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Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson ADR ERIC

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$6.69 +0.14 (2.14%)
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Ericsson Earnings: Encouraging Results on Significant Improvement in a Cyclically Challenged Market

After a string of terrible quarters with declining revenue, Ericsson finally showed significant tangible improvement with its second-quarter results. We've believed that cyclical vacillations following a huge increase in customer spending have driven recent poor performance rather than secular headwinds or a deteriorating competitive position. We expect performance to remain on the uptrend and we maintain that the stock is pricing in too much pessimism relative to our SEK 92 fair value estimate.

Price vs Fair Value

ERIC is trading within a range we consider fairly valued.
Price
$6.69
Fair Value
$8.91
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$94.64
5-Star Price
$4.38
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Early success and market share gains at the onset of 5G network rollouts will build on itself and lock Ericsson in as a preferred vendor for many wireless firms throughout the 5G cycle.

Bears

The customer base remains concentrated with wireless carriers, who typically use multiple vendors and have significant buying power, limiting Ericsson’s pricing power.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$6.55
Day Range
$6.586.70
52-Week Range
$4.336.81
Bid/Ask
$6.60 / $6.70
Market Cap
$22.29 Bil
Volume/Avg
16.5 Mil / 15.1 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
13.92
Price/Sales
0.95
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.73%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.73%
Total Yield
3.73%

Company Profile

Ericsson provides telecom equipment and services that are primarily used to build and facilitate mobile networks through operations in three segments: networks, cloud and software services, and enterprises. The firm's customers have historically been primarily wireless carriers, but the firm is making a push to cater more to other enterprises as well, both as they try to take advantage of 5G capabilities and on other “as-a-service” communications platforms. The company also licenses its patents to handset manufacturers so their devices are compatible with wireless networks.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Communication Equipment
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
99,952

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
ERIC
CSCO
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
13.9211.97
Price/Book Value
2.834.22
Price/Sales
0.953.52
Price/Cash Flow
12.1411.92
Price/Earnings
ERIC
CSCO

Financial Strength

Metric
ERIC
CSCO
Quick Ratio
0.900.68
Current Ratio
1.140.89
Interest Coverage
−9.3619.46
Quick Ratio
ERIC
CSCO

Profitability

Metric
ERIC
CSCO
Return on Assets (Normalized)
2.10%15.60%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
6.02%36.40%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
4.92%26.89%
Return on Assets
ERIC
CSCO
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