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    Cogent Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Increases its Regular Quarterly Dividend on its Common Stock

    2/27/25 6:59:00 AM ET
    $CCOI
    Telecommunications Equipment
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    Financial and Business Highlights

    • Service revenue was $252.3 million for Q4 2024 and was $257.2 million for Q3 2024.
    • Service revenue was $1.0 billion for full year 2024 and was $940.9 million for full year 2023.
      • Wavelength revenue increased by 31.8%, sequentially, and was $7.0 million for Q4 2024 and was $5.3 million for Q3 2024.
      • Revenue from leasing IPv4 addresses increased by 11.8%, sequentially, and was $12.6 million for Q4 2024 and was $11.2 million for Q3 2024.
    • EBITDA increased by 16.7% to $41.9 million for Q4 2024 from Q3 2024.
      • EBITDA margin was 16.6% for Q4 2024 and was 13.9% for Q3 2024.
      • Net cash provided by operating activities was $14.5 million for Q4 2024. Net cash used in operating activities was $48.7 million for Q4 2023 and was $20.2 million for Q3 2024.
    • EBITDA, as adjusted, increased by 9.8% to $66.9 million for Q4 2024 from Q3 2024.
      • EBITDA, as adjusted, margin was 26.5% for Q4 2024 and was 23.7% for Q3 2024.
    • EBITDA, as adjusted, was $348.4 million for full year 2024 and was $352.5 million for full year 2023.
      • EBITDA, as adjusted, margin was 33.6% for full year 2024 and was 37.5% for full year 2023.
    • Cogent received a US federal income tax refund of $24.2 million in 2024 for 2023 US federal income taxes paid and owed no US federal income taxes for full year 2023.
      • Cogent does not expect a US federal income tax liability for full year 2024.
    • Cogent approved an increase of $0.01 per share to its regular quarterly dividend for a total of $1.005 per share for Q1 2025 as compared to $0.995 per share for Q4 2024 – Cogent's fiftieth consecutive quarterly dividend increase.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI) ("Cogent") today announced service revenue of $252.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of 1.9% from the three months ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease of 7.3% from the three months ended December 31, 2023. On the closing date of the Sprint acquisition, Cogent and T-Mobile entered into a commercial agreement (the "Commercial Agreement"), for colocation and connectivity services.  Revenue under the Commercial Agreement, primarily classified as on-net revenue and net-centric revenue, was $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, $23.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $14.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.  Service revenue was $1,036.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 10.1% from the year ended December 31, 2023.

    Cogent Communications Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Cogent Communications) (PRNewsfoto/Cogent Communications Holdings,)

    Foreign exchange rates negatively impacted service revenue growth from the three months ended September 30, 2024 to the three months ended December 31, 2024 by $1.0 million, negatively impacted service revenue growth from the three months ended December 31, 2023 to the three months ended December 31, 2024 by $0.4 million and negatively impacted service revenue growth from the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2024 by $0.3 million.  On a constant currency basis, service revenue decreased by 1.5% from the three months ended September 30, 2024 to the three months ended December 31, 2024, decreased by 7.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to the three months ended December 31, 2024 and increased by 10.1% for the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2024.

    On-net service is provided to customers located in buildings that are physically connected to Cogent's network by Cogent facilities. On-net revenue was $128.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of 5.7% from the three months ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease of 6.7% from the three months ended December 31, 2023. On-net revenue was $544.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024; an increase of 6.2% over the year ended December 31, 2023.

    Off-net customers are located in buildings directly connected to Cogent's network using other carriers' facilities and services to provide the last mile portion of the link from the customers' premises to Cogent's network. Off-net revenue was $113.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 1.7% from the three months ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease of 8.5% from the three months ended December 31, 2023. Off-net revenue was $454.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024; an increase of 15.4% over the year ended December 31, 2023.

    Wavelength revenue was $7.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 31.8% from the three months ended September 30, 2024 and an increase of 124.1% from the three months ended December 31, 2023. Wavelength revenue was $19.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024; an increase of 239.6% over the year ended December 31, 2023.

    Non-core services are legacy services, which Cogent acquired and continues to support but does not actively sell.  Non-core revenue was $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and was $7.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.  Non-core revenue was $18.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024; a decrease of 37.0% over the year ended December 31, 2023.

    GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense.  GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue. GAAP gross profit increased by 0.3% from the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $29.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and increased by 203.4% from the three months ended September 30, 2024. GAAP gross profit decreased by 41.5% from the year ended December 31, 2023 to $96.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    GAAP gross margin was 11.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, 3.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, 10.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, 17.5% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 9.3% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as Non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.  Non-GAAP gross profit decreased by 0.3% from the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $97.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and increased by 1.5% from the three months ended September 30, 2024. Non-GAAP gross profit decreased by 0.5% from the year ended December 31, 2023 to $395.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Non-GAAP gross margin was 38.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, 37.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, 36.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, 42.3% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 38.2% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Net cash provided by operating activities was $14.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.  Net cash used in operating activities was $20.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and was $48.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Net cash provided by operating activities was $17.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and net cash used in operating activities was $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Total Sprint acquisition costs were $17.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, $18.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $21.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. 

    IP Transit Services Agreement

    On May 1, 2023, the closing date of the Sprint acquisition, Cogent and T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("TMUSA"), a Delaware corporation and direct subsidiary of T-Mobile US, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("T-Mobile"), entered into an agreement for IP transit services (the "IP Transit Services Agreement"), pursuant to which TMUSA will pay Cogent an aggregate of $700.0 million, consisting of (i) $350.0 million paid in equal monthly installments during the first year after the closing date of the Sprint acquisition and (ii) $350.0 million paid in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 42 months. Amounts paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement were $87.5 million, $25.0 million and $25.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Amounts paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement were $204.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2023 and $204.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), was $41.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, $35.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and $6.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. EBITDA was $129.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $122.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.   

    EBITDA margin, was 16.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, 13.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2023.  EBITDA margin was 13.8% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 11.9% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as adjusted, for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement, was $66.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, $60.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and $110.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. EBITDA, as adjusted, for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement was $352.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $348.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.   

    EBITDA as adjusted, for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement margin, was 26.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, 23.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 40.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2023.  EBITDA, as adjusted, for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement margin was 37.5% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 33.6% for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Basic and diluted net (loss) per share was $(0.91) for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and was $(1.33) for the three months ended September 30, 2024.  Basic net income per share was $4.23 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and diluted net income per share was $4.17 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Basic net income per share was $26.88 for the year ended December 31, 2023.  Diluted net income per share was $26.62 for the year ended December 31, 2023. Basic and diluted net (loss) per share was $(4.28) for the year ended December 31, 2024.

    Total customer connections decreased by 10.3% from December 31, 2023 to 123,383 as of December 31, 2024 and decreased by 2.3% from September 30, 2024.  On-net customer connections decreased by 0.9% from December 31, 2023 to 87,500 as of December 31, 2024 and decreased by 0.2% from September 30, 2024. Off-net customer connections decreased by 21.0% from December 31, 2023 to 28,963 as of December 31, 2024 and decreased by 10.7% from September 30, 2024. Wavelength customer connections were 1,118 as of December 31, 2024, 1,041 as of September 30, 2024 and 661 as of December 31, 2023.  Non-core customer connections were 5,802 as of December 31, 2024, 5,217 as of September 30, 2024 and 11,975 as of December 31, 2023. 

    The number of on-net buildings increased by 176 from December 31, 2023 to 3,453 as of December 31, 2024 and increased by 29 from September 30, 2024.

