LUMN Fundamental Analysis - LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to LUMN. LUMN was compared to 33 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. LUMN may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LUMN is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LUMN has reported negative net income.

In the past year LUMN had a positive cash flow from operations.

LUMN had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

In the past 5 years LUMN always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -0.93%, LUMN is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.48% of the companies in the same industry.

With a Return On Equity value of -108.30%, LUMN is not doing good in the industry: 90.91% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

LUMN has a worse Return On Invested Capital (1.36%) than 60.61% of its industry peers.

LUMN had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.61%. This is below the industry average of 7.13%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.93%
ROE	-108.3%
ROIC	1.36%

ROA(3y)-11.28%

ROA(5y)-6.48%

ROE(3y)-832.11%

ROE(5y)-498.04%

ROIC(3y)3.61%

ROIC(5y)4.58%

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.98%, LUMN is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.42% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LUMN has declined.

LUMN's Gross Margin of 48.17% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LUMN is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.

LUMN's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.98%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	48.17%

OM growth 3Y-44.91%

OM growth 5Y-27.05%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.94%

GM growth 5Y-3.18%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LUMN is destroying value.

LUMN has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

LUMN has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

LUMN has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.21, we must say that LUMN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

LUMN has a worse Altman-Z score (-0.21) than 81.82% of its industry peers.

LUMN has a debt to FCF ratio of 17.37. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LUMN would need 17.37 years to pay back of all of its debts.

LUMN has a Debt to FCF ratio (17.37) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

LUMN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 59.98. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

LUMN has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (59.98) than 93.94% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	59.98
Debt/FCF	17.37
Altman-Z	-0.21

ROIC/WACC0.21

WACC6.43%

2.3 Liquidity

LUMN has a Current Ratio of 1.21. This is a normal value and indicates that LUMN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

LUMN has a better Current ratio (1.21) than 63.64% of its industry peers.

LUMN has a Quick Ratio of 1.17. This is a normal value and indicates that LUMN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

LUMN has a better Quick ratio (1.17) than 63.64% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.21
Quick Ratio	1.17

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

LUMN shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -700.00%.

The Revenue has decreased by -7.86% in the past year.

Measured over the past years, LUMN shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -9.39% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-700%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-225%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-7.86%

Revenue growth 3Y-12.68%

Revenue growth 5Y-9.39%

Sales Q2Q%-3.28%

3.2 Future

LUMN is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -23.85% yearly.

LUMN is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -3.20% yearly.

EPS Next Y-383.61%

EPS Next 2Y-97.25%

EPS Next 3Y-39.06%

EPS Next 5Y-23.85%

Revenue Next Year-4.59%

Revenue Next 2Y-4.45%

Revenue Next 3Y-3.71%

Revenue Next 5Y-3.2%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LUMN reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LUMN. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

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

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LUMN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 81.82% of the companies are valued more expensively.

87.88% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LUMN, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	4.51
EV/EBITDA	5.93

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as LUMN's earnings are expected to decrease with -39.06% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-97.25%

EPS Next 3Y-39.06%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for LUMN!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC

NYSE:LUMN (7/11/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 4.4603 -0.01 (-0.22%)

4.47

-0.04 (-0.89%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services

GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services

Earnings (Last)05-01 2025-05-01/amc

Earnings (Next)08-04 2025-08-04/amc

Inst Owners71.49%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners7.91%

Ins Owner Change18.29%

Market Cap4.58B

Analysts71

Price Target4.9 (9.62%)

Short Float %7.4%

Short Ratio5.93

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)-68.79%

DP-0.32%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)162.07%

Min EPS beat(2)52.11%

Max EPS beat(2)272.03%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)40.12%

Min EPS beat(4)-118.13%

Max EPS beat(4)272.03%

EPS beat(8)4

Avg EPS beat(8)-60.86%

EPS beat(12)6

Avg EPS beat(12)-32.44%

EPS beat(16)9

Avg EPS beat(16)-19.77%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)0.93%

Min Revenue beat(2)-0.09%

Max Revenue beat(2)1.96%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.32%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.86%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.96%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.09%

Revenue beat(12)1

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.28%

Revenue beat(16)1

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.56%

PT rev (1m)-1.47%

PT rev (3m)-6.15%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.5%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)8.64%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.79%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.49%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.35
P/FCF	4.51
P/OCF	1.06
P/B	15.86
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.93

EPS(TTM)-0.3

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.82

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.99

FCFY22.19%

OCF(TTM)4.22

OCFY94.41%

SpS12.68

BVpS0.28

TBVpS-6.18

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.93%
ROE	-108.3%
ROCE	1.72%
ROIC	1.36%
ROICexc	1.45%
ROICexgc	1.9%
OM	3.98%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	48.17%
FCFM	7.82%

ROA(3y)-11.28%

ROA(5y)-6.48%

ROE(3y)-832.11%

ROE(5y)-498.04%

ROIC(3y)3.61%

ROIC(5y)4.58%

ROICexc(3y)3.79%

ROICexc(5y)4.7%

ROICexgc(3y)6.35%

ROICexgc(5y)8.52%

ROCE(3y)4.57%

ROCE(5y)5.8%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-47.53%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-31.85%

ROICexc growth 3Y-41.43%

ROICexc growth 5Y-24.11%

OM growth 3Y-44.91%

OM growth 5Y-27.05%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.94%

GM growth 5Y-3.18%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.39

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	59.98
Debt/FCF	17.37
Debt/EBITDA	5.04
Cap/Depr	113.28%
Cap/Sales	25.45%
Interest Coverage	0.44
Cash Conversion	125.83%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.21
Quick Ratio	1.17
Altman-Z	-0.21

F-Score5

WACC6.43%

ROIC/WACC0.21

Cap/Depr(3y)102.09%

Cap/Depr(5y)91.52%

Cap/Sales(3y)21.07%

Cap/Sales(5y)19.19%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-700%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-225%

EPS Next Y-383.61%

EPS Next 2Y-97.25%

EPS Next 3Y-39.06%

EPS Next 5Y-23.85%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-7.86%

Revenue growth 3Y-12.68%

Revenue growth 5Y-9.39%

Sales Q2Q%-3.28%

Revenue Next Year-4.59%

Revenue Next 2Y-4.45%

Revenue Next 3Y-3.71%

Revenue Next 5Y-3.2%

EBIT growth 1Y-37.71%

EBIT growth 3Y-51.9%

EBIT growth 5Y-33.9%

EBIT Next Year401.19%

EBIT Next 3Y75.48%

EBIT Next 5Y35.27%

FCF growth 1Y16.1%

FCF growth 3Y-32.61%

FCF growth 5Y-18.43%

OCF growth 1Y9.38%

OCF growth 3Y-12.65%

OCF growth 5Y-8.29%

LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC (LUMN) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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