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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D4.9%
  • 3M20.2%
  • 1Y65.8%
  • YTD31.8%

The Materials industry is up 4.9% in the last week, with East African Portland Cement up 18%. This means that the industry has gained 66% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 19 Aug 2025KSh19.3bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.7x7.4x1x
Thu, 17 Jul 2025KSh17.3bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.6x6.6x0.9x
Sat, 14 Jun 2025KSh16.7bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7.2x6.4x0.8x
Mon, 12 May 2025KSh15.2bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b6.6x7.3x0.8x
Wed, 09 Apr 2025KSh35.5bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.3x10.6x0.8x
Fri, 07 Mar 2025KSh35.2bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.9x10.5x0.8x
Sun, 02 Feb 2025KSh35.1bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12.3x32.7x0.8x
Tue, 31 Dec 2024KSh34.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.8x32x0.8x
Thu, 28 Nov 2024KSh37.9bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.2x35.2x0.9x
Sat, 26 Oct 2024KSh38.8bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b13.4x34.6x0.9x
Mon, 23 Sep 2024KSh42.6bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b8x39.3x1x
Wed, 21 Aug 2024KSh34.3bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.3x44.3x0.8x
Fri, 19 Jul 2024KSh34.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.3x44x0.8x
Sun, 16 Jun 2024KSh27.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.8x34.9x0.7x
Tue, 14 May 2024KSh29.2bKSh41.0bKSh403.2m11.7x72.4x0.7x
Thu, 11 Apr 2024KSh28.9bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m9.6x54.3x0.5x
Sat, 09 Mar 2024KSh27.5bKSh58.4bKSh458.7m9.9x59.9x0.5x
Mon, 05 Feb 2024KSh25.4bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.9x67.3x0.4x
Wed, 03 Jan 2024KSh24.3bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.8x64.3x0.4x
Fri, 01 Dec 2023KSh24.0bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x12.1x0.4x
Sun, 29 Oct 2023KSh19.9bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.3x10x0.4x
Tue, 26 Sep 2023KSh20.9bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.8x10.8x0.4x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023KSh21.1bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.2x10.9x0.4x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023KSh21.4bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.8x11x0.4x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023KSh21.6bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b9.7x11.1x0.4x
Wed, 17 May 2023KSh20.1bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b12.2x11.1x0.4x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023KSh21.0bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b10.4x9.5x0.4x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023KSh20.5bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b10.3x9.3x0.4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023KSh20.4bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b9.7x9.4x0.4x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023KSh22.1bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.3x10.2x0.4x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022KSh21.5bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b6.8x5.3x0.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022KSh23.9bKSh57.7bKSh3.8b8.2x6.4x0.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022KSh23.5bKSh57.7bKSh3.8b8.3x6.3x0.4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022KSh25.4bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.4x5.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: KSh25.4bTotal Earnings: KSh4.4bTotal Revenue: KSh57.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kenyan Materials 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 7.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.59x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 16% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 30% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kenyan Materials sector?

KE Market2.68%
Materials4.94%
Basic Materials18.06%
Chemicals0.71%
Packaging0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Basic Materials industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 289x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PORT East African Portland CementKSh62.7525.8%
+KSh1.2b		822.8%PE5.3x
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh47.905.2%
+KSh334.6m		40.9%PE12.5x
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh22.452.0%
+KSh114.7m		32.1%PE7.2x
BOC BOC KenyaKSh93.003.3%
+KSh58.6m		10.4%PE8.6x
SKL Shri Krishana OverseasKSh6.201.6%
+KSh5.1m		n/an/a

Latest News

PORT
KSh62.75
East African Portland Cement
7D
25.8%
1Y
822.8%
CRWN
KSh47.90
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
5.2%
1Y
40.9%
BOC
KSh93.00
BOC Kenya
7D
3.3%
1Y
10.4%
CARB
KSh22.45
Carbacid Investments
7D
2.0%
1Y
32.1%