UACN Stock Overview

Operates in the animal feeds and other edibles, packaged food and beverages, and quick service restaurant business in Nigeria. More details

UACN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (5.6x) is below the NG market (8.4x)

Earnings have grown 26.4% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

High level of non-cash earnings

Does not have a meaningful market cap (NGN82B)

UAC of Nigeria PLC Competitors

Honeywell Flour Mills

NGSE:HONYFLOUR

₦88.0b

Nascon Allied Industries

NGSE:NASCON

₦118.8b

Northern Nigeria Flour Mills

NGSE:NNFM

₦15.6b

Livestock Feeds

NGSE:LIVESTOCK

₦25.6b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for UAC of Nigeria
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₦28.00
52 Week High	₦37.00
52 Week Low	₦10.60
Beta	-0.0031
1 Month Change	-20.11%
3 Month Change	-16.17%
1 Year Change	118.75%
3 Year Change	143.48%
5 Year Change	273.33%
Change since IPO	557.28%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	UACN	NG Food	NG Market
7D	-3.4%	0.2%	-0.7%
1Y	118.8%	17.1%	2.0%

Return vs Industry: UACN exceeded the NG Food industry which returned 17.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UACN exceeded the NG Market which returned 2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UACN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UACN volatility
UACN Average Weekly Movement	5.1%
Food Industry Average Movement	7.5%
Market Average Movement	6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in NG Market	11.1%
10% least volatile stocks in NG Market	3.8%

Stable Share Price: UACN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the NG market.

Volatility Over Time: UACN's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

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UAC of Nigeria

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UAC of Nigeria: A Stellar Performance

UAC of Nigeria has delivered an impressive performance, with a 107% increase in profit before tax to N26 billion in 2024. This remarkable growth is a testament to the company's strong sales, improved operational efficiency, and strategic price adjustments.

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₦42.74

34.5% undervalued

0.50%

Revenue growth p.a.

11 days ago

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About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1879	1,367	Fola Aiyesimoju	www.uacnplc.com

UAC of Nigeria PLC operates in the animal feeds and other edibles, packaged food and beverages, and quick service restaurant business in Nigeria. The company operates through Animal Feeds & Other Edibles, Paints, Packaged Food & Beverages, and Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) segments. The Animal Feeds & Other Edibles segment engages in the manufacture and sale of livestock feeds and edible oil, as well as cereals.

UAC of Nigeria PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do UAC of Nigeria's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
UACN fundamental statistics
Market cap	₦81.93b
Earnings (TTM)	₦14.54b
Revenue (TTM)	₦196.90b

5.6x

P/E Ratio

0.4x

P/S Ratio

Is UACN overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UACN income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₦196.90b
Cost of Revenue	₦150.59b
Gross Profit	₦46.31b
Other Expenses	₦31.77b
Earnings	₦14.54b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Apr 30, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	4.97
Gross Margin	23.52%
Net Profit Margin	7.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio	62.5%

How did UACN perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

4%

Payout Ratio

Does UACN pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy UACN by to receive an upcoming dividend?
UAC of Nigeria dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	May 22 2025
Dividend Pay Date	Jun 05 2025
Days until Ex dividend	38 days
Days until Dividend pay date	52 days

Does UACN pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/04/13 12:48
End of Day Share Price	2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

UAC of Nigeria PLC is covered by 9 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
null null	ARM Research
Hootan Yazhari	BofA Global Research
Olufisayo Ademilua	CardinalStone Partners Limited

UACN Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

UAC of Nigeria PLC Competitors

NGSE:HONYFLOUR

₦88.0b

NGSE:NASCON

₦118.8b

NGSE:NNFM

₦15.6b

NGSE:LIVESTOCK

₦25.6b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦4.97 (vs ₦3.14 in FY 2023)

Less than half of directors are independent

UAC of Nigeria PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 04, 2025

UAC of Nigeria PLC to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 30, 2025

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦5.15 (vs ₦3.14 in FY 2023)

Recent updates

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦4.97 (vs ₦3.14 in FY 2023)

Less than half of directors are independent

UAC of Nigeria PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 04, 2025

UAC of Nigeria PLC to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 30, 2025

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦5.15 (vs ₦3.14 in FY 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

New major risk - Earnings quality

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦1.21 (vs ₦1.93 in 3Q 2023)

UAC of Nigeria PLC to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 29, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦1.19 (vs ₦0.82 in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of ₦0.22 per share

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₦1.85 (vs ₦0.29 loss in 1Q 2023)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

UAC of Nigeria PLC, Annual General Meeting, Jun 20, 2024

Dividend of ₦0.22 announced

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₦2.76 (vs ₦1.07 loss in FY 2022)

New major risk - Earnings quality

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

New minor risk - Share price stability

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 27%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₦1.93 (vs ₦0.29 loss in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₦0.82 (vs ₦0.35 loss in 2Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of ₦0.22 per share at 2.3% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings released: ₦0.29 loss per share (vs ₦0.18 profit in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: ₦1.20 loss per share (vs ₦0.63 profit in FY 2021)

Price target decreased to ₦10.59

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: ₦0.29 loss per share (vs ₦0.09 loss in 3Q 2021)

Price target decreased to ₦10.59

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: ₦0.35 loss per share (vs ₦0.059 loss in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of ₦0.65 per share

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: ₦0.18 (vs ₦0.12 in 1Q 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: ₦0.63 (vs ₦0.74 in FY 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: ₦0.085 loss per share (vs ₦0.33 profit in 3Q 2020)

UAC of Nigeria PLC (NGSE:UACN) agreed to acquire remaining 49% stake in UAC Foods Limited from Tiger Brands Limited (JSE:TBS).

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: ₦0.059 loss per share (vs ₦0.48 loss in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of ₦1.20 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS ₦0.76 (vs ₦3.23 in FY 2019)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: ₦8.95

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS ₦0.90 (vs ₦3.23 in FY 2019)

Third quarter earnings released

New 90-day high: ₦7.25

Analysts update estimates

New 90-day low - ₦5.50

New 90-day low - ₦6.20

Custodian Investment Plc (NGSE:CUSTODIAN) sign a binding agreement to acquire 51% stake in UACN Property Development Company Plc (NGSE:UAC-PROP) from UAC of Nigeria Plc (NGSE:UACN)