CENT Stock Overview
A private equity and secondary investing firm specializing investing in middle market, emerging growth, growth capital, developmental capital, industry capitalization, recapitalization, and buyouts. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | KSh236.25 |
| 52 Week High | KSh0 |
| 52 Week Low | KSh0 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| 1 Month Change | 0% |
| 3 Month Change | 0% |
| 1 Year Change | 0% |
| 3 Year Change | -78.46% |
| 5 Year Change | -78.46% |
| Change since IPO | -61.21% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| CENT | UG Capital Markets | UG Market | |
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| 7D | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1Y | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Return vs Industry: CENT underperformed the UG Capital Markets industry which returned 8.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CENT underperformed the UG Market which returned 23.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CENT volatility | |
|---|---|
| CENT Average Weekly Movement | 0% |
| Capital Markets Industry Average Movement | 0% |
| Market Average Movement | 0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in UG Market | 0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in UG Market | 0% |
Stable Share Price: Data is not available.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine CENT's volatility change over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | n/a | James Mworia | n/a |
Centum Investment Company Plc is a private equity and secondary investing firm specializing investing in middle market, emerging growth, growth capital, developmental capital, industry capitalization, recapitalization, and buyouts. The firm makes both direct and fund of fund investments. Within private equity, it primarily invests in consumer goods & services, agriculture business, education, healthcare, energy, financial services, FMCGs, marketable securities, information and communication technology, cash, technology, agribusiness, real estate, financial sector, insurance, beverage sector, carbonated soft drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, food, manufacturing, power, automotive, publishing and catering sectors.
Centum Investment Company Plc Fundamentals Summary
| CENT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | USh220.57b |
| Earnings (TTM) | USh82.08b |
| Revenue (TTM) | USh233.07b |
2.7x
P/E Ratio0.9x
P/S RatioIs CENT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CENT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | KSh8.20b |
| Cost of Revenue | KSh4.73b |
| Gross Profit | KSh959.82m |
| Other Expenses | -KSh1.93b |
| Earnings | KSh2.89b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jul 31, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.54 |
| Gross Margin | 11.71% |
| Net Profit Margin | 35.22% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 42.0% |
How did CENT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.6%
Current Dividend Yield7%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 16:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Centum Investment Company Plc is covered by 2 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Sarah Wanga | AIB-AXYS Africa Limited |
| Ian Gachichio | Kestrel Capital (East Africa) Ltd |