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HIGH: $120.00
LOW: $102.00
MEDIAN: $115.00
CONSENSUS: $112.33
UPSIDE: 28.51%
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Revenue
Revenue 1,836.8 1,557.3 1,264.5 1,085.1 889.2 774.6 743.3 660.7 599.3 565.0 546.5 497.6 455.3 480.8 466.1 522.3 554.2 579.5 547.0 525.9 482.0 439.7 420.9 420.8 479.8 337.3 173.4 118.1 73.2
Cost of Revenue 1,523.4 1,262.2 1,002.7 849.5 686.0 606.4 588.4 523.8 467.3 443.8 445.3 451.6 323.0 379.6 389.3 375.8 415.7 444.9 460.8 432.4 404.3 376.6 347.0 275.7 323.7 210.7 99.9 69.9 43.5
Gross Profit 313.4 295.0 261.8 235.6 203.2 168.2 154.8 136.9 132.0 121.2 101.2 100.9 132.3 75.7 91.5 90.3 106.6 109.4 118.7 114.6 110.8 105.4 92.7 145.1 156.1 126.6 73.5 48.2 29.7
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1.4 0 0.1 0 0 0.4 0.5 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 0 190.8 155.8 133.4 118.8 102.4 92.8 84.8 79.0 74.2 71.5 68.2 58.2 56.1 60.0 64.0 61.9 66.6 73.0 74.9 67.1 63.7 58.2 53.1 62.6 42.1 25.6 17.1 11.3
Other Expenses 224.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 0 0.3 1.1 1.3 0 1.0 (2.1) 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50.7 52.9 40.2 24.8 18.3 13.1
Operating Expenses 224.2 190.8 155.8 133.4 118.8 102.4 96.4 84.8 79.2 75.4 72.9 68.2 114.8 58.2 60.8 64.0 61.9 66.6 73.0 74.9 67.1 63.7 58.2 103.8 115.5 82.3 50.4 35.4 24.4
Operating Income
Operating Income 89.2 104.3 106.0 102.2 84.4 65.7 58.5 52.1 52.8 45.8 28.3 32.7 12.4 17.5 30.7 26.3 44.7 42.7 45.8 39.7 43.7 41.7 34.5 41.8 36.5 44.3 23.1 12.8 5.3
Interest Expense 59.0 54.0 41.2 25.2 26.0 18.7 24.5 26.7 25.6 38.9 40.4 38.5 41.4 41.6 45.5 45.9 54.4 39.8 42.9 40.1 32.2 29.8 25.6 30.6 30.6 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 9.9 10.4 10.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 393.6 321.5 274.2 248.3 208.8 154.9 150.7 118.6 64.8 109.1 105.6 101.4 80.2 58.7 38.9 87.5 120.8 60.0 124.4 93.7 121.6 113.2 89.1 81.6 90.1 93.5 84.5 47.1 33.2
EBIT 72.0 75.0 78.3 100.1 84.0 57.0 54.3 32.7 (11.5) 33.5 30.0 30.8 9.9 (10.9) (31.6) 18.0 42.1 (19.1) 40.6 15.0 51.0 42.8 29.4 33.8 39.4 40.6 44.3 21.3 13.2
Income Before Tax 13.1 21.0 37.0 75.0 58.0 38.3 29.8 6.0 (37.1) (6.4) (10.4) (25.5) (52.5) (77.1) (27.9) (12.2) (58.9) (2.3) (25.1) 18.1 12.9 3.8 11.5 17.7 (95.0) 25.6 16.6 5.1 0.5
Income Tax Expense 5.2 7.5 11.6 21.9 16.9 (52.8) (1.9) (0.4) (15.3) 0.5 1.4 1.8 (2.5) 1.2 (24.2) 3.0 9.1 1.7 (8.5) 7.0 5.7 (1.6) 5.3 5.9 (12.7) 12.3 7.5 2.4 0.5
Net Income 7.9 13.5 25.4 53.1 41.1 91.1 31.7 6.4 (21.8) (6.8) (13.0) (23.1) (54.1) (77.6) 38.4 (13.9) (68.0) (7.8) (17.9) 11.1 7.3 8.1 (59.8) 7.5 (101.5) 11.1 9.1 2.7 0
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 0.12 0.23 0.46 1.03 0.80 1.87 0.67 0.15 -0.52 -0.17 -0.32 -0.58 -1.59 -2.90 1.47 -0.54 -2.66 -0.31 -0.71 0.44 0.29 0.34 -2.52 0.32 -4.38 0.59 0.60 0.28 -0.53
EPS (Diluted) 0.12 0.23 0.46 1.03 0.80 1.86 0.66 0.15 -0.52 -0.17 -0.32 -0.58 -1.59 -2.90 1.47 -0.54 -2.66 -0.31 -0.71 0.44 0.29 0.33 -2.50 0.31 -4.38 0.57 0.57 0.28 -0.53