    Optical Wave Network

    Acquiring the Sprint network has also allowed Cogent to construct a wavelength network using predominantly owned fiber. This enabled Cogent to expand its product offerings to include optical wavelength services.  As of December 31, 2024, Cogent was offering optical wavelength services in 808 data centers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

    Federal Income Taxes – United States

    Cogent received a US federal income tax refund of $24.2 million in 2024 for 2023 US federal income taxes paid and owed no US federal income taxes for full year 2023.  Under current law, Cogent does not expect to incur a US federal income tax liability for full year 2024.

    Quarterly Dividend Increase Approved

    On February 26, 2025, Cogent's Board approved a regular quarterly dividend of $1.005 per share payable on March 28, 2025 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2025. This first quarter 2025 regular dividend represents an increase of $0.01 per share, or 1.0%, from the fourth quarter 2024 regular dividend of $0.995 per share and an annual increase of 4.1% from the first quarter 2024 dividend of $0.965 per share. 

    The payment of any future dividends and any other returns of capital will be at the discretion of the Board and may be reduced, eliminated or increased and will be dependent upon Cogent's financial position, results of operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements, limitations under Cogent's debt indentures and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.

    Tax Treatment of 2024 Dividends

    Cogent paid four quarterly dividends in 2024 totaling $189.4 million, or $3.92 per share. The expected tax treatment of these dividends are generally that 100.0% are treated as a return of capital and 0.0% are generally treated as dividends for United States federal income tax purposes. While the above information includes general statements about the tax classification of dividends paid on Cogent common stock, these statements do not constitute tax advice. The taxation of corporate distributions can be complex, and stockholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisers to determine what impact the above information may have on their specific tax situation.

    Continued Impact of Changing Office Occupancy Rates on Corporate Results

    Cogent continues to witness lower office occupancy rates overall in the buildings it serves in central business districts in North America, largely attributable to remote work policies originally instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the end of the pandemic, and despite some improvement in certain markets, Cogent continues to see office occupancy rates that do not approach pre-2020 levels. Because of the rising vacancy levels and/or lower numbers of  lease initiations or renewals resulting in fewer tenants, Cogent has experienced a slowdown in new sales to its corporate customers, which has negatively impacted its corporate revenue results. This overall trend is not uniform throughout North America; Cogent has seen declining vacancy rates and increasing office occupancy rates in some cities, including in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Moreover, as the option to fully or partially work from home becomes permanently established at many companies, Cogent's corporate customers are integrating some of the new applications that were part of the remote work environment into their everyday use, which benefits Cogent's corporate business as these customers upgrade their Internet access infrastructure to higher capacity connections. These factors have helped mitigate the impact of lower office occupancy rates and during the three months ended December 31, 2024, Cogent continued to see these positive trends in its corporate business in some markets.  If and when companies eventually return to the buildings in which Cogent operates, whether existing tenants or new tenants, Cogent believes it will present an opportunity for increased sales. However, the exact timing, path and spread of these positive trends remains uncertain, office occupancy rates in some markets may not recover, and Cogent may continue to see increased corporate customer turnover, fewer upgrades of existing corporate customer configurations and fewer new tenant opportunities, which would negatively impact Cogent's corporate revenue growth.

    These and other risks are described in more detail in Cogent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 and in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024.

    Conference Call and Website Information

    Cogent will host a conference call with financial analysts at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on February 27, 2025 to discuss Cogent's operating results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and full year 2024.  Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the earnings call in the "Events" section of Cogent's website at www.cogentco.com/events. A replay of the webcast, together with the press release, will be available on the website following the earnings call.  A downloadable file of Cogent's "Summary of Financial and Operational Results" and a transcript of its conference call will also be available on Cogent's website following the conference call. 

    About Cogent Communications

    Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP.  Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high-speed Internet access, Ethernet transport, optical wavelength, optical transport and colocation services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides services in 264 markets globally.

    Cogent Communications is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit www.cogentco.com. Cogent Communications can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at [email protected].

    COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

    Summary of Financial and Operational Results





    Q1 2023

    Q2 2023

    Q3 2023

    Q4 2023

    Q1 2024

    Q2 2024

    Q3 2024

    Q4 2024

    Metric ($ in 000's, except share,

    per share, customer

    connections and network

    related data) – unaudited

















    On-Net revenue (15) (18)

    $116,143

    $127,665

    $129,031

    $138,064

    $138,624

    $140,757

    $136,485

    $128,760

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    1.0 %

    9.9 %

    1.1 %

    7.0 %

    0.4 %

    1.5 %

    -3.0 %

    -5.7 %

    Off-Net revenue

    $37,283

    $101,984

    $130,560

    $123,669

    $118,178

    $111,451

    $111,291

    $113,190

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    1.1 %

    173.5 %

    28.0 %

    -5.3 %

    -4.4 %

    -5.7 %

    -0.1 %

    1.7 %

    Wavelength revenue (1)

    $-

    $1,585

    $2,992

    $3,108

    $3,327

    $3,625

    $5,287

    $6,966

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -

    -

    88.8 %

    3.9 %

    7.0 %

    9.0 %

    45.8 %

    31.8 %

    Non-Core revenue (2) (16)

    $162

    $8,572

    $12,846

    $7,258

    $6,039

    $4,610

    $4,139

    $3,375

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    3.2 %

    NM

    49.9 %

    -43.5 %

    -16.8 %

    -23.7 %

    -10.2 %

    -18.5 %

    Service revenue – total (18)

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    1.1 %

    56.1 %

    14.9 %

    -1.2 %

    -2.2 %

    -2.2 %

    -1.2 %

    -1.9 %

    Constant currency total revenue

    quarterly growth rate –

    sequential quarters (3) (18)

    0.2 %

    55.9 %

    14.9 %

    -1.1 %

    -2.3 %

    -2.0 %

    -1.5 %

    -1.5 %

    Constant currency total revenue

    quarterly growth rate – year

    over year quarters (3) (18)

    4.0 %

    61.4 %

    82.4 %

    78.1 %

    73.1 %

    8.8 %

    -6.7 %

    -7.1 %

    Constant currency and excise tax

    impact on total revenue quarterly

    growth rate – sequential

    quarters (3) (18)

    0.1 %

    51.4 %

    13.4 %

    -3.2 %

    -2.3 %

    -1.5 %

    -1.7 %

    -2.0 %

    Constant currency and excise tax

    impact on total revenue quarterly

    growth rate – year over year

    quarters (3) (18)

    3.7 %

    56.2 %

    75.5 %

    67.4 %

    62.4 %

    5.4 %

    -8.6 %

    -7.3 %

    Excise Taxes included in service

    revenue (4)

    $4,193

    $11,040

    $14,557

    $20,428

    $20,549

    $19,182

    $19,752

    $20,960

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.6 %

    163.3 %

    31.9 %

    40.3 %

    0.6 %

    -6.7 %

    3.0 %

    6.1 %

    IPv4 Revenue, included in

    On-Net revenue

    $8,321

    $8,745

    $9,098

    $9,878

    $10,151

    $10,938

    $11,236

    $12,560

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.7 %

    5.1 %

    4.0 %

    8.6 %

    2.8 %

    7.8 %

    2.7 %

    11.8 %

    IPv4 Addresses Billed

    9,839,870

    10,465,694

    10,987,884

    11,438,286

    12,213,414

    12,813,955

    12,943,590

    13,033,248

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    NM

    6.4 %

    5.0 %

    4.1 %

    6.8 %

    4.9 %

    1.0 %

    0.7 %

    Corporate revenue (5) (16)

    $85,627

    $110,998

    $120,484

    $126,634

    $124,864

    $119,557

    $116,244

    $113,070

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -0.2 %

    29.6 %

    8.5 %

    5.1 %

    -1.4 %

    -4.3 %

    -2.8 %

    -2.7 %

    Net-centric revenue (5) (15)

    $67,961

    $87,582

    $94,936

    $93,148

    $91,979

    $91,107

    $91,873

    $93,625

      % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.7 %

    28.9 %

    8.4 %

    -1.9 %

    -1.3 %

    -0.9 %

    0.8 %

    1.9 %

    Enterprise revenue (5) (18)

    -

    $41,227

    $60,009

    $52,318

    $49,325

    $49,781

    $49,085

    $45,596

      % Change from previous Qtr.

