Companies

EARNINGS31 Oct

Equity Group profits jump 32% to Sh54.1bn in nine months

Equity Group Holdings has reported a 32 per cent jump in profit after tax to Sh54.1 billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, from Sh40.9 billion reported during the same period last year.

Kengen profits rise 54% to 10.48bn on lower costs

Kengen has reported a 54 per cent growth in net profit to Sh10.48 billion for the year ended 30th June 2025 largely driven by lower operating costs.

EARNINGS31 Oct

Longhorn Publishers widens its losses by 10% to Sh261m

Longhorn Publishers has widened its losses by 10 per cent to Sh261 million for the year ended June 2025 compared to the Sh237.9 million loss it reported last year.

EARNINGS28 Oct

Chicken Inn, Pizza Inn sales in Kenya up 12%

Simbisa Brands, which owns Pizza Inn, Creamy Inn, Chicken Inn, Galito's & Baker's Inn fast food outlets, has reported a 12% growth in revenue from Kenya for the year ended 30th June 2025.

EARNINGS13 Oct

M-Gas maker in talks to raise Sh2.6bn to fund growth

Circle Gas is in advanced talks with a sovereign clean cooking initiative and has also opened discussions with a global bank to raise Sh2.6 billion to fund growth

FUNDING13 Oct
ASSET FINANCE29 Sept

Watu plans to grow its revenue to Sh44bn in 2025

Watu, a microlender financing smartphones and motorbikes in Sub-Saharan Africa, is targeting a 47 per cent growth in revenue in 2025.

EQUITY DEALS29 Sept

Kenya’s Zanifu gets funding from Yango Ventures

Zanifu, a Kenya fintech company that provides working capital to MSMEs, has secured new investment of undisclosed amount from Yango Ventures.

CONSUMER GOODS29 Sept

PZ Cussons still mulling Kenya exit

PZ Cussons, the maker of Imperial Leather and Morning Fresh, is conducting a strategic review of its African business with the aim of simplifying its business and maximizing long term shareholder value.

PROFIT WARNING16 Sept

Stanchart Kenya shares drop by 4.9% after profit warning

Stanchart Kenya shares dropped 4.9 per cent after the company warned that costs from a pension tribunal ruling will lower profits by at least 25% compared to last year.