China Mobile Ltd Profitability Analysis: Past Growth, Margins, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and more - China Mobile Ltd - Alpha Spread

China Mobile Ltd
SSE:600941

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SSE:600941
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Price: 100.25 CNY 1.41% Market Closed
Market Cap: 1.4T CNY
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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
China Mobile Ltd

Revenue
1T CNY
Cost of Revenue
-728.2B CNY
Gross Profit
297.1B CNY
Operating Expenses
-151.5B CNY
Operating Income
145.7B CNY
Other Expenses
-9.9B CNY
Net Income
135.8B CNY

Margins Comparison
China Mobile Ltd Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
CN
China Mobile Ltd
SSE:600941
1.4T CNY
29%
14%
13%
US
T-Mobile US Inc
NASDAQ:TMUS
236.7B USD
63%
21%
12%
ZA
Vodacom Group Ltd
JSE:VOD
215.3B Zac
62%
22%
11%
ZA
MTN Group Ltd
JSE:MTN
171.3B Zac
69%
17%
-6%
IN
Bharti Airtel Ltd
NSE:BHARTIARTL
9.4T INR
67%
25%
7%
JP
SoftBank Group Corp
TSE:9984
12.4T JPY
53%
8%
1%
JP
KDDI Corp
TSE:9433
9.9T JPY
42%
17%
11%
JP
SoftBank Corp
TSE:9434
9.4T JPY
48%
15%
8%
MX
America Movil SAB de CV
BMV:AMXB
1T MXN
43%
21%
4%
UK
Vodafone Group PLC
NASDAQ:VOD
27.1B USD
0%
10%
3%
TH
Advanced Info Service PCL
SET:ADVANC
773.2B THB
35%
23%
16%
Country CN
Market Cap 1.4T CNY
Gross Margin
29%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
13%
Country US
Market Cap 236.7B USD
Gross Margin
63%
Operating Margin
21%
Net Margin
12%
Country ZA
Market Cap 215.3B Zac
Gross Margin
62%
Operating Margin
22%
Net Margin
11%
Country ZA
Market Cap 171.3B Zac
Gross Margin
69%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
-6%
Country IN
Market Cap 9.4T INR
Gross Margin
67%
Operating Margin
25%
Net Margin
7%
Country JP
Market Cap 12.4T JPY
Gross Margin
53%
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
1%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.9T JPY
Gross Margin
42%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
11%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.4T JPY
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
8%
Country MX
Market Cap 1T MXN
Gross Margin
43%
Operating Margin
21%
Net Margin
4%
Country UK
Market Cap 27.1B USD
Gross Margin
0%
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
3%
Country TH
Market Cap 773.2B THB
Gross Margin
35%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
16%

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
China Mobile Ltd Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
CN
China Mobile Ltd
SSE:600941
1.4T CNY
10%
7%
10%
9%
US
T-Mobile US Inc
NASDAQ:TMUS
236.7B USD
15%
5%
9%
6%
ZA
Vodacom Group Ltd
JSE:VOD
215.3B Zac
18%
7%
20%
15%
ZA
MTN Group Ltd
JSE:MTN
171.3B Zac
-11%
-3%
13%
13%
IN
Bharti Airtel Ltd
NSE:BHARTIARTL
9.4T INR
12%
2%
12%
7%
JP
SoftBank Group Corp
TSE:9984
12.4T JPY
1%
0%
2%
2%
JP
KDDI Corp
TSE:9433
9.9T JPY
12%
5%
12%
5%
JP
SoftBank Corp
TSE:9434
9.4T JPY
22%
3%
11%
6%
MX
America Movil SAB de CV
BMV:AMXB
1T MXN
9%
2%
16%
7%
UK
Vodafone Group PLC
NASDAQ:VOD
27.1B USD
2%
1%
3%
3%
TH
Advanced Info Service PCL
SET:ADVANC
773.2B THB
36%
8%
17%
11%
Country CN
Market Cap 1.4T CNY
ROE
10%
ROA
7%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 236.7B USD
ROE
15%
ROA
5%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
6%
Country ZA
Market Cap 215.3B Zac
ROE
18%
ROA
7%
ROCE
20%
ROIC
15%
Country ZA
Market Cap 171.3B Zac
ROE
-11%
ROA
-3%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
13%
Country IN
Market Cap 9.4T INR
ROE
12%
ROA
2%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
7%
Country JP
Market Cap 12.4T JPY
ROE
1%
ROA
0%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
2%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.9T JPY
ROE
12%
ROA
5%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 9.4T JPY
ROE
22%
ROA
3%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
6%
Country MX
Market Cap 1T MXN
ROE
9%
ROA
2%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
7%
Country UK
Market Cap 27.1B USD
ROE
2%
ROA
1%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
3%
Country TH
Market Cap 773.2B THB
ROE
36%
ROA
8%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
11%

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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