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Helios Towers plc (HTWS.L)

GBp199.20 +0.60 (+0.30%)
GB LSE Communication Services Telecommunications Services
Address 5 Merchant Square West W2 1AS
London, GB
CEO Thomas Francis Greenwood
IPO 2019-10-15
ISIN GB00BJVQC708

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · HTWS.L (GBp) Other OTC · HTWSF (USD)
Description

Helios Towers plc functions as an autonomous infrastructure firm, specializing in the procurement, construction, and administration of telecommunications towers and their integrated passive systems. The company provides crucial co-location space on its structures to mobile network operators and other communication service providers. These clients, in turn, leverage this infrastructure to furnish wireless voice and data connectivity to consumers and businesses. Beyond simply hosting equipment, Helios Towers offers a comprehensive array of tower-related operational services, encompassing initial site identification, preparation, ongoing upkeep, security protocols, and power supply management. As of December 31, 2021, its substantial operational footprint included 9,560 sites and supported 18,776 tenancies across a range of African nations: Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, and Madagascar. The organization was established in 2009 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp199.20 +0.60 (+0.30%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
3M
Beta
1.12
Float Shares
914.39M
Free Float %
89.4%
Price Performance
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-1.40% +7.66% +20.77% +27.13% +50.50% +45.20% +113.39% +159.78% +40.92% +96.71% +96.71%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
199.20
DCF (Unlevered) 234.82 +17.9%
DCF (Levered) 123.28 -38.1%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 5 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
1.51
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
C-
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Telecommunications Services: +7.0%
    +10.1% Q4'25: +8.4% (vs Q4'24)
  • EPS growth Telecommunications Services: +15.8%
    +19.4% Q4'25: -90.8% (vs Q4'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Telecommunications Services: +29.4%
    +3.4% Q4'25: +11.4% (vs Q4'24)
  • EBIT margin Telecommunications Services: +14.7%
    +34.2% Q4'25: +37.8% (vs Q4'24)
  • ROIC Telecommunications Services: +6.4%
    +9.7% Q4'25: +10.7% (vs Q4'24)
  • Share dilution Telecommunications Services: +0.0%
    +0.0% Q4'25: -10.4% (vs Q4'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Telecommunications Services: 1.26×
    4.20× Q4'25: 4.27× (vs Q4'24)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.08) × ERP
WACC = 66% × Ke + 34% × Kd (9.3%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 232.68 Current price: 199.20
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2019
actual
Dec 2020
actual
Dec 2021
actual
Dec 2022
actual
Dec 2023
actual
Dec 2024
actual
Dec 2025
actual
Dec 2026
7 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Dec 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
387.80M
est: 374.35M (+3.6%)
414.00M
est: 414.96M (-0.2%)
449.10M
est: 450.10M (-0.2%)
560.70M
est: 564.87M (-0.7%)
721.00M
est: 962.82M (-25.1%)
792.00M
est: 788.38M (+0.5%)
872.02M
est: 861.15M (+1.3%)
951.13M
939.63M – 960.67M
+10.4% YoY
1.05B
1.02B – 1.07B
+9.9% YoY
1.13B
1.11B – 1.15B
+8.0% YoY
1.17B
1.15B – 1.19B
+3.5% YoY
1.24B
1.22B – 1.26B
+6.2% YoY
EBITDA
165.30M
est: 176.85M (-6.5%)
224.90M
est: 3.05M (+7,263.7%)
222.70M
est: 3.49M (+6,281.0%)
252.40M
est: 3.85M (+6,461.5%)
282.00M
est: 575.99M (-51.0%)
381.50M
est: 472.58M (-19.3%)
473.73M
est: 515.17M (-8.0%)
569.00M
562.12M – 574.71M
+10.4% YoY
625.61M
610.15M – 637.28M
+9.9% YoY
675.58M
662.94M – 685.40M
+8.0% YoY
698.91M
685.83M – 709.07M
+3.5% YoY
742.12M
728.24M – 752.92M
+6.2% YoY
EBIT
18.10M
est: 70.47M (-74.3%)
76.90M
est: -4.91M (+1,666.7%)
