Author Archives: R. Daniels Chidozie

GUARANTY TRUST HOLDING COMPANY PLC FY’23 Earnings Release – Core banking, FX gains improve profitability

Analyst: Olumide Sole 4th Quarter Performance GTCO recently released its Q4’23 results, reporting a 92% y/y growth in Gross Earnings to ₦336 billion. This was driven by a 90% y/y rise in Interest Income to ₦176 billion (Vetiva: ₦175 billion), due to the expansion of the bank’s loan book and effective repricing of its assets. […]

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC FY’23 – Balance sheet expansion drives earnings growth

Analyst: Olumide Sole 4th Quarter Performance In its Q4 results, UBA’s Gross Earnings came in at ₦767 billion, 213% higher y/y. This was as a result of a 199% y/y growth in the bank’s Interest Income to ₦409 billion, thanks to improvements across all the interest income lines. Meanwhile, Non-Interest Revenue (NIR) also grew by...

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CBN reviews minimum capital requirement of Nigerian banks

Analyst: Olumide Sole*o.sole@vetiva.com Amid prevailing macroeconomic challenges and potential headwinds from external and domestic shocks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the upward review of the minimum capital requirements for commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks in Nigeria. Consequently, the CBN looks to strengthen the capital buffers of Nigerian banks to drive growth in the […]

SSA Inflation Update – February 2024

Analyst: Moshood Salaudeen* m.salaudeen@vetiva.com Inflation remains elevated in top SSA economies In February, headline inflation moderated in 5 out of the top 10 economies in Africa, compared to 4 in January. Notable declines were recorded in Morocco (-2.0ppts), Ethiopia (-1.2ppts), Kenya (-0.6ppts), and Ghana (-0.3ppts). The largest upticks were observed in Egypt (+5.9ppts), Angola (+2.1ppts),...

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MPC raises MPR further, reverses corridor rate adjustments

Ibukun Omoyeni* i.omoyeni@vetiva.com In the second meeting of the year, the Cardoso-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 200bps to 24.75% and adjusted the asymmetric corridor around the MPR to +100/-300bps. While the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for commercial banks was left unchanged at 45%, the Committee raised the CRR of...

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FLOUR MILLS OF NIGERIA PLC 9M’24 EARNINGS – Topline expansion momentum sustained

Analyst: Oluebube Nwosu* o.nwosu@vetiva.com Target price: ₦35.91 Rating: SELL TL;DR Revenue: ₦594.6 billion, marking an impressive 51% y/y increase. Profit After Tax: ₦8.26 billion, showcasing a substantial 91% y/y increase. Net operating losses (FX impacted): ₦77 billion loss as against ₦4.2 billion gain in Q3’23. Q3 revenue growth expands gross margin In the third quarter...

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