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WEMABANK · Wema Bank Plc
Wema Bank Plc
WEMABANKNGXEquity · Ordinary SharesFinancial ServicesTier-2 Banks
Current price
11.50NGN
Open
11.22
Previous close
11.25
Today's range
11.12 – 11.58
52-week high
11.40
52-week low
10.55
Deals
671
Volume
6.9M
Value traded
₦79.2M
Market cap
₦246.00B
YTD performance
+2.21%
Company profile
Wema Bank Plc is a leading financial & services operator in Nigeria, with operations spanning multiple states and a track record across investment cycles.
- CEO
- Moruf Oseni
- HQ
- Lagos
- Founded
- 1945
- Employees
- 1,300
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Sub-sector
- Tier-2 Banks
- Ticker
- WEMABANK
- Website
- wemabank.ng
- Beta
- 1.20
AI-generated summary
Wema Bank Plc (WEMABANK) operates in Nigeria's financial & services value chain with an estimated FY2024 revenue of ₦196bn and PAT of ₦22bn. Headline ROE is 9.2% and leverage sits at 0.50x debt-to-equity, mapping to a composite risk score of 31/100 (Moderate).
Bull case
- Scale leadership within its financial & services sub-sector with durable distribution moat.
- Resilient ROE supports re-rating if rates ease in H2.
- Attractive dividend yield 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 JunWema Bank Plc signs MoU with CBN on FX repatriation framework
- neutralNGX Wire· 07 JunWEMABANK crosses key technical level on rising volume
- negativeProshare Research· 04 JunAnalysts trim WEMABANK FY26 EPS estimate by 4% on margin pressure
- positiveBusinessDay· 01 JunWema Bank Plc expands Lagos operations with NGN 4.9bn capex