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Grace Ndungu
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Nation Media Group Plc (NSE: NMG) 1H18 Earnings Note

Nation Media Group Plc (NSE: NMG) announced its 1H18 results, recording a 35.5% y/y decline in Profit after tax. This was exacerbated by a dip in revenue (6.7% y/y) to KES 4.92Bn coupled with provision of overdue debts (+1566.3% y/y) and revaluation of financial assets (2159.1% y/y). The board has declared an interim dividend of KES 1.50 per share, a 40% cut from 1H17.  NMG is currently trading at a P/E of 15.6x against a peer average of  11.07x, indicating that the counter is overpriced at the current price of KES 87.5.

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Nation Media Group

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Genghis Capital
Genghis Capital

Genghis Capital is an innovative and customer focused Investment Bank licensed by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Founded in 2008, Genghis is one of the leading investment banks in Kenya. Since its establishment, Genghis has achieved tremendous growth to offer a well-diversified portfolio of financial services that includes:

  • i. Securities(Equity/Debt) Trading
  • ii. Research
  • iii. Wealth Management services
  • iv. Investment Advisory & Management via the GenCap Unit Trusts
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The Kenyan Capital Markets continue to develop in size, scope and sophistication. With this is an increasing demand for more specialized and personalized brokerage service and we at Genghis Capital are glad to be able to offer you this service. Our strength lies in ensuring our clients are up to speed with developments at the stock market and the economy. Research and technology remains our competitive and comparative advantage hence Experience, Expertise and Professionalism are some of the qualities you can expect from our team.

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