Afya Limited (AFYA) has a MoatMap StockRank of 98/100 based on Quality (65/100), Value (85/100), and Momentum (45/100) factor scores. The current signal is STRONG BUY. Afya Limited, a leading medical education provider in Brazil, offers an asymmetric opportunity as a high-quality compounder leveraging the 'LatAm Energy Autonomy Growth' theme. Brazil's economic expansion and increased prosperity, fueled by energy independence, will drive a structural increase in demand for highly skilled professionals, particularly in essential fields like medicine. Afya benefits from strong moats (accreditation, reputation, high switching costs for students), is positioned as an essential service amidst a 'cautious consumer' environment, and the market may be underpricing the long-term, second-order impact of Brazil's structural economic uplift on professional education demand.
Afya Limited is a leading medical education group in Brazil, offering undergraduate and graduate courses in medicine, health sciences, and related fields. It benefits from high demand for medical professionals in Brazil, a large and integrated network of institutions, and a strong digital platform. Afya is a dominant and rapidly expanding player in the private medical education market in Brazil.
| Price | $14.00 |
| Market Cap | $1.2B |
| P/E (TTM) | 8.58 |
| P/E (Forward) | 6.70 |
| Price/Book | 1.34 |
| Return on Equity | 16.8% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 15.3% |
| Debt/Equity | 66.89 |
| Gross Margin | 64.3% |
| Operating Margin | 38.9% |
| Revenue Growth | 8.2% |
| Dividend Yield | 4.7% |
| Free Cash Flow | $525M |
Afya Limited operates in the Education & Training Services industry, part of the Consumer Defensive sector (Brazil).