PLDT vs AT&T
PHI and T side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PHI and T compare
AT&T grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.6% versus 0.72% for PLDT).
AT&T keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.9% compared with 13.1% at PLDT.
AT&T pays a dividend yielding 5.2%; PLDT does not pay one.
AT&T scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for PLDT), 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 | PHI | T |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $147B |
| Share price | $17.78 | $21.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.3% | −14.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −46.3% | −14.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 14K | 133K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 7.1× |
| P/S | – | 1.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 8.3× |
| FCF yield | – | 12.0% |
| Fair value | – | $33.04 |
| Margin of safety | – | 35.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.72% | 2.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% (better) | −2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −6.6% | 69.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.6% | 71.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 94.1% | – |
| Operating margin | 23.1% (better) | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 16.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.7% (better) | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 23.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.32 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.58 (better) | 2.75 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× | 3.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.44 | 0.97 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.2% |
| Payout ratio | 71.8% | 37.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −11.8% |
| Buyback yield | – | 5.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 10.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.55% | 66.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 0.10% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$455K | – |
Go deeper
- PHI stock overview
- PHI income statement
- PHI valuation and score
- T stock overview
- T income statement
- T valuation and score
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