LKL - Longhorn Publishers Limited
Longhorn Publishers Limited is a Kenya-based public limited liability publishing company. The company sells educational and general books for all educational levels including pre-school, primary, early childhood education, primary, secondary and tertiary/university. Longhorn Publishers Limited was incorporated in 1965 and was formerly known as Longhorn Kenya Limited until November 2014. It was listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in May 2012. The company has operations in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Its main business is the development, publication, marketing and distribution of educational and general books.
| Live Trading Feed | |
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| Opening Price | 4.05 |
| Day’s Low Price | |
| Day’s High Price | |
| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Earnings Per Share | 0.02 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 202.50 |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 370M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.5B |
LKL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -2.17% | +1.5% | +1.25% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -4.48% | -14.7% | -17% |
The current share price of Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) is KES 4.05. LKL closed its last trading day (Friday, September 24, 2021) at 4.05 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 3.6% drop from its previous closing price of 4.20 KES. Longhorn Publishers began the year with a share price of 4.88 KES but has since lost 17% off that price valuation, ranking it 56th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Longhorn Publishers is the 26th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jun 29 - Sep 24, 2021). LKL has traded a total volume of 1.75 million shares—in 485 deals—valued at KES 7.05 million over the period, with an average of 27,748 traded shares per session. A volume high of 346,900 was achieved on September 17th, and a low of 100 on September 23rd, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Longhorn Publishers on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | 9,300 | 4.05 | -0.15 | -3.57% |
| 2021-09-23 | 100 | 4.20 | +0.20 | +5.00% |
| 2021-09-22 | 330,200 | 4.00 | -0.30 | -6.98% |
| 2021-09-21 | 2,100 | 4.30 | +0.27 | +6.70% |
| 2021-09-20 | 98,200 | 4.03 | -0.11 | -2.66% |
| 2021-09-17 | 346,900 | 4.14 | +0.14 | +3.50% |
| 2021-09-16 | 5,100 | 4.00 | ||
| 2021-09-15 | 1,600 | 4.00 | ||
| 2021-09-14 | 23,300 | 4.00 | ||
| 2021-09-13 | 30,400 | 4.00 |
Profile of Longhorn Publishers Limited
Longhorn Publishers Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.
| Factsheet of Longhorn Publishers Limited | |
|---|---|
| Sector: Consumer Services | Industry: — |
| Address: Funzi Road, Industrial Area, P. O. Box 18033-00500, Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Telephone: +254-2-653-2579 | |
| Email: enquiries@longhornpublishers.com | Website: www.longhornpublishers.com |
LKL Industrial Market Competitors
Longhorn Publishers Limited, issuers of the LKL 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 169M | 7.16 | +67.3% |
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| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 159M | 4.50 | +24.7% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.8B | 15.35 | -4.06% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 2.33B | 5.40 | -10% |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 80.3M | 0.22 | -21.4% |
| SGL | Standard Group Limited | 1.43B | 17.45 | -22.4% |
