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.
Longhorn Publishers Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Longhorn Publishers is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “LKL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:LKL is KE2000002275. Longhorn Publishers Limited is currently the 43rd most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.05 billion, which makes about 0.054% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | 3.95 |
| Day’s Low Price | 3.80 |
| Day’s High Price | 4.00 |
| Traded Volume | 1,300 |
| Number of Deals | 3 |
| Gross Turnover | 5,140.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.1130 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 34.07 |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 272M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.05B |
LKL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +7.54% | +17% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3% | -3.75% | -3.75% |
The current share price of Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) is KES 4.00. LKL closed its last trading day (Wednesday, October 5, 2022) at 3.85 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 4.1% gain over its previous closing price of 3.70 KES. Longhorn Publishers began the year with a share price of 4.00 KES but has since lost 3.75% off that price valuation, ranking it 33rd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 8% increase of LKL share price since September 6th, which is seventh best on NSE.
Longhorn Publishers is the 20th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jul 6 - Oct 5, 2022). LKL has traded a total volume of 2.43 million shares—in 290 deals—valued at KES 9.05 million over the period, with an average of 38,602 traded shares per session. A volume high of 518,900 was achieved on August 24th 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-05 | 20,300 | 3.85 | +0.15 | +4.05% |
| 2022-10-04 | 4,500 | 3.70 | -0.30 | -7.50% |
| 2022-10-03 | 7,600 | 4.00 | ||
| 2022-09-30 | 500 | 4.00 | ||
| 2022-09-29 | 28,200 | 4.00 | +0.15 | +3.90% |
| 2022-09-28 | 200 | 3.85 | -0.16 | -3.99% |
| 2022-09-26 | 30,100 | 4.01 | +0.01 | +0.25% |
| 2022-09-23 | 64,700 | 4.00 | -0.07 | -1.72% |
| 2022-09-22 | 300 | 4.07 | +0.07 | +1.75% |
| 2022-09-21 | 800 | 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
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- Address
- Funzi Road, Industrial Area, P. O. Box 18033-00500, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-2-653-2579
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.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 1.8B | 45.00 | +32.6% |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 91.2M | 0.25 | +4.17% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.55B | 14.00 | -8.2% |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 3.41B | 16.45 | -10.8% |
| SGL | Standard Group Limited | 956M | 11.70 | -13.7% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.43B | 3.30 | -20.3% |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 139M | 2.92 | -28.8% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.55B | 3.15 | -48% |
