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Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 230.42% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Safaricom Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Safaricom's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KES57,654 Mil. Safaricom's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KES25,021 Mil. Therefore, Safaricom's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 230.42%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:SCOM' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.55   Med: 51.81   Max: 216.22
Current: 216.22

During the past 13 years, Safaricom's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 216.22%. The lowest was 34.55%. And the median was 51.81%.

NAI:SCOM's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked better than
80.9% of 335 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 13.37 vs NAI:SCOM: 216.22

Safaricom Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Safaricom Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 53.76 51.59 79.61 149.72 181.47

Safaricom Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 71.26 70.60 63.57 246.98 230.42

Competitive Comparison of Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safaricom's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Safaricom Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Safaricom's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Mar. 2024 )  (A: Mar. 2023 )(A: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Mar. 2024 )  (A: Mar. 2023 )(A: Mar. 2024 )
=62991.7/( (37357.1+32068.4 )/ 2 )
=62991.7/34712.75
=181.47 %

Safaricom's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Sep. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=57654.2/( (17973.9+32068.4)/ 2 )
=57654.2/25021.15
=230.42 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Mar. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Safaricom  (NAI:SCOM) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Business Description

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Address
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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