Telephone and Data Systems
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
-309.61-113.1362.95
Price/Sales ratio
0.880.870.82
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$-0.12$-0.34$0.62

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-19.9812.8473.8520.1626.9923.959.3614.8519.28-4.14-7.3523.95
Price/Sales ratio
0.540.540.620.610.710.560.400.430.220.400.730.71
Price/Book Value ratio
0.690.680.760.720.790.620.440.390.200.390.780.78
Price/Cash Flow ratio
6.903.564.063.973.582.851.382.101.031.813.443.44
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-6.73-257.2521.7533.9015.1249.1312.90-48.27-1.92-10.4153.5215.12
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.10-0.04-0.910.07-2.19-1.930.10-0.30-0.18-0.00-0.18-2.19
Dividend Yield
2.12%2.17%2.04%2.23%1.97%2.58%3.68%5.13%12.62%7.37%0.88%2.58%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
49.86%53.34%52.40%53.23%54.27%54.84%54.94%53.61%52.61%54.76%47.49%54.84%
Operating Profit Margin
-3.79%7.67%1.17%-2.08%4.01%7.47%9.11%8.95%6.05%-8.02%-9.43%7.47%
Pretax Profit Margin
-3.03%8.39%1.80%-2.41%4.32%4.07%5.51%4.14%2.30%-9.24%-11.53%4.07%
Net Profit Margin
-2.72%4.23%0.84%3.03%2.64%2.33%4.32%2.92%1.14%-9.68%-10.72%2.33%
Effective Tax Rate
3.23%39.57%43.47%228.68%20.81%30.33%6.59%14.93%42.4%-2.09%7.57%30.33%
Return on Assets
-1.53%2.32%0.45%1.64%1.37%1.12%1.80%1.15%0.42%-3.59%-3.93%1.12%
Return On Equity
-3.47%5.30%1.03%3.58%2.96%2.60%4.70%2.63%1.06%-9.61%-10.47%2.60%
Return on Capital Employed
-2.42%4.68%0.70%-1.25%2.30%3.94%4.18%3.87%2.51%-3.25%-3.76%3.94%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.662.282.322.142.651.992.62N/AN/AN/A1.591.99
Quick Ratio
1.402.112.151.982.481.822.491.581.161.221.431.82
Cash ratio
0.441.041.010.671.040.481.230.310.230.190.410.48
Days of Sales Outstanding
58.0961.5561.5769.6879.3781.8090.7491.4383.6176.2573.2081.80
Days of Inventory outstanding
39.7723.9122.6922.4323.4326.3923.8726.2838.1332.5223.0526.39
Operating Cycle
97.8785.4784.2692.12102.81108.19114.62117.72121.74108.7896.25108.19
Days of Payables Outstanding
56.2652.7454.8456.9357.0358.4178.7671.0272.0056.2946.1058.41
Cash Conversion Cycle
41.6132.7229.4135.1845.7749.7835.8546.6949.7452.4850.1445.77
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.210.260.250.260.240.210.270.220.260.300.300.24
Debt Equity Ratio
0.490.590.580.570.530.490.710.510.660.810.810.53
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.330.370.360.360.340.330.410.330.380.430.440.34
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.330.370.370.360.340.330.410.340.390.440.440.34
Interest Coverage Ratio
-1.830.960.380.911.131.151.67N/AN/AN/A-1.741.15
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.200.320.310.310.410.430.440.350.290.260.270.43
Company Equity Multiplier
2.262.282.272.172.142.312.602.272.482.672.702.14
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.150.150.150.190.190.290.200.210.220.220.19
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-1.02-0.010.180.110.230.050.10-0.04-0.53-0.170.050.05
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.200.320.310.310.410.430.440.350.290.260.270.43
Short Term Coverage Ratio
488.6255.2065.1638.848.42101.6306.47.5076.6039.72101.6
Dividend Payout Ratio
-42.56%27.94%151.16%45.09%53.33%61.98%34.51%76.28%243.54%-30.59%-22.59%61.98%