Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has its results just around the corner. The company gave a solid result in the last quarter and managed an all-around beat which can also be expected this time. However, the business revenue and mass market revenue had declined in the last quarter. Also, the large enterprise revenue public sector revenue fell. However, the exposure to legacy voice revenue continues to improve and wholesale revenue grew. Grow products revenue grew and Lumen saw strength in unified communications, security services, and waves. On capex and EBITDA, Lumen is leaning toward optimizing growth priorities. The Quantum Fiber NPS score was more than positive 50 in the last quarter. This indicates the superior service, value, and quality that Quantum Fiber delivers. The company added 19,000 Quantum Fiber customers during the quarter. Lumen Technologies recently announced the company’s major network expansion plan for deriving an additional 6 million intercity fiber miles to its existing expansive network by 2026. The North Star plan yields a competitive advantage for the company. In the quarter, an important change was made to separate the company’s financial activities, like all field operations, engineering, and planning between business and mass markets. We give Lumen Technologies a ‘Buy’ rating with a revised target price.