EABL - East African Breweries Limited
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is a Kenya-based holding company, which manufactures branded alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Along with its subsidiary companies, EABL is involved in the marketing, brewing, manufacturing, and selling of drinks, glass containers, malt and barley. The company's most popular brands include Tusker, Pilsner, Bell Lager, Guinness, Malta Guinness, Alvaro, Uganda Waragi, Senator, Johnie Walker, and Smirnoff Ice. EABL's wholly owned subsidiaries include Kenya Breweries Limited, UDV (Kenya) Limited, Uganda Breweries Limited, Serengeti Breweries Ltd, East African Maltings Ltd, EABL International (formerly EABL Venture). East African Breweries exports its products to several countries including Australia, Japan, Canada, United States, and United Kingdom. EABL is controlled by Diageo Plc, UK.
East African Breweries Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). East African Breweries is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “EABL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:EABL is KE0000000216. East African Breweries Limited is currently the third most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 146 billion, which is about 8.12% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 181.75 |
| Day’s High Price | 192.00 |
| Traded Volume | 3,500 |
| Number of Deals | 7 |
| Gross Turnover | 647,825.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 791M |
| Market Capitalization | 146B |
EABL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -4.02% | +13.5% | +22.5% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6% | +55.5% | +62.3% |
The current share price of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is KES 185.00. EABL closed its last trading day (Friday, November 15, 2024) at 185.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 1.8% gain over its previous closing price of 181.75 KES. East African Breweries began the year with a share price of 114.00 KES and has since gained 62.3% on that price valuation, ranking it eighth on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about EABL knowing the stock has accrued 14% over the past four-week period—sixth best on NSE.
East African Breweries is the 19th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Aug 16 - Nov 15, 2024). EABL has traded a total volume of 5.92 million shares—in 1,063 deals—valued at KES 1.06 billion over the period, with an average of 93,952 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.02 million was achieved on October 22nd, and a low of 200 on September 25th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of East African Breweries on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | 3,500 | 185.00 | +3.25 | +1.79% |
| 2024-11-14 | 1,000 | 181.75 | -11.25 | -5.83% |
| 2024-11-13 | 391,300 | 193.00 | ||
| 2024-11-12 | 500 | 193.00 | ||
| 2024-11-11 | 109,300 | 193.00 | +0.25 | +0.13% |
| 2024-11-08 | 767,100 | 192.75 | +3.00 | +1.58% |
| 2024-11-07 | 60,300 | 189.75 | +5.00 | +2.71% |
| 2024-11-06 | 101,800 | 184.75 | +0.75 | +0.41% |
| 2024-11-05 | 303,600 | 184.00 | +0.25 | +0.14% |
| 2024-11-04 | 8,800 | 183.75 |
Profile of East African Breweries Limited
East African Breweries Limited operates in the Consumer Goods sector, specifically, the Beverages industry. The company is led by Andrew David Cowan (58) as its Group MD & CEO, since 2016. The company's board of directors, chaired by Charles Kahara Muchene (67), is composed of 11 members whose names are listed below.
- Muchene, Charles Kahara
Group Chairman - O'Keeffe, Rory John
Vice Chairman - Cowan, Andrew David
Group MD & CEO - Geiszl, Gyorgy
Group Finance & Strategy Director - Karuku, Jane W. (Mrs.)
Executive Director - Gallagher, Paul (Dr.)
Non-Executive Director - Katto, Japheth
Non-Executive Director - Mugerwa, Jimmy D.
Non-Executive Director - Musyoka, Carol
Non-Executive Director - Oduor-Otieno, Martin Luke (Dr.)
Non-Executive Director - Munene, Joyce
Group Company Secretary
Factsheet of East African Breweries Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
- Beverages
- Address
- P. O. Box 30161-00100, Corporate Centre, Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-20-864-4000
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- Website
- www.eabl.com
EABL Industrial Market Competitors
East African Breweries Limited, issuers of the EABL stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector and/or Beverages industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCH | Kenya Orchards Limited | 901M | 70.00 | +259% |
| SMER | Sameer Africa Plc | 685M | 2.46 | +8.37% |
| KAPC | Kapchorua Tea Company Limited | 1.75B | 223.75 | +4.07% |
| KUKZ | Kakuzi Limited | 7.78B | 397.00 | +3.12% |
| WTK | Williamson Tea Kenya Limited | 3.69B | 210.75 | +1.32% |
| EVRD | Eveready East Africa Limited | 225M | 1.07 | -0.93% |
| UNGA | Unga Group Limited | 1.24B | 16.40 | -2.67% |
| LIMT | Limuru Tea Company Limited | 876M | 365.00 | -3.95% |
| EGAD | Eaagads Limited | 387M | 12.05 | -13.6% |
| BAT | British American Tobacco Kenya | 35.1B | 350.75 | -13.9% |
