Case studies of SSA stock markets
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CAPITAL MARKETS

Case studies of SSA stock markets

African exchanges can be small, illiquid and difficult to navigate. Some regulators are making efforts to resolve these issues, while others struggle to keep up with investors' demands.

See Navigating Africa’s disparate markets.


Kenya

Kenya

Name: Nairobi Securities Exchange

Established: 1954

Market cap: $24.1 billion (FY’13)

The banking sector in Kenya dominates the securities exchange, with stalwarts such as Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Equity Bank among the most popular stocks.

“Kenyan banks are more expensive than their Nigerian counterparts,” says Brian Mugabe, head of research for Africa ex-South Africa at Imara. “Generally speaking, they are more mature, more stable, and earnings potential is high. Moreover, there are fewer options to buy there, so prices for good stocks including KCB and Equity Bank are pushed up.”

Mugabe adds: “In Nigeria, on average the price to earnings ratio is around six, while dividend yields are around the 6% to 7% mark. Nigerian banks are cheap.”

And with one of the more developed exchanges and financial landscapes in the region, Kenya has strong local investor participation that has helped the exchange weather times of capital flight.


Tanzania

Tanzania

Name: Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange

Established: 1996

Market cap: $10.3 billion (FY’13)

Tanzania’s rapid growth has attracted the attention of international investors for some years now, but many have been cut off from the exchange by the 60% limit on foreign ownership.


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