Taking everything into account, LBTYA scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. LBTYA was compared to 36 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. LBTYA may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LBTYA does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LBTYA had negative earnings in the past year.
LBTYA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years LBTYA reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years LBTYA always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

LBTYA's Return On Assets of -7.78% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LBTYA is outperformed by 80.56% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -15.51%, LBTYA is not doing good in the industry: 61.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-7.78%
ROE	-15.51%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)0.02%

ROA(5y)5.18%

ROE(3y)-0.62%

ROE(5y)7.6%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

LBTYA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 63.59%, LBTYA is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
LBTYA's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for LBTYA so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	63.59%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-34.51%

PM growth 5Y-18.81%

GM growth 3Y-4.51%

GM growth 5Y-3.17%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

LBTYA does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for LBTYA has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LBTYA has less shares outstanding
LBTYA has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

LBTYA has an Altman-Z score of 0.74. This is a bad value and indicates that LBTYA is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
LBTYA has a Altman-Z score (0.74) which is in line with its industry peers.
LBTYA has a debt to FCF ratio of 15.59. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LBTYA would need 15.59 years to pay back of all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 15.59, LBTYA is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.61 indicates that LBTYA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
LBTYA has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.61. This is in the better half of the industry: LBTYA outperforms 63.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.61
Debt/FCF	15.59
Altman-Z	0.74

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC6.63%

2.3 Liquidity

LBTYA has a Current Ratio of 0.96. This is a bad value and indicates that LBTYA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.96, LBTYA is doing worse than 63.89% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.96 indicates that LBTYA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LBTYA has a worse Quick ratio (0.96) than 63.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.96
Quick Ratio	0.96

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LBTYA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 32.90%, which is quite impressive.
The earnings per share for LBTYA have been decreasing by -23.66% on average. This is quite bad
The Revenue for LBTYA has decreased by -25.57% in the past year. This is quite bad
The Revenue for LBTYA have been decreasing by -17.14% on average. This is quite bad

EPS 1Y (TTM)32.9%

EPS 3Y-43.53%

EPS 5Y-23.66%

EPS Q2Q%93.16%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-25.57%

Revenue growth 3Y-25.05%

Revenue growth 5Y-17.14%

Sales Q2Q%-37.62%

3.2 Future

LBTYA is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -25.05% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -8.87% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-980.89%

EPS Next 2Y-74.81%

EPS Next 3Y-45.25%

EPS Next 5Y-25.05%

Revenue Next Year-28.53%

Revenue Next 2Y-14.78%

Revenue Next 3Y-9.89%

Revenue Next 5Y-8.87%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LBTYA reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year LBTYA is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LBTYA is valued a bit more expensive than 69.44% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of LBTYA indicates a rather cheap valuation: LBTYA is cheaper than 86.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.