Provides mobile network solutions, covering technologies from 2G to 5G. Offers fixed networking solutions, including fiber and copper-based access infrastructure. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (-3% a year).
If every debt were paid off today, $1.4B would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 79.7× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 47% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 57% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 34% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $7.4B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.4B would remain.
It pays out $0.16 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 3% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 80 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, NOK sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NOK is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (47/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.