BCE INC. vs TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC., two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCE and TDS diverge most: on altman z (solvency), BCE reads 0.41 and TDS reads 6.84; on debt / equity, BCE reads 1.76 and TDS reads 0.13. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BCE | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18.90 | $33.54 |
| Market cap | $17.6B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 3.8 | — |
| P/B | 1.02 | — |
| P/S | 0.98 | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3 | — |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 120.7% |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 45.0% |
| Return on equity | 27.9% | 7.7% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 5.4% |
| FCF yield | 13.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.76 | 0.13 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 3.82 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.41 | 6.84 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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