    -

    NM

    45.6 %

    -12.8 %

    -5.7 %

    0.9 %

    -1.4 %

    -7.1 %

    Network operations expenses (4)

    $58,489

    $137,271

    $173,224

    $174,180

    $168,548

    $155,817

    $161,083

    $154,706

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.8 %

    134.7 %

    26.2 %

    0.6 %

    -3.2 %

    -7.6 %

    3.4 %

    -4.0 %

    GAAP gross profit (6)

    $69,790

    $49,793

    $15,101

    $29,744

    $26,344

    $30,240

    $9,835

    $29,836

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -2.3 %

    -28.7 %

    -69.7 %

    97.0 %

    -11.4 %

    14.8 %

    -67.5 %

    203.4 %

    GAAP gross margin (6)

    45.4 %

    20.8 %

    5.5 %

    10.9 %

    9.9 %

    11.6 %

    3.8 %

    11.8 %

    Non-GAAP gross profit (3) (7)

    $95,099

    $102,535

    $102,205

    $97,919

    $97,620

    $104,626

    $96,119

    $97,585

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    0.0 %

    7.8 %

    -0.3 %

    -4.2 %

    -0.3 %

    7.2 %

    -8.1 %

    1.5 %

    Non-GAAP gross margin (3) (7)

    61.9 %

    42.8 %

    37.1 %

    36.0 %

    36.7 %

    40.2 %

    37.4 %

    38.7 %

    Selling, general and

    administrative expenses (8)

    $38,646

    $77,640

    $58,267

    $74,907

    $70,131

    $65,130

    $60,258

    $55,732

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.5 %

    100.9 %

    -25.0 %

    28.6 %

    -6.4 %

    -7.1 %

    -7.5 %

    -7.5 %

    Depreciation and amortization

    expense (19)

    $25,160

    $52,511

    $86,734

    $67,805

    $70,891

    $74,036

    $85,815

    $67,272

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    6.8 %

    108.7 %

    65.2 %

    -21.8 %

    4.6 %

    4.4 %

    15.9 %

    -21.6 %

    Equity-based compensation

    expense

    $6,581

    $6,249

    $7,411

    $6,684

    $6,950

    $3,565

    $7,875

    $7,348

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    5.1 %

    -5.0 %

    18.6 %

    -9.8 %

    4.0 %

    -48.7 %

    120.9 %

    -6.7 %

    Operating income (loss)

    $24,312

    $(34,604)

    $(50,558)

    $(68,478)

    $(59,389)

    $(47,143)

    $(57,829)

    $(32,767)

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -11.0 %

    NM

    46.1 %

    35.4 %

    13.3 %

    20.6 %

    22.7 %

    -43.3 %

    Interest expense (9)

    $19,005

    $28,653

    $24,198

    $34,928

    $23,010

    $38,840

    $32,474

    $45,371

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -13.6 %

    50.8 %

    -15.5 %

    44.3 %

    -34.1 %

    68.8 %

    -16.4 %

    39.7 %

    Non-cash change in valuation

    – Swap Agreement (9)

    $(1,847)

    $1,305

    $4,825

    $(17,722)

    $6,152

    $(9,299)

    $(5,597)

    $(7,632)

    Gain on bargain purchase (10)

    -

    $1,155,719

    $(3,332)

    $254,049

    $(5,470)

    $27,673

    $-

    $-

    Net income (loss)

    $6,148

    $1,123,863

    $(56,723)

    $200,153

    $(65,307)

    $(32,338)

    $(63,112)

    $(43,317)

    Basic net income (loss) per

    common share

    $0.13

    $23.84

    $(1.20)

    $4.23

    $(1.38)

    $(0.68)

    $(1.33)

    $(0.91)

    Diluted net income (loss) per

    common share

    $0.13

    $23.65

    $(1.20)

    $4.17

    $(1.38)

    $(0.68)

    $(1.33)

    $(0.91)

    Weighted average common

    shares – basic

    47,037,091

    47,137,822

    47,227,338

    47,353,291

    47,416,268

    47,511,613

    47,426,131

    47,540,833

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    0.3 %

    0.2 %

    0.2 %

    0.3 %

    0.1 %

    0.2 %

    -0.2 %

    0.2 %

    Weighted average common

    shares – diluted

    47,381,226

    47,526,207

    47,227,338

    48,037,841

    47,416,268

    47,511,613

    47,426,131

    47,540,833

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    0.4 %

    0.3 %

    -0.6 %

    1.7 %

    -1.3 %

    0.2 %

    -0.2 %

    0.2 %

    EBITDA (3)

    $56,053

    $24,156

    $43,587

    $6,011

    $18,452

    $27,126

    $35,861

    $41,853

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -1.9 %

    -56.9 %

    80.4 %

    -86.2 %

    207.0 %

    47.0 %

    32.2 %

    16.7 %

    EBITDA margin (3)

    36.5 %

    10.1 %

    15.8 %

    2.2 %

    6.9 %

    10.4 %

    13.9 %

    16.6 %

    Sprint acquisition costs (14)

    $400

    $739

    $351

    $17,001

    $9,037

    $12,370

    $-

    $-

    Cash payments under IP

    Transit Services Agreement (11)

    $-

    $29,167

    $87,500

    $87,500

    $87,500

    $66,667

    $25,000

    $25,000

    EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint

    acquisition costs and cash payments

    under IP Transit Services Agreement

    (3) (11) (14)

    $56,453

    $54,062

    $131,438

    $110,512

    $114,989

    $106,163

    $60,861

    $66,853

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -1.6 %

    -4.2 %

    143.1 %

    -15.9 %

    4.1 %

    -7.7 %

    -42.7 %

    9.8 %

    EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint

    acquisition costs and cash payments

    under IP Transit Services Agreement,

    margin (3) (11) (14)

    36.8 %

    22.5 %

    47.7 %

    40.6 %

    43.2 %

    40.8 %

    23.7 %

    26.5 %

    Net cash provided by (used in)

    operating activities

    $35,821

    $82,654

    $(52,433)

    $(48,701)

    $19,219

    $(22,171)

    $(20,226)

    $14,532

      % Change from previous Qtr.

    -1.4 %

    130.7 %

    -163.4 %

    7.1 %

    139.5 %

    -215.4 %

    8.8 %

    171.8 %

    Capital expenditures

    $23,204

    $37,449

    $25,373

    $43,609

    $40,883

    $48,767

    $59,244

    $46,104

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    18.4 %

    61.4 %

    -32.2 %

    71.9 %

    -6.3 %

    19.3 %

    21.5 %

    -22.2 %

    Principal payments of capital

    (finance) lease obligations

    $9,450

    $7,797

    $41,302

    $18,813

    $23,235

    $133,472

    $4,516

    $27,979

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -61.5 %

    -17.5 %

    429.7 %

    -54.5 %

    23.5 %

    474.4 %

    -96.6 %

    519.6 %

    Dividends paid  (17)

    $45,311

    $44,907

    $45,136

    $46,362

    $478

    $93,304

    $47,210

    $48,416

    Gross Leverage Ratio (3) (11)

    5.47

    5.63

    4.79

    4.07

    3.57

    4.06

    4.94

    5.72

    Net Leverage Ratio (3) (11)

    4.46

    4.56

    4.24

    3.75

    3.17

    3.14

    4.13

    5.07

    Customer Connections – end

    of period (15) (16)

















    On-Net customer connections

    83,268

    92,846

    88,250

    88,291

    87,574

    87,387

    87,655

    87,500

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    0.8 %

    11.5 %

    -5.0 %

    0.0 %

    -0.8 %

    -0.2 %

    0.3 %

    -0.2 %

    Off-Net customer connections

    13,785

    38,762

    36,923

    36,676

    34,579

    32,758

    32,420

    28,963

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    1.9 %

    181.2 %

    -4.7 %

    -0.7 %

    -5.7 %

    -5.3 %

    -1.0 %

    -10.7 %

    Wavelength customer

    connections (1)



    414

    449

    661

    693

    754

    1,041

    1,118

     % Change from previous Qtr.



