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Airtel Africa

LSE:AAF GB00BKDRYJ47
32
  • Value
    58
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    14
  • Combined
    56
  • Sentiment
    27
  • 360° View
    360° View
    32
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 32 (better than 32% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Airtel Africa are below the industry 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 Value Rank has an attractive rank of 58, which means that the share price of Airtel Africa is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, 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. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 27. Professional investors are more confident in 73% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 14. This means 86% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Airtel Africa. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Opinions Change
Weakest Rank Growth
Country India
Industry Wireless Telecommunication
Size X-Large
Website airtel.africa
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Last update: 11-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 26 32 37
Growth
97 82 81 100
Safety
Safety
14 1 12 14
Sentiment
27 30 64 10
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32 16 42 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 38 81 29
Opinions Change
5 42 67 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 65 39
Market Pulse
77 63 13 32
Sentiment
27 30 64 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 26 32 37
Growth
97 82 81 100
Safety Safety
14 1 12 14
Combined
56 25 33 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
44 41 37 44
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
67 43 52 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
29 14 37 32
Dividend Yield
61 30 32 32
Value
58 26 32 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
92 100 84 84
Profit Growth
89 16 25 78
Capital Growth
70 80 66 55
Stock Returns
51 86 75 97
Growth
97 82 81 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
19 21 38 32
Refinancing
12 8 7 25
Liquidity
54 41 44 37
Safety Safety
14 1 12 14

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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