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FIDSON · Fidson Healthcare Plc
Fidson Healthcare Plc
FIDSONNGXEquity · Ordinary SharesHealthcarePharmaceuticals
Current price
17.85NGN
Open
17.60
Previous close
17.60
Today's range
17.55 – 18.05
52-week high
18.56
52-week low
17.12
Deals
813
Volume
7.1M
Value traded
₦126.7M
Market cap
₦41.00B
YTD performance
+1.42%
Company profile
Fidson Healthcare Plc is a leading healthcare operator in Nigeria, with operations spanning multiple states and a track record across investment cycles.
- CEO
- Fidelis Ayebae
- HQ
- Lagos
- Founded
- 1995
- Employees
- 900
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Sub-sector
- Pharmaceuticals
- Ticker
- FIDSON
- Website
- fidson.ng
- Beta
- 0.97
AI-generated summary
Fidson Healthcare Plc (FIDSON) operates in Nigeria's healthcare value chain with an estimated FY2024 revenue of ₦33bn and PAT of ₦4bn. Headline ROE is 10.5% and leverage sits at 0.50x debt-to-equity, mapping to a composite risk score of 26/100 (Low).
Bull case
- Scale leadership within its healthcare 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 JunFidson Healthcare Plc signs MoU with CBN on FX repatriation framework
- neutralNGX Wire· 07 JunFIDSON crosses key technical level on rising volume
- negativeProshare Research· 04 JunAnalysts trim FIDSON FY26 EPS estimate by 4% on margin pressure
- positiveBusinessDay· 01 JunFidson Healthcare Plc expands Lagos operations with NGN 0.8bn capex