Earnings Update

WPP Scangroup issued a profit warning, with expectations that the company’s full-year 2021 earnings will be at least 25% lower than Full Year 2020.

The BOC Kenya Board has appointed Joseph Ramashala the Non-Executive Director with effect from 13 September 2021. This comes after the resignation of  Marius Kruger as a Non-Executive Director who was appointed a Non-Executive...

Longhorn Publishers has reported a profit after tax of kes 7.48 million for the first six months ended 30th June 2021 a significant improvement from the loss of Kes 225 million that...

Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) has reported a rise in the net profit for the period that ended 31st March 2021 to Kes 32.9 million from a net loss of Kes 39.4 million...

WPP Scangroup company has released its financial results for the financial year ended 31st December 2020 after a three-month- delay which was occasioned by the firm’s investigations against its former Chief Executive...

Britam Holdings has posted Kes 376.3 million net profit in six months to June, marking a recovery from the  Kes 1.63 billion net loss posted in a similar period last year. The...

I&M bank booked a 29% rise in its half-year profit to hit Kes 4.25 billion during the six months period ended 30th June 2021 from a lower Kes 3.19 billion recorded during...

NCBA Bank has posted a 77 % rise in half-year profit to Kes 4.66 billion during the half-year period ended 30th June 2021 compared to Kes 2.6 billion recorded during the same...

Standard Group’s performance for the 6 months period ended 30 June 2021 showed improvement with a 14% revenue increase to close at Kes. 1.6 billion compared to Kes. 1.4 billion for the...

Jubilee Holdings has posted a profit before tax of Kes 4.5 billion for the half-year ended June 30, a 150 % jump compared to Kes 1.8 billion reported same period last year....

Bamburi Cement Group has posted a Kes 776 million profit for the half-year ended 30th 2021, a 7.6 % growth compared to the Kes 721 million profit recorded in a similar period...

Absa Bank Kenya Plc has reported its financial results for the first six month period ended 30th June 2021, outperforming its peers to post 846% growth in Profit After Tax to Kes...

Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd (DTK) has reported a 20.1% increase in Profit after tax to Kes 3.2 billion during the six months period ended 30th June 2021 compared to a profit...

Family Bank said it would use the funds to increase its branch network from the current 92 outlets in 37 counties, widening its presence and customer base as it also considers an...

At the end of today's trading session on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. A total of 7,475,200 shares in 1,174 deals, corresponding to a market value of KES 300,217,368.00, were traded. Compared with...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya(StanChart) has reported a 50.9 % growth in net profit in the half-year period ended 30th June 2021. The performance was attributed to lower operating expenses reported in the...

KCB Group Plc has posted a strong performance in the first half of the year, driven by improved economic activity, robust revenues, and lower provisions charge. Profit after tax doubled to Kes.15.3...

TotalEnergies Kenya has reported a 50% increase in the half-year profit to Kes 1.7 billion for the period ended 30th June 2021 from Kes1.1 billion reported at the end of the first...

Co-operative Bank has reported a net profit of Kes 7.4 billion for the half-year period ended 30th June 2021, a 2.3% increase from the Kes 7.2 billion posted during the same period...

Equity Group Holdings Plc has recorded 98% growth in its profit after tax to Kes 17.9 Billion in H1, 2021 compared to Kes 9.1 Billion posted during the same period last year,...

Limuru Tea recorded total revenue of  Kes 47 million in the period ended 30th June 2021, an 8% decline as compared to Kes 51 million realised during the same period of 2020....

Stanbic Holdings has recorded a 34.6 % rise in earnings through the first six months of the year, posting a profit of Kes.3.5 billion from Kes.2.6 billion recorded last year. The lender...

CIC Insurance has reported a Kes 260 million net profit for the half-year period that ended on 30th June 2021, a reversal from a net loss of Kes 335.5 million reported during...

Reinsurance company Kenya Re posted a 66% decline in half-year profit for the period that ended on 30th June 2021 despite a 6% growth in gross written premiums. The company’s annual net profit...

