BBS - Botswana Building Society Limited

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BBS share price on Botswana Stock Exchange

Botswana Building Society (BBS) Limited, established in December 1976 under the Building Society Act, is as an indigenous building society involved in property finance and the provision of services in connection therewith. During its first ten years of operation, BBS Limited was restricted by law to lend only against the security of immovable urban property. The Act was amended in April 1986 to permit lending in rural areas as well. Since then, the number of mortgages in respect of rural properties has grown to 699, representing 12% of the company's mortgage book, compared with 4,825 advances in urban areas.

On August 24, 2014, shareholders of BBS Limited resolved to approve a demutualization process, which converted the building society into a public company incorporated under the Companies Act of Botswana. Today, the company operates in the niche market of mortgage lending in the country with substantial presence. BBS Limited has nine branches in Botswana: three in Gaborone; and one in each of Lobatse, Serowe, Selibe-Phikwe, Francistown, Maun, and Kasane.

Botswana Building Society Limited is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) since September 3rd, 2018. Botswana Building Society is traded on the BSE under the ticker symbol “BBS”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of BSE:BBS is BW0000001965. Botswana Building Society Limited is currently the 29th most valuable stock on the BSE with a market capitalization of BWP 327 million, which is about 0.045% of the Botswana Stock Exchange equity market.

BBS Stock Market Performance

The current share price of Botswana Building Society Limited (BBS) is BWP 0.67. BBS closed its last trading day (Tuesday, May 20, 2025) at 0.67 BWP per share on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). Botswana Building Society began the year with a share price of 0.50 BWP and has since gained 34% on that price valuation, ranking it first on the BSE in terms of year-to-date performance.

Botswana Building Society is the 15th most traded stock on the Botswana Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 18 - May 20, 2025). BBS has traded a total volume of 1.61 million shares—in 141 deals—valued at BWP 1.01 million over the period, with an average of 25,535 traded shares per session. A volume high of 500,000 was achieved on March 31st for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Botswana Building Society on the Botswana Stock Exchange.

Profile of Botswana Building Society Limited

Botswana Building Society Limited was founded on December 13, 1976 and operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Real Estate Investment industry.

BBS Industrial Market Competitors

Botswana Building Society Limited, issuers of the BBS stock on the Botswana Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Real Estate Investment industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.

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