China Telecom (FRA:ZCH) Beginning Cash Position: €7,705 Mil (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:ZCH China Telecom Corp Ltd FRA:ZCH
84 GF Score
Price €0.53
GF Value €0.56
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What is China Telecom Beginning Cash Position?

China Telecom FRA:ZCH 84 Beginning Cash Position is €7,705 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:ZCH with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.56. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

China Telecom's Beginning Cash Position for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €7,705 Mil.

China Telecom's quarterly Beginning Cash Position increased from Sep. 2025 (€0 Mil) to Dec. 2025 (€0 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2025 (€0 Mil) to Mar. 2026 (€7,705 Mil).

China Telecom's annual Beginning Cash Position increased from Dec. 2023 (€9,307 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (€10,631 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2024 (€10,631 Mil) to Dec. 2025 (€9,968 Mil).

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China Telecom Beginning Cash Position Historical Data

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China Telecom Annual Data
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China Telecom Beginning Cash Position Calculation

Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement.

What does a Beginning Cash Position of €7,705 Mil mean?
China Telecom (FRA:ZCH) has a Beginning Cash Position of €7,705 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on China Telecom and its competitors.
Is China Telecom's Beginning Cash Position too high?
China Telecom's current Beginning Cash Position is €7,705 Mil. Overall, China Telecom has a GF Score™ of 84/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Telecom's Beginning Cash Position compare to VZ and TMUS?
China Telecom's Beginning Cash Position of €7,705 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beginning Cash Position for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Beginning Cash Position depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Beginning Cash Position should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beginning Cash Position mean?
A high Beginning Cash Position can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on China Telecom and its competitors. China Telecom's current Beginning Cash Position is €7,705 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Telecom stock overvalued right now?
China Telecom (FRA:ZCH) has a current Beginning Cash Position of €7,705 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.56, compared to a current price of €0.53 — trading 5.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beginning Cash Position is €7,705 Mil. China Telecom's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beginning Cash Position calculated?
Beginning Cash Position is calculated from a company's financial statements. For China Telecom (FRA:ZCH), the current Beginning Cash Position is €7,705 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is China Telecom (FRA:ZCH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Telecom stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.53 is trading 5.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.56.

Key valuation signals for FRA:ZCH:

  • Beginning Cash Position: €7,705 Mil
  • GF Value™: €0.56 vs. price of €0.53 (5.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:ZCH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

China Telecom Business Description

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Address 31 Jinrong Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
China Telecom is the largest fixed-line operator in China, originally covering 21 southern provinces but now operating nationally. It has 201 million broadband customers, and 439 million wireless subscribers, having overtaken China Unicom to become the second-largest wireless operator in China behind China Mobile. The firm is increasing its cross-selling of products and seeing strong growth from industrial digitization services, such as internet data centers and cloud computing. Its internet data center business is already the largest in China and it is expanding overseas.
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