ASTS vs. TLK: AST SpaceMobile vs. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Stock Comparison

Company Profile

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) both belong to the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry, though ASTS is classified under Alternative Carriers while TLK falls under Integrated Telecommunication Services.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) trades as ordinary local shares, while Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

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Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has a highly aggressive beta of 2.87, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) is defensive at 0.42 and tends to be less market-sensitive — a wide gap in beta profiles.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reports a negative ROE of -45.62%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) reports 16.30%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Both AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 0.00% and Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) at 11.44% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reports a negative operating margin of -544.63%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) reports 0.00%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 1,505.21% delivers above-range revenue growth, while Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) at -2.15% falls into the bottom quartile — a wide split in revenue momentum.

Only one side can be read here: Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) reports EPS growth of -24.67%, ranked against its industry; AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) at 0.81 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 13.05 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) at 0.56 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 1.25 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Neither AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) nor Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) reports payout ratio above 100% at 121.72%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings; AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%).

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) trades at 11.71 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has no P/E ratio this period.

A sales-based read is only available for AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), whose P/S ratio of 109.12 ranks against industry peers; Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) reports no figure this period.

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) at 0.01 looks cheap against book in the lower P/B ratio quartile, while AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) at 5.12 carries a premium in the upper quartile — a clear price-to-book gap.

Valuation Metrics