5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Telkom Indonesia

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (NYSE: TLK) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Our data has shown that five-star stocks outperform the market by a significant margin; conversely, one-star stocks woefully lag the market average.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Telkom Indonesia's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Telkom facts

Headquarters (founded)	Bandung, Indonesia (1884)
Market Cap	$11.53 billion
Industry	Integrated telecommunication services
TTM Revenue	$5.77 billion
Management	President/CEO Rinaldy Firmansyah CFO Sudiro Asno
Return on Equity (average, last three years)	40.7%
Dividend Yield	5.3%
Competitors	Indosat (NYSE: IIT), PT Bakrie Telecom
CAPS members bullish on TLK also bullish on:	Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Cemex (NYSE: CX) Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)
CAPS members bearish on TLK also bearish on:	General Motors (NYSE: GM) Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 83 of the 85 All-Star members who have rated Telkom -- or 97.6% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include srk85 and cdulan, both of whom are ranked in the top 3% of our community.

In late November, srk85 tapped Telkom as an ideal way to generate some income: "Very high dividend, earnings outlook steady."

In a pitch from three days earlier, cdulan shares that sentiment and elaborates on Telkom's cash-generating qualities:

The largest telecommunication company in Indonesia with $6B in revenue and over $1.2B in profit per year. 20% growth rate (before global recession). The balance sheet is even better … This situation makes the cash flow incredibly high. No need to go to the debt markets for handouts here. … Selling at less than 9x cash flow with over 50% market share and a 40% market penetration rate. Wowsers!

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