BCE INC. vs VEON Ltd., two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCE and VEON diverge most: on revenue growth, BCE reads +1.1% and VEON reads -7.6%; on fcf yield, BCE reads 12.0% and VEON reads -18.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BCE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What VEON's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BCE | VEON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $21.67 | $52.45 |
| Market cap | $20.1B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| P/B | 1.17 | 2.37 |
| P/S | 1.12 | 0.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | -7.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 75.4% |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 29.2% |
| Return on equity | 27.9% | 70.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 12.5% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 85.4% |
| FCF yield | 12.0% | -18.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.45 | 6.28 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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