Telus Corp chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 13.10
Dividend & Yield1.05$ (5.28%)
Beta 0.64
Market capitalization 28.88B
Operating cash flow 4.81B
ESG Scores 16.9

Company description

TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications and information technology products and services in Canada. It operates through Technology Solutions and Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segments. The Technology Solutions segment offers a range of telecommunications products and services; network services; mobile technologies equipment; data services, such as internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology, and cloud-based services; software, data management, and data analytics-driven smart food-chain and consumer goods technologies; home and business security; healthcare software and technology solutions; and voice and other telecommunications services. The Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segment provides digital customer experience and digital-enablement transformation solutions, including artificial intelligence and content management solutions. The company was formerly known as TELUS Communications Inc. and changed its name to TELUS Corporation in February 2005. TELUS Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Sector: Communication Services - Industry: Telecom Services

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.55
Working Capital-0.51
Return On Equity0.11
Debt To Equity1.1
Fixed Asset Ratio0.44
Fixed Interest Cover3.63

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities 63M 243M 351M 161M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -5.04B -6.17B -5.47B -5.41B
Net Borrowings 2.44B 1.01B -71M 2.21B
Total Cash From Financing Activities 1.24B 1.9B 953M 848M
Change To Operating Activities 159M -21M -17M -12M
Issuance Of Stock 1.5B 1.5B 1.3B
Net Income 1.75B 1.21B 1.66B 1.61B
Change In Cash 121M 313M -125M 251M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 3.93B 4.57B 4.39B 4.81B
Depreciation 2B 2.32B 2.46B 2.64B
Change To Account Receivables -206M 67M -298M -303M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -56M 328M 769M -169M
Change To Netincome -59M 108M -394M -54M
Capital Expenditures -2.95B -2.82B -3.1B -3.65B

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 2.24B 1.71B 2.28B 2.32B
Net Income 1.75B 1.21B 1.66B 1.61B
Selling General Administrative
Gross Profit 5.62B 5.62B 6.03B 6.52B
Ebit 3.07B 2.63B 2.83B 3.08B
Operating Income 3.07B 2.63B 2.83B 3.08B
Interest Expense -708M -730M -779M -859M
Income Tax Expense 468M 451M 580M 604M
Total Revenue 14.59B 15.34B 16.84B 18.29B
Cost Of Revenue 8.97B 9.73B 10.81B 11.77B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -826M -919M -547M -758M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 1.78B 1.26B 1.7B 1.72B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 1.75B 1.21B 1.66B 1.61B

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 27.33B 30.7B 31.92B 36.39B
Total Stockholder Equity 10.55B 12.04B 15.12B 16.57B
Other Current Liabilities 1.38B 1.39B 1.51B 1.6B
Total Assets 37.98B 43.27B 47.98B 54.05B
Common Stock 5.66B 7.68B 9.64B 11.4B
Other Current Assets 256M 231M 244M 322M
Retained Earnings 4.37B 3.71B 4.26B 4.1B
Treasury Stock 119M 117M 203M 110M
Cash 535M 848M 723M 974M
Total Current Liabilities 5.57B 5.91B 8.27B 8.28B
Other Stockholder Equity 119M 117M 203M 110M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 14.23B 15.01B 15.93B 17.08B
Total Current Assets 4.35B 4.68B 5.03B 6.09B
Net Tangible Assets -7.61B -10.17B -9.64B -11.78B
Net Receivables 2.83B 2.94B 3.33B 3.88B
Accounts Payable 892M 855M 1.21B 1.38B


