Consolidated Communications Holdings
Market Cap
US$433.6m
Last Updated
2020/11/24 00:37 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services to business and residential customers in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Good value with acceptable track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Consolidated Communications Holdings's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CNSL is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CNSL's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.0%
CNSL
-1.4%
US Telecom
-0.5%
US Market
1 Year Return
32.7%
CNSL
-10.8%
US Telecom
18.3%
US Market
Return vs Industry: CNSL exceeded the US Telecom industry which returned -11.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CNSL exceeded the US Market which returned 19.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CNSL | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.0% | -1.4% | -0.5% |
| 30 Day | 9.0% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| 90 Day | -32.7% | -1.6% | 5.6% |
| 1 Year | 32.7%32.7% | -6.0%-10.8% | 21.0%18.3% |
| 3 Year | -51.9%-60.5% | 16.8%0.1% | 45.2%35.6% |
| 5 Year | -65.1%-74.9% | 27.1%-1.5% | 89.8%68.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Consolidated Communications Holdings's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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A Note On Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CNSL) ROE and Debt To EquityValuation
Is Consolidated Communications Holdings undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
10.51x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CNSL ($5.27) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($4.9)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CNSL is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CNSL is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.1x) compared to the US Telecom industry average (10.3x).
PE vs Market: CNSL is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.1x) compared to the US market (19.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CNSL is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.8x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CNSL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the US Telecom industry average (1.2x).
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Future Growth
How is Consolidated Communications Holdings forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
12.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CNSL's forecast earnings growth (12.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.2%).
Earnings vs Market: CNSL's earnings (12.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CNSL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: CNSL's revenue (0.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CNSL's revenue (0.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if CNSL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Consolidated Communications Holdings performed over the past 5 years?
-4.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CNSL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CNSL became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CNSL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -4.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: CNSL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CNSL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Telecom industry (16.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CNSL's Return on Equity (9.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Consolidated Communications Holdings's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CNSL's short term assets ($266.4M) exceed its short term liabilities ($263.1M).
Long Term Liabilities: CNSL's short term assets ($266.4M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CNSL's debt to equity ratio (570.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CNSL's debt to equity ratio has increased from 523.6% to 570.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CNSL's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (17.4%).
Interest Coverage: CNSL's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Consolidated Communications Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CNSL's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CNSL's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CNSL's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CNSL's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: CNSL is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CNSL's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Udell (54 yo)
5.83yrs
Tenure
US$3,067,592
Compensation
Mr. C. Robert Udell, Jr., also known as Bob, had been Chief Executive Officer and President of Fairpoint Communications, Inc. since July 3, 2017. He had been Director of Fairpoint Communications, Inc. sinc...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bob's total compensation ($USD3.07M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 5.83yrs | US$3.07m | 0.67% $ 2.9m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 16.58yrs | US$1.24m | 0.33% $ 1.4m | |
| Executive Vice President of Operations | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Revenue Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Controller | no data | no data | no data |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CNSL's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 5.83yrs | US$3.07m | 0.67% $ 2.9m | |
| Independent Director | 15.33yrs | US$211.14k | 0.098% $ 426.6k | |
| Independent Director | 3.33yrs | US$193.64k | 0.11% $ 496.9k | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 7yrs | US$417.14k | 0.20% $ 861.2k | |
| Independent Director | 15.33yrs | US$217.64k | 0.11% $ 456.3k | |
| Independent Director | 8.33yrs | US$207.64k | 0.095% $ 412.9k | |
| Independent Director | 7.75yrs | US$197.64k | 0.081% $ 349.1k | |
| Independent Director | 6.08yrs | US$193.64k | 0.077% $ 332.2k | |
| Non-Voting Observer | 0.083yr | no data | no data | |
| Director | 0.083yr | no data | no data |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
69.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CNSL's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 10.2%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
- Ticker: CNSL
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1894
- Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
- Sector: Telecom
- Market Cap: US$433.581m
- Shares outstanding: 79.41m
- Website: https://www.consolidated.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
- 121 South 17th Street
- Mattoon
- Illinois
- 61938
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNSL | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jul 2005 |
| C8C | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jul 2005 |
Biography
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services to business and residential customers in the United States. It offers high-speed broadband I...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/11/24 00:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/11/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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