Centum Investment Company Plc

CTUMMain Investment MarketKilele 25

KES12.34

−0.33−2.60%

Closing price, Friday 23 October 2026

Open: 12.61
High: 12.75
Low: 12.33
Prev close: 12.67
VWAP: 12.52
Volume: 116.1K
Turnover: KES 1.45M
Deals: 22

Price history

CTUM chart

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Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change −1.83%

Statistics

Risk and return

Measured from daily closing prices against the Kilele All Share Index.

252 daily returns, risk-free rate taken as the 91-day bill.

Annualised return: +10.7%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 30.8%; Standard deviation of daily returns, scaled by the square root of 252.
Sharpe ratio: 0.08; Excess return over the 91-day bill rate per unit of volatility.
Sortino ratio: 0.12; Excess return per unit of downside volatility only.
Beta to KASI: 0.55; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: −1.0%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.31; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −25.2%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −2.80%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −3.76%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: 0.27; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: 0.76; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 46.4%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +7.82%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −5.74%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.059%, standard deviation 1.95%. 1 extreme sessions fall outside the chart.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

CTUM against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.55. R squared 0.10.

Rolling volatilityAnnualised, measured over the previous 21 sessions.

Drawdown from peakHow far the price sat below its previous high, 12 months.

Relative performance

Against the sector and the market

CTUM performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	CTUM	Investment	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	−5.59%	−5.52%	+0.62%	−6.21% percentage points
1 month	−5.73%	−5.59%	+0.02%	−5.75% percentage points
3 months	−10.84%	−10.91%	−0.63%	−10.21% percentage points
6 months	−1.83%	−2.16%	+0.58%	−2.41% percentage points
Year to date	+11.17%	+11.75%	+15.61%	−4.44% percentage points
12 months	+10.67%	+10.76%	+14.98%	−4.30% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session116.1K shares

Buyer initiated: 41,118
Seller initiated: 74,982
Imbalance: −29.2%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet +KES 1.65M, gross 24.52M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Final dividend	0.60	28 Aug 2026	30 Sep 2026	Paid

Comparables

Peers in Investment

Sector peers
Share	Last	Today	Mkt cap	P/E	Yield	12 months
HAFRHome Afrika Ltd	0.44	−6.38%	KES 178.31M	n/m	-	+4.8%
OCHOlympia Capital Holdings Ltd	4.11	−4.86%	KES 164.40M	20.6x	-	+23.4%

Key data

Market capitalisation: KES 8.21BRank 20 of 47
Shares in issue: 665.44M
Earnings per share: KES 0.75
Price to earnings: 16.5x
Dividend per share: KES 0.60
Dividend yield: 4.86%
Payout ratio: 80%
Earnings yield: 6.1%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 133.2K
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 1.75M
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.55
Volatility, 12 months: 30.8%

52-week range33% of range

10.2416.54

Order book

Best eight levels on each side, refreshed during the session.

Spread: 0.02 (0.16%)
Mid price: 12.340
Imbalance: +9% bids

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

15,416 shares bid12,749 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in CTUM
Time	Price	Shares
14:49:30	12.37	1,850
14:44:42	12.43	734
14:42:40	12.41	11,606
14:35:39	12.36	1,747
14:13:43	12.41	4,276
14:05:56	12.41	2,232
14:03:04	12.42	4,266
13:58:58	12.42	3,229
13:41:03	12.43	4,258
13:36:28	12.42	2,647
13:17:36	12.47	10,767
13:11:22	12.45	525
12:45:36	12.54	35,309
12:26:41	12.52	4,513

Technical analysis

Signal summary

Bearish

1 bullish, 1 neutral and 7 bearish readings from moving averages and oscillators.

Moving averages

Moving averages and the price position
SMA 20	13.23	−6.7%	Bearish
SMA 50	13.66	−9.6%	Bearish
SMA 100	13.73	−10.1%	Bearish
SMA 200	13.18	−6.4%	Bearish
EMA 12	12.95	−4.7%	Bearish
EMA 26	13.19	−6.4%	Bearish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	33.7	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	−0.240	Below signal line	Bearish
Stochastic 14, 3	0.7	Oversold	Bullish

Classic pivot points

From the previous session: pivot = (high + low + close) / 3.

13.30

13.13

12.90

Pivot

12.73

12.50

12.33

12.10

Position calculator

Shares of CTUM

Consideration at KES 12.34: KES 12,340.00
Fees and levies (2.10%): KES 259.14
Total cost of purchase: KES 12,599.14
Break-even selling price: KES 12.87+4.29% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 600.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 30.00
Annual dividend, net: KES 570.004.52% yield on cost

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Company profile

Investment company with interests in real estate, private equity and marketable securities.

Headquarters: Nairobi
Sector: Investment
Market segment: Main Investment Market
Ticker: CTUM

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