Shenandoah Telecom Co (NASDAQ: SHEN) reported Q1 EPS of $0.27, $0.03 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.30. Revenue for the quarter came in at $153.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $162.95 million.

First Quarter 2020 Highlights

• Generated $36.0 million in normalized free cash flow and $61.1 million in operating cash flow.
• Ended the quarter with $195.2 million of liquidity.
• Broadband revenues and Adjusted OIBDA increased 6.2%, and 4.3%, respectively. Operating income was flat with prior year.
• Launched Glo Fiber into three new markets increasing homes passed to over 5,000.

"Although we do not operate in the densely populated urban markets most affected, the COVID-19 crisis began to affect our operating and financial results during the latter part of the first quarter of 2020," said President and CEO, Christopher E. French. “These effects were not material to our overall first quarter performance, but our postpaid gross additions decreased as a result of the temporary closure, beginning in the middle of March, of approximately 40% of our Sprint-branded retail stores and the stay-at-home directives in the states where we operate. We expect that the interruption of our wireless operating momentum will continue until the economies in the markets that we serve more fully re-open, but do not expect that the long-term growth prospects of our wireless business will be materially affected. Impacts from COVID-19 related closures to our broadband and tower segments have been minimal, and we have introduced a number of initiatives, including temporarily upgrading the broadband speeds of more than 27,000 customers to a minimum of 50Mbps, temporarily increasing broadband data allowances, and introducing lower cost pre-paid broadband plans, designed to benefit our customers during this difficult period. We continue to focus on protecting our employees while maintaining and enhancing our networks, and enabling our communities to further rely on our essential services during these difficult times.”

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