Risk factor
Strong & resilient to price shocks
Profitability factor
Favourable analyst view
About
Axiata Group Berhad operates as an investment holding company with a primary focus on delivering a wide array of telecommunications services. Its core offerings include extensive mobile communications, alongside solutions for interconnectivity, device sales, pay-TV broadcasting, and high-speed broadband. The company is also proficient in developing and managing telecommunications infrastructure, providing network capacity, international carrier services, enterprise solutions, and comprehensive technical and operational support. Beyond its foundational telecom business, Axiata's portfolio diversifies into media and digital sectors, covering software development, multimedia content, data backbone provision, fixed wireless access, and both traditional and direct-to-home satellite television broadcasting. Within the financial domain, it offers digital credit facilities, micro-financing, insurance, money lending, and manages an e-wallet mobile application. The Group's operations further extend to IT-related services, venture capital investments, the full lifecycle management of networks (from development to maintenance), software licensing, and e-learning content. Axiata is also actively involved in the retail and distribution of communication devices and operates its own network of stores. Additional ventures include e-commerce and digital marketing, the construction of fiber optic transmission networks, multimedia advertising, online ticketing, data processing, and management consulting. It also runs mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) platforms and handles marketable securities. Furthermore, Axiata's interests encompass commercial property development and leasing, the sale of IT-enabled equipment, provision of personnel for call center operations, and the development and operation of e-commerce infrastructure tailored for the healthcare industry. The company also supplies comprehensive IT and information and communications technology (ICT) services to non-mobile network operator businesses. Axiata Group Berhad, established in 1992, is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is slightly overvalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is 'expensive' on P/E, neutral on EV/EBITD
Target Price
The average target price of 6888.KL is 2.5 and suggests 27.8% upside potential. Usually, this means a BUY recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to in