IHS Holding Limited (IHS) is a Telecommunications Services company in the Communication Services sector, currently trading at $8.25. It has a SharesGrow Score of 44/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of IHS = $40.43 (+390.1% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is IHS = $9 (+3% upside).
Valuation: IHS trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 19.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.54.
Financials: revenue is $1.6B, -6.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $144M, growing at -64.7%/yr. Net profit margin is 9.1% (thin). Gross margin is 54.6% (+13.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $3.5B with negative equity of -$251M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 2.08 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 78.2%. Total assets: $4.5B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 21 analysts rate IHS as buy (48%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 65/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 25/100 (Fail), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 74/100 (Pass), Future 34/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).
