Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. vs TELECOM ARGENTINA SA, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHT and TEO diverge most: on net margin, CHT reads 16.7% and TEO reads -1.7%; on return on equity, CHT reads 9.7% 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 | CHT | TEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.91 | $12.89 |
| Market cap | $348.4B | $27.8B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 299.4 | — |
| P/B | 28.86 | 3.98 |
| P/S | 49.67 | 3.33 |
| EV/EBITDA | 129.8 | 60.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.5% | +39.0% |
| Gross margin | 36.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 20.4% | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 16.7% | -1.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 5.1% |
| FCF yield | 0.4% | 3.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.38 | 0.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.19 | 2.17 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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