Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Equipment & Accessories
  • ISIN: US8794338298
USD
45.80
-0.03 (-0.07%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
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Comparison

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Why is Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. ?

1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -12.94% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
  • Company's ability to service its debt is weak with a poor EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 0.95
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 2.37% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
2
Positive results in Jun 25
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.82% (YoY)
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 21.42 times
  • EPS(Q) Highest at USD -0.04
3
With ROCE of 1.43%, it has a risky valuation with a 0.93 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 12.79%, its profits have fallen by -1.6%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
23.88%
2.42
34.36%
S&P 500
13.95%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-1.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-12.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.95
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.24
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.76
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.55
Tax Ratio
10.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
2.27%
ROE (avg)
2.37%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
52
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.87
EV to EBIT
64.66
EV to EBITDA
7.72
EV to Capital Employed
0.93
EV to Sales
1.70
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.38%
ROCE (Latest)
1.43%
ROE (Latest)
1.67%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Bullish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.82% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 21.42 times

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD -0.04

-12What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 12 MM has Fallen at -44.58%

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 70 MM has Grown at 14.75%

Here's what is working for Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

EPS
Highest at USD -0.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 21.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.82% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 12 MM has Fallen at -44.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 21.65 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 70 MM has Grown at 14.75%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)