Shares Outstanding 63.5 59.6 55.2 51.6 51.3 48.8 47.2 42.7 41.8 40.3 40.6 39.8 34.0 26.7 26.1 25.7 25.6 25.4 25.3 25.0 24.7 24.0 23.7 23.5 23.2 18.7 15.1 9.5 7.3
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 123.8 383.3 220.9 71.2 33.8 154.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 2.8 8.0 15.7 4.3 22.0 27.6 10.2 0.2 1.4
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 178.1 175.2 160.4 100.9 87.0 74.4 81.5 77.2 66.5 61.9 63.2 52.6 52.7 51.2 47.6 44.2 78.5 88.6 23.2 12.9
Inventory 24.4 21.5 17.9 13.5 9.7 7.9 7.7 6.5 6.5 4.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.8 2.4 3.0 7.3 0 0 0
Other Current Assets 13.2 10.2 9.9 6.8 3.2 1.3 1.2 2.0 1.1 1.3 7.5 12.0 1.1 5.2 16.2 23.3 73.3 48.4 4.8 4.1
Total Current Assets 369.3 613.3 426.3 207.5 146.5 247.3 102.8 97.1 84.4 78.6 82.1 76.7 69.4 82.8 77.1 125.6 186.8 147.2 28.2 18.4
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 1,394.7 1,262.9 1,081.4 812.6 738.4 605.8 551.9 404.6 361.5 398.5 480.1 490.4 412.8 372.0 287.1 290.5 375.9 366.8 115.8 64.8
Goodwill 1,120.1 1,002.3 735.7 274.5 232.9 194.9 185.8 162.7 122.6 119.9 125.8 125.7 157.5 157.2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 290.9 313.5 241.4 91.8 93.7 58.3 58.7 34.8 8.1 7.7 3.1 2.6 2.7 3.6 228.5 237.6 311.8 226.4 97 46
Long-Term Investments 108.1 17.5 17.6 20.3 13.8 13.1 12.8 13.0 13.6 13.3 42.3 43.1 50.7 40.1 26.9 26.9 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 20.4 20.7 21.8 19.7 14.3 13.3 11.6 10.7 13.1 13.5 20.9 12.0 16.2 14.9 0.9 0.5 29.8 16.9 6.6 4.1
Total Non-Current Assets 3,042.8 2,713.4 2,109.1 1,241.7 1,137.1 946.6 829.4 635.3 530.6 552.9 672.8 674.2 643.1 593.5 543.9 560.7 717.5 610.1 219.4 114.9
Total Assets 3,412.1 3,326.7 2,535.5 1,449.2 1,283.6 1,193.9 932.2 732.4 614.9 631.5 754.8 751.0 712.5 676.3 621.0 686.3 904.2 757.3 247.6 133.3
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 102.5 111.1 116.8 74.2 63.1 49.2 64.4 57.3 47.1 45.0 40.1 34.6 46.1 40.0 33.3 24.2 33.8 35.7 10.5 12.3
Short-Term Debt 37.7 52.9 35.8 16.0 17.2 17.8 13.7 2.3 4.9 4.7 3.4 523.8 0.9 6.1 5.8 8.3 9.0 14.7 3.4 6
Deferred Revenue 45.2 50.7 31.5 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 72.3 60.0 63.1 53.1 46.3 35.7 35.9 40.9 24.4 20.2 41.9 35.2 36.0 33.8 2.3 (3.1) 33.6 28.8 7.6 4.8
Total Current Liabilities 293.9 307.3 278.9 177.6 152.2 131.2 130.6 111.5 88.6 82.4 90.1 597.8 92.8 87.4 73.1 70.5 76.4 79.2 21.5 23.1
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 1,047.2 1,040.9 967.0 545.4 505.0 504.5 494.8 542.0 477.6 504.0 554.9 25.1 378.4 349.2 302.4 277.5 426.5 374.2 66.1 71.9
Deferred Tax Liabilities 127.7 115.8 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 6.2 6.3 2.7 0 0 0 0 28.4 0 0 1.6
Other Non-Current Liabilities 220.3 197.7 160.5 130.9 109.2 108.2 96.5 92.2 84.4 63.5 41.2 45.5 33.0 41.2 63.3 75.2 29.3 34.6 13 5.2
