The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc

NASE:KPLC Stock Report

Market Cap: KSh8.8b

Kenya Power and Lighting Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Kenya Power and Lighting has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 54.9%, while the Electric Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.8% per year. Kenya Power and Lighting's return on equity is 34.5%, and it has net margins of 13%.

Key information

54.9%

Earnings growth rate

54.9%

EPS growth rate

Electric Utilities Industry Growth7.3%
Revenue growth rate11.8%
Return on equity34.5%
Net Margin13.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Kenya Power and Lighting makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NASE:KPLC Revenue, expenses and earnings (KES Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 24231,12430,08046,0850
31 Mar 24224,49214,17638,4770
31 Dec 23217,861-1,72938,2990
30 Sep 23204,418-2,46137,4400
30 Jun 23190,975-3,19336,5820
31 Mar 23175,714-2,44539,1790
31 Dec 22160,453-1,45640,5760
30 Sep 22158,9031,02439,2320
30 Jun 22157,3533,26335,3730
31 Mar 22158,0124,21438,2550
31 Dec 21158,6725,16737,2430
30 Sep 21151,3963,32837,7910
30 Jun 21144,1201,49038,3390
31 Mar 21138,393-239,4360
31 Dec 20132,667-1,49342,4810
30 Sep 20132,963-1,21644,2480
30 Jun 20133,259-93946,0150
31 Mar 20135,282-1,22132,6500
31 Dec 19137,307-1,50440,4920
30 Sep 19135,224-62140,2370
30 Jun 19133,14126239,9820
31 Mar 19136,2132,20665,4990
31 Dec 18128,2351,44844,4850
30 Sep 18127,0451,68341,6290
30 Jun 18131,3793,26943,6860
31 Mar 18122,5142,96236,1160
31 Dec 17124,2334,00748,9560
30 Sep 17122,4884,64441,2070
30 Jun 17120,7425,28033,4580
31 Mar 17118,5226,45817,4070
31 Dec 16111,2427,99427,4850
30 Sep 16109,8087,77527,4850
30 Jun 16108,3757,19727,4850
31 Mar 16106,9637,12526,5840
31 Dec 15105,5516,69425,6830
30 Sep 15106,1577,06324,3780
30 Jun 15106,7647,43223,0740
31 Mar 15110,7447,95727,5070
31 Dec 14114,7248,48231,9410
30 Sep 14110,0607,73826,7130
30 Jun 14105,3966,99421,4850
31 Mar 1498,6285,17815,3620
31 Dec 1391,8603,3619,2380

Quality Earnings: KPLC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KPLC became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KPLC's earnings have grown significantly by 54.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: KPLC has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: KPLC has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Electric Utilities industry (15.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst KPLC's Return on Equity (34.45%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 04:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc is covered by 7 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.

AnalystInstitution
Henry IrunguAfrican Alliance
null nullAfrican Alliance
null nullAIB-AXYS Africa Limited