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China Tower Corporation Limited (788) Stock Verdict & Ratings | Investment Bastion

Stock Verdict·Updated 1d ago

China Tower Corporation Limited

788Market cap $20BPrice $1.1

Country🇨🇳China

SectorTechnology

IndustryTelecom Services

Builds and rents out telecom towers to China's three major carriers, operating over 2 million sites nationwide. It's essentially a monopoly infrastructure landlord, controlling nearly all of China's mobile network backbone.

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01Key Ratings

How does this stock score across Bastion factors?

Growth

Historical Revenue

Rev CAGR (3y)+2%4

Revenue Forecast

Rev CAGR (1y)+4%4

Rev CAGR (3y)+1%2

Rev CAGR (5y)+3%3

Earnings Forecast

EPS Growth Y+1+32%9

EPS Growth Y+2+6%5

EPS Growth Y+3+7%6

Quality

Margins

EBIT Margin20%7

Net Income Margin13%7

Free Cash Flow Margin7%5

Debt

Net Debt/EBITDA1.55

Efficiency

ROE7%3

ROA4%5

Earnings Stability1010

GEAR+STRONG76

Overall rating across all five factors

Value

Price Multiples

P/E Ratio (Forward)99

P/E Ratio (Forward 3y)89

P/BV0.710

EV Multiples

EV/EBITDA Fwd410

EV/EBIT Fwd108

Yield

Free Cash Flow Yield5.3%7

Dividend Yieldna–

Momentum

Short term

1 month return-2%7

3 month return+1%7

YTD return-18%2

Mid term

Price vs 52wHigh74%4

1 year return-17%3

Long term

3 year return+44%5

5 year return+11%4

Risk Shield

Price Risk

Beta0.39

Volatility19%10

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow Margin7%5

Free Cash Flow Yield5.3%7

Quality

ROCE8%4

Earnings Stability1010

Net Debt/EBITDA1.55

02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

788China Tower Corporation

Revenue FY25$14.4B

GROWTH RATING↗

WEAK22 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGR+2%4

Revenue, next 1Y+4%4

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGR+1%2

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGR+3%3

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY26E+32%9

EPS growth, FY27E+6%5

EPS growth, FY28E+7%6

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Earnings are set to grow faster than sales (EPS about 7%/yr vs revenue 1%/yr), so margins should widen.

WATCH

Revenue grew 2%/yr over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 1%/yr.

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 78% of companies worldwide.

Revenue is set to grow 1%/yr over the next 3 years, behind most of the market.3/10

Over five years revenue is set to grow 3%/yr, behind 70% of companies worldwide.3/10

BOTTOM LINE

Stalled Business

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: forward revenue growth trails the market.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

788China Tower Corporation

Total return Current−25.1%

Price return Current−39.5%

MOMENTUM RATING↗

AVERAGE40 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-2%7

3-month return+1%7

YTD return-18%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high74%4

1-year return-17%3

3-year return+44%5

5-year return+11%4

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Strong recent results. The stock is outperforming over the past month (-2%) and over three months (+1%).

WATCH

Average long-term results. Multi-year returns are middling (+44% over three years and +11% over five), roughly average for the market.

WEAKNESSES

It's down 17% over the past year, now 26% below its 52-week high. That is a touch behind the market.

The stock is underperforming so far this year (-18%).

BOTTOM LINE

Fresh Momentum

Short-term returns are strong but the long track record is thin. Momentum is building — confirmation from longer horizons would strengthen the case. The one thing to watch: the one-year trend is weak.

04Value

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02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

788China Tower Corporation

Revenue FY25$14.4B

GROWTH RATING↗

WEAK22 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGR+2%4

Revenue, next 1Y+4%4

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGR+1%2

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGR+3%3

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY26E+32%9

EPS growth, FY27E+6%5

EPS growth, FY28E+7%6

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Earnings are set to grow faster than sales (EPS about 7%/yr vs revenue 1%/yr), so margins should widen.

WATCH

Revenue grew 2%/yr over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 1%/yr.

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 78% of companies worldwide.

Revenue is set to grow 1%/yr over the next 3 years, behind most of the market.3/10

Over five years revenue is set to grow 3%/yr, behind 70% of companies worldwide.3/10

BOTTOM LINE

Stalled Business

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: forward revenue growth trails the market.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

788China Tower Corporation

Total return Current−25.1%

Price return Current−39.5%

MOMENTUM RATING↗

AVERAGE40 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-2%7

3-month return+1%7

YTD return-18%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high74%4

1-year return-17%3

3-year return+44%5

5-year return+11%4

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Strong recent results. The stock is outperforming over the past month (-2%) and over three months (+1%).

WATCH

Average long-term results. Multi-year returns are middling (+44% over three years and +11% over five), roughly average for the market.

WEAKNESSES

It's down 17% over the past year, now 26% below its 52-week high. That is a touch behind the market.

The stock is underperforming so far this year (-18%).

BOTTOM LINE

Fresh Momentum

04Value

Are you paying a fair price for it?

Stop guessing on China Tower. Get the full investment case.

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$20.75/month

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