Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited

ZMSE:ECO Stock Report

Market Cap: 10.1b

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 39.2%, while the Wireless Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 0.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 82.7% per year. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's return on equity is 17.9%, and it has net margins of 10.4%.

Key information

39.16%

Earnings growth rate

36.75%

EPS growth rate

Wireless Telecom Industry Growth39.17%
Revenue growth rate82.69%
Return on equity17.87%
Net Margin10.42%
Last Earnings Update28 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Econet Wireless Zimbabwe makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

ZMSE:ECO Revenue, expenses and earnings (ZWG Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Feb 2522,4762,3437950
31 Aug 246,427-3691650
31 May 246,192-4041330
29 Feb 245,961-4391010
30 Nov 234,404-2661040
31 Aug 237,1331522650
31 May 234,847131820
28 Feb 232,562-127990
30 Nov 221,392-64550
31 Aug 22223-1100
31 May 22168860
28 Feb 221131730
30 Nov 2127420
31 Aug 21631110
31 May 2143610
28 Feb 2123110
31 Aug 205400
31 May 204200
29 Feb 2011-230
30 Nov 197-500
31 Aug 197-400
31 May 195-200
28 Feb 193000
31 Aug 186212300
31 May 188515300
28 Feb 1810718300
30 Nov 179714280
31 Aug 17879250
31 May 17847250
28 Feb 17805250
30 Nov 16804240
31 Aug 160000
31 May 16815220
29 Feb 16835220
30 Nov 15855220
31 Aug 15886230
31 May 150000
28 Feb 150000
30 Nov 140000

Quality Earnings: ECO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ECO became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ECO has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 39.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: ECO has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ECO has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Wireless Telecom industry (10.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: ECO's Return on Equity (17.9%) 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 Analysis2025/06/20 15:03
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/20 00:00
Earnings2025/02/28
Annual Earnings2025/02/28

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited is covered by 5 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Maureen KiriguaAfrican Alliance
Tibor BokorArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Kudakwashe KadungureInvestec Bank Limited (SA)