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Airtel Africa (LSE:AAF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 4.27 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Airtel Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-15), Airtel Africa's share price is £1.199. Airtel Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was £0.28. Hence, Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.27.

The historical rank and industry rank for Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:AAF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.72   Med: 5.22   Max: 34.9
Current: 4.2

During the past 8 years, Airtel Africa's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 34.90. The lowest was 2.72. And the median was 5.22.

LSE:AAF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
84.56% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 11.73 vs LSE:AAF: 4.20

Airtel Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was £0.05. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.28.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Airtel Africa was 27.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 25.80% per year.

During the past 8 years, Airtel Africa's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 50.10% per year. The lowest was 16.00% per year. And the median was 18.80% per year.


Airtel Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Airtel Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Airtel Africa Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.16 5.51 5.43 5.25 4.10

Airtel Africa Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.25 4.59 5.84 4.60 4.10

Competitive Comparison of Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Airtel Africa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Airtel Africa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=1.199/0.281
=4.27

Airtel Africa's Share Price of today is £1.199.
Airtel Africa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £0.28.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Airtel Africa  (LSE:AAF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Airtel Africa (LSE:AAF) Business Description

Address
53/54 Grosvenor Street, First Floor, London, GBR, W1K 3HU
Airtel Africa PLC is engaged in providing affordable and innovative mobile services. The company's segment includes Nigeria mobile services; East Africa mobile services; Francophone Africa mobile services; Mobile money and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Nigeria mobile services segment. Nigeria mobile services segment comprising of mobile service operations in Nigeria.

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