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China Telecom SHSC:728 Stock Report

Last Price

HK$4.87

Market Cap

HK$663.7b

7D

-0.4%

1Y

31.6%

Updated

31 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

China Telecom Corporation Limited

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Market Cap: HK$663.7b

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Provides wireline and mobile telecommunications services primarily in the People’s Republic of China. More details

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Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 66.4% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 6.5% per year

Earnings grew by 8.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record


My Notes

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China Telecom Corporation Limited Competitors

China Unicom (Hong Kong)

SEHK:762

HK$223.7b

China Tower

SEHK:788

HK$195.8b

HKT Trust and HKT

SEHK:6823

HK$72.2b

China Mobile

SEHK:941

HK$1.7t

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for China Telecom
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceHK$4.87
52 Week HighHK$5.00
52 Week LowHK$3.66
Beta0.59
1 Month Change7.74%
3 Month Change4.73%
1 Year Change31.62%
3 Year Change79.70%
5 Year Change56.59%
Change since IPO1.88%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

728HK TelecomHK Market
7D-0.4%0.5%1.1%
1Y31.6%30.7%17.6%

Return vs Industry: 728 matched the Hong Kong Telecom industry which returned 30.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 728 exceeded the Hong Kong Market which returned 17.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 728's price volatile compared to industry and market?
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728 Average Weekly Movement3.7%
Telecom Industry Average Movement4.1%
Market Average Movement8.5%
10% most volatile stocks in HK Market17.8%
10% least volatile stocks in HK Market3.9%

Stable Share Price: 728 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Hong Kong market.

Volatility Over Time: 728's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2002278,539Ruiwen Kewww.chinatelecom-h.com/en/global/home.php

China Telecom Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides wireline and mobile telecommunications services primarily in the People’s Republic of China. It offers wireline voice services, including local wireline telephone services and long-distance wireline services; CDMA mobile voice services, such as local calls, domestic and international long-distance calls, intra-provincial roaming, and inter-provincial and international roaming; wireline Internet access services comprising dial-up, broadband, and wireless Internet access services; and wireline, Internet, and mobile value-added. The company also provides integrated information application services consist of Best Tone information services; and information technology-based integrated solutions, such as system integration, outsourcing, special advisory, information application, knowledge, and software development services.

China Telecom Corporation Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do China Telecom's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
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Market capHK$663.68b
Earnings (TTM)HK$34.73b
Revenue (TTM)HK$551.87b

12.8x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Is 728 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
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RevenueCN¥518.71b
Cost of RevenueCN¥369.51b
Gross ProfitCN¥149.20b
Other ExpensesCN¥116.55b
EarningsCN¥32.64b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 26, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)0.36
Gross Margin28.76%
Net Profit Margin6.29%
Debt/Equity Ratio5.7%

How did 728 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.6%

Current Dividend Yield

25%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 18:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

China Telecom Corporation Limited is covered by 62 analysts. 14 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)