NASCON - National Salt Company
Processing of Raw Salt into Edible Salt and importation of Tomato Paste
National Salt Company is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) since October 20th, 1992. National Salt is traded on the NGX under the ticker symbol “NASCON”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NGX:NASCON is NGNASCON0005. National Salt Company is currently the 43rd most valuable stock on the NGX with a market capitalization of NGN 113 billion, which is about 0.173% of the Nigerian Stock Exchange equity market.
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| Traded Volume | 855,596 |
| Number of Deals | 143 |
| Gross Turnover | 35M |
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| Shares Outstanding | 2.7B |
| Market Capitalization | 113B |
NASCON Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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| -4.55% | -4.66% | +11.4% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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| +31.1% | -20.2% | +33.8% |
The current share price of National Salt Company (NASCON) is NGN 41.95. NASCON closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 41.95 NGN per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording a 4.6% drop from its previous closing price of 43.95 NGN. National Salt began the year with a share price of 31.35 NGN and has since gained 33.8% on that price valuation, ranking it 20th on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance.
National Salt Company is the 50th most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jan 17 - Apr 17, 2025). NASCON has traded a total volume of 116 million shares—in 6,500 deals—valued at NGN 4.77 billion over the period, with an average of 1.83 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 10.1 million was achieved on February 21st, and a low of 158,020 on April 15th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of National Salt on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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| 2025-04-17 | 855,596 | 41.95 | -2.00 | -4.55% |
| 2025-04-16 | 1,331,639 | 43.95 | ||
| 2025-04-15 | 158,020 | 43.95 | ||
| 2025-04-14 | 1,246,000 | 43.95 | ||
| 2025-04-11 | 961,896 | 43.95 | ||
| 2025-04-10 | 302,735 | 43.95 | ||
| 2025-04-09 | 1,684,659 | 43.95 | +2.15 | +5.14% |
| 2025-04-08 | 1,226,210 | 41.80 | -0.20 | -0.48% |
| 2025-04-07 | 2,259,357 | 42.00 | ||
| 2025-04-04 | 890,602 | 42.00 |
Profile of National Salt Company
National Salt Company operates in the Consumer Goods sector.
Factsheet of National Salt Company
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- Consumer Goods
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NASCON Industrial Market Competitors
National Salt Company, issuers of the NASCON stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVESTOCK | Livestock Feeds | 28.5B | 9.50 | +131% |
| NNFM | Northern Nigeria Flour Mills | 14.1B | 79.00 | +80% |
| HONYFLOUR | Honeywell Flour Mill | 89.6B | 11.30 | +79.4% |
| PRESCO | Presco Plc | 785B | 785.00 | +65.3% |
| VITAFOAM | Vitafoam Nigeria | 46.3B | 37.00 | +60.9% |
| ENAMELWA | Nigerian Enamelware Plc | 1.92B | 25.30 | +31.1% |
| PZ | PZ Cussons Nigeria | 120B | 30.10 | +23.9% |
| OKOMUOIL | Okomu Oil Palm | 520B | 545.20 | +22.8% |
| UNILEVER | Unilever Nigeria | 219B | 38.05 | +15.5% |
| NESTLE | Nestle Nigeria | 793B | 1,000.00 | +14.3% |
