Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILA)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Hamilton, Bermuda | NasdaqGS
7.49 USD
+0.20
(2.743%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Liberty Latin America is currently broken by a severe deterioration in business fundamentals. The company is generating negative earnings per share (-$2.48 trailing EPS) and has posted a massive -37.24% drop in the most recent fiscal year, capping a nine-year trajectory where the stock has lost over 81% of its value. While the balance sheet shows some operational cash flow, the debt-to-equity ratio is dangerously elevated at 877%, and the lack of any dividend history over the last five years signals that capital allocation is focused entirely on survival or deleveraging rather than shareholder returns. The recent price action shows a technical bounce off lows, but this appears to be a relief rally rather than a trend reversal, especially given the weak statistical forecasting models and the overwhelming options positioning for downside protection. Investors should view this as a distressed asset with significant execution risk rather than a turnaround opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.084560 |
| AutoETS | 0.084561 |
| MSTL | 0.084599 |
| AutoTheta | 0.084718 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 26.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 877.414 |
| Revenue per Share | 22.185 |
| Market Cap | 1,508,486,016 |
| Forward P/E | 11.52 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| Profit Margins | -11.20% |
| Website | https://www.lla.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by significant open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts ($2.50 strike) and substantial ATM put volume relative to calls. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes ($10.00, $12.50), suggesting a speculative hope for a rebound rather than a conviction in immediate upside. The implied volatility skew favors puts, indicating fear of further decline outweighs expectations of a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7033144 |
| Address1 | 2 Church Street |
| All Time High | 35.920277 |
| All Time Low | 2.890625 |
| Ask | 9.35 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 911,520 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 767,076 |
| Average Volume | 767,076 |
| Average Volume10Days | 911,520 |
| Beta | 0.743 |
| Bid | 5.34 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 2.687 |
| City | Hamilton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Bermuda |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.49 |
| Current Ratio | 1.11 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 7.525 |
| Day Low | 7.215 |
| Debt To Equity | 877.414 |
| Display Name | Liberty Latin America |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Ebitda | 1,132,499,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.25498 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.997 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.294 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,189,486,080 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.14 |
| Eps Forward | 0.65 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.48 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.812986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.6770139 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2884944 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 70.33144 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.105 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.6149998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07587906 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.137228 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.3527718 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.81039083 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.137228 - 8.105 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,435,843,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 128,509,312 |
| Forward Eps | 0.65 |
| Forward P E | 11.523077 |
| Free Cashflow | 321,424,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.77962 |
| Gross Profits | 3,462,700,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.19077 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.7751 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 201,400,000 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,781,654,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,472:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services in Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Curacao, Chile, and internationally. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services comprising enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies. The company also operates a subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 30 markets in the region for providing connectivity solutions; and offers voice and data services, such as value-added, data-based, and fixed-mobile converged services. It provides its services under the brands of C&W Business, LIBERTY NETWORKS, Liberty, BTC, Flow, and +movil. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. |
| Long Name | Liberty Latin America Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,508,486,016 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_288966653 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -497,500,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,501,631,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 7.28 |
| Operating Cashflow | 823,500,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14093 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 441-295-5950 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.010000229 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.1335144 |
| Pre Market Price | 7.5 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,028,533 |
| Previous Close | 7.29 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 53.5 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.7874951 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.33963436 |
| Profit Margins | -0.11201 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.848 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.74348 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.525 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.215 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.215 - 7.525 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.28 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.29 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.49 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 517,313 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01208 |
| Return On Equity | -0.34895 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.001 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.185 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 37,800,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0050999997 |
| Shares Short | 1,029,858 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 817,594 |
| Short Name | Liberty Latin America Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0295 |
| Short Ratio | 0.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LILA |
| Target High Price | 12.2 |
| Target Low Price | 7.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.06667 |
| Target Median Price | 11.0 |
| Total Cash | 727,500,032 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.612 |
| Total Debt | 8,931,200,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,441,500,160 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.48 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.531949 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.9580507 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.35395315 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 517,313 |
| Website | https://www.lla.com |
| Zip | HM 11 |