Trans Century Limited is a Kenya-based company engaged in power, transport, infrastructure and engineering industries across Africa. The Company is focusing its activities on three divisions: Power; Transport and Engineering. The Power Infrastructure Division is a manufacturer of electrical cable and transmission equipment in East, Central and Southern Africa, with a broad customer base that includes retail outlets, large and small electrical contractors, projects and utilities. Engineering Division is the region's mechanical and civil engineering and contracting firm in East and Central Africa. The division also provides out-of gauge logistics and cranage and erection services in the region. In April 2014, Trans Century Ltd announced that its subsidiary Safari Rail Company Limited has sold its entire stake equaling to 34% in in Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the national rail operator of Kenya and Uganda, to Africa Railways, a subsidiary of Citadel Capital.NOTE: Shares of TransCentury Plc are currently suspended from trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) since close of trading on Friday, June 20, 2025. TransCentury is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “TCL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:TCL is KE2000002184. TransCentury Plc is currently the 51st most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.26 billion, which is about 0.03% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market. The current share price of TransCentury Plc (TCL) is KES 1.12. TCL closed its last trading day (Friday, June 20, 2025) at 1.12 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 6.7% drop from its previous closing price of 1.20 KES. TransCentury began the year with a share price of 0.39 KES and has since gained 187% on that price valuation. Investors should, however, take caution of TCL’s recent bad performance, having lost 10% of its value in the past four weeks. TransCentury has traded a total volume of 7.35 million shares—in 2,169 deals—valued at KES 9.18 million over the past three months (Mar 18 - Jun 20, 2025), averaging a volume of 116,646 shares (valued at KES 145,643) per session. A volume high of 622,700 was achieved on May 29th, and a low of 6,200 on May 19th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of TransCentury on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. TransCentury Plc operates in the Industrials sector. TransCentury Plc, issuers of the TCL stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have four market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing. Is there any hope of TCL shares reaching 5.00 anytime soon?Upvote (9)Downvote (7)Showing 1 - 1 of 1
| 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 | — | — |