| National Investments Company Limited (NICOL) Tanzania | |
| Former Name: | National Investments Company (NICO) |
| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Investment fund |
| Founded: | 25 June 2003 |
| Founders: | --> |
| Hq Location City: | Dar es Salaam |
| Hq Location Country: | Tanzania |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Adam Wamunza(CEO) |
| Owners: | --> |
National Investments Company Limited (NICOL) Tanzania is a Tanzanian investments company headquartered in Dar es Salaam. It was incorporated in June 2003 as National Investments Company (NICO). In 2007 the company renamed itself as the National Investments Company Limited (NICOL). The company was one of the first few companies to be listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in 2004. The majority of the company's investment portfolio is in securities, however, it also owns two active subsidiaries.[1]
The company listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange all of its 1.6 billion shares at TSh per share, on 15 July 2008.[2] In 2011 the Capital markets authority forced them to de-list as they had not provided financials for 2009, 2010 and engaged in a sale of assets that was not in accordance to the law.[3] At the time of de-listing the company shares were trading for .
However, in 2017 the company re-surfaced and declared its first divided of per share after 10 years of operations. After the dividend declaration, the company announced its plan for re-listing on 6 June 2018 at per share.[4]
The key trends for NICOL over recent years are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before Taxation (TSh billion) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Net Asset Value (TSh billion) | 25.7 | 32.3 | 42.2 | 95.5 | 125 | 95.3 | 109 | 107 | 94 | |
| Earning Per Share | 30 | 33 | 11 | 232 | 33 | 81 | ||||
| Notes/sources | [5] | [6] |