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The list of telecommunications companies by reported net profit margins includes Telephone and Data Systems (#83 with 0.7% margin) and its 81% subsidiary United States Cellular (#82 with 0.8% margin), as well as the larger AT&T (#41 with 9.9% margin) and Verizon (#33 with 11.6% margin).

 

NASD100.com, November 15, 2009 posting

 

November 15, 2009

Ranking 100+ Telecom Stocks by Profit Margin

Below is a ranking of U.S.-listed Telecom stocks, based on net profit margin in the past 12 months.

Ranking  |  Company (Ticker)  |  Net Profit Margin (Last 12 Months)
1 VocalTec Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ:VOCL) 92.3%
2 j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM) 28.3%
3 Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ:WWVY) 27.9%

4 China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CHL) 26.5%
5 AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE:ABVT) 25.9%
6 Neutral Tandem Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM) 23.4%
7 USA Mobility, Inc. (NASDAQ:USMO) 23.3%
8 PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (ADR) (NYSE:TLK) 22.9%
9 Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CHT) 22.6%
10 Tata Communications Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TCL) 22.2%
11 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (ADR) (NYSE:TKC) 19.9%
12 Starent Networks Corp. (NASDAQ:STAR) 19.7%
13 America Movil S.A.B de C.V. (ADR) (NYSE:AMX) 19.1%
14 Partner Communications Company Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:PTNR) 18.3%
15 DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI) 17.7%
16 Telestone Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTC) 17.6%
17 Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL) 17.3%
18 Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN) 16.7%
19 Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATNI) 16.5%
20 Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSP) 15.8%
21 Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TMX) 15.3%
22 American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) 15.3%
23 Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) 15.0%
24 Magyar Telekom Plc. (ADR) (NYSE:MTA) 14.7%
25 Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SVR) 14.5%
26 Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEF) 13.8%
27 RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ:RRST) 13.7%
28 Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) 13.3%
29 Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (ADR) (NYSE:MBT) 13.0%
30 TELUS Corporation (USA) (NYSE:TU) 11.8%
31 Millicom International Cellular SA (USA) (NASDAQ:MICC) 11.6%
32 Windstream Corporation (NYSE:WIN) 11.6%
33 Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) 11.6%
34 City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTEL) 10.9%
35 Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:BRP) 10.7%
36 Portugal Telecom, SGPS (ADR) (NYSE:PT) 10.5%
37 PT Indosat Tbk (ADR) (NYSE:IIT) 10.3%
38 CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) 10.2%
39 NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:NTLS) 10.1%
40 BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE) 9.9%
41 AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) 9.9%
42 012Smile.Communications Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SMLC) 9.7%
43 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:DCM) 9.6%
44 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (ADR) (NYSE:MTE) 9.5%
45 Telecom Argentina S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEO) 9.4%
46 Hellenic Telecom Organization S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:OTE) 9.3%
47 Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) 8.9%
48 Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI) 8.9%
49 Hickory Tech Corporation (NASDAQ:HTCO) 8.3%
50 France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE:FTE) 8.2%
51 NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD) 8.0%
52 Telecom Italia S.p.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TI) 7.8%
53 Centennial Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:CYCL) 7.7%
54 Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TNE) 7.6%
55 Rostelecom OAO (ADR) (NYSE:ROS) 7.2%
56 Telecom Corp of New Zealand (ADR) (NYSE:NZT) 7.1%
57 Frontier Communications Corp (NYSE:FTR) 7.1%
58 GeoEye Inc. (NASDAQ:GEOY) 7.0%
59 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:SKM) 6.9%
60 Telefonica de Argentina SA (ADR) (NYSE:TAR) 6.8%
61 Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE:IWA) 6.7%
62 Neustar, Inc (NYSE:NSR) 6.5%
63 Argan, Inc. (AMEX:AGX) 5.9%
64 Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q) 5.9%
65 Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd. (NASDAQ:IGLD) 5.7%
66 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (ADR) (NYSE:NTT) 5.7%
67 China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CHU) 4.9%
68 MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) 4.8%
69 Linktone Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LTON) 4.6%
70 Vivo Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:VIV) 4.4%
71 Hutchison Telecom Intl. Limited (ADR) (NYSE:HTX) 4.0%
72 Xfone, Inc. (AMEX:XFN) 3.6%
73 Telular Corporation (NASDAQ:WRLS) 3.4%
74 Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE:VM) 3.2%
75 Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNSL) 3.0%
76 iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCS) 2.8%
77 KT Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:KTC) 2.6%
78 tw telecom inc. (NASDAQ:TWTC) 1.8%
79 TIM Participacoes SA (ADR) (NYSE:TSU) 1.5%
80 Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:IIJI) 1.4%
81 WPCS International Incorporated (NASDAQ:WPCS) 1.1%
82 United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) 0.8%
83 Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) 0.7%
84 TNS, Inc. (NYSE:TNS) 0.7%
85 Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) 0.5%
86 Deutsche Telekom AG (ADR) (NYSE:DT) 0.2%
87 D&E Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DECC) -0.2%
88 General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCMA) -0.2%
89 Vimpel-Communications (ADR) (NYSE:VIP) -0.6%
90 Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBEY) -0.7%
91 Philippine Long Distance Telephone (ADR) (NYSE:PHI) -0.8%
92 BT Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:BT) -1.2%
93 China Telecom Corporation Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CHA) -1.3%
94 Knology, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNOL) -1.4%
95 Brasil Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE:BTM) -1.5%
96 Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH) -1.9%
97 Otelco, Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:OTT) -3.0%
98 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) -3.1%
99 Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc (NASDAQ:ALSK) -3.4%
100 Arbinet Corporation (NASDAQ:ARBX) -3.9%
101 Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG) -4.6%
102 China GrenTech Corporation Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:GRRF) -4.8%
103 Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY) -4.8%
104 Hughes Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:HUGH) -4.9%
105 Purple Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRPL) -5.7%
106 Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLBC) -6.1%
107 RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNI) -6.2%
108 inContact, Inc . (NASDAQ:SAAS) -6.7%
109 IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT) -6.8%
110 PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PAET) -8.9%
111 Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) -9.4%
112 ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOR) -9.5%
113 CommScope, Inc. (NYSE:CTV) -9.6%
114 Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) -9.9%
115 Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:LVLT) -10.1%
116 Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE:FRCMQ.PK) -10.2%
117 Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMRK) -10.7%
118 Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) -12.0%
119 Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE) -12.4%
120 KongZhong Corporation (ADR) (NASDAQ:KONG) -13.2%
121 SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:SBAC) -17.4%
122 Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ:INFN) -23.5%
123 iBasis, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBAS) -23.5%
124 Maxcom Telecomunic S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR) (NYSE:MXT) -30.5%
125 ECtel Ltd. (NASDAQ:ECTX) -34.3%
126 ORBCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ:ORBC) -39.6%
127 FiberTower Corp. (NASDAQ:FTWR) -60.9%
128 I.D. Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDSY) -62.8%
129 Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HRAY) -66.4%
130 Towerstream Corporation (NASDAQ:TWER) -67.3%
131 Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT) -103.3%
132 Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) -515.1%

 

 

 

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