    -

    8.5 %

    47.2 %

    4.8 %

    8.8 %

    38.1 %

    7.4 %

    Non-Core customer

    connections (2) (16)

    374

    19,408

    12,403

    11,975

    10,037

    7,883

    5,217

    5,802

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    3.0 %

    NM

    -36.1 %

    -3.5 %

    -16.2 %

    -21.5 %

    -33.8 %

    11.2 %

    Total customer connections

    (15) (16)

    97,427

    151,430

    138,025

    137,603

    132,883

    128,782

    126,333

    123,383

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    0.9 %

    55.4 %

    -8.9 %

    -0.3 %

    -3.4 %

    -3.1 %

    -1.9 %

    -2.3 %

    Corporate customer

    connections (5) (16)

    44,570

    61,284

    55,045

    54,493

    51,821

    48,690

    47,613

    46,371

      % Change from previous Qtr.

    -0.6 %

    37.5 %

    -10.2 %

    -1.0 %

    -4.9 %

    -6.0 %

    -2.2 %

    -2.6 %

    Net-centric customer

    connections (5) (15)

    52,857

    66,711

    62,291

    62,370

    61,599

    61,736

    62,273

    62,236

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    2.3 %

    26.2 %

    -6.6 %

    0.1 %

    -1.2 %

    0.2 %

    0.9 %

    -0.1 %

    Enterprise customer

    connections (5)

    -

    23,435

    20,689

    20,740

    19,463

    18,356

    16,447

    14,776

     % Change from previous Qtr.

    -

    NM

    -11.7 %

    0.2 %

    -6.2 %

    -5.7 %

    -10.4 %

    -10.2 %

    On-Net Buildings – end of

    period

















    Multi-Tenant office buildings

    1,841

    1,844

    1,860

    1,862

    1,861

    1,864

    1,870

    1,871

    Carrier neutral data center buildings

    1,294

    1,327

    1,336

    1,346

    1,376

    1,393

    1,410

    1,423

    Cogent data centers

    55

    56

    60

    68

    78

    86

    95

    104

    Edge data centers

    -

    -

    1

    1

    6

    43

    49

    55

    Total on-net buildings

    3,190

    3,227

    3,257

    3,277

    3,321

    3,386

    3,424

    3,453

    Total carrier neutral data center nodes

    1,490

    1,526

    1,528

    1,558

    1,586

    1,602

    1,627

    1,646

    Wave enabled data centers

    -

    -

    -

    265

    295

    516

    657

    808

    Square feet – multi-tenant

    office buildings – on-net

    1,001,382,577

    1,001,491,002

    1,006,523,795

    1,008,006,655

    1,009,702,653

    1,011,171,523

    1,015,544,543

    1,015,861,483

    Total Technical Buildings

    Owned (12)

    -

    482

    482

    482

    482

    482

    482

    482

    Square feet – Technical

    Buildings Owned (12)

    -

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    1,603,569

    Network – end of period

















    Intercity route miles – Leased

    61,300

    72,694

    72,694

    72,552

    76,211

    75,965

    77,561

    79,621

    Metro route miles – Leased

    17,826

    22,556

    22,128

    24,779

    25,977

    27,373

    28,510

    29,802

    Metro fiber miles – Leased

    42,863

    75,577

    69,943

    77,365

    79,138

    80,042

    84,476

    87,678

    Intercity route miles – Owned

    2,748

    21,883

    21,883

    21,883

    21,883

    21,883

    21,883

    21,883

    Metro route miles – Owned

    445

    1,704

    1,704

    1,704

    1,704

    1,704

    1,704

    1,704

    Connected networks – AS's

    7,864

    7,891

    7,971

    7,988

    8,098

    8,135

    8,212

    8,250

    Headcount – end of period (13)

















    Sales force – quota bearing (13)

    562

    647

    637

    657

    677

    656

    655

    650

    Sales force – total (13)

    714

    841

    833

    847

    871

    851

    847

    843

    Total employees (13)

    1,107

    2,020

    1,990

    1,947

    1,955

    1,901

    1,908

    1,916

    Sales rep productivity – units per

    full time equivalent sales rep

    ("FTE") per month (15)

    4.0

    9.2

    3.6

    3.3

    4.0

    3.8

    4.0

    3.5

    FTE – sales reps

    539

    567

    621

    620

    627

    632

    620

    622

    (1) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent began to provide optical wavelength services and optical transport services over its fiber network.

    (2) Consists of legacy services of companies whose assets or businesses were acquired by Cogent.

    (3) See Schedules of Non-GAAP measures below for definitions and reconciliations to GAAP measures.

    (4) Network operations expense excludes equity-based compensation expense of $149, $231, $370, $370, $385, $350, $469 and $477 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 through December 31, 2024 respectively.  Network operations expense includes excise taxes, including Universal Service Fund fees, of $4,193, $11,040, $14,557, $20,428, $20,549, $19,182, $19,752 and $20,960 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 through December 31, 2024, respectively.

    (5) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent classified revenue and customer connections as follows:

    • $12.9 million of the Wireline Business monthly recurring revenue and 17,823 customer connections as corporate revenue and corporate customer connections, respectively,
    • $6.5 million of monthly recurring revenue and 5,711 customer connections as net-centric revenue and net-centric customer connections, respectively, and
    • $20.1 million of monthly recurring revenue and 23,209 customer connections as enterprise revenue and enterprise customer connections, respectively.
    • Conversely, Cogent reclassified $0.3 million of monthly recurring revenue and 387 customer connections of legacy Cogent monthly recurring revenue to enterprise revenue and enterprise customer connections, respectively
      • $0.3 million of corporate monthly recurring revenue and 363 corporate customer connections and $0.02 million of net-centric monthly recurring revenue and 24 net-centric customer connections.

    (6) GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense.  GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.

    (7) Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.  Management believes that non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are relevant measures to provide investors. Management uses them to measure the margin available to the company after network service costs, in essence a measure of the efficiency of the Company's network.

    (8) Excludes equity-based compensation expense of $6,432, $6,018, $7,041, $6,314, $6,565, $3,215, $7,406 and $6,871 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 through December 31, 2024, respectively and excludes $400, $739, $351, $17,001, $9,037 and $12,370 of Sprint acquisition costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 through June 30, 2024, respectively.  There were no Sprint acquisition costs for the three months ended September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2024.

    (9) As of December 31, 2024, Cogent was party to an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap Agreement") that has the economic effect of modifying the fixed interest rate obligation associated with its Senior Secured 2026 Notes to a variable interest rate obligation based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") so that the interest payable on the 2026 Notes effectively became variable based on overnight SOFR. Interest expense includes payments of $9,507, $11,997, $12,122 and $12,081 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023, December 31, 2023, June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively related to the Swap Agreement. Under GAAP, changes in the valuation of the Swap Agreement are classified with interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

    (10) The gain on bargain purchase from the Sprint acquisition was $1.4 billion as shown below.

