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LUMN Valuation

Lumen Technologies Inc
$
4.435
-0.025(-0.561%)1D
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LUMN Relative Valuation

LUMN's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, LUMN is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.38 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 2.64. The fair price of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) is between 4.18 to 8.71 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
4.18-8.71
Current Price:4.46
Fair
-3.79
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
6.34
EV/EBITDA
Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) has a current EV/EBITDA of 6.34. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 5.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.38, Undervalued between 4.38 and 5.02, Fairly Valued between 6.30 and 5.02, Overvalued between 6.30 and 6.94, and Strongly Overvalued above 6.94. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 6.34 falls within the Overvalued range.
143.59
EV/EBIT
Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) has a current EV/EBIT of 143.59. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 24.17. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -31.49, Undervalued between -31.49 and -3.66, Fairly Valued between 52.00 and -3.66, Overvalued between 52.00 and 79.83, and Strongly Overvalued above 79.83. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 143.59 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
0.38
PS
Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) has a current PS of 0.38. The 5-year average PS is 0.45. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.04, Undervalued between -0.04 and 0.21, Fairly Valued between 0.69 and 0.21, Overvalued between 0.69 and 0.94, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.94. The current Forward PS of 0.38 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.96
P/OCF
Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) has a current P/OCF of 0.96. The 5-year average P/OCF is 1.44. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -0.06, Undervalued between -0.06 and 0.69, Fairly Valued between 2.19 and 0.69, Overvalued between 2.19 and 2.94, and Strongly Overvalued above 2.94. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.96 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
-7.47
P/FCF
Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) has a current P/FCF of -7.47. The 5-year average P/FCF is 16.38. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -75.54, Undervalued between -75.54 and -29.58, Fairly Valued between 62.34 and -29.58, Overvalued between 62.34 and 108.31, and Strongly Overvalued above 108.31. The current Forward P/FCF of -7.47 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 16.28. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 5.52 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 194.90% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 3.72, the current P/B ratio is about 337.17% higher. Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 21.60%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 1.34%, the current FCF yield is approximately 1511.36% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 11.44% , the current FCF yield is about 88.78% lower.
16.28
P/B
Median3y
5.52
Median5y
3.72
21.60
FCF Yield
Median3y
1.34
Median5y
11.44

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for LUMN's competitors is 0.85, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Lumen Technologies Inc Corp (LUMN) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.38, which is -54.83% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -3.28%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of LUMN increased by 41.59% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an decrease in P/E Change from -2.35 to -14.34.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed -3.28%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of LUMN in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
-3.28%
3.29B → 3.18B
Revenue Growth
+
-465.32%
1.73 → -6.32
Margin Expansion
+
510.19%
-2.35 → -14.34
P/E Change
=
41.59%
3.15 → 4.46
Mkt Cap Growth

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Is Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) currently overvalued or undervalued?

Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.38 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 2.64. The fair price of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) is between 4.18 to 8.71 according to relative valuation methord.
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