NASDAQ$LILA

Liberty Latin America Ltd. · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record RGU additions, revenue growth, and Adjusted OIBDA increase, driven by the Puerto Rico acquisition and overall market recovery.

Liberty Latin America reported a strong start to 2021, marked by record Q1 RGU additions of 76,000 and revenue growth of 25% to $1.2 billion, driven by the acquisition of Liberty Mobile in Puerto Rico. Operating income increased by 65% year-over-year to $178 million, and Adjusted OIBDA grew by 23% to $449 million.

  • Record Q1 RGU additions of 76,000, surpassing the prior year by over 25%.
  • Revenue increased by 25% to $1.2 billion, primarily due to the Puerto Rico acquisition.
  • Operating income rose by 65% year-over-year to $178 million.
  • Adjusted OIBDA grew by 23% to $449 million, with rebased growth of 3%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.16B

Previous: $931M+24.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.37

Previous: -$0.99+137.4%
Adjusted OIBDA Margin

38.7%

No prior period
Mobile Subscribers

4.5M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$152M

Previous: -$133M-14.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$64.6M

Previous: -$314M+79.4%
Net Income

$87.8M

Previous: -$181M+148.6%
Operating Income

$178M

Previous: $108M+65.3%
Gross Profit

$880M

Previous: $720M+22.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.31B

Previous: $1.59B-18.1%
Total Assets

$15.5B

Previous: $15.2B+2.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$23M

Previous: $23.8M-3.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Liberty Latin America · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.16B

Q1 2021+24.6%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company anticipates that the regional operating environment will improve as vaccination rates increase and local economies recover. Liberty Latin America is also driving the integration of AT&T's Puerto Rico and USVI operations and working towards a summer completion of the acquisition of Telefónica's Costa Rica assets.

Tailwinds

  • Regional operating environment expected to improve with increased vaccination rates.
  • Local economies are anticipated to recover, boosting business activity.
  • Continued integration of AT&T's Puerto Rico and USVI operations.
  • Working towards summer completion of Telefónica's Costa Rica assets acquisition.
  • Proactive balance sheet management through debt refinancing.

Headwinds

  • Operating environment remains challenging due to reduced tourism.
  • Government-imposed lockdowns and restrictions continue to impact operations.
  • Ongoing impact of the pandemic on financial performance, especially mobile and B2B.
  • Increased competitive intensity leading to discounting and lower ARPUs.
  • Carryover effects from subscriber losses during the second half of 2020 impact revenue performance.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

25 / 42 earnings

Positive

+19.0%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-29.4%

Q3 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.3%-3.2%-2.8%
Q4 2025+3.6%+4.7%+1.0%
Q3 2025+7.6%+1.3%+12.6%
Q1 2025-15.1%-11.5%-8.7%
Q4 2024-5.3%-5.7%-6.7%
Q3 2024-17.6%-25.4%-31.6%
Q2 2024-7.3%-8.1%-4.0%
Q1 2024+5.8%+2.9%+10.7%
Q4 2023-7.7%-2.2%+2.5%
Q3 2023+8.9%+7.9%+8.3%
Q2 2023+19.0%+13.2%-3.0%
Q1 2023+1.0%-6.9%+3.6%
Q4 2022+7.6%+2.3%-8.1%
Q3 2022-10.2%-2.2%-14.8%
Q2 2022+3.6%+1.2%-6.4%
Q1 2022-6.5%-16.1%-3.0%
Q4 2021-3.9%-6.8%-11.7%
Q3 2021+2.0%+4.5%-10.8%
Q2 2021+8.0%+3.7%+7.2%
Q1 2021+2.9%-0.6%+2.8%
Q4 2020+13.4%+18.5%+19.4%
Q3 2020-2.0%+3.6%+13.3%
Q2 2020-9.9%-2.7%-3.2%
Q1 2020-8.8%-4.6%-0.6%
Q4 2019+10.3%+5.0%-45.3%
Q3 2019-0.4%-6.4%-12.2%
Q2 2019+8.4%+8.7%+8.2%
Q1 2019-8.5%-11.0%-17.5%
Q4 2018+2.3%+2.8%+6.4%
Q3 2018+6.2%-0.2%-9.1%
Q2 2018-1.2%-3.1%+5.9%
Q1 2018+2.0%+2.8%+5.9%
Q4 2017+5.5%+5.5%-3.9%
Q3 2017+3.3%+0.8%-1.0%
Q2 2017+1.0%+2.5%-3.2%
Q1 2017+6.5%+1.4%+3.9%
Q4 2016+15.2%+18.9%+0.9%
Q3 2016-29.4%-25.1%-22.0%
Q2 2016-7.7%-15.7%-19.1%
Q1 2016+3.5%
Q4 2015+3.0%
Q3 2015+0.9%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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