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 58th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 210 million, which is about 0.014% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | 4.40 |
| Day’s Low Price | 4.40 |
| Day’s High Price | 4.40 |
| Traded Volume | 100 |
| Number of Deals | 1 |
| Gross Turnover | 440.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Earnings Per Share | |
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| Dividend Per Share | |
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| Shares Outstanding | 47.7M |
| Market Capitalization | 210M |
XPRS Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -9.28% | +5.77% | +22.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1% | +25.7% | -6.58% |
The current share price of Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) is KES 4.40. XPRS closed its last trading day (Thursday, September 28, 2023) at 4.40 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 4.3% drop from its previous closing price of 4.60 KES. Express began the year with a share price of 4.71 KES but has since lost 6.58% off that price valuation, ranking it 40th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 6% increase of XPRS share price since August 31st, which is ninth best on NSE.
Express Kenya is the 53rd most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jul 4 - Sep 28, 2023). XPRS has traded a total volume of 19,000 shares—in 46 deals—valued at KES 77,859 over the period, with an average of 302 traded shares per session. A volume high of 3,400 was achieved on August 31st 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-28 | 2,000 | 4.40 | -0.20 | -4.35% |
| 2023-09-27 | 200 | 4.60 | -0.25 | -5.15% |
| 2023-09-20 | 600 | 4.85 | +0.15 | +3.19% |
| 2023-09-12 | 300 | 4.70 | +0.13 | +2.84% |
| 2023-09-11 | 100 | 4.57 | +0.41 | +9.86% |
| 2023-09-04 | 100 | 4.16 | ||
| 2023-08-31 | 3,400 | 4.16 | ||
| 2023-08-30 | 1,000 | 4.16 | -0.04 | -0.95% |
| 2023-08-29 | 100 | 4.20 | +0.04 | +0.96% |
| 2023-08-24 | 600 | 4.16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 4.15B | 20.00 | +25.4% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 83.9M | 0.23 | |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.18B | 2.72 | -9.63% |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.11B | 11.60 | -13.1% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.38B | 2.81 | -25.5% |
| SGL | Standard Group Limited | 585M | 7.16 | -31.5% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 559M | 2.05 | -31.7% |
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 1.08B | 27.00 | -43.1% |
