BUA Foods displaces Nestle Nigeria by N50 billion to rank the most capitalized consumer goods company

   BUA Foods displaces Nestle Nigeria by N50 billion to rank the most capitalized consumer goods company

BUA Foods Plc joined the SWOOTs after passing the N1 trillion threshold required to be classified as a member of the group.

After appreciating by 24.10% during the week, from N53.2 per share to N66.00 per share, BUA Foods had gained a total of N230.40 billion, taking the company’s market value to N1.19 trillion.

Up until the previous week, the most capitalized and only consumer goods stock in the classification was Nestle Nig Plc, valued at N1.23 trillion. However, at the end of trading session on Friday, BUA Foods attained that position to rank the most capitalized consumer goods stock on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).

 

On the other hand, Nestle Nig Plc recorded depreciation in share price from N1,556.50 to N1,435 per share, translating to a loss of N96.31 billion and taking the company’s market value to N1.14 trillion.

Hence, BUA Foods Plc currently surpasses Nestle Nig Plc by N50 billion in market value, displacing Nestle Nigeria Plc to be the most capitalized consumer goods company on the NGX.

Why investors are rallying on BUA Foods share

According to global market analyst, Opeyemi Dapo-Thomas, the company is witnessing immense rally as a result of its consolidation in the consumer goods market.

He said that the consumer goods company seems to be taking advantage of their customer segmentation and reducing costs which makes the stock of the company attractive to investors, hence, the rally around the shares of the newly listed company.

Another expert, Olumide Adesina, a financial analyst, is of the opinion that the shares of the company are currently at a premium and drawdowns would be expected in the nearest future.

He said, “We are expecting drawdowns at the end of Q1, we are going to see a lot, for the fact that we are entering into the election year and the fact that foreign investment in that sector is already drying up, and at some point, investors will have to sell”.