Both companies are similarly valued if you look at market capitalization plus debt as a ratio of earnings before accounting charges, a common valuation tool for telecom firms.

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The ratio of common market capitalization to sales, at 1.8, is well below the long-run average of 2.6.

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These new shares expand market capitalization and drive up the price-to-sales ratio.

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