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Tata Communications, (FRA:VIDB) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 7.26 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Tata Communications, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Tata Communications,'s yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.26.


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

FRA:VIDB' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 9.4   Max: 18.73
Current: 7.26


During the past 13 years, Tata Communications,'s highest Yield on Cost was 18.73. The lowest was 2.14. And the median was 9.40.


FRA:VIDB's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
77.68% of 224 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.5 vs FRA:VIDB: 7.26

Competitive Comparison of Tata Communications,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Tata Communications,'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.


Tata Communications,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Communications,'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Tata Communications, 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 Tata Communications, is calculated as

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

Tata Communications,  (FRA:VIDB) 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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Tata Communications, (FRA:VIDB) Business Description

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Address
Plot No. C21 & C36, ‘G’ Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 098
Tata Communications Ltd is the primary provider of international and national voice and data transmission long-distance services, internet dial-up and broadband services and other value-added services. Since the deregulation of the Indian market, the company has diversified its businesses through acquisitions and entering new markets. Following the acquisition of Tyco's and Teleglobe's networks, Tata has become a major global voice and data carrier.

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