Results & Dividends

Zenith Bank Plc Earnings Miss as Loan Loss Expense Pressures PAT

Culled—-Proshare August 12, 2016/Vetiva Research Strong Q2 top line up 16% q/q, 10% ahead of Vetiva estimate Loan loss doubles, up to N14.2 billion Devaluation supports credit growth, up 15% ytd Board of Directors declare N0.25 interim dividend PAT bows to higher provision and tax ZENITHBANK’s H1’16 results showed weaker […]

Dividend warrant issuance to stop by June 2017

August 11, 2016/Punch Stanley Opara Come June 31, 2017, registrars operating in the country’s capital market will stop the issuance of dividend warrants to investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission has said.  The directive, which will mandate registrars in the Nigerian capital market space to discontinue sending hard copy warrants […]

Dangote Sugar Refinery’s Rising costs Weigh on Growth Outlook

August 11, 2016/FBNQuest Research PT down 13% to N6.1 on the back of a higher discount rate Dangote Sugar Refinery’s (DSR) Q2 earnings beat our forecast by 24%. The drivers were better-than-expected sales and a positive surprise on the opex line. Sales were driven by growth in both pricing (25.1% […]