Sameer Africa’s half-year net profit for the period that ended on 30th June jumped to KSh154 million from a net loss of KSh59 million in the same period in 2020. The company’s...

Home Afrika Group reported a 62% decrease in Loss After Tax of Kes 340.3 Million for the period ended 31st December in 2020, down from a Net Loss of Kes Kes 888.8...

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has posted a profit after tax of  Kes 6.96 billion for the period ended 30th June 2021, a 1% drop compared to the Kes 7.02 Billion recorded...

Coffee farm Eaagads Limited has reported a profit before tax of Kes 4.7 million during the financial period ended 31st March 2021 compared to the loss before tax of Kes 77 million...

ILAM Fahari I-Reit, a real estate investment trust, has posted a net profit of Kes 42.2 million in the half-year period that ended on 30th June 2021, a 51% decline from the...

Unga Group PLC  is set to exit the baking business for the second time with the sale of Ennsvalley Bakery to a logistics company as a move to cut costs and improve...

Centum Investment, the giant investment company, has reported a Kes1.37 billion full-year net loss for the period that ended on 31st March 2021, compared to a net profit of Kes 4.6 billion...

BAT Kenya Plc has declared an interim dividend of Kes 3.50 per ordinary share to be paid on 16th September 2021.

State-run Ethio Telecom, which invited private investors to buy a stake in it over the past few months, reported an 18.4% rise in full-year revenue to end-June to 56.5 billion birrs ($1.29...

Centum Real Estate Limited has posted a 72% decline in profit after tax for the period ended 31st March 2021 to Kes 650 million from Kes 2.30 billion recorded during the same...

Kapchorua Tea Kenya has announced it will pay a first and final dividend of Kes 10 per share despite posting a 63% decline in profits for the period ended 31st March 2021....

Dubai-based Emirates airline on Tuesday posted a $5.5 billion annual loss, its first in more than three decades after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the aviation industry. The carrier, which had made a...

Crown Paints Plc has reported a profit of Kes 599 million for the period ended 31st December 2020, an 85 % growth from the Kes 323 Million reported during the same period...

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has recorded a 5% decline in profits before tax to Kes 3.98 billion during the financial year ended 31st December 2020 compared to the Kes 4.18 billion...

Family Bank Group has posted a Kes 728.8 million Profit Before Tax for the first quarter of 2021, a 71.3% increase in earnings compared to the Kes 425.6 million reported during the...

TPS Eastern Africa, the company that owns and operates Serena Hotels, has reported a net loss of Kes1.2 billion for the year 2020, its biggest loss ever, after a tough operating year in...

KCB Group Plc has posted a net profit of Kes.6.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021 ending March, a 1.8 % increase from the Kes 6.3 billion that was posted in...

Equity Group Holdings Plc has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted Covid-19 crisis of health, economic disruption, and humanitarian challenges, giving hope of resilience and recovery....

NCBA Group PLC has recorded a profit after tax of Kes 2.84 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2021. This was an increase of 74% compared to Kes 1.6 billion that...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has reported a 19% growth in net profit in the first three months to March 31 2021. The lender posted an improvement in net profit of Kes 2.39...

Absa Group unaudited Net Profit for the first quarter ended March 31st 2021 rose to Kes 2.4 Billion compared to Kes 1.96 Billion in Q1, 2020, an increase of 28%. The lender’s balance...

Transcentury Plc, a listed firm in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, has reported a Kes1.4 billion net loss for the half-year period that ended on 30th June 2020 compared to a net profit...

Safaricom's board has proposed a final dividend per share (DPS) of Kes 0.92 amounting to Kes 36.86 billion for approval at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM).”

Sasini Plc a listed firm in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, has reported a notable rise in the six months period ended 31st March 2021. The group recorded a profit before tax of...

Homeboyz instituted some cost-cutting measures which resulted in a 49% drop in direct costs and a 63% drop in administrative expenses.

