Uniti Group

UNIT

Telecommunications Services · Communication Services

Price

$11.04

+0.06 (+0.55%)

Market Cap

$2.68B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+67.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 159.2M (2021) → 266.5M (2025)

Uniti, an internally managed real estate investment trust, is engaged in the acquisition and construction of mission critical communications infrastructure, and is a leading provider of wireless infrastructure solutions for the communications industry. As of September 30, 2020, Uniti owns 6.7 million fiber strand miles and other communications real estate throughout the United States.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+236.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-510.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

$1.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$1.1B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Uniti Group grew revenue 236% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

31.4%

Modest — 31.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

14.3%

Healthy — 14.3% operating margin

ROCE

1.3%

Weak — 1.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+149.3%

Fast-growing sales (149.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

+1190.8%

Earnings growing fast (1190.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

51%

Weak — only 51% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-12.7%

Burning cash (-12.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

33.67

Heavy debt load (33.67)

Interest Cover

0.68x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.7x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

2.0x

Attractive valuation — P/E 2.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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