CenturyLink, Inc. Reports 57% Increase In Q4 Earnings

(RTTNews) - CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) reported earnings for its fourth quarter that climbed from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $293 million, or $0.54 per share. This was up from $187 million, or $0.33 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 0.9% to $4.48 billion. This was up from $4.44 billion last year.

CenturyLink, Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $293 Mln. vs. $187 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 56.7% -EPS (Q4): $0.54 vs. $0.33 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 63.6% -Revenue (Q4): $4.48 Bln vs. $4.44 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 0.9%

-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $0.67 to $0.73 Next quarter revenue guidance: $4.40 to $4.45 Bln