BCE INC. vs TELECOM ARGENTINA SA, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCE and TEO diverge most: on net margin, BCE reads 26.6% and TEO reads -1.7%; on return on equity, BCE reads 27.9% and TEO reads -2.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What TEO's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BCE | TEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.92 | $12.89 |
| Market cap | $21.3B | $27.8B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 4.6 | — |
| P/B | 1.24 | 3.98 |
| P/S | 1.18 | 3.33 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5 | 60.6 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | +39.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| Return on equity | 27.9% | -2.1% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 5.1% |
| FCF yield | 11.4% | 3.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.47 | 2.17 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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