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Safaricom

NAI:SCOM KE1000001402
51
  • Value
    46
  • Growth
    74
  • Safety
    Safety
    52
  • Combined
    55
  • Sentiment
    42
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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Company Description

Safaricom PLC is a Kenya-based technology company offering mobile voice, messaging, data, financial, and digital services. It operates in various sectors including mobile communication, financial services (M-PESA, Fuliza, Lipa Na M-PESA), internet, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity. The company's main operations are in Kenya and Ethiopia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $8029 million, profits of $2039 million, revenue of $3008 million, and 6462 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 51 (better than 51% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Safaricom are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Safaricom. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 74, 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 74% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 52 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 52% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 46 which means that the share price of Safaricom is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 42, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 58% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Pro Holdings
Weakest Rank Opinions Change
Country Kenya
Industry Wireless Telecommunication
Size X-Large
Website safaricom.co.ke
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Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 75 88 47
Growth
74 85 67 31
Safety
Safety
52 60 63 83
Sentiment
42 59 86 69
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51 98 94 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
76 84 93 11
Opinions Change
91 20 87 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 88 65 97
Market Pulse
27 19 23 75
Sentiment
42 59 86 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 75 88 47
Growth
74 85 67 31
Safety Safety
52 60 63 83
Combined
55 98 94 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
26 49 60 19
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
58 85 95 51
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 23 36 14
Dividend Yield
89 96 98 86
Value
46 75 88 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
53 96 71 86
Profit Growth
76 10 45 13
Capital Growth
45 82 93 26
Stock Returns
85 91 11 51
Growth
74 85 67 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
43 63 72 86
Refinancing
40 22 23 37
Liquidity
60 74 78 94
Safety Safety
52 60 63 83

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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