THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FACTBOOK 2008

 

Published Under the Authority

 of the Council of:

 

THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

STOCK EXCHANGE HOUSE

  2/4 Customs Street,

P.O. Box 2457, Lagos

 Telephone: 234-01-2660287, 2660305, 2660335, 2669978, 2661293

   Telex 23567 STEX.NG

Fax: 234-01-2668281, 2668724

E-mail: nse@nigerianstockexchange.biz

Website:www.nigerianstockexchange.com

 

 

BRANCHES:

Abuja (Area Office)

Kaduna

Port Harcourt

Kano

Onitsha

Ibadan

Yola

Benin

Ilorin

Uyo

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, PhD, OON (Chairman)

Mr. Kene Okafor (Editor)

Mr. Farooq Oreagba (Editor)

Mr. Arize Nwobu (Deputy Editor)

  

Copyright:

The Nigerian  Stock Exchange

ISBN 978 0262 - 1 - 6

 

Design/Typesetting by: Management Information Technology Department of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, 2/4 Customs Street, Lagos.

 

Produced by:

Pathway Communications Ltd.,

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Next to AfriBank Estate,

Ilupeju - Lagos.

Nigeria.

Tel: 01-7911733

 

FACTBOOK 2008

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY PRESS PLC

 

 

1. Head Office:

  Three Crowns Building, Jericho,

  P. M. B. 5095, Dugbe, Ibadan.

  Tel: 234-02-2412313, 2412386

  Fax: 234-02-2412056, Telex: 31121

  E-mail: info@universitypressplc.com;

  unipress@universitypressplc.com

  Website: www.universitypressplc. com

 

2. Nature of Business:

Publishing, Distribution and Sales of Books and Educational Materials.

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  14th August, 1978

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  1978

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Publishing

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Dr. Lekan A. Are - (Chairman)

  Mr. Samuel Kolawole (MD/CEO)

  Chief M. O. Akinleye

  Chief O. B. Okuboyejo

  Mr. M. O. Morawo

  Mr. O. S. Osho

  Mr. Innocent Okorie

  Mr. Tunde Durosinmi-Etti

  Mallam Adamu Sufi

 

7. Company Secretary:

  Mr. Gbolahan Idowu

  Three Crowns Building,

  Jericho, P. M. B. 5095,

  Ibadan, Oyo State.

 

8. Auditors:

  BDO, Oyediran Faleye Oke & Co.,

  (Chartered Accountants)

  P. M. B. 5614,

  Wuraola Building

  Ring Road, Ibadan.

  Tel: 234-02-2314621

 

9. Company Registrars:

  Wema Registrars Limited

  A. G. Leventis Building (2nd Floor)

  42/43, Marina,

  P. M. B. 12964, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-7732181, 2666778

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:

  None

 

11. End of Accounting Year

  31st March

 

12. Number of Employees

  241

 

13.Capital Structure

  i.Authorised:     N250,000,000.00

  ii.Paid-Up          N149,795,000.00

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding

   Nigerian Citizens            88.78%

   Oxford University Press, UK   11.22%

 

15.Products

Books for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Educational Levels, General and Creative writing Series, Educational Charts, World Bank Publications.

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

TURNOVER, PROFIT

                                                         2008          2007          2006          2005          2004

                                                        N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000

 

Turnover                                         956,945      691,754      548,157      365,829      335,614

                                                     ======      ======      ======      ======        =====

Profit before tax                              240,700      168,040      104,684        52,904        60,687

Taxation                                         (77,186)      (58,615)      (34,305)      (18,501)      (18,840)

                                                   ------------     ------------       ----------       ----------       ----------

Profit after tax                                163,514      109,425        70,379        34,403        41,847

Dividend                                        (44,938)      (37,449)      (12,480)      (12,480)      (24,960)

Bonus issue reserve                                   -                -                -        12,480                -

                                                   ------------     ------------       ----------       ----------       ----------

 

BALANCE SHEET:

Fixed assets                                   451,622      282,092      228,808      199,170      193,312

Current Assets                                 962,350      513,209      422,744      338,761      332,349

Liabilities                                      (450,101)    (303,311)    (210,201)    (166,959)    (176,612)

                                                  -------------    -------------     ------------      -----------      -----------

Total net assets                               963,871      491,990      441,351      370,972      349,049

                                                   =======    =======    =======      ======      ======

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS:

Share capital                                   149,795        74,898        74,898        62,400        62,400

Bonus issue reserve                                   -                -                -        12,480                -

Share premium                                241,416        47,066        68,403        68,403         68,43

Capital reserve                                   1,442         1,442         1,442         1,442         1,442

 

Fixed assets revaluation Surplus        209,725      125,667      125,667      125,667      125,667

Revenue reserve                              361,493      242,917      170,941      100,580        91,137

                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------       ----------       ----------

                                                     963,871      491,990      441,351      370,972      349,049

                                                     ======      ======      ======        =====        =====

Basic earnings per share                    64.13k        73.05k        46.98k        27.57k        33.53k

                                                      =====        =====        =====        =====        =====

Dividend per share                                 30k            25k            25k            10k            20k

                                                      =====        =====        =====        =====        =====

Net assets per share                          N3.22k       N3.28k       N2.95k       N2.80k       N2.66k

                                                      =====        =====        =====        =====        =====

 

 

 

Important Note:

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is accepted for any error, which may occur in this book.

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