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Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd.

Main Activities: Utilities

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Company Information

Full name
Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd.

Headquarters
"Stima Plaza, Kolobot Road, Parklands,P.O Box 30099 ,NAIROBI."; Nairobi; Nairobi
Status: Listed
Legal Form: Other non-liability limited
Operational Status: Operational
ISIN CODE : KE0000000349
Financial Auditors: Ernst & Young (2009)
Total Employees: 7,015

Tel: +254 20 3201000 or 243366

Company Description

Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited's (KPLC), core business activities include the transmission, distribution and retailing of electricity purchased in bulk from the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen), Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL). KPLC owns and operates the national transmission and distribution grid, and is responsible for the scheduling and dispatch of electricity to more than 500 ,000 customers throughtout
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Company Analysis

According to the Consolidated - Audited financial statement for the Year of 2012, total net operating revenues increased with 115.46%, from KES 45,228,924 thousands to KES 97,450,542 thousands. Operating result increased from KES 7,546,601 thousands to KES 14,502,183 thousands which means 92.17% change. The results of the period increased 16.49% reaching KES 4,915,497 thousands at the end of the period against KES 4,219,566 thousands last year. Return on equity (Net income/Total equity) went from 10.62% to 11.30%, the Return On Asset (Net income / Total Asset) went from 3.52% to 3.66% and the Net Profit Margin (Net Income/Net Sales) went from 9.33% to 5.04% when compared to the same period of last year. The Debt to Equity Ratio (Total Liabilities/Equity) was 208.27% compared to 201.64% of last year. Finally, the Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) went from 1.16 to 0.90 when compared to the previous year.

Key Executives

Eliazar O Ochola Chairman
Joseph K Njoroge Chief Executive Officer
Joseph K Njoroge Managing Director
Fidesius M Nyaga Director
Jacob K Mwirigi Director
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Balance Sheet

Total Assets

144,062,096

134,131,984

Current Assets

30,064,424

28,159,384

Total Liabilities

83,910,120

90,620,432

Shareholders Equity

60,151,972

43,511,552

Current Liabilities

35,386,336

31,383,138

* All the accounts are in KES.
Income Statement

Total Operating Revenue

41,272,064

97,450,542

Operational Profit (Loss)

2,139,667

14,502,183

Net Profit (Loss)

3,097,474

4,915,497

* All the accounts are in KES.
Ratios
Profitability Ratios

Return on Assets (ROA)

2.15%

3.66%

Annualised Return on Assets (ROA)

4.3%

3.66%

Return on Equity (ROE)

5.15%

11.3%

Annualised Return on Equity (ROE)

10.3%

11.3%

Return on Sales (ROS)

13.32%

5.14%

Return on Capital

3.81%

7.56%

Gross Profit Margin

100%

55.27%

Operating Profit Margin

-66.84%

18.06%

Efficiency Ratios

Accounts Receivable Turnover

-x

6.73x

Inventory Turnover

0x

4.16x

Current asset turnover

0.77x

3.40x

Fixed-asset turnover

0.20x

0.90x

Asset Turnover

0.16x

0.71x

Valuation figures and ratios

Earning Before Interests and Taxes (EBIT)

2,139,670

14,502,180

EBITDA

2,464,420

19,065,838

Enterprise value

57,813,728

47,410,724

Enterprise Value / EBITDA

23.46

2.49

Bookvalue (BV)

114,327,641

110,930,353

Net Cash

-33,803,310

-29,399,207

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

84.96%

89.73%

Quick ratio

48.56%

56.95%

Doom's day ratio

4.47%

6.32%

Leverage Ratios

Leverage ratio

239.5%

308.27%

Interest Coverage Ratio

200.96%

1,192.35%

Debt to equity

139.5%

208.27%

Debt to total assets

58.25%

67.56%

Long Term Debt to Capital

90.86%

92.39%

Debt / Enterprise Value

51.43%

48.94%

Market ratios

Market Capitalization/EBITDA

12.04

1.37

Price/Book Ratio

0.26

0.24

Market Cap / Net cash

-0.88

-0.89

Trend Ratios

Revenue Trend

49.99%

225.16%

Net Income Trend

135.61%

116.49%

Operating Income Trend

59.08%

192.17%