BT Group (BT-A.L)
Communications · LSE · UK
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
BT Group trades at £1.93, which is 116% below the £4.18 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 41 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 17.3 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About BT Group
BT Group plc provides communications products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Consumer, Business, International, and Openreach segments. It builds, owns, and operates fixed and mobile networks; and designs, builds, markets, sells, and supports network access, connectivity, and related products. The company also offers mobile, broadband, and landline, as well as entertainment services to individuals and households; connectivity, networking, cybersecurity, collaboration tools, cloud connectivity, and cloud services to private and public sector businesses; and managed solutions for larger businesses and public sector customers. In addition, it provides fixed and IP voice; unified communications; mobile; fixed and networking; managed services; and security, and cloud and IoT solutions. Further, the company develops, manages, and leases network infrastructure, including mobile cell and switch sites; and offers handsets, network equipment, consumer electronics, gaming and insurance. It provides its products and services under the BT, EE, Plusnet, and Openreach brands. The company was formerly known as Newgate Telecommunications Limited and changed its name to BT Group plc in September 2001. BT Group plc was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
BT-A.L passes 4 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is BT Group (BT-A.L) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of £4.18, BT-A.L at £1.93 is 116% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is BT-A.L's P/E ratio?
BT-A.L trades at 17.3 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.