The market capitalization of the top five banks, referred to as the Tier-1 banks or FUGAZ, depreciated by 1.68% to close at N2.49 trillion as of the 6th of May, 2022, as investors in these banks lost a total of N42.62 billion during the trading week.
After 3 trading days of the week, all of the 5 tier-1 Nigerian banks suffered negative market sentiments, with UBA Plc leading the decliners.
According to data from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), the market capitalization of the top five banks dropped to N2.49 trillion, depreciating by 1.68% during the week.
A summary of the performance of each bank is captured below.
FBNH PLC
FBNH’s share price declined by 0.83% to close the week at N11.90, with its market capitalization at N427.15 billion at the end of the week. Amid sell-offs and buy-interests, at the end of the trading week, FBNH share price stood at N11.90.
FBNH Plc’s third-quarter 2021 result showed that Interest Income dropped by 12.63% Y-o-Y to N260.12 billion, from N297.71 billion recorded in the same period of 2020. Similarly, Net interest income declined by 15.45% Y-o-Y to N162.96 billion, against N192.74 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year. Profit after tax declined significantly by 40.15% Y-o-Y to N40.79 billion during the period under review.
- The bank is yet to release its Audited 2021 Full-year financial result
UBA PLC
United Bank for Africa Plc depreciated by 2.42% as its market capitalization closed the week at N275.31 billion losing a total of N6.84 billion w-o-w, with its share price standing at N8.05.
UBA Plc released its Q1 2022 financials, revealing that net interest income appreciated by 14.10% to N84.87 billion from N74.38 billion, while total assets grew to N8.89 trillion from N8.54 trillion in December 2021. In addition, the company’s profit after tax rose by 8.76% to N41.50 billion, up from N38.16 billion in the same period of 2021.
GT Holding Company Plc
GTCO Plc depreciated by N14.72 billion after its market capitalization declined to N691.63 billion from N706.35 billion at the end of the week’s trading session.
The decline can be attributed to the decrease in its share price, from N24.00 traded at the end of last week, to N23.50 as at the close of business, reflecting a decrease of 2.08%.
The Q1 2022 financial result revealed that the Group reported a growth of 9.10% in net interest income from N52.43 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2021 to N57.20 billion in the current period. However, post-tax profit depreciated by 5.13% to N43.21 billion in the current period.
Access Bank Plc
Access Bank Plc’s share price depreciated by 0.52% to close the week at N9.65, and the market capitalization lost N1.78 billion to stand at N343.01 billion.
Access Bank Plc released its Q1 2022 financial result, which revealed a profit of N57.40 billion in Q1 2021, reflecting a 9.23% increase. The statement revealed that Net interest income declined by 7.03% from N93.96 billion to N87.36 billion in the current period.
Zenith Bank Plc
Zenith Bank Plc lost N15.70 billion w-o-w after its market capitalization depreciated to N753.52 billion from N769.21 billion at the end of the week. This depreciation can be attributed to the 2.04% decline in its share price, from N24.50 traded at the end of last week, to N24.00 at the end of this week.
The bank’s Q1 2022 financial result for the period ended March revealed that Net Interest income for the period grew by 20.89% to N100.54 billion from N83.17 billion in the corresponding period of 2021. However, post-tax profit for the period reported a growth of 9.68% from N53.06 billion in 2021 to N58.20 billion in the current period.
What you should know
- The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed positive week-on-week as ASI appreciated by 2.61% to close at 50,935.03.
- The FUGAZ banks make up over 70% of the NSE Banking sector index, hence, strongly influencing the growth or otherwise of the index; however, the NGX banking grew by 0.26% from 434.82 to close at 435.97 points.
