MTN Nigeria Communications PLC

NGSE:MTNN Stock Report

Market Cap: ₦3.7t

MTN Nigeria Communications Valuation

Is MTNN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MTNN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MTNN (NGN175.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NGN300.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTNN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MTNN?

Key metric: As MTNN is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for MTNN. This is calculated by dividing MTNN's market cap by their current revenue.
What is MTNN's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.2x
Sales₦3.07t
Market Cap₦3.68t

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does MTNN's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for MTNN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.4x
AFKS Sistema Financial
0.2xn/a₽142.3b
MTNGH Scancom
2x16.6%GH₵32.4b
7030 Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia
0.9x3.2%ر.س9.2b
VFQS Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C
2.5x2.4%ر.ق7.9b
MTNN MTN Nigeria Communications
1.2x14.3%₦3.7t

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: MTNN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x) compared to the peer average (1.8x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does MTNN's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Wireless Telecom Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MTNN 1.2xIndustry Avg. 1.3xNo. of Companies12PS00.81.62.43.24+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: MTNN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x) compared to the Global Wireless Telecom industry average (1.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTNN's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MTNN PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.2x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MTNN's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MTNN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₦175.50
₦207.80
+18.4%
11.6%₦234.86₦172.59n/a7
Dec ’25₦170.00
₦214.95
+26.4%
9.1%₦234.86₦180.20n/a7
Nov ’25₦175.00
₦217.55
+24.3%
9.9%₦240.92₦180.20n/a7
Oct ’25₦191.00
₦220.93
+15.7%
11.5%₦257.91₦180.20n/a7
Sep ’25₦180.00
₦225.18
+25.1%
14.5%₦266.87₦180.20n/a7
Aug ’25₦190.00
₦241.65
+27.2%
13.9%₦278.00₦180.20n/a8
Jul ’25₦214.00
₦237.03
+10.8%
14.4%₦278.00₦180.20n/a9
Jun ’25₦230.00
₦234.41
+1.9%
15.1%₦278.00₦180.20n/a8
May ’25₦210.00
₦238.40
+13.5%
12.2%₦278.00₦195.10n/a8
Apr ’25₦232.00
₦243.68
+5.0%
16.6%₦318.20₦195.10n/a7
Mar ’25₦200.70
₦274.82
+36.9%
17.5%₦326.50₦200.00n/a6
Feb ’25₦275.00
₦285.52
+3.8%
16.0%₦326.50₦200.00n/a5
Jan ’25₦264.00
₦285.92
+8.3%
16.0%₦326.50₦200.00n/a5
Dec ’24₦238.00
₦285.92
+20.1%
16.0%₦326.50₦200.00₦170.005
Nov ’24₦246.00
₦289.68
+17.8%
15.3%₦340.46₦200.00₦175.006
Oct ’24₦264.00
₦289.68
+9.7%
15.3%₦340.46₦200.00₦191.006
Sep ’24₦274.40
₦298.01
+8.6%
9.6%₦340.46₦250.00₦180.006
Aug ’24₦263.00
₦293.34
+11.5%
8.4%₦327.37₦250.00₦190.007
Jul ’24₦273.40
₦293.34
+7.3%
8.4%₦327.37₦250.00₦214.007
Jun ’24₦249.90
₦293.34
+17.4%
8.4%₦327.37₦250.00₦230.007
May ’24₦228.70
₦291.09
+27.3%
13.1%₦352.96₦234.00₦210.007
Apr ’24₦240.00
₦290.53
+21.1%
14.2%₦352.96₦234.00₦232.006
Mar ’24₦245.00
₦279.60
+14.1%
10.1%₦317.30₦234.00₦200.707
Feb ’24₦225.00
₦260.84
+15.9%
11.7%₦313.08₦226.00₦275.006
Jan ’24₦215.00
₦252.10
+17.3%
11.4%₦292.17₦221.46₦264.006
Dec ’23₦215.00
₦250.37
+16.5%
10.7%₦292.17₦221.46₦238.007

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 10:07
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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 here.

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Analyst Sources

MTN Nigeria Communications PLC is covered by 8 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
Linet MuriungiAbsa Bank Limited
null nullARM Research
Opeoluwa OluwaCordros Capital Ltd.