Results & Dividends

NASCON Allied Industries Plc: Margin Improvement Contingent on Selling Price Recovery

May 4, 2020/Cordros Report Since the start of the year, NASCON’s share price has sustained its downward spiral, declining by 22.4% (All Share Index: -14.2% YTD). While we do not rule out COVID-19 induced risk-off sentiments, the impact of the reported earnings weaknesses – 2019FY EPS declined by a staggering […]

Nigerian Breweries Q1’20: Signs of Weakness Glaring

May 4, 2020/InvestmentOne Report ·        Unimpressive topline performance: down 0.1% y/y, 4.7% q/q. ·        Mixed gross profit margin at 41.9%: down 20bps y/y, up 170bps q/q. ·        Rise in opex/sales ratio: up 360bps y/y, 10bps q/q. ·        Mixed PBT Margin at 9.9%: down 380bps y/y, up 290bps q/q. Nigerian Breweries […]

Seplat Q1’20: Company’s Performance Obliterated by Lower Oil Price and Impairment Provision

May 4, 2020/InvestmentmentOne Report Top line Performance: down 31.91% q/q, 13.35% y/y. ·         Gross profit margin: down to 25.37%, from 64.61% in Q4 2019 and 51.05% in Q1 2019. ·         OPEX/sales ratio: up to 121.30%, from 12.79% in Q4 2019 and 20.39% in Q1 2019. ·         PBT margin performance: down […]