Advanced Info Service PCL (OTC:AVIFY) is a triple-play telecommunications provider founded in 1986 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.. The company generates revenues from the provision of mobile phone services, mobile handset sales, and broadband services.

Its broadband service includes various fibre technologies for households, leveraging the company's owned fibre infrastructure. In addition to the fibre networks, it also has mobile infrastructure.

Its reportable segments include; Mobile phone services which is also the key revenue generating segment, Mobile phone and equipment sales, and Datanet and broadband services.

The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Thailand.

Three key data points gauge Advanced Info Service PCL or any dividend-paying firm:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those three basic keys best tell whether any company has made, is making, and will make money.

AVIFY Price

Over the past year, AVIFY share price fell about 3% from $5.74 to $5.57 as of Friday’s market close.

If AVIFY trades in the range of $5 to $8 this next year, its recent $5.57 share price might rise to $5.90 by next year. Of course, AVIFY’s price could drop about the same $0.33 estimated amount, or more.

My annual upside estimate of $0.33 however, is in line with the average one year price upsides over the past two years.

AVIFY Dividend

Advanced Info Service PCL has paid variable semi-annual dividends since June 2003. AVIFY’s recent SA dividend of $0.13 was declared February 7th to shareholders of record February 16th. The payout will be made April 29th.

The forward looking $0.26 annual dividend yields 4.64% at Friday’s $5.57 share price.

AVIFY Returns

To put it all together, add Advanced Info Service PCL’s estimated annual dividend of $0.26 to the estimated price upside of $0.33 to find a $0.59 gross gain.

At Friday’s $5.57 share price, a little over $1000 would buy 180 shares.

A $10 broker fee (if charged), paid half at purchase and half at sale, would cost us about  $0.055 per share.

Subtracting that likely $0.055 brokerage cost from the $0.59 gross gain produces a net gain of $0.545 X180 shares = $98.10 for a 9.5% estimated net gain.

Furthermore, the estimated $46.40 of annual dividend income from $1k invested is over 8.33 times greater than AVIFY’s recent $5.57 single share price.

The exact track of Advanced Info Service PCL ongoing future price and dividend will be determined by market action.

Remember the true value of any stock is best realized through personal ownership of shares.

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