BOC - BOC Kenya Limited
BOC Kenya Limited is a Kenya-based company, primarily engaged in the chemical industry. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial and medical gases, as well as the sale of welding products. It has operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The Company's subsidiaries include wholly owned East African Oxygen Limited, BOC Tanzania Limited and BOC Uganda Limited. BOC Kenya Ltd is a subsidiary of the Linde Group.
BOC Kenya Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). BOC is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “BOC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:BOC is KE0000000042. BOC Kenya Limited is currently the 38th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.31 billion, which is about 0.078% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
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Number of Deals | 0 |
Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
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Shares Outstanding | 19.5M |
Market Capitalization | 1.31B |
BOC Stock Market Performance
1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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-11.8% | -18.3% |
6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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-16.3% | -4.29% | -18.3% |
The current share price of BOC Kenya Limited (BOC) is KES 67.00. BOC closed its last trading day (Friday, April 19, 2024) at 67.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 2.5% drop from its previous closing price of 68.75 KES. BOC began the year with a share price of 82.00 KES but has since lost 18.3% off that price valuation, ranking it 62nd on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that BOC has lost 12% of the stock’s value from March 26th to date.
BOC Kenya is the 53rd most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 26 - Apr 26, 2024). BOC has traded a total volume of 30,100 shares—in 29 deals—valued at KES 2.32 million over the period, with an average of 478 traded shares per session. A volume high of 19,600 was achieved on February 27th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of BOC Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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2024-04-19 | 2,600 | 67.00 | -1.75 | -2.55% |
2024-04-18 | 3,000 | 68.75 | -3.25 | -4.51% |
2024-04-17 | 2,000 | 72.00 | -4.00 | -5.26% |
2024-04-16 | 300 | 76.00 | ||
2024-04-05 | 100 | 76.00 | -7.50 | -8.98% |
2024-03-28 | 200 | 83.50 | +7.50 | +9.87% |
2024-03-25 | 1,000 | 76.00 | ||
2024-03-21 | 100 | 76.00 | ||
2024-03-20 | 100 | 76.00 | -4.00 | -5.00% |
2024-03-18 | 100 | 80.00 |
Profile of BOC Kenya Limited
BOC Kenya Limited operates in the Basic Materials sector.
Factsheet of BOC Kenya Limited
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
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- Address
- Kitui Road, Industrial Area, PO Box 18010-00500, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-20-694-4000
- bocinfo@boc.co.ke
- Website
- www.boc.co.ke
BOC Industrial Market Competitors
BOC Kenya Limited, issuers of the BOC stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have three market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
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FTGH | Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited | 230M | 1.29 | +24% |
CARB | Carbacid Investments Limited | 4.22B | 16.55 | +10.3% |
CRWN | Crown Paints Kenya Limited | 5.54B | 38.90 | +9.12% |