Safaricom PLC

NASE:SCOM Stock Report

Market Cap: KSh689.1b

Safaricom Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Safaricom's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.8%, while the Wireless Telecom industry saw earnings declining at 0.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.3% per year. Safaricom's return on equity is 13.4%, and it has net margins of 15.4%.

Key information

-3.8%

Earnings growth rate

-3.8%

EPS growth rate

Wireless Telecom Industry Growth13.0%
Revenue growth rate7.3%
Return on equity13.4%
Net Margin15.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Safaricom makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NASE:SCOM Revenue, expenses and earnings (KES Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24370,72656,94410,2990
30 Jun 24358,34559,9689,4070
31 Mar 24345,96362,9928,5140
31 Dec 23332,57662,977-24,6590
30 Sep 23319,18962,961-21,9600
30 Jun 23313,75162,615-7,8390
31 Mar 23308,31362,2696,2820
31 Dec 22304,98764,1099,2450
30 Sep 22301,66165,94812,2080
30 Jun 22298,74967,7988,1920
31 Mar 22295,83869,6484,1770
31 Dec 21289,76171,2134,8640
30 Sep 21283,68572,7795,5500
30 Jun 21272,81570,7275,1400
31 Mar 21261,94568,6764,7310
31 Dec 20259,52770,1043,6680
30 Sep 20257,10971,5322,6060
30 Jun 20259,80472,5952,9030
31 Mar 20262,49973,6583,1990
31 Dec 19260,01970,087-10,1970
30 Sep 19257,37966,5162,2270
30 Jun 19253,75164,5033,7420
31 Mar 19250,12362,4915,2570
31 Dec 18246,21661,37519,3820
30 Sep 18242,44960,2595,3080
30 Jun 18238,32957,7744,4630
31 Mar 18234,20955,2893,6180
31 Dec 17230,90453,00324,0030
30 Sep 17227,60050,7146,5780
30 Jun 17221,44049,5794,8580
31 Mar 17215,27848,4443,1380
31 Dec 16208,01646,198-6,9880
30 Sep 16200,75943,9542,3860
30 Jun 16198,32541,0292,3860
31 Mar 16195,89038,1042,3860
31 Dec 15188,81536,672-6,6500
30 Sep 15181,74035,240-15,6050
30 Jun 15172,79833,555-6,8850
31 Mar 15163,85631,8711,8350
31 Dec 14159,37429,169-4,5930
30 Sep 14154,89526,4683,4380
30 Jun 14149,82524,7432,4980
31 Mar 14144,75523,0181,5580
31 Dec 13139,57822,0216,8150

Quality Earnings: SCOM has a large one-off gain of KES13.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SCOM's current net profit margins (15.4%) are lower than last year (19.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SCOM's earnings have declined by 3.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SCOM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SCOM had negative earnings growth (-9.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Wireless Telecom industry average (-2.7%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: SCOM's Return on Equity (13.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 23:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Safaricom PLC is covered by 19 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