Comparing Celcomdigi Berhad (DIGBF) and Its Competitors

Celcomdigi Berhad (OTCMKTS:DIGBF) is one of 147 publicly-traded companies in the “Telecom Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Celcomdigi Berhad to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Celcomdigi Berhad pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.1%. Celcomdigi Berhad pays out 75.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Telecom Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 16.4% and pay out 42.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.1% of Celcomdigi Berhad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of shares of all “Telecom Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.9% of shares of all “Telecom Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Celcomdigi Berhad and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celcomdigi Berhad	0	1	0	0	2.00
Celcomdigi Berhad Competitors	739	2283	4120	112	2.50

As a group, “Telecom Services” companies have a potential upside of 64.92%. Given Celcomdigi Berhad’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Celcomdigi Berhad has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Celcomdigi Berhad and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Celcomdigi Berhad	N/A	N/A	2.89
Celcomdigi Berhad Competitors	$7.91 billion	$693.88 million	-163.66

Celcomdigi Berhad’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Celcomdigi Berhad. Celcomdigi Berhad is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Celcomdigi Berhad and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celcomdigi Berhad	N/A	N/A	N/A
Celcomdigi Berhad Competitors	-6.27%	-16.11%	0.97%

Summary

Celcomdigi Berhad peers beat Celcomdigi Berhad on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Celcomdigi Berhad

Celcomdigi Berhad, an investment holding company, provides mobile communication services and related products in Malaysia. It engages in the establishment, maintenance, and provision of telecommunication and related services; trading and distribution of communication devices and related products; managing retail stores; and fibre optic transmission network and property investment activities. The company also offers e-commerce, and digital services and solutions; telecommunication infrastructure services; cybersecurity, networking, information, and communication solutions; business management and integration systems; and strategic and business development, management, and administrative support services. In addition, it provides network communications, capacity, and services; mobile communications and network transmission related services; network and application services; and content solutions. The company was formerly known as Digi.Com Berhad and changed its name to Celcomdigi Berhad in February 2023. Celcomdigi Berhad was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.