Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. ?

With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 10.79 times

Negative results in Mar 26

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -32.1 MM
INTEREST(9M) At USD 131.62 MM has Grown at 33.18%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -877.28%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -69.63%, its profits have risen by 0.4%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -69.63% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

-69.63%

-0.68

106.14%

S&P 500

25.41%

1.92

13.25%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.42%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-199.40%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.32

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.83

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

9.36

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.58

Tax Ratio

22.27%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

33.10%

ROE (avg)

122.21%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

-13.82

EV to EBIT

-23.81

EV to EBITDA

14.86

EV to Capital Employed

1.62

EV to Sales

2.53

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

11.48%

ROCE (Latest)

-6.80%

ROE (Latest)

Negative BV

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -73.41 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -77.68% (YoY

-11What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD -32.1 MM

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 131.62 MM has Grown at 33.18%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -877.28%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 239.19 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 85.74

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 5.45

Here's what is working for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Net Profit

Higher at USD -73.41 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -77.68% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 239.19 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 85.74

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

At USD 131.62 MM has Grown at 33.18%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD -32.1 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at USD 5.45

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)