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Highlights of Berger Paints Financial Statements in 2020

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Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, a leading player in the coating and allied industry, grew revenue by 7.1 percent to N3.84 billion in the financial year ended December 31, 2020, despite COVID-19 disruption. See the complete highlights below.

Highlights of Audited Financial Statements of Berger Paints Nigeria Plc for 2020

2020 financial year ended with a profit of N146 million, see below for further analysis of the result.

  • Revenue increased by 7.1% from N3.58 billion in 2019 to N3.84 billion in 2020 driven by volume growth despite the shutdown in economic activities, disruptions and environmental unrest and the loss of sales for about 7 weeks in the year.
  • Gross profit declined by 15% from N1.66 billion in 2019 to N1.42 billion in 2020 with gross margin of 37%. The decline was largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted into a global scarcity of raw materials and consequently a significant rise in raw material prices. Difficulty in sourcing for forex also impacted the cost of inputs significantly.
  • EBIT at N154.05 million representing 62% decline from 2019. This is principally due to the decline in gross profit, increased focus on health and safety in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, recruitment of key management staff and general rise in prices of operational purchases.
  • Net finance income declined 56% due to the shortfall in investment income in the year and impact of the interest rates fluctuations in the year.
  • Profit for the year declined 67% largely on the account of the decline in EBIT and finance income.
  • Free cash flow remained strong at N529 million, representing 34% increase from FY 2019. This shows that the Company remains healthy and is still thriving in the current environment.
  • Earnings per share declined by 68%. However, a proposed dividend of 40 kobo per share for the year demonstrates the company’s unflinching commitment to its promises to the shareholders.

Speaking on the company’s performance in 2020, the Managing Director, Anjan Sircar said: “In spite of the emergence of COVID 19 and other environmental and economic unrest at various times in 2020 in the country which led to the loss of 7 weeks of sales, the performance of BPN for the financial year ended 2020 shows modest revenue growth when compared to the 2019 results. The revenue growth has been largely driven by the strategic focus on the sales of premium products and inclusion of new business partners. This also contributed to the volume growth.

“Just like every other company hit by the impact of the pandemic, we experienced disruptions in oursupply chain presenting difficulties in the purchases of raw materials and resulting in sharp increases of input costs. Furthermore, the challenges in sourcing for foreign exchange and the congestions at our Ports impacted on the Company’s ability to obtain raw materials at advantageous prices.

“However, we have taken steps to reduce similar impact on our business in the future, including undertaking a robust review of our business continuity processes. We have also adopted new business strategies and initiatives for better and improved performance in the 2021 financial year.

“The Company remains strong in its commitment to its shareholders, hence I am pleased to announce that the Board will be recommending to shareholders the payment of 40 kobo per ordinary share to be paid to its shareholders which is 60% higher than the 25 kobo paid in previous year. This is however subject to withholding tax and final approval at the 2021 Annual General Meeting.”

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Nigeria’s Currency in Circulation Drops by 235% Due to Central Bank’s Redesign Policy

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a significant drop in the currency in circulation in the country following its redesign policy that plunged the nation into untold hardship.

The figures obtained from the CBN by Investors King revealed that N2.3 trillion was mopped up from circulation from October 2022 to February 2023, resulting in a 235.03% decline to N982.09 billion from N3.29 trillion reported at the end of October 2022.

The Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, had in October 2022, announced plans to redesign the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes to address several challenges associated with currency management, including hoarding of banknotes, shortage of clean and fit banknotes, and increased risk of counterfeiting.

The CBN employed an “accounting/statistical/withdrawals and deposits approach” to compute the currency in circulation in Nigeria. This approach involved tracking the movements of currency in circulation on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

For every withdrawal made by a Deposit Money Bank (DMB) at one of CBN’s branches, an increase in the currency in circulation was recorded, and for every deposit made by a DMB at one of CBN’s branches, a decrease in the currency in circulation was recorded.

The apex bank said analysis of the currency in circulation showed that a large and increasing proportion of the naira outside the commercial banking system was held by the public who hoard a lot of the new banknotes.

