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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.00 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is tw telecom 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

tw telecom's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:



FRA:TWM's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Competitive Comparison of tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where tw telecom's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


tw telecom 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of tw telecom is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

tw telecom  (FRA:TWM) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) Business Description

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http://www.twtelecom.com
Tw telecom inc was formed in 1998. The Company together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries provide managed network services, specializing in business Ethernet, data networking, Converged, IP-based virtual private network or "IP VPN", Internet access, voice, including voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP", and network security services to enterprise organizations, including public sector entities, and carriers throughout the U.S., including global locations. It offers a portfolio of solutions to its customers with predictable and reliable service quality. It designs and deliver scalable and efficient solutions that enable its customers complex and evolving business applications. These solutions emphasize its data networking service offerings, which include an expanding portfolio of business Ethernet data services, managed network services and its converged service offerings comprised of data, Internet, voice, security, remote access and managed routers. It also provides a broad range of traditional services, including a dedicated network service portfolio with private line, special access and private transport services, voice services and secure Internet access. Its customers include enterprise organizations in a wide variety of industry segments, including, among others, the financial services, technology and science, health care, distribution, manufacturing and professional services industries, data centers, cloud application providers, public sector entities, system integrators and communications service providers, including ILECs, CLECs, wireless communications companies and cable companies. Its primary competition is from the ILECs, CLECs and cable companies. The ILECs, primarily AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc. and CenturyLink Inc., other CLECs and some cable companies offer services substantially similar to some of those it offers and target some of the same customers. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state regulatory authorities and local government agencies.