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BUA Foods Plc

₦967
▼ 0.0%+65% YTD
≈ $0.69 · Forex rate

Key stats

Market cap
₦2,800B
P/E ratio
18.0x
Dividend yield
1.0%
52-week range
₦400 – ₦1,050
Founded
2008
Listed
2022
Board
Premium Board
Industry
Food Processing
HQ
Lagos, Nigeria
CEO
Ayodele Abioye
Shares
18B
ISIN
NGBUAFOODS09

BUAFOODS Price History

Yearly close — last 5-7 years

₦46₦239₦432₦625₦818₦1.0K20222023202420252026

🧮 If you had invested in BUAFOODS…

₦1,000,000 in BUAFOODS 3 years ago would be worth:
₦10,744,444
▲ +₦9,744,444 (+974.4%)
From Dec 2022 (₦90) to Apr 2026 (₦967) · 11,111 shares

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

Key milestones

2008
BUA Foods established as food arm of BUA Group
2015
Port Harcourt Sugar Refinery commissioned
2018
Pasta production launched
2022
Listed on NGX at ₦40 per share
2024
Revenue crossed ₦1 trillion for first time
2025
PAT reached ₦370 billion (810 bps margin expansion)
2026
Share price reached ₦967 — 24x since IPO

Financial Highlights (₦ Billions)

Metric202320242025
Revenue₦490B₦960B₦1,300B
Net profit₦84B₦245B₦370B
Profit margin17.1%25.5%28.5%
EPS₦4.67₦13.61₦20.56
Total assets₦580B₦900B₦1,100B
ROE32.0%45.0%50.0%

Why Lagosian dey care about BUAFOODS

BUA Foods produce flour, pasta, sugar, and salt wey every Lagos house dey use. Di flour for your bread, pasta for your pantry, sugar for your tea — all fit be BUA. When BUA raise wholesale price, food cost for Lagos go up sharp. Stock list for January 2022 at ₦40 and don reach ₦967 — 24x return.

About di company

BUA Foods na one of Nigeria largest FMCG companies. Dem refine sugar, mill flour, produce pasta, refine salt, and process rice. Abdul Samad Rabiu (BUA Group) own di company. BUA Sugar Refinery for Port Harcourt na one of Africa biggest. Revenue jump from ₦490 billion (2023) to ₦1.3 trillion (2025).

Business segments

1.Sugar Refining (2.7 Mtpa Port Harcourt)
2.Flour Milling (Lagos & Kano)
3.Pasta Production (200,000 tpa Lafiagi)
4.Salt Refining (1 Mtpa)
5.Rice Processing
📈 Why buy

Vertical integration (sugar cane to refined sugar) and dominant scale across staples. Pricing power demonstrated by 810 bps margin expansion in Q1. Defensive FMCG with consistent demand growth from population.

📉 Why fear

Sugar global price volatility. Wheat import dependency exposed to FX. Government price controls (sugar is politically sensitive). Margin compression if local production shifts toward Dangote Sugar.

Key risks

  • ⚠Global sugar and wheat price volatility
  • ⚠Foreign exchange risk on wheat imports
  • ⚠Potential government price controls on staples
  • ⚠Dangote Sugar competition for refining margins

Trading activity — past 3 months

BUA Foods is among the top 10 most-traded stocks. BUAFOODS traded 95 million shares in 84,000 deals worth ₦88 billion over the past three months, averaging 1.5 million shares per session. The stock has seen 60% YTD price appreciation alongside steady volume.

Consumer Goods sector — BUAFOODS dey rank 1 of 4

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