Valuation
32
UACN · UACN Plc
Neutral Momentum Breakout Quality 3/5Distress proxy: 13.98 (Safe)
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Composite score
53.6
Tier: Neutral
Last close
₦185
As of latest snapshot
30-day ADV
₦84.2M
Liquidity signal
Market cap
₦500.51B
Conglomerates
Financials
48
Technical
96
AI bottom line
UACN's 96/100 technical score signals strong momentum, with the stock 75% above its 200-day moving average, though this sits atop a stretched 24.7x P/E—nearly 2x the sector median. Monitor the 4.13x debt-to-equity ratio closely, as leverage of this magnitude could pressure returns if operational performance falters or refinancing costs spike.
Stock Snowflake 5-axis radar
Blue = UACN. Gold dash = Conglomerates median. Bigger area = better across the five research dimensions.
What the model is seeing
- Trades at P/E 24.7x — about 96% above the Conglomerates median of 12.6x.
- Free cash flow yield of 9.3% — strong cash generation relative to market cap.
- ROE of 24.6% — well above Conglomerates median of 16.6%. Top-quartile capital efficiency.
- Above both 50-day (+8.7%) and 200-day (+75.5%) moving averages — uptrend intact.
Risk flags
Premium valuation — P/E 24.7x vs sector median 12.6x
Stretched — 75% above 200d MA
High leverage — Debt/Equity 4.1x
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 ratio24.7x
P/B ratio6.7x
P/S ratio1.1x
EV/EBITDA14.7x
FCF yield9.3%
Financials
ROE24.6%
ROA3.5%
Net margin4.3%
FCF margin10.6%
Debt / Equity4.1x
Technical
Last close₦185
Above 50d MA8.7%
Above 200d MA75.5%
ADX (trend)72.5
RSI52.6
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: 0.56% 👑 Aristocrat · 17 consecutive years 5y DPS CAGR: -3.6% ↓ 10y CAGR: +0.0%
| FY | Interim DPS | Final DPS | Total cash | Bonus | Qualification | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | ₦1.00 | ₦1.00 | — | 11 Jun 2026 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| 2024 | — | ₦0.22 | ₦0.22 | — | — | 05 Jun 2025 |
| 2023 | — | ₦0.22 | ₦0.22 | — | — | 21 Jun 2024 |
| 2022 | — | ₦0.22 | ₦0.22 | — | — | 22 Jun 2023 |
| 2021 | — | ₦0.65 | ₦0.65 | — | — | 23 Jun 2022 |
| 2020 | — | ₦1.20 | ₦1.20 | — | — | 01 Jul 2021 |
| 2019 | — | ₦0.1 | ₦0.1 | — | — | 01 Jan 1999 |
| 2018 | — | ₦0.64 | ₦0.64 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | ₦0.65 | ₦0.65 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | ₦1.00 | ₦1.00 | — | — | — |
Peers in Conglomerates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHELLARAM | 50.5 | 20.6x | 2.2x | 16.6% | Illiquid |
| VFDGROUP | 59.6 | 12.6x | 1.3x | 6.2% | Neutral |
| JOHNHOLT | 67.5 | 5.7x | 0.8x | 13.0% | Illiquid |
| TRANSCORP | 68.8 | 4.4x | 1.7x | 22.5% | Accumulate |
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NGX corporate disclosures UACN · last 3
Plain-English summaries of every NGX filing for UACN, generated from the underlying PDFs by Claude Haiku. Click "Read the filing" to open the official document.
AGM Notice
filed 25 Jun 2026
UAC of Nigeria PLC held its 2025 AGM on 25 June 2026, approving a ₦1.00 dividend per share (record date 11 June 2026) and establishing a Long-Term Incentive Plan with an employee share option scheme capped at 10% of issued share capital. Directors Khalifa Biobaku and Obi James were re-elected; three shareholder-nominated members join the Statutory Audit Committee.
Insider Dealing
filed 17 Jun 2026
Employee Ayomipo Wey sold 2,469,604 ordinary shares of UAC of Nigeria PLC on 17 June 2026 at ₦185 per share, totalling approximately ₦457 million. This insider dealing notification signals a material reduction in an employee's shareholding. The transaction was executed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited.
Insider Dealing
filed 16 Jun 2026
Dalio Property Development Company Limited, related to non-executive director Khalifa Biobaku, sold 45.2 million UACN shares at ₦185 per share on 16 June 2026, representing a transaction value of approximately ₦8.36 billion. This initial insider dealing notification signals a material reduction in Biobaku's related-party shareholding.