China Telecom (HKSE:00728) FCF Yield % : 1.16 (As of May. 03, 2024)

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What is China Telecom FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, China Telecom's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is HK$6,421 Mil, and Market Cap is HK$554,341 Mil. Therefore, China Telecom's FCF Yield % for today is 1.16%.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Telecom's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00728' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3 Med: 3.5 Max: 10.89
Current: 1.16

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of China Telecom was 10.89%. The lowest was 0.30%. And the median was 3.50%.

HKSE:00728's FCF Yield % is ranked worse than
61.54% of 390 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 3.975 vs HKSE:00728: 1.16

China Telecom's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.17%.

China Telecom FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Telecom's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

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China Telecom FCF Yield % Chart

China Telecom Annual Data

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FCF Yield %

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12.61

29.36

26.95

18.17

44.30

China Telecom Quarterly Data
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FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															17.21	-17.62	17.23	-	6.35

Competitive Comparison of China Telecom's FCF Yield %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Telecom's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

China Telecom's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Telecom's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Telecom's FCF Yield % falls into.

China Telecom FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

China Telecom's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	151622.975	/	342236.554
	=	44.30%

China Telecom's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	6087.629	*	4	/	383414.749
	=	6.35%

China Telecom FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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China Telecom is the largest fixed-line operator in China, originally covering 21 southern provinces. It has 102 million fixed-line subscribers, 189 million broadband customers, and 406 million wireless subscribers, having overtaken China Unicom to become the second-largest wireless operator in China behind China Mobile. The firm is increasing its cross-selling of products and seeing strong growth from industrial digitization services, such as internet data centers and cloud computing. Its internet data center business is already the largest in China, with a plan to have 560,000 cabinets by end 2023.

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