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 WEEK.
Kapchorua Tea Company Limited grows tea in Kenya and manufactures and sells tea products under the brand name Williamson Tea. The company also has interests in forestry.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 82.78%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 3.43%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: -1.79%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 0.65%
Longhorn Publishers Plc publishes and sells educational and general books and distributes them through retail and ecommerce channels to customers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Rwanda. Formerly known as Longhorn Kenya Limited, the company changed its name to Longhorn Publishers Limited in 2014.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 14.29%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 4.35%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 4.35%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -0.41%
Crown Paints (Kenya) Limited manufactures and sells a range of paints and adhesives for the home decor, construction and industrial sectors. The company supplies markets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somali, South Sudan and the DRC.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 5.14%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 5.14%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 5.14%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 8.06%
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: 8.00%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 5.19%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 14.89%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: -2.99%
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: -1.27%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 5.43%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 17.09%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 16.50%
Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB Bank) is a financial services institution in Kenya offering products and services to the commercial sector. The banking group offers a full-service offering for commercial and corporate clients and runs an Agency banking model.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -8.95%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 7.72%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 42.52%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 17.42%
East African Breweries PLC brews and produces alcoholic beverages made from malt and barley and sells them to domestic markets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan. Products in its range include Tusker, Tusker Malt Lager, Tusker Lite, Tusker Premium Cider, Pilsner Lager, Pilsner Ice Lager, White Cap Lager, White Cap Light, Windhoek Lager, Bell Lager, Serengeti Premium Lager, Senator Lager, Guinness, Balozi Lager, Kibo Gold and Allsopps Lager.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -1.42%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 7.77%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 33.33%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 26.57%
Centum Investment Limited is an equity firm specialising in investing in areas of growth, developmental capital and buyouts and seek to make equity investments between US$2 and US$20 million. The company invests in enterprises in the agricultural, education, healthcare, energy, financial services, insurance, information and communication technology, food and beverages, catering, automotive, publishing, real estate, power and FMCG sectors.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: -0.69%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 10.15%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 3.09%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 3.83%
BK Group Plc (Formerly Bank of Kigali Limited) is the largest bank in Rwanda by total assets, with 36.1% market share as of 31 March 2014. The Bank has a distribution network comprising 65 branches, 66 ATMs and 620 agent outlets and serves over 223,000 individuals and 20,000 legal entities.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 10.94%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 12.18%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: -2.23%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 6.06%
TPS Eastern Africa (Serena) Limited owns and operates hotels and lodges in Kenya for the business and tourist sectors. The company owns and operates 35 hotels as well as a selection of resorts, safari guest lodges, safari camps, palaces and forts located in strategic sites in Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
- ★ 1 YEAR return: 36.86%
- ★ 1 WEEK return: 17.94%
- ★ 3 MONTH return: 32.78%
- ★ 1 MONTH return: 35.47%