Bonds

Sub-optimal Demand at DMO’s Latest Bond Auction

Demand was considerably lower, as the DMO secured a total bid of N142.3bn (USD331.6m)

Published

8 months ago

July 21, 2022

The DMO held its monthly auction of FGN bonds on Monday. It offered N225bn but raised N123.9bn (USD288.7m) through re-openings of the 2025, 2032 and 2042 FGN bonds.

Demand was considerably lower, as the DMO secured a total bid of N142.3bn (USD331.6m). The bids for the 3, 10 and 20-year benchmarks were allotted at the marginal rates of 11.0% (previously; 10.1%), 13.0% (previously; 12.5%) and 13.7% (previously; 13.2%) respectively. The DMO has a domestic funding target of N3.53trn to finance the projected deficit of N7.35trn in the FGN’s 2022 budget.

The relatively lower demand at the auction is reflective of tight system liquidity which can be partly attributed to CBN’s continuous use of the discretionary Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) debits.

According to the MPC/CBN, the use of discretionary CRR debits are vital in controlling excess liquidity. We note that system liquidity stood at -N169.5bn as at 18 July ‘22.

Investors’ apathy towards the current level of FGN bond yields is another reason for weaker demand. The domestic fixed income market is currently dominated by local investors and real interest rates have remained negative. The headline inflation stood at 18.60% y/y in June ‘22. This is the highest headline inflation rate since January ‘17.

At its latest meeting held yesterday, the monetary policy committee raised the monetary policy rate (MPR) from 13% to 14%. The committee expects this additional tightening to assist with moderating rising inflation and narrow the real interest rate gap.

For Q3, the DMO plans to raise between N630bn – N720bn through FGN bonds. The debt management office had set out to raise between N1.7trn – N1.9trn by end-Q3 ’22.

However, year-to-date, it has raised N1.9trn. Therefore, the DMO is likely to exceed its borrowing target for FGN bonds by end -Q3 ’22. Allowing for the smaller amounts which the FGN raises from the sale of other debt instruments such as NTBs and savings bonds, it is on track pro rata to meet the domestic borrowing target for the year.

In the secondary market for FGN bonds, YTD the average yield has declined by 8bps. In the near term, we expect yields to trend upward on the back of increased supply by the FGN. On a separate note, the international debt market is now more expensive for emerging economies like Nigeria amid monetary policy tightening by advanced economies.

We see mid-curve FGN bond yields around 11.5% – 12.7% and yields at the longer-end of the curve between 12.5% – 13.7% over the next one month. However, the level of liquidity (influenced by items such as auctions, CRR debits/refunds, bond/NTB maturities, coupon payments and FAAC allocation) would also impact the movement in yields.

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Bonds

Nigeria Raises N724.9 Billion in February 2023 Federal Government Bond Auction

A total of 577 bids worth N724.9 billion were received for the N360 billion amount offered, with the total amount allotted being N771.56 billion.

Published

1 month ago

February 14, 2023

Samed Olukoya

The Debt Management Office (DMO) in Nigeria has announced that it raised N724.9 billion in the Federal Government bond auction held on February 13, 2023.

This marks a 100% increase compared to the previous year. A total of 577 bids worth N724.9 billion were received for the N360 billion amount offered, with the total amount allotted being N771.56 billion, Investors King reports.

Successful bids were allotted at marginal rates of 13.99%, 14.90%, 15.90%, and 16.00%, respectively, for the 10-year, 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year bonds. The auction was part of the DMO’s efforts to raise funds for the implementation of the Federal Government’s 2023 budget and to finance critical infrastructure projects across the country.

While Nigeria’s rising debt profile has been a topic of concern, the DMO has been actively promoting the issuance of FGN bonds as a means of diversifying the country’s funding sources and reducing its dependence on short-term borrowing.

The FGN bond market has grown significantly in recent years, with a wide range of maturities and attractive yields for investors.

The success of the February 2023 FGN bond auction highlights the continued strong demand for FGN bonds and the government’s commitment to meeting its funding needs through the capital markets.

The settlement date for the auction was February 15, 2023, and the bonds will mature between February 2028 and April 2049.

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FCMB to Issue N30 Billion Series I Additional Tier 1 Bond

FCMB Group to borrow N30 billion from the debt market

Published

2 months ago

January 24, 2023

Samed Olukoya

FCMB Group Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading tier II financial institutions, has perfected plans to raise N30 billion from the debt market via bond issuance.

The group disclosed this in a statement signed by Funmi Adedibu, Company Secretary on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, and obtained by Investors King.

The N30 billion series I bond is an additional bond under the bank’s N300 billion debt issuance programme. The announcement was done after the group completed the registration of its N300 billion debt issuance programme with the Securities and Exchange Commission and received approval.

Debt issuance is a method used to raise funds by both the government and public companies through the sale of bonds to external investors.

In part, the statement reads, “the Issuance represents the first non-sharia local currency AT1 instrument to be issued in Nigeria and has received CBN’s no-objection.”

“FCMB Group will commence the book build in respect of the Series I Bond on January 24, 2023.”

First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a member of FCMB Group Plc, is a financial services holding company headquartered in Lagos. FCMB Group Plc has nine subsidiaries divided among three business groups: commercial and retail banking, investment banking, and asset and wealth management.

Bonds

Ecobank Redeems 5-year US$400 Million Convertible Debt

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has redeemed its 5-year US$400 million debt issued in 2017 to all holders, the bank said in a regulatory filing released on Tuesday.

Published

5 months ago

November 2, 2022

Samed Olukoya

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has redeemed its 5-year US$400 million debt issued in 2017 to all holders, the bank said in a regulatory filing released on Tuesday.

The Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, announces today that it has repaid upon maturity the 5-year US$400 million convertible debt issued in September and October 2017.

According to the bank, the holders of the convertible debt did not exercise their option to convert their holdings into ordinary shares during the conversion period of 19 October 2019 to 13 October 2022.

As a result, ETI redeemed the debt at 110% of the principal amount, in line with the terms of the convertible debt agreements.

In addition, the repayment did not affect ETI’s regulatory capital since the debt had been fully amortised for capital in 2021.