China Telecom Corporation Limited

SEHK:728 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$644.6b

China Telecom Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

China Telecom is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.65% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

5.7%

Dividend yield

n/a

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield7.0%
Dividend Growth12.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareHK$0.283
Payout ratio25%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

China Telecom (HKG:728) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.1823

Aug 22
China Telecom (HKG:728) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.1823

Recent updates

Is China Telecom (HKG:728) A Risky Investment?

Dec 05
Is China Telecom (HKG:728) A Risky Investment?

China Telecom (HKG:728) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Nov 15
China Telecom (HKG:728) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKG:728) Half-Year Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Oct 24
China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKG:728) Half-Year Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Getting In Cheap On China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKG:728) Is Unlikely

Oct 04
Getting In Cheap On China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKG:728) Is Unlikely

Does China Telecom (HKG:728) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Sep 13
Does China Telecom (HKG:728) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

China Telecom (HKG:728) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.1823

Aug 22
China Telecom (HKG:728) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At CN¥0.1823

There's Reason For Concern Over China Telecom Corporation Limited's (HKG:728) Price

Jun 18
There's Reason For Concern Over China Telecom Corporation Limited's (HKG:728) Price

Is China Telecom (HKG:728) A Risky Investment?

May 21
Is China Telecom (HKG:728) A Risky Investment?

Return Trends At China Telecom (HKG:728) Aren't Appealing

Apr 17
Return Trends At China Telecom (HKG:728) Aren't Appealing

There's Reason For Concern Over China Telecom Corporation Limited's (HKG:728) Price

Mar 14
There's Reason For Concern Over China Telecom Corporation Limited's (HKG:728) Price

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 728's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 728's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

China Telecom Dividend Yield vs Market
How does 728 dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (728)5.7%
Market Bottom 25% (HK)3.2%
Market Top 25% (HK)8.0%
Industry Average (Telecom)5.3%
Analyst forecast (728) (up to 3 years)7.0%

Notable Dividend: 728's dividend (5.65%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (3.18%).

High Dividend: 728's dividend (5.65%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (8.02%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (25.5%), 728's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (66.6%), 728's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 10:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

China Telecom Corporation Limited is covered by 62 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jie LiuAuriga USA LLC
Anand RamachandranBarclays
Alen LinBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)