Centum Investment Company Plc is East Africa’s leading investment firm providing investors with access to a portfolio of inaccessible, diversified investments. Headquartered in Kenya, but also operating in Uganda and Tanzania, the company invests in sectors including real estate, fast-moving consumer goods, and financial services. Centum’s business model currently focuses on companies in sectors with (1) growing domestic and regional markets targeted at households and private businesses; (2) basic goods and services whose demand increase as purchasing power increases; and (3) products and services with limited scope for import substitution. Centum operates through four major segments: (1) The Growth Segment represents the trading subsidiaries or investments that have progressed to the cash generative stage. (2) The Real Estate Segment comprises all the group companies involved in real estate development such as Two Rivers, Vipingo, and Pearl Marina. (3) The Development Segment includes all companies whose business are still in the establishment, and ramp up phase such as those in the power, education, and agribusiness sectors. (4) The Marketable Securities Segment focuses on investment of funds in quoted equity and fixed income securities.
| Ticker | Company | Price | 1Y | Mkt Cap | P/E | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTUM | Centum Investment Company | 17.90 | +14.01% | KES 11.7B | 8.6× | 1.8% |
| TCL | TransCentury Plc | 1.12 | +0.00% | KES 1.3B | 2.1× | — |
| HAFR | Home Afrika Ltd | 1.08 | -14.29% | KES 437.4M | 12.8× | — |
| OCH | Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd | 7.80 | +10.80% | KES 312.0M | 30.3× | — |
| KURV | Kurwitu Ventures Ltd | 1,355.00 | -9.67% | KES 138.6M | — | — |