Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

NYSE:TDS.PRU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.5b

Telephone and Data Systems Valuation

Is TDS.PRU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of TDS.PRU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: TDS.PRU ($21.58) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($20.9)

Significantly Below Fair Value: TDS.PRU is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for TDS.PRU?

Key metric: As TDS.PRU is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for TDS.PRU. This is calculated by dividing TDS.PRU's market cap by their current revenue.
What is TDS.PRU's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.7x
SalesUS$5.04b
Market CapUS$3.55b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does TDS.PRU's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for TDS.PRU vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.3x
USM United States Cellular
1.4x0.9%US$5.3b
TIGO Millicom International Cellular
0.8x2.1%US$4.6b
VEON VEON
0.6x7.7%US$2.3b
GOGO Gogo
2.3x10.6%US$948.4m
TDS.PRU Telephone and Data Systems
0.7x-1.8%US$3.5b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: TDS.PRU is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the peer average (1.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does TDS.PRU's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Wireless Telecom Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KORE KORE Group Holdings
0.1x4.6%US$36.19m
TIOG Tingo Group
0.0005xn/aUS$1.26m
No more companies available in this PS range
TDS.PRU 0.7xIndustry Avg. 1.3xNo. of Companies5PS00.81.62.43.24+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: TDS.PRU is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the Global Wireless Telecom industry average (1.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is TDS.PRU'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.

TDS.PRU PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.7x
Fair PS Ratio1x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: TDS.PRU is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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