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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. TDS
Weak broader-coverage candidate · Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides communications services to residential, commercial, and wholesale customers in the United States.
On FrontierLab's discovery record since 2026-08-18 (3 days ago) — when this name first surfaced. (distinct from the snapshot date below)
Auto-graded broader coverage — sourced by an automated screen and graded on default bands, not the sector-calibrated bands the curated screener uses. A "Weak" here is NOT the same bar as a curated grade; these are auto-screened candidates for your own research, shown as of their surface date (2026-08-20), not the curated Frontier signal.
Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -73.8% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 28.7% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.04 |
| Rule of 40 | -49.2 |
| Net margin | 24.6% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | — |
| Price / sales | 2.9 |
Quality checklist
- ✗ Revenue growth — -73.8% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✗ Gross profits / assets — 0.04 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- ✗ Gross margin — 28.7% (pass ≥ 60%)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ~ Share dilution — 1.1%
Fundamentals — snapshot as of 2026-08-20
| Stage | Established |
|---|---|
| Share issuance (YoY) | 1.1% · modest issuance |
| Moat | — |
| TAM | — |
| P/E (trailing) | 8.3 |
| EPS (trailing) | $4.18 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | -29 |
| Cash / assets | 0.26 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.8 |
| Statements as of | Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-08-07 |
Momentum context — a snapshot from 2026-08-20, not current
| Price at surface | $34.67 (as of 2026-08-20) |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $31.51 – $49.12 |
| % off 52-wk high | -29.4% |
| RSI (14) | 50 |
| Relative volume | 0.4× |
Risk flags
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