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Safaricom PLC SCOM

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Price vs Fair Value

SCOM is trading at a 29% discount.
Price
KES 15.98
Fair Value
KES 27.95
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
KES 21.87
5-Star Price
KES 39.21
Economic Moat
Htskkh
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
Day Range
52-Week Range
Bid/Ask
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Market Cap
Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.95
Price/Sales
1.90
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
7.34%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
7.34%
Total Yield
7.34%

Company Profile

Safaricom PLC is a Kenya-based telecommunications company. The principal activities of the company are the provision of telecommunication services, providing a comprehensive range of integrated telecommunication services including voice and data both mobile and fixed, SMS, the internet, and m-pesa. The company also offers a wide range of devices such as Mobile handsets, mobile broadband modems, routers, tablets, and notebooks. The majority of its revenue comes from service revenues: Voice, m-pesa, mobile data, messaging, fixed data and other service revenue. The company serves both individual and corporate/enterprise customers.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
6,663

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
SCOM
DU
4904
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.9515.9524.05
Price/Book Value
2.883.013.24
Price/Sales
1.901.942.83
Price/Cash Flow
6.448.648.96
Price/Earnings
SCOM
DU
4904

Financial Strength

Metric
SCOM
DU
4904
Quick Ratio
0.450.650.66
Current Ratio
0.520.720.80
Interest Coverage
6.6124.4818.08
Quick Ratio
SCOM
DU
4904

Profitability

Metric
SCOM
DU
4904
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.55%14.65%6.63%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
17.91%28.24%16.92%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
11.46%22.93%9.03%
Return on Assets
SCOM
DU
4904
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