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The annual performance shows a stark divergence: retail and telecom stocks driving massive returns, steady property holdings posting modest gains, and struggling financial/hospitality counters slipping into negative territory.
Rank | Company | Ticker | Last Price | 1Y Return |
1 | Choppies Enterprises | CHOP-EQO | P1.50 | +172.7% |
2 | Botswana Telecommunications Corp. | BTCL-EQO | P1.46 | +37.7% |
3 | Primetime Property Holdings | PTPH-EQU | P1.90 | +18.0% |
4 | CA Sales Holdings | CAS-EQO | P14.15 | +17.7% |
5 | Sechaba Brewery Holdings | SECH-EQO | P39.00 | +12.1% |
6 | First National Bank of Botswana | FNBB-EQO | P5.70 | +9.4% |
7 | RDC Properties | RDCP-EQU | P2.60 | +8.3% |
8 | Absa Bank Botswana | ABBL-EQO | P7.65 | +7.3% |
9 | Sefalana Holding | SEF-EQO | P16.00 | +6.7% |
10 | Chobe Holdings | CHOB-EQO | P18.65 | +6.3% |
11 | Olympia Capital | OCCL-EQO | P0.28 | +3.7% |
12 | Letlole La Rona | LLR-EQU | P3.05 | +3.4% |
13 | Botswana Insurance Holdings Ltd. | BIHL-EQO | P23.75 | +3.2% |
14 | BBS Bank | BBS-EQO | P0.70 | +2.9% |
15 | New African Properties | NAP-EQU | P4.06 | +0.7% |
16 | Standard Chartered Bank | SCBB-EQO | P8.76 | +1.2% |
17 | Far Property | FPC-EQU | P1.80 | 0.0% |
18 | Shumba Energy | SHUM-EQO | P0.90 | 0.0% |
19 | Minergy | MIN-EQO | P0.40 | 0.0% |
20 | Engen Botswana | ENG-EQO | P14.25 | 0.0% |
21 | Access Bank Botswana | ACC-EQO | P2.04 | 0.0% |
22 | Seed Co International | SEED-EQO | P3.50 | 0.0% |
23 | Cresta Marakanelo | CRE-EQO | P1.17 | -8.6% |
24 | Turnstar Holdings | TURN-EQU | P2.06 | -8.8% |
25 | G4S (Botswana) | G4S-EQO | P0.91 | -9.0% |
26 | Letshego Africa Holdings | LETS-EQO | P0.85 | -19.0% |
Market Drivers: Explaining the Top and Bottom Performer Trends
Retail Domination (Choppies Enterprises): Choppies (+172.7%) commands the top spot on the BSE over the past 1 year. The stock experienced intense momentum stemming from a tight free-float combined with an aggressive corporate turnaround strategy, making it a high-demand, high-volatility favorite for local portfolios.
Infrastructure & Telecom Growth (BTCL): Botswana Telecommunications (+37.7%) secured the second-highest annual gain. This growth trend has been anchored by its solid positioning in digital transformation, with data services, mobile money expansion, and broadband demand heavily supporting increased profitability.
Property & Staple Resilience: Real estate and consumer staples—such as Primetime Property (+18.0%), CA Sales (+17.7%), and Sechaba Brewery (+12.1%)—posted healthy double-digit gains, reflecting sticky consumer demand despite broad macroeconomic adjustments.
The Bottom Laggards (Letshego, G4S): At the bottom of the table, Letshego Africa Holdings plunged a staggering 19.0%, and G4S dropped 9.0%. Financial headwinds, rising operational costs, and shifting asset yields in regional markets have continuously dampened investor confidence in these counters over the past 12 months.
Weekly Gainers: Shifting Short-Term Momentum
While most companies maintained a quiet, flat week (0% 7D return), two notable companies managed to advance over the 7 days:
Primetime Property Holdings (PTPH-EQU): Emerged as the week’s explosive winner with a major +15.2% return, landing at a last price of P1.90. This single-week breakout heavily contributed to its strong yearly placement.
RDC Properties (RDCP-EQU): Continued its steady upward trek, booking a +2.0% weekly gain to settle at P2.60.
All other tracked tickers remained unchanged on the week, showing that short-term liquidity continues to concentrate heavily on specific real estate counters.
Source: simplywallst
