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Mar 31, 2022

Frontier Communications Q1 2022 Earnings Report

Frontier Communications reported first-quarter 2022 results, showing record customer growth and accelerated transformation.

Key Takeaways

Frontier Communications reported a revenue of $1.45 billion and a net income of $65 million. The company built fiber to a record 211,000 locations and added a record 54,000 fiber broadband customer net additions.

Built fiber to a record 211,000 locations.

Added a record 54,000 fiber broadband customer net additions, resulting in fiber broadband customer growth of 10.4% from the first quarter of 2021.

Reported revenue of $1.45 billion and net income of $65 million.

Achieved record-low consumer churn across both fiber and copper broadband customers.

Total Revenue
$1.45B
Previous year: $2.23B
-35.1%
EPS
$0.26
Previous year: $43.4
-99.4%
Customer monthly churn
1.19%
Previous year: 1.41%
-15.6%
Gross Profit
$894M
Previous year: $1.4B
-36.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.3B
Previous year: $2.11B
-38.3%
Total Assets
$16.8B
Previous year: $17B
-1.2%

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Forward Guidance

Frontier reaffirmed its operational and financial guidance expectations for 2022.

Positive Outlook

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $2.00 - $2.15 billion
  • Fiber build to at least 1 million new locations
  • Cash capital expenditures of $2.40 - $2.50 billion
  • Cash taxes of approximately $20 million
  • Net cash interest payments of approximately $430 million

Challenges Ahead

  • Net cash interest payments of approximately $430 million
  • Cash Pension and OPEB expense of approximately $75 million (net of capitalization)
  • Cash pension and OPEB contributions, including a catch-up from contribution waivers during bankruptcy, of approximately $135 million (net of capitalization)
  • Decline in consolidated revenue
  • Decline in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin