TELUS Corp. (T) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

TELUS Corp.

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Why is TELUS Corp. ?

Positive results in Mar 26

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 4.71
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 480.37%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.02% (YoY)

With ROE of 9.24%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.68 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.30%, its profits have risen by 3%

High Institutional Holdings at 50.8%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -25.30% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to TELUS Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is TELUS Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

TELUS Corp.

-25.3%

-3.00

17.97%

S&P/TSX 60

29.6%

2.31

12.81%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.29%

EBIT Growth (5y)

4.81%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.03

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.39

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.70

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.47

Tax Ratio

24.47%

Dividend Payout Ratio

227.41%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

50.80%

ROCE (avg)

7.68%

ROE (avg)

9.96%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.68

EV to EBIT

17.01

EV to EBITDA

7.42

EV to Capital Employed

1.25

EV to Sales

2.63

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

7.34%

ROE (Latest)

9.24%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 4.71

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 480.37%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.02% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CAD 3,923 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 36.4 %

-5What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(Q)

At CAD 563 MM has Grown at 116.54%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 191.19 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.71 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at CAD 4,989 MM

Here's what is working for TELUS Corp.

Dividend per share

Highest at CAD 4.71 and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 36.4 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv

Highest at CAD 3,923 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 480.37%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -4.02% (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 TELUS Corp.

Interest

At CAD 563 MM has Grown at 116.54%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at CAD 4,989 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 191.19 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.71 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio