GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesIntegrated Telecommunications ProvidersRegional US Telecom Operators

AboutOperates communications businesses, primarily via GCI Holdings—Alaska’s largest provider of data, wireless, video, voice, and managed services—and holds interests in Charter Communications and Liberty BroadbandShow more

Revenue $940M +4.0%
EBITDA $347M +1.5%
Net Income $70M +70.7%
Free Cash Flow $31M -42.6%
EBITDA Margin 36.91% -2.4%
Net Margin 7.45% +64.2%
ROE 4.77% +348.6%
Interest Coverage 2.86 +30.1%
Debt/Equity 0.80 +8.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA 3.07 +2.6%
CapEx / Revenue 26.28% +7.0%
CapEx Coverage 1.13 -9.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓Good 3Y average ROE of 15.8%
✓Trading near 52-week high
✓Trading at only 0.8x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 17 (bottom 17%)
✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.74%

5Y0.13%

3Y8.31%

TTM6.94%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y22.83%

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-26.52%

EPS CAGR

10Y30.53%

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-165.34%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.35%

5Y Avg-0.3%

3Y Avg1.23%

Latest4.41%

Peer Comparison

Regional US Telecom Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
TUTELUS Corporation	20.69B	13.34	19.91	0.67%	5.77%	9.37%	7.06%	1.77
GLIBAGCI Liberty, Inc.	153.5M	39.05	16.00	3.98%	69.32%	49.06%	20.2%	0.80
LBRDALiberty Broadband Corporation	837.16M	45.86	7.54	3.57%	99.75%	8.69%		0.39
SHENShenandoah Telecommunications Company	645.05M	11.75	3.32	14.16%	-9.05%	-3.25%		0.43
CCOICogent Communications Holdings, Inc.	1.12B	22.76	-5.29	10.12%	-20.11%	-49.03%		10.49
FYBRFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.	9.57B	38.23	-29.41	3.23%	-6.24%	-8.11%		2.44
UZEArray Digital Infrastructure, Inc. 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070	942.76M	18.13	-39.41	-3.48%	9.02%	10.04%	34.58%	0.83
UZFArray Digital Infrastructure, Inc. 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070	970.87M	18.19	-39.54	-3.48%	9.02%	10.04%	33.58%	0.83

