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Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Cash Flow from Financing : KES-9,697 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Safaricom Cash Flow from Financing?

Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Safaricom paid KES0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received KES6,034 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid KES0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It spent KES16,950 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders. It spent KES6,164 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Safaricom spent KES17,080 Mil on financial activities for the six months ended in Mar. 2024.


Safaricom Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safaricom's Cash Flow from Financing 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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Safaricom Cash Flow from Financing Chart

Safaricom Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Financing
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -74,000.90 -64,739.20 30,382.20 -46,864.40 -9,696.50

Safaricom Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Financing 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 -27,535.70 -26,096.20 -20,768.20 12,416.40 -22,112.90

Safaricom Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Safaricom's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Safaricom's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was KES-9,697 Mil.

* 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.


Safaricom  (NAI:SCOM) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Safaricom's issuance of stock for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES0 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Safaricom's repurchase of stock for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES0 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Safaricom's net issuance of debt for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES6,034 Mil. Safaricom received KES6,034 Mil from issuing more debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Safaricom's net issuance of preferred for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES0 Mil. Safaricom paid KES0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Safaricom's cash flow for dividends for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES-16,950 Mil. Safaricom spent KES16,950 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Safaricom's other financing for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was KES-6,164 Mil. Safaricom spent KES6,164 Mil on other financial activities.


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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
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.

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