Article Summary
- SWOOTs (Stocks Worth Over One Trillion) include Airtel Africa, MTN Nigeria, Dangote Cement, BUA Foods and BUA Cement.
- The combined market capitalization of SWOOTs appreciated by 5.64% to N19.878 trillion.
- All SWOOTs gained for the week apart from Airtel Africa remained unchanged.
SWOOTs are known as Stocks Worth Over One Trillion. They are the stocks with a market valuation of at least N1 trillion.
The stocks in this category are Airtel Africa, MTN Nigeria, Dangote Cement, BUA Foods, and BUA Cement.
At the close of market activities for the week, the combined market capitalization of SWOOTs appreciated by 5.64% to close at N19.898 trillion from N18.835 trillion the previous week, reflecting a marginal gain of N1.062 trillion.
All SWOOTs closed positive apart from Airtel Africa which remained unchanged from last week.
A summary of the performance of each stock is analyzed below.
MTN Nigeria Plc
MTN Plc’s share price appreciated by 7.48% from last week to close at N249.9 per share.
The telecom giant retains its status as the most valued company at NGX as its market capitalization rose to N5.08 trillion.
In its unaudited financial report for Q1 2023, MTN had 20.6% revenue growth to N568.14 billion from N470.98 billion in Q1 2022.
The Profit After Tax also grew by 4.6% to N101.30 billion from N96.82 billion recorded in Q1 2022.
BUA Cement Plc
BUA Cement Plc’s share price gained 4.55% from last week as it closed at N92 per share. Its market capitalization appreciated N3.11 trillion.
The company’s unaudited financial report for Q1 2023 revealed revenue of N106.35 billion, reflecting a growth of 9.65% from N96.99 billion in 2021.
Meanwhile, profit after tax for Q1 2023 fell by -19.1% to N26.80 billion from N33.14 billion recorded in the corresponding period.
Earnings Per Share (EPS) also fell by -19.39% from N0.98 to N0.79.
BUA Foods Plc
The share price of BUA Foods Plc gained 11.03% from last week to close at N129.9 per share. Similarly, the market capitalization remains appreciated to close at N2.34 trillion.
In its reported unaudited financial statement for Q1 2023, revenue grew by 60.2% to N144.32 billion from N90.06 billion recorded in Q1 2022.
Profit After Tax for the period rose by 77.1% to N40.47 billion from the N22.84 billion recorded in Q1 2022.
Earnings Per Share (EPS) grew to N2.25 an increase of 77% recorded in Q1 2022.
Airtel Africa Plc
Airtel Africa Plc’s share price remains unchanged from last week as it closed at N1175 per share. Its market capitalization stood at N4.41 trillion.
According to its audited financial report, Airtel Africa raked in the sum of N980 billion ($2.128 billion) from its services for the financial year ending March 31, 2023. This represents a 20.3% growth year on year compared with the N864.9 billion ($1.878 billion) recorded in the same period last year.
Dangote Cement Plc
Dangote Cement Plc’s share price gained 7.41% from last week to close at N290 per share.
The company, which is the most capitalized cement producer on the NGX, has a total Market capitalization of N4.94 trillion.
The unaudited Q1 2023 financial result revealed a marginal loss in revenue of –N6.46 billion (1.56%) to N406.72 billion from N413.18 billion in Q1 2022.
Meanwhile, Profit After Tax for the period marginally increased by N3.65 billion (1.56%) to N109.50 billion from N105.85 billion in Q1 2022.
What You Should Know
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 5.37% to close the week at 55,820.50 and N30.395 trillion respectively.
The SWOOTs with a combined market valuation of N19.898 trillion make up over 60% of the entire NGX, hence, strongly influencing the growth or otherwise of the exchange.