Download the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Fall 2017 Report

By Kahla CooperPublished On: September 28, 2017

For the second straight reporting period in public markets, the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) delivered a relatively at financial performance. In this case, the sector was down 0.1% over the past three months. This underperformed the broader indices, as both the S&P 500 (up 2.5%) and the NASDAQ (up 3.7%) increased over the corresponding time period. The gap between the CFTTI and the broader indices for the full-year period continues to widen. While the CFTTI was up 4.2% in the past year, the S&P 500 had a 12-month gain of 13.9% while the NASDAQ had an even higher 12-month gain of 23.3%. Looking at multiples, the sector revenue multiple remained at at 1.6x compared to last year. However, the sector EBITDA multiple increased from 8.7x a year ago to 10.1x at the end of the current period.

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Kahla Cooper is the Director of Marketing at FOCUS. In this role, Ms. Cooper designs and implements the overall marketing strategy. Ms. Cooper works with each industry team leader to define programs in order to promote and brand FOCUS’ suite of capabilities.