78.80M
est: -5.61M (+1,504.9%)
100.00M
est: -6.18M (+1,717.6%)
63.00M
est: 500.29M (-87.4%)
248.90M
est: 410.47M (-39.4%)
297.82M
est: 447.46M (-33.4%)
494.22M
488.24M – 499.17M
+10.4% YoY
543.39M
529.95M – 553.52M
+9.9% YoY
586.79M
575.81M – 595.32M
+8.0% YoY
607.05M
595.69M – 615.88M
+3.5% YoY
644.59M
632.53M – 653.96M
+6.2% YoY
Net Income
-136.60M
est: -36.50M (-274.3%)
-36.70M
est: -148.24M (+75.2%)
-156.20M
est: -169.39M (+7.8%)
-171.40M
est: -88.30M (-94.1%)
-100.10M
est: -113.44M (+11.8%)
33.50M
est: 52.28M (-35.9%)
40.02M
est: 110.27M (-63.7%)
117.86M
108.30M – 127.42M
+6.9% YoY
172.71M
152.47M – 192.94M
+46.5% YoY
204.27M
199.60M – 242.72M
+18.3% YoY
241.23M
235.37M – 245.79M
+18.1% YoY
287.44M
280.45M – 292.86M
+19.2% YoY
SGA
119.40M
est: 64.42M (+85.3%)
83.50M
est: 55.74M (+49.8%)
94.30M
est: 63.69M (+48.1%)
114.10M
est: 70.20M (+62.5%)
86.40M
est: 149.70M (-42.3%)
99.40M
est: 122.82M (-19.1%)
103.40M
est: 133.89M (-22.8%)
147.88M
146.09M – 149.36M
+10.4% YoY
162.59M
158.57M – 165.62M
+9.9% YoY
175.58M
172.29M – 178.13M
+8.0% YoY
181.64M
178.24M – 184.28M
+3.5% YoY
192.87M
189.26M – 195.68M
+6.2% YoY
EPS
-0.15
est: -0.03 (-385.0%)
-0.04
est: -0.05 (+26.9%)
-0.16
est: -0.04 (-269.8%)
-0.17
est: -0.08 (-102.2%)
-0.10
est: -0.10 (-3.8%)
0.03
est: 0.04 (-28.2%)
0.04
est: 0.07 (-46.2%)
0.10
0.09 – 0.11
+40.8% YoY
0.15
0.13 – 0.16
+45.5% YoY
0.19
0.17 – 0.21
+29.1% YoY
0.20
0.20 – 0.21
+9.1% YoY
0.24
0.24 – 0.25
+19.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-11 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-06 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-05 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-01 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-29 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 C- 1/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-489.09M
OE per share TTM
-0.39
Owner's Yield
-19.20%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
2,304.12%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
172.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 102 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK 1.53% 1.52M 0.76%
2 abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF ASCI 0.89% 698.9K 1.05%
3 WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund WTRE 0.84% 133.3K 0.58%
4 Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L 0.82% 3.52M 0.05%
5 Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF SRVR 0.76% 2.83M 0.49%
6 WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate UCITS ETF - USD WNER.L 0.73% 144.8K 0.45%
7 WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate UCITS ETF - USD Acc WTRE.L 0.73% 144.8K 0.45%
8 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI 0.68% 17.89M 0.10%
9 Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE 0.68% 17.89M 0.10%
10 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L 0.59% 227.1K 0.15%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
392.9K
Shares Outstanding
1.02B

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Thomas Francis Greenwood Group Chief Executive Officer & Director 2M male
Manjit Dhillon Group Chief Financial Officer & Executive Chair of Helios Towers Oman 1M male
Chris Baker-Sams Head of Strategic Finance & Investor Relations male
Colard Nkole Tshiyoyo Managing Director of Helios Towers DRC male
Fatima Coninx Interim Group Director, People, Organisation and Development female
Fatoumata Mbaye MD of Helios Towers Senegal female
Fritz Dzeklo Regional Chief Executive Officer of West, Central & Southern Africa male
Jadawy Al Riyamy Managing Director of Oman male
Joyce Mensah Head of Performance Engineering - Ghana
Kweku Frempong Managing Director of Helios Towers Ghana
Lara Coady Director of Operations & Engineering female
Marinus Gieselbach MD of South Africa & Regional Director of Southern Africa male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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