Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) is a Telecommunications Services company in the Communication Services sector, currently trading at $7.80. It has a SharesGrow Score of 32/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of LUMN = $38.82 (+397.7% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is LUMN = $7 (-9.2% upside).
Valuation: LUMN trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.07.
Financials: revenue is $12.4B, -10.7%/yr average growth. Net income is $1.7B (loss), growing at -1175.9%/yr. Net profit margin is -14% (negative). Gross margin is 24.3% (-30.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $17.7B with negative equity of -$1.1B — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.8 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 51.6%. Total assets: $34.3B.
Analyst outlook: 4 / 28 analysts rate LUMN as buy (14%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 80/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 42/100 (Fail), Future 26/100 (Fail), Income 10/100 (Fail).
