Estimation of Vodafone’s Stock Value

Bc. Mohamadfarhan Rafikahmed Shaikh

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

In the most recent times, the telecommunication sector had gone through many radical changes in the terms of technological advancement implications. These changes in the technologies of communication had positively affected the process of sharing information. The current research is been conducted for understanding the practices of a telecommunication company that is based in the United Kingdom and performs the operations required for conducting the effective telecommunication. The research also identifies the stock market value of the communication industry. The current dissertation is been developed for focusing on the estimating the stock value of the Vodafone PLC which is one of the leading telecommunications organizations in the globe. It will be quantitative research in nature. The review of the topic is based on a significant review of secondary data. The data will be collected from Vodafone Group's annual reports, magazines and publications. Thesis has focused the past and the current performance of Vodafone Stock. For the purpose of research, data have been included the period from 2008 to 2018 for past and present trends which includes analysis stock value and financial ability of the selected company. During the analysis, the researcher has applied graham model, ratio analysis, earnings per share and book value method to measure Vodafone PLC performance. The data is collected from Vodafone Group plc, Vodafone UK, S&P 500 Index, London Stock Exchange and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) UK. In the end of the thesis, the results were concluded in a manner that can support the decision making of the investors in making their investment in the Vodafone PLC.

Keywords

Telecommunication, Stock market, Stock variations, London Stock Exchange (LSE), Vodafone (VOD) PLC, financial markets, Capital Asset Pricing model (CAPM)

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 28. 3. 2019

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Karel Malec, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management