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Kenyan (NSE) Banks Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 31, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies11
  • 7D-1.2%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y48.3%
  • YTD-1.5%

The Banks industry has stayed flat over the last week. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 49% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, 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
Fri, 31 Jan 2025KSh868.3bKSh663.5bKSh224.3b4x3.9x1.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024KSh842.3bKSh663.7bKSh224.4b3.8x3.8x1.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024KSh768.7bKSh657.9bKSh222.7b3.6x3.5x1.2x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024KSh758.0bKSh644.4bKSh218.0b3.6x3.5x1.2x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024KSh696.9bKSh644.7bKSh218.3b3.5x3.2x1.1x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024KSh661.8bKSh626.7bKSh207.3b3.4x3.2x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024KSh691.6bKSh620.7bKSh207.1b3.5x3.3x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024KSh701.7bKSh620.7bKSh207.1b3.6x3.4x1.1x
Sun, 12 May 2024KSh648.6bKSh605.7bKSh192.6b3.8x3.4x1.1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024KSh717.7bKSh606.0bKSh192.6b3.7x3.7x1.2x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024KSh615.6bKSh588.6bKSh192.2b3.5x3.2x1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024KSh589.3bKSh591.5bKSh193.2b3.1x3x1x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024KSh570.6bKSh591.1bKSh193.1b3x3x1x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023KSh574.5bKSh577.4bKSh189.0b3.6x3x1x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023KSh579.6bKSh570.6bKSh189.0b3.8x3.1x1x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023KSh588.6bKSh570.6bKSh189.0b3.9x3.1x1x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023KSh616.1bKSh564.0bKSh189.6b4x3.2x1.1x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023KSh654.5bKSh559.3bKSh187.1b4.1x3.5x1.2x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023KSh613.6bKSh558.2bKSh187.2b3.9x3.3x1.1x
Mon, 15 May 2023KSh592.6bKSh535.7bKSh181.7b3.8x3.3x1.1x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023KSh689.0bKSh530.4bKSh177.9b3.9x3.9x1.3x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023KSh667.2bKSh493.4bKSh177.4b3.6x3.8x1.4x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023KSh669.2bKSh491.0bKSh176.7b3.6x3.8x1.4x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023KSh659.0bKSh491.1bKSh176.7b3.8x3.7x1.3x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022KSh642.8bKSh476.5bKSh168.9b3.9x3.8x1.3x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022KSh642.0bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b3.9x3.9x1.4x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022KSh652.0bKSh469.8bKSh166.7b4x3.9x1.4x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022KSh659.4bKSh446.4bKSh156.7b4.1x4.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022KSh613.7bKSh445.2bKSh156.5b3.8x3.9x1.4x
Sun, 19 Jun 2022KSh591.3bKSh444.4bKSh155.4b3.7x3.8x1.3x
Tue, 17 May 2022KSh614.2bKSh426.0bKSh145.8b4.3x4.2x1.4x
Thu, 14 Apr 2022KSh693.4bKSh423.4bKSh145.6b4.7x4.8x1.6x
Sat, 12 Mar 2022KSh691.6bKSh395.2bKSh130.8b5.2x5.3x1.7x
Mon, 07 Feb 2022KSh706.0bKSh391.1bKSh128.8b5.3x5.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.5x


Total Market Cap: KSh706.0bTotal Earnings: KSh128.8bTotal Revenue: KSh391.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Banks Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.7x202320242025
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 3.7x.
  • 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 Market-2.84%
Financials-1.24%
Banks-1.22%
Diversified Banks-1.13%
Regional Banks-24.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Regional Banks industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 3.6x.
    • 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 3.7x.
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
ABSA Absa Bank KenyaKSh17.952.3%
+KSh2.2b
52.1%PB1.3x
COOP Co-operative Bank of KenyaKSh16.451.5%
+KSh1.5b
36.0%PB0.7x
BKG BK GroupKSh35.850.8%
+KSh278.4m
-3.1%PB0.9x
DTK Diamond Trust Bank KenyaKSh70.000.4%
+KSh69.9m
52.2%PB0.3x
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