China Telecom Corporation Limited

SZSC:728 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$635.2b

China Telecom Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

China Telecom has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 10%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.5% per year. China Telecom's return on equity is 7%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

10.0%

Earnings growth rate

6.2%

EPS growth rate

Telecom Industry Growth7.5%
Revenue growth rate7.5%
Return on equity7.0%
Net Margin6.2%
Next Earnings Update23 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How China Telecom makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

SZSC:728 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 24515,13732,10595,97813,571
31 Mar 24512,74831,05995,69013,052
31 Dec 23507,84330,44695,17713,052
30 Sep 23496,24230,151107,92016,120
30 Jun 23491,32729,455105,98914,700
31 Mar 23485,92628,35489,52410,560
31 Dec 22474,96727,59389,48610,560
30 Sep 22468,15527,16587,3805,915
30 Jun 22462,63526,49764,4400
31 Mar 22452,86426,73054,578-713
31 Dec 21439,55325,94961,1540
30 Sep 21430,18825,47157,7740
30 Jun 21418,99524,64457,8020
31 Mar 21405,08521,46965,187713
31 Dec 20393,56120,85055,0590
30 Sep 20385,52220,83454,5760
30 Jun 20379,04920,55754,1420
31 Mar 20374,39220,38355,1960
31 Dec 19375,73420,51757,3610
30 Sep 19374,97920,56559,3300
30 Jun 19374,58321,54959,5900
31 Mar 19376,64621,46860,1950
31 Dec 18377,12421,21059,4220
30 Sep 18376,23319,12359,2280
30 Jun 18374,94319,63258,7400
31 Mar 18371,11718,96463,7990
31 Dec 17366,22918,61758,4340
30 Sep 17363,68519,00359,3340
30 Jun 17360,02118,90057,8490
31 Mar 17357,59918,25056,6710
31 Dec 16352,53418,01856,4260
30 Sep 16348,70121,23655,8170
30 Jun 16343,07720,74756,7290
31 Mar 16336,17520,12756,2580
31 Dec 15331,20220,05454,4720
30 Sep 15327,10317,87252,2050
30 Jun 15323,37417,22450,8380
31 Mar 15322,66317,17956,3480
31 Dec 14324,39417,68062,7190
30 Sep 14326,86318,98967,8560
30 Jun 14329,99818,75672,4120
31 Mar 14326,92818,38870,6890
31 Dec 13321,58417,54570,4480

Quality Earnings: 728 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 728's current net profit margins (6.2%) are higher than last year (6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 728's earnings have grown by 10% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 728's earnings growth over the past year (9%) is below its 5-year average (10% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 728 earnings growth over the past year (9%) exceeded the Telecom industry 5.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 728's Return on Equity (7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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