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Airtel Africa PLC

AAF·Telecommunications·Market Cap £12.4b
Rank #34 of 48
Data from Excel Model · 48 Stocks Analysed
£3.41
-4.00% YTD
Target: £3.40(-0.2%)
52W: £1.40 - £3.75

Score Analysis

Airtel Africa PLC is ranked #34 out of 48 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

19/48
Average Score
Liquidity
Excellent1/48
Valuation
Fair26/48
Profitability
Excellent10/48
Solvency
Excellent12/48
Mkt Trading
Fair22/48
Technical
Weak42/48

1. Valuation

Score: 26/48

Is AAF undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

2/5
valuation criteria met
FY26e P/E Ratio
23.6xRank 40/48
FY27e P/E Ratio
18.1xRank 38/48
Price-to-Book
5.87xRank 33/48
Price-to-Tangible Book
N/ARank 1/48
EV/EBITDA
7.8xRank 16/48

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E
28.4x
Price-to-Earnings
FY26e P/E
23.6x
Forward estimate
FY27e P/E
18.1x
Forward estimate
P/B Ratio
5.87x
Price-to-Book
P/TBV
N/A
Price-to-Tangible Book
EV/EBITDA
7.8x
Enterprise Value
FY26e EV/EBITDA
7.3x
Forward estimate
FY27e EV/EBITDA
6.0x
Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price
£3.41
Consensus Target
£3.40
Potential
-0.2%
Target
Bloomberg Median Target: £3.50

2. Profitability

Score: 10/48

How profitable is AAF relative to its peers?

3/6
profitability criteria met
TTM Profit Margin
8.6%Rank 16/48
Current ROE
19.7%Rank 33/48
Current ROA
4.2%Rank 20/48
FY26e EPS
0.20Rank 5/48
TTM EPS
0.16Rank 10/48
Net Income Growth
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Profit Margin
8.6%
ROE
19.7%
FY27e ROE
23.5%
ROA
4.2%

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 12/48

How strong is AAF's balance sheet and financial position?

2/6
solvency criteria met
Debt-to-Equity
215.6%Rank 10/48
Altman Z-Score
2.82Rank 24/48
Z-Score Trend
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Amihud Illiquidity
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Intangible/Asset
Rank 49Rank 49/48
R&D/Sales
Rank 14Rank 14/48

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio
0.21
Below 1.0
Cash Ratio
0.17
Debt/Equity
216%
FCF Margin
12.7%

Altman Z-Score

2.82
Grey Zone
01.812.995+

4. Dividend

AAF pays a dividend yield of 1.49%.

Current Yield
1.49%
FY27e Yield
1.52%
FY26e DPS
0.070
FY27e DPS
N/A

Dividend Per Share Forecast

5. Technical Analysis

Score: 42/48

What do the technical indicators say about AAF?

1/4
technical criteria met
CMP vs 52W High
-9.2%Rank 39/48
CMP vs 52W Low
144.4%Rank 4/48
RSI 14 Day
48.3Rank 45/48
MA(50) > MA(200)
Yes (Bullish)Rank 43/48

RSI (14 Day)

48.3
Bearish
0 (Oversold)50100 (Overbought)

Moving Averages

MA 30-Day£3.44
MA 50-Day£3.46
MA 200-Day£2.57
SignalGolden Cross (Bullish)
MACD1.89

Risk Metrics

Beta
1.29
Higher volatility
3-Yr Std Dev
73.6%
5-Yr Std Dev
63.3%

6. Market Trading

Score: 22/48

How liquid and actively traded is AAF?

1/4
market trading criteria met
5D Avg Volume
3.1MRank 26/48
3M Avg Volume
2.8MRank 25/48
Volume Trend
8.7%Rank 49/48
Beta
1.29Rank 10/48
Shares Outstanding
3645.6m
Free Float
33.4%
Enterprise Value
$22.6b

Trading Volume

7. Peer Comparison

How does AAF compare to other Telecommunications stocks?

Overall Rank Comparison

Factor Score Comparison

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