Ericsson LM Telephone vs Nokia
ERIC and NOK side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ERIC and NOK compare
Nokia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.5% versus −4.5% for Ericsson LM Telephone).
Ericsson LM Telephone keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.0% compared with 3.3% at Nokia.
Ericsson LM Telephone scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 6 for Nokia), 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 | ERIC | NOK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $11.18 | $8.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.7% | 16.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.1% | 48.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.88 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 111K | 200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.5% | 3.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.37% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 142040% (better) | −49.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 85000% (better) | −47.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.6% (better) | 43.5% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% (better) | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 12.0% (better) | 3.3% |
| FCF margin | 12.8% | – |
| Return on equity | 27.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 31.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.16 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.24 | −1.02 |
| Interest coverage | 12.7× (better) | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 1.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 33.6% | 117% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 9.4% | 17.6% |
| Held by insiders | 5.7% | 0.00% |
Go deeper
- ERIC stock overview
- ERIC income statement
- ERIC valuation and score
- NOK stock overview
- NOK income statement
- NOK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.