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

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

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 Price Performance

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Latin America

In other news, CAO Brian D. Zook sold 94,494 shares of Liberty Latin America stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.04, for a total value of $759,731.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,776.52. The trade was a 93.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 11.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Liberty Latin America

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Liberty Latin America during the fourth quarter worth approximately $149,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Liberty Latin America by 79.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 23,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 10,323 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new position in shares of Liberty Latin America in the 4th quarter worth $93,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Latin America by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 149,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,107,000 after acquiring an additional 3,014 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP grew its holdings in shares of Liberty Latin America by 51.3% in the 4th quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP now owns 54,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after acquiring an additional 18,398 shares during the last quarter. 18.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.