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Kenyan (NSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 01, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies4
  • 7D-5.6%
  • 3M7.1%
  • 1Y32.1%
  • YTD7.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 5.6%, driven by BOC Kenya declining 7.3%. On the other hand East African Portland Cement is actually up 15%. In the past year, the industry has gained 32%.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 03 Jul 2025KSh15.4bKSh19.9bKSh2.6b7.2x5.9x0.8x
Sat, 31 May 2025KSh14.8bKSh20.1bKSh2.6b7x5.7x0.7x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025KSh15.2bKSh19.7bKSh2.1b7.3x7.3x0.8x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025KSh35.7bKSh42.2bKSh3.4b7.9x10.6x0.8x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025KSh35.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.8x32.9x0.8x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025KSh34.4bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b12x32x0.8x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024KSh32.5bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b11.3x30.2x0.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024KSh39.3bKSh42.3bKSh1.1b13.2x36.6x0.9x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024KSh37.0bKSh42.2bKSh1.1b11.9x33x0.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024KSh41.4bKSh41.6bKSh1.1b7.4x38.2x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024KSh34.4bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m9.3x44.4x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024KSh27.4bKSh41.3bKSh774.2m8.8x35.5x0.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024KSh26.9bKSh41.0bKSh724.2m12x37.1x0.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024KSh29.1bKSh39.6bKSh1.0b9.7x28.9x0.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024KSh28.3bKSh58.7bKSh532.2m9.6x53.2x0.5x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024KSh26.1bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m9.5x69.1x0.4x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024KSh25.1bKSh58.1bKSh377.6m10x66.5x0.4x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023KSh23.8bKSh58.5bKSh628.6m8.6x37.9x0.4x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023KSh20.6bKSh55.5bKSh2.0b8.4x10.4x0.4x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023KSh19.6bKSh55.4bKSh1.9b8.2x10.2x0.4x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023KSh21.4bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.5x11.1x0.4x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023KSh21.6bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.3x11.2x0.4x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023KSh21.7bKSh53.2bKSh1.9b8.9x11.2x0.4x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023KSh20.9bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b12.3x11.6x0.4x
Wed, 03 May 2023KSh19.9bKSh52.7bKSh1.8b10.7x11x0.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023KSh20.4bKSh55.6bKSh2.2b9.8x9.2x0.4x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023KSh20.0bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b10.3x9.2x0.4x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023KSh21.2bKSh55.4bKSh2.2b9.8x9.8x0.4x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022KSh22.3bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b7.8x5.5x0.4x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022KSh23.7bKSh58.2bKSh4.1b7.6x5.8x0.4x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022KSh23.6bKSh57.7bKSh3.8b8.1x6.3x0.4x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022KSh24.0bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.4x0.4x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022KSh24.9bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b8.5x5.6x0.4x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022KSh23.8bKSh57.2bKSh4.4b7.8x5.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.4x


Total Market Cap: KSh23.8bTotal 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 5.9x 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 0.57x.
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 Market4.96%
Materials-5.56%
Chemicals-5.53%
Basic Materials-5.69%
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 CementKSh39.0014.5%
+KSh445.5m		658.8%PE3.3x
CRWN Crown Paints KenyaKSh39.554.1%
+KSh220.7m		12.5%PE10.4x
CARB Carbacid InvestmentsKSh20.802.5%
+KSh127.4m		18.5%PE6.7x

Latest News

CRWN
KSh39.55
Crown Paints Kenya
7D
4.1%
1Y
12.5%
PORT
KSh39.00
East African Portland Cement
7D
14.5%
1Y
658.8%
BOC
KSh85.25
BOC Kenya
7D
-7.3%
1Y
-5.0%
CARB
KSh20.80
Carbacid Investments
7D
2.5%
1Y
18.5%