At the expiration of the deadline for the old notes, due to the scarcity of the new naira notes, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the continued use of the old N200 as legal tender till April 10.

However, after some state governments sued the Federal Government over the naira redesign policy, the Supreme Court in its ruling on March 3 extended the legal tender status of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes to December 31.

The drop in the currency in circulation has caused some hardship to Nigerians, and the continued use of old notes as legal tender has been approved to ease the situation.

The CBN has ordered commercial banks to comply with the Supreme Court verdict and extend the legal tender status of the old notes.

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Npower Release Update on Failed Payment, Send Validation Link to Affected Beneficiaries

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The management of Npower scheme, NASIMs has sent validation links to Npower batch C, Stream 2 beneficiaries. NASIMs noted that the link will be used to validate the details of beneficiaries with failed payments.

NASIMs had earlier stated that it noticed that some Npower beneficiaries are having issues with detail validation which has affected both their payment and status in the programme. 

NASIMs further added that an SMS link will be sent to all selected beneficiaries for the purpose of profile validation. 

It would be recalled that a significant number of batch C, Stream 2 Npower beneficiaries had taken to social media to complain of non-payment of their allowances after their colleagues had received theirs. 

Therefore, the validation message sent by NASIMs to Batch C, Stream 2 N-Power Beneficiaries read: “This is to notify you that we encountered issues validating the details you provided on your N-Power (NASIMS) profile. This could be due to an error in data entry or in the case of your bank account, invalid/inactive account.

Kindly use the link below to validate your BVN and account details to continue maintaining your status on the N-Power Program.”

However, Investors King gathered that if you have received your payment as Npower Batch C, Stream 2 Beneficiary, you do not need to validate your account again. 

The revalidation process is primarily aimed to rectify errors in payment issues for those who are yet to receive any payment. 

A check on the Npower platform further shows that affected beneficiaries will need to provide their Npower Identification Number, BVN and Bank Account to validate their details. This will ensure they received their backlog payment. 

If you have not received an SMS from Npower and you are one of the affected beneficiaries, you can however log on to http://validation.nasim.ng to validate your details. 

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Digital Banking Startup Credable Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round to Expand Offerings

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Mumbai-based digital Banking Platform that is driving the future of banking by embedding financial services in businesses across emerging markets Credable, has raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its offerings to emerging markets.

Speaking on the latest seed raised, the company’s CEO Nadeem Juma disclosed that Credable is seeking to offer banking services to the unbanked while planning to become the unit for emerging markets as it has rolled out plans to expand its offerings to large markets where the regulatory environment is conducive and businesses with profitable channels across MENAP and West Africa.

In his words,

“The problem we’re trying to solve is that a huge population of underbanked customers need banking services to improve their livelihoods. They are in different channels that they use every day, like telco-led mobile money, e-commerce platforms, and gig economy apps.

“Rather than try to create a new channel to bank these customers, we aim to enable these channels through a B2B2C offering that provides the customers with the banking services they need in the channels they’re already in.”

He further added that Africa’s most populous nations Nigeria, and Pakistan are at the top of its list of markets it seeks to expand its offerings.

Last May, Credable launched two products in East Africa, a 30-day term loan product in partnership with Vodacom M-Pesa in Tanzania and a short-term lending product for Diamond Trust Bank in Kenya.

The startup is committed to working capital and eradicating credit challenges faced by small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the new digital world. It aims to create inclusive growth for small businesses by providing them with cash management, payment, credit, and growth tools that will enable small business owners to efficiently grow and manage their businesses.”

Credable also hopes to address one financial malpractice which is predatory microlending, which typically involves imposing unfair and deceptive loan terms on end consumers.

Investors King understands that the startup handholds its business customers through product design, development, and management and works with them to ensure the product is relevant to its end consumers.

The platform syncs in with the existing accounting software and bank accounts of a business and provides real-time data that helps them make informed decisions to manage financial operations like collection and payments and avail instant, collateral-free access to working capital financing along with other growth tools.

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