Dangote Sugar explains its underwhelming 2018 result, blames smugglers

Dangote Sugar explains its underwhelming 2018 result, blames smugglers

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc’s full-year 2018 financial results did not reflect the expectations of stakeholders and analysts alike. This is because the company’s over all performance was affected by the activities of smugglers. The company also claimed that delayed delivery of its product to customers, which was caused by bad roads […]

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc Posts N34.6bn Profit Before Tax, Smuggling of cheap Sugar hurts topline

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc Posts N34.6bn Profit Before Tax, Smuggling of cheap Sugar hurts topline

In Dangote Sugar Refinery (Dangsugar) released its full-year 2018 result wherein it reported weaker earnings (-45% to N22 billion), 5% deviation from our earnings estimate – mainly due to higher than the expected tax paid during the period. For clarity, effective taxes over the period printed at 36.5% (5-year average: 28% and ARM Estimate: 30%). […]