Valuation
34
GUINNESS · Guinness Nigeria Plc
Neutral Neutral Quality 2/5Distress proxy: 49.44 (Safe)
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Composite score
42.2
Tier: Neutral
Last close
₦366
As of latest snapshot
30-day ADV
₦159.1M
Liquidity signal
Market cap
₦720.64B
Consumer Goods
Financials
46
Technical
49
AI bottom line
Guinness trades at a significant valuation premium—23.4x P/E versus 19.5x sector median and 14.9x P/B versus 7.3x—that appears partially justified by exceptional 57.4% ROE, though this extreme return on equity warrants scrutiny for sustainability. Monitor whether the stock's negative 0.6% FCF yield and elevated leverage (0.73x D/E) constrain capital returns or signal operational stress.
Stock Snowflake 5-axis radar
Blue = GUINNESS. Gold dash = Consumer Goods median. Bigger area = better across the five research dimensions.
What the model is seeing
- Trades at P/E 23.4x — in line with Consumer Goods median of 19.9x.
- ROE of 57.4% — well above Consumer Goods median of 38.9%. Top-quartile capital efficiency.
Risk flags
No major risk flags
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 ratio23.4x
P/B ratio14.9x
P/S ratio1.6x
EV/EBITDA11.6x
FCF yield-0.6%
Financials
ROE57.4%
ROA12.9%
Net margin6.3%
FCF margin-1.0%
Debt / Equity0.7x
Technical
Last close₦366
Above 50d MA-13.0%
Above 200d MA18.8%
ADX (trend)88.4
RSI0.0
Dividend history 10 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: 0.61% 5y DPS CAGR: -22.5% ↓ 10y CAGR: +12.1%
| FY | Interim DPS | Final DPS | Total cash | Bonus | Qualification | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ₦2.00 | — | ₦2.00 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | ₦7.14 | — | ₦7.14 | — | — | 26 Oct 2022 |
| 2020 | — | ₦0.46 | ₦0.46 | — | — | 20 Oct 2021 |
| 2018 | — | ₦1.52 | ₦1.52 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | ₦1.84 | ₦1.84 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | ₦0.64 | ₦0.64 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | ₦0.5 | ₦0.5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | ₦3.20 | ₦3.20 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | ₦3.20 | ₦3.20 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | ₦7.00 | ₦7.00 | — | — | — |
Peers in Consumer Goods
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTBREW | 43.8 | 41.7x | 3.4x | 7.9% | Illiquid |
| CADBURY | 45.7 | 17.3x | 8.3x | 38.9% | Neutral |
| DANGSUGAR | 38.6 | — | 5.6x | -14.4% | Avoid |
| NNFM | 36.2 | 510.7x | 1.2x | 0.2% | Illiquid |
| CHAMPION | 35.6 | 100.5x | 3.0x | 2.2% | Avoid |
| BUAFOODS | 50.1 | 31.6x | 19.8x | 62.6% | Neutral |
Recent news mentioning GUINNESS
NGX corporate disclosures GUINNESS · last 2
Plain-English summaries of every NGX filing for GUINNESS, generated from the underlying PDFs by Claude Haiku. Click "Read the filing" to open the official document.
Other Disclosure
filed 26 Jun 2026
Guinness Nigeria PLC declared a trading blackout period effective 1 July 2026 through 24 hours after release of its Q2 2026 unaudited financial statements. Company insiders and connected persons are prohibited from buying or selling shares during this window. This is a standard NGX post-listing disclosure requirement.
Insider Dealing
filed 17 Jun 2026
Finance and Strategy Director Mayank Kabra purchased 3,000 ordinary shares in Guinness Nigeria Plc on 17 June 2026 at an aggregate price of N344.50 per unit, totaling approximately N1.03 million. This insider purchase signals management confidence but represents a modest position addition relative to typical institutional holdings.