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Airtel Africa

LSE:AAF GB00BKDRYJ47
31
  • Value
    39
  • Growth
    99
  • Safety
    Safety
    24
  • Combined
    57
  • Sentiment
    22
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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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 31 (better than 31% 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 three out of four indicators below average for Airtel Africa. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 99, 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. It ranks higher than 99% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 39 means that the share price of Airtel Africa is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 24, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 76% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 22, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 78% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Growth
Country India
Industry Wireless Telecommunication
Size X-Large
Website airtel.africa
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 26 32 37
Growth
99 82 81 100
Safety
Safety
24 1 12 14
Sentiment
22 30 64 10
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31 16 42 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
9 38 81 29
Opinions Change
26 42 67 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 65 39
Market Pulse
70 63 13 32
Sentiment
22 30 64 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 26 32 37
Growth
99 82 81 100
Safety Safety
24 1 12 14
Combined
57 25 33 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
42 41 37 44
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 43 52 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 14 37 32
Dividend Yield
53 30 32 32
Value
39 26 32 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
92 100 84 84
Profit Growth
78 16 25 78
Capital Growth
55 80 66 55
Stock Returns
96 86 75 97
Growth
99 82 81 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
15 21 38 32
Refinancing
21 8 7 25
Liquidity
52 41 44 37
Safety Safety
24 1 12 14

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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