Service revenue growth slowed from a strong Q4 but profit trends improved, and EPS growth was better. Not disclosed but cash flow should be strongly higher on these figures given declining capex. Given EPS drives the dividend this seems positive to us, and we remain Buyers.
Chinese Telcos saw service revenue return to mid-single digits growth in 4Q24. Despite a blip in EBITDA trend, the industry ended 2024 with 6% earnings growth which translated to higher dividend payouts (CM: 73%, CT: 72%, CU: 60%).
In a separate note published last week we introduced the NSR GEM-Top 8. However, many of the stocks in that list are not liquid and so, given the tailwinds we now see in the Telco industry we introduce a second list – the GEM Telco & Towers Liquid Compounders; large cap, well-managed telcos in attractive markets at cheap valuations that are likely to generate market-beating returns over time. These are the best large cap investments in the Global EM Telco & Towers space we think.
Service revenue trend kept steady relative to Q2, albeit being slower than before due to macro headwinds. Yet earnings momentum continued to trend in the mid-single digits overall as we saw good cost control by China Telecom again (acceleration in EBITDA) while peers were cushioned by lower D&A costs (back by easing capex).
Despite the slowdown in service revenue trend from softer macro, Chinese operators still delivered a strong earnings growth. Interim dividends rose by 7-22% YoY as all three raised payout ratios. Despite the share prices already roughly doubling, we remain bullish on exposure to China’s structural enterprise theme, improving capital intensity and improved shareholder remuneration.
The independent financial analyst theScreener just slightly lowered the general evaluation of CHINA UNICOM (HK.) LTD. (HK), active in the Mobile Telecommunications industry. The title has lost a star(s) at the fundamental level and now shows 3 out of 4 stars. Its exposure to market risk remains nonetheless the same and can be still described as defensive. theScreener slightly downgrades the general evaluation to Slightly Positive for the title on account of the lost star(s). As of the analysis d...
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China Unicom’s underlying first-quarter result was positive, with mild revenue growth and strong profit growth despite the government’s mandated removal of data roaming fees in July 2018 driving mobile services revenue into decline. With the effect of the mobile data fee removal set to wash through in the second half of the year, the company appears set to produce strong profit and cash flow growth this year. First-quarter services revenue growth of 0.3% consisted of fixed services revenue u...
China Unicom’s underlying first-quarter result was positive, with mild revenue growth and strong profit growth despite the government’s mandated removal of data roaming fees in July 2018 driving mobile services revenue into decline. With the effect of the mobile data fee removal set to wash through in the second half of the year, the company appears set to produce strong profit and cash flow growth this year. First-quarter services revenue growth of 0.3% consisted of fixed services revenue u...
China Unicom’s 2018 result was positive with a recovery in profitability although mobile revenue growth slowed drastically in the second half due to the government’s mandated removal of data roaming fees in July 2018. Concerns about potential future government pricing edicts and upcoming 5G capital expenditure remain but with a vastly improved balance sheet and improved financial performance China Unicom now looks much better placed to address those challenges. Full-year services revenue gro...
China Unicom’s 2018 result was positive with a recovery in profitability although mobile revenue growth slowed drastically in the second half due to the government’s mandated removal of data roaming fees in July 2018. Concerns about potential future government pricing edicts and upcoming 5G capital expenditure remain but with a vastly improved balance sheet and improved financial performance China Unicom now looks much better placed to address those challenges. Full-year services revenue gro...
China Unicom is one of two main fixed-line telephone companies in China, each with its own traditional territory. It is also the second-largest wireless operator in the country, which generates the majority of its growth. The firm's fixed-line business primarily operates in northern China. Traditional fixed-line voice customers have been slowly declining for years. Broadband is a potential growth avenue, but China Mobile's aggressive expansion in the fixed broadband market is causing prices to f...
China Unicom’s subscriber numbers over 2018 and January 2019 showed trends from recent years continuing of increased competition in the mobile market, but China Mobile dominating the fixed line broadband market largely at the expense of China Unicom. In the three years from 2014 to 2016, post the introduction of 4G, China Unicom only added 9% of total new mobile customers and China Mobile added 67%. However, over 2017 and 2018, China Unicom increased its share of net adds to 22%, with China ...
China Unicom’s subscriber numbers over 2018 and January 2019 showed trends from recent years continuing of increased competition in the mobile market, but China Mobile dominating the fixed line broadband market largely at the expense of China Unicom. In the three years from 2014 to 2016, post the introduction of 4G, China Unicom only added 9% of total new mobile customers and China Mobile added 67%. However, over 2017 and 2018, China Unicom increased its share of net adds to 22%, with China ...
China Unicom’s subscriber numbers over 2018 and January 2019 showed trends from recent years continuing of increased competition in the mobile market, but China Mobile dominating the fixed line broadband market largely at the expense of China Unicom. In the three years from 2014 to 2016, post the introduction of 4G, China Unicom only added 9% of total new mobile customers and China Mobile added 67%. However, over 2017 and 2018, China Unicom increased its share of net adds to 22%, with China ...
China Unicom’s subscriber numbers over 2018 and January 2019 showed trends from recent years continuing of increased competition in the mobile market, but China Mobile dominating the fixed line broadband market largely at the expense of China Unicom. In the three years from 2014 to 2016, post the introduction of 4G, China Unicom only added 9% of total new mobile customers and China Mobile added 67%. However, over 2017 and 2018, China Unicom increased its share of net adds to 22%, with China ...
China Unicom’s subscriber numbers over 2018 and January 2019 showed trends from recent years continuing of increased competition in the mobile market, but China Mobile dominating the fixed line broadband market largely at the expense of China Unicom. In the three years from 2014 to 2016, post the introduction of 4G, China Unicom only added 9% of total new mobile customers and China Mobile added 67%. However, over 2017 and 2018, China Unicom increased its share of net adds to 22%, with China ...
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