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East African Breweries

NAI:EABL KE0000000216
12
  • Value
    39
  • Growth
    77
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    47
  • Sentiment
    14
  • 360° View
    360° View
    12
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Company Description

East African Breweries PLC is a Kenya-based company engaged in the marketing, importation, production, and distribution of branded alcohol beverages. The company operates in the beer, spirits, and adult non-alcoholic drinks industries, offering brands like Balozi Lager, Bell Lager, Guinness Smooth, and Captain Morgan, and is also involved in brewing, marketing, and selling drinks, malt, and barley. It primarily operates across East Africa, with core markets in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, and exports to South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Great Lakes region. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1277 millions, profits of $418 millions, revenue of $964 millions, and 1513 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 12 (better than 12% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock East African Breweries are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for East African Breweries. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 77, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 77% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 39 means that the share price of East African Breweries is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 14, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 86% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank 360° View
Weakest Rank Capital Growth
Country United Kingdom
Industry Brewers
Size Medium
Website eabl.com
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 43 82 59
Growth
77 93 41 77
Safety
Safety
37 9 3 1
Sentiment
14 30 26 45
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12 30 18 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
13 38 44 52
Opinions Change
50 50 50 23
Pro Holdings
n/a 67 47 89
Market Pulse
61 5 7 27
Sentiment
14 30 26 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 43 82 59
Growth
77 93 41 77
Safety Safety
37 9 3 1
Combined
47 43 24 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
39 29 53 31
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 70 81 69
Price vs. Book (P/B)
12 20 65 40
Dividend Yield
73 69 88 87
Value
39 43 82 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
68 71 72 57
Profit Growth
45 80 39 100
Capital Growth
90 60 67 28
Stock Returns
86 97 7 61
Growth
77 93 41 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
40 14 6 4
Refinancing
37 21 5 1
Liquidity
53 30 29 22
Safety Safety
37 9 3 1

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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