Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, wireless-telecom giant China Mobile
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at China Mobile's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
China Mobile facts
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Headquarters (Founded) |
Central, Hong Kong (1997) |
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Market Cap |
$214.9 Billion |
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Industry |
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$60.3 Billion |
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Management |
CEO Jianzhou Wang (Since 2004) CFO Xue Taohai (Since 2002) |
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Return on Equity (Average, Past Three Years) |
25.0% |
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TTM Dividend Yield |
3.3% |
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Other Highly Rated Telecom Stocks |
AT&T
Verizon |
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CAPS Members Bullish on CHL Also Bullish on |
Apple
Vale |
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CAPS Members Bearish on CHL Also Bearish on |
Baidu.com
Citigroup |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 911 of the 931 All-Star members who have rated China Mobile -- 98% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include toolboy2 and fellow Fool Matt Koppenheffer (TMFKopp), both of whom are ranked in the top 5% of our community.
A few months ago, toolboy2 helped communicate several of the stock's positives:
* little debt ...
* growing base of cellular users
* strong profit margins
* dominant wireless company in China
* relations with Taiwan have increased opportunities
In a more recent pitch, Matt elaborates on the company's unparalleled scale: "China Mobile dominates the world's largest mobile telecom market, and its leadership position and the country's growth have combined to help it notch total earnings-per-share growth of more than 100% between 2005 and 2008. And not only is the company massive -- its market cap is more than twice that of Verizon -- but it is also extremely profitable, with a net income margin of more than 27% in 2008."
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