PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) vs. Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) Financial Survey

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) and Metro One Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:WOWI) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and Metro One Telecommunications”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$9.45 billion	2.24	$1.47 billion	$1.35	15.79
Metro One Telecommunications	$80,000.00	N/A	-$3.93 million	($0.75)	0.00

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has higher revenue and earnings than Metro One Telecommunications. Metro One Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and Metro One Telecommunications, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	1	1	0	0	1.50
Metro One Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and Metro One Telecommunications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	14.78%	13.86%	7.44%
Metro One Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro One Telecommunications has a beta of 6.91, indicating that its share price is 591% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk beats Metro One Telecommunications on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide. The company operates through mobile, consumer, enterprise, Wholesale and International Business, and Other segments. The Mobile segment offers mobile voice, SMS, value added services, and mobile broadband services. The Consumer segment provides fixed wireline, pay TV, and internet services; and other telecommunication services to home customers. The Enterprise segment offers end-to-end solution to corporate and institutions. The Wholesale and International Business segment provides interconnection services, broadband access, information technology services, data, and internet services to other licensed operator and institutions. The Other segment offers digital content products, big data, business to business commerce, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company also engages in leasing of towers, and digital support and other telecommunication services; provision of consultation service of hardware, computer software, and data center, as well as multimedia portal services; business management consulting; property development and management; trading service related to telecommunication, information, multimedia technology, entertainment, and investment; and digital content exchange hub services. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia.

About Metro One Telecommunications

Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. provides mobile commerce platform that enables retailers to launch their own branded mobile application in the United States. Its Mobile Commerce Merchant Platform allows small and medium-sized business retailers and enterprises to launch a branded and functional mobile app; Mobile Commerce Enterprise Platform that enables enterprise retailers, who own and operates brick and mortar store, as well as e-commerce platforms to engage with their customer online and in-store through the customer's mobile application; and Instore engagement Suite solutions. The company was formerly known as Metro One Direct Information Services Inc. and changed its name to Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. in December 1995. Metro One Telecommunications, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Sheridan, Wyoming.