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Telephone And Data Systems Inc

Exchange: NYSESector: Communication ServicesIndustry: Telecom Services

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides wireless, wireline, cable, and hosted and managed services in the United States. The company offers cellular services, such as postpaid national plans and prepaid service plans with voice, messaging, and data usage options; and shared data plans that include unlimited voice minutes and text messaging; business rate plans. It also offers wireless devices comprising handsets, modems, mobile hotspots, home phone, and tablets; and accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, battery chargers, memory cards, and other products. In addition, the company provides wireline and cable broadband services, such as fiber-based and digital, and other data services; Internet protocol television and satellite video services; voice services comprising local and long-distance telephone service, voice over Internet protocol, voice mail, caller ID, and call forwarding services; and network access services. Further, it offers cloud computing, colocation, hosted application management, and hosted and managed services; and planning, engineering, procurement, sales, installation, and management of information technology infrastructure hardware solutions, as well as printing and distribution services. As of December 31, 2014, the company served approximately 4.8 million wireless customers and 1.2 million wireline connections. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. sells its products through retail sales direct sales, third-party retailers, and independent agents, as well as through Website and telesales. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Did you know?

Trading 52% above its estimated fair value of $21.38.

Current Price

$44.89

+1.70%

GoodMoat Value

$21.38

52.4% overvalued
Profile
Valuation (TTM)
Market Cap$5.18B
P/E-69.23
EV$5.38B
P/B1.08
Shares Out115.50M
P/Sales1.74
Revenue$2.98B
EV/EBITDA11.71

Telephone And Data Systems Inc (TDS) Stock Analysis

TDS Price Chart

Market Cap$5.18B
Current Price$44.89
P/E Ratio-69.23
Forward P/E
PEG Ratio0.16
EPS$-0.65
Book Value$41.57
P/B Ratio1.08

TDS Financial Charts

FCF vs CAPEX

FCFCAPEX

Forward estimates use 22.5% FCF growth (CAGR)

Cash vs Debt

Net Debt: 638M

Revenue

5.2B

FY19

5.2B

FY20

5.3B

FY21

5.4B

FY22

1.4B

FY23

1.3B

FY24

1.2B

FY25

Net Income

121M

FY19

226M

FY20

156M

FY21

62M

FY22

FY23

FY24

FY25

TDS 52-Week Range

$25.65
$47.55
50-Day MA: $44.19200-Day MA: $34.60
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Earnings per share grew at a 22.5% CAGR.

Telephone And Data Systems Inc (TDS) Financial Summary

Telephone And Data Systems Inc (TDS) is a Communication Services company in the Telecom Services industry, listed on NYSE. The stock currently trades at $44.89 with a market capitalization of $5.18B.

Key valuation metrics include a P/E ratio of -69.23, price-to-book ratio of 1.08, and EPS of $-0.65. The company reports a profit margin of -0.2% and return on equity of -0.1%.

TDS Key Financial Metrics

MetricValue
Market Cap$5.18B
P/E Ratio-69.23
EPS$-0.65
P/B Ratio1.08
P/S Ratio1.74
EV/EBITDA11.71
Dividend Yield1.69%
Profit Margin-0.2%
Return on Equity-0.1%
Debt/Equity0.29

TDS Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet Income
FY19$5.18B$121.00M
FY20$5.22B$226.00M
FY21$5.33B$156.00M
FY22$5.41B$62.00M
FY23$1.36B$-500.01M
FY24$1.30B$-27.70M
FY25$1.23B$-6.24M

Telephone And Data Systems Inc (TDS) Valuation

Based on GoodMoat's DCF model, Telephone And Data Systems Inc has a fair value estimate of $21.38. At the current price of $44.89, the stock appears 109.9% overvalued relative to our intrinsic value estimate.

TDS Quality Indicators

Telephone And Data Systems Inc maintains a profit margin of -0.2% and an operating margin of -8.4%. Return on equity stands at -0.1%. The current ratio is 2.10. Debt-to-equity ratio is 0.29.

About Telephone And Data Systems Inc

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides wireless, wireline, cable, and hosted and managed services in the United States. The company offers cellular services, such as postpaid national plans and prepaid service plans with voice, messaging, and data usage options; and shared data plans that include unlimited voice minutes and text messaging; business rate plans. It also offers wireless devices comprising handsets, modems, mobile hotspots, home phone, and tablets; and accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, battery chargers, memory cards, and other products. In addition, the company provides wireline and cable broadband services, such as fiber-based and digital, and other data services; Internet protocol television and satellite video services; voice services comprising local and long-distance telephone service, voice over Internet protocol, voice mail, caller ID, and call forwarding services; and network access services. Further, it offers cloud computing, colocation, hosted application management, and hosted and managed services; and planning, engineering, procurement, sales, installation, and management of information technology infrastructure hardware solutions, as well as printing and distribution services. As of December 31, 2014, the company served approximately 4.8 million wireless customers and 1.2 million wireline connections. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. sells its products through retail sales direct sales, third-party retailers, and independent agents, as well as through Website and telesales. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

TDS Free Cash Flow

Telephone And Data Systems Inc generated $199.36M in trailing twelve-month free cash flow, representing an FCF yield of 3.85%. This moderate FCF yield indicates reasonable cash generation.

TDS Shares Outstanding

Telephone And Data Systems Inc has 0.12 billion shares outstanding at a share price of $44.89, giving it a market capitalization of $5.18B.