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China Telecom Corporation Limited (0728.HK)

HKD4.62 -0.01 (-0.22%)
HK HKSE Communication Services Telecommunications Services
Address Everbright Centre 100033
Beijing, HK
CEO Ruiwen Ke
IPO 2002-11-15
ISIN CNE1000002V2

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Also trades on Hong Kong Stock Exchange · 0728.HK (HKD) Shanghai Stock Exchange · 601728.SS (CNY)
Description

China Telecom Corporation Limited, along with its various subsidiaries, primarily provides an extensive range of fixed-line and mobile telecommunication services throughout the People's Republic of China. Its offerings include traditional wireline voice communications, encompassing local and long-distance calls, alongside CDMA mobile voice services that cover local, national, and international calls, as well as different roaming capabilities. The company also furnishes wireline internet access, from dial-up to high-speed broadband, and a diverse array of value-added services across its wireline, internet, and mobile platforms. Furthermore, China Telecom delivers integrated information application services, such as its Best Tone platform, and sophisticated information technology-based solutions. These IT services span system integration, outsourcing, specialized consulting, information application, knowledge management, and software development. It additionally offers managed data services, including digital data network, frame relay, and asynchronous transfer mode solutions, tailored for government bodies, major corporations, and institutions, along with leased line services. The company also handles the sale, repair, and maintenance of customer-end equipment. Its operations extend to international telecommunications, cloud-based products and services, e-commerce, music production and associated information, instant messaging, and capital and financial management services. Moreover, China Telecom engages in the sale of telecommunications terminals and related equipment. As of December 31, 2021, the company reported approximately 372 million mobile subscribers, 170 million wireline broadband subscribers, and 107 million active access lines. Established in 2002, China Telecom is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, and functions as a subsidiary of China Telecommunications Corporation.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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HKD4.62 -0.01 (-0.22%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
79M
Beta
0.49
Float Shares
23.60B
Free Float %
20.6%
Price Performance
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-0.96% -3.54% -0.58% +4.02% -12.79% -3.90% -13.38% +28.54% +108.87% +40.76% +257.24%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
4.62
DCF (Unlevered) 15.58 +237.2%
DCF (Levered) 14.80 +220.3%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 71% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 4 0
Buy 8 -1
Hold 5 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
1.70
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Telecommunications Services: +7.0%
    -3.7% Q1'26: -3.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Telecommunications Services: +15.8%
    -2.8% Q1'26: -17.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Telecommunications Services: +29.4%
    +6.7% Q1'26: +6.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Telecommunications Services: +14.7%
    +7.3% Q1'26: +5.6% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Telecommunications Services: +6.4%
    +6.9% Q1'26: +5.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Telecommunications Services: +0.0%
    -0.2% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Telecommunications Services: 1.26×
    0.44× Q1'26: 2.02× (vs Q1'25)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.47) × ERP
WACC = 87% × Ke + 13% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 15.65 Current price: 4.62
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2015
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Dec 2016
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Dec 2017
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Dec 2018
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Dec 2019
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Dec 2020
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Dec 2021
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Dec 2022
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Dec 2023
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Dec 2026
14 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
14 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
6 Rev. Ana.
7 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
9 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Dec 2030
13 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Revenue
331.20B
est: 391.19B (-15.3%)
352.53B
est: 392.99B (-10.3%)
366.23B
est: 441.85B (-17.1%)
377.12B
est: 434.06B (-13.1%)
375.73B
est: 424.37B (-11.5%)
393.56B
est: 460.72B (-14.6%)
