NASDAQ$FYBR
Frontier Communications Parent Inc · Q4 2021 earnings
Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Frontier Communications reported record operational results as it becomes a fiber-first company.
Frontier Communications reported strong Q4 2021 results, marked by record operational achievements as the company transitions to a fiber-first model. The company gained momentum and hit an inflection point, reaching positive total broadband net adds for the first time in more than five years.
- Built fiber to a record 192,000 locations.
- Added a record 45,000 fiber broadband customer net additions, reaching an inflection point in positive total broadband customer net additions for the first time in more than five years.
- Delivered record-low churn across both fiber and copper broadband customers.
- Achieved positive fiber Net Promoter Scores for the first time in company history.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Frontier Communications · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.54B
Revenue by segment
Frontier Communications · $2.38B total across 4 segments · Q3 2020
- Consumer$859M-8.9%36.0%
- Data & Internet$838M—35.2%
- Voice Services$500M—21.0%
- Video Services$186M—7.8%
Forward guidance
Frontier provided guidance for the full year 2022.
Tailwinds
- Adjusted EBITDA of $2.00 - $2.15 billion
- Fiber build to at least 1 million new locations
- Cash capital expenditures of $2.40 - $2.50 billion
- Cash taxes of approximately $20 million
- Cash interest payments of approximately $430 million
Headwinds
- Cash Pension and OPEB expense of approximately $75 million (net of capitalization)
- Cash pension and OPEB contributions, including a catch-up from contribution waivers during bankruptcy, of approximately $135 million (net of capitalization)
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports
+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% | |
| Q2 2025 | +0.3% | +0.2% | +1.6% | |
| 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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