
Cincinnati Bell Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides diversified telecommunications and technology services to residential and business customers in the United States. It operates in two segments, Entertainment and Communications, and IT Services and Hardware. The Entertainment and Communications segment offers data services, including high-speed Internet access, data transport, and interconnection services, as well as metro-Ethernet products; and voice local services, such as Fioptics voice lines, voice over Internet protocol, long distance, digital trunking, switched access, caller identification, voicemail, call waiting, and call return. This segment also provides video services comprising entertainment channels, including digital music, local, movie, and sports programming with high-definition (HD) channels, parental controls, HD DVR, and video on-demand. In addition, this segment undertakes wiring projects for business customers; and offers advertising, directory assistance, maintenance, and information services. The IT Services and Hardware segment provides professional services, such as consulting, staffing, installation, and project-based engagements, including engineering and installation of voice, connectivity and IT technologies, development of digital application solutions, and staff augmentation; and hosted solutions comprising converged IP communications platforms of data, voice, video, and mobility applications. This segment also offers various services, including hardware and software components management services; cloud-based audio, video, and Web conferencing services; cloud call center and call recording application services; cloud services, such as virtual data center, storage, and backup services; and monitoring and managing technology environments and applications, as well as sells, architects, and installs telecommunications and IT infrastructure equipment. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Telephone communication, except radio
Sub-IndustryIntegrated Telecommunication Services
SectorUtilities
SymbolNYSE:CBB
CUSIP17187110
Phone513-397-9900
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio-6.35%
Current Ratio1.99%
Quick Ratio1.86%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-190.00
Forward P/E Ratio-38.00
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.29 billion
Price / Sales0.50
Cash Flow$4.8101 per share
Price / Cash3.16
Book Value($6.46) per share
Price / Book-2.35
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.08)
Net Income$35.10 million
Net Margins2.52%
Return on Equity-0.61%
Return on Assets0.10%
Miscellaneous
Employees3,500
Outstanding Shares42,390,000