(GLIBK) GCI Liberty - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Telecom Services | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 996m USD | Total Return: -19.1% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 18.9M
Rev. Trend: 96.6%
Warnings
Share dilution 37.9% YoY
Altman Z'' 0.09 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBK) operates as a primary provider of integrated telecommunication services within the state of Alaska. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of data, wireless, video, and voice services to residential, commercial, and governmental clients under the GCI brand. By owning and operating an extensive statewide wireless network, the firm maintains critical infrastructure in a geographically challenging region.
The company operates within the Integrated Telecommunication Services sector, a capital-intensive industry characterized by high barriers to entry due to the necessity of maintaining physical network assets. In remote regions like Alaska, providers often benefit from localized market dominance because the cost of deploying redundant fiber-optic and cellular infrastructure is prohibitive for smaller competitors.
Investors can evaluate the underlying asset performance and valuation metrics of GLIBK by consulting the data tools on ValueRay. GCI Liberty is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, and has maintained its operational presence in the telecommunications market since its founding in 1979.
- Alaska broadband and wireless market share expansion drives core revenue growth
- Federal and state subsidies for rural connectivity impact operating margins
- Capital expenditure for 5G and fiber infrastructure affects free cash flow
- Regulatory oversight of telecommunications pricing and competition in the Alaska region
- Strategic asset valuation and potential consolidation within the Liberty Media portfolio
| Net Income: 77.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.23 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 43.71% < 20% (prev 17.00%; Δ 26.72% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 321.0m > Net Income 77.0m |
| Net Debt (672.0m) to EBITDA (410.0m): 1.64 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 3.31 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (39.9m) vs 12m ago 39.03% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 38.70% > 18% (prev 0.59%; Δ 3.81k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 30.47% > 50% (prev 28.11%; Δ 2.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.52 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 410.0m / Interest Expense TTM 42.0m) |
| A: 0.14 (Total Current Assets 638.0m - Total Current Liabilities 193.0m) / Total Assets 3.25b |
| B: -0.20 (Retained Earnings -654.0m / Total Assets 3.25b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 148.0m / Avg Total Assets 3.34b) |
| D: -0.43 (Book Value of Equity -654.0m / Total Liabilities 1.52b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.09 = B |
| DSRI: 0.82 (Receivables 141.0m/163.0m, Revenue 1.02b/964.9m) |
| GMI: 1.52 (GM 38.70% / 58.90%) |
| AQI: 0.75 (AQ_t 0.41 / AQ_t-1 0.55) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 1.02b / 964.9m) |
| TATA: -0.08 (NI 77.0m - CFO 321.0m) / TA 3.25b) |
| Beneish M = -2.89 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 24.97 with a total of 580,355 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.15%,
over one month by -31.17%,
over three months by -36.22% and
over the past year by -19.06%.
GCI Liberty has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Forward = 7.4239
P/S = 0.9618
P/B = 0.5816
Revenue TTM = 1.02b USD
EBIT TTM = 148.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 410.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 977.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 4.00m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.11b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 63.0m
Net Debt = 672.0m USD (calculated: Debt 1.11b - CCE 435.0m)
Enterprise Value = 1.67b USD (996.4m + Debt 1.11b - CCE 435.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.52 (Ebit TTM 148.0m / Interest Expense TTM 42.0m)
EV/FCF = 26.48x (Enterprise Value 1.67b / FCF TTM 63.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.78% (FCF TTM 63.0m / Enterprise Value 1.67b)
FCF Margin = 6.19% (FCF TTM 63.0m / Revenue TTM 1.02b)
Net Margin = 7.56% (Net Income TTM 77.0m / Revenue TTM 1.02b)
Gross Margin = 38.70% ((Revenue TTM 1.02b - Cost of Revenue TTM 624.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.12% (prev 71.97%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.51 (Enterprise Value 1.67b / Total Assets 3.25b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.79% (Interest Expense 42.0m / Debt 1.11b)
Taxrate = 30.77% (8.00m / 26.0m)
NOPAT = 102.5m (EBIT 148.0m * (1 - 30.77%))
Current Ratio = 3.31 (Total Current Assets 638.0m / Total Current Liabilities 193.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.65 (Debt 1.11b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.71b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.64 (Net Debt 672.0m / EBITDA 410.0m)
Debt / FCF = 10.67 (Net Debt 672.0m / FCF TTM 63.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.64b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.30% (Net Income 77.0m / Total Assets 3.25b)
RoE = 3.35% (Net Income TTM 77.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.30b)
RoCE = 4.52% (EBIT 148.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.30b + L.T.Debt 977.0m))
RoIC = 3.90% (NOPAT 102.5m / Invested Capital 2.63b)
WACC = 3.78% (E(996.4m)/V(2.10b) * Re(5.07%) + D(1.11b)/V(2.10b) * Rd(3.79%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 5.07% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 35.86 | Cagr: 37.93%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈67.6m ; Y1≈59.3m ; Y5≈47.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 2.71 (EV 769.0m - Net Debt 672.0m = Equity 97.0m / Shares 35.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.58 | Revenue CAGR: 7.57% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0