BUA Cement Soars by 31% Amidst Anticipated Earnings Release
A top member of Nigeria’s cement oligarchy, BUA Cement Plc, soared by more than 31% over four days of positive price movements in the equity market as earnings release expectations boosted investors’ sentiment.
With an expectation of an interim dividend, buying activities on the cement company shares heated up. Stockholders bolstered their positions via open trading, betting on the company’s future earnings streams and solid cash flow positions sufficient enough to cover interim dividends.
The Nigerian bourse’s trading data revealed that the cement company’s share price reached N123.4 after more than 7.294 million units valued at N884.656 million changed hands in the local bourse on Friday.
The increased market activity by stock market value hunters raised BUA Cement’s 33.864 billion shares outstanding valuation to N4.178 trillion. At the going market rate, BUA Cement is trading at 8% discount to its 52-week high on the Nigerian Exchange.
A slew of analysts expect the cement company’s share price to climb further amidst the ongoing stock market rally—triggered by improved sentiment ahead of Q2 earnings release.
In its regulatory filing, the cement company’s board of directors is scheduled to meet on 25th of July 2025 to consider, amongst other matters, the company’s unaudited financial statements for the half year ending 30th June 2025.
Past actions showed that BUA Cement has maintained consistency in releasing its second-quarter earnings results in July. BUA Cement Plc’s closed period for trading in the company’s shares shall commence on the 1st of July 2025 and will continue until twenty-four (24) hours after the Unaudited Financial Statement has been released to the relevant regulatory bodies and the public.
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