NASDAQ$FYBR

Frontier Communications Parent Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Frontier Communications reported Q2 2022 financial results, demonstrating sequential EBITDA growth and raised full-year guidance.

Frontier Communications reported Q2 2022 results with a revenue of $1.46 billion and a net income of $101 million. The company saw sequential EBITDA growth and added 54,000 fiber broadband customers. They also raised their full-year guidance.

  • Built fiber to a record 281,000 locations.
  • Added 54,000 fiber broadband customer net additions, resulting in fiber broadband customer growth of 13.4% compared with the second quarter of 2021.
  • Reported revenue of $1.46 billion and net income of $101 million.
  • Raised $1.20 billion of debt in May, contributing to liquidity of approximately $3.70 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.46B

Previous: $1.8B-19.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.41

Previous: -$0.91+144.8%
Net Income

$101M

Previous: $4.58B-97.8%
Operating Income

$166M

Previous: $298M-44.3%
Gross Profit

$913M

Previous: $897M+1.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$678M

No prior period
Total Assets

$18B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$20M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Frontier Communications · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.46B

Q2 2022-19%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Frontier Communications · $2.38B total across 4 segments · Q3 2020

  • Consumer
    $859M-8.9%
  • Data & Internet
    $838M—
  • Voice Services
    $500M—
  • Video Services
    $186M—

Forward guidance

Frontier increased its operational and financial guidance expectations for 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $2.05 - $2.15 billion, an increase from prior guidance of $2.00 - $2.15 billion
  • Fiber build of 1.1 - 1.2 million new locations, an increase from prior guidance of 1.0 million new locations
  • Cash capital expenditures of $2.50 - $2.60 billion, an increase from prior guidance of $2.40 - $2.50 billion due to the accelerated fiber build
  • Cash taxes of approximately $20 million, unchanged from prior guidance
  • Cash pension and OPEB expense of approximately $75 million (net of capitalization), unchanged from prior guidance

Headwinds

  • Net cash interest payments of approximately $485 million, an increase from prior guidance of $430 million to reflect the $1.20 billion of debt raised in May
  • Not enough information to provide 4 more negatives.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

9 / 18 earnings

Positive

+12.1%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-12.8%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

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Q3 2025+0.3%+0.2%+0.4%
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Q1 2025+0.1%-0.5%+1.5%
Q4 2025+0.0%+0.5%+0.0%
Q3 2024-1.0%-2.6%-2.6%
Q2 2024-9.8%-5.0%-0.1%
Q1 2024+9.5%+5.6%+11.1%
Q4 2023+12.1%+10.2%+8.3%
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Q2 2023-0.6%——
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