LIBERTY LATIN AMERIC-CL C (LILAK) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:LILAK - Nasdaq - BMG9001E1286 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
LILAK gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 35 industry peers in the Diversified Telecommunication Services industry. While LILAK is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. LILAK has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year LILAK has reported negative net income.
LILAK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
LILAK had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
LILAK had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
LILAK's Return On Assets of -6.29% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LILAK is outperformed by 85.71% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of LILAK (-77.60%) is worse than 82.86% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 4.33%, LILAK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.86% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LILAK is below the industry average of 7.11%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.30%) for LILAK is below the current ROIC(4.33%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.29% | ||
| ROE | -77.6% | ||
| ROIC | 4.33% |
ROA(3y)-2.32%
ROA(5y)-2.88%
ROE(3y)-23.98%
ROE(5y)-23.6%
ROIC(3y)4.3%
ROIC(5y)3.96%
1.3 Margins
LILAK has a Operating Margin of 13.19%. This is in the better half of the industry: LILAK outperforms 62.86% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LILAK has declined.
LILAK has a Gross Margin of 77.89%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LILAK outperforms 94.29% of its industry peers.
LILAK's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 13.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 77.89% |
OM growth 3Y-7.22%
OM growth 5Y-4.59%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.33%
GM growth 5Y0.13%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
LILAK has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
LILAK has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
LILAK has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for LILAK is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.19, we must say that LILAK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
LILAK has a Altman-Z score of 0.19. This is in the lower half of the industry: LILAK underperforms 68.57% of its industry peers.
LILAK has a debt to FCF ratio of 35.50. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LILAK would need 35.50 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 35.50, LILAK is not doing good in the industry: 62.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 7.47 is on the high side and indicates that LILAK has dependencies on debt financing.
LILAK has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (7.47) than 82.86% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 7.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 35.5 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.19 |
ROIC/WACC0.62
WACC7.02%
2.3 Liquidity
LILAK has a Current Ratio of 1.08. This is a normal value and indicates that LILAK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
LILAK has a Current ratio (1.08) which is in line with its industry peers.
LILAK has a Quick Ratio of 1.08. This is a normal value and indicates that LILAK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
LILAK's Quick ratio of 1.08 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LILAK outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.08 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
LILAK shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -1346.34%.
Looking at the last year, LILAK shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.20% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.88% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1346.34%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-863.64%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.2%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.54%
Revenue growth 5Y2.88%
Sales Q2Q%-2.8%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 27.00% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, LILAK will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.60% on average per year.
EPS Next Y83.43%
EPS Next 2Y45.01%
EPS Next 3Y30.42%
EPS Next 5Y27%
Revenue Next Year-0.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.3%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y2.6%
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LILAK. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.24, the valuation of LILAK can be described as rather expensive.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as LILAK.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 34.04, LILAK is valued a bit cheaper.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.24 |
4.2 Price Multiples
LILAK's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LILAK is cheaper than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
77.14% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LILAK, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 6.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.99 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
LILAK's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as LILAK's earnings are expected to grow with 30.42% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y45.01%
EPS Next 3Y30.42%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LILAK does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
7.98
-0.01 (-0.13%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners65.42%
Inst Owner Change-2.21%
Ins Owners11.61%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.60B
Analysts76
Price Target7.86 (-1.5%)
Short Float %15.19%
Short Ratio3.78
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-1197.36%
Min EPS beat(2)-1558.43%
Max EPS beat(2)-836.29%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-10460.5%
Min EPS beat(4)-28858.2%
Max EPS beat(4)-836.29%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-5243.52%
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.56%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.03%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.09%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.42%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.29%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.09%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.19%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.11%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.37%
PT rev (1m)-0.39%
PT rev (3m)2.72%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-50%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-373.68%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1070.95%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.43%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.55%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.43%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 23.24 | ||
| P/S | 0.36 | ||
| P/FCF | 6.93 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.11 | ||
| P/B | 1.56 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.99 |
EPS(TTM)-5.93
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.34
Fwd EY4.3%
FCF(TTM)1.15
FCFY14.43%
OCF(TTM)3.79
OCFY47.49%
SpS22.22
BVpS5.11
TBVpS-20.86
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.29% | ||
| ROE | -77.6% | ||
| ROCE | 5.48% | ||
| ROIC | 4.33% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.58% | ||
| ROICexgc | 9.41% | ||
| OM | 13.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 77.89% | ||
| FCFM | 5.18% |
ROA(3y)-2.32%
ROA(5y)-2.88%
ROE(3y)-23.98%
ROE(5y)-23.6%
ROIC(3y)4.3%
ROIC(5y)3.96%
ROICexc(3y)4.63%
ROICexc(5y)4.26%
ROICexgc(3y)9.72%
ROICexgc(5y)8.98%
ROCE(3y)5.45%
ROCE(5y)5.02%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-0.27%
ROICexcg growth 5Y1.35%
ROICexc growth 3Y-1.91%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.9%
OM growth 3Y-7.22%
OM growth 5Y-4.59%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.33%
GM growth 5Y0.13%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.35
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 7.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 35.5 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.97 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 55.56% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 11.88% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.01 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 49.35% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.19 |
F-Score5
WACC7.02%
ROIC/WACC0.62
Cap/Depr(3y)62.1%
Cap/Depr(5y)64.9%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.93%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.81%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1346.34%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-863.64%
EPS Next Y83.43%
EPS Next 2Y45.01%
EPS Next 3Y30.42%
EPS Next 5Y27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.2%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.54%
Revenue growth 5Y2.88%
Sales Q2Q%-2.8%
Revenue Next Year-0.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.3%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y2.6%
EBIT growth 1Y4.36%
EBIT growth 3Y-9.58%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.84%
EBIT Next Year876.12%
EBIT Next 3Y118.64%
EBIT Next 5Y85.12%
FCF growth 1Y15.45%
FCF growth 3Y-8.29%
FCF growth 5Y-8.09%
OCF growth 1Y-6.34%
OCF growth 3Y-9.38%
OCF growth 5Y-3.81%