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Telus Corp:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Entwistle (Darren)D2022-11-23Director of Issuer6.4k
Entwistle (Darren)D2022-11-23Director of Issuer3k
Entwistle (Darren)Exercise of rights at price 21.77 per share.D2022-11-23Director of Issuer563.24k
Entwistle (Darren)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 21.88 per share.D2022-11-23Director of Issuer563.24k
Chande (Gopi)I2022-11-03Senior Officer of Issuer
Senko (Jim)I2022-09-08Senior Officer of Issuer1.67k
Senko (Jim)I2022-09-08Senior Officer of Issuer2.84k
Senko (Jim)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 22.02 per share.I2022-09-08Senior Officer of Issuer10k
Flynn (Thomas E CPA)Acquisition or disposition pursuant to a take-over bid, merger or acquisition at price 22.62 per share.D2022-09-06Director of Issuer1.12k
Flynn (Thomas E CPA)Acquisition or disposition pursuant to a take-over bid, merger or acquisition at price 22.66 per share.I2022-09-06Director of Issuer446
Geheran (Tony)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 24.29 per share.I2022-05-18Senior Officer of Issuer2.44k
Geheran (Tony)D2022-05-13Senior Officer of Issuer2.44k
Geheran (Tony)I2022-05-13Senior Officer of Issuer2.44k
Geheran (Tony)D2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer59
Geheran (Tony)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 24.62 per share.D2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer312
Geheran (Tony)I2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer2.26k
Geheran (Tony)I2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer708
Geheran (Tony)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 24.62 per share.I2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer900
Geheran (Tony)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 24.61 per share.I2022-05-09Senior Officer of Issuer4.79k
French (Douglas)D2022-02-25Senior Officer of Issuer211
French (Douglas)D2022-02-25Senior Officer of Issuer671
French (Douglas)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 25.22 per share.D2022-02-25Senior Officer of Issuer7.24k
French (Douglas)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 25.19 per share.D2022-02-25Senior Officer of Issuer2.26k
Arora, NavinI2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer137
Auchinleck, Richard H. (Dick)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer5.18k
Auchinleck, Richard H. (Dick)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer1.87k
Entwistle (Darren)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer364
Geheran (Tony)D2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer126
Geheran (Tony)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer237
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer73
Manley (John Paul)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer1.58k
Manley (John Paul)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer96
Mawji (Zainul)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer137
McIntosh (Sandy)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer136
Mowat (David Lawrence)D2021-12-31Director of Issuer19
Senko (Jim)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer119
Wood (Andrea Louise)I2021-12-31Senior Officer of Issuer91
Gratton (Francois)I2021-12-21Senior Officer of Issuer159
Spadotto (Eros)I2021-12-21Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary of Issuer (other than in 4,5,6)160
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer1.53k
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer1.17k
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)Exercise of rights at price 22.59 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer11.64k
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 23.02 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer6.11k
Lewis (Stephen Flynn)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 22.87 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer5.53k
Mawji (Zainul)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer2.13k
Mawji (Zainul)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer1.52k
Mawji (Zainul)Exercise of rights at price 22.59 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer66.19k
Mawji (Zainul)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 23.02 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer31.17k
McIntosh (Sandy)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer2.31k
McIntosh (Sandy)I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer4.31k
McIntosh (Sandy)Exercise of rights at price 22.59 per share.I2021-12-13Senior Officer of Issuer79.74k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Telus Corp. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Telus Corp

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Telus Corp. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Telus Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Telus Corp:

Telus Corp automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -29.05% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-29.05 %

Latent gain

-629.77 $

Invested capital

2167.93 $

Annualized return

-7.02 %
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Momentum strategy results on Telus Corp

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Telus Corp. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Telus Corp

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Telus Corp:

Telus Corp momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -34.64% of return on Telus Corp. That represents -2038.44$ of latent gain with 5883.84$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -34.84% of return on Telus Corp. That represents -967.7$ of latent gain with 2777.3$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-34.64 %

Latent gain

-2038.44 $

Invested capital

5883.84 $

Annualized return

-31.85 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-34.84 %

Latent gain

-967.7 $

Invested capital

2777.3 $

Annualized return

-9.52 %

Momentum equity curve on Telus Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Telus Corp:

Telus Corp momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Telus Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Telus Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Telus Corp since the beginning:

Telus Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Telus Corp

Buy the dip entry openings on Telus Corp

Telus Corp

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Telus Corp is -68.16%. That represents -338.96$ of latent gain with 497.3$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Telus Corp stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Telus Corp, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-68.16 %

Latent gain

-338.96 $

Invested capital

497.3 $

Annualized return

-31.85 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Telus Corp

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Telus Corp:

Telus Corp

Note: the dividends potentially given by Telus Corp are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Telus Corp

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Telus Corp:

Telus Corp

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Telus Corp

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Telus Corp.

Equity curve comparison on Telus Corp

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Telus Corp investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Telus Corp

Telus Corp investment comparison

Performance comparison on Telus Corp

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -29.05% -629.77$ 2167.93$ -7.02%
Momentum 1 quarter -34.64% -2038.44$ 5883.84$ -8.88%
Momentum 2 quarters -34.84% -967.7$ 2777.3$ -9.52%
Non-directional -68.16% -338.96$ 497.3$ -31.85%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-7.02 %

Momentum 1Q

-9.52 %

Momentum 2Q

-9.52 %

Non-directional

-31.85 %


Company information

Company name Telus Corp
Country Canada
City Vancouver
Address 510 West Georgia Street
Phone
Website www.telus.com
FullTime employees 108500
Industry Telecom Services
Sector Communication Services
Exchange XNYS
Ticker TU
Market www.nyse.com

Telus Corp ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 3.4
Peer Environment Performance 4.8730555555556
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil no
Nuclear no
Fur Leather no
GMO no
Coal no
Pesticides no
Animal Testing no

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 10.4
Peer Social Performance 10.577777777778
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy 2
Peer Highest Controversy Performance 1.6585365853659
Adult no
Gambling no
Alcoholic no
Tobacco no
Catholic no
Controversial Weapons no
Small Arms no
Military Contract no
Peer Count yes

Related Controversy: Customer Incidents


Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 3.1
Peer Governance Performance 6.6341666666667
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: 16.9
Environment Score: 3.4
Social Score: 10.4
Governance Score: 3.1

ESG Performance: UNDER_PERF

Peer Group: Telecommunication Services

Peer Esg Score Performance: 23.118048780488

Rating Year: 2023

Rating Month: 1

Max Age: 86400

Percentile: 16