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Safaricom NASE:SCOM Stock Report

Last Price

KSh17.75

Market Cap

KSh773.3b

7D

9.9%

1Y

-1.4%

Updated

28 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Safaricom PLC Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Safaricom
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceKSh17.75
52 Week HighKSh21.15
52 Week LowKSh11.50
Beta0.46
1 Month Change30.04%
3 Month Change27.70%
1 Year Change-1.39%
3 Year Change-52.09%
5 Year Change-36.72%
Change since IPO141.50%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SCOMKE Wireless TelecomKE Market
7D9.9%9.6%13.9%
1Y-1.4%-14.4%4.6%

Return vs Industry: SCOM exceeded the KE Wireless Telecom industry which returned -14.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCOM underperformed the KE Market which returned 4.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCOM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCOM volatility
SCOM Average Weekly Movement4.5%
Wireless Telecom Industry Average Movement4.5%
Market Average Movement5.8%
10% most volatile stocks in KE Market9.5%
10% least volatile stocks in KE Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: SCOM's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: SCOM's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19976,271Peter Ndegwahttps://www.safaricom.co.ke

Safaricom PLC provides telecommunication services in Kenya. The company offers voice, messaging, mobile data, and M-PESA payment, as well as home fiber services; and internet of things, and cloud and hosting services. It also offers DigiFarm; Lipa Na M-PESA that enables merchants to collect payments from customers; and KCB M-PESA, a savings and loan services, as well as operates Masoko, an e-commerce portal.

Safaricom PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Safaricom's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SCOM fundamental statistics
Market capKSh773.26b
Earnings (TTM)KSh62.96b
Revenue (TTM)KSh319.19b

11.3x

P/E Ratio

2.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCOM income statement (TTM)
RevenueKSh319.19b
Cost of RevenueKSh91.88b
Gross ProfitKSh227.31b
Other ExpensesKSh164.35b
EarningsKSh62.96b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.57
Gross Margin71.21%
Net Profit Margin19.73%
Debt/Equity Ratio30.5%

How did SCOM perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

6.6%

Current Dividend Yield

71%

Payout Ratio
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