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 37th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.37 billion, which is about 0.079% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
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| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
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| Shares Outstanding | 19.5M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.37B |
BOC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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| -9.09% | -9.09% | -1.06% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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| -9.09% | -17.7% | -1.06% |
The current share price of BOC Kenya Limited (BOC) is KES 70.00. BOC closed its last trading day (Monday, March 20, 2023) at 70.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 9.1% drop from its previous closing price of 77.00 KES. BOC began the year with a share price of 70.75 KES but has since lost 1.06% off that price valuation, ranking it 28th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that BOC has lost 9% of the stock’s value from February 23rd to date.
BOC Kenya is the 53rd most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Dec 22, 2022 - Mar 24, 2023). BOC has traded a total volume of 19,600 shares—in 26 deals—valued at KES 1.37 million over the period, with an average of 311 traded shares per session. A volume high of 7,200 was achieved on March 20th 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% |
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| 2023-03-20 | 7,200 | 70.00 | -7.00 | -9.09% |
| 2023-03-16 | 200 | 77.00 | ||
| 2023-02-22 | 100 | 77.00 | +7.00 | +10.00% |
| 2023-02-17 | 1,000 | 70.00 | ||
| 2023-02-14 | 100 | 70.00 | -0.25 | -0.36% |
| 2023-02-07 | 100 | 70.25 | +0.25 | +0.36% |
| 2023-02-03 | 2,000 | 70.00 | ||
| 2023-02-02 | 1,500 | 70.00 | ||
| 2023-02-01 | 3,400 | 70.00 | ||
| 2023-01-31 | 600 | 70.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTGH | Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited | 223M | 1.25 | +15.7% |
| CARB | Carbacid Investments Limited | 3.16B | 12.40 | +3.33% |
| CRWN | Crown Paints Kenya Limited | 5.41B | 38.00 | -9.2% |