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Airtel Africa

AAFRF
74
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$4.31
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$15.68B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
74
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Share count falling — buybacks

2.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.76B (2022) → 3.66B (2026)

Airtel Africa is a telecommunications company that provides mobile phone and internet services to people across sub-Saharan Africa. Its main products include voice calls, mobile data, and a mobile money service called Airtel Money, which lets customers send money, pay bills, and access basic banking through their phones. The company serves hundreds of millions of customers across 14 countries in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda.

Airtel Africa makes money by charging customers for mobile services and taking fees on mobile money transactions. It is a subsidiary of India's Bharti Airtel, one of the world's largest telecom groups, which gives it financial backing and operational scale. The mobile money business is a key growth driver, as many Africans lack traditional bank accounts and rely on phones for financial services. The main risks include currency devaluations in its markets and heavy competition from rivals like MTN, which can pressure pricing and margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+30.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+252.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

86.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Airtel Africa grew revenue 30% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
51.5%
Healthy — 51.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
33.8%
Excellent — 33.8% operating margin
ROCE
10.8%
Below par — 10.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+25.8%
Fast-growing sales (25.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+237.3%
Earnings growing fast (237.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
475%
Turns 475% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
33.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (33.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.69
Moderate — manageable debt (0.69)
Interest Cover
2.41x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+14.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (25.9 → 11.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.64%
Small dividend — 1.64% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+19.3%
Dividend growing fast (19.3% YoY)

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