CTOWY (China Tower) Total Tax Payable: $127 Mil (As of Dec. 2025)

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CTOWY China Tower Corp Ltd CTOWY
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GF Value $16.94
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What is China Tower Total Tax Payable?

China Tower CTOWY 71 Total Tax Payable is $127 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates CTOWY with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of $16.94. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

China Tower's Total Tax Payable for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $127 Mil.

China Tower's quarterly Total Tax Payable declined from Dec. 2024 ($104 Mil) to Jun. 2025 ($45 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2025 ($45 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($127 Mil).

China Tower's annual Total Tax Payable increased from Dec. 2023 ($73 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($104 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2024 ($104 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($127 Mil).

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China Tower Total Tax Payable Historical Data

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China Tower Annual Data
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China Tower Total Tax Payable Calculation

Total Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. It is the carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for statutory income, sales, use, payroll, excise, real, property and other taxes.

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What does a Total Tax Payable of $127 Mil mean?
China Tower (CTOWY) has a Total Tax Payable of $127 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. View historical data on China Tower and its competitors.
Is China Tower's Total Tax Payable too high?
China Tower's current Total Tax Payable is $127 Mil. Overall, China Tower has a GF Score™ of 71/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China Tower's Total Tax Payable compare to VZ and TMUS?
China Tower's Total Tax Payable of $127 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 Total Tax Payable for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Total Tax Payable depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Total Tax Payable 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 Total Tax Payable mean?
A high Total Tax Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Tax Payable is the taxes liability owed to federal, state, and local tax authorities. View historical data on China Tower and its competitors. China Tower's current Total Tax Payable is $127 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China Tower stock overvalued right now?
China Tower (CTOWY) has a current Total Tax Payable of $127 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is $16.94, compared to a current price of $14.93 — trading 11.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Total Tax Payable is $127 Mil. China Tower's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Tax Payable calculated?
Total Tax Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For China Tower (CTOWY), the current Total Tax Payable is $127 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Tower (CTOWY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China Tower stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $14.93 is trading 11.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $16.94.

Key valuation signals for CTOWY:

  • Total Tax Payable: $127 Mil
  • GF Value™: $16.94 vs. price of $14.93 (11.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 5 warning signs

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

China Tower Business Description

Address Yard No. 9, Dongran North Street, Room 101, LG1 to 3rd Floor, Building 14, North District, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN
China Tower Corp Ltd is a telecommunications tower infrastructure service provider. It is principally engaged in the construction, maintenance, and operation of base station ancillary facilities such as telecommunications towers, public network coverage in high-speed railways and subways, and large-scale indoor Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). The Group's various operating divisions are Tower business, DAS business, Smart Tower business, and Energy business. Geographically, the Group derives all of its revenue from Mainland China.
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