Valuation
45
JAPAULGOLD · Japaul Oil & Maritime Services Plc
Neutral Recovery Play Quality 4/5Distress proxy: 36.56 (Safe)
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Composite score
57.6
Tier: Neutral
Last close
₦3
As of latest snapshot
30-day ADV
₦246.3M
Liquidity signal
Market cap
₦40.36B
Oil & Gas
Financials
68
Technical
63
AI bottom line
Valuation is the dominant headwind: JAPAULGOLD trades at a 121% premium to sector on P/E (36.5x vs 16.5x median) while generating ROE of just 6.0%—nearly half the sector average—suggesting the market is pricing in recovery that financials haven't yet delivered. Watch whether management can narrow the ROE gap toward sector median; absent that, the valuation multiple will likely compress as investor patience for the turnaround thesis wanes.
Stock Snowflake 5-axis radar
Blue = JAPAULGOLD. Gold dash = Oil & Gas median. Bigger area = better across the five research dimensions.
What the model is seeing
- Trades at P/E 36.5x — about 121% above the Oil & Gas median of 16.5x.
- ROE of 6.0% — well below sector median of 13.4%. Capital is underperforming.
- Below both 50-day (-14.5%) and 200-day (-1.4%) moving averages — sustained downtrend.
Risk flags
Premium valuation — P/E 36.5x vs sector median 16.5x
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 ratio36.5x
P/B ratio2.2x
P/S ratio9.3x
EV/EBITDA34.9x
FCF yield1.6%
Financials
ROE6.0%
ROA3.3%
Net margin24.9%
FCF margin15.3%
Debt / Equity0.4x
Technical
Last close₦3
Above 50d MA-14.5%
Above 200d MA-1.4%
ADX (trend)48.2
RSI37.2
Dividend history 1 fiscal year shown
All amounts are gross of Nigeria's 10% withholding tax on dividends. Bonus ratios are 'new shares for shares held'.
Current yield: 1.41%
| FY | Interim DPS | Final DPS | Total cash | Bonus | Qualification | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | ₦0.04 | ₦0.04 | — | — | 04 Jul 2025 |
Peers in Oil & Gas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OANDO | 58.5 | 1.5x | — | — | Neutral |
| ETERNA | 49.5 | 10.3x | 6.6x | 39.5% | Neutral |
| CONOIL | 66.8 | 22.7x | 3.4x | 13.4% | Accumulate |
| TOTAL | 43.5 | — | 4.5x | -25.8% | Illiquid |
| ARADEL | 76.8 | — | 4.6x | 41.6% | Conviction Buy |
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