Should You Be Holding Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74)?

Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74), there’s is a well-regarded dividend payer with a an impressive history of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, take a look at the report on Singapore Telecommunications here.

Established dividend payer with proven track record

Z74 delivered a bottom-line expansion of 41.50% in the prior year, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. Not only did Z74 outperformed its past performance, its growth also exceeded the Telecom industry expansion, which generated a 7.02% earnings growth. This paints a buoyant picture for the company.

SGX:Z74 Income Statement Jun 20th 18

Z74 is also a dividend company, with ample net income to cover its dividend payout, which has been consistently growing over the past decade, keeping income investors happy.

SGX:Z74 Historical Dividend Yield Jun 20th 18

Next Steps:

For Singapore Telecommunications, I’ve put together three fundamental aspects you should further research:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for Z74’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for Z74’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Is Z74’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of Z74? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.