Shenandoah Telecommunications
SHEN Nasdaq Wireless Telecommunication Services Financials FY2016–FY2025
Shenandoah Telecommunications' revenue rose 9.1% to $358 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −6.5%, up from −8.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$258 million. It paid out $6 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 2.6%.
What Shenandoah Telecommunications does
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- Legal name
- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
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- 0000354963-26-000125
0000354963
Revenue and margins
Shenandoah Telecommunications had $358M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 9.1% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was −$258M in fiscal 2025, −72.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Shenandoah Telecommunications returned $6.4M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 2.6%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
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Adds net cash of −$617M and divides by 55.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Shenandoah Telecommunications can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $84.3M | $44.1M | $139M | $46.3M | $27.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.7M | $76.6M | $302M | $420M | $645M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.6x | 0.7x | 2.6x | 5.5x | 5.8x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | −0.9x | −11.1x | 0.0x | −1.8x | −0.9x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $891M | $978M | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Total liabilities | $249M | $340M | $562M | $822M | $1.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $642M | $638M | $653M | $919M | $881M |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | −$82.6M | $32.5M | $162M | $374M | $617M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.1M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Current ratio rose | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Share count didn't rise | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| F-score | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −9.7% | 8.9% | −7.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.21 | 2.43 | 2.01 |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $535M | $612M | $193M | $207M | $221M | $245M | $249M | $269M | $328M | $358M |
| Gross profit | $342M | $401M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $22.5M | $46.5M | −$3.0M | −$1.3M | −$2.6M | −$2.4M | −$17.5M | $0.1M | −$28.6M | −$23.2M |
| Interest expense | $25.1M | $38.2M | $34.8M | $29.5M | $18.6M | $2.6M | $1.6M | $4.2M | $15.9M | $25.4M |
| Pretax income | $1.9M | $13.3M | $0.7M | $1.9M | $0.6M | $6.2M | −$18.8M | $1.5M | −$38.0M | −$41.9M |
| Income tax | $2.8M | −$53.1M | −$1.3M | $0.0M | −$1.0M | −$1.7M | −$3.4M | $0.5M | −$9.7M | −$8.9M |
| Net income | −$0.9M | $66.4M | $46.6M | $55.5M | $126M | $999M | −$8.4M | $8.0M | $194M | −$32.9M |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.02 | $1.33 | $0.93 | $1.11 | $2.51 | $19.92 | −$0.17 | $0.16 | $3.54 | −$0.71 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $162M | $223M | $266M | $259M | $303M | −$251M | $74.9M | $114M | $62.6M | $101M |
| Capital expenditure | $173M | $147M | $56.6M | $67.0M | $120M | $160M | $189M | $255M | $319M | $359M |
| Free cash flow | −$11.7M | $76.4M | $209M | $192M | $182M | −$411M | −$114M | −$141M | −$257M | −$258M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $144M | $177M | $44.4M | $46.8M | $48.7M | $55.2M | $65.8M | $62.9M | $96.9M | $130M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.0M | $3.6M | $4.7M | $3.4M | $5.9M | $3.4M | $8.5M | $10.0M | $9.8M | $9.6M |
| Acquisitions | $657M | $6.0M | $0.0M | $10.0M | $1.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $347M | $5.0M |
| Share buybacks | $5.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $7.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $11.7M | $12.3M | $12.9M | $13.9M | $16.4M | $940M | $4.0M | $4.5M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $16.8M | $12.3M | $12.9M | $21.2M | $16.4M | $940M | $4.0M | $4.5M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $36.2M | $78.6M | $85.1M | $102M | $195M | $84.3M | $44.1M | $139M | $46.3M | $27.3M |
| Total debt | $848M | $837M | $785M | $732M | $698M | $0.0M | $75.0M | $300M | $418M | $642M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.2M |
| Current assets | $162M | $173M | $210M | $242M | $1.4B | $166M | $129M | $176M | $94.5M | $97.4M |
| Current liabilities | $164M | $138M | $88.5M | $154M | $1.2B | $67.3M | $96.4M | $98.4M | $115M | $109M |
| Inventory | $39.0M | $5.7M | $5.3M | $5.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $698M | $686M | $701M | $363M | $440M | $554M | $688M | $850M | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| Total assets | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $891M | $978M | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $249M | $340M | $562M | $822M | $1.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $296M | $352M | $440M | $468M | $577M | $642M | $638M | $653M | $919M | $881M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 63.9% | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 7.6% | −1.5% | −0.7% | −1.2% | −1.0% | −7.0% | 0.1% | −8.7% | −6.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 31.1% | 36.5% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 19.4% | 23.4% | 20.8% | 29.7% |
| Net margin | −0.2% | 10.9% | 24.2% | 26.8% | 56.9% | 407.3% | −3.4% | 3.0% | 59.1% | −9.2% |
| FCF margin | −2.2% | 12.5% | 108.5% | 92.9% | 82.6% | −167.6% | −45.8% | −52.5% | −78.2% | −72.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 1.5% | 4.2% | −0.3% | −0.1% | −0.2% | −0.3% | −2.2% | 0.0% | −2.1% | −1.3% |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | 3.6% | −0.2% | −0.1% | −0.2% | −0.3% | −2.1% | 0.0% | −2.1% | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | −0.3% | 20.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% | 24.1% | 163.8% | −1.3% | 1.3% | 24.7% | −3.7% |
| Return on assets | −0.1% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 68.5% | −0.9% | 0.7% | 13.1% | −1.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 56.3% | 14.3% | −68.5% | 7.4% | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1.5% | 8.1% | 21.9% | 9.1% |
| Net income growth | −102.2% | — | −29.8% | 19.1% | 126.4% | 694.8% | −100.8% | — | 2,311.3% | −117.0% |
| EPS growth | −102.4% | — | −30.1% | 19.4% | 126.1% | 693.6% | −100.9% | — | 2,112.5% | −120.1% |
| FCF growth | −123.6% | — | 173.4% | −8.1% | −5.0% | −325.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Share count change | −0.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | −0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 5.9% | 2.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.9x | 3.4x | 16.9x | 13.9x | 10.9x | −1.6x | 0.7x | 2.6x | 5.5x | 5.8x |
| Debt / equity | 2.9x | 2.4x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 0.0x | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | 0.9x | 1.2x | −0.1x | −0.1x | −0.1x | −0.9x | −11.1x | 0.0x | −1.8x | −0.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 2.4x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 1.2x | 2.3x | 1.5x | 1.2x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 32.4% | 23.9% | 29.4% | 32.4% | 54.6% | 65.3% | 75.9% | 94.8% | 97.3% | 100.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | — | 16.0% | 6.2% | 11.0% | 9.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Accruals ratio | −15.4% | −10.8% | −15.1% | −12.0% | −9.0% | 85.7% | −8.9% | −9.7% | 8.9% | −7.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000354963). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.