Consolidated Communications

Company Profile

Consolidated Communications had its IPO on 2005-07-22 under the ticker symbol CNSL.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. Consolidated Communications has a staff strength of 3,200 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Consolidated Communications opened at $2.49 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-19.

The stocks traded within a range of $2.4 - $2.52, and closed at $2.49.

This is a -1.19% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,111,000 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Consolidated Communications have slipped by -8.46%.

Consolidated Communications's Key Ratios

Consolidated Communications has a market cap of $288.99 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.7019 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3841.

In the last 12-months Consolidated Communications’s revenue was $1.19 billion with a gross profit of $644.60 million and an EBITDA of $355.85 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Consolidated Communications's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Consolidated Communications’s operating margin was 4.67% while its return on assets stood at 0.92% with a return of equity of -18.89%.

In Q4, Consolidated Communications’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 5482.2% while revenue growth was a negative 7.1%.

Consolidated Communications’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

16.3934

Trailing PE

0

PEG

18.11

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-1.66 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 16.3934 and a PEG multiple of 18.11. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Consolidated Communications’s profitability.

Consolidated Communications stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.0504 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.7242. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3841.

Consolidated Communications stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 27.35% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.89 billion

Total Liabilities

$266.90 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-135270000.00

Capital Expenditure

$123.02 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Consolidated Communications ended 2023 with $3.89 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.89 billion while shareholder equity stood at $716.77 million.

Consolidated Communications ended 2023 with $274.31 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $266.90 million in other current liabilities, 1152000.00 in common stock, $-11866000.00 in retained earnings and $929.57 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $325.85 million and cash and short-term investments were $413.80 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $12,834,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.13 billion.

Consolidated Communications’s total current assets stands at $598.14 million while long-term investments were $10.30 million and short-term investments were $87.95 million. Its net receivables were $119.68 million compared to accounts payable of $33.10 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, Consolidated Communications's operating cash flow was $-135270000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $123.02 million.

Comparatively, Consolidated Communications paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$2.49

52-Week High

$8.49

52-Week Low

$2.4

Analyst Target Price

$3.67

Consolidated Communications stock is currently trading at $2.49 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $8.49 and a 52-week low of $8.49. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $3.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $3.83 and 200-day moving average was $5.15 The short ratio stood at 4.1 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 234.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8171% are held by institutions.