It was a terrible last week for chief executive officers of listed companies some having to pose before cameras to reveal losses in billions of shillings offering a glimpse into the gravity of Covid-19 on corporate Kenya. As companies rushed to beat the April 30 reporting deadline, it emerged that corporate Kenya has booked losses […]
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Tracing sacco’s journey to hitting Sh2bn asset base
Amref Sacco staff when they celebrated 35th anniversary. PHOTO | POOL Before last year, Amref Sacco was a tier three scheme because its asset value was below the Sh2 billion threshold. But the Sacco has now achieved the milestone of a tier two status after its assets grew to hit Sh2.2 billion. The Sacco’s journey […]
Centum Investments Was The Top Gainer Of The Day
KEY POINTS Safaricom is still the top mover of the day after selling 14.32 million shares followed by Equity Group with 5.83 million shares. Kenya Power and Kenya Re-Insurance sold 755,500 and 432,800 shares respectively. The top gainer of the day (Wednesday, January 27, 2020) was Centum Investments Limited with 5.92 percent at the price […]
Co-op joins queue of banks expecting significant profit hits
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has become the sixth lender to issue a profit warning on expected 2020 earnings. In a notice to shareholders on Friday, the bank attributed the expected collapse in earnings to economic disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The volatile operating environment has seen the lender raise its loan-loss coverage in […]
Kenya’s TransCentury, EA Cables say complete debt restructuring
NAIROBI, July 22 (Reuters) – Kenya’s East African Cables and its parent firm TransCentury Ltd have completed a debt restructuring deal that has reduced the group’s debt by almost half, they said on Monday. TransCentury, which was founded by a group of Kenyan investors in 1997, invested in a range of infrastructure companies, including East […]
NSE seeks lift from 2020 bear run as trading resumes
A display of listed equities at the NSE. PHOTO | CITIZEN DIGITAL The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will be hoping for a lift in 2021 with trading resuming for the New Year on Monday. Among key remedial measures sought will be the lure of foreign investors whose exodus in 2020 caved a hole in the […]
NSE: 14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , Absa Bank Kenya , East African Breweries Limited ( EABL ), Kenya Power , East African Cables , Kenya Orchards , Longhorn Publishers , Nairobi Business Ventures , […]
14 companies issue profit warning in turbulent year
At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. FILE PHOTO | NMG At least 14 companies have issued profit warnings this year, with most blaming the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic for their weaker earnings. Britam Holdings , […]
Here Are The Rulers And Movers Of The NSE On Tuesday
The banks led the top movers’ table at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Tuesday. The top mover was Equity Group with 4.74 million shares and a market capitalization of 134.53 billion shillings. The second top mover at the bourse on Tuesday was Absa Kenya having sold 4.09 million shares with a market capitalization of 51.06 […]
Kenya: East African Cables Issues Profit Warning
East African Cables Plc has issued a profit warning for the year ending December 31, 2020. This means that the company expects its earnings to drop by at least 25 per cent compared to last year. The cable manufacturer says the expected slump in profitability is primarily due to a one-off write back that was […]