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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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 […]
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 , […]
Kenya Orchards issues profit warning of Sh2m
Food and vegetable processing company, Kenya Orchards Limited #ticker:ORCH , has issued a profit warning for this year owing to declined demand of their products exacerbated by the pandemic. The manufacturer is expecting a drop in profit of more than Sh2 million in the year ending December. The firm listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange […]
Orchards’ earnings decline, Sanlam in profit warning
Sanlam House on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG Food processor Kenya Orchards’ earnings for the half-year period ended June 30, 2018 have dropped, as Sanlam Kenya issued a profit warning for the period ending December 31, 2018. Kenya Orchards on Monday said it had posted a 17.09 per cent drop in net […]