Valuation
43
ACADEMY · Academy Press Plc
Illiquid Neutral Quality 2/5Distress proxy: 17.36 (Safe)
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Composite score
41.4
Tier: Illiquid
Last close
₦7
As of latest snapshot
30-day ADV
₦143.7K
Liquidity signal
Market cap
₦5.90B
Services
Financials
35
Technical
47
AI bottom line
Academy trades at a significant valuation premium (P/E 59.1x vs. sector median 20.9x) despite mediocre fundamentals—net margin of 3.0% and a Financials pillar score of 35—making it expensive relative to earnings quality. Liquidity is the binding constraint: with only ₦143,681 in daily average volume, position sizing and exit execution pose material practical risks for institutional investors.
Stock Snowflake 5-axis radar
Blue = ACADEMY. Gold dash = Services median. Bigger area = better across the five research dimensions.
What the model is seeing
- Trades at P/E 59.1x — about 183% above the Services median of 20.9x.
- Below both 50-day (-12.9%) and 200-day (-14.2%) moving averages — sustained downtrend.
Risk flags
Thin liquidity — 30d ADV ≈ ₦0.1M
Premium valuation — P/E 59.1x vs sector median 20.9x
Price & trend
Close price with 50-day and 200-day moving averages, last 12 months.
Composite score history
How the model has rated this stock over the available history. Tier changes happen at 75 / 60 / 40.
Key metrics
Valuation
P/E ratio59.1x
P/B ratio5.2x
P/S ratio1.4x
EV/EBITDA18.4x
FCF yield2.1%
Financials
ROE13.0%
ROA4.2%
Net margin3.0%
FCF margin2.9%
Debt / Equity0.6x
Technical
Last close₦7
Above 50d MA-12.9%
Above 200d MA-14.2%
ADX (trend)65.9
RSI33.2
Dividend history 2 fiscal years shown
All amounts are gross of Nigeria's 10% withholding tax on dividends. Bonus ratios are 'new shares for shares held'.
Current yield: 1.54%
| FY | Interim DPS | Final DPS | Total cash | Bonus | Qualification | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | ₦0.1 | ₦0.1 | — | — | 21 Sep 2023 |
| 2021 | ₦0.1 | — | ₦0.1 | — | — | 29 Sep 2022 |
Peers in Services
Closest names by composite score within the same sector. Click a symbol to open its detail page.
| Symbol | Composite | P/E | P/B | ROE | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANTALIZER | 41.4 | 276.7x | 4.4x | 2.3% | Neutral |
| JULI | 41.3 | 47.7x | 1.9x | 4.0% | Illiquid |
| NSLTECH | 40.8 | — | 1.3x | -4.7% | Neutral |
| DAARCOMM | 43.0 | — | 0.7x | -2.6% | Illiquid |
| EUNISELL | 44.2 | 373.8x | 69.4x | 16.7% | Illiquid |
| TRANSCOHOT | 45.7 | 91.6x | 25.7x | 25.3% | Illiquid |
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