TCL - Trans Century Limited
Trans Century Limited is a Kenya-based company engaged in power, transport, infrastructure and engineering industries across Africa. The Company is focusing its activities on three divisions: Power; Transport and Engineering. The Power Infrastructure Division is a manufacturer of electrical cable and transmission equipment in East, Central and Southern Africa, with a broad customer base that includes retail outlets, large and small electrical contractors, projects and utilities. Engineering Division is the region's mechanical and civil engineering and contracting firm in East and Central Africa. The division also provides out-of gauge logistics and cranage and erection services in the region. In April 2014, Trans Century Ltd announced that its subsidiary Safari Rail Company Limited has sold its entire stake equaling to 34% in in Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the national rail operator of Kenya and Uganda, to Africa Railways, a subsidiary of Citadel Capital.
Trans Century Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Trans Century is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “TCL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:TCL is KE2000002184. Trans Century Limited is currently the 59th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 188 million, which is about 0.013% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 0.50 |
| Day’s High Price | 0.50 |
| Traded Volume | 2,900 |
| Number of Deals | 5 |
| Gross Turnover | 1,450.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
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| Shares Outstanding | 375M |
| Market Capitalization | 188M |
TCL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -5.66% | -3.85% | -19.4% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -50% | -61.5% | -46.2% |
The current share price of Trans Century Limited (TCL) is KES 0.50. TCL closed its last trading day (Friday, September 29, 2023) at 0.50 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Trans Century began the year with a share price of 0.93 KES but has since lost 46.2% off that price valuation, ranking it 62nd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Trans Century is the 26th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jul 5 - Sep 29, 2023). TCL has traded a total volume of 1.5 million shares—in 775 deals—valued at KES 842,796 over the period, with an average of 23,822 traded shares per session. A volume high of 106,700 was achieved on August 29th, and a low of 300 on September 6th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Trans Century on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | 2,900 | 0.50 | ||
| 2023-09-28 | 13,300 | 0.50 | -0.01 | -1.96% |
| 2023-09-27 | 8,900 | 0.51 | +0.01 | +2.00% |
| 2023-09-26 | 31,900 | 0.50 | ||
| 2023-09-25 | 35,000 | 0.50 | -0.03 | -5.66% |
| 2023-09-22 | 14,000 | 0.53 | -0.01 | -1.85% |
| 2023-09-21 | 2,600 | 0.54 | -0.01 | -1.82% |
| 2023-09-20 | 2,300 | 0.55 | +0.01 | +1.85% |
| 2023-09-19 | 9,000 | 0.54 | ||
| 2023-09-18 | 3,500 | 0.54 |
Profile of Trans Century Limited
Trans Century Limited operates in the Industrials sector.
Factsheet of Trans Century Limited
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
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- Address
- 7th Floor, Longonot Place Kijabe Street, PO Box 42334-00100, Nairobi GPO, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-202245350
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- Website
- transcentury.co.ke
TCL Industrial Market Competitors
Trans Century Limited, issuers of the TCL stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have four market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCH | Olympia Capital Holdings Limited | 138M | 3.45 | +16.6% |
| CABL | East African Cables Limited | 238M | 0.94 | +11.9% |
| PORT | East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd | 666M | 7.40 | +8.82% |
| BAMB | Bamburi Cement Limited | 8.89B | 24.50 | -22.2% |