Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Book Value per Share : KES5.65 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Safaricom Book Value per Share?

Safaricom's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KES5.65.

During the past 12 months, Safaricom's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 20.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 18.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Safaricom was 18.00% per year. The lowest was -1.10% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.

Safaricom's current price is KES18.35. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KES5.65. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Safaricom is 3.25.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Safaricom was 12.94. The lowest was 2.49. And the median was 7.16.

Safaricom Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safaricom's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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Safaricom Book Value per Share Chart

Safaricom Annual Data

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Book Value per Share

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3.57

3.44

3.48

4.68

5.65

Safaricom Semi-Annual Data
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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.48	3.59	4.68	5.85	5.65

Competitive Comparison of Safaricom's Book Value per Share

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Safaricom's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Safaricom's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safaricom's PB Ratio falls into.

Safaricom Book Value per Share Calculation

Safaricom's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(226,349	-	0)	/	40,065
	=	5.65

Safaricom's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(226,349	-	0)	/	40,065
	=	5.65

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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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.