Shares

Understand IPO price vs market price, why shares rise or fall after listing, and how African investors can assess a newly listed company.

A practical reading method for finding the important offer terms, testing the financials and identifying risks in an IPO prospectus.

A plain-language guide to how IPO shares are offered, priced, allotted and listed, plus the risks and checks African investors should understand.

The Dangote Refinery IPO is open, but a well-known name and a large industrial asset are not substitutes for reading the offer documents. African investors

Learning how to value shares in Zambia means estimating a reasonable range for what a business may be worth, then comparing that range with the

Financial ratios for evaluating shares in Zambia help individual investors turn company accounts into comparable questions about profitability, cash flow, debt and price. They can

Learn how to read financial statements in Zambia, compare profit, cash flow, debt and audit notes, and assess a LuSE-listed company before buying shares.

Learn how dividends in Zambia work, including LuSE record and payment dates, dividend yield, sustainability, tax treatment and missing payments.