Deacons (East Africa) Plc (previously Deacons Kenya Limited) was incorporated in Kenya, as a private limited liability company under the Companies Act on March 20, 1973. It was subsequently converted to a public company on October 26. Before then, Deacons operated as a Marks & Spencer franchisee since 1958. Deacons's principal business is to operate retail establishments including franchise and department stores selling ladies, men's and children's clothing, footwear, accessories, toiletries, gifts, home-furnishings, cosmetics and sporting goods among other items in East Africa.NOTE: Shares of Deacons East Africa are currently suspended from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) since close of trading on Friday, November 16, 2018. Deacons East Africa is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “DCON”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:DCON is KE5000005438. Deacons East Africa is currently the 69th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 55.6 million, which is about 0.0013% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market. The current share price of Deacons East Africa (DCON) is KES 0.45. DCON closed its last trading day (Thursday, November 15, 2018) at 0.45 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Deacons East Africa began the year with a share price of 3.50 KES but has since lost 87.1% off that price valuation. Deacons East Africa has traded a total volume of 5.11 million shares over the past three months (Aug 20 - Nov 16, 2018), averaging a volume of 81,178 shares per session. A volume high of 553,500 was achieved on October 29th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Deacons East Africa on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Deacons (East Africa) Plc operates in the Consumer Services sector. Deacons (East Africa) Plc, issuers of the DCON 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 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Ticker | Company | Price | 1Y | Mkt Cap | P/E | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KQ | Kenya Airways Ltd | 5.78 | +48.59% | KES 32.8B | — | — |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Ltd | 16.90 | +5.30% | KES 4.8B | 6.1× | 2.1% |
| SMER | Sameer Africa Plc | 17.05 | +13.29% | KES 4.7B | 17.3× | — |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 16.55 | +21.69% | KES 2.8B | — | — |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.36 | -16.56% | KES 1.8B | 112.4× | — |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Ltd | 1.94 | -34.24% | KES 838.1M | — | — |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Ltd | 2.81 | -13.54% | KES 764.3M | — | — |
| SGL | Standard Group Ltd | 6.26 | +7.56% | KES 511.4M | — | — |
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Ltd | 1.40 | +258.97% | KES 511.0M | 58.8× | — |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Ltd | 7.26 | -3.97% | KES 346.3M | — | — |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 4.66 | +0.00% | KES 294.5M | — | — |
| EVRD | Eveready East Africa Ltd | 1.00 | -28.57% | KES 210.0M | — | — |
| DCON | Deacons East Africa | 0.45 | +0.00% | KES 55.8M | — | — |