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ohne Worte - war irgendwie ob des Kursverlaufes der letzten Woche zu erwarten,
mal sehen wohin die Reise jetzt geht...die Dividende ist ja immer noch ganz ordentlich,
aber die Zahlen sehen einfach auf den ersten Blick nicht mehr so erfreulich aus,
scheint also doch noch ein wenig Zeit ins Land gehen zu müssen.

CenturyLink Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results
Wed February 13, 2019 4:15 PM|PR Newswire|About: CTL
Q4: 01-16-19 Earnings Summary
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EPS of $0.37 beats by $0.05 Revenue of $5.78B (- 3.7% Y/Y)
- Delivered solid results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018
- Reducing annual dividend to $1.00 from $2.16 per share, lowering leverage target to 2.75 to 3.25 times Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and accelerating the timeframe to be within the target range
- Achieved the originally projected annualized run-rate Adjusted EBITDA synergies of $850 million related to the acquisition of Level 3 as of the end of 2018, two years earlier than anticipated
- Announced additional annualized run-rate savings of $800 million to $1.0 billion of synergies and transformation initiatives projected to be realized over the next three years
- Reported Net Loss of ($1.733) billion for the full year 2018, which includes the effects of a non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the consumer business of $2.726 billion in the Fourth Quarter 2018
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $9.040 billion for the Full Year 2018, excluding integration-related expenses and special items of $438 million
- Expanded Adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding integration-related expenses and special items, to 39.8% in Fourth Quarter 2018, from 36.8% in Pro Forma Fourth Quarter 2017
- Generated Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $7.032 billion for the full year 2018
- Generated Free Cash Flow of $4.215 billion for the full year 2018, excluding cash paid for integration-related expenses and special items of $358 million
PR Newswire
MONROE, La., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year December 31, 2018.

"CenturyLink's focus on disciplined execution in 2018 enabled us to make significant progress integrating Level 3, including achieving our originally announced synergy target more than two years earlier than expected," said Jeff Storey, president and CEO of CenturyLink. "In 2019, we are shifting our focus from integration to transformation.  We are focused on profitable revenue growth in our business markets and believe the scope and scale of our global assets, along with our innovative product portfolio, position us to succeed.