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Nigerian (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies47
  • 7D-6.0%
  • 3M-24.6%
  • 1Y70.3%
  • YTD-12.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 5.5%, driven by a pullback from FBN Holdings of 27%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 72%. In the next few years, earnings are forecast to decline by 4.1% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Nigerian Financials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Apr 2024₦6.5t₦9.8t₦3.6t4.2x1.8x0.7x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024₦8.4t₦8.9t₦2.9t4.6x2.9x0.9x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024₦7.6t₦9.0t₦2.9t5x2.6x0.8x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024₦9.3t₦7.7t₦2.7t6.4x3.5x1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023₦7.3t₦7.6t₦2.7t4x2.8x1x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023₦6.6t₦7.6t₦2.7t3.4x2.5x0.9x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023₦6.3t₦7.0t₦2.4t4.4x2.6x0.9x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023₦6.4t₦6.3t₦1.8t4.9x3.6x1x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023₦6.2t₦6.0t₦1.5t4.8x4x1x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023₦5.8t₦5.6t₦1.3t5.7x4.4x1x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023₦4.7t₦5.2t₦1.3t5x3.6x0.9x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023₦4.0t₦5.1t₦1.3t4.8x3.1x0.8x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023₦4.0t₦4.8t₦1.3t4.2x3x0.8x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023₦4.0t₦4.8t₦1.3t3.9x3x0.8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023₦3.9t₦4.7t₦1.3t4.3x3x0.8x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022₦3.6t₦4.7t₦1.3t3.9x2.8x0.8x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022₦3.3t₦4.7t₦1.3t3.8x2.5x0.7x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022₦3.4t₦4.5t₦1.2t4.4x2.8x0.7x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022₦3.6t₦4.5t₦1.2t4.7x3x0.8x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022₦3.7t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.1x3x0.8x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022₦3.8t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.3x3.2x0.9x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022₦4.0t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.6x3.4x0.9x
Sun, 01 May 2022₦4.1t₦4.0t₦1.1t6.5x3.9x1x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022₦3.8t₦3.9t₦1.1t6.4x3.6x1x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022₦4.0t₦3.9t₦1.0t6.7x3.9x1x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022₦3.9t₦3.9t₦1.0t4.8x3.8x1x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021₦3.7t₦3.8t₦1.0t4.7x3.7x1x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021₦3.8t₦3.8t₦951.9b4.9x4x1x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021₦3.7t₦3.8t₦952.4b5.1x3.9x1x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021₦3.4t₦3.8t₦938.5b4.6x3.7x0.9x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021₦3.7t₦3.9t₦948.9b4.7x3.9x1x
Mon, 03 May 2021₦3.4t₦3.7t₦936.8b4.4x3.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.6x


Total Market Cap: ₦3.4tTotal Earnings: ₦936.8bTotal Revenue: ₦3.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Nigerian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 3.3x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Nigerian Financials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 1.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 3.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.91x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 57% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 39% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Nigerian Financials sector?

NG Market-1.09%
Financials-6.02%
Mortgage Finance0%
Mortgage REITs0%
Consumer Finance0%
Insurance-0.02%
Capital Markets-5.38%
Banks-5.54%
Diversified Financial-12.07%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 10.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Banks industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 2.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Financial industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 13% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 80% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 6.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GTCO Guaranty Trust Holding₦35.954.7%
+₦34.1b
44.4%PB0.5x
ZENITHBANK Zenith Bank₦36.401.1%
+₦12.6b
59.6%PB0.5x
FIDELITYBK Fidelity Bank₦9.003.4%
+₦10.6b
73.1%PB0.7x
UBA United Bank for Africa₦22.800.4%
+₦3.4b
190.4%PB0.4x
SUNUASSUR Sunu Assurances Nigeria₦1.3030.0%
+₦1.7b
154.9%PE2.6x
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UCAP

₦16.60

United Capital

7D

-8.3%

1Y

41.3%

FBNH

₦18.50

FBN Holdings

7D

-31.4%

1Y

68.2%

FIDELITYBK

₦9.00

Fidelity Bank

7D

3.4%

1Y

73.1%

GTCO

₦35.95

Guaranty Trust Holding

7D

4.7%

1Y

44.4%

CONHALLPLC

₦1.28

Consolidated Hallmark Holdings

7D

5.8%

1Y

85.5%

ACCESSCORP

₦16.00

Access Holdings

7D

-7.2%

1Y

60.0%

STANBIC

₦45.00

Stanbic IBTC Holdings

7D

-14.3%

1Y

21.0%

UBA

₦22.80

United Bank for Africa

7D

0.4%

1Y

190.4%

WEMABANK

₦6.70

Wema Bank

7D

-6.3%

1Y

80.1%

SUNUASSUR

₦1.30

Sunu Assurances Nigeria

7D

30.0%

1Y

154.9%

WAPIC

₦0.69

Coronation Insurance

7D

7.8%

1Y

72.5%

FCMB

₦7.00

FCMB Group

7D

-2.8%

1Y

66.7%

LINKASSURE

₦0.95

Linkage Assurance

7D

8.0%

1Y

111.1%

CUSTODIAN

₦8.60

Custodian Investment

7D

-4.4%

1Y

50.9%