19 Highest Paying Wireless Communication Dividend Stocks

We are on the third stage of the internet era and everything now is mobile so it seems appropriate to search for opportunities from the wireless communications sector. The industry has some very high yielding stocks, some with double-digit yields. Most of these companies also still have relationships with the big telecom services providers.

There are 37 stocks listed within this sector, of which 19 pay dividends. The average yield of the industry amounts to 4.5 percent. It’s the fifth highest yielding industry within the technology sector. The average industry P/E is 14.8 - not very high but growth is cyclical.

Linked is a list of the highest yielding stocks from the wireless communication industry.

Vodafone Group (VOD) has a market capitalization of $124.97 billion. The company employs 86,373 people, generates revenue of $69.792 billion and has a net income of $10.529 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15.589 billion. The EBITDA margin is 22.34 percent (the operating margin is 24.10 percent and the net profit margin 15.09 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 24.80 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.46 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.52. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.43 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is , the P/S ratio is 1.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.09. The dividend yield amounts to 6.02 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.72.






Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) has a market capitalization of $20.86 billion. The company employs 58,052 people, generates revenue of $12.318 billion and has a net income of $1.567 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5.144 billion. The EBITDA margin is 41.76 percent (the operating margin is 22.80 percent and the net profit margin 12.73 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 56.89 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 250.29 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 43.71 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.86. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.03 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.45, the P/S ratio is 1.69 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.26 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.53.






China Mobile (CHL) has a market capitalization of $219.96 billion. The company employs 181,000 people, generates revenue of $84.851 billion and has a net income of $20.245 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $39.929 billion. The EBITDA margin is 47.06 percent (the operating margin is 28.66 percent and the net profit margin 23.86 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 0.53 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.78 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.55 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.01. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.19 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.92, the P/S ratio is 2.58 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.11. The dividend yield amounts to 3.98 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.41.






Take a closer look at the full list of the highest dividend paying wireless communication stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 17.52 and forward P/E ratio is 12.27. The dividend yield has a value of 6.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.10 and price to sales ratio 1.38. The operating margin amounts to 18.26 percent and the beta ratio is 0.84. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 3.09.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):


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