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The Standard Group PLCNASE:SGL Stock Report

Market Cap KSh514.9m
Updated 2h ago
Share Price
n/a
1Y5.0%
7D2.6%
1D2.9%
Portfolio Value
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The Standard Group PLC

NASE:SGL Stock Report

Market Cap: KSh514.9m

  • Company Overview
    • Valuation
    • Future Growth
    • Past Performance
    • Financial Health
    • Dividend
  • Management
  • Ownership
  • Other Information
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Standard Group (SGL) Stock Overview

Engages in gathering and disseminating information through print, television, radio, and digital media in Kenya. More details

SGL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health0/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 14.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Revenue has declined by 27% over the past year

Latest financial reports are more than a year old

Does not have a meaningful market cap (KES515M)

Negative shareholders equity

+ 1 more risk

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KSh6.3060.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
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PastFuture-1b5b2016201920222025202620282031Revenue KSh1.6bEarnings KSh140.5m
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The Standard Group PLC Competitors

Longhorn Publishers

Symbol: NASE:LKL
Market cap: KSh722.0m

Nation Media Group

Symbol: NASE:NMG
Market cap: KSh2.7b

WPP Scangroup

Symbol: NASE:SCAN
Market cap: KSh868.6m

FP Newspapers

Symbol: TSXV:FP
Market cap: CA$5.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Standard Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceKSh6.30
52 Week HighKSh6.70
52 Week LowKSh5.32
Beta0.13
1 Month Change-0.63%
3 Month Change5.00%
1 Year Change5.00%
3 Year Change-15.55%
5 Year Change-60.75%
Change since IPO-9.70%

Recent News & Updates

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Shareholder Returns

SGLKE MediaKE Market
7D2.6%-0.3%-4.2%
1Y5.0%4.2%39.2%

Return vs Industry: SGL matched the KE Media industry which returned 4.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SGL underperformed the KE Market which returned 39.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SGL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SGL volatility
SGL Average Weekly Movement7.1%
Media Industry Average Movement7.6%
Market Average Movement4.5%
10% most volatile stocks in KE Market7.7%
10% least volatile stocks in KE Market2.7%

Stable Share Price: SGL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the KE market.

Volatility Over Time: SGL's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of KE stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1902587Chaacha Mwitawww.standardmedia.co.ke

The Standard Group PLC engages in gathering and disseminating information through print, television, radio, and digital media in Kenya. It operates in two segments, Print and Broadcasting. The company offers print products, such as The Standard, The Standard Courier, and The Nairobian.

The Standard Group PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Standard Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SGL fundamental statistics
Market capKSh514.91m
Earnings (TTM)-KSh1.07b
Revenue (TTM)KSh1.58b
0.3x
P/S Ratio
-0.5x
P/E Ratio

Is SGL overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SGL income statement (TTM)
RevenueKSh1.58b
Cost of RevenueKSh314.76m
Gross ProfitKSh1.27b
Other ExpensesKSh2.34b
Earnings-KSh1.07b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-13.06
Gross Margin80.12%
Net Profit Margin-67.40%
Debt/Equity Ratio-48.5%

How did SGL perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 00:57
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/14 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
  • Analyst Research Reports
  • Blue Matrix
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
  • ICE Market Data
  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

The Standard Group PLC is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

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