Olympia Capital Holdings

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Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd
Company typePublic company; NSE: OCH
Industry Manufacturer, interior, construction
Founded1968
Headquarters
L.R. No 209/5532, Off Nanyuki Road, Industrial Area Nairobi [1]
,
Area served
Sub-Saharan Africa
Key people
Michael Matu
CEO [2]
Products PVC, pumps, floor tiles, tyres
RevenueIncrease2.svg Ksh.501 million/= (2019/20) [3]
Increase2.svg KSh.45 million/= (2019/20)
Total assets Increase2.svg KSh.2.5 billion/= (2019/20) [4]
Website www.ochl.co.ke

Olympia Capital Holdings Limited is a holding company comprising several businesses in East and Southern Africa. The company's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Botswana and South Africa. The company is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and trades as OCH. In addition to the NSE listing, its Botswana subsidiary Olympia Capital Corporation is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange.

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History

Olympia Capital Holdings Limited. [5] formerly Dunlop Kenya Limited (DKL) was initially established as a branch of Dunlop United Kingdom; in Kenya in 1968 then a British multinational to carry out the business of manufacture of vinyl floor tiles, adhesives and sports equipment. In 1970, the company was formally registered in Kenya and got listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1976.

In 1999, Dunlop Industries Limited (DIL) was registered as a fully owned subsidiary of DKL to continue with the business of the parent company and allow DKL to concentrate on investments.

Olympia Capital Holdings Limited (OCCL), purchased Olympia Capital Corporation in Botswana in 2001, through the newly acquired entity, the group was able to acquire 100% shareholding of Kalahari Floor Tiles (KFT) in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. KFT is the largest Tile manufacturer in Southern Africa. In 2005 OCCL Botswana was successfully listed on the Botswana Stock exchange, as a subsidiary of OCHL Kenya.

In 2006 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd acquires majority control of Avon Rubber Company, which dealt in the manufacturing and distribution of tyre products and successfully acquired majority control of Mather + Platt Kenya Ltd in 2008, which is now the leading fire and mechanical engineering contracting company in East Africa.

In 2014, Olympia Capital Botswana successfully acquired 100% of real estate company called Gaborone Enterprises in Botswana, which have an array of commercial and residential properties in Botswana and South Africa.

Overview

OCHL oversees operations of its subsidiaries including Avon Rubber Company, Mather and Platt Limited and Olympia Capital Corporation Limited.

In Kenya, its subsidiaries are Mather+Platt (K) Ltd, the leading fire systems and water pumps provider in East Africa and Avon Centre, which is the real estate division of OCHL. Olympia Capital also has a major stake in Heri Limited, which has an array of real estate properties in Kenya. Owing to growing losses, the group divested from its fully owned floor tile and adhesives manufacturing company, Dunlop Industries Limited.

The company, through Olympia Capital Corporation (Pty), a publicly listed company in the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), has interests in Kalahari Floor Tiles (Pty) Limited and Gaborone Enterprises (Pty) Limited, both in Botswana. Kalahari Floor Tiles is the leading tile manufacturer in Southern Africa and it is also involved in the manufacturing of industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals. Gaborone Enterprise is the real estate section of OCCL, with residential and commercial property. Prior to their closure, OCCL also owned two South African entities: Plush Products (Pty) in Johannesburg and Natural Wooden Products (NatWood) in Cape Town.

In line with its listing in the investment segment of the exchange, the group looks to diversify its services and product offerings and to serve a broader geographical area. OCHL is keen to capitalize on the available investment opportunities beyond the building material and property sectors.

Member companies

Olympia has significant ownership stakes in various firms including: [6] [7]

Ownership

The Shares of Olympia Capital Holdings are listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The shareholding of OCH is as follows: [11]

Olympia Capital Holdings stock ownership
RankName of ownerPercentage ownership
1Dunlop Properties Limited26.20
2Paul Wanderi Ndungu11.99
3Karen Enterprises Limited9.09
4First Ten Limited5.90
5Asteria Company Limited2.62
6Joel Kamau Kibe2.37
7Scottlink Limited2.21
8Michael Maina Matu1.97
9Eliud Matu Wamae1.55
10Mobicom Kenya Limited1.12
11Others via Nairobi Securities Exchange 38.28
Total100.00

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References

  1. Olympia Capital
  2. Michael Matu takes back CEO seat at Olympia Capital
  3. Olympia Capital Holdings Statement of Incomes, p. 13
  4. Olympia Capital Holdings Statement of Incomes, p. 14
  5. "Olympia registers 25pc drop in after-tax profit". Business Daily Africa . Nation Media Group. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. Olympia Capital Holdings Annual Report, P. 36
  7. Olympia Capital Corporation-Botswana Annual Report
  8. Dunlop Kenya Limited - About Us
  9. Mather + Platt Kenya Limited - About Us
  10. Tiespro (171) Trading Pty Ltd/a Natwood Africa
  11. Olympia Capital Holdings Annual Report, P. 10