Telecom – July 2010

The following is the comparison between the three Telecom companies listed in SGX:

Singapore Bank

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Average

Score

Dividend Rate

M1

$ 0.134

$ 0.145

$ 0.108

$ 0.261

$ 0.108

$ 0.151

3

Singtel

$ 0.131

$ 0.125

$ 0.216

$ 0.121

$ 0.104

$ 0.139

1

Starhub

$ 0.185

$ 0.180

$ 0.156

$ 0.117

$ 0.065

$ 0.141

2

EPS

M1

$ 0.167

$ 0.168

$ 0.185

$ 0.166

$ 0.163

$ 0.170

2

Singtel

$ 0.245

$ 0.234

$ 0.251

$ 0.221

$ 0.204

$ 0.231

3

Starhub

$ 0.187

$ 0.182

$ 0.186

$ 0.175

$ 0.103

$ 0.167

1

Payout Ratio

M1

80.21%

86.33%

58.48%

157.24%

66.22%

89.70%

3

Singtel

53.39%

53.38%

85.97%

54.65%

50.88%

59.65%

1

Starhub

98.88%

98.88%

84.10%

67.09%

63.23%

82.44%

2

FCF/Revenue Ratio

M1

13.18%

19.69%

21.50%

31.40%

20.73%

21.30%

2

Singtel

19.67%

21.83%

23.97%

20.87%

20.63%

21.40%

3

Starhub

21.44%

17.75%

23.99%

18.50%

16.36%

19.61%

1

Net Margin

M1

19.23%

18.75%

21.39%

21.29%

20.69%

20.27%

2

Singtel

23.61%

23.55%

27.16%

28.25%

31.67%

26.85%

3

Starhub

14.87%

14.63%

16.40%

19.96%

14.10%

15.99%

1

Score

M1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

12

Singtel

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

11

Starhub

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

7

Three points is assigned to the best telecom in each category

Score is tabulated on the entire category. From the tabulated result:

1) M1

2) Singtel

3) Starhub

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