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CGEN - Car and General Kenya Limited

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Car and General (Kenya) Limited is a Kenya-based holding company engaged in the sales and service of power equipment, household goods, agricultural tractors and implements, marine engines, motor cycles, motor cars, three-wheeler vehicles, commercial laundry equipment, commercial engines and general goods. The company's operating segments include Trade and workshop, Poultry, and Investment properties. Trade and workshop is engaged in sales and service of power equipments, household goods, agricultural tractors and implements, marine engines, motor cycles, motor cars, three-wheeler vehicles, commercial laundry equipment, commercial engines and general goods. The Poultry segment is engaged in day old chick farming, and the Investment properties is engaged in property rentals.

Car and General Kenya Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Car and General is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “CGEN”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:CGEN is KE0000000109. Car and General Kenya Limited is currently the 43rd most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.59 billion, which is about 0.081% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.

CGEN • 19.80 ▪ 0.00
2 days ago
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Traded Volume0
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Shares Outstanding80.2M
Market Capitalization1.59B
Monetary values are quoted in Kenyan Shilling (KES) unless otherwise stated

CGEN Stock Market Performance

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-2.7%-10.2%-10%
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-5.71%-30.5%-13%

The current share price of Car and General Kenya Limited (CGEN) is KES 19.80. CGEN closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 24, 2025) at 19.80 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 9% drop from its previous closing price of 21.75 KES. Car and General began the year with a share price of 22.75 KES but has since lost 13% off that price valuation, ranking it 58th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that CGEN has lost 10% of the stock’s value from March 25th to date.

Car and General Kenya is the 52nd most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 24 - Apr 25, 2025). CGEN has traded a total volume of 65,700 shares—in 108 deals—valued at KES 1.46 million over the period, with an average of 1,043 traded shares per session. A volume high of 12,500 was achieved on March 28th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Car and General Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

DateVolumeCloseChangeChange%
2025-04-2410019.80-1.95-8.97%
2025-04-2350021.75-0.15-0.68%
2025-04-2250021.90+1.35+6.57%
2025-04-171,20020.55+0.20+0.98%
2025-04-1630020.35-1.65-7.50%
2025-04-146,70022.00
2025-04-1140022.00
2025-04-0960022.00
2025-04-042,60022.00
2025-04-0320022.00

Profile of Car and General (Kenya) Limited

Car and General (Kenya) Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.

Factsheet of Car and General (Kenya) Limited

Sector
Consumer Services
Industry
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Address
Lusaka Road/Dunga Road, Industrial Area, PO Box 20001, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
Telephone
+254-20-694-3000

CGEN Industrial Market Competitors

Car and General (Kenya) Limited, issuers of the CGEN stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top nine by year-to-date performance.

CodeNameM. Cap.CloseYTD
UCHMUchumi Supermarket Limited128M0.35+106%
LKLLonghorn Publishers Limited809M2.97+29.1%
SGLStandard Group Limited523M6.40+27.5%
SCANScanGroup Limited1.19B2.75+10.9%
HBEHomeboyz Entertainment295M4.66
TPSETPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited2.6B14.25-4.36%
NBVNairobi Business Ventures Ltd2.54B1.88-6.47%
NMGNation Media Group2.42B12.70-11.8%
XPRSExpress Kenya Limited148M3.11-13.6%

Index of African Stock Exchanges:

  1. Botswana Stock Exchange
  2. BRVM Stock Exchange
  3. Ghana Stock Exchange
  4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
  6. Malawi Stock Exchange
  7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
  8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
  9. Uganda Securities Exchange
  10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

Comments

  1. FelixFelix
    Jan 13, 2022 07:52 GMT

    The P/E ratio indicates a bargain at current prices

  2. LivLiv
    Jan 12, 2022 16:11 GMT

    Some awesome rally

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