Shares of US wireless carriers are trading lower after SpaceX agreed to purchase low-band 800 MHz spectrum licenses from Grain Capital, which Grain recently acquired from T-Mobile. SpaceX also says Starlink will build a terrestrial wireless network to supplement satellite with indoor coverage.
Following a period of investment, AT&T will hold a nationwide 5G wireless network with deep spectrum behind it and a fiber network capable of reaching around half of the US population. No carrier can match these assets.
The cost of maintaining dominance in the wireless industry by controlling spectrum has been costly. AT&T has spent more than $60 billion since 2020 on licenses with few prospects for incremental growth.
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VZ
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 9.73 | 13.30 | 8.53 |
Price/Book Value | 1.38 | 2.84 | 1.67 |
Price/Sales | 1.23 | 1.78 | 1.26 |
Price/Cash Flow | 4.06 | 5.25 | 4.26 |
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T
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TMUS
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VZ
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Quick Ratio | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
Current Ratio | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.64 |
Interest Coverage | 4.64 | 4.44 | 3.89 |
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T
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TMUS
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VZ
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.36% | 5.90% | 4.06% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 16.75% | 21.68% | 15.75% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 8.68% | 8.82% | 7.53% |
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