BOC - BOC Kenya Limited
BOC Kenya Limited is a Kenya-based company, primarily engaged in the chemical industry. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial and medical gases, as well as the sale of welding products. It has operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The Company's subsidiaries include wholly owned East African Oxygen Limited, BOC Tanzania Limited and BOC Uganda Limited. BOC Kenya Ltd is a subsidiary of the Linde Group.
BOC Kenya Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). BOC is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “BOC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:BOC is KE0000000042. BOC Kenya Limited is currently the 39th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.46 billion, which is about 0.076% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
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| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Earnings Per Share | 5.55 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 13.51 |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 19.5M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.46B |
BOC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +1.35% | +2.74% | -6.25% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +7.14% | +22% | +7.14% |
The current share price of BOC Kenya Limited (BOC) is KES 75.00. BOC closed its last trading day (Monday, June 27, 2022) at 75.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 1.4% gain over its previous closing price of 74.00 KES. BOC began the year with a share price of 70.00 KES and has since gained 7.14% on that price valuation, ranking it 11th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
BOC Kenya is the 48th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Mar 28 - Jun 30, 2022). BOC has traded a total volume of 37,100 shares—in 31 deals—valued at KES 2.72 million over the period, with an average of 589 traded shares per session. A volume high of 19,000 was achieved on April 13th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of BOC Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | 100 | 75.00 | +1.00 | +1.35% |
| 2022-06-23 | 200 | 74.00 | -6.00 | -7.50% |
| 2022-06-22 | 100 | 80.00 | +7.00 | +9.59% |
| 2022-06-16 | 100 | 73.00 | ||
| 2022-06-08 | 3,100 | 73.00 | ||
| 2022-06-07 | 2,000 | 73.00 | ||
| 2022-05-31 | 800 | 73.00 | ||
| 2022-05-30 | 300 | 73.00 | -2.00 | -2.67% |
| 2022-05-20 | 500 | 75.00 | ||
| 2022-05-16 | 100 | 75.00 |
Profile of BOC Kenya Limited
BOC Kenya Limited operates in the Basic Materials sector.
Factsheet of BOC Kenya Limited
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
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- Address
- Kitui Road, Industrial Area, PO Box 18010-00500, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-20-694-4000
- bocinfo@boc.co.ke
- Website
- www.boc.co.ke
BOC Industrial Market Competitors
BOC Kenya Limited, issuers of the BOC stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have three market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRWN | Crown Paints Kenya Limited | 5.91B | 41.50 | +36.1% |
| CARB | Carbacid Investments Limited | 2.93B | 11.50 | +4.55% |
| FTGH | Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited | 228M | 1.28 | +1.59% |