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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 / 04:25 PM / By CardinalStone Research / Header Image By: CardinalStone Research
Executive Summary
We expect improvement in the domestic economy on the
back of the structural changes that began in 2019. Notwithstanding, per capita
income is likely to remain frail with scope for further changes in consumption
patterns and, possibly, excess capacity for a few companies. Monetary bias
could remain largely dovish, with administrative measures set to leave system
liquidity at elevated levels and yields mostly lower in H1'20. Bold reforms
would be needed to lubricate proposed implementation of Nigeria's N10.6 trillion
budget to properly stimulate growth.
In equities, we expect investors to take advantage of
bargain hunting opportunities in fundamentally strong names. We see scope for
capital gains in ZENITHBANK, UBA, GUARANTY, and FBNH in the banking space. The
investment case of WAPCO and UACN are also compelling following recent
restructuring efforts/plans. The performance of a few other consumer names
(such as FLOURMILL and NB) is likely to be buoyed by debt refinancing initiatives.
We also like MTNN and DANGCEM, with reduced regulatory tension and strong
market positioning set to buoy growth for respective duo.
On fixed income, investors are more likely to stay
short in view of expected recovery in interest rate in coming quarters.
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