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confidence high
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Cogent corrects Q2 EBITDA adjusted to $54.1M; reports $1.2B Sprint gain, dividend raised to $0.945
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$23.79
revenue$393,395,000
- Correction: Q2 2023 EBITDA as adjusted for Sprint costs and IP Transit payments is $54.1M, not $56.0M as originally reported.
- Revenue $239.8M up 56.1% QoQ; $78.0M from Sprint wireline business acquired May 1, 2023.
- Basic EPS $23.84 includes $1.2B bargain purchase gain from Sprint acquisition.
- Regular quarterly dividend increased to $0.945/share (up 1.1% QoQ), payable Sept 8 to holders of record Aug 24.
- Net cash from ops $82.7M, up 130.7% QoQ; on-net connections up 12.8% YoY.