Lafarge Africa Plc

NGSE:WAPCO Stock Report

Market Cap: ₦1.1t

Lafarge Africa Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Lafarge Africa has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17%, while the Basic Materials industry saw earnings growing at 12.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 21.1% per year. Lafarge Africa's return on equity is 15.5%, and it has net margins of 12.1%.

Key information

17.0%

Earnings growth rate

16.3%

EPS growth rate

Basic Materials Industry Growth8.2%
Revenue growth rate21.1%
Return on equity15.5%
Net Margin12.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Lafarge Africa makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NGSE:WAPCO Revenue, expenses and earnings (NGN Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24595,91771,912133,1650
30 Jun 24503,39745,012122,5890
31 Mar 24451,45441,399114,3560
31 Dec 23405,50351,141103,1780
30 Sep 23392,47448,053111,3730
30 Jun 23384,33951,716114,4550
31 Mar 23374,46151,071114,8370
31 Dec 22373,24553,647110,6480
30 Sep 22343,74155,508100,3450
30 Jun 22334,65760,09189,3660
31 Mar 22312,22259,42579,7390
31 Dec 21293,08651,00476,2110
30 Sep 21269,89343,040100,7520
30 Jun 21255,04935,83587,5260
31 Mar 21238,34731,91273,1270
31 Dec 20230,57330,84262,3400
30 Sep 20229,81923,14120,0540
30 Jun 20215,65423,00816,6470
31 Mar 20218,67917,28320,2360
31 Dec 19212,99915,51820,8770
30 Sep 19146,57038,7384,3370
30 Jun 19173,40727,53316,0690
31 Mar 19195,18716,09520,5000
31 Dec 18217,8137,79226,2590
30 Sep 18309,785-45,89247,4630
30 Jun 18306,605-58,64447,0750
31 Mar 18298,485-41,84845,9320
31 Dec 17299,153-35,00942,3720
30 Sep 17282,33955,92439,5280
30 Jun 17267,18966,61433,3770
31 Mar 17248,60423,33329,1720
31 Dec 16219,71416,59627,2810
30 Sep 16213,239-41,74430,3140
30 Jun 16222,420-27,88630,3370
31 Mar 16262,69618,49932,9690
31 Dec 15267,23428,79732,4590
30 Sep 15316,45435,83336,5180
30 Jun 15357,63244,90039,6540
31 Mar 15213,42930,94624,6610
31 Dec 14260,81034,06130,0700
30 Sep 14104,0258,5829,5790
30 Jun 14104,67429,2399,1450
31 Mar 14102,59430,3428,3510
31 Dec 13206,07359,78422,6170

Quality Earnings: WAPCO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WAPCO's current net profit margins (12.1%) are lower than last year (12.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WAPCO's earnings have grown by 17% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WAPCO's earnings growth over the past year (49.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (17% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WAPCO earnings growth over the past year (49.7%) exceeded the Basic Materials industry 21.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: WAPCO's Return on Equity (15.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 08:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Lafarge Africa Plc is covered by 19 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Adedayo AyeniAbsa Bank Limited
Randolph OosthuizenAfrican Alliance
null nullARM Research