Shares in Cable & Wireless have been punished along with the rest of the telecom sector in recent months: is the company's current low valuation justified? Is its large cash pile a point in its favour or a temptation for the management to go on ill-advised spending sprees?
Two Fools fight it out: you decide who wins, in this week's Duelling Fools.
The Bull Case
"The Internet is here to stay, and demand for C&W's IP services can only balloon. Cash-rich C&W is also in a much better position than most to see out the current telecom slowdown. Finally, C&W, a growth stock, sells on valuation measures that would make a value investor salivate. These are the three undeniable attractions to C&W." more
The Bear Case
"To my mind Cable & Wireless is cheap, but it is cheap for a reason. It's not growing. Until that changes I think it will stay cheap." more
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