    (In thousands)

    Gain on bargain purchase







    Fair value of net assets acquired





    $826,067

    Total net consideration to be received from Seller, net of discounts





    602,581

    Gain on bargain purchase





    $1,428,648

    (11) Includes cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement, as discussed above, of

    • $29.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023,
    • $87.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023,
    • $87.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023,
    • $87.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024,
    • $66.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024,
    • $25.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and
    • $25.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

    (12) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent acquired 482 technical buildings.  Fifty two of those buildings have been converted to a Cogent Data Center.

    (13) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent hired 942 total employees, including 75 quota bearing sales employees and 114 sales employees.

    • As of June 30, 2023, there were 888 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of September 30, 2023, there were 839 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of December 31, 2023, there were 758 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of March 31, 2024, there were 718 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of June 30, 2024, there were 655 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of September 30, 2024, there were 635 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
    • As of December 31, 2024, there were 624 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.

    (14) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business the Company incurred the following Sprint acquisition costs:

    • $0.4 million of in the three months ended March 31, 2023,
    • $0.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023,
    • $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023,
    • $17.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023,
    • $9.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, and
    • $12.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024.

    Included in Sprint acquisition costs were the following reimbursable severance costs:

    • $16.2 million of reimbursable severance costs in the three months ended December 31, 2023,
    • $4.3 million of reimbursable severance costs in the three months ended March 31, 2024, and
    • $8.0 million of reimbursable severance costs in the three months ended June 30, 2024.

    (15) Sales rep productivity for Q2 2023 included 9,084 net-centric customer connections from a commercial services agreement ("CSA") with TMUSA entered into in May 2023.  Net-centric revenue under the CSA (predominantly on-net revenue) was

    • $7.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023,
    • $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023,
    • $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023
    • $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024,
    • $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024,
    • $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and
    • $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

    Net-centric customer connections under the CSA were:

    • 8,028 as of June 30, 2023,
    • 4,661 as of September 30, 2023,
    • 3,576 as of December 31, 2023,
    • 2,658 as of March 31, 2024,
    • 2,117 as of June 30, 2024,
    • 2,053 as of September 30, 2024, and
    • 1,776 as of December 31, 2024.

    (16) As of June 30, 2023, total non-core customer connections included 8,486 Session Initiation Protocol ("SIP") customer connections. This non-core corporate product was discontinued. There were no SIP, non-core customer connections from September 30, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

    (17) The first quarter 2024 dividend totaling $45.8 million was declared on February 28, 2024, and paid on April 9, 2024.

    (18) Included in on-net revenue and enterprise revenue from May 2023 to July 2024 was $1.7 million of monthly revenue from an uneconomic resale customer acquired in connection with the Wireline Business.  The service was cancelled on July 31, 2024.

    (19) On July 1, 2024, Cogent changed its estimated useful life of its owned fiber to an average of 14 years to an average of 40 years.

    NM  Not meaningful

    Schedules of Non-GAAP Measures 

    EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement , margin

    EBITDA represents net cash flows provided by operating activities plus changes in operating assets and liabilities, cash interest expense and cash income tax expense.  Management believes the most directly comparable measure to EBITDA calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, is net cash provided by operating activities. The Company also believes that EBITDA is a measure frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of issuers.  EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement with T-Mobile, represents EBITDA plus costs related to the Company's acquisition of the Wireline Business and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement. EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA divided by total service revenue. EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement margin is defined as EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement, divided by total service revenue.

    The Company believes that EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement margin are useful measures of its ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, pay dividends and expand its business.  The company believes its EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, is a useful measure because it includes recurring cash flows stemming from the IP Transit Services Agreement that are of the same type as contracted payments under commercial contracts.  The measurements are an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information. EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement margin are not recognized terms under GAAP and accordingly, should not be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of results as reported under GAAP, but rather as a supplemental measure to GAAP. For example, these measures are not intended to reflect the Company's free cash flow, as they do not consider certain current or future cash requirements, such as capital expenditures, contractual commitments, and changes in working capital needs, interest expenses and debt service requirements. The Company's calculations of these measures may also differ from the calculations performed by its competitors and other companies and as such, their utility as a comparative measure is limited.

    EBITDA, and EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, are reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities in the table below. 



    Q1

    2023

    Q2

    2023

    Q3

    2023

    Q4

    2023

    Q1

    2024

    Q2

    2024

    Q3

    2024

    Q4

    2024

    YEAR

    2023

     

    YEAR

    2024

     

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited





















    Net cash provided by (used in) operating

    activities

    $35,821

    $82,654

    $(52,433)

    $(48,701)

    $19,219

    $(22,171)

    $(20,226)

    $14,532

    $17,345

    $(8,645)

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    $1,435

    $(90,373)

    $51,064

    $36,288

    $(34,640)

    $11,077

    $22,868

    $27,892

    (1,589)

    30,343

    Cash interest expense and income tax

    expense

    18,797

    31,875

    44,956

    18,424

    33,873

    38,220

    33,219

    (571)

    114,048

    101,120

    EBITDA

    $56,053

    $24,156

    $43,587

    $6,011

    $18,452

    $27,126

    $35,861

    $41,853

    $129,804

    $122,818

    PLUS: Sprint acquisition costs

    $400

    $739

    $351

    $17,001

    $9,037

    $12,370

    $-

    $-

    $18,492

    $21,407

    PLUS: Cash payments made to the

    Company under IP Transit Services

    Agreement

    -

    29,167

    87,500

    87,500

    87,500

    66,667

    25,000

    25,000

    204,167

    204,167

    EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint

    acquisition costs and cash payments

    made to the Company under IP Transit

    Services Agreement

    $56,453

    $54,062

    $131,438

    $110,512

    $114,989

    $106,163

    $60,861

    $66,853

    $352,463

    $348,392

    EBITDA margin

    36.5 %

    10.1 %

    15.8 %

    2.2 %

    6.9 %

    10.4 %

    13.9 %

    16.6 %

    13.8 %

    11.9 %

    EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint

    acquisition costs and cash payments

    made to the Company under IP Transit

    Services Agreement, margin

    36.8 %

    22.5 %

    47.7 %

    40.6 %

    43.2 %

    40.8 %

    23.7 %

    26.5 %

    37.5 %

    33.6 %

    Constant currency revenue is reconciled to service revenue as reported in the tables below.

