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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D-0.1%
  • 3M-6.0%
  • 1Y35.7%
  • YTD3.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably Crown Paints Kenya gained 3.6%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 34% over the past 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 22 Feb 2025KSh35.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.7x32.9x0.8x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025KSh34.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12x32x0.8x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024KSh32.8bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.3x30.5x0.8x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024KSh39.3bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.5x36.6x0.9x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024KSh37.0bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b11.9x33x0.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024KSh41.3bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b7.3x38.1x1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024KSh35.0bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.4x45.2x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024KSh27.8bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.4x35.9x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024KSh26.9bKSh41.0bKSh724.2m12x37.1x0.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024KSh28.9bKSh39.6bKSh1.0b9.4x28.8x0.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024KSh28.3bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m10.4x53.2x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024KSh26.1bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.5x69.1x0.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024KSh24.9bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.9x65.8x0.4x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023KSh23.6bKSh58.5bKSh628.6m8.6x37.6x0.4x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023KSh22.4bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.5x11.3x0.4x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023KSh19.6bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.2x10.2x0.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023KSh21.4bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.5x11x0.4x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023KSh21.6bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.3x11.2x0.4x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023KSh21.7bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.9x11.2x0.4x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023KSh21.0bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b12.4x11.7x0.4x
Thu, 04 May 2023KSh20.3bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b11.2x11.2x0.4x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023KSh20.8bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b10.1x9.4x0.4x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023KSh20.0bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.3x9.2x0.4x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023KSh21.1bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b9.8x9.7x0.4x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022KSh22.5bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b8.1x5.6x0.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022KSh23.7bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b7.6x5.8x0.4x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022KSh23.6bKSh57.7bKSh3.8b8.1x6.3x0.4x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022KSh23.8bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.3x0.4x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022KSh24.9bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.6x0.4x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022KSh23.8bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b7.8x5.4x0.4x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022KSh22.4bKSh55.6bKSh4.3b9.3x5.2x0.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022KSh24.2bKSh55.3bKSh4.4b9.4x5.5x0.4x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022KSh23.3bKSh52.2bKSh4.1b8.5x5.7x0.4x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022KSh23.8bKSh52.2bKSh4.1b8.5x5.8x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.8x


Total Market Cap: KSh23.8bTotal Earnings: KSh4.1bTotal Revenue: KSh52.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kenyan Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Kenyan Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 32.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.52x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 36% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 6.8% 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 Market1.38%
Materials-0.14%
Chemicals2.59%
Packaging0%0
Metals and Mining0%0
Paper and Forestry Products0%0
Basic Materials-1.45%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 287x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.1x.
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
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh33.003.6%
+KSh163.7m		-9.6%PE529.6x
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh21.702.1%
+KSh114.7m		36.1%PE6.6x
BOC BOC KenyaKSh81.001.3%
+KSh19.5m		8.0%PE7.5x
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