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Guinness Nigeria records 29% growth in revenue in Q3

Lagos – April 27, 2017 – Guinness Nigeria Plc, the nation’s leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer and a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has released its unaudited results for the nine months ended 31 March, 2017. The results detail revenue growth of 29% and a 6% increase in gross profit when compared to the same nine-month period in 2016. While the first half volume growth continued in the third quarter, the third quarter also benefited cycling a…

Nigerian Breweries Plc – Staying resilient through tough economic times

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Robust value presence will still be a key driver of topline growth in 2017: The strategy to increase its product offerings in the affordable segments (mainstream and discount) through its merger with Consolidated Breweries in December 2014 proved to be a step in the right direction. Given the weak macroeconomic climate of 2016, many consumers increasingly down-traded to affordable beer brands as a result of lower purchasing power. On the back of its improved offering in…

Nestle Nigeria Sees Margins Pressured as Inflation Weighs

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Nestle Nigeria Plc, a unit of the world’s biggest food company, will struggle to maintain profit-margin growth in 2016 as the highest inflation in nearly 11 years and a lack of foreign currency stalls the economy in Africa’s most populous country. “We haven’t seen the bottom” of the downturn, Chief Executive Officer Dharnesh Gordhon, 51, said in an interview in the commercial capital, Lagos, on Aug. 10. A shortage of…

Guaranty Trust Bank First-Half Profit Jumps 45% on Currency Gain

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Nigeria’s largest lender by market value, said first-half profit rose 45 percent as foreign-currency gains in the wake of the naira’s devaluation compensated for a surge in bad-loan charges. Net income climbed to 77.5 billion naira ($237 million) from 53.4 billion naira year ago, Lagos-based Guaranty said in a statement on Wednesday. The lender made foreign-exchange revaluation gains of 61.2 billion naira, compared with 6.9 billion…

Zenith Bank at Three-Week Low as First-Half Profit Slides

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s second-largest lender by market value, fell to the lowest level in almost three weeks after reporting a 16 percent drop in first-half profit. The stock, which has declined in six out of the past seven days, slid 2.5 percent to 15.60 naira, the lowest closing price since July 22. That pared gains this year to 11 percent, making it the fourth best-performing bank on the…

Nigeria |FCMB Forecasts Weaker Second Half as Nigerian Economy Shrinks

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: FCMB Group Plc, a Nigerian lender, said earnings will come under pressure in the second half as it sets aside more money for loan losses to cope with a Nigerian economy headed toward a recession. Profit in the six months through December will probably be weaker than the first half “in view of operating environment challenges and our decision to step up impairment charges,’’ the Lagos-based lender said in…

Nigeria | Nestle Nigeria Plc Q1 2016: Leveraging on Stronger Value Brands

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Nestlé Nigeria Plc (“Nestlé “or “the Company”) published its Q1: 2016 results last weekend with the Company showing an impressive growth in revenue on the back of its stronger value brands despite the recent constraints on consumer spending. While leveraging on its rich product portfolio and its cost-cutting measures, which led to moderation in cost to sales ratio and drop in finance charges, Nestlé’s profitability metrics improved significantly…

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