSh570.7bKSh189.0b3.5x2.9x0.9x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023KSh584.9bKSh570.5bKSh189.0b3.9x3.1x1x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023KSh597.4bKSh570.5bKSh189.0b3.8x3.2x1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023KSh641.4bKSh559.3bKSh187.2b3.9x3.4x1.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023KSh620.7bKSh559.3bKSh187.1b4.1x3.3x1.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023KSh611.2bKSh547.7bKSh182.0b4.2x3.4x1.1x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023KSh675.1bKSh536.3bKSh181.8b4.4x3.7x1.3x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023KSh653.3bKSh512.8bKSh180.7b3.4x3.6x1.3x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023KSh686.9bKSh493.1bKSh177.3b3.7x3.9x1.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023KSh673.0bKSh491.0bKSh176.7b3.8x3.8x1.4x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022KSh646.1bKSh488.7bKSh174.9b3.7x3.7x1.3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022KSh635.2bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b3.8x3.8x1.4x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022KSh628.9bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b3.7x3.8x1.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022KSh671.8bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b4x4x1.4x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022KSh667.4bKSh445.3bKSh156.5b4.2x4.3x1.5x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022KSh619.4bKSh445.5bKSh156.2b3.8x4x1.4x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022KSh620.6bKSh432.3bKSh148.7b4x4.2x1.4x
Mon, 02 May 2022KSh635.4bKSh426.4bKSh145.2b4.5x4.4x1.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022KSh699.4bKSh430.6bKSh145.7b4.7x4.8x1.6x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022KSh696.5bKSh391.1bKSh128.8b5.4x5.4x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.4x


Total Market Cap: KSh696.5bTotal Earnings: KSh128.8bTotal Revenue: KSh391.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Kenyan Banks 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 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Banks industry have grown 20% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 19% 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 industry?

KE Market1.78%
Financials0.77%
Banks0.66%
Diversified Banks0.68%
Regional Banks-5.91%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Diversified Banks industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 3.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified 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 Diversified 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
NCBA NCBA GroupKSh49.903.7%
+KSh3.0b
36.2%PB0.8x
COOP Co-operative Bank of KenyaKSh16.552.8%
+KSh2.6b
37.3%PB0.7x
DTK Diamond Trust Bank KenyaKSh76.007.0%
+KSh1.4b
68.9%PB0.3x
ABSA Absa Bank KenyaKSh18.451.4%
+KSh1.4b
51.2%PB1.3x
IMH I&M GroupKSh36.001.1%
+KSh661.4m
107.5%PB0.7x
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EQTY

KSh47.00

Equity Group Holdings

7D

-2.0%

1Y

22.6%

HFCK

KSh7.96

HF Group

7D

-5.9%

1Y

102.5%

KCB

KSh45.05

KCB Group

7D

0.2%

1Y

124.1%

SCBK

KSh287.00

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

7D

0.5%

1Y

75.8%

IMH

KSh36.00

I&M Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

107.5%

DTK

KSh76.00

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya

7D

7.0%

1Y

68.9%

BKG

KSh34.20

BK Group

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-2.3%

NCBA

KSh49.90

NCBA Group

7D

3.7%

1Y

36.2%

ABSA

KSh18.45

Absa Bank Kenya

7D

1.4%

1Y

51.2%

COOP

KSh16.55

Co-operative Bank of Kenya

7D

2.8%

1Y

37.3%

SBIC

KSh149.00

Stanbic Holdings

7D

0.3%

1Y

29.6%