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2011	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	679.38M	811.65M	910.2M	978.53M	933.81M	23.82M	739.76M	894.73M	904M	940M
Revenue Growth %	0.04%	0.19%	0.12%	0.08%	-0.05%	-0.97%	30.06%	0.21%	0.01%	0.04%
Cost of Revenue	227.4M	280.46M	551.53M	322.34M	302.58M	11.54M	227.19M	285.33M	272M	279M
Gross Profit+	451.98M	531.19M	358.67M	656.2M	631.23M	12.28M	512.57M	609.4M	632M	661M
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.31%	0.18%	-0.32%	0.83%	-0.04%	-0.98%	40.75%	0.19%	0.04%	0.05%
Operating Expenses+	4M	956M	183M	328M	205M	80M	781.81M	824.86M	520M	521M
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	216.46M	423.86M	162.56M	111.92M	102.46M	-51.6M	-75.15M	50.87M	342M	347M
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	0.01%	0.96%	-0.62%	-0.31%	-0.08%	-1.5%	-0.46%	1.68%	5.72%	0.01%
Depreciation & Amortization+	125.74M	311M	19M	46M	24M	4M	206.95M	266.33M	230M	207M
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	90.72M	112.86M	143.56M	65.92M	78.46M	-55.6M	-282.1M	-215.46M	112M	140M
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	0.02%	0.24%	0.27%	-0.54%	0.19%	-1.71%	-4.07%	0.24%	1.52%	0.25%
Interest Expense+	68.26M	69.72M	72.5M	78.79M	78.63M	83.34M	119.3M	153.8M	51M	49M
Interest Coverage	1.33x	1.62x	1.98x	0.84x	1.00x	-0.67x	-2.36x	-1.40x	2.20x	2.86x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	13.09M	42.68M	69.27M	-27.71M	1.07M	591.03M	-1.06B	674.46M	65M	97M
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	7.49M	10.96M	10.03M	-1.85M	5.21M	-41.43M	-183.31M	165.91M	24M	27M
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	5.84M	9.41M	7.56M	-26.02M	-3.67M	724.59M	-873.3M	2.19B	41M	70M
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.35%	0.61%	-0.2%	-4.44%	0.86%	198.6%	-2.21%	3.5%	-0.98%	0.71%
EPS (Diluted)+	0.11	0.18	0.14	-0.69	-0.10	20.52	-8.02	18.25	1.43	2.44
EPS Growth %	-0.35%	0.64%	-0.22%	-5.93%	0.86%	206.2%	-1.39%	3.28%	-0.92%	0.71%
EPS (Basic)	0.11	0.36	0.14	-0.69	-0.10	20.52	-8.02	18.25	1.43	2.44
Diluted Shares Outstanding	52.68M	45.5M	52.68M	37.75M	36.69M	35.32M	108.84M	106.2M	28.7M	28.7M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2011	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	2.07B	9.98B	5.83B	6.04B	6B	6.88B	8.66B	11.93B	3.33B	3.38B
Asset Growth %	0.53%	3.82%	-0.42%	0.04%	-0.01%	0.15%	0.26%	0.38%	-0.72%	0.02%
PP&E (Net)+	0	34M	67M	36M	0	1M	1.18B	1.09B	1.05B	1.15B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	0	1.35B	2.96B	3.05B	527M	583M	750.74M	727.82M	314M	319M
Cash & Equivalents	0	658M	1.88B	2.02B	487M	573M	491.26M	569.52M	79M	74M
Receivables	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	0	0	167M	55M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Assets	0	26M	9M	8M	2M	3M	40.1M	43.87M	66M	61M
Long-Term Investments	905M	894M	1.26B	1.43B	3.52B	3.9B	3.25B	5.53B	0	0
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	855.84M	855.84M	746M	746M
Intangible Assets	0	6.19B	314M	167M	33M	33M	947.51M	738.48M	1.05B	1B
Other Assets	1.17B	1.51B	1.23B	1.35B	1.92B	2.36B	1.67B	2.99B	167M	165M
Total Liabilities	4.04B	5.05B	4.43B	4.46B	4.1B	3.73B	4.35B	5.72B	1.83B	1.95B
Total Debt+	2.44B	2.3B	2.19B	2.17B	1.67B	1.85B	2.89B	3.27B	1.1B	1.14B
Net Debt	2.44B	1.64B	307M	149M	1.18B	1.27B	2.39B	2.7B	1.02B	1.07B
Long-Term Debt	1.27B	1.36B	1.25B	1.3B	805M	867M	1.99B	3.26B	1.02B	1.07B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83M	72M
Total Current Liabilities+	2.21B	2.01B	2.35B	997M	774M	959M	1.08B	395.02M	170M	192M
Accounts Payable	0	38M	106M	26M	1M	1M	100.33M	0	0	0
Accrued Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Revenue	0	0	0	0	0	0	31.74M	27.89M	30M	21M
Other Current Liabilities	1.04B	1.03B	1.3B	103M	-89M	-21M	47.96M	364.13M	137M	168M
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	0	43M	11M	13M	-3M	95M	428.41M	479.83M	143M	151M
Total Equity+	-1.97B	558M	1.39B	1.59B	1.91B	3.17B	4.3B	6.2B	1.5B	1.43B
Equity Growth %	-10.83%	1.28%	1.5%	0.14%	0.2%	0.66%	0.36%	0.44%	-0.76%	-0.05%
Shareholders Equity	-1.97B	558M	1.39B	1.59B	1.91B	3.17B	4.3B	6.2B	1.48B	1.41B
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20M	15M
Common Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06M	1.06M	1.77B	1.78B
Additional Paid-in Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Earnings	0	0	0	0	0	9.07B	1.04B	2.98B	-283M	-363M
Accumulated OCI	0	0	0	0	0	-1.22B	-152.52M	-341.94M	0	0
Return on Assets (ROA)	0%	0%	0%	-0%	-0%	0.11%	-0.11%	0.21%	0.01%	0.02%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	0.02%	0.01%	-0.02%	-0%	0.29%	-0.23%	0.42%	0.01%	0.05%
Debt / Equity	-	4.12x	1.57x	1.36x	0.87x	0.58x	0.67x	0.53x	0.73x	0.80x
Debt / Assets	1.18%	0.23%	0.38%	0.36%	0.28%	0.27%	0.33%	0.27%	0.33%	0.34%
Net Debt / EBITDA	11.29x	3.88x	1.89x	1.33x	11.52x	-	-	53.01x	3.00x	3.07x
Book Value per Share	-37.42	12.26	26.44	42.17	52.12	89.62	39.48	58.39	52.37	49.79

Cash Flow

	Dec 2011	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-88M	388M	729M	65M	187M	270M	82.89M	61.03M	276M	278M
Operating CF Growth %	-0.04%	5.41%	0.88%	-0.91%	1.88%	0.44%	-0.69%	-0.26%	3.52%	0.01%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	5.84M	9.41M	7.56M	-26.02M	-3.67M	724.59M	-873.3M	2.19B	41M	70M
Depreciation & Amortization	125.74M	311M	19M	46M	24M	4M	206.95M	266.33M	230M	207M
Deferred Taxes	153M	47M	507M	274M	973M	-427M	-182.72M	0	22M	10M
Other Non-Cash Items	-365.58M	-146.41M	116.44M	-240.97M	-731.33M	-134.59M	876.8M	-2.4B	-4M	-4M
Working Capital Changes	-7M	101M	56M	-39M	-5M	77M	26.96M	-13.29M	-32M	-18M
Capital Expenditures+	0	-1.1B	-340M	68M	793M	-163M	-134.35M	-148.48M	-222M	-247M
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-9M	-1.1B	-340M	68M	793M	-163M	-180.23M	-130.68M	-214M	-193M
Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Purchase of Investments	-9M	-1.77B	-878M	-1.33B	-350M	-159M	-48.58M	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	9M	1.1B	354M	203M	-785M	162M	182.93M	17.8M	8M	54M
Cash from Financing+	97M	-2.55B	823M	-613M	-1.99B	-22M	-1.72B	-6.94M	-76M	-107M
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-180.17M	-65M	-150M
Dividend Payout Ratio %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.08%	1.59%	2.14%
Debt Issuance (Net)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1000K	-1000K	1000K
Stock Issued	0	27M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	-145M	-1M	0	0	0	-111.65M	0	0	0
Other Financing	97M	-2.55B	823M	-613M	-1.99B	-22M	-1.72B	-20.18M	-5M	-5M
Net Change in Cash+	0	-1.3B	1.58B	139M	-1.54B	86M	-82.12M	-76.59M	-14M	-22M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	0	0	0
Cash at Beginning	0	1.96B	307M	1.88B	2.02B	487M	574.15M	171.52M	111M	97M
Cash at End	0	658M	1.88B	2.02B	487M	573M	492.03M	94.92M	97M	75M
Free Cash Flow+	-88M	-712M	389M	133M	980M	107M	-51.46M	-87.45M	54M	31M
FCF Growth %	-0.04%	-7.09%	1.55%	-0.66%	6.37%	-0.89%	-1.48%	-0.7%	1.62%	-0.43%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	1.69%	0.77%	-1.74%	-0.21%	28.54%	-23.41%	41.65%	1.06%	4.77%
EBITDA Margin	31.86%	52.22%	17.86%	11.44%	10.97%	-216.64%	-10.16%	5.69%	37.83%	36.91%
Net Debt / EBITDA	11.29x	3.88x	1.89x	1.33x	11.52x	-	-	53.01x	3.00x	3.07x
Interest Coverage	1.33x	1.62x	1.98x	0.84x	1.00x	-0.67x	-2.36x	-1.40x	2.20x	2.86x
CapEx / Revenue	0%	135.53%	37.35%	6.95%	84.92%	684.39%	18.16%	16.6%	24.56%	26.28%
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.24%	158.54%	214.29%
Debt / Equity	-	4.12x	1.57x	1.36x	0.87x	0.58x	0.67x	0.53x	0.73x	0.80x
EPS Growth	-35.29%	63.64%	-22.22%	-592.86%	85.51%	20620%	-139.08%	327.56%	-92.16%	70.63%

Revenue by Segment

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Lease, Grant And Revenue From Subsidies	-	-	-	-	-	79.67M	88.95M
Lease, Grant And Revenue From Subsidies Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.64%
Data Products	-	-	-	-	454.24M	-	-
Data Products Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Video Products	-	-	-	-	117.65M	-	-
Video Products Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Voice Products	-	-	-	-	74.97M	-	-
Voice Products Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wireless	68.09M	90.92M	70.9M	208.11M	-	-	-
Wireless Growth	-	33.54%	-22.02%	193.53%	-	-	-
Wireline	212.38M	211.78M	251.44M	-	-	-	-
Wireline Growth	-	-0.28%	18.72%	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.0x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) reported $983.9M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 89% increase from $520.3M in 2007.

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) grew revenue by 4.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) is profitable, generating $682.0M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (7.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) pays a dividend with a yield of 13.38%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.8%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) generated $109.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

GCI Liberty, Inc. (GLIBA) has a dividend payout ratio of 214%. The high payout ratio may limit dividend growth.

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