UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:UNIT • US9129321009

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This UNIT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. UNIT Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • UNIT had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year UNIT had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: UNIT reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years UNIT always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
UNIT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUNIT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • UNIT has a better Return On Assets (10.42%) than 94.59% of its industry peers.
  • UNIT has a better Return On Equity (329.80%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • UNIT has a Return On Invested Capital (3.42%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for UNIT is above the industry average of 5.58%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (3.42%) for UNIT is well below the 3 year average (9.91%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that UNIT had better years and this may not be a problem.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.42%
ROE 329.8%
ROIC 3.42%
ROA(3y)3.48%
ROA(5y)2.56%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)9.91%
ROIC(5y)11.19%
UNIT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUNIT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100 200 300

1.3 Margins

  • UNIT has a better Profit Margin (56.13%) than 97.30% of its industry peers.
  • UNIT's Operating Margin of 21.15% is amongst the best of the industry. UNIT outperforms 86.49% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UNIT has declined.
  • The Gross Margin of UNIT (66.77%) is better than 81.08% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 21.15%
PM (TTM) 56.13%
GM 66.77%
OM growth 3Y-25.95%
OM growth 5Y-13.01%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
UNIT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUNIT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 -60

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2. UNIT Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • UNIT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • UNIT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UNIT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for UNIT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
UNIT Yearly Shares OutstandingUNIT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
UNIT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUNIT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • UNIT has an Altman-Z score of 0.10. This is a bad value and indicates that UNIT is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.10, UNIT is doing worse than 86.49% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 25.06 is on the high side and indicates that UNIT has dependencies on debt financing.
  • UNIT has a Debt to Equity ratio of 25.06. This is amonst the worse of the industry: UNIT underperforms 86.49% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 25.06
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.1
ROIC/WACC0.44
WACC7.73%
UNIT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUNIT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B 4B 6B 8B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.74 indicates that UNIT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.74, UNIT is not doing good in the industry: 86.49% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • UNIT has a Quick Ratio of 0.74. This is a bad value and indicates that UNIT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • UNIT's Quick ratio of 0.70 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UNIT is outperformed by 86.49% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.74
Quick Ratio 0.7
UNIT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUNIT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. UNIT Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for UNIT have decreased strongly by -352.16% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 91.48% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • Measured over the past years, UNIT shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 15.93% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-352.16%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-926.7%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)91.48%
Revenue growth 3Y25.56%
Revenue growth 5Y15.93%
Sales Q2Q%212.74%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 29.45% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • UNIT is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.27% yearly.
EPS Next Y53.34%
EPS Next 2Y22.9%
EPS Next 3Y23.74%
EPS Next 5Y29.45%
Revenue Next Year39.7%
Revenue Next 2Y16.75%
Revenue Next 3Y13.88%
Revenue Next 5Y9.27%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
UNIT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUNIT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 1B 2B 3B 4B
UNIT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesUNIT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 2 -2 -4

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4. UNIT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • UNIT 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 UNIT. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
UNIT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUNIT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • UNIT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.99
UNIT Per share dataUNIT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • UNIT has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • UNIT's earnings are expected to grow with 23.74% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y22.9%
EPS Next 3Y23.74%

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5. UNIT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 11.03%, UNIT is a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.19, UNIT pays a better dividend. On top of this UNIT pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • UNIT's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.89.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 11.03%

5.2 History

  • UNIT has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
UNIT Yearly Dividends per shareUNIT Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 0 0 0 0

5.3 Sustainability

DP0%
EPS Next 2Y22.9%
EPS Next 3Y23.74%
UNIT Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendUNIT Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M 1B

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UNIT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UNITI GROUP INC

NASDAQ:UNIT (3/20/2026, 8:26:32 PM)

After market: 7.51 0 (0%)

7.51

-0.41 (-5.18%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTelecommunication Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
Earnings (Last)03-02
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners92.14%
Inst Owner Change1.3%
Ins Owners1.59%
Ins Owner Change12.63%
Market Cap1.80B
Revenue(TTM)2.23B
Net Income(TTM)1.25B
Analysts72.86
Price Target7.94 (5.73%)
Short Float %6.5%
Short Ratio7.51
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 11.03%
Yearly Dividend0
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)-202.83%
Min EPS beat(2)-267.27%
Max EPS beat(2)-138.4%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-153.38%
Min EPS beat(4)-267.27%
Max EPS beat(4)44.18%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-85.53%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-17.31%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-37.87%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.81%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.15%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.53%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.82%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.15%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.53%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.21%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.51%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.32%
PT rev (1m)-2.31%
PT rev (3m)-2.28%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-236.81%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-236.81%
EPS NY rev (1m)-8.21%
EPS NY rev (3m)-60.57%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.38%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.79%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.61%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.42%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.8
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.13
P/B 4.72
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.99
EPS(TTM)-1.55
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.72
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.92
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.47
OCFY19.51%
SpS9.35
BVpS1.59
TBVpS-8.67
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.42%
ROE 329.8%
ROCE 4.33%
ROIC 3.42%
ROICexc 3.44%
ROICexgc 4.44%
OM 21.15%
PM (TTM) 56.13%
GM 66.77%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)3.48%
ROA(5y)2.56%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)9.91%
ROIC(5y)11.19%
ROICexc(3y)10.19%
ROICexc(5y)11.44%
ROICexgc(3y)11.88%
ROICexgc(5y)14.18%
ROCE(3y)12.54%
ROCE(5y)14.17%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-36.51%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-21.27%
ROICexc growth 3Y-37.03%
ROICexc growth 5Y-19.91%
OM growth 3Y-25.95%
OM growth 5Y-13.01%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.19
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 25.06
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.36
Cap/Depr 121.48%
Cap/Sales 36.24%
Interest Coverage 0.72
Cash Conversion 30.74%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.74
Quick Ratio 0.7
Altman-Z 0.1
F-Score6
WACC7.73%
ROIC/WACC0.44
Cap/Depr(3y)122.83%
Cap/Depr(5y)129.44%
Cap/Sales(3y)34.3%
Cap/Sales(5y)35.17%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-352.16%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-926.7%
EPS Next Y53.34%
EPS Next 2Y22.9%
EPS Next 3Y23.74%
EPS Next 5Y29.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)91.48%
Revenue growth 3Y25.56%
Revenue growth 5Y15.93%
Sales Q2Q%212.74%
Revenue Next Year39.7%
Revenue Next 2Y16.75%
Revenue Next 3Y13.88%
Revenue Next 5Y9.27%
EBIT growth 1Y-22.13%
EBIT growth 3Y-7.02%
EBIT growth 5Y0.85%
EBIT Next Year238.32%
EBIT Next 3Y54.06%
EBIT Next 5Y31.59%
FCF growth 1Y-3974.88%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-4.5%
OCF growth 3Y-8.7%
OCF growth 5Y17.37%

UNITI GROUP INC / UNIT Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for UNIT stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to UNIT.


What is the valuation status of UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of UNIT stock?

UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What is the financial health of UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) stock?

The financial health rating of UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) is 1 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for UNIT stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of UNITI GROUP INC (UNIT) is expected to grow by 53.34% in the next year.