Windstream

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Windstream is a provider of voice and data network communications (broadband, VoIP, MPLS), and managed services (virtual servers, managed firewall, data storage, cloud-based voice, etc.), to businesses in the United States. The Company also offers residential broadband, phone, and digital TV services to consumers within its coverage area.

TypePublic
Founded2006
HQLittle Rock, AR, USMap
Websitewindstream.com
Overall CultureDMore
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2018)11,945(-7%)
Job Openings568
Revenue (FY, 2019)$5.1 B(-10%)
Share Price (Sept 2020)$0.1
Cybersecurity ratingBMore

Key People/Management at Windstream

Tony Thomas

Tony Thomas

President & Chief Executive Officer
Art Nichols

Art Nichols

VP-Engineering Network Architecture and Technology
Bob Gunderman

Bob Gunderman

CFO
Layne Levine

Layne Levine

President, Enterprise
Jeff Small

Jeff Small

President, Kinetic
Stephen Farkouh

Stephen Farkouh

Chief Information Officer
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Windstream Office Locations

Windstream has offices in Little Rock, Andrews, Atlanta, Brentwood and in 29 other locations
Little Rock, AR, US (HQ)
4001 Rodney Parham Rd
Andrews, TX, US
112 SW 1st St
Atlanta, GA, US
4170 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
Atlanta, GA, US
Concourse Corporate Center Two, 2 Concourse Pkwy
Brentwood, TN, US
105 Westwood Pl #100
Carlsbad, NM, US
621 S Main St
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Windstream Financials and Metrics

Windstream Revenue

Windstream's revenue was reported to be $5.12 b in FY, 2019
USD

Revenue (Q2, 2020)

1.2b

Net income (Q2, 2020)

(162.4m)

EBIT (Q2, 2020)

24.8m

Market capitalization (25-Sept-2020)

3.4m

Closing stock price (25-Sept-2020)

0.1

Cash (30-Jun-2020)

217.8m

EV

(214.4m)
Windstream's current market capitalization is $3.4 m.
Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Revenue

5.4b5.9b5.7b5.1b

Revenue growth, %

(7%)9%(2%)

Cost of goods sold

2.8b3.1b2.9b

Gross profit

2.6b2.8b2.8b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020

Revenue

1.4b1.5b1.5b1.5b1.4b1.4b1.3b1.3b1.3b1.2b1.2b

Cost of goods sold

704.6m780.4m779.0m753.7m741.0m719.9m

Gross profit

661.1m711.2m718.7m700.6m703.4m700.7m

Gross profit Margin, %

48%48%48%48%49%49%
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Annual
USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Cash

42.3m227.0m132.0m31.3m59.1m43.4m310.0m191.8m

Accounts Receivable

373.9m658.3m614.1m643.9m618.6m643.0m653.1m574.7m

Prepaid Expenses

60.7m102.0m179.7m120.6m111.7m153.1m159.7m197.7m

Inventories

52.5m76.5m75.0m79.5m77.5m93.0m82.4m64.7m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2010Q3, 2010Q1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020

Cash

53.5m155.2m35.8m52.1m34.3m64.2m37.5m114.8m54.4m78.3m103.7m74.0m74.6m41.6m61.4m51.5m24.7m56.5m60.5m45.3m37.3m432.0m462.7m385.1m454.7m217.8m

Accounts Receivable

343.0m348.5m370.5m371.7m386.2m603.9m595.7m632.9m594.1m613.5m617.3m658.5m636.1m628.5m649.7m654.8m659.7m688.8m594.8m623.9m649.0m633.4m573.5m556.2m521.1m527.8m

Prepaid Expenses

69.4m108.2m67.8m64.3m63.1m164.3m190.4m200.9m204.2m189.0m140.8m171.6m149.9m130.9m129.6m169.8m152.1m166.1m197.9m181.0m184.3m195.6m218.6m196.4m239.4m233.5m

Inventories

35.1m33.6m45.4m56.4m60.8m68.2m70.7m74.4m71.4m69.9m68.1m63.0m79.4m70.7m80.3m87.0m90.4m97.4m90.3m85.0m87.0m79.8m76.6m70.7m61.7m73.7m
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Annual
USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Net Income

310.7m172.3m168.0m27.4m(383.5m)(2.1b)(723.0m)(3.2b)

Depreciation and Amortization

693.6m847.5m1.3b1.4b1.3b1.5b1.5b1.1b

Accounts Payable

(18.1m)23.5m63.6m31.1m(47.2m)43.3m5.2m172.8m

Cash From Operating Activities

1.1b1.2b1.8b1.0b924.4m950.7m1.0b533.8m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2010Q3, 2010Q1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020

Net Income

153.1m238.3m23.5m116.7m188.2m64.6m118.8m172.5m52.3m92.0m5.3m(105.9m)(231.9m)(230.4m)(296.6m)(111.3m)(179.4m)(280.9m)(121.4m)(215.1m)(173.8m)(2.3b)(2.9b)(3.0b)(101.6m)(270.1m)

