SGL - Standard Group Limited
The Standard Group Limited is a Kenya-based company. The Company is engaged in the publishing of The Standard, Saturday Standard and The Sunday Standard newspapers; distribution of selected local and newspapers, magazines and periodicals, and television broadcasting under the name of Kenya Television Network Limited (KTN). The Company's subsidiaries include The Standard Limited, Baraza Limited, Agency Sales and Promotion Limited and KTN.
Standard Group Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Standard is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “SGL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:SGL is KE0000000455. Standard Group Limited is currently the 46th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 736 million, which makes about 0.037% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 9.00 |
| Day’s High Price | 10.00 |
| Traded Volume | 1,400 |
| Number of Deals | 3 |
| Gross Turnover | 12,760.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | -0.81 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | -11.11 |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 81.7M |
| Market Capitalization | 736M |
SGL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -9.09% | -15.9% | -32.3% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -30.5% | -40% | -33.6% |
The current share price of Standard Group Limited (SGL) is KES 9.00. SGL closed its last trading day (Wednesday, November 30, 2022) at 9.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 2.2% drop from its previous closing price of 9.20 KES. Standard began the year with a share price of 13.55 KES but has since lost 33.6% off that price valuation, ranking it 56th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that SGL has lost 16% of the stock’s value from November 2nd to date.
Standard Group is the 48th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Aug 31 - Nov 30, 2022). SGL has traded a total volume of 71,700 shares—in 106 deals—valued at KES 834,602 over the period, with an average of 1,138 traded shares per session. A volume high of 20,000 was achieved on September 15th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Standard on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | 1,400 | 9.00 | -0.20 | -2.17% |
| 2022-11-29 | 700 | 9.20 | -0.30 | -3.16% |
| 2022-11-28 | 300 | 9.50 | -0.40 | -4.04% |
| 2022-11-24 | 300 | 9.90 | ||
| 2022-11-23 | 100 | 9.90 | -1.05 | -9.59% |
| 2022-11-22 | 500 | 10.95 | ||
| 2022-11-18 | 100 | 10.95 | -0.05 | -0.45% |
| 2022-11-16 | 300 | 11.00 | +0.70 | +6.80% |
| 2022-11-15 | 300 | 10.30 | -0.70 | -6.36% |
| 2022-11-14 | 300 | 11.00 |
Profile of Standard Group Limited
Standard Group Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.
Factsheet of Standard Group Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
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- Address
- Standard Group Centre, Mombasa Road, P O Box 30080 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-203222111
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- Website
- www.standardmedia.co.ke
SGL Industrial Market Competitors
Standard Group Limited, issuers of the SGL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 102M | 0.28 | +16.7% |
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 1.56B | 39.00 | +14.9% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 3.42B | 16.50 | -10.6% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 913M | 3.35 | -16.3% |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.17B | 11.90 | -22% |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 143M | 3.00 | -26.8% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.27B | 2.95 | -28.7% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.76B | 3.58 | -40.9% |