The history of Bamburi Cement Ltd dates back to 1951 when the company was founded by Felix Mandl as a partnership between Cemetia Holding and Blue Circle in British Kenya. It started with production in 1954.
The company’s operations in Kenya include two cement plants in Mombasa and Athiriver, and concrete manufacturing (precast and readymix concrete) plants in Nairobi (Industrial Area, Athiriver and Two Rivers) and Mombasa.
Today, Bamburi Cement Ltd has a diversified portfolio in more sectors of the value chain and renders the following services, namely brands in its retail range which include Powermax, Powercrete, Nguvu, Supaset, Multipurpose, Powerplus and Roadcem. Pre-cast concrete paving blocks sold under the BamburiBlox name.
It also supplies precast moulded cement products used for drainage, edge constraints, fencing and walling and ready-mix cement. Bamburi Cement Ltd offers its service to rehabilitate quarries and owns and maintains a nature and environmental park developed from a rehabilitated quarry.
Bamburi Cement Ltd ‘s equity stocks are for sale online on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) under the stock symbol BAMB.
Bamburi Cement Ltd has its headquarters in Nairobi.
Bamburi Cement Ltd forms part of the Construction – Raw Materials Industry and the Industrials Sector.
Bamburi Cement Ltd Stock Performance
The current price for Bamburi Cement Ltd stocks is 35.55 Kenyan Shilling (KES). The company has a total market capitalisation of 12.9B KES with a P/E ratio of 12.30 and earnings per share of 2.89 KES. A total of 363M shares are outstanding.
With an increase of earnings per share and consistent profits over a period, investors who want to buy or sell Bamburi Cement Ltd stocks can be assured of lucrative dividends and earnings in times to come.
According to an analysis on the live chart of Bamburi Cement Ltd, analysts forecast further improved performance with market share growing as trading volumes increase.
Highlights of Bamburi Cement Ltd in 2021
Bamburi Cement Ltd started the year with a share price of 37.85 KES, but it has since lost 6.08% in value on its price valuation, ranking 39th on the NSE where year-to-date performance is concerned.
Bamburi Cement Ltd is currently the 14th most-traded stock on the NSE and it has experienced a total trading volume of more than 7.41 million shares, which were finalized in 924 deals and were valued at a total of 285 million KES over three months, with an average of 117,605 shares in each trading session.
The highest volume shares traded on one single day was 3.28 million.
How to buy Bamburi Cement Ltd stocks – Step by Step
The stock market is one of the most attractive financial markets that sees millions of retail investors and traders' participation daily. To buy, sell or trade Bamburi Cement Ltd stocks, traders and investors can follow a few simple steps:
- Find the share that you want to buy, in this case, “BAMB”.
- Select a forex broker that offers access to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
- Review the broker's trading conditions, fees, deposit and withdrawal methods, trading platform, customer support, regulation, and other components to ensure that they are aligned with your trading plan.
- Open a live trading account with the broker by completing the online application form and providing the necessary documentation to verify the trading account.
- You are now ready to make your first share purchase through the broker.
- You can further start to build and diversify your portfolio by buying more shares.
