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Safaricom NASE:SCOM Stock Report

Last Price

KSh17.60

Market Cap

KSh705.2b

7D

3.5%

1Y

29.9%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

SCOM Stock Overview

Provides telecommunication services in Kenya. More details

SCOM fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

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Safaricom PLC Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Safaricom
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceKSh17.60
52 Week HighKSh21.15
52 Week LowKSh12.95
Beta0.46
1 Month Change18.12%
3 Month Change17.33%
1 Year Change29.89%
3 Year Change-56.00%
5 Year Change-44.04%
Change since IPO139.46%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SCOMKE Wireless TelecomKE Market
7D3.5%-2.7%2.3%
1Y29.9%0.6%35.4%

Return vs Industry: SCOM exceeded the KE Wireless Telecom industry which returned 0.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SCOM underperformed the KE Market which returned 35.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SCOM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SCOM volatility
SCOM Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Wireless Telecom Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in KE Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in KE Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: SCOM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the KE market.

Volatility Over Time: SCOM's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1997858Peter Ndegwawww.safaricom.co.ke

Safaricom PLC provides telecommunication services in Kenya. The company offers voice, mobile and fixed data, messaging (SMS), and M-PESA payment, as well as home fiber services; and internet of things, and cloud 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 capKSh705.15b
Earnings (TTM)KSh56.94b
Revenue (TTM)KSh370.73b

12.4x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SCOM income statement (TTM)
RevenueKSh370.73b
Cost of RevenueKSh104.24b
Gross ProfitKSh266.49b
Other ExpensesKSh209.54b
EarningsKSh56.94b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.42
Gross Margin71.88%
Net Profit Margin15.36%
Debt/Equity Ratio20.4%

How did SCOM perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

6.8%

Current Dividend Yield

46%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 06:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Safaricom PLC is covered by 20 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Linet MuriungiAbsa Bank Limited
Maureen KiriguaAfrican Alliance
null nullAIB-AXYS Africa Limited