Britam Holdings Plc has reported a net loss of Kes 9.1 billion for the financial period ended 31st December 2020, a 62% loss compared to the Kes 3.5 billion that was reported...

The value of NMG’s total assets decreased to Kes11.82 billion at the end of 2020 from Kes12.1 billion at the end of 2019. Its total liabilities also fell to Kes3.89 billion from...

Bamburi Cement has posted a profit after tax of Kes 1.12 Billion the financial period ended 31st December 2021, a 212% growth in revenue from the Kes 359 million that was posted...

BOC Kenya, which produces and distributes industrial and medical gases throughout the East African region, has posted impressive results for the year that ended in December 2020. The firm’s net profit rose...

Liberty Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa based Liberty Holdings, has posted a 2% decline in profit after tax to Kes 676 million during the financial period ended 31st December 2020 from...

Jubilee Holdings Limited, East Africa’s largest insurance group, has posted a profit before tax of Kes. 5.08 billion for the financial period ended 31st December 2020, a 1.4%  increase compared to the...

Sameer Africa Plc has reported a Kes 43 million net profit during the financial year ended 30th December 2020, a remarkable improvement from the Kes 1.1 billion net loss posted during the...

Family bank has posted an 18% rise in the profit after tax to Kes 1.2 billion during the financial year ended 30th December 2020, from Kes 949,836 million recorded during the same...

The mortgage finance bank HF Group reported a Kes 1.7 billion net loss for 2020, from Kes 110 million net loss in 2019. The bank’s net interest income fell 7.5% to Kes 1.87 billion...

Eveready E. A Plc has reported a loss before tax of Kes.50 million for the financial period ended 30th September 2020, a 53% improvement compared to a loss of  Kes.107 million posted...

NCBA’s full-year net profit for the year 2020 nosedived by 42% to Kes4.6 billion as the bank ramped up its provisions for loan losses. The tier-one lender put aside Kes 20.4 billion...

Equity Group Plc registered a 51% growth in its balance sheet with total assets growing to Kes 1.015 billion during the financial year ended 30 December 2020, up from Kes 674 billion...

Sanlam Kenya Plc has posted a Kes 43 million pretax profit in its just-released full-year 2020 trading results, a 92% decline against the Kes 550 million in 2019 primarily attributed to the...

Diamond Trust Bank’s (DTB) net profit for the year that ended on 31st December 2020 dipped by 51% to Kes3.5 billion, from Kes7.3 billion in 2019. According to the lender, higher loan...

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has posted a 34% decline in its full-year net profit for the year that ended on 31st December 2020. The bank’s net profit dropped to KSh 5.44 billion...

Absa Bank Kenya PLC posted a normalised profit after tax for the period ended December 2020 of Kes 6.5 billion a 23% decline compared to the period in 2019. The group attributed...

Umeme Limited, the largest electricity distributor in Uganda, has recorded a sharp decline in net profit after a challenging financial year. The firm’s net profit fell to USh 43.1 billion ($11.8 million)...

Kakuzi Plc, a Kenyan agricultural listed at both the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) and the London Stock Exchange, has reported a 13% decline in net profit to Kes 622 Million at the close...

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Group 2020 full year net profit declined by 23.8% to stand at Kes. 10.9 billion from Kes. 14.3 billion recorded in 2019. Co-op Bank Group Chief Executive...

KCB Group Plc has posted a net profit of Kes.19.6 billion for the financial year ended 31st December 2020. This was a 22% decline from the Kes 25.2 billion recorded during the...

Rolls Royce remained optimistic that it would start to generate cash in the second half of 2021, indicating that it was keenly looking ahead to a better future.

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company ( KPLC) has recorded a loss after tax of Kes.0.94 billion compared to a profit of Kes 0.26 billion in 2019. This was despite a tax...

Stanbic Holdings Plc net profit for the year that ended on December 31, 2020, dropped by 19% to Kes 5.2 billion from Kes 6.4 billion at the end of 2019. The firm’s...

