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How Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. stacks up
TDS · against 470 other Communication Services companies
Valuation
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #182 of 471 · scores higher than 61% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score47 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including TDS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -11.0% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.2% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 89% of peers. Earnings yield: 11.2% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = TDS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | TDS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 461 reported | 11.2% | 3.0% | 89% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 493 reported | 7.2% | 8.7% | 43% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 227 reported | -11.0% | 7.6% | 7% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 467 reported | 99.9% | 48.9% | 74% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around TDS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105.8B KRW (≈$76M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 3 | 2.6B HKD (≈$329M) | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 3.1B HKD (≈$398M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 226M SEK (≈$23M) | 99 | 63 | |
| 182 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 61 | 68 | |
| 182 | 6.4B ILS (≈$1.7B) | 61 | 53 | |
| 182 | 1.0B USD | 61 | 71 | |
| 182 | 3.1B SEK (≈$311M) | 61 | 31 | |
| 182 | 4.1B USD | 61 | 44 | |
| 187 | 31.3B MYR (≈$6.9B) | 60 | 64 | |
| 187 | 434M EUR (≈$477M) | 60 | 58 | |
| 187 | 16.3B EUR (≈$17.9B) | 60 | 51 | |
| 187 | 2.74T IDR (≈$170M) | 60 | 34 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score