Cogeco Communications shares drop as Q1 results miss expectations
Posted January 15, 2020 12:02 pm.
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MONTREAL — Shares of Cogeco Communications Inc. fell by nearly seven per cent Wednesday after the cable and internet provider missed expectations despite a 20 per cent increase in net income in its most recent quarter.
The Montreal-based company’s shares were down $7.62 or 6.7 per cent at $105.30 in late morning trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Cogeco says it earned $84.2 million for the period ended Nov. 30, up from $70.2 million a year earlier.
That translated into $1.70 per diluted share, compared with $1.41 per share in the first quarter of 2019.
Revenue grew 1.8 per cent to $586.8 million from $576.7 million, driven by growth in its U.S. broadband services segment.
The subsidiary of Cogeco Inc. was expected to earn $2.01 per diluted share on $594 million of revenues, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 15, 2020.
Companies in this story: (TSX:CCA, TSX:CGO)
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