| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
COMM Stock Overview
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for communications and entertainment networks.
CommScope Holding Company Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$7.16 |
| 52 Week High | US$22.18 |
| 52 Week Low | US$5.94 |
| Beta | 1.67 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.76% |
| 3 Month Change | -12.15% |
| 1 Year Change | -66.64% |
| 3 Year Change | -55.86% |
| 5 Year Change | -81.26% |
| Change since IPO | -52.24% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
| COMM | US Communications | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.4% | 2.7% | 6.3% |
| 1Y | -66.6% | -15.5% | -18.8% |
Return vs Industry: COMM underperformed the US Communications industry which returned -15% over the past year.
Return vs Market: COMM underperformed the US Market which returned -18.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| COMM volatility | |
|---|---|
| COMM Average Weekly Movement | 11.4% |
| Communications Industry Average Movement | 8.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: COMM is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 11% a week.
Volatility Over Time: COMM's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30,000 | Chuck Treadway | https://www.commscope.com |
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. provides infrastructure solutions for communications and entertainment networks. It operates through four segments: Broadband Networks (Broadband), Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN), Venue and Campus Networks (VCN), and Home Networks (Home). The Broadband segment provides converged cable access platforms, passive optical networking products, video systems, access technologies, fiber and coaxial cables, fiber and copper connectivity products, and hardened closures to the telco and cable provider broadband market.
CommScope Holding Company Fundamentals Summary
| COMM fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$1.48b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$562.40m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$8.74b |
0.2x
P/S Ratio-2.6x
P/E RatioIs COMM overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| COMM income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$8.74b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$6.09b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.65b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.21b |
| Earnings | -US$562.40m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -2.71 |
| Gross Margin | 30.29% |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.43% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 1,256.9% |
How did COMM perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is COMM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COMM?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is COMM's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a Ratio | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | US$1.48b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.4x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 11.9x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does COMM's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| COMM PS Ratio vs Peers |
|---|
| Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 1.6x | ||
INFN Infinera | 0.8x | 9.7% | US$1.2b |
EXTR Extreme Networks | 1.1x | 10.6% | US$1.2b |
POLY Plantronics | 0.9x | 4.2% | US$1.6b |
RDWR Radware | 3.4x | 9.1% | US$1.0b |
COMM CommScope Holding Company | 0.2x | 2.6% | US$1.5b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: COMM is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the peer average (1.6x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does COMM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Communications Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: COMM is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the US Communications industry average (1.3x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is COMM's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.2x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 1x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: COMM is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of COMM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: COMM ($7.16) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($84.83)
Significantly Below Fair Value: COMM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate COMM's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
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Future Growth
How is CommScope Holding Company forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 11 analysts?
Future Growth Score
1/6Future Growth Score 1/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
109.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: COMM is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: COMM is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: COMM is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: COMM's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: COMM's revenue (2.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: COMM's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (37.3%)
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Past Performance
How has CommScope Holding Company performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-48.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: COMM is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: COMM is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: COMM is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 48.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare COMM's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: COMM is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Communications industry (35.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: COMM has a negative Return on Equity (-66.74%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is CommScope Holding Company's financial position?
Financial Health Score
3/6Financial Health Score 3/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: COMM's short term assets ($3.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: COMM's short term assets ($3.6B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($10.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: COMM's net debt to equity ratio (1215.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: COMM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 325% to 1256.9% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable COMM has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: COMM is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, even with free cash flow being positive and shrinking by 14% per year.
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Dividend
What is CommScope Holding Company current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate COMM's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate COMM's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COMM's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if COMM's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as COMM has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Chuck Treadway (55 yo)
1.67yrs
Tenure
US$2,865,860
Compensation
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CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Chuck's total compensation ($USD2.87M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.46M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chuck's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: COMM's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Experienced Board: COMM's board of directors are considered experienced (7.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: COMM insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
CommScope Holding Company, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: CommScope Holding Company, Inc.
- Ticker: COMM
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1976
- Industry: Communications Equipment
- Sector: Tech
- Implied Market Cap: US$1.484b
- Shares outstanding: 207.26m
- Website: https://www.commscope.com
Number of Employees
Location
- CommScope Holding Company, Inc.
- 1100 CommScope Place, SE
- Hickory
- North Carolina
- 28602
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/06/27 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
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.