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 (3.5% versus 0.72% for PLDT).
PLDT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.1% compared with 10.2% at AT&T.
AT&T pays a dividend yielding 5.0%; PLDT does not pay one.
AT&T scores higher on the StockData Score (13 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 | – | $150B |
| Share price | $17.70 | $22.26 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.1% | −10.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −47.1% | −7.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 14K | 133K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 12.0× |
| P/S | – | 1.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 8.4× |
| FCF yield | – | 11.9% |
| Fair value | – | $26.07 |
| Margin of safety | – | 14.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.72% | 3.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% (better) | −2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −6.6% (better) | −41.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.6% (better) | −39.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 94.1% | – |
| Operating margin | 23.1% (better) | 18.3% |
| Net margin | 13.1% (better) | 10.2% |
| FCF margin | 17.7% (better) | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 23.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.32 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.58 (better) | 3.41 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× | 3.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.44 | 0.87 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.78 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.0% |
| Payout ratio | 71.8% | 60.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −11.8% |
| Buyback yield | – | 6.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 11.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.55% | 68.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| 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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