Airtel Africa Plc

NGSE:AIRTELAFRI Stock Report

Market Cap: ₦8.2t

Airtel Africa Valuation

Is AIRTELAFRI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of AIRTELAFRI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AIRTELAFRI (NGN2156.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NGN5484.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AIRTELAFRI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AIRTELAFRI?

Key metric: As AIRTELAFRI is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AIRTELAFRI. This is calculated by dividing AIRTELAFRI's market cap by their current revenue.
What is AIRTELAFRI's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.1x
SalesUS$4.74b
Market CapUS$5.35b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AIRTELAFRI's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AIRTELAFRI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.3x
MTNN MTN Nigeria Communications
1.4x13.2%₦4.2t
GLO Globe Telecom
1.7x3.7%₱311.3b
AXIATA Axiata Group Berhad
1x4.3%RM 22.0b
TEL PLDT
1.3x4.1%₱280.4b
AIRTELAFRI Airtel Africa
1.1x12.6%₦4.3b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AIRTELAFRI is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.1x) compared to the peer average (1.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AIRTELAFRI's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Wireless Telecom Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AIRTELAFRI 1.1xIndustry Avg. 1.3xNo. of Companies12PS00.81.62.43.24+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AIRTELAFRI is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.1x) compared to the Global Wireless Telecom industry average (1.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AIRTELAFRI's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AIRTELAFRI PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.1x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AIRTELAFRI's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst AIRTELAFRI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₦2,156.90
₦2,637.39
+22.3%
19.7%₦3,877.07₦2,050.71n/a9
Dec ’25₦2,156.90
₦2,869.89
+33.1%
20.1%₦4,261.65₦2,237.66n/a9
Nov ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,961.19
+34.6%
17.9%₦4,322.12₦2,567.93n/a9
Oct ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,967.82
+34.9%
17.5%₦4,285.82₦2,569.18n/a9
Sep ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,872.85
+30.6%
16.9%₦4,162.40₦2,495.19n/a9
Aug ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,941.43
+33.7%
15.7%₦4,152.94₦2,511.68n/a10
Jul ’25₦2,097.00
₦2,619.37
+24.9%
18.3%₦3,782.10₦1,965.03n/a10
Jun ’25₦2,150.00
₦2,486.46
+15.6%
11.7%₦2,974.07₦1,937.43n/a10
May ’25₦2,200.00
₦1,909.13
-13.2%
14.7%₦2,312.51₦1,348.42n/a10
Apr ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,355.04
+7.0%
15.1%₦2,844.86₦1,658.83n/a10
Mar ’25₦2,200.00
₦2,864.33
+30.2%
21.6%₦4,284.90₦1,888.60n/a10
Feb ’25₦2,000.00
₦2,318.22
+15.9%
16.2%₦3,186.03₦1,926.34n/a10
Jan ’25₦1,887.00
₦1,586.67
-15.9%
17.1%₦2,129.39₦1,293.11₦2,156.908
Dec ’24₦1,800.00
₦1,544.58
-14.2%
16.5%₦2,100.16₦1,275.36₦2,156.908
Nov ’24₦1,694.10
₦1,633.86
-3.6%
15.5%₦2,162.19₦1,368.06₦2,200.008
Oct ’24₦1,290.00
₦1,544.39
+19.7%
15.6%₦2,015.18₦1,259.16₦2,200.008
Sep ’24₦1,250.00
₦1,605.21
+28.4%
37.6%₦3,012.62₦733.68₦2,200.008
Aug ’24₦1,319.90
₦1,585.49
+20.1%
38.9%₦3,042.98₦741.07₦2,200.008
Jul ’24₦1,319.90
₦1,546.56
+17.2%
36.3%₦2,919.86₦727.07₦2,097.009
Jun ’24₦1,175.00
₦952.74
-18.9%
35.7%₦1,769.85₦419.26₦2,150.009
May ’24₦1,250.00
₦950.52
-24.0%
34.7%₦1,737.51₦416.64₦2,200.009
Apr ’24₦1,479.00
₦948.52
-35.9%
34.8%₦1,736.91₦416.50₦2,200.009
Mar ’24₦1,535.00
₦952.46
-38.0%
33.0%₦1,694.24₦416.62₦2,200.009
Feb ’24₦1,660.00
₦948.69
-42.8%
34.6%₦1,729.00₦396.87₦2,000.009
Jan ’24₦1,635.00
₦909.57
-44.4%
34.8%₦1,672.31₦385.32₦1,887.009

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 04:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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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

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Linet MuriungiAbsa Bank Limited
Maurice PatrickBarclays
Cesar TironBofA Global Research