Telephone and Data Systems Inc
NYSE:TDS

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Price: 34.04 USD 3.15% Market Closed
Market Cap: 3.6B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Telephone and Data Systems Inc

Revenue
5B USD
Cost of Revenue
-2.2B USD
Gross Profit
2.9B USD
Operating Expenses
-2.7B USD
Operating Income
203m USD
Other Expenses
-811m USD
Net Income
-608m USD

Margins Comparison
Telephone and Data Systems Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Telephone and Data Systems Inc
NYSE:TDS
3.8B USD
57%
4%
-12%
US
T-Mobile US Inc
NASDAQ:TMUS
277.5B USD
64%
22%
13%
ZA
Vodacom Group Ltd
JSE:VOD
197.2B Zac
62%
22%
11%
CN
China Mobile Ltd
SSE:600941
1.4T CNY
29%
14%
13%
ZA
MTN Group Ltd
JSE:MTN
146.9B Zac
69%
17%
-6%
IN
Bharti Airtel Ltd
NSE:BHARTIARTL
8.9T INR
67%
25%
8%
JP
SoftBank Group Corp
TSE:9984
12.6T JPY
53%
8%
1%
JP
KDDI Corp
TSE:9433
10.5T JPY
42%
17%
11%
JP
SoftBank Corp
TSE:9434
9.2T JPY
48%
15%
8%
MX
America Movil SAB de CV
BMV:AMXB
949.4B MXN
43%
21%
4%
TH
Advanced Info Service PCL
SET:ADVANC
859.5B THB
36%
23%
16%
Country US
Market Cap 3.8B USD
Gross Margin
57%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
-12%
Country US
Market Cap 277.5B USD
Gross Margin
64%
Operating Margin
22%
Net Margin
13%
Country ZA
Market Cap 197.2B Zac
Gross Margin
62%
Operating Margin
22%
Net Margin
11%
Country CN
Market Cap 1.4T CNY
Gross Margin
29%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
13%
Country ZA
Market Cap 146.9B Zac
Gross Margin
69%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
-6%
Country IN
Market Cap 8.9T INR
Gross Margin
67%
Operating Margin
25%
Net Margin
8%
Country JP
Market Cap 12.6T JPY
Gross Margin
53%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
1%
Country JP
Market Cap 10.5T JPY
Gross Margin
42%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
11%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.2T JPY
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
8%
Country MX
Market Cap 949.4B MXN
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
21%
Net Margin
4%
Country TH
Market Cap 859.5B THB
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
16%
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Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Telephone and Data Systems Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Telephone and Data Systems Inc
NYSE:TDS
3.8B USD
-11%
-4%
2%
1%
US
T-Mobile US Inc
NASDAQ:TMUS
277.5B USD
16%
5%
9%
7%
ZA
Vodacom Group Ltd
JSE:VOD
197.2B Zac
18%
7%
20%
15%
CN
China Mobile Ltd
SSE:600941
1.4T CNY
10%
7%
10%
9%
ZA
MTN Group Ltd
JSE:MTN
146.9B Zac
-11%
-3%
13%
13%
IN
Bharti Airtel Ltd
NSE:BHARTIARTL
8.9T INR
15%
3%
13%
8%
JP
SoftBank Group Corp
TSE:9984
12.6T JPY
1%
0%
2%
2%
JP
KDDI Corp
TSE:9433
10.5T JPY
12%
5%
12%
5%
JP
SoftBank Corp
TSE:9434
9.2T JPY
21%
3%
11%
6%
MX
America Movil SAB de CV
BMV:AMXB
949.4B MXN
9%
2%
16%
7%
TH
Advanced Info Service PCL
SET:ADVANC
859.5B THB
38%
9%
18%
12%
Country US
Market Cap 3.8B USD
ROE
-11%
ROA
-4%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
1%
Country US
Market Cap 277.5B USD
ROE
16%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
7%
Country ZA
Market Cap 197.2B Zac
ROE
18%
ROA
7%
ROCE
20%
ROIC
15%
Country CN
Market Cap 1.4T CNY
ROE
10%
ROA
7%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
9%
Country ZA
Market Cap 146.9B Zac
ROE
-11%
ROA
-3%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
13%
Country IN
Market Cap 8.9T INR
ROE
15%
ROA
3%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
8%
Country JP
Market Cap 12.6T JPY
ROE
1%
ROA
0%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
2%
Country JP
Market Cap 10.5T JPY
ROE
12%
ROA
5%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.2T JPY
ROE
21%
ROA
3%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
6%
Country MX
Market Cap 949.4B MXN
ROE
9%
ROA
2%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
7%
Country TH
Market Cap 859.5B THB
ROE
38%
ROA
9%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
12%
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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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