CGEN - Car and General Kenya Limited
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 1.03 billion, which is about 0.069% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 25.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 27.00 |
| Traded Volume | 600 |
| Number of Deals | 3 |
| Gross Turnover | 15,400.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 40.1M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.03B |
CGEN Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -20.7% | -35.3% | -14.5% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -8.72% | -43.6% | -45.9% |
The current share price of Car and General Kenya Limited (CGEN) is KES 25.65. CGEN closed its last trading day (Friday, September 29, 2023) at 25.65 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 5% drop from its previous closing price of 27.00 KES. Car and General began the year with a share price of 47.45 KES but has since lost 45.9% off that price valuation, ranking it 61st on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that CGEN has lost 35% of the stock’s value from September 1st to date.
Car and General Kenya is the 51st most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jul 5 - Sep 29, 2023). CGEN has traded a total volume of 28,700 shares—in 81 deals—valued at KES 932,230 over the period, with an average of 456 traded shares per session. A volume high of 6,800 was achieved on July 10th 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.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | 600 | 25.65 | -1.35 | -5.00% |
| 2023-09-28 | 200 | 27.00 | ||
| 2023-09-27 | 100 | 27.00 | -2.95 | -9.85% |
| 2023-09-26 | 1,500 | 29.95 | -2.40 | -7.42% |
| 2023-09-25 | 300 | 32.35 | ||
| 2023-09-21 | 1,000 | 32.35 | +1.55 | +5.03% |
| 2023-09-20 | 100 | 30.80 | -3.40 | -9.94% |
| 2023-09-19 | 700 | 34.20 | -3.80 | -10.00% |
| 2023-09-12 | 1,000 | 38.00 | ||
| 2023-09-11 | 5,000 | 38.00 |
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
- info@cargen.com
- Website
- www.cargen.com
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.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 4.15B | 20.00 | +25.4% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.32B | 12.75 | -4.49% |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 76.6M | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.18B | 2.72 | -9.63% |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 193M | 4.05 | -14% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.52B | 3.08 | -18.3% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 597M | 2.19 | -27% |
| SGL | Standard Group Limited | 585M | 7.16 | -31.5% |
