Lumen Technologies, Inc.

NYSE:LUMN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.1b

Lumen Technologies Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Lumen Technologies has a total shareholder equity of $342.0M and total debt of $18.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 5349.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $34.0B and $33.6B respectively. Lumen Technologies's EBIT is $369.0M making its interest coverage ratio 0.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.6B.

Key information

5,349.1%

Debt to equity ratio

US$18.29b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.3x
CashUS$2.64b
EquityUS$342.00m
Total liabilitiesUS$33.65b
Total assetsUS$33.99b

Recent financial health updates

Here's Why Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Oct 18
Here's Why Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jun 13
Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Recent updates

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Shares Fly 28% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Nov 22
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Shares Fly 28% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) After Its Third-Quarter Results

Nov 07
Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) After Its Third-Quarter Results

Why Lumen Technologies Gained 18% After Q3 2024 Report

Nov 06

Lumen: Turnaround Gaining Steam But This Stock Ain't Cheap

Oct 21

Here's Why Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Oct 18
Here's Why Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load

Lumen Technologies: Not So Undervalued Anymore

Oct 14

There's No Escaping Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Muted Revenues Despite A 33% Share Price Rise

Sep 27
There's No Escaping Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Muted Revenues Despite A 33% Share Price Rise

Lumen Technologies: Turnaround Efforts Bear Fruit

Sep 26

Lumen Technologies: A Deep Dive Into Another Debt Exchange

Sep 13

Lumen Technologies Has Sailed Past Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 28

Lumen Technologies: Back From The Dead, But Too Late To Buy Now

Aug 13

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Surges 385% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Aug 07
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Surges 385% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Lumen Technologies Q2 Earnings Review: Transformation Affirmed

Aug 07

Lumen Technologies Stock: Recent Price Spike Begs Questions

Jul 31

Lumen Technologies Undervalued Even Without Turnaround (Rating Upgrade)

Jul 09

Lumen Is Approaching A Key Psychological Level

Jun 30

Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jun 13
Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Lumen: Attractive Speculative Setup (Rating Upgrade)

May 31

Lumen Technologies Q1 Earnings Takeaway: Transformation Takes Hold

May 02

Lumen Technologies' Underperformance In The Telecom Sector

Mar 28

Lumen Technologies: The Turnaround Could Have Gone Better

Mar 19

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 30%

Mar 05
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 30%

Lumen Technologies: Don't Mistakenly Look Back

Feb 15

Lumen Technologies: A Hold After Strong Q4 2023 Earnings

Feb 08

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Just Reported Earnings, And Analysts Cut Their Target Price

Feb 08
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Just Reported Earnings, And Analysts Cut Their Target Price

Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 56% Above Its Share Price

Jan 31
Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 56% Above Its Share Price

Lumen Technologies: Don't Get Too Excited Yet

Jan 26

Lumen Technologies: A Solid Turnaround Play

Jan 18

A Dive Into Lumen's Stabilization Guidance

Jan 01

Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 32%

Dec 22
Lumen Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:LUMN) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 32%

Lumen Technologies: Cheap Due To Multiple Red Flags

Dec 09

Lumen: Just Let Go And Don't Look Back (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 10

Lumen Technologies: Painful Debt Restructuring (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 02

Lumen Technologies And Its Looming Maturities

Oct 17

Lumen: Favorable Risk/Reward

Sep 27

Lumen Technologies: Approaching A Key Point

Sep 14

Lumen: It Really Turned Out To Be A Value Trap (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 05

Lumen: Rapidly Deteriorating Situation (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 03

Lumen Technologies: Few Things Go To Zero

Jul 27

Lumen: Another Major Potential Risk

Jul 18

Lumen Technologies: Headwinds Continue To Mount (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 05

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: LUMN's short term assets ($4.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($3.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: LUMN's short term assets ($4.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($29.7B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: LUMN's net debt to equity ratio (4577.2%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: LUMN's debt to equity ratio has increased from 255.3% to 5349.1% over the past 5 years.

Balance Sheet

Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable LUMN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.

Forecast Cash Runway: LUMN is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, even with free cash flow being positive and shrinking by 26.9% per year.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 05:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Lumen Technologies, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP
Peter RhameyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research