Author: InvestAdvocate

Guinness Nigeria FY 2024: A Relapse in Recovery Due to Cost and FX Pressures

August 22, 2024/CSL Research Guinness Nigeria Plc reported a 30.5%y/y growth in revenue for the fiscal year 2024 (July–June), rising to N299.49bn from N229.44bn in FY 2023. The company’s top-line performance improved slightly q/q, up 1.9%. The y/y growth in Revenue was largely driven by a price increase of approximately […]

MTN Nigeria H1 2024: FX Volatility Erodes Earnings

August 20, 2024/CSL Research In H1 2024, MTN Nigeria saw substantial growth driven primarily by double-digit increases in both voice (+12.4% y/y to N632.38 billion) and data (+54.7% y/y to N727.33 billion), despite experiencing inflationary pressures which increased Operating Expenses significantly (+51.4% y/y to N404.63 billion). For 2024, we maintain […]

SEC Adopts Rule to Update Definition of Qualifying Venture Capital Funds

Rule inflation adjusts the dollar threshold to be considered a qualifying venture capital fund August 22, 2024/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a rule that updates the dollar threshold for a fund to qualify as a “qualifying venture capital fund” for purposes of the Investment Company Act […]