Total Non-Current Liabilities 1,549.5 1,468.6 1,234.8 773.7 708.9 700.5 678.8 636.7 564.2 573.6 614.4 86.9 413.0 391.8 370.6 355.8 484.3 408.8 79.1 78.7
Total Liabilities 1,843.4 1,775.9 1,513.7 951.3 861.1 831.8 809.4 748.2 652.8 656.1 704.5 684.7 505.7 479.1 443.7 426.3 560.7 488 100.6 101.8
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0 0
Retained Earnings (125.1) (133.0) (146.5) (171.9) (225.0) (266.1) (357.0) (388.7) (395.1) (373.3) (231.1) (217.2) (136.3) (143.6) (91.9) (99.4) (5.8) 1.8 (7) (10.2)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (4.0) 3.3 (1.1) 7.5 (5.1) (11.5) (6.0) (1.3) 0.2 (0.1) (0.8) 3.8 0.8 0.4 (4.2) 0.6 1.7 0 0 0
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,568.7 1,550.8 1,021.8 497.9 422.5 362.1 122.8 (15.8) (37.9) (24.5) 50.3 66.3 206.7 197.1 176.8 230.7 324.1 269.3 147 31.5
Total Liabilities & Equity 3,412.1 3,326.7 2,535.5 1,449.2 1,283.6 1,193.9 932.2 732.4 614.9 631.5 754.8 751.0 712.5 676.3 621.0 686.3 904.2 757.3 247.6 133.3
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 1,239.1 1,208.0 1,118.6 665.3 616.1 617.7 593.4 544.3 482.5 508.6 570.4 562.5 380.8 356.7 288.8 363.2 435.5 388.9 69.5 77.9
Net Debt 1,115.4 824.7 897.6 594.2 582.3 463.4 589.9 540.3 480.5 506.1 570.3 562.0 380.8 336.2 284.6 341.2 407.9 378.7 69.3 76.5
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Operating Activities
Net Income 7.9 13.5 25.4 53.1 41.1 91.1 31.7 6.4 (21.8) (6.8) 11.5 7.2 5.4 7.5 (101.5) 11.7 9.1 2.7 0
Depreciation & Amortization 321.6 246.5 195.9 148.2 124.7 97.9 96.3 85.9 76.2 75.7 70.7 70.4 59.7 50.7 52.9 40.2 24.8 18.3 13.1
Stock-Based Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital (44.2) (30.6) (19.6) (11.2) (13.1) (25.2) (28.6) (5.3) (4.6) (9.4) (7.1) (1.4) (0.4) 7.6 19.1 (24.8) 0.6 (2.5) 1.2
Other Non-Cash Items 41.3 45.0 24.0 10.8 14.9 28.4 18.7 32.6 73.2 20.4 (4.5) 1.6 7.2 (9.4) 91.4 2.6 2 (1.9) 0.4
Operating Cash Flow 329.8 281.4 233.1 217.3 182.7 139.9 116.8 120.8 107.5 80.4 75.5 83.0 69.9 61.9 51.0 41.6 38.1 19.4 14.7
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (245.1) (203.2) (154.9) (131.0) (123.3) (108.1) (103.2) (80.6) (72.1) (61.5) (112.8) (24.7) (58.3) (37.7) (61.5) (69.5) (81) (60.4) (49.8)
Acquisitions (224.2) (467.2) (850.7) (77.6) (169.9) (31.9) (74.6) (88.0) (4.3) (1.5) (18.0) (4.2) (58.7) (4.6) (9.3) (81.8) 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 0 0 0 0 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 3.5 0 0 0 0
Other Investing Activities 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.3 4.5 0 0 (16.8) (74.9) 0.7 27.3 15.3 (5.0) (7.5) 3.9 (0.5)
Investing Cash Flow (469.1) (670.6) (1,005.6) (206.9) (293.2) (140.0) (177.5) (164.2) (76.4) (63.0) (150.7) (103.8) (123.7) (9.5) (55.6) (156.3) (88.5) (56.5) (50.3)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance (27.1) 56.4 426.0 27.8 (10.3) 6.1 (46.3) 44.9 (32.9) (18.7) 72.6 22.7 44.7 18.6 (73.6) (37.7) 117.3 2.9 (4.3)
