Kyivstar Group Ltd. Common Shares (KYIV)

FairStock Score: 67/100 — STEADY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Buffett/Graham investor, I see Kyivstar as a telecom operator serving Ukraine and the U.S. with mobile, broadband, and digital services. Telecom can be a decent business because subscribers need connectivity, but it also demands capital and can be politically exposed. I want a durable record. FairStock's Lynch category is none, because only 0 years of filed annual results are available and 3 are needed, so I cannot yet judge consistency or the durability of any competitive moat. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, showed revenue of $339.0M and net income of $77.0M, a 22.71% net margin. That is attractive, but one quarter is not a history. Financial health looks reasonable: FairStock calculations show ROE 12.28%, ROCE 14.07%, debt-to-equity 0.39, Piotroski 6/9, and Altman Z-Score 2.93. Free cash flow is $273.0M, giving a FairStock FCF yield of 10.2% on a $2.7B market cap, and EV/EBITDA is 5.16. Those suggest cash generation and moderate leverage. Valuation is less compelling. At the 2026-10-13 close of $12.11, FairStock's P/E is 17.55 and P/B is 2.02. Its Graham Number is $9.65, so the price is about 25.5% above that conservative estimate. The FairStock score of 67/100 suggests neither an obvious bargain nor a disaster. The key uncertainty is growth quality: I would want more filed annual results, stable margins, and evidence that geopolitical risk is not impairing normalized earnings. Price looks fair, not cheap.

In plain English: Kyivstar provides mobile and broadband services in Ukraine and the U.S. In its latest reported quarter (fiscal Q2 2026), it earned $77 million of profit on $339 million of sales, so the business is profitable and produces spare cash. At $12.11, the shares look fair to slightly expensive against a conservative value estimate of $9.65, though cash generation is solid.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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