Cable One vs Telephone & Data Systems
CABO and TDS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CABO and TDS compare
Telephone & Data Systems is the larger company, worth 127 times as much as Cable One ($3.9B against $31.0M).
Telephone & Data Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.8% versus −6.5% for Cable One).
Telephone & Data Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 33.2% compared with −72.8% at Cable One.
Telephone & Data Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.47%; Cable One does not pay one.
Telephone & Data Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 3 for Cable One), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CABO | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.0M | $3.9B |
| Share price | $5.46 | $34.30 |
| Change, 1 year | −96.5% | −12.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.7% | 75.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 2,592 | 3,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.4× |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| P/B | 0.1× (better) | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.7× | 3.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 0.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 817% (better) | −11.5% |
| Fair value | $359.58 | $51.40 |
| Margin of safety | 98.5% (better) | 33.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.5% | 3.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% (better) | −25.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −17.5% | 37.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −72.8% | 33.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.5% (better) | −36.0% |
| Return on equity | −126% | 8.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −5.1% | 6.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.33 | 0.13 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 36.34 (better) | −1.96 |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× | 6.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 3.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.12 | 1.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.47% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −25.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.47% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.2% | 92.8% |
| Held by insiders | 8.8% | 30.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $100.0K (better) | −$3.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 28.5% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- CABO stock overview
- CABO income statement
- CABO valuation and score
- TDS stock overview
- TDS income statement
- TDS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.