Depreciation and Amortization

323.1m503.0m205.4m402.4m606.4m312.1m632.1m958.5m329.5m661.9m340.7m682.5m304.8m613.0m934.0m338.5m700.9m1.1b381.8m752.5m1.1b271.5m547.5m809.7m232.6m452.5m

Accounts Payable

(28.3m)(34.9m)18.9m22.6m31.9m22.8m(3.3m)(2.2m)(69.2m)(33.8m)(64.2m)(29.2m)(100.2m)(80.9m)(91.3m)(61.5m)(56.3m)(31.2m)(36.3m)17.2m(12.7m)226.4m197.2m199.3m(23.5m)(46.5m)

Cash From Operating Activities

458.6m711.5m210.1m586.0m919.1m438.8m836.8m1.2b304.6m712.6m243.8m380.0m127.2m424.5m622.1m153.7m374.9m646.6m239.3m539.7m756.2m218.2m293.9m464.9m101.7m121.7m
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USDQ2, 2010

Debt/Equity

10.3 x

Debt/Assets

0.7 x

Financial Leverage

15.7 x
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Windstream Operating Metrics

Windstream's Customers was reported to be 1.4 m in FY, 2017. Windstream's Enterprise Customers was reported to be 133.5 k in FY, 2017.
FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

Customers

1.6 m1.5 m1.4 m

Enterprise Customers

157.6 k135 k133.5 k

Subscribers (Internet)

1.13 m1.1 m1.05 m1.01 m

Television Households

385.3 k359.3 k321 k277.9 k
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Windstream Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
Home Energy RxMay 24, 2018
MASS CommunicationsJanuary 01, 2018$37.5 m
Broadview NetworksApril 14, 2017$228 m
EarthLinkNovember 07, 2016$1.1 b
Business Only BroadbandOctober 01, 2014
PAETEC Holding Corp.December 01, 2011
Hosted SolutionsDecember 01, 2010
Kentucky Data LinkAugust 17, 2010
Q-Comm CorporationAugust 17, 2010
Iowa Telecommunications ServicesNovember 24, 2009
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Windstream Revenue Breakdown

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Windstream revenue breakdown by business segment: 33.8% from Small Business - CLEC, 50.3% from Enterprise, 12.9% from Wholesale and 3.0% from Other

Windstream Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

B

81/100

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Windstream Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings

CSRHub ESG ratingPremium dataset

40-49

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Windstream Online and Social Media Presence

Windstream's Trends

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Windstream Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    D

    59/100

  • CEO Rating

    F

    49/100

  • Compensation

    D

    52/100

  • Diversity

    D

    55/100

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Windstream News and Updates

April 23, 2021

Windstream Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

Windstream, a privately held communications and software company, today released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, highlighting significant progress in ESG performance and management.read more
January 08, 2021

Windstream Enterprise Named 2020 UCaaS Innovation and Growth Leader by Frost & Sullivan

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--( )-- Windstream Enterprise (WE), a managed communications service provider, has been selected as a leader in growth and industry innovation in the 2020 Frost Radar™ report for its award-winning Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions.read more
December 14, 2020

Windstream Wholesale Completes Route from Salt Lake City to Portland and Seattle

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--( )-- Windstream Wholesale , a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, today announced the completion of its diverse, high-capacity fiber route from Salt Lake City to Portland and Seattle.read more
July 31, 2020

Windstream Asks Investors for a Second Chance After Bankruptcy

Windstream Asks Investors for a Second Chance After Bankruptcy
April 08, 2020

Windstream Wholesale and Infinera Mark Industry First with Successful Trial of LR8-Based 400GbE Client-Side Services

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--( )-- Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced network communications, and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) are the first to have successfully demonstrated 400GbE client-side services with commercially available ultra-efficient 400GbE-LR8 QSFP-DD compact…
April 07, 2020

Windstream Wholesale and Infinera mark industry first with successful trial of LR8-based 400GbE client-side services

Industry-leading trial powered by Infinera’s Groove G30 platform Industry-leading trial powered by Infinera’s Groove G30 platform
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Windstream Blogs

April 16, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Launches GIG Speeds in Georgia (1)

April 16, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Launches GIG Speeds in Irwinton

April 16, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Launches GIG Speeds in Haysville

April 16, 2021

Kinetic by Windstream Launches GIG Speeds in Hiawassee and Young Harris

April 14, 2021

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 Windstream Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Windstream founded?

    Windstream was founded in 2006.

  • Who are Windstream key executives?

    Windstream's key executives are Tony Thomas, Art Nichols and Bob Gunderman.

  • How many employees does Windstream have?

    Windstream has 11,945 employees.

  • What is Windstream revenue?

    Latest Windstream annual revenue is $5.1 b.

  • What is Windstream revenue per employee?

    Latest Windstream revenue per employee is $428.2 k.

  • Who are Windstream competitors?

    Competitors of Windstream include Zayo, Vodafone and T-Mobile USA.

  • Where is Windstream headquarters?

    Windstream headquarters is located at 4001 Rodney Parham Rd, Little Rock.

  • Where are Windstream offices?

    Windstream has offices in Little Rock, Andrews, Atlanta, Brentwood and in 29 other locations.

  • How many offices does Windstream have?

    Windstream has 35 offices.