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CAR AND GENERAL KENYA LTD

Main Activities: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

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Company Information

Full name
CAR AND GENERAL KENYA LTD

Headquarters
New Cargen House, Lusaka Road Nairobi, Kenya ; Nairobi; Nairobi
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Other non-liability limited
Operational Status: Operational
ISIN CODE : KE0000000109
Financial Auditors: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (2008)
Total Employees: 150

Tel: +254-20 554500

Company Description

Car & General deals in the sales, service and spares of automotive and engineering products, with some of the leading brands in cars, motorbikes, three wheelers, outboards, brake linings and pads, spark plugs, small petrol engines, air compressors welding alloys and equipment, laundry machines and diesel power generators in East Africa

Company Analysis

According to the Consolidated - Non-Audited financial statement for the first two cumulated quarters of 2012, total net operating revenues increased with 4.86%, from KES 2,769,245 thousands to KES 2,903,870 thousands. Operating result increased from KES 185,352 thousands to KES 311,469 thousands which means 68.04% change. The results of the period increased 96.37% reaching KES 142,847 thousands at the end of the period against KES 72,745 thousands last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from 4.49% to 7.22%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from 1.70% to 2.81% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from 2.63% to 4.92% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 159.05% compared to 164.77% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 1.27 to 1.18 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

N Nganga Chairman
V V Gidoomal Managing Director
E M Grayson Finance Director
B Kiplagat Independent Non Executive Director (Company)
Madabhushi Soundararajan Independent Non Executive Director (Company)
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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

2,776,937

5,085,527

Current Assets

468,716

3,036,963

Total Liabilities

686,934

3,144,812

Shareholders Equity

2,143,154

1,977,234

Current Liabilities

0

2,565,817

* All the accounts are in KES.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

5,908,279

2,903,870

Operational Profit (Loss)

606,228

311,469

Net Profit (Loss)

246,055

142,847

* All the accounts are in KES.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

8.86%

2.81%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

8.86%

5.62%

Return on Equity (ROE)

11.77%

7.36%

Annualised Return on Equity (ROE)

11.77%

14.72%

Return on Sales (ROS)

4.31%

5.12%

Return on Capital

11.77%

6.65%

Gross Profit Margin

5.07%

19.89%

Operating Profit Margin

5.07%

7.85%

Efficiency Ratios

Accounts Receivable Turnover

-x

2.80x

Inventory Turnover

-x

1.18x

Current asset turnover

12.19x

0.92x

Fixed-asset turnover

2.47x

1.36x

Asset Turnover

2.06x

0.55x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

486,473

311,469

EBITDA

486,473

335,011

Enterprise value

871,926

2,416,193

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

1.79

7.21

Bookvalue (BV)

2,776,937

3,451,560

Net Cash

0

-2,442,619

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

0%

118.36%

Quick ratio

0%

44.44%

Doom's day ratio

0%

4.8%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

132.87%

262.04%

Interest Coverage Ratio

185.88%

217.93%

Debt to equity

32.87%

162.04%

Debt to total assets

24.74%

61.84%

Long Term Debt to Capital

80.43%

77.6%

Debt / Enterprise Value

0%

67.63%

Market ratios

Market Capitalization/EBITDA

1.68

2.59

Price/Book Ratio

0.29

0.25

Market Cap / Net cash

-

-0.36

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

93.85%

100.83%

Net Income Trend

94.56%

196.37%

Operating Income Trend

149.24%

168.04%