Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.14), FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for 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 Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of NASDAQ LILA traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $7.63. The company 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 business has a 50 day moving average of $8.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.99. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.08 and a beta of 0.75.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Liberty Latin America in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment 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, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liberty Latin America

In other news, CAO Brian D. Zook sold 94,494 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.04, for a total value of $759,731.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,813 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,776.52. This represents a 93.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 11.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Liberty Latin America

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LILA. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Liberty Latin America in the first quarter worth about $104,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Latin America by 7.3% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 214,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,359,000 after buying an additional 14,547 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Liberty Latin America by 230.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 49,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 34,640 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in Liberty Latin America in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Liberty Latin America by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 662,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,042,000 after purchasing an additional 71,873 shares in 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.