WAYNESBORO, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumos Networks Corp. (Nasdaq: LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, today announced its results for the second quarter of 2017.
Total revenue for the second quarter of 2017 was $56.4 million, up over 7% from the prior year period. The Company generated operating income of $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, down from $9.7 million in the prior year period. Net income attributable to Lumos Networks Corp. was $0.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2017, compared to net income of approximately $1.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share in the prior year period. Total Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $25.5 million, up over 7% from the prior year period.
On February 18, 2017, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by EQT Infrastructure for $18.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, resulting in an enterprise value of approximately $950 million. Shareholder approval of the transaction was received on May 24, 2017.
The Company is awaiting approvals from one additional state and from the FCC and now expects the transaction to close in the next 90 days.
About Lumos Networks
Lumos Networks is a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region serving Carrier, Enterprise and Data Center customers, offering end-to-end connectivity in 26 markets in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. With a fiber network of 10,983 fiber route miles and 515,362 total fiber strand miles, Lumos Networks connects 1,307 unique Fiber to the Cell sites, 1,672 total FTTC connections, 2,171 on-net buildings and approximately 3,500 total on-net locations. The Company also connects 43 total data centers, including five data centers acquired from DC74, two acquired from Clarity Communications and seven company owned co-location facilities. In 2016, Lumos Networks generated over $123 million in Data revenue over our fiber network. Detailed information about Lumos Networks is available at www.lumosnetworks.com.