    Constant currency impact on revenue changes – sequential periods

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited

    Q1

    2023

    Q2

    2023

    Q3

    2023

    Q4

    2023

    Q1

    2024

    Q2

    2024

    Q3

    2024

    Q4

    2024

    YEAR

    2023

    YEAR

    2024

    Service revenue, as reported –

    current period

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

    $940,922

    $1,036,104

    Impact of foreign currencies on

    service revenue

    (1,292)

    (417)

    10

    375

    (304)

    323

    (620)

    1,022

    (2,079)

    261

    Service revenue - as adjusted

    for currency impact (1)

    $152,296

    $239,389

    $275,439

    $272,474

    $265,864

    $260,766

    $256,582

    $253,313

    $938,843

    $1,036,365

    Service revenue, as reported –

    prior sequential period

    $151,979

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $599,604

    $940,922

    Constant currency revenue

    increase (decrease)

    $317

    $85,801

    $35,633

    $(2,955)

    $(6,235)

    $(5,402)

    $(3,861)

    $(3,889)

    $339,239

    $95,443

    Constant currency revenue

    percent increase (decrease)

    0.2 %

    55.9 %

    14.9 %

    -1.1 %

    -2.3 %

    -2.0 %

    -1.5 %

    -1.5 %

    56.6 %

    10.1 %





    (1)

    Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior sequential period. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

    Constant currency impact on revenue changes – prior year periods

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited

    Q1

    2023

    Q2

    2023

    Q3

    2023

    Q4

    2023

    Q1

    2024

    Q2

    2024

    Q3

    2024

    Q4

    2024

    YEAR

    2023

    YEAR

    2024

    Service revenue, as reported –

    current period

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

    $940,922

    $1,036,104

    Impact of foreign currencies on

    service revenue

    1,553

    (277)

    (1,768)

    (1,412)

    (362)

    420

    (213)

    405

    (2,079)

    261

    Service revenue - as adjusted

    for currency impact (2)

    $155,141

    $239,529

    $273,661

    $270,687

    $265,806

    $260,863

    $256,989

    $252,696

    $938,843

    $1,036,365

    Service revenue, as reported –

    prior year period

    149,175

    148,450

    $150,000

    $151,979

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $599,604

    $940,922

    Constant currency revenue

    increase

    5,966

    91,079

    $123,661

    $118,708

    $112,218

    $21,057

    $(18,440)

    $(19,403)

    $339,239

    $95,443

    Constant currency percent

    revenue increase

    4.0 %

    61.4 %

    82.4 %

    78.1 %

    73.1 %

    8.8 %

    -6.7 %

    -7.1 %

    56.6 %

    10.1 %





    (2)

    Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the comparable prior year period. The Company believes that disclosing year over year revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies on service revenue is a useful measure of revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

    Revenue on a constant currency basis and adjusted for the impact of excise taxes is reconciled to service revenue as reported in the tables below.

    Constant currency and excise tax impact on revenue changes – sequential periods

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited

    Q1

    2023

    Q2

    2023

    Q3

    2023

    Q4

    2023

    Q1

    2024

    Q2

    2024

    Q3

    2024

    Q4

    2024

    YEAR

    2023

    YEAR

    2024

    Service revenue, as reported –

    current period

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

    $940,922

    $1,036,104

    Impact of foreign currencies on

    service revenue

    (1,292)

    (417)

    10

    375

    (304)

    323

    (620)

    1,022

    (2,079)

    261

    Impact of excise taxes on

    service revenue

    (107)

    (6,847)

    (3,517)

    (5,871)

    (121)

    1,367

    (570)

    (1,208)

    (34,824)

    (30,224)

    Service revenue - as adjusted

    for currency and excise taxes

    impact (3)

    $152,189

    $232,542

    $271,922

    $266,603

    $265,743

    $262,133

    $256,012

    $252,105

    $904,019

    $1,006,141

    Service revenue, as reported –

    prior sequential period

    $151,979

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $599,604

    $940,922

    Constant currency and excise

    taxes revenue increase

    (decrease)

    $210

    $78,954

    $32,116

    $(8,826)

    $(6,356)

    $(4,035)

    $(4,431)

    $(5,097)

    $304,415

    $65,219

    Constant currency and excise

    tax revenue percent increase

    (decrease)

    0.1 %

    51.4 %

    13.4 %

    -3.2 %

    -2.3 %

    -1.5 %

    -1.7 %

    -2.0 %

    50.8 %

    6.9 %





    (3)

    Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact and the impact of excise taxes, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior sequential period and adjusting for the changes in excise taxes recorded as revenue between the periods presented. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies and excise taxes on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and excise taxes, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

    Constant currency and excise tax impact on revenue changes – prior year periods

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited

    Q1

    2023

    Q2

    2023

    Q3

    2023

    Q4

    2023

    Q1

    2024

    Q2

    2024

    Q3

    2024

    Q4

    2024

    YEAR

    2023

    YEAR

    2024

    Service revenue, as

    reported – current period

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

    $940,922

    $1,036,104

    Impact of foreign

    currencies on service

    revenue

    1,553

    (277)

    (1,768)

    (1,412)

    (362)

    420

    (213)

    405

    (2,079)

    261

    Impact of excise taxes on

    service revenue

    (451)

    (7,592)

    (10,439)

    (16,342)

    (16,356)

    (8,142)

    (5,195)

    (532)

    (34,824)

    (30,224)

    Service revenue - as

    adjusted for currency and

    excise taxes impact (4)

    $154,690

    $231,937

    $263,222

    $254,345

    $249,450

    $252,721

    $251,794

    $252,164

    $904,019

    $1,006,141

    Service revenue, as

    reported – prior year period

    $149,175

    $148,450

    $150,000

    $151,979

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $599,604

    $940,922

    Constant currency and

    excise taxes revenue

    increase

    $5,515

    $83,487

    $113,222

    $102,366

    $95,862

    $12,915

    $(23,635)

    $(19,935)

    $304,401

    $65,219

    Constant currency and

    excise tax percent revenue

    increase

    3.7 %

    56.2 %

    75.5 %

    67.4 %

    62.4 %

    5.4 %

    -8.6 %

    -7.3 %

    50.8 %

    6.9 %





    (4)

    Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact and the impact of excise taxes, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior year period and adjusting for the changes in excise taxes recorded as revenue between the periods presented. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies and excise taxes on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and excise taxes, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

    Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin 

    Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are reconciled to GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin in the table below.



    Q1 2023

    Q2 2023

    Q3 2023

    Q4 2023

    Q1 2024

    Q2 2024

    Q3 2024

    Q4 2024

    YEAR

    2023

    YEAR

    2024

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited





















    Service revenue total

    $153,588

    $239,806

    $275,429

    $272,099

    $266,168

    $260,443

    $257,202

    $252,291

    $940,922

    $1,036,104

    Minus - Network operations

    expense including equity-based

    compensation and depreciation

    and amortization expense

    83,798

    190,013

    260,328

    242,355

    239,824

    230,203

    247,367

    222,455

    776,493

    939,849

    GAAP Gross Profit (5)

    $69,790

    $49,793

    $15,101

    $29,744

    $26,344

    $30,240

    $9,835

    $29,836

    $164,429

    $96,255

    Plus - Equity-based

    compensation – network

    operations expense

    149

    231

    370

    370

    385

    350

    469

    477

    1,120

    1,681

    Plus – Depreciation and

    amortization expense

    $25,160

    $52,511

    $86,734

    $67,805

    $70,891

    $74,036

    $85,815

    $67,272

    $232,208

    $298,014

    Non-GAAP Gross Profit (6)

    $95,099

    $102,535

    $102,205

    $97,919

    $97,620

    $104,626

    $96,119

    $97,585

    $397,757

    $395,950

    GAAP Gross Margin (5)

    45.4 %

    20.8 %

    5.5 %

    10.9 %

    9.9 %

    11.6 %

    3.8 %

    11.8 %

    17.5 %

    9.3 %

    Non-GAAP Gross Margin (6)

    61.9 %

    42.8 %

    37.1 %

    36.0 %

    36.7 %

    40.2 %

    37.4 %

    38.7 %

    42.3 %

    38.2 %





    (5)

    GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense.  GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.

    (6)

    Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.  Management believes that non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are relevant measures for investors, as they are measures that management uses to measure the margin and amount available to the Company after network service costs, in essence, these are measures of the efficiency of the Company's network.

    Gross and Net Leverage Ratios

    Gross leverage ratio is defined as total debt divided by the trailing 12 months EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement.  Net leverage ratio is defined as total net debt (total debt minus cash and cash equivalents) divided by the last 12 months EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement.  Cogent's gross leverage ratios and net leverage ratios are shown below.

