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Nigerian (NSE) Financials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies43
  • 7D-2.3%
  • 3M-4.6%
  • 1Y39.4%
  • YTD-2.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Financials industry has dropped 3.9%, driven by declines in Zenith Bank and Guaranty Trust Holding of 12% and 13%, respectively. On the other hand Access Holdings is actually up 6.5%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 40%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 14% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 22 Apr 2025₦11.0t₦15.7t₦5.6t4x2x0.7x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025₦10.8t₦15.5t₦5.9t4.1x1.8x0.7x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025₦11.7t₦15.4t₦5.9t4.5x2x0.8x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025₦9.9t₦15.1t₦5.8t4.2x1.7x0.7x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024₦8.9t₦15.1t₦5.8t2.7x1.5x0.6x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024₦8.8t₦15.2t₦5.8t2.3x1.5x0.6x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024₦8.1t₦13.6t₦5.1t2.9x1.6x0.6x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024₦7.6t₦12.8t₦4.9t2.8x1.5x0.6x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024₦6.9t₦12.4t₦4.8t2.7x1.4x0.6x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024₦7.0t₦12.1t₦4.7t3.3x1.5x0.6x
Mon, 27 May 2024₦6.3t₦11.6t₦4.5t4.2x1.4x0.5x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024₦6.7t₦9.8t₦3.6t4.2x1.8x0.7x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024₦8.3t₦8.9t₦2.9t4.6x2.9x0.9x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024₦7.7t₦9.0t₦2.9t5.1x2.6x0.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024₦8.9t₦7.7t₦2.7t5.5x3.3x1.2x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023₦7.3t₦7.6t₦2.7t4x2.8x1x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023₦6.6t₦7.6t₦2.7t3.4x2.5x0.9x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023₦6.3t₦7.0t₦2.4t4.4x2.7x0.9x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023₦6.4t₦6.3t₦1.8t5x3.6x1x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023₦6.2t₦6.0t₦1.5t4.7x4x1x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023₦5.8t₦5.6t₦1.3t5.9x4.3x1x
Tue, 30 May 2023₦4.5t₦5.2t₦1.3t4.8x3.5x0.9x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023₦4.0t₦5.0t₦1.3t4.6x3.1x0.8x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023₦4.0t₦4.8t₦1.3t4.2x3x0.8x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023₦4.0t₦4.8t₦1.3t3.9x3x0.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023₦3.9t₦4.7t₦1.3t4.3x3x0.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022₦3.6t₦4.7t₦1.3t3.9x2.8x0.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022₦3.3t₦4.7t₦1.3t3.8x2.5x0.7x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022₦3.4t₦4.5t₦1.2t4.4x2.8x0.7x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022₦3.6t₦4.4t₦1.2t4.7x3x0.8x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022₦3.7t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.1x3x0.8x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022₦3.8t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.3x3.2x0.9x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022₦4.0t₦4.3t₦1.2t4.7x3.4x0.9x
Fri, 29 Apr 2022₦4.1t₦4.0t₦1.1t6.7x3.8x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

3.8x


Total Market Cap: ₦4.1tTotal Earnings: ₦1.1tTotal Revenue: ₦4.0tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Nigerian Financials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 2.6x202320242025
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 2.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 2.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.80x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Financials industry have grown 74% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 58% 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-0.21%
Financials-2.34%
Diversified Financial2.46%
Mortgage Finance0%0
Capital Markets-0.32%
Insurance-1.69%
Banks-2.97%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Capital Markets industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • 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 2.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Financial industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 51% per year.
  • In contrast, the Banks industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 13% 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
ACCESSCORP Access Holdings₦22.655.8%
+₦65.2b
41.1%PB0.3x
ETI Ecobank Transnational₦29.258.9%
+₦59.0b
12.5%PB0.4x
UBA United Bank for Africa₦33.004.6%
+₦49.6b
43.5%PB0.3x
UCAP United Capital₦16.5013.4%
+₦35.1b
187.8%PE12.3x
ABBEYBDS Abbey Mortgage Bank₦9.7631.7%
+₦23.9b
290.4%PE92.8x
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NEM

₦13.60

NEM Insurance

7D

5.4%

1Y

31.4%

FIRSTHOLDCO

₦23.75

First HoldCo

7D

-2.7%

1Y

8.4%

UBA

₦33.00

United Bank for Africa

7D

4.6%

1Y

43.5%

ACCESSCORP

₦22.65

Access Holdings

7D

5.8%

1Y

41.1%

ABBEYBDS

₦9.76

Abbey Mortgage Bank

7D

31.7%

1Y

290.4%

ZENITHBANK

₦45.00

Zenith Bank

7D

-9.6%

1Y

25.0%

PRESTIGE

₦0.95

Prestige Assurance

7D

-8.7%

1Y

58.3%

GTCO

₦60.00

Guaranty Trust Holding

7D

-10.4%

1Y

67.8%

FCMB

₦9.15

FCMB Group

7D

-0.5%

1Y

40.8%

MANSARD

₦7.90

AXA Mansard Insurance

7D

-1.1%

1Y

53.4%

NGXGROUP

₦33.75

Nigerian Exchange Group

7D

7.1%

1Y

59.6%

SUNUASSUR

₦5.00

Sunu Assurances Nigeria

7D

-9.1%

1Y

354.5%

FIDELITYBK

₦18.70

Fidelity Bank

7D

2.2%

1Y

107.8%

ETI

₦29.25

Ecobank Transnational

7D

8.9%

1Y

12.5%

UCAP

₦16.50

United Capital

7D

13.4%

1Y

187.8%

STERLINGNG

₦5.05

Sterling Financial Holdings

7D

-3.6%

1Y

19.7%