XPRS - Express Kenya Limited
Express Kenya Limited is a Kenya-based company engaged in the provision of clearing and forwarding services for air and sea, as well as warehousing and logistics services. It operates through five divisions: sea freight, air freight, packing and removals, transport, as well as warehousing. The Company's has a fleet of over 80 movers, including trucks, small vans, trailers, low loaders of up to 80 tons capacity, side loaders, cladded stainless steel tankers and forklifts. It manages warehouses of a total of 50,333 cubic meters and provides over 40,000 cubic meters of covered secure space. Express Kenya Ltd operates through subsidiary companies, including wholly owned Express Mombasa Limited, Container Services Limited and Airporter Limited. The ultimate holding company of Express Kenya Limited is Etcoville Holdings Limited.
Express Kenya Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Express is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “XPRS”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:XPRS is KE0000000224. Express Kenya Limited is currently the 55th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 248 million, which is about 0.014% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | 5.18 |
| Day’s Low Price | 5.18 |
| Day’s High Price | 5.18 |
| Traded Volume | 100 |
| Number of Deals | 1 |
| Gross Turnover | 518.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
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| Shares Outstanding | 47.7M |
| Market Capitalization | 248M |
XPRS Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6% | +18.2% | +20.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +48.6% | +32.7% | +10.4% |
The current share price of Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) is KES 5.18. XPRS closed its last trading day (Friday, March 24, 2023) at 5.20 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 5.9% gain over its previous closing price of 4.91 KES. Express began the year with a share price of 4.71 KES and has since gained 10.4% on that price valuation, ranking it eighth on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about XPRS knowing the stock has accrued 18% over the past four-week period—second best on NSE.
Express Kenya is the 35th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Dec 28, 2022 - Mar 27, 2023). XPRS has traded a total volume of 415,400 shares valued at KES 1.97 million over the period, with an average of 6,594 traded shares per session. A volume high of 256,200 was achieved on March 22nd for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Express Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | 100 | 5.20 | +0.29 | +5.91% |
| 2023-03-23 | 700 | 4.91 | +0.11 | +2.29% |
| 2023-03-22 | 256,200 | 4.80 | +0.30 | +6.67% |
| 2023-03-17 | 1,800 | 4.50 | -0.48 | -9.64% |
| 2023-03-09 | 23,100 | 4.98 | +0.26 | +5.51% |
| 2023-03-08 | 800 | 4.72 | +0.32 | +7.27% |
| 2023-03-07 | 200 | 4.40 | ||
| 2023-03-03 | 100 | 4.40 | ||
| 2023-03-01 | 700 | 4.40 | ||
| 2023-02-28 | 100 | 4.40 |
Profile of Express Kenya Limited
Express Kenya Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.
Factsheet of Express Kenya Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
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- Address
- Airport Trade Centre, Freight Road, PO Box 40433-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-203002372
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- Website
- expresskenya.co.ke
XPRS Industrial Market Competitors
Express Kenya Limited, issuers of the XPRS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.29B | 2.99 | -0.66% |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.37B | 13.00 | -2.62% |
| SGL | Standard Group Limited | 817M | 10.00 | -4.31% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.77B | 3.60 | -4.51% |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 3.1B | 14.95 | -6.27% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 760M | 2.79 | -7% |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 76.6M | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 1.22B | 30.50 | -35.7% |
