earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Lumen Q4 2022 net loss $3.07B on $3.27B goodwill impairment; appoints Kate Johnson CEO
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
2022-FY EPS reported
-$1.54
revenue$17,478,000,000
- Net loss $3.069B (diluted EPS -$3.08) includes $3.271B goodwill impairment; vs net income $508M (EPS $0.50) prior year.
- Excluding special items, adjusted diluted EPS $0.43 vs $0.51 prior year; Adjusted EBITDA $1.393B vs $2.088B.
- Appointed Kate Johnson as president and CEO; completed $7.5B ILEC divestiture to Apollo and announced $1.8B EMEA sale to Colt.
- Repurchased 33M shares for $200M; generated free cash flow $126M vs $776M prior year.