Kakuzi Plc

KUKZMain Investment MarketKilele 25

KES356.00

−5.00−1.39%

Closing price, Friday 23 October 2026

Open: 358.25
High: 359.50
Low: 355.25
Prev close: 361.00
VWAP: 356.72
Volume: 1,903
Turnover: KES 678.8K
Deals: 17

Price history

KUKZ chart

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Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change −1.45%

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: +6.0%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 21.4%; 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: 0.41; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: −4.3%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.33; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −17.6%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −2.25%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −2.82%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: 0.02; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: 0.02; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 46.8%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +3.60%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −3.94%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.032%, standard deviation 1.35%. 2 extreme sessions fall outside the chart.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

KUKZ against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.40. R squared 0.11.

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

KUKZ performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	KUKZ	Agricultural	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	+1.28%	+1.07%	+0.62%	+0.66% percentage points
1 month	+6.03%	+4.78%	+0.02%	+6.01% percentage points
3 months	+10.73%	+7.17%	−0.63%	+11.36% percentage points
6 months	−1.45%	+2.96%	+0.58%	−2.03% percentage points
Year to date	+1.64%	+17.96%	+15.61%	−13.97% percentage points
12 months	+6.03%	+17.21%	+14.98%	−8.94% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session1,903 shares

Buyer initiated: 538
Seller initiated: 1,365
Imbalance: −43.5%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet −KES 539.6K, gross 4.60M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Final dividend	24.00	12 Jun 2026	31 Jul 2026	Paid

Comparables

Peers in Agricultural

Sector peers
Share	Last	Today	Mkt cap	P/E	Yield	12 months
WTKWilliamson Tea Kenya Plc	267.00	−0.47%	KES 4.68B	5.1x	9.36%	+46.1%
SASNSasini Plc	15.36	−1.16%	KES 3.50B	14.0x	6.51%	+17.4%
KAPCKapchorua Tea Kenya Plc	286.75	−0.61%	KES 2.24B	6.0x	8.72%	+16.4%
LIMTLimuru Tea Plc	404.50	−1.82%	KES 970.80M	67.4x	0.25%	+0.1%
EGADEaagads Ltd	13.12	−2.24%	KES 421.90M	15.4x	-	+13.4%

Key data

Market capitalisation: KES 6.98BRank 23 of 47
Shares in issue: 19.60M
Earnings per share: KES 21.00
Price to earnings: 17.0x
Dividend per share: KES 24.00
Dividend yield: 6.74%
Payout ratio: 114%
Earnings yield: 5.9%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 865
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 296.9K
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.41
Volatility, 12 months: 21.4%

52-week range55% of range

313.25391.25

Order book

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

Spread: 0.75 (0.21%)
Mid price: 356.125
Imbalance: 0% bids

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

1,132 shares bid1,380 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in KUKZ
Time	Price	Shares
14:54:35	356.25	98
14:20:20	356.00	107
13:51:16	356.75	100
13:36:02	357.75	146
13:28:19	357.00	184
12:59:24	357.25	52
12:49:25	358.00	52
12:44:11	358.50	300
12:15:53	358.75	32
11:42:28	357.50	9
11:26:28	356.75	121
11:15:52	356.50	134
10:53:31	356.25	113
10:46:27	355.75	419

Technical analysis

Signal summary

Bullish

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

Moving averages

Moving averages and the price position
SMA 20	349.61	+1.8%	Bullish
SMA 50	337.88	+5.4%	Bullish
SMA 100	344.90	+3.2%	Bullish
SMA 200	346.63	+2.7%	Bullish
EMA 12	354.81	+0.3%	Bullish
EMA 26	348.23	+2.2%	Bullish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	59.4	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	6.579	Above signal line	Bullish
Stochastic 14, 3	59.3	Falling	Bearish

Classic pivot points

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

364.17

363.33

362.17

Pivot

361.33

360.17

359.33

358.17

Position calculator

Shares of KUKZ

Consideration at KES 356.00: KES 356,000.00
Fees and levies (1.84%): KES 6,550.40
Total cost of purchase: KES 362,550.40
Break-even selling price: KES 369.35+3.75% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 24,000.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 1,200.00
Annual dividend, net: KES 22,800.006.29% yield on cost

Uses the standard levies for trades of this size and the latest declared dividend. Your broker may charge less above KES 100,000.

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Company profile

Grower and exporter of avocados and macadamia nuts, with forestry and livestock operations.

Headquarters: Makuyu
Sector: Agricultural
Market segment: Main Investment Market
Ticker: KUKZ

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