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Alex Zhao
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Windstream Detailed Worrisome Guidance Post-EarthLink Merger; Lowering FVE to $7

Windstream posted poor first-quarter results that were below our expectations for the combined entity after merging with EarthLink. Total consolidated revenue was down 7% year over year on a pro forma basis, owing to weak performance across all segments. Adjusted operating income before depreciation, amortization, and rent payment to Uniti Group, or OIBDAR, fell 9% from a year ago, implying a decline in operating margin despite cost-saving initiatives that are on track. Management issued a worse...
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Windstream Holdings

Windstream Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a provider of network communications and technology solutions for consumers, businesses, enterprise organizations and wholesale customers. The company provides data, cloud solutions, unified communications and managed services to small business and enterprise clients. The company also provides services, including broadband, security solutions, voice and digital television to consumers. The company supplies core transport solutions on a local and long-haul fiber network spanning approximately 147,000 miles.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Alex Zhao

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