Airtel Africa Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
Airtel Africa has a total shareholder equity of $2.6B and total debt of $2.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 87%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $11.4B and $8.8B respectively. Airtel Africa's EBIT is $1.4B making its interest coverage ratio 2.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $488.0M.
Key information
87.0%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.29b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.8x |
| Cash | US$488.00m |
| Equity | US$2.63b |
| Total liabilities | US$8.76b |
| Total assets | US$11.39b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Many Still Looking Away From Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)
Jan 08
Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Airtel Africa (LON:AAF)
Oct 06Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)
Sep 09Should You Think About Buying Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Now?
Aug 22Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation
Jun 24It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF)
Apr 29At UK£1.06, Is Airtel Africa Plc (LON:AAF) Worth Looking At Closely?
Apr 02Why The 30% Return On Capital At Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) Should Have Your Attention
Mar 06We Think You Can Look Beyond Airtel Africa's (LON:AAF) Lackluster Earnings
Feb 08Airtel Africa Plc Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
Feb 04Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AAF's short term assets ($2.0B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($4.0B).
Long Term Liabilities: AAF's short term assets ($2.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($4.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AAF's net debt to equity ratio (68.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: AAF's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 103.4% to 87% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AAF's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (92.5%).
Interest Coverage: AAF's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/31 01:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Airtel Africa Plc is covered by 17 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Linet Muriungi | Absa Bank Limited |
| Maurice Patrick | Barclays |
| Cesar Tiron | BofA Global Research |