Financial Contrast: Telecom Italia (OTCMKTS:TIAIY) & Advanced Info Service Public (OTCMKTS:AVIFY)

Dividends

Advanced Info Service Public pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Telecom Italia pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Advanced Info Service Public pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Advanced Info Service Public and Telecom Italia”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Info Service Public	$6.06 billion	4.84	$996.14 million	$0.43	22.95
Telecom Italia	$15.88 billion	0.86	-$660.08 million	N/A	N/A

Advanced Info Service Public has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telecom Italia.

Profitability

This table compares Advanced Info Service Public and Telecom Italia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Info Service Public	19.22%	45.17%	10.25%
Telecom Italia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Advanced Info Service Public has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Italia has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Advanced Info Service Public beats Telecom Italia on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advanced Info Service Public

Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited, together its subsidiaries, provides communication products and services primarily in Thailand. It is involved in the operation of cellular telephone networks, networks, and telecommunication and internet services. The company also distributes handsets; cash cards and electronic payment services; and internet equipment. In addition, it provides international telephone, broadcasting network, and television broadcasting services for various channels; and digital platform, as well as insurance brokerage services. Further, the company offers IT system service development, content aggregator, and billing and collection outsourcing services; call center services; and space, and land and building services, as well as related facilities. Additionally, it provides internet data center, and internet and satellite uplink-downlink services for communications; mobile contents, application development, and digital marketing services; fixed-line services and data communication network services; software development services; online domain names; services of infrastructure development of fibre optic networks; and training and online advertising services. The company is involved in resale of mobile phone, voice over internet phone, and leased circuit services. Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

About Telecom Italia

Telecom Italia S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Italy and internationally. The company operates through Domestic, Brazil, and Other Operations segments. It offers fixed and mobile voice and Internet, and public telephony services, as well as products managed and developed for individuals and families; and voice, data, and Internet services and products, and information and communications technology solutions for top, public sector and large account customers. The company also manages and develops a portfolio of regulated and unregulated wholesale services for fixed-line and mobile telecommunications operators; and development, engineering, construction, and operation of network infrastructures, information technology (IT), and systems and properties. Telecom Italia S.p.A. was incorporated in 1908 and is based in Milan, Italy.