Qwest vs Telephone & Data Systems
CTGG and TDS side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTGG and TDS compare
Telephone & Data Systems is the larger company, worth 296168792 times as much as Qwest ($3.9B against $13).
Telephone & Data Systems grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.8% versus −14.3% for Qwest).
Telephone & Data Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 33.2% compared with −40.1% at Qwest.
Both pay dividends: Qwest yields 2.7% and Telephone & Data Systems 0.47%.
Telephone & Data Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Qwest), 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 | CTGG | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13 | $3.9B |
| Share price | $13.33 | $34.30 |
| Change, 1 year | – | −12.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 75.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | – | 0.72 |
| Employees | 9,100 | 3,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.4× |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| P/B | 0.0× (better) | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 3.4× |
| P/FCF | 0.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 6279070000% (better) | −11.5% |
| Fair value | $13669800000.00 | $51.40 |
| Margin of safety | 100% (better) | 33.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −14.3% | 3.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.3% (better) | −25.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −230% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.7% | – |
| Operating margin | −29.5% | 37.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −40.1% | 33.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.3% (better) | −36.0% |
| Return on equity | −15.8% | 8.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −8.0% | 6.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 0.13 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −1.96 |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.1× |
| Current ratio | 6.96 (better) | 3.82 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.36 | 1.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 0.47% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −25.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 0.47% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 92.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 30.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- CTGG stock overview
- CTGG income statement
- CTGG valuation and score
- TDS stock overview
- TDS income statement
- TDS valuation and score
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