Vodafone Group PLC VOD

Morningstar Rating
GBX127.10 +3.00 (2.42%)
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Xavier Niel Acquires a 16% Stake in Vodafone, Improving Turnaround Hopes

Vodafone is a telecommunications conglomerate present in more than 20 countries around the world. Its most important markets are Germany and the United Kingdom. Vodafone has historically been a mobile player, but in the last decade, it has carried out several deals to solidify its fixed-line presence, acquiring two cable networks in Germany: Kabel Deutschland (2013) and Liberty Global Germany (2019).

Price vs Fair Value

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Price
GBX124.10
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

An ambitious cost plan is, in our view, the key catalyst for shares to rerate higher, but so far, progress on the cost front is rather disappointing.

Bears

Regulation remains very tough for European telecoms, preventing effective consolidation and constantly encouraging the entrance of new players that drop prices.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX124.10
Day Range
GBX124.15–127.40
52-Week Range
GBX83.40–132.07
Bid/Ask
GBX127.05 / GBX127.15
Shares Outstanding
23.17B
Market Cap
GBX2.94T
Volume/Avg
16M / 86M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
79.33
Price/Sales
0.85
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.21%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.21%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Feb, Jul
Total Yield
9.34%

Company Profile

Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns two cable networks after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK, Vodafone merged with CK Hutchison in 2024, consolidating the mobile market. It also divested its Spanish and Italian divisions in that same year, given their low returns on invested capital.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
91,128

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Valuation

Metric
VOD
TELFY
DTEGY
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
79.339.7312.51
Price/Book Value
0.651.222.03
Price/Sales
0.850.541.01
Price/Cash Flow
2.801.992.85
Price/Earnings
VOD
TELFY
DTEGY

Financial Strength

Metric
VOD
TELFY
DTEGY
Quick Ratio
0.860.690.79
Current Ratio
1.140.921.03
Interest Coverage
1.67−0.043.55
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
VOD
TELFY
DTEGY
Return on Assets (Normalized)
−1.20%−0.92%3.53%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
−2.96%−5.31%16.67%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
0.11%0.87%6.11%
Return on Assets
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TELFY
DTEGY

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