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35.95 -0.05 -0.14%

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Type: Equity

Market: Nigeria

ISIN: NGWAPCO00002

Volume: 474,120
Bid/Ask: 35.70 / 35.95
Day's Range: 35.95 - 35.95

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This table contains critical financial ratios such as Price-to-Earnings (P/E Ratio), Earnings-Per-Share (EPS), Return-On-Investment (ROI) and others based on Lafarge Africa PLC's latest financial reports.

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P/E Ratio TTM	11.04	35.94
Price to Sales TTM	1.39	6.31
Price to Cash Flow MRQ	3.74	20.12
Price to Free Cash Flow TTM	5.16	48.77
Price to Book MRQ	1.3	7.91
Price to Tangible Book MRQ	1.34	7.41

Profitability: TTM vs 5 Year Average Margins TTM (%) 5 Year Avg. (%)
Gross margin TTM	50.89%	50.08
Gross Margin 5YA	45.07%	54.06
Operating margin TTM	25.08%	32.28
Operating margin 5YA	22.62%	36.63
Pretax margin TTM	19.9%	21.89
Pretax margin 5YA	16.87%	32.7
Net Profit margin TTM	12.61%	18.46
Net Profit margin 5YA	22.81%	28.05

Revenue/Share TTM	25.17	94.33
Basic EPS ANN	3.17	18.69
Diluted EPS ANN	3.17	18.69
Book Value/Share MRQ	27.01	72.78
Tangible Book Value/Share MRQ	26.9	72.17
Cash/Share MRQ	10.45	20.4
Cash Flow/Share TTM	9.37	29.11

Management Effectiveness: TTM vs 5 Year Average Margins TTM (%) 5 Year Avg. (%)
Return on Equity TTM	12.02%	27.45
Return on Equity 5YA	11.33%	30.86
Return on Assets TTM	7.98%	11.62
Return on Assets 5YA	10.49%	14.66
Return on Investment TTM	17.36%	21.4
Return on Investment 5YA	11.5%	21.81

EPS(MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago MRQ	35.31%	-30.73
EPS(TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago TTM	-4.67%	3.7
5 Year EPS Growth 5YA	0%	2.51
Sales (MRQ) vs Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago MRQ	12.6%	46.82
Sales (TTM) vs TTM 1 Yr. Ago TTM	8.64%	32.92
5 Year Sales Growth 5YA	13.24%	22.68
5 Year Capital Spending Growth 5YA	13.69%	12.73

Quick Ratio MRQ	0.83	0.52
Current Ratio MRQ	1.14	0.94
LT Debt to Equity MRQ	0.03%	46.07
Total Debt to Equity MRQ	6.03%	85.13

Efficiency

Asset Turnover TTM	0.63	0.61
Inventory Turnover TTM	3.71	2.89
Revenue/Employee TTM	276.42M	191.09M
Net Income/Employee TTM	34.86M	32.88M
Receivable Turnover TTM	95.37	1,326.42

Dividend Yield ANN	6.68%	5.3
Dividend Yield 5 Year Avg. 5YA	7.91%	7.83
Dividend Growth Rate ANN	-36.67%	26.13
Payout Ratio TTM	92.47%	93.76

TTM = Trailing Twelve Months 5YA = 5-Year Average MRQ = Most Recent Quarter

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ESSIEN JONES MATTHEW Apr 23, 2024 16:02

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this is a good stock to buy now

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Olugbenga Aborode Jan 19, 2024 17:16

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Good stock

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Masud Saleh Jul 28, 2022 14:46

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That's not the right time to buy. Wait for few weeks

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Stanley Kalu Jul 22, 2020 21:07

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Bought this stock @ N10.90 today. Expecting a good returns within few years.

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Samson Ugwuele Jul 22, 2020 21:07

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Can you Mr. Stanley kindly explain to me the way the stock market works. I wish to understand to intricacies of stock, shares and bonds

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You should have made over 100% profit. Are you still holding ?

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you must have made a whole lot.

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