Which is better, TLK or TME?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) currently grades higher than TLK — 60/100 (C grade) vs 54/100 (C). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — TLK wins on Benjamin Graham and Charlie Munger; TME wins on Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy TLK or TME?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both TLK and TME are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is TLK better than TME for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, TME currently grades higher — 60/100 vs 54/100, a 6-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between TLK and TME on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). TLK currently scores 54/100 (C grade); TME scores 60/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, TLK or TME?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. TLK and TME are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, TLK or TME?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are TLK and TME both Communication Services stocks?

Yes — both Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) operate in the Communication Services sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this TLK vs TME comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk

Tencent Music Entertainment Group

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

TLK

Market cap

$16.2B

Sector

Communication Services

TME

Tencent Music Entertainment Group

Market cap

$13.54B

Sector

Communication Services

Overall winner

Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	TLK	TME	Winner
Warren Buffett	54C	60C	TME
Benjamin Graham	53C	46D	TLK
Philip Fisher	40D	57C	TME
Peter Lynch	22F	49D	TME
Joel Greenblatt	29F	31F	TME
Charlie Munger	47D	46D	TLK
Terry Smith	44D	47D	TME

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	TLK	TME
Market cap	$16.2B	$13.54B
P/E (TTM)	15.9x	10.2x
EV/EBIT	9.5x	7.9x
ROIC (TTM)	11.17%	11.4%
Gross margin	55.59%	47.37%
Net margin	12.14%	26.49%
Revenue CAGR 5y	0.61%	1.3%
EPS CAGR 5y	-14.61%	40.04%
Debt / Equity	0.6x	0.1x
Dividend yield	7.41%	2.79%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

TLK leads on

Dividend yield7.41%vs 2.79%+62%
Market cap$16.2Bvs $13.54B+16%
Gross margin55.59%vs 47.37%+15%

TME leads on

EPS CAGR 5y40.04%vs -14.61%+136%
Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.6x+89%
Net margin26.49%vs 12.14%+54%
Revenue CAGR 5y1.3%vs 0.61%+53%

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Key terms in this analysis

ROIC Free Cash Flow (FCF)Economic Moat P/E Ratio Margin of Safety Quality Score

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

Strategy

TLK

TME

Warren Buffett

54C

60C

Benjamin Graham

53C

46D

Philip Fisher

40D

57C

Peter Lynch

22F

49D

Joel Greenblatt

29F

31F

Charlie Munger

47D

46D

Terry Smith

44D

47D

Metric

TLK

TME

Market cap

$16.2B

$13.54B

P/E (TTM)

15.9x

10.2x

EV/EBIT

9.5x

7.9x

ROIC (TTM)

11.17%

11.4%

Gross margin

55.59%

47.37%

Net margin

12.14%

26.49%

Revenue CAGR 5y

0.61%

1.3%

EPS CAGR 5y

-14.61%

40.04%

Debt / Equity

0.6x

0.1x

Dividend yield

7.41%

2.79%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

TLK leads on

Dividend yield7.41%vs 2.79%+62%
Market cap$16.2Bvs $13.54B+16%
Gross margin55.59%vs 47.37%+15%

TME leads on

EPS CAGR 5y40.04%vs -14.61%+136%
Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.6x+89%
Net margin26.49%vs 12.14%+54%
Revenue CAGR 5y1.3%vs 0.61%+53%