Stock Research: Airtel Africa

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Airtel Africa

LSE:AAF GB00BKDRYJ47
51
  • Value
    1
  • Growth
    100
  • Safety
    Safety
    12
  • Combined
    25
  • Sentiment
    80
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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Company Description

Airtel Africa plc is a United Kingdom-based provider of telecommunications and mobile money services. It operates in mobile services, including pre- and post-paid wireless voice, international roaming, fixed-line telephony, and data services (2G, 3G, 4G), as well as mobile money services. Key regions include Nigeria, East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia), and Francophone Africa (Niger, Gabon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Madagascar, Seychelles). In the last fiscal year, the company had 4253 employees, a market cap of $8958 million, profits of $3504 million, and revenue of $4977 million.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 51 (better than 51% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Airtel Africa are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Airtel Africa. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 100% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 80, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 80% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 12, which means that the share price of Airtel Africa is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 1, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 99% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
12 26 32 37
Growth
100 82 81 100
Safety
Safety
1 1 12 14
Sentiment
80 30 64 10
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360° View
51 16 42 25
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
54 38 81 29
Opinions Change
56 42 67 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 65 39
Market Pulse
85 63 13 32
Sentiment
80 30 64 10
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
12 26 32 37
Growth
100 82 81 100
Safety Safety
1 1 12 14
Combined
25 25 33 59
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
28 43 52 62
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 41 37 44
Price vs. Book (P/B)
20 14 37 32
Dividend Yield
29 30 32 32
Value
12 26 32 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
98 100 84 84
Profit Growth
85 16 25 78
Capital Growth
88 80 66 55
Stock Returns
96 86 75 97
Growth
100 82 81 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
15 21 38 32
Refinancing
8 8 7 25
Liquidity
27 41 44 37
Safety Safety
1 1 12 14

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