Stock Repurchased 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4.4)
Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities 0 (1.4) 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 (3.1) (2.6) (11.5) 0 102.1 (68.2) (21.6) (4.2)
Financing Cash Flow (27.1) 551.6 922.3 26.9 (10.1) 151.0 60.1 45.4 (31.6) (17.2) 74.0 21.3 46.1 (70.1) 18.8 119.4 51.2 37.6 36.5
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash (259.5) 162.4 149.8 37.3 (120.5) 150.9 (0.5) 2.0 (0.5) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0 (17.7) 14.2 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.9
Cash at Beginning 383.3 220.9 71.2 33.8 154.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 2.3 0.1 0 0 22.0 7.8 4.2 3.1 1.3 0.5
Cash at End 123.8 383.3 220.9 71.2 33.8 154.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 0.1 0.1 20.4 4.3 22.0 8.9 3.9 1.9 1.4
Free Cash Flow 84.7 78.1 78.2 86.4 59.4 31.8 13.7 40.2 35.4 18.9 (37.3) 58.3 11.6 24.2 (10.5) (27.9) (42.9) (41) (35.1)
Key Metrics 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Income Statement
Revenue 1,836.8 1,557.3 1,264.5 1,085.1 889.2 774.6 743.3 660.7 599.3 565.0 546.5 497.6 455.3 480.8 466.1 522.3 554.2 579.5 547.0 525.9 482.0 439.7 420.9 420.8 479.8 337.3 173.4 118.1 73.2
Gross Profit 313.4 295.0 261.8 235.6 203.2 168.2 154.8 136.9 132.0 121.2 101.2 100.9 132.3 75.7 91.5 90.3 106.6 109.4 118.7 114.6 110.8 105.4 92.7 145.1 156.1 126.6 73.5 48.2 29.7
Operating Income 89.2 104.3 106.0 102.2 84.4 65.7 58.5 52.1 52.8 45.8 28.3 32.7 12.4 17.5 30.7 26.3 44.7 42.7 45.8 39.7 43.7 41.7 34.5 41.8 36.5 44.3 23.1 12.8 5.3
Net Income 7.9 13.5 25.4 53.1 41.1 91.1 31.7 6.4 (21.8) (6.8) (13.0) (23.1) (54.1) (77.6) 38.4 (13.9) (68.0) (7.8) (17.9) 11.1 7.3 8.1 (59.8) 7.5 (101.5) 11.1 9.1 2.7 0
EPS (Diluted) 0.12 0.23 0.46 1.03 0.80 1.86 0.66 0.15 -0.52 -0.17 -0.32 -0.58 -1.59 -2.90 1.47 -0.54 -2.66 -0.31 -0.71 0.44 0.29 0.33 -2.50 0.31 -4.38 0.57 0.57 0.28 -0.53
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 123.8 383.3 220.9 71.2 33.8 154.3 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 2.8 8.0 15.7 4.3 22.0 27.6 10.2 0.2 1.4
Total Assets 3,412.1 3,326.7 2,535.5 1,449.2 1,283.6 1,193.9 932.2 732.4 614.9 631.5 754.8 751.0 712.5 676.3 621.0 686.3 904.2 757.3 247.6 133.3
Total Debt 1,239.1 1,208.0 1,118.6 665.3 616.1 617.7 593.4 544.3 482.5 508.6 570.4 562.5 380.8 356.7 288.8 363.2 435.5 388.9 69.5 77.9
Stockholders' Equity 1,568.7 1,550.8 1,021.8 497.9 422.5 362.1 122.8 (15.8) (37.9) (24.5) 50.3 66.3 206.7 197.1 176.8 230.7 324.1 269.3 147 31.5
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 329.8 281.4 233.1 217.3 182.7 139.9 116.8 120.8 107.5 80.4 75.5 83.0 69.9 61.9 51.0 41.6 38.1 19.4 14.7
Capital Expenditure (245.1) (203.2) (154.9) (131.0) (123.3) (108.1) (103.2) (80.6) (72.1) (61.5) (112.8) (24.7) (58.3) (37.7) (61.5) (69.5) (81) (60.4) (49.8)
Free Cash Flow 84.7 78.1 78.2 86.4 59.4 31.8 13.7 40.2 35.4 18.9 (37.3) 58.3 11.6 24.2 (10.5) (27.9) (42.9) (41) (35.1)