TELECOM ARGENTINA SA vs VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where TEO and VZ diverge most: on net margin, TEO reads -1.7% and VZ reads 12.5%; on return on equity, TEO reads -2.1% and VZ reads 16.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VZ'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 | TEO | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.57 | $42.11 |
| Market cap | $29.2B | $177.3B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | — | 10.3 |
| P/B | — | 1.69 |
| P/S | — | 1.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 4.1 |
| Revenue growth | +39.0% | +2.9% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 23.9% |
| Net margin | -1.7% | 12.5% |
| Return on equity | -2.1% | 16.6% |
| Return on assets | -0.9% | 4.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 16.9% |
| FCF yield | — | 21.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 6.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 0.64 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.26 | 6.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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