About the company
| 41.50bn | -1.71bn | 1984 | 86.37k | |||
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Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) is a mobile communications company operating across the globe providing a range of communications services. It offers a range of products and services, including voice, messaging, data and fixed-line solutions and devices to assist customers in meeting their total communications needs. It has a global presence, with equity interests in over 30 countries and over 40 partner markets worldwide. It operates in three geographic regions: Europe, Africa and Central Europe; Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and has an investment in Verizon Wireless in the United States. In March 2012, Verizon Wireless, which is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone, purchased the operating assets of Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania from the Company. In May 2013, Vodafone Group Plc announced launch of its carrier services business unit.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | Deal status | Date | VOD:LSE since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | Rumoured | 13 Feb 2013 | +11.56% | -- |
| FASTWEB SpA | Rumoured | 06 Feb 2013 | +13.02% | -- |
| Invitation Digital Ltd | Deal completed | 06 Jun 2012 | +11.46% | -- |
Peer analysis
| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excluding extraordinary items (TTM) | EPS (including extraordinary items) (TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on average assets (TTM) | Return on average assets (5 yr average) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr average) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr average) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 Yr Average) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr average) | Revenue (Year-over-year change%) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (Year-over-year change%) | Net income (5 Yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 Yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) | |
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| BT Group plc | 18.11bn | 2.13bn | 25.34bn | 89000 | 12.75 | -- | 5.30 | 1.40 | 0.2521 | 0.2521 | 2.12 | -0.0302 | 0.7125 | -- | 5.56 | 203,449 | 8.38 | 6.81 | 12.15 | 6.81 | -- | 80.98 | 11.77 | 5.97 | 0.6344 | 4.88 | 1.02 | 57.62 | -5.8727 | -1.3472 | 33.29 | -6.8198 | -4.8067 | -11.2803 | |
| Deutsche Telekom AG | 49.48bn | -4.35bn | 35.01bn | 229746 | -- | 1.55 | 2.43 | 0.7075 | -1.1828 | -1.1828 | 13.45 | 6.11 | 0.5046 | 31.44 | 8.94 | -- | -4.3877 | 0.1003 | -5.7245 | 0.1003 | 40.24 | 43.02 | -8.6951 | 0.1545 | 0.6475 | 2.64 | 0.578 | -- | -0.9299 | -1.4311 | -1,061.041 | -- | 1.02 | -2.141 | |
| Telefonica SA | 54.19bn | 3.49bn | 42.89bn | 132726 | 12.08 | 2.32 | 3.36 | 0.7915 | 0.9111 | 0.9111 | 14.12 | 4.75 | 0.4949 | 15.28 | 5.77 | 475,343 | 3.56 | 8.75 | 5.03 | 8.75 | 72.09 | 71.82 | 7.19 | 11.98 | 0.6916 | 7.62 | 0.6918 | 58.32 | -0.6488 | 1.99 | -27.2997 | -15.1019 | 5.44 | -2.6245 | |
| Vodafone Group plc | 41.50bn | -1.71bn | 95.99bn | 86373 | -- | 1.39 | -- | 2.31 | -0.0347 | -0.0347 | 0.8314 | 1.41 | 0.2989 | 49.87 | 3.49 | 480,416 | -1.1041 | 5.67 | -1.3543 | 5.67 | 30.95 | 34.27 | -3.6944 | 16.20 | 0.717 | -- | 0.3351 | 71.44 | -15.3932 | 4.53 | -12.8012 | -- | 5.58 | 7.09 | |
| Telenor ASA | 11.50bn | 1.37bn | 22.63bn | 32900 | 16.11 | 2.52 | 5.57 | 1.97 | 7.93 | 7.93 | 65.83 | 50.74 | 0.6057 | 22.77 | 5.81 | 3,079,483 | 8.27 | 9.47 | 11.45 | 9.47 | 71.58 | 72.45 | 13.65 | 11.88 | 0.6913 | -- | 0.3675 | 51.57 | 3.25 | 1.92 | 22.94 | -11.9195 | -2.2854 | 12.03 | |
| TeliaSonera AB | 10.32bn | 2.00bn | 19.84bn | 24660 | 9.94 | 1.86 | -- | 1.92 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 23.96 | 24.82 | 0.4091 | 35.63 | 4.98 | 3,726,812 | 8.42 | 10.29 | 10.31 | 10.29 | 44.18 | 44.64 | 20.59 | 20.51 | 1.36 | -- | 0.4279 | 56.69 | 0.0897 | 1.72 | 8.15 | 2.39 | 2.28 | -12.9885 |
Data as of May 23 2013. Currency figures normalised to Vodafone Group PLC's reporting currency: .
Institutional shareholders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. as of 21 May 2012 | 3.11bn | 6.05% |
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. as of 21 May 2012 | 1.86bn | 4.08% |
Norges Bank Investment Management as of 01 May 2013 | 1.17bn | 2.36% |
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd. as of 01 May 2013 | 877.72m | 1.78% |
State Street Global Advisors Ltd. as of 01 May 2013 | 625.37m | 1.30% |
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) as of 01 May 2013 | 618.92m | 1.27% |
Standard Life Investments Ltd. as of 01 May 2013 | 540.62m | 1.11% |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. as of 01 May 2013 | 504.17m | 1.04% |
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Invt Mgmt) as of 01 May 2013 | 500.88m | 1.03% |
M&G Investment Management Ltd. as of 01 May 2013 | 495.56m | 1.01% |
Data from 31 Dec 2012 - 06 May 2013Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.