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Zambian (LSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedJul 03, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M24.7%
  • 1Y47.3%
  • YTD32.3%

Over the last 7 days, the market has dropped 2.4%, driven by a loss of 4.1% in the Utilities sector. In contrast to the last week, the market is actually up 47% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Zambian Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 03 Jul 2025ZK85.8bZK68.0bZK9.6b7.2x9x1.3x
Sat, 31 May 2025ZK79.2bZK67.4bZK10.0b6.6x7.9x1.2x
Mon, 28 Apr 2025ZK73.3bZK72.5bZK9.3b5.4x7.9x1x
Wed, 26 Mar 2025ZK67.8bZK67.1bZK9.2b6.9x7.4x1x
Fri, 21 Feb 2025ZK68.2bZK63.9bZK8.7b6.7x7.9x1.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025ZK67.9bZK63.3bZK9.0b6.3x7.6x1.1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024ZK69.8bZK63.3bZK9.0b6.8x7.8x1.1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024ZK71.3bZK61.5bZK8.8b6.7x8.1x1.2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024ZK70.6bZK59.3bZK7.6b8.5x9.3x1.2x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024ZK68.0bZK58.7bZK7.9b8.1x8.6x1.2x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024ZK64.2bZK57.3bZK9.7b6.6x6.6x1.1x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024ZK61.5bZK56.6bZK9.5b6.5x6.5x1.1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024ZK58.0bZK56.6bZK9.7b6.4x6x1x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024ZK56.7bZK54.3bZK10.3b6.5x5.5x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024ZK55.8bZK53.3bZK9.7b6.6x5.7x1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024ZK51.7bZK51.7bZK8.2b10.3x6.3x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024ZK48.4bZK52.0bZK8.4b10.3x5.8x0.9x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023ZK48.1bZK50.5bZK8.2b5.6x5.8x1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023ZK47.6bZK48.9bZK7.7b7.1x6.2x1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023ZK42.5bZK46.5bZK7.1b5.5x6x0.9x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023ZK40.6bZK46.3bZK7.0b5.5x5.8x0.9x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023ZK37.4bZK36.5bZK4.8b8.5x7.8x1x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023ZK36.8bZK37.0bZK4.9b8.9x7.5x1x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023ZK36.8bZK37.8bZK5.2b7.6x7x1x
Wed, 03 May 2023ZK35.9bZK37.0bZK5.1b7.5x7x1x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023ZK34.8bZK37.2bZK4.2b8.5x8.2x0.9x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023ZK32.8bZK35.4bZK4.2b7.5x7.8x0.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023ZK32.8bZK32.6bZK3.4b8.5x9.5x1x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022ZK33.3bZK37.3bZK3.5b7.5x9.4x0.9x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022ZK32.4bZK36.9bZK3.8b6.5x8.5x0.9x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022ZK32.7bZK36.7bZK3.8b6.5x8.7x0.9x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022ZK32.1bZK30.9bZK3.6b5.9x8.9x1x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022ZK31.4bZK31.1bZK3.6b5.9x8.7x1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022ZK30.8bZK31.2bZK3.6b5.8x8.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.5x


Total Market Cap: ZK30.8bTotal Earnings: ZK3.6bTotal Revenue: ZK31.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Zambian Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 7.4x202320242025
Current Market PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Zambian market, and appear confident in strong long term growth rates.
  • The market is trading at a PE ratio of 9.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Zambian listed companies have grown 38% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 30% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Zambian Market?

ZM Market-2.40%
Energy0%0
Materials0%0
Industrials0%0
Consumer Discretionary0%0
Telecom0%0
Financials-1.16%
Consumer Staples-1.55%
Utilities-4.14%
Real Estate-11.11%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Consumer Discretionary sector the most for future growth even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.4x.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Staples sector, expecting annual earnings growth of 28% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 19% per year.
  • In contrast, the Consumer Staples sector is expected to see its earnings grow by 28% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
CCAF CEC Africa InvestmentsK0.8111.0%
+K130.0m
35.0%n/aUtilities
BATZ British American Tobacco (Zambia)K6.351.6%
+K21.2m
n/aPE6.9xConsumer Staples
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