Airtel Africa (AAF)

Sector:

Telecom Operators

Index:

FTSE 100

352.60p
   
  • Change Today:
      8.20p
  • 52 Week High: 420.20
  • 52 Week Low: 170.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 3,648.74m
  • Volume: 14,419,307
  • Market Cap: £12,866m
  • RiskGrade: 259
  • Beta: 0.00

Dividend Data

  31-Mar-2631-Mar-2531-Mar-2431-Mar-2331-Mar-22
Interim Dividend2.84¢2.60¢2.60¢2.18¢n/a
Final Dividend4.26¢3.90¢3.57¢3.27¢n/a
Total Dividend7.10¢6.50¢6.17¢5.45¢n/a
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Fundamentals - based on IFRS

  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22
Continuing Operations          
Revenue 6,415.00 4,955.00 4,979.00 5,255.00 4,714.00
Operating Profit/(Loss) 2,115.00 1,457.00 1,640.00 1,757.00 1,535.00
Net Interest 840.00 643.00 444.00 723.00 (422.00)
Profit Before Tax 1,419.00 661.00 (63.00) 1,034.00 1,224.00
Profit After Tax 813.00 328.00 (89.00) 750.00 755.00
Discontinued Operations          
Profit After Tax n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 813.00 328.00 (89.00) 750.00 755.00
Attributable to:          
Equity Holders of Parent Company 813.00 401.00 460.00 663.00 631.00
Minority Interests n/a (73.00) (549.00) 87.00 124.00
           
Continuing EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
Earnings per Share - Diluted 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
Continuing and Discontinued EPS          
Earnings per Share - Basic 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
Earnings per Share - Diluted 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 18.60¢ 6.00¢ 4.40¢ 17.70¢ 16.80¢
           
Dividend per Share 7.10¢ 6.50¢ 6.17¢ 5.46¢ 5.00¢
  $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions) $ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22
Assets          
Non-Current Assets          
Property, Plant & Equipment 6,259.00 5,309.00 3,542.00 3,792.00 3,323.00
Intangible Assets 4,134.00 3,826.00 3,298.00 4,728.00 4,461.00
Investment Properties n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Investments 6.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 6.00
Other Financial Assets 17.00 10.00 30.00 43.00 10.00
Other Non-Current Assets 642.00 712.00 694.00 701.00 567.00
  11,058.00 9,862.00 7,569.00 9,268.00 8,367.00
Current Assets          
Inventories 16.00 19.00 26.00 15.00 3.00
Trade & Other Receivables 193.00 203.00 184.00 145.00 123.00
Cash at Bank & in Hand 843.00 633.00 973.00 586.00 638.00
Current Asset Investments 20.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Current Assets 1,833.00 1,306.00 1,109.00 1,152.00 1,233.00
  2,905.00 2,161.00 2,292.00 1,898.00 1,997.00
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 13,963.00 12,023.00 9,861.00 11,166.00 10,364.00
           
Liabilities          
Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 1,348.00 1,326.00 1,783.00 1,340.00 1,109.00
Other Current Liabilities 3,644.00 2,916.00 2,263.00 2,232.00 1,964.00
  4,992.00 4,242.00 4,046.00 3,572.00 3,073.00
           
Net Current Assets cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
           
Non-Current Liabilities          
Borrowings 5,064.00 4,656.00 2,679.00 2,885.00 2,823.00
Provisions 138.00 108.00 89.00 129.00 134.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities 281.00 242.00 747.00 772.00 685.00
  5,483.00 5,006.00 3,515.00 3,786.00 3,642.00
           
Other Liabilities n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 10,475.00 9,248.00 7,561.00 7,358.00 6,715.00
           
Net Assets 3,488.00 2,775.00 2,300.00 3,808.00 3,649.00
           
Capital & Reserves          
Share Capital 1,827.00 1,835.00 1,875.00 3,420.00 3,420.00
Share Premium Account n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Reserves 1,321.00 651.00 285.00 n/a (3,354.00)
Retained Earnings n/a n/a n/a 215.00 3,436.00
Shareholders Funds 3,148.00 2,486.00 2,160.00 3,635.00 3,502.00
           
Minority Interests/Other Equity 340.00 289.00 140.00 173.00 147.00
Total Equity 3,488.00 2,775.00 2,300.00 3,808.00 3,649.00
Cash Flow 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 3,195.00 2,266.00 2,259.00 2,229.00 2,011.00
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Taxation Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (986.00) (562.00) (1,228.00) (1,026.00) (557.00)
Acquisitions & Disposals gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a gn/a
Dividends Paid fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a fn/a
Management of Liquid Resources cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a cn/a
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (1,591.00) (1,543.00) (844.00) (1,139.00) (1,607.00)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash 618.00 161.00 187.00 64.00 (153.00)
Ratios - based on IFRS 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-22
Continuing Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 24.9 37.1 32.3 8.1 11.2
PEG - Adjusted 0.1 1.0 n/a 1.6 0.1
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 210% 36% -75% 5% 87%
Dividend Cover 2.62 0.92 0.71 3.24 3.36
Revenue per Share 175.81¢ 135.80¢ 132.75¢ 140.07¢ 125.57¢
Pre-Tax Profit per Share 38.89¢ 18.12¢ (1.68¢) 27.56¢ 32.60¢
Operating Margin 32.97% 29.40% 32.94% 33.43% 32.56%
Return on Capital Employed 9.81% 0.36% n/a 9.06% 50.58%
Continuing & Discontinued Operations          
PE Ratio - Adjusted 24.9 37.1 32.3 8.1 11.2
PEG - Adjusted 0.1 1.0 n/a 1.6 0.1
Earnings per Share Growth - Adjusted 210% 36% -75% 5% 87%
Dividend Cover 2.62 0.92 0.71 3.24 3.36
           
Dividend Yield 1.5% 2.9% 4.3% 3.8% 2.7%
Dividend per Share Growth 9.23% 5.35% 13.00% 9.20% 25.00%
Operating Cash Flow per Share 87.56¢ 62.10¢ 60.23¢ 59.41¢ 53.57¢
Cash Incr/Decr per Share 16.94¢ 4.41¢ 4.99¢ 1.71¢ (4.08¢)
Net Asset Value per Share (exc. Intangibles) (17.70¢) (28.80¢) (26.61¢) (24.52¢) (21.63¢)
Net Gearing 176.91% 215.16% 161.53% 100.11% 94.06%

Key

* GAAP

a. Includes discontinued activities

b. Including assets due in more than one year

c. Not disclosed under IFRS

d. Total fixed assets

e. Includes borrowings

f. Included in cash flow from operating activities under IFRS

g. Included in net cash from investing activities under IFRS

h. Pre-tax

i. Capital expenditure

j. Based on operating cash flow before tax

k. Issue of ordinary shares

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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