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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedMar 13, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.4%
  • 3M12.3%
  • 1Y27.2%
  • YTD2.7%

In the last week, Materials has been flat. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 27% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Mar 2025KSh35.2bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b8x10.5x0.8x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025KSh34.8bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.9x32.3x0.8x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025KSh33.7bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.8x31.4x0.8x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024KSh36.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12.7x33.9x0.9x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024KSh38.8bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b13x34.6x0.9x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024KSh35.3bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b11.9x31.5x0.8x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024KSh34.5bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m7.5x44.6x0.8x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024KSh34.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.4x43.9x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024KSh27.4bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.8x35.4x0.7x
Tue, 21 May 2024KSh29.4bKSh41.0bKSh403.2m12.3x72.8x0.7x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024KSh28.3bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m9.5x53.2x0.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024KSh28.4bKSh58.4bKSh458.7m9.9x61.9x0.5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024KSh25.7bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.9x68x0.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024KSh24.1bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.9x63.7x0.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023KSh25.8bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.2x13x0.5x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023KSh20.1bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.1x10.1x0.4x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023KSh21.1bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b9x11x0.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023KSh21.0bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.2x10.8x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023KSh21.1bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.2x10.9x0.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023KSh21.0bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b9.6x10.9x0.4x
Wed, 24 May 2023KSh19.8bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b10.5x11x0.4x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023KSh20.6bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b9.9x9.3x0.4x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023KSh20.3bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b10.3x9.2x0.4x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023KSh20.6bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b9.8x9.5x0.4x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023KSh21.8bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.2x10.1x0.4x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022KSh22.0bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b7.4x5.4x0.4x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022KSh23.9bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b7.6x5.9x0.4x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022KSh23.6bKSh57.7bKSh3.8b8.3x6.3x0.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022KSh24.0bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.4x0.4x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022KSh22.9bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b7.7x5.1x0.4x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022KSh23.3bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.2x0.4x
Thu, 26 May 2022KSh23.3bKSh55.3bKSh4.3b9x5.4x0.4x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022KSh23.5bKSh52.2bKSh4.1b9.1x5.7x0.4x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022KSh23.3bKSh52.2bKSh4.1b8.5x5.7x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.7x


Total Market Cap: KSh23.3bTotal Earnings: KSh4.1bTotal Revenue: KSh52.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.6x202320242025
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 10.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 22.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.53x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 6.5% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.9% 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 Market-0.59%
Materials0.45%
Chemicals1.42%
Basic Materials0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.1x.
    • 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
BOC BOC KenyaKSh86.002.1%
+KSh34.2m		13.2%PE8x
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh31.150.5%
+KSh21.4m		-20.9%PE500x
PORT East African Portland CementKSh38.050.3%
+KSh9.0m		347.6%PE3.2x
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