Tele2 AB Class B TEL2 B

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More Competitive Mobile Market in Sweden Remains a Risk for Tele2's Premium Valuation

Tele2 is Sweden’s second-largest telecommunications player, both in the mobile and broadband markets. Although Sweden’s consumer market is relatively stable, we expect Telia, and not Tele2, to be the main target of any pressures coming from Telenor or HiG3. Telia is by far Sweden’s most expensive telecom provider, with prices 15% to 30% higher than peers in mobile and broadband, respectively. Tele2 executes moderate price increases every year, which customers seem to accept, but the pricing gap with Telia is still large. We therefore expect Tele2 to moderately increase prices in years to come.

Price vs Fair Value

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Price
SEK 158.00
Fair Value
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1-Star Price
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5-Star Price
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Tele2 is a well-managed firm with a clear focus on cost reductions and the right approach to capital allocation. The company has narrowed its focus since 2015, divesting many noncore operations.

Bears

The B2B Swedish market will be a source of pricing pressure. Public contracts work under tender, where price is the main variable.

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
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Day Range
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52-Week Range
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Bid/Ask
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Shares Outstanding
693.56M
Market Cap
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Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
10.70
Price/Sales
3.66
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
5.32%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
6.65%
Dividend Payment Schedule
May, Oct
Total Yield
5.32%

Company Profile

Tele2 is the second-largest telecom operator by market share in Sweden, after Telia. Tele2 was a pure mobile operator until 2018, when it acquired Com Hem, Sweden’s largest cable company. Tele2 is also present in the Baltic markets, where it runs a pure mobile business. Tele2 is a well-managed firm, showing good cost discipline and a healthy dividend policy, which we expect will remain.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
3,866

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
10.7016.9620.23
Price/Book Value
4.836.433.42
Price/Sales
3.662.572.08
Price/Cash Flow
9.826.636.58
Price/Earnings
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA

Financial Strength

Metric
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA
Quick Ratio
0.640.630.62
Current Ratio
0.700.660.66
Interest Coverage
12.225.183.37
Quick Ratio
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA

Profitability

Metric
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA
Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.93%7.23%2.91%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
25.63%37.75%10.94%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
12.57%10.60%5.65%
Return on Assets
TEL2 B
KPN
TELIA

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