Long trail of exiting companies threatens Nigerian Exchange’s drive to grow listings

  • 📰 PremiumTimesng
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 114 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 49%
  • Publisher: 78%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

MTN Nigeria’s public shares sale, held in December 2021, remains the only IPO to be recorded by the NGX in the past five years.

INVESTIGATION: TETFund’s N3.8 billion training contract triggers procurement controversy, concernsINVESTIGATION: How Nigerian soldiers killed unarmed civilians in Kaduna community

The exchange only admitted two new companies last year and has added Transcorp Power to its list this year. Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. Ardova , Union Bank, Capital Hotels and Courteville have left the stock exchange, just like GlaxoSmithKline Consumer , which last year shut down its manufacturing operations in Nigeria and switched to a distribution model.

Public listing sometimes comes with bottlenecks and stock exchange rules, such as time limits for filing financial reports and other statutory documents, which could attract weighty fines if flouted. It can be challenging for companies to observe. “It is not uncommon for companies to leverage stock exchanges to raise capital, expand their business, and later decide to go private or delist,” Andrew Latham, managing director of“Being publicly listed offers access to a broad capital pool but also comes with regulatory scrutiny, pressure to meet quarterly expectations, and other challenges. Once these companies have capitalised on the benefits, some see an advantage in returning to private status,” he added.

The full acquisition led the company to delist its shares from the NGX in July 2023, enabling him to own it privately. Total assets as of September 2022, when 22 Hospitality procured the controlling stake, was N28.9 billion, which climbed to N30.3 billion about the time it full acquired the company.Courteville completed its exit from the NGX last November after a few months in the works. The firm quit as the directors’ board felt the market value of its shares was not commensurate with its key performance metrics, even though the management thought the fundamentals were strong and attractive enough.

The company received the SEC’s nod in November 2023 to proceed with the move and offered other shareholders, apart from GSK UK , a cash distribution of N17.42 per share. This February, GSK quit the NGX, causing the combined value of the market to shrink by N20.3 billion.last July that its biggest shareholder Coronation Capital Limited and some other shareholders had tabled an offer to take the underwriter private.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Surrogacy Is A Crime In Nigeria – Lawyer WarnsA Nigerian lawyer, Sunny Ekwuwusi has warned that surrogacy is a crime under the Nigerian law.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

UK-based cosmetic doctor exchanges free botox for sex with patientOluwafemi ‘Tijion’ Esho, a UK-based cosmetic doctor of Nigerian descent, has been found guilty of exchanging free botox for sex with a patient. The patient, an OnlyFans model, claimed she received free botox in return for sexual favors at Esho's clinic.
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »

MTN CHAMPS: Eze, Godwin, Ogundiran shine on penultimate day in CalabarBlessing Ogundiran bounced back in the Senior Women's 100m final, edging out Precious Nzeakor in a close finish with a time of 11.55s
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Kaduna Revenue Service seals MTN, Glo, Airtel masts over N5.8bn taxThe Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has on Thursday, sealed telecommunication masts in the state belonging to MTN, Globacom and Airtel over failure to pay taxes totaling N5.8bn.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »

MTN data users up by eight per cent, service revenue hits N747.3 billionMTN grew its active data users by eight per cent, bringing the number to 44.5 million users in the first quarter (Q1). Its active mobile
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

MTN CHAMPS: 2300 athletes battle for glory in CalabarThe first three locations of MTN CHAMPS Season 2 were Asaba, Ibadan, and Jos
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »