Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) FCF Yield % : 1.45 (As of May. 26, 2024)

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What is Safaricom FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Safaricom's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is KES10,295 Mil, and Market Cap is KES711,161 Mil. Therefore, Safaricom's FCF Yield % for today is 1.45%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safaricom's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:SCOM' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07 Med: 4.35 Max: 9.55
Current: 1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Safaricom was 9.55%. The lowest was -4.07%. And the median was 4.35%.

NAI:SCOM's FCF Yield % is ranked worse than
60.67% of 389 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.11 vs NAI:SCOM: 1.45

Safaricom's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.59%.

Safaricom FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safaricom's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

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Safaricom FCF Yield % Chart

Safaricom Annual Data

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Mar24

FCF Yield %

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7.01

4.51

-1.95

6.16

1.45

Safaricom Semi-Annual Data
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FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.86	2.61	8.72	-6.57	8.02

Competitive Comparison of Safaricom's FCF Yield %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Safaricom's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Safaricom's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Safaricom's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safaricom's FCF Yield % falls into.

Safaricom FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Safaricom's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	10295	/	711160.85
	=	1.45%

Safaricom's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	28511.5	*	2	/	711160.85
	=	8.02%

Safaricom FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Business Description

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Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 66827, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00800

Website

https://www.safaricom.co.ke

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.