Monday, November 25, 2019 / 9:05 AM / Ottoabasi Abasiekong
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Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited emerged the overall
winner of the 2019 Pearl Awards, which is designed to celebrate excellence and
leadership in the Nigerian capital market.
At an event that was attended by regulators, leaders and key
stakeholders in the capital market, Seplat achieved the feat of emerging the "PEARL" back-to-back (2018 and 2019), which was a notable feat.
The award was presented Seplat's management, by the Chairman of
the Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission ,(SEC), Mr Olufemi Lijadu,
and Ms Mary Uduk, the Acting Director-General of SEC, supported by Dr
Farouk Umar, Chairman of the PEARL Awards Board.
Apart from winning the overall PEARL Awards for 2019, Seplat Plc
also clinched the sectoral awards for the Oil and Gas segment and that of the
net asset ratio.
The Chairman of the Board of Pearl Awards Dr Umar believed that
the awards was an avenue for encouraging development of the capital market, and
praised the Federal Government for supporting the market.
President of Pearl Awards, Mr Tayo Orekoya, speaking on the
theme of the 2019 edition "Celebrating Sustainable Leadership & Resilience" said the event was recognizing leaders who represent beacons of hope for the
capital market.
Orekoya said that on the threshold of a quarter of a century
celebrations, PEARL awards has recognized and rewarded over 85 quoted Nigerian
companies for outstanding operational and stock performance with eighteen (18)
emerging as the overall highest awards winners of the stock market at different
times.
According to him "The PEARL Awards remains the only Awards in Nigeria that rewards outstanding performance of quoted companies in the Nigerian capital market based on verifiable facts and figures.
We remain
humbled that our impartiality, transparency, fairness and unbias have continued
to endear us to major stakeholders in the capital market. We commit to
uphold and be sustainably guided by these principles".
Orekoya
said the PEARL Awards will expand its scope to cover the fixed income
securities, derivatives and registrars space. He also said the board is also
working out modalities for establishing the "African" version by 2021.
The Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Ms Uduk commended the PEARL Awards team for its legacy of driving excellence
and competitiveness in the capital market.
She assured stakeholders of the continued support of the Apex
regulator for efforts towards lrewarding hardwork, dedication, ingenuity and
excellence in the capital market.
Chairman of the Board of SEC Nigeria Lijadu, praised
the PEARL Awards for evolving for over two (2) decades and remaining consistent
in its drive to support the growth of the capital market.
Dr Abiodun Adedipe, an economist and board member of PEARL Awards in the presentation of the "Nigerian Stock Market Annual" 2020 edition noted that a key takeaway from the report was that Nigeria and West Africa remained key destinations for attracting private equity and even venture capital investments.
He noted from the report that the government should explore
catalyzing the growth of the commodities exchange market to help diversify the
economy and give it revenue earnings.
Adedipe outlined the following key issues addressed by the NSMA 2020 edition, which include;
Below is the full list of the Award categories and the winners;
SECTORAL LEADERSHIP
AWARDS
(1) CONGLOMERATES
(2) ICT
(Telecommunications / Systems)
(3) CONSUMER GOODS
(Breweries)
4) CONSUMER GOODS (Food
Prod & Bev)
(5) CONSUMER
GOODS(Household Prod.)
(6) FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Banking)
(7) FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Insurance)
(8) FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Other Fin. Inst)
(9) HEALTHCARE
(Pharmaceuticals)
10) INDUSTRIAL GOODS
(Building Materials)
(11) OIL AND GAS
(Petroleum Products)
(12) SERVICES (Printing
& Publishing)
(13) FINANCIAL SERVICES
(Mortgage Co)
(14) SERVICES (Hotels /
Lodging)
NOMINEES FOR MARKET
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
(1) EARNINGS YIELD
(2) RETURN ON EQUITY
(3) DIVIDEND YIELD
(4) DIVIDEND GROWTH
(5) DIVIDEND COVER
(6) NET ASSET RATIO
(7) SHARE PRICE
APPRECIATION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Corporate Governance
Stockbroking Firm of the Year
Issuing House of the Year Award
2019 PEARL Capital Market Journalist Of the Year
2019 PEARL Media Award For Quality Capital Market Reporting
2019 PEARL Most Outstanding CEO of the Year
2019 Overall PEARL Award Winner
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