    ($ in 000's) – unaudited

    As of

    March

    31, 2023

    As of

    June 30,

    2023

    As of

    September

    30, 2023

    As of

    December

    31, 2023

    As of

    March

    31, 2024

    As of

    June 30,

    2024

    As of

    September

    30, 2024

    As of

    December

    31, 2024

    Cash and cash equivalents &

    restricted cash

    $234,422

    $243,953

    $166,072

    $113,781

    $163,274

    $426,241

    $316,092

    $227,916

    Debt

















    Capital (finance) leases –

    current portion

    19,782

    20,114

    63,236

    64,594

    64,043

    21,253

    21,939

    21,225

    Capital (finance) leases – long

    term

    300,600

    311,405

    419,941

    419,921

    453,473

    405,176

    460,632

    517,161

    Senior Secured 2026 Notes

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    500,000

    Secured IPV4 Notes











    206,000

    206,000

    206,000

    Senior Unsecured 2027 Notes

    450,000

    450,000

    450,000

    450,000

    450,000

    750,000

    750,000

    750,000

    Total debt

    1,270,382

    1,281,519

    1,433,177

    1,434,515

    1,467,516

    1,882,429

    1,938,571

    1,994,386

    Total net debt

    1,035,960

    1,037,566

    1,267,105

    1,320,734

    1,304,242

    1,456,188

    1,622,479

    1,766,470

    Trailing 12 months EBITDA, as

    adjusted for Sprint acquisition

    costs and cash payments from

    the IP Transit Services

    Agreement

    232,169

    227,774

    298,984

    352,465

    411,001

    463,102

    392,525

    348,392

    Gross leverage ratio

    5.47

    5.63

    4.79

    4.07

    3.57

    4.06

    4.94

    5.72

    Net leverage ratio

    4.46

    4.56

    4.24

    3.75

    3.17

    3.14

    4.13

    5.07

    Cogent's SEC filings are available online via the Investor Relations section of www.cogentco.com or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

    COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023

    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)







    2024



    2023

    Assets













    Current assets:













    Cash and cash equivalents



    $

    198,486



    $

    75,092

    Restricted cash





    29,430





    38,689

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $9,762 and $3,677, respectively





    96,934





    135,475

    Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount of $16,915 and

         $24,898, respectively





    83,085





    179,269

    Due from T-Mobile, Transition Services Agreement





    62





    4,514

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets





    74,104





    80,588

    Total current assets





    482,101





    513,627

    Property and equipment:













    Property and equipment





    3,319,731





    2,947,376

    Accumulated depreciation and amortization





    (1,655,564)





    (1,409,559)

    Total property and equipment, net





    1,664,167





    1,537,817

    Right-of-use leased assets





    324,315





    361,587

    IPv4 intangible assets





    458,000





    458,000

    Other intangible assets, net





    13,029





    14,815

    Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, net of discount of $12,132 and $27,916,

         respectively





    179,534





    263,750

    Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount of $5,755 and $13,725, respectively





    22,360





    38,585

    Deposits and other assets





    29,596





    23,438

    Total assets



    $

    3,173,102



    $

    3,211,619

    Liabilities and stockholders' equity













    Current liabilities:













    Accounts payable



    $

    39,805



    $

    48,356

    Accrued and other current liabilities





    134,609





    120,523

    Due to T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement





    525





    66,908

    Due to T-Mobile – Purchase Agreement





    —





    4,981

    Current maturities, operating lease liabilities





    57,172





    67,962

    Finance lease obligations, current maturities





    21,225





    64,594

    Total current liabilities





    253,336





    373,324

    Senior secured 2026 notes, net of unamortized debt costs of $375 and $645, respectively, and discount

         of
    $499 and $857, respectively





    499,126





    498,498

    Senior unsecured 2027 notes, net of unamortized debt costs of $2,013 and $941, respectively, and

         discounts of
    $7,053 and $1,970, respectively





    740,934





    447,088

    Secured IPv4 notes, net of debt costs of $6,702





    199,298





    —

    Operating lease liabilities, net of current maturities





    302,004





    330,095

    Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities





    517,161





    419,921

    Deferred income tax liabilities





    398,266





    471,498

    Other long-term liabilities





    40,129





    61,639

    Total liabilities





    2,950,254





    2,602,063

    Commitments and contingencies













    Stockholders' equity:













    Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 49,034,925 and 48,608,569 shares issued

         and outstanding, respectively





    49





    49

    Additional paid-in capital





    629,829





    606,755

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss





    (30,685)





    (14,385)

    Accumulated (deficit) earnings





    (376,345)





    17,137

    Total stockholders' equity





    222,848





    609,556

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity



    $

    3,173,102



    $

    3,211,619

     

    COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

    FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023

    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)







    Three Months Ended

    December 31, 2024

    (Unaudited)



    Three Months Ended

    December 31, 2023

    (Unaudited)

    Service revenue



    $

    252,291



    $

    272,099

    Operating expenses:













    Network operations (including $427 and $370 of equity-based compensation expense, respectively,

         exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)





    155,183





    174,550

    Selling, general, and administrative (including $6,871 and $6,314 of equity-based compensation

         expense, respectively)





    62,603





    81,221

    Acquisition costs – Sprint Business





    —





    17,001

    Depreciation and amortization





    67,272





    67,805

    Total operating expenses





    285,058





    340,577

    Operating loss





    (32,767)





    (68,478)

    Interest expense, including change in valuation interest rate swap agreement





    (37,739)





    (17,206)

    Gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business





    —





    254,049

    Interest income – IP Transit Services Agreement





    5,065





    8,828

    Interest income – Purchase Agreement





    417





    720

    Interest income and other, net





    10,014





    1,797

    (Loss) income before income taxes





    (55,010)





    179,710

    Income tax benefit





    11,693





    20,443

    Net (loss) income



    $

    (43,317)



    $

    200,153















    Comprehensive (loss) income:













    Net (loss) income



    $

    (43,317)



    $

    200,153

    Foreign currency translation adjustment





    (18,391)





    5,377

    Comprehensive (loss) income



    $

    (61,708)



    $

    205,530

    Net (loss) income per common share:













    Basic net (loss) income per common share



    $

    (0.91)



    $

    4.23

    Diluted net (loss) income per common share



    $

    (0.91)



    $

    4.17

    Dividends declared per common share



    $

    0.995



    $

    0.955

    Weighted-average common shares - basic





    47,540,833





    47,353,291

    Weighted-average common shares - diluted





    47,540,833





    48,037,841

     

    COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

    FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024

    (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)







    2024



    2023



    2022

    Service revenue



    $

    1,036,104



    $

    940,922



    $

    599,604

    Operating expenses:



















    Network operations (including $1,681, $1,069 and $553 of equity-based

         compensation expense, respectively), exclusive of amounts shown separately





    641,836





    544,232





    228,154

    Selling, general, and administrative (including $24,057, $25,855 and $23,886 of

         equity-based compensation expense, respectively)





    275,781





    275,318





    163,021

    Acquisition costs – Sprint Business





    21,407





    18,492





    2,248

    Depreciation and amortization





    298,018





    232,209





    92,222

    Total operating expenses





    1,237,042





    1,070,251





    485,645

    Gain on lease terminations and other





    3,332





    —





    —

    Operating (loss) income





    (197,606)





    (129,329)





    113,959

    Interest expense, including change in valuation – interest rate swap





    (123,317)





    (93,344)





    (110,697)

    Foreign exchange gain on 2024 Notes





    —





    —





    31,561

    Loss on debt extinguishment and redemption – 2024 Notes





    —





    —





    (11,885)

    Gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business





    22,202





    1,406,435





    —

    Interest income – IP Transit Services Agreement





    23,767





    26,796





    —

    Interest income – Purchase Agreement





    748





    1,889





    —

    Interest income and other





    14,557





    7,030





    3,438

    (Loss) income before income taxes





    (259,649)





    1,219,477





    26,376

    Income tax benefit (expense)





    55,575





    53,964





    (21,230)

    Net (loss) income



    $

    (204,074)



    $

    1,273,441



    $

    5,146





















    Comprehensive (loss) income:



















    Net (loss) income



    $

    (204,074)



    $

    1,273,441



    $

    5,146

    Foreign currency translation adjustment





    (16,300)





    4,772





    (8,153)

    Comprehensive (loss) income



    $

    (220,374)



    $

    1,278,213



    $

    (3,007)

    Basic net (loss) income per common share



    $

    (4.28)



    $

    26.88



    $

    0.11

    Diluted net (loss) income per common share



    $

    (4.28)



    $

    26.62



    $

    0.11

    Dividends declared per common share



    $

    3.920



    $

    3.760



    $

    3.555

    Weighted-average common shares-basic





    47,627,873





    47,373,361





    46,875,992

    Weighted-average common shares -diluted





    47,627,873





    47,837,512





    47,207,298

     

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    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023

    (IN THOUSANDS)









    Three Months

    Ended December

    31, 2024



    Three Months

    Ended December

    31, 2023

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    Net (loss) income



    $

    (43,317)



    $

    200,153

    Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:













    Depreciation and amortization





    67,272





    67,805

    Amortization of debt discounts and premium





    1,324





    337

    Amortization of discounts, due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services & Purchase Agreements





    (5,482)





    (9,548)

    Equity-based compensation expense (net of amounts capitalized)





    7,348





    6,684

    Gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business





    —





    (254,049)

    Gains—equipment transactions and other, net





    —





    489

    Deferred income taxes





    15,279





    (6,073)

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:













    Accounts receivable





    2,631





    (47,755)

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets





    (1,890)





    (6,238)

    Due to T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement





    (1,045)





    (2,721)

    Due from T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement





    (62)





    12,317

    Deposits and other assets





    2,409





    (1,371)

    Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities





    (29,935)





    (8,731)

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities





    14,532





    (48,701)

    Cash flows from investing activities:













    Cash receipts - IP Transit Services Agreement – T-Mobile





    25,000





    87,500

    Severance reimbursement – T-Mobile





    —





    16,228

    Purchases of property and equipment





    (46,104)





    (43,609)

    Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities





    (21,104)





    60,119

    Cash flows from financing activities:













    Dividends paid





    (48,416)





    (46,362)

    Principal payments of finance lease obligations





    (27,979)





    (18,813)

    Proceeds from exercises of common stock options





    1,252





    440

    Net cash used in financing activities





    (75,143)





    (64,735)

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash





    (6,461)





    1,026

    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash





    (88,176)





    (52,291)

    Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash, beginning of period





    316,092





    166,072

    Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash, end of period



    $

    227,916



    $

    113,781

     

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    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024

    (IN THOUSANDS)









    2024



    2023



    2022

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    $

    (204,074)



    $

    1,273,441



    $

    5,146

    Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:



















    Depreciation and amortization





    298,018





    232,209





    92,222

    Amortization of debt discounts and premium





    3,688





    1,323





    1,464

    Amortization of discounts, due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services & Purchase Agreements





    (24,515)





    (28,685)





    —

    Equity-based compensation expense (net of amounts capitalized)





    25,738





    26,924





    24,439

    Gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business





    (22,202)





    (1,406,435)





    —

    Foreign currency exchange gain on 2024 Notes





    —





    —





    (31,561)

    Loss on extinguishment & redemption of 2024 notes





    —





    —





    11,885

    Gain – lease termination





    (3,332)





    —





    —

    Gains—equipment transactions and other, net





    —





    212





    372

    Deferred income taxes





    (51,623)





    (69,582)





    16,539

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



















    Accounts receivable





    38,541





    (51,002)





    (2,838)

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets





    (5,839)





    (11,001)





    (7,427)

    Due to T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement





    (66,383)





    66,908





    —

    Due from T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement





    4,452





    (4,514)





    —

    Deposits and other assets





    (3,966)





    (1,548)





    (282)

    Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities





    2,852





    (10,905)





    63,748

    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities





    (8,645)





    17,345





    173,707

    Cash flows from investing activities:



















    Cash receipts - IP Transit Services Agreement – T-Mobile





    204,167





    204,167





    —

    Acquisition of Sprint Business, net of $47.1 million of cash acquired in 2023





    12,323





    2,191





    —

    Purchases of property and equipment





    (194,998)





    (129,632)





    (78,971)

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities





    21,492





    76,726





    (78,971)

    Cash flows from financing activities:



















    Net proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured 2027 Notes, net of debt costs of $1.6 million

         in 2024 and a discount of $6.8 million in 2024 and debt costs of $1.3 million in 2022





    291,879





    —





    446,010

    Net proceeds from issuance of secured IPv4 notes – net of debt costs of $7.6 million





    198,426





    —





    —

    Redemption and extinguishment of unsecured 2024 Notes





    —





    —





    (375,354)

    Dividends paid





    (189,408)





    (181,716)





    (169,857)

    Purchases and retirement of common stock





    (7,968)





    —





    —

    Principal payments of finance lease obligations





    (74,632)





    (77,362)





    (45,472)

    Settlement of a finance lease – at a discount





    (114,576)





    —





    —

    Principal payments of installment payment agreement





    —





    —





    (790)

    Proceeds from exercises of common stock options





    2,204





    1,227





    614

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities





    105,925





    (257,851)





    (144,849)

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash





    (4,637)





    1,649





    (2,599)

    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash





    114,135





    (162,131)





    (52,712)

    Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash, beginning of year





    113,781





    275,912





    328,624

    Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash, end of year





    227,916





    113,781





    275,912

    Except for historical information and discussion contained herein, statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to statements identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects" and similar expressions.  The statements in this release are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Cogent's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.  Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences, including the impact of our acquisition of the Wireline Business, including our difficulties integrating our business with the acquired Wireline Business, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively or efficiently as expected; transition services required to support the acquired Wireline Business and the related costs continuing for a longer period than expected; transition related costs associated with the acquisition; the COVID-19 pandemic and the related government policies; future economic instability in the global economy, including the risk of economic recession, recent bank failures and liquidity concerns at certain other banks or a contraction of the capital markets, which could affect spending on Internet services and our ability to engage in financing activities; the impact of changing foreign exchange rates (in particular the Euro to USD and Canadian dollar to USD exchange rates) on the translation of our non-USD denominated revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities; legal and operational difficulties in new markets; the imposition of a requirement that we contribute to the US Universal Service Fund on the basis of our Internet revenue; changes in government policy and/or regulation, including net neutrality rules  by the United States Federal Communications Commission and in the area of data protection; cyber-attacks or security breaches of our network; increasing competition leading to lower prices for our services; our ability to attract new customers and to increase and maintain the volume of traffic on our network; the ability to maintain our Internet peering arrangements and right-of-way agreements on favorable terms; our reliance on a few equipment vendors, and the potential for hardware or software problems associated with such equipment; the dependence of our network on the quality and dependability of third-party fiber and right-of-way providers; our ability to retain certain customers that comprise a significant portion of our revenue base; the management of network failures and/or disruptions; our ability to make payments on our indebtedness as they become due and outcomes in litigation, risks associated with variable interest rates under our interest rate swap agreement, and outcomes in litigation as well as other risks discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 and our Form 10-Q for the quarterly  periods ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024.  Cogent undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement or any information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.

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