The Nairobi Securities Exchange is home to some of the largest companies in Kenya and East Africa.
These are the best performing companies in the last MONTH.
Nairobi Business Venture (NBV) Limited deals primarily in the sale of imported leather shoes and leather accessories which are rebranded und the name KShoes (previously ‘Kwanza’ shoes). The shoes and accessories are imported from China and India and rebranded for the Kenyan domestic market.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -21.79%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -0.45%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 3.30%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 17.74%
Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited is an insurance company offering products and services for the retail and corporate sectors in Kenya and other countries in the Africa sub-region. The company provides life assurance, superannuation, industrial life assurance, bond investment and business incidental insurance services as well as insurance products and services for aviation, engineering, fire, liability, marine, private and commercial vehicles, personal accident, theft, workmen’s compensation and employer’s liability insurance.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 64.00%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 19.27%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 11.95%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 17.99%
Car & General Limited supplies power generation, automotive, engineering and agricultural equipment in Kenya. The company also imports and markets brands which are global leaders in various markets; including two- and three-wheeler vehicles, tractors, outboard engines, air compressors, laundry equipment and water pumps.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -16.11%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 8.63%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 13.25%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 19.21%
WPP-ScanGroup Limited is the largest marketing and communication group in the Africa sub-region with leading advertising agencies and media houses falling under the holding company name. These include Ogilvy & Mather, SCANAD, JWT, BluePrint Marketing, GroupM, MediaCom Africa, Mindshare and MEC.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -8.08%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 1.27%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 16.02%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 20.10%
East Africa Cables Limited manufactures electrical cables and conductors in Kenya and sells its products through retail outlets in East and Central Africa. The company produces utility cables which include aluminium overhead conductors for aerial transmission lines and service drop cables for secondary overhead transmission; feeders to residential homes; cables for power and lighting circuits; home electrical appliances; and armoured and non-armoured cables for electricity distribution.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 18.89%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 11.46%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 13.83%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 24.42%
Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) generates and sells electricity in Kenya and for consumption in East Africa sub-regions. Electricity is generated through hydro, thermal, geothermal and wind power generation plants with a combined installed capacity in excess of 1 600 megawatts.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 35.37%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 3.68%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 26.53%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 24.50%
Unga Group Limited is an agricultural holding company in Kenya which mills wheat and maize and processes baked products and animal nutrition and health products. The company is divided in products produced for human consumption and animal consumption.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 9.67%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -0.30%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 26.05%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 25.10%
The Kenya Power & Lighting Company Plc formerly (Kenya Power & Lighting Company Limited) (Kenya Power or KPLC) is an electricity company in Kenya with interests in geothermal, hydro and thermal power generation as well as power generated from solar and wind sources. Formerly known as East Africa Power & Lighting Limited, the company changed its name to The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited in 1983.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 144.76%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 14.75%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 94.44%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 31.58%
Kenya Orchards Plc manufactures and sells fruit and vegetable bottled and canned products for domestic consumption in Kenya. The company also produces a range of spices and seasoning.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 173.08%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 46.09%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 173.08%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 173.08%
East African Portland Cement Company Limited manufactures and sells cement for the building and construction sectors in East Africa. The company produces a range of cement products including Portland cement and Portland pozzolanic cement for cementing, mortar and concreate building applications.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 405.48%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: -27.29%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 727.35%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 202.46%