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China Telecom Corporation Limited (0728.HK)

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Communication Services Telecommunications ServicesView data quality →
60.7Fair

ValueMarkers Composite Index

Top 80%#8,756 of 44,714
Undervalued

70% below intrinsic value ($2)

UndervaluedFair ValueOvervalued
Piotroski
5/9
Neutral
Beneish
-2.36
Low Risk
Altman
1.76
Distress
DCF Value
$2
Undervalued
ROIC
5.6%
Low
P/E
16.0
Fair
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China Telecom Corporation Limited (0728.HK) — VMCI valuation read

0728.HK screens at VMCI 61/100, a 11-point gap above the Communication Services sector median (50). For a mid-cap China Telecom Corporation Limited share, that placement says the multi-pillar composite is cheaper or higher quality than the typical peer on a like-for-like basis.

0728.HK has logged no Form 4 insider activity over the trailing 30 days. The tape reads neither bullish nor bearish on insider conviction. The next signal sits with the 10-Q schedule and the analyst calendar.

**Investor frame.** Value: 0728.HK trades at 16.0x earnings, 11% below the Communication Services median of 18.0x, while EV/EBITDA prints 9.0x against 12.0x for the Communication Services group. Quality: ROIC of 8.0% trails the Communication Services median (10.0%) by 2.0pp, the cleanest like-for-like comparison on capital efficiency. Risk: net debt to EBITDA of 0.7x leaves covenant headroom, which sets the rate-cycle exposure for China Telecom Corporation Limited.

0728.HK fell 0.7% over the trailing 7 days, with a -3.5% read on a 30-day basis.

China Telecom Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides wireline and mobile telecommunications services primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers wireline voice services, including local wireline telephone services and long-distance wireline services; CDMA mobile voice services, such as local calls, domestic and international long-distance calls, intra-provincial roaming, and inter-provincial and international roaming; wireline Internet access services comprising dial-up and broadband services; and wireline, Internet, and mobile value-added services. The company also provides integrated information application services consisting of Best Tone information services; and information technology-based integrated solutions, such as system integration, outsourcing, special advisory, information application, knowledge, and software development services. In addition, it offers managed data services that include digital data network, frame relay, and asynchronous transfer mode services for government agencies, large corporations, and institutions; and leased line services, as well as sells, repairs, and maintains customer-end equipment. Further, the company provides international telecommunications services; cloud products and services; and e-commerce, music production and related information, instant messenger, and capital and financial management services, as well as sells telecommunications terminals and equipment. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 372 million mobile subscribers; 170 million wireline broadband subscribers; and 107 million access lines in service. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Telecom Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of China Telecommunications Corporation.

CEO: Ruiwen Ke277,674 employeesHKwww.chinatelecom-h.com/en/global/home.php

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