(LILA) Liberty Latin America - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Telecom Services | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 1.667m USD | Total Return: 32.7% in 12m
Avg Trading Vol: 2.61M USD
Peers RS (IBD): 58.0
EPS Trend: -18.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -63.2%
Qual. Beats: 2
Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILA) is a telecommunications company providing fixed, mobile, and subsea services across Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates through several segments, including C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, and Liberty Puerto Rico.
LILA offers a range of communication and entertainment services to residential and business customers. These include video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobile services. Business offerings extend to enterprise connectivity, data center solutions, and managed IT services. The telecommunications sector is characterized by high capital expenditure requirements for infrastructure development and maintenance.
The company also manages a subsea and terrestrial fiber optic network, connecting approximately 30 markets, which is critical for regional data and voice transmission. This infrastructure is a key asset in the competitive telecommunications industry. LILA markets its services under various brands, such as C&W Business, LIBERTY NETWORKS, and Flow. Consider exploring ValueRay for deeper insights into their operational efficiency and market position.
- Subscriber growth in Caribbean and Latin American markets drives revenue
- Currency fluctuations impact international earnings
- Infrastructure investment costs affect profitability
- Regulatory changes in operating regions pose risk
- Competition from local providers pressures market share
| Net Income: -611.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.68 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.04% < 20% (prev 1.97%; Δ 4.07% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 821.2m > Net Income -611.2m |
| Net Debt (9.21b) to EBITDA (916.4m): 10.05 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.14 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (199.9m) vs 12m ago 1.63% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 69.90% > 18% (prev 0.66%; Δ 6.92k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 35.50% > 50% (prev 34.82%; Δ 0.68% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.02 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 916.4m / Interest Expense TTM 656.4m) |
| A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 2.25b - Total Current Liabilities 1.98b) / Total Assets 12.23b |
| B: -0.35 (Retained Earnings -4.24b / Total Assets 12.23b) |
| C: 0.00 (EBIT TTM 11.5m / Avg Total Assets 12.51b) |
| D: -0.39 (Book Value of Equity -4.36b / Total Liabilities 11.16b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -1.39 = CCC |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 910.6m/919.7m, Revenue 4.44b/4.46b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 69.90% / 66.48%) |
| AQI: 1.58 (AQ_t 0.81 / AQ_t-1 0.52) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 4.44b / 4.46b) |
| TATA: -0.12 (NI -611.2m - CFO 821.2m) / TA 12.23b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.86 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.12%, over one month by +7.82%, over three months by +15.84% and over the past year by +32.65%.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Wallstreet Target Price | 11.9 | 37.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 11.9 | 37.7% |
P/S = 0.3752
P/B = 2.9982
P/EG = 3.61
Revenue TTM = 4.44b USD
EBIT TTM = 11.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 916.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 7.87b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 503.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 9.22b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 9.21b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 10.87b USD (1.67b + Debt 9.22b - CCE 13.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.02 (Ebit TTM 11.5m / Interest Expense TTM 656.4m)
EV/FCF = 26.65x (Enterprise Value 10.87b / FCF TTM 408.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.75% (FCF TTM 408.0m / Enterprise Value 10.87b)
FCF Margin = 9.19% (FCF TTM 408.0m / Revenue TTM 4.44b)
Net Margin = -13.76% (Net Income TTM -611.2m / Revenue TTM 4.44b)
Gross Margin = 69.90% ((Revenue TTM 4.44b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.34b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 56.16% (prev 77.74%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.89 (Enterprise Value 10.87b / Total Assets 12.23b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.83% (Interest Expense 168.4m / Debt 9.22b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 9.08m (EBIT 11.5m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.14 (Total Current Assets 2.25b / Total Current Liabilities 1.98b)
Debt / Equity = 16.60 (Debt 9.22b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 555.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 10.05 (Net Debt 9.21b / EBITDA 916.4m)
Debt / FCF = 22.57 (Net Debt 9.21b / FCF TTM 408.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 703.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -4.88% (Net Income -611.2m / Total Assets 12.23b)
RoE = -86.86% (Net Income TTM -611.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 703.7m)
RoCE = 0.13% (EBIT 11.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 703.7m + L.T.Debt 7.87b))
RoIC = 0.10% (NOPAT 9.08m / Invested Capital 8.93b)
WACC = 2.46% (E(1.67b)/V(10.89b) * Re(8.06%) + D(9.22b)/V(10.89b) * Rd(1.83%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.06% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -1.18%
[DCF] Terminal Value 88.44% ; FCFF base≈329.6m ; Y1≈406.6m ; Y5≈693.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 280.6 (EV 20.12b - Net Debt 9.21b = Equity 10.92b / Shares 38.9m; r=6.0% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -18.63 | EPS CAGR: 104.5% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -63.19 | Revenue CAGR: -1.27% | SUE: 1.68 | # QB: 2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.44 | Chg7d=-0.430 | Chg30d=-0.430 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+1229.3% | Growth Revenue=-1.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.86 | Chg7d=-0.420 | Chg30d=-0.420 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+95.5% | Growth Revenue=+5.2%