Reviewing B Communications (OTCMKTS:BCOMF) & Telenor ASA (OTCMKTS:TELNY)

B Communications (OTCMKTS:BCOMF) and Telenor ASA (OTCMKTS:TELNY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for B Communications and Telenor ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00
Telenor ASA	1	4	0	0	1.80

Profitability

This table compares B Communications and Telenor ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B Communications	1.16%	16.24%	2.81%
Telenor ASA	13.67%	14.56%	5.03%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares B Communications and Telenor ASA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B Communications	$2.40 billion	0.26	$29.19 million	$0.28	21.18
Telenor ASA	$7.44 billion	3.07	$1.71 billion	$0.74	22.54

Telenor ASA has higher revenue and earnings than B Communications. B Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telenor ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

B Communications has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telenor ASA has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Telenor ASA beats B Communications on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About B Communications

B Communications Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications services for business and private customers in Israel. It operates through Interior Landline Communication, Cellular Communication, Bezeq International Services, and Multi-Channel TV segments. The company offers landline interior communications, including telephony, internet services and infrastructure, transmission and data communication, and wholesale services; and cellular radio-telephone services. It is also involved in the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and systems in the field of cellular communications; distribution of television and radio broadcasts; and marketing of equipment. In addition, the company provides international communication, network endpoint, and ICT solutions; and digital multi-channel TV broadcasting services to subscriptions over satellite and over the internet, as well as value-added services to subscribers. The company was formerly known as 012 Smile. Communications Ltd. and changed its name to B Communications Ltd. in March 2010. B Communications Ltd was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

About Telenor ASA

Telenor ASA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a telecommunication company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Nordics, Asia, Infrastructure, and Amp. The company offers mobile subscriptions and handsets, telephony, broadband, data security, communications services, and TV services to residential and business customers, as well as wholesale services. It also builds, develops, maintains, and leases passive telecom infrastructure, such as towers, masts, and buildings. The company also provides machine-to-machine, internet-of-things, and inbound and national roaming services. Telenor ASA was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.