Tele2 AB Class B TEL2 B

Morningstar Rating

Company Report

We Welcome the Arrival of Xavier Niel to Tele2 Shareholding; Fair Value Estimate SEK 100

Tele2 aims to maintain its position as Sweden’s second-largest player in both 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 both mobile and broadband. 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 will maintain or slightly grow its subscriber numbers steadily, while it moderately increases prices.

Price vs Fair Value

TEL2 B is trading at a 36% premium.
Price
SEK 114.20
Fair Value
SEK 881.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
SEK 732.00
5-Star Price
SEK 47.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Tele2 is well-managed, 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 like Kazakhstan, Croatia, or the Netherlands

Bears

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

Trading Information

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

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.61
Price/Sales
2.71
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
6.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
6.04%
Total Yield
6.00%

Company Profile

Tele2 is the number two 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. During the past decade, Tele2 has shown very good cost discipline and a healthy dividend policy, which we expect to remain.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
4,485

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
19.6118.9113.41
Price/Book Value
3.966.173.03
Price/Sales
2.712.682.37
Price/Cash Flow
7.856.786.28
Price/Earnings
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY

Financial Strength

Metric
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY
Quick Ratio
0.460.680.55
Current Ratio
0.520.700.58
Interest Coverage
4.764.655.33
Quick Ratio
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY

Profitability

Metric
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.82%6.67%4.49%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
17.85%33.46%14.27%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
8.81%9.73%6.58%
Return on Assets
TEL2 B
KKPNY
TELNY

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