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Afya

NSQ:AFYA · KYG011251066
Diversified Consumer ServicesMedium

360

93
EV / EBIT91
Price / Owner Earnings72
Owner Earnings Yield92
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales43
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book75
Return on Capital88
Cash Return on Capital86
Return on Equity87
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability38
Cash Conversion37
Accruals61
Owner Earnings Margin96
Sales growth73
Profit Growth79
Long-Term EPS Growth56
Owner Earnings Growth84
Reinvestment78
Price momentum30
Debt load60
Refinancing83
Debt Payback72
Liquidity40
Analyst ratings1
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside32
Market mood64
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Afya generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryGermany
IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2019
Employees2,564
ISINKYG011251066
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Health DiagnosticsDigital WellnessEdTechDentistryE-learningEducationHealth CareHigher EducationMedical

Description

Afya Limited operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company is delivering an end-to-end physician-centric ecosystem that serves and empowers students to be lifelong medical learners from the moment they join it as medical students throu…

Analysis

Hidden champion

Afya Limited fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 8.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -6% a year, against analyst forecasts of 5%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
89
2023202420252026

All-time high

89

Jun 2026

All-time low

24

Jan 2025

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
43
52
34
47
Price/Earnings
91
76
78
89
Price/Book
75
64
61
78
Dividend Yield
89
1
1
1
Value (overall)
88
51
53
67

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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