CCOI Fundamental Analysis - COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN

Fundamental Rating

CCOI gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 36 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. CCOI may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. CCOI does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively. CCOI also has an excellent dividend rating.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CCOI has reported negative net income.

In the past year CCOI has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

CCOI had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

Of the past 5 years CCOI 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -6.61%, CCOI is not doing good in the industry: 83.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Return On Equity of CCOI (-463.44%) is worse than 88.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.61%
ROE	-463.44%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)11.24%

ROA(5y)7.85%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Gross Margin of CCOI (41.00%) is worse than 69.44% of its industry peers.

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

CCOI does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	41%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-14.85%

GM growth 5Y-8.63%

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ROA

ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CCOI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, CCOI has more shares outstanding

CCOI has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for CCOI is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

CCOI has an Altman-Z score of 0.36. This is a bad value and indicates that CCOI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.36, CCOI is doing worse than 69.44% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 49.06 is on the high side and indicates that CCOI has dependencies on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of CCOI (49.06) is worse than 88.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	49.06
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.36

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC7.53%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.31 indicates that CCOI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

With an excellent Current ratio value of 2.31, CCOI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.11% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 2.31 indicates that CCOI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of CCOI (2.31) is better than 88.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.31
Quick Ratio	2.31

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CCOI have decreased strongly by -598.90% in the last year.

CCOI shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -6.64%.

CCOI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.66% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-598.9%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-77.94%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.64%

Revenue growth 3Y20.66%

Revenue growth 5Y13.66%

Sales Q2Q%-5.45%

3.2 Future

CCOI is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 15.74% yearly.

CCOI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.49% yearly.

EPS Next Y-3.78%

EPS Next 2Y12.01%

EPS Next 3Y16.75%

EPS Next 5Y15.74%

Revenue Next Year-5.36%

Revenue Next 2Y0.38%

Revenue Next 3Y3.77%

Revenue Next 5Y5.49%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CCOI 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 CCOI. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

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

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CCOI indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: CCOI is more expensive than 66.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	28.13

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CCOI's earnings are expected to grow with 16.75% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y12.01%

EPS Next 3Y16.75%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 10.73%, CCOI is a good candidate for dividend investing.

CCOI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 1691.54. CCOI pays more dividend than 97.22% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.35, CCOI pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	10.73%

5.2 History

On average, the dividend of CCOI grows each year by 9.91%, which is quite nice.

CCOI has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

CCOI has not decreased their dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)9.91%

Div Incr Years12

Div Non Decr Years12

5.3 Sustainability

CCOI has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

The dividend of CCOI is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP-89.85%

EPS Next 2Y12.01%

EPS Next 3Y16.75%

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COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN

NASDAQ:CCOI (8/29/2025, 8:10:35 PM)

After market: 38.23 0 (0%)

38.23

+0.72 (+1.92%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services

GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services

Earnings (Last)08-07 2025-08-07/bmo

Earnings (Next)11-05 2025-11-05/bmo

Inst Owners98.51%

Inst Owner Change3.36%

Ins Owners7.63%

Ins Owner Change-243.98%

Market Cap1.88B

Analysts75.56

Price Target52.63 (37.67%)

Short Float %10.79%

Short Ratio4.54

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	10.73%

Yearly Dividend3.88

Dividend Growth(5Y)9.91%

DP-89.85%

Div Incr Years12

Div Non Decr Years12

Ex-Date08-21 2025-08-21 (1.015)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)-13.53%

Min EPS beat(2)-27.22%

Max EPS beat(2)0.16%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-2.55%

Min EPS beat(4)-27.22%

Max EPS beat(4)26.15%

EPS beat(8)4

Avg EPS beat(8)68.46%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-806.35%

EPS beat(16)6

Avg EPS beat(16)-604.88%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.39%

Min Revenue beat(2)-3.49%

Max Revenue beat(2)-3.28%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.38%

Min Revenue beat(4)-4.22%

Max Revenue beat(4)-2.53%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.34%

Revenue beat(12)0

Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.2%

Revenue beat(16)0

Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.07%

PT rev (1m)-31.11%

PT rev (3m)-38.64%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-23.66%

EPS NQ rev (3m)2.74%

EPS NY rev (1m)-23.08%

EPS NY rev (3m)-22.27%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.77%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-9.53%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.37%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.04%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	1.87
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	40.29
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	28.13

EPS(TTM)-4.54

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-3.21

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-4.74

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.27

OCFYN/A

SpS20.39

BVpS0.95

TBVpS-8.61

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.61%
ROE	-463.44%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	41%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)11.24%

ROA(5y)7.85%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-14.85%

GM growth 5Y-8.63%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.31

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	49.06
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	16.17
Cap/Depr	72.15%
Cap/Sales	21.9%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.31
Quick Ratio	2.31
Altman-Z	0.36

F-Score4

WACC7.53%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)68.98%

Cap/Depr(5y)70.47%

Cap/Sales(3y)15.26%

Cap/Sales(5y)13.5%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-598.9%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-77.94%

EPS Next Y-3.78%

EPS Next 2Y12.01%

EPS Next 3Y16.75%

EPS Next 5Y15.74%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.64%

Revenue growth 3Y20.66%

Revenue growth 5Y13.66%

Sales Q2Q%-5.45%

Revenue Next Year-5.36%

Revenue Next 2Y0.38%

Revenue Next 3Y3.77%

Revenue Next 5Y5.49%

EBIT growth 1Y14.37%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year264.11%

EBIT Next 3Y62.43%

EBIT Next 5Y33.7%

FCF growth 1Y-323.84%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-106.42%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDIN (CCOI) 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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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