Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $3.13 EPS

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) released its earnings results on Friday. The company reported ($3.84) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.71) by ($3.13), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. Liberty Global had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 9.83%.

Liberty Global Trading Down 12.7 %

NASDAQ LBTYK opened at $9.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.46 billion, a PE ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.19. Liberty Global has a 1-year low of $9.21 and a 1-year high of $22.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $11.54 and a 200-day moving average of $13.35.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Liberty Global in a report on Friday, January 17th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband internet, video, fixed-line telephony, and mobile communications services to residential and business customers. It offers value-added broadband services, such as WiFi features, security, anti-virus, firewall, spam protection, smart home services, online storage solutions, and web spaces; and Connect Box that delivers in-home Wi-Fi service.