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ARDOVA · Ardova Plc
Ardova Plc
ARDOVANGXEquity · Ordinary SharesOil & GasDownstream Marketing
Current price
25.40NGN
Open
25.19
Previous close
25.20
Today's range
25.09 – 25.63
52-week high
26.42
52-week low
22.91
Deals
83
Volume
6.2M
Value traded
₦158.5M
Market cap
₦33.00B
YTD performance
+0.79%
Company profile
Ardova Plc is a leading oil & gas operator in Nigeria, with operations spanning multiple states and a track record across investment cycles.
- CEO
- Olumide Adeosun
- HQ
- Lagos
- Founded
- 1964
- Employees
- 540
- Sector
- Oil & Gas
- Sub-sector
- Downstream Marketing
- Ticker
- ARDOVA
- Website
- ardova.ng
- Beta
- 1.08
AI-generated summary
Ardova Plc (ARDOVA) operates in Nigeria's oil & gas value chain with an estimated FY2024 revenue of ₦27bn and PAT of ₦3bn. Headline ROE is 7.8% and leverage sits at 0.50x debt-to-equity, mapping to a composite risk score of 41/100 (Moderate).
Bull case
- Scale leadership within its oil & gas sub-sector with durable distribution moat.
- Resilient ROE supports re-rating if rates ease in H2.
- Capital-light reinvestment runway versus listed peers.
Bear case
- FX volatility could compress imported-input margins.
- Working-capital build-up in a 27.5% MPR environment.
- Sector regulatory cadence could front-load compliance cost.
Key risks
- Macro: persistent inflation > 25% pressuring real demand.
- Sector-specific regulatory action and tariff resets.
- Single-market concentration in Nigeria.
Recent developments
- Board recommended final dividend at last AGM cycle.
- Operational expansion announced in Lagos corridor.
- Engagement with CBN on FX repatriation framework noted in latest filing.
Recent news
- positiveProshare Markets· 09 JunArdova Plc signs MoU with CBN on FX repatriation framework
- neutralNGX Wire· 07 JunARDOVA crosses key technical level on rising volume
- negativeProshare Research· 04 JunAnalysts trim ARDOVA FY26 EPS estimate by 4% on margin pressure
- positiveBusinessDay· 01 JunArdova Plc expands Lagos operations with NGN 0.7bn capex