Kengen Plc, the leading electric power generation company in Kenya, recorded a decline in total revenue by 3% from Kes 22.36 billion in 31st December 2019 to Kes 21.80 billion for the period ended 31st...

Unga Group says wheat prices have rallied to levels not seen in past decade due to some major exporting economies imposing fiscal measures.

Kenya power net profit for the six months period that ended on December 31, 2020, decreased to Kes138 million from Kes692 million a year earlier.

Increased demand for medical gases drove up Carbacid’s six months revenue to Kes 449.7 million, a 27% improvement.

Listed publishing firm, Longhorn has posted a Kes145.33 million net loss in the half-year period ended December 31, 2020, down from Kes 68.97 million net profit the company posted over the same...

Tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT)  demonstrated resilience amidst the COVID-19 pandemic posting a 42% rise in the profit after tax during the financial year ended 31st December 2020. BAT recorded a...

Leading power producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has paid the National Government Kes 1,153,856,022 in dividends for the financial year ended June 2019.  The National Treasury & Planning Cabinet Secretary,...

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) recorded a 3% decline in net sales to Kes 44.5 billion for the half-year ended December 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. This, however, was a...

Listed power producer, Kengen Plc, has reported net revenue amounting to Kes. 39.82 million for the financial period ended 30th June 2020, which is 11.3% higher than the Kes.35.7 million recorded during...

Family Bank also signed a partnership with Performeter Agribusiness Limited setting aside Sh1 billion to fund fodder production for dairy farmers in cooperatives. 

The dim performance is attributed to an increase in loan loss provisions which surged by 76% in what the lender says is sufficient to cover future potential credit losses.

The Group has not received any dividends from portfolio companies where the Group holds minority stakes in the six-month period ending 30 September 2020 as these portfolio companies have elected to build...

Carbacid Investment has announced a profit before tax of Kes 427 million for the year ended July 31, 2020, marking a 13 percent increase from the Kes 377 million posted a year...

The profit dip has however trimmed the bank’s earnings per share to Kes.11.13 from Kes.16.15 last year.

Cooperative Bank booked a 905 increase in loan loss provision from Kes. 2.1 billion in 2019 to Kes. 4 billion.

ABSA has painted a level of  uncertainty in its outlook relating to the COVID-19 pandemic where it has highlighted that it is high and unprecedented, and its impact on markets and the global...

Equity’s asset base has expanded to Kes.933.9 billion with loans and advances to customers climbing by 30 per cent to Kes.453.9 billion.

Shareholders’ equity grew 12% from KShs. 121.2 billion to KShs. 135.9.1 billion. This was driven by the growth in earnings over the 12-month period to September 2020.

Ndegwa indicates the company remains in discussion with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on the review of free cash transfers below Kes.1000 beyond December 312.

The board noted that the environment remains challenging due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 related impacts as well as the extent and speed of the economic recovery post pandemic

The earnings per share in nation media group recorded a loss of kes 1.90 from a profit of kes 2.20 in the period under discussion.

East African Cables thus recorded a decrease in the overall expenses by 12% in the period ended 30th June 2020.

This led to a 58% decrease in revenue booked in six months period ending 30th June 2020

The company forecasts that the 2020 results will be significantly negatively impacted because of the projected suppressed air travel demand as it will remain at less than 50% of 2019 for the...

Absa says it has restructured Kes.57 billion worth of customer loans representing 28 percent of its advances to customers as cushioning during the pandemic.

Bamburi Cement Plc has posted a 13% decline in activity for the first half of 2020 at Kes16.2billion which as compared to the Kes18.7 billion the company posted in a similar period...

NCBA board has held back the declaration of an interim dividend for the period in line with its cash preservation stance.

The reduced profit was largely the result of increased provisions, reflecting the prudent approach adopted by DTB in the midst of the prevailing higher credit risk environment following the COVID-19 pandemic.