Appetite for dividends drives investors to Stanbic, Bank of Baroda counters

Business reporter in Kampala, Uganda

Nation Media Group

Stanbic Holdings Uganda Ltd and Bank of Baroda Uganda posted fairly impressive trading patterns at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) between October and December 2020. This, according to market observers, is attributed to expectations of strong financial results for 2020 and payment of delayed 2019 dividends.

The high expectations for a good performance for 2020 are partly driven by latest Bank of Uganda industry assessments.

Total loans and advances rose by 13.5 percent to Ush15.7 trillion ($4.2 billion) during the same period under review. Overall net profit after tax posted by commercial banks increased by 6.9 percent to Ush874.3 billion ($238.8 million) at the end of September 2020. While Stanbic Holdings Uganda Ltd, the parent company for Stanbic Bank Uganda has registered considerable trading volumes since October despite a stable share price of between Ush23 ($0.006) and Ush24 ($0.007) on its counter, Bank of Baroda saw its share price hold steady at Ush120 ($0.03) for much of the last quarter of 2020 though it dropped to Ush110 ($0.030) at the beginning of December. Stock market trading reports show Stanbic Holdings traded 102,329,500 shares on November 6, 2020 while its share price closed at Ush23.98 ($0.006), a record trading of 2020. Total USE turnover for the same day stood at Ush2.4 billion ($655,666) while overall trading volumes were 102,437,000 shares. On October 16, 2020, Stanbic Holdings registered trading volumes of 131,330 shares out of 214,800 shares traded during the day. Its share price closed at Ush24 ($0.007) on the same day according to equity trading reports.

Appetite for dividends drives investors to Stanbic, Bank of Baroda counters

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