439.55B
est: 535.35B (-17.9%)
481.45B
est: 546.38B (-11.9%)
507.84B
est: 563.97B (-10.0%)
529.42B
est: 527.48B (+0.4%)
509.62B
est: 534.86B (-4.7%)
539.80B
520.74B – 558.86B
+0.9% YoY
549.39B
528.65B – 593.11B
+1.8% YoY
553.30B
533.08B – 585.07B
+0.7% YoY
593.88B
572.18B – 627.98B
+7.3% YoY
614.45B
592.00B – 649.74B
+3.5% YoY
EBITDA
94.11B
est: 98.07B (-4.0%)
95.76B
est: 98.53B (-2.8%)
103.49B
est: 110.77B (-6.6%)
103.85B
est: 108.82B (-4.6%)
119.27B
est: 106.39B (+12.1%)
104.12B
est: 115.51B (-9.9%)
102.45B
est: 134.22B (-23.7%)
113.59B
est: 136.98B (-17.1%)
141.45B
est: 141.39B (+0.0%)
127.81B
est: 167.83B (-23.8%)
140.44B
est: 170.17B (-17.5%)
171.74B
165.68B – 177.81B
+0.9% YoY
174.80B
168.20B – 188.71B
+1.8% YoY
176.04B
169.61B – 186.15B
+0.7% YoY
188.95B
182.05B – 199.80B
+7.3% YoY
195.50B
188.35B – 206.72B
+3.5% YoY
EBIT
31.27B
est: 30.41B (+2.8%)
27.82B
est: 30.55B (-9.0%)
28.54B
est: 34.35B (-16.9%)
31.24B
est: 33.75B (-7.4%)
31.12B
est: 32.99B (-5.7%)
33.68B
est: 35.82B (-6.0%)
30.95B
est: 41.62B (-25.6%)
33.43B
est: 42.48B (-21.3%)
41.75B
est: 43.84B (-4.8%)
42.93B
est: 42.82B (+0.3%)
37.15B
est: 43.42B (-14.4%)
43.82B
42.27B – 45.37B
+0.9% YoY
44.60B
42.92B – 48.15B
+1.8% YoY
44.92B
43.28B – 47.50B
+0.7% YoY
48.21B
46.45B – 50.98B
+7.3% YoY
49.88B
48.06B – 52.75B
+3.5% YoY
Net Income
20.05B
est: 21.71B (-7.6%)
18.02B
est: 20.86B (-13.6%)
18.62B
est: 20.68B (-10.0%)
20.43B
est: 22.06B (-7.4%)
20.52B
est: 23.59B (-13.0%)
20.86B
est: 23.75B (-12.2%)
25.95B
est: 26.94B (-3.7%)
27.59B
est: 27.94B (-1.2%)
30.45B
est: 30.33B (+0.4%)
33.01B
est: 33.04B (-0.1%)
32.33B
est: 34.38B (-6.0%)
32.04B
29.85B – 36.48B
-6.8% YoY
33.99B
29.26B – 38.73B
+6.1% YoY
34.43B
32.79B – 37.00B
+1.3% YoY
44.42B
42.31B – 47.73B
+29.0% YoY
46.40B
44.19B – 49.86B
+4.5% YoY
SGA
54.47B
est: 51.77B (+5.2%)
56.43B
est: 52.01B (+8.5%)
58.43B
est: 58.48B (-0.1%)
59.42B
est: 57.45B (+3.4%)
57.36B
est: 56.16B (+2.1%)
55.06B
est: 60.97B (-9.7%)
61.15B
est: 70.85B (-13.7%)
64.28B
est: 72.31B (-11.1%)
62.60B
est: 74.64B (-16.1%)
66.66B
est: 73.42B (-9.2%)
88.72B
est: 74.44B (+19.2%)
75.13B
72.48B – 77.78B
+0.9% YoY
76.47B
73.58B – 82.55B
+1.8% YoY
77.01B
74.20B – 81.43B
+0.7% YoY
82.66B
79.64B – 87.40B
+7.3% YoY
85.52B
82.40B – 90.43B
+3.5% YoY
EPS
0.25
est: 0.24 (+4.7%)
0.22
est: 0.23 (-2.2%)
0.23
est: 0.23 (+2.0%)
0.22
est: 0.24 (-8.5%)
0.22
est: 0.26 (-14.5%)
0.26
est: 0.26 (+0.4%)
0.28
est: 0.29 (-4.7%)
0.30
est: 0.30 (-1.5%)
0.33
est: 0.33 (-0.2%)
0.36
est: 0.36 (-0.3%)
0.35
est: 0.38 (-6.8%)
0.35
0.33 – 0.40
-6.8% YoY
0.37
0.32 – 0.42
+6.1% YoY
0.38
0.36 – 0.40
+1.3% YoY
0.49
0.46 – 0.52
+29.0% YoY
0.51
0.48 – 0.54
+4.5% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-28 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-27 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-26 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-22 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-21 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-20 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-19 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-18 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-15 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-14 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-13 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-12 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-11 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-06 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-05 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-05-04 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-29 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-28 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-27 A 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-23 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 4/5
2026-04-21 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-17 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-16 A- 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
50.40B
OE per share TTM
0.55
Owner's Yield
10.63%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
283.44%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
115.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock

This company is not held by any ETF in our universe.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
133.8K
Shares Outstanding
114.60B

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Ruiwen Ke Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 875.8K male
Guiqing Liu President, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director 796.1K male
Ke Tang Executive Vice President & Executive Director 795.0K male
Yinghui Li Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Board Secretary & Executive Director 786.9K male
Yuzhu Ma Managing Director of Corporate Culture Department 479.5K male
Ying Liu Executive Vice President female
Yuk Har Wong Company Secretary female
Zhiyong Huang Executive Vice President male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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