Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.14 EPS

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.14), FiscalAI reports. Liberty Latin America had a negative net margin of 11.20% and a negative return on equity of 44.68%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion.

Here are the key takeaways from Liberty Latin America’s conference call:

• Q1 beat expectations: Adjusted OIBDA was $405 million and the company added 50,000 mobile postpaid subscribers, while adjusted free cash flow before partner distributions improved by about $40 million year?over?year to negative $64 million.
• Management announced a $500 million notional preferred equity dividend paying 9% and restarted share repurchases, with roughly $184 million remaining under the buyback authorization.
• Jamaica is recovering faster than expected after Hurricane Melissa — the company added back ~30,000 residential revenue?generating customers in Q1 and is increasingly confident of returning to run?rate adjusted OIBDA and a smaller free?cash?flow hit in 2026.
• Leverage and Puerto Rico liquidity remain material risks: consolidated debt is $8.4 billion with net leverage ~4.5x, while Liberty Puerto Rico carries very high leverage (reported borrowing group net ~8x, restricted?subsidiary covenant ~14x) and may need asset?backed third?party financing or creditor engagement.
• Liberty Networks showed strong wholesale demand (rebased revenue +9%) driven by subsea projects (MANTA, El Salvador), but timing and project costs (El Salvador) depressed Q1 adjusted OIBDA, with meaningful high?margin revenue expected once builds go live.

Liberty Latin America Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of LILA traded down $0.18 on Friday, reaching $7.63. The stock had a trading volume of 474,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 245,849. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.08 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.40, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.99. Liberty Latin America has a 12-month low of $4.34 and a 12-month high of $9.04.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liberty Latin America in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Liberty Latin America currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.00.

Insider Activity at Liberty Latin America

In other Liberty Latin America news, CAO Brian D. Zook sold 94,494 shares of Liberty Latin America stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.04, for a total transaction of $759,731.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,776.52. The trade was a 93.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 11.96% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Liberty Latin America by 58.8% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 5,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 2,070 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Liberty Latin America by 1.6% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 146,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after buying an additional 2,314 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Liberty Latin America by 29.1% during the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 15,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 3,524 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in Liberty Latin America during the first quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP raised its stake in Liberty Latin America by 727.1% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 7,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 6,289 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.48% of the company’s stock.

Liberty Latin America Company Profile

Liberty Latin America is a telecommunications company that provides video, broadband internet, telephony and mobile services across Latin America and the Caribbean. The company’s operations span consumer and business markets, offering cable television packages, high-speed broadband connections, fixed-line voice services and wireless data plans. Through its brands, including Flow in several Caribbean territories and VTR in Chile, Liberty Latin America focuses on delivering converged digital solutions designed to meet both residential and enterprise needs.

Formed in 2018 as a spin-off from Liberty Global, Liberty Latin America built its initial footprint by integrating legacy assets acquired from Cable & Wireless Communications and Columbus Communications.