University Press Plc (NGX:UPL)

University Press Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions NGN. Fiscal year is April - March.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2022
Market Capitalization	2,092	2,243	1,864	1,053	863	1,057
Market Cap Growth	-3.00%	20.37%	77.05%	22.00%	-18.37%	128.97%
Enterprise Value	1,192	1,159	1,114	378	180	115
Last Close Price	4.85	5.04	4.08	2.28	1.80	2.08

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2022
PE Ratio	27.86	10.50	4.14	-	6.06	5.09
PS Ratio	0.55	0.58	0.55	0.40	0.40	0.46
PB Ratio	0.53	0.63	0.55	0.34	0.26	0.33
P/TBV Ratio	0.53	0.63	0.55	0.34	0.26	0.33
P/FCF Ratio	9.50	-	-	2.67	-	8.73
P/OCF Ratio	20.34	-	-	2.29	10.59	3.78

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2022
EV/Sales Ratio	0.31	0.30	0.33	0.14	0.08	0.05
EV/EBITDA Ratio	4.41	3.37	3.78	-	0.58	0.26
EV/EBIT Ratio	6.91	4.90	6.83	-	1.09	0.41
EV/FCF Ratio	5.41	-	-	0.96	-	0.95

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2022
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	-0.23	-0.27	-0.30	-0.38	-0.23	-0.26
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-3.33	-2.76	-3.43	8.15	-2.47	-1.86
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	-4.09	11.07	1.67	-2.94	10.20	-6.95
Asset Turnover	0.69	0.84	0.71	0.56	0.51	0.57
Inventory Turnover	0.89	1.03	0.80	0.68	0.63	0.74
Quick Ratio	1.27	0.92	1.01	0.58	1.00	1.13
Current Ratio	2.50	2.94	2.87	1.63	2.92	2.52
Return on Equity (ROE)	1.92%	6.13%	13.91%	-4.97%	4.42%	7.11%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.95%	3.20%	2.12%	-3.71%	2.42%	4.38%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	1.32%	5.18%	5.51%	-12.58%	4.36%	7.57%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	4.20%	6.30%	4.60%	-9.00%	4.80%	8.50%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 3, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2024	Mar 31, 2023	Mar 31, 2022
Earnings Yield	3.59%	9.53%	24.18%	-14.98%	16.49%	19.63%
FCF Yield	10.53%	-3.82%	-32.51%	37.50%	-8.70%	11.45%
Dividend Yield	3.71%	3.46%	3.47%	1.03%	5.00%	2.04%
Payout Ratio	103.14%	30.29%	2.39%	-	30.32%	10.40%
Total Shareholder Return	3.43%	3.46%	3.47%	1.03%	5.00%	2.04%

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Oct 30, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every three months for this company.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Nov 3, 2026

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