Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | Small-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 247.0M
Gross Profit 109.6M 44.37%
Operating Income -40.3M -16.31%
Net Income -52.0M -21.07%
EPS (Diluted) $-1.09

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 3.1B
Total Liabilities 3.0B
Shareholders Equity 142.8M
Debt to Equity 20.85

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 36.7M
Free Cash Flow -21.7M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Cogent Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i1.0B940.9M599.6M589.8M568.1M
Cost of Goods Sold i641.8M544.2M228.2M226.3M219.2M
Gross Profit i394.3M396.7M371.4M363.5M348.9M
Gross Margin % i38.1%42.2%61.9%61.6%61.4%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i275.8M275.3M163.0M162.4M158.5M
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i275.8M275.3M163.0M162.4M158.5M
Operating Income i-179.5M-110.8M116.2M111.8M107.0M
Operating Margin % i-17.3%-11.8%19.4%19.0%18.8%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i39.1M35.7M3.4M1.4M978.0K
Interest Expense i123.3M106.8M67.6M58.1M62.5M
Other Non-Operating Income4.1M1.4B-25.7M16.2M-35.2M
Pre-tax Income i-259.6M1.2B26.4M71.4M10.3M
Income Tax i-55.6M-54.0M21.2M23.2M4.1M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%-4.4%80.5%32.5%39.7%
Net Income i-204.1M1.3B5.1M48.2M6.2M
Net Margin % i-19.7%135.3%0.9%8.2%1.1%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i157.6M157.1M211.9M202.5M191.4M
EPS (Basic) i$-4.28$26.88$0.11$1.04$0.14
EPS (Diluted) i$-4.28$26.62$0.11$1.03$0.13
Basic Shares Outstanding i4762787347373361468759924641918045947772
Diluted Shares Outstanding i4762787347373361468759924641918045947772

Income Statement Trend

Cogent Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i198.5M75.1M223.8M319.6M371.3M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i96.9M135.5M44.1M41.9M44.2M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets-80.6M45.9M39.0M40.9M
Total Current Assets i482.1M513.6M365.9M409.6M456.3M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.0B2.7B1.5B1.4B1.3B
Goodwill i471.0M472.8M0--
Intangible Assets i471.0M----
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets433.4M628.1M18.2M15.4M14.1M
Total Non-Current Assets i2.7B2.7B644.3M575.0M544.1M
Total Assets i3.2B3.2B1.0B984.6M1.0B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i39.8M48.4M27.2M11.9M9.8M
Short-term Debt i78.4M132.6M29.2M29.2M26.9M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities18.3M21.6M20.3M785.0K6.8M
Total Current Liabilities i253.3M373.3M120.3M81.0M94.4M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i2.3B1.7B1.3B1.2B1.2B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i398.3M471.5M47.6M--
Other Non-Current Liabilities40.1M61.6M35.0M44.6M14.8M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i2.7B2.2B1.4B1.3B1.2B
Total Liabilities i3.0B2.6B1.5B1.4B1.3B
Equity
Common Stock i49.0K49.0K48.0K48.0K47.0K
Retained Earnings i-376.3M17.1M-1.1B-909.9M-807.8M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i222.8M609.6M-518.6M-373.1M-293.2M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i2.3B1.8B1.4B1.3B1.2B
Working Capital i228.8M140.3M245.6M328.6M361.9M

Balance Sheet Composition

Cogent Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i-204.1M1.3B5.1M48.2M6.2M
Depreciation & Amortization i298.0M232.2M92.2M89.2M83.5M
Stock-Based Compensation i25.7M26.9M24.4M26.8M23.5M
Working Capital Changes i45.8M-66.4M60.9M11.3M-6.9M
Operating Cash Flow i67.5M-37.2M200.7M188.0M108.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-195.0M-129.6M-79.0M-69.9M-56.0M
Acquisitions i12.3M2.2M00-
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i21.5M76.7M-79.0M-69.9M-56.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-8.0M-00-4.5M
Dividends Paid i-189.4M-181.7M-169.9M-150.3M-129.4M
Debt Issuance i490.3M0446.0M496.9M240.3M
Debt Repayment i-189.2M-77.4M-420.8M-482.4M-213.2M
Financing Cash Flow i103.7M-259.1M-145.5M-142.6M-117.4M
Free Cash Flow i-203.6M-112.3M94.7M100.3M84.4M
Net Change in Cash i192.8M-219.6M-23.7M-24.5M-65.3M

Cash Flow Trend

Cogent Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 105.01
Forward P/E -10.84
Price to Book 38.25
Price to Sales 2.00
PEG Ratio 1.35

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -23.46%
Operating Margin -13.90%
Return on Equity -93.59%
Return on Assets -3.08%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.31
Debt to Equity 5,741.03
Beta 0.65

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-4.52
Book Value per Share $0.98
Revenue per Share $19.28

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
ccoi1.8B105.0138.25-93.59%-23.46%5,741.03
T-Mobile US 283.5B23.814.6519.74%14.53%194.22
AT&T 205.7B16.441.9611.53%10.29%123.19
Liberty Latin 1.6B8.192.58-68.26%-26.61%779.84
Liberty Latin 1.6B8.302.63-68.26%-26.61%779.84
IDT 1.6B16.435.4937.20%7.85%0.67

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.