Analyst: Oluebube Nwosu* o.nwosu@vetiva.com Target price: ₦5.90 Rating: HOLD TL;DR Robust 27% y/y revenue growth in Q2’24, reaching ₦83.1 billion. Y/y increase in EBIT (28%) faster than gross profit (16%) in Q2’24. Loss after tax of ₦8.7 billion in Q2’24 due to FX losses, as against ₦1.3 billion profit in Q2’23. Revenue growth and cost...
Analyst: Oluebube Nwosu*o.nwosu@vetiva.comTarget price: R1251.04Rating: HOLD TL;DR Q4’23 revenue declines 1% y/y to $14.5 billion. OPEX jumps 30% y/y to $5.1 billion in Q4’23. PAT declines 31% y/y to $2.3 billion in Q4’23. Volume decline drags revenue performance AB InBev’s revenue for the Q4 period fell marginally (-1% y/y) to $14.5 billion. This came as...
Analyst: Oluebube Nwosu* o.nwosu@vetiva.com Target price: ₦1006.52 Rating: HOLD TL;DR Q4 revenue jumped 33% y/y to ₦150.5 billion. Net finance expenses surged 8x in Q4’23, reaching ₦79.6 billion. Given a mixed bag performance and outlook, we maintain a HOLD rating Price jump combats volume decline Nestle Nigeria showcased remarkable resilience in Q4’23, achieving a substantial...
Analyst: Ibukun Omoyeni*i.omoyeni@vetiva.com Inflation nudges to 31.7%, a new 27-year high Headline inflation rose by +180bps to 31.70% y/y in February (January: 29.90% y/y). This outturn is a 40bps print above Bloomberg consensus’ estimate of 31.30% y/y (Vetiva: 31.12% y/y). We attribute the surge to sustained security challenges in food producing states. On a monthly...
Analyst: Abigail Alabi* a.alabi@vetiva.com Target price: ₦42.63 Rating: BUY Lafarge recently released its audited result, with PAT for the FY’23 period declining by 5% y/y, despite the strong Q4’23 performance. Tax pressures continue to weigh on bottom line In Q4’23, revenue improved by 13% y/y to ₦116 billion, on the back of higher cement prices,...
Analyst: Victoria Ejugwu* v.ejugwu@vetiva.com Target price: ₦254.86 Rating: BUY MTNN’s full year performance came in mixed, as the company reported strong growth in topline but saw earnings wiped out, as foreign exchange losses mounted. For the fourth quarter, the company reported a 25% y/y increase in revenue to ₦695 billion, driven by growth in data...