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 […]
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Analyst: Oluebube Nwosu* o.nwosu@vetiva.com Target price: ₦25.64 Rating: SELL TL;DR Q4’23 revenue grows by 26% y/y to ₦197.8 billion. Q4’23 net finance expenses jump 4.6x as FX losses and finance costs hit ₦66.4 billion and ₦17.5 billion respectively. Q4’23 loss came in at ₦49.1 billion (Q4’22: ₦1.6 billion loss). Robust revenue growth in a challenging...
Analyst: Ibukun Omoyeni i.omoyeni@vetiva.com The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently introduced a valuable tool for understanding Nigerians’ access to healthy food, the Cost of Healthy Diet (CoHD) Index. This index sheds light on the affordability of a nutritious diet, offering insights beyond traditional inflation measures. The CoHD reflects the least expensive combination of locally...
Analyst: Victoria Ejugwu*v.ejugwu@vetiva.comTarget price: ₦2,102 Recommendation: SELL Topline expands on improved outputAmidst lower oil prices (-17% y/y), and in line with our estimates, Seplat grew its revenue by 12% y/y to $1.1 billion (inclusive of overlifts), driven by improved oil production. Stripping out overlifts, revenue only posted a 4% y/y growth. For specifics, oil receipts […]
Ibukun Omoyeni*i.omoyeni@vetiva.com The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) gave its first policy direction under the chairmanship of Dr. Olayemi Cardoso with all 12 members present. The Committee raised the Monetary Policy Rate by 400bps to 22.75%, the highest level since its introduction in 2006. In addition, the asymmetric corridor around the MPR was adjusted to +100/-700bps […]
We initiate coverage of TRANSCORP Power PLC (TPP) with a BUY recommendation and a target price of ₦288.36. Our valuation utilizes the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology and reflects our belief in TPP’s immense growth potential… TPP has demonstrated a consistent track record of impressive financial performance, exhibiting both revenue growth and profitability expansion over […]


