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TIM S.A.

TIMB
62
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
$22.14
+0.09 (+0.41%)
Market Cap
$10.58B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

TIM S.A. is a Brazilian telecommunications company that provides mobile phone, internet, and data services to millions of people and businesses across Brazil. It operates under the TIM brand and serves both everyday consumers and corporate clients. TIM is one of the three largest mobile carriers in Brazil, competing directly with Claro and Vivo.

The company earns money through monthly service plans, prepaid mobile top-ups, and business contracts for data and connectivity. It operates entirely within Brazil, giving it deep local market knowledge but also full exposure to Brazil's economic and currency risks. With a gross margin above 50%, TIM benefits from the high fixed-cost nature of telecom infrastructure once it is built. The key growth driver is expanding its 4G and 5G network coverage to reach more Brazilians, though rising competition and the cost of spectrum licenses remain ongoing pressures on profitability.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$7.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

TIM S.A. is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 484.1M (2021) → 482.9M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Gross Margin
52.4%
Healthy — 52.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
23.1%
Excellent — 23.1% operating margin
ROCE
5.8%
Weak — 5.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+5.0%
Slow sales growth (5.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
+22.6%
Earnings growing fast (22.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
314%
Turns 314% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
33.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (33.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Interest Cover
2.38x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
+0.6
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
6.19%
Healthy income — 6.19% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+125.7%
Dividend growing fast (125.7% YoY)

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