Sector: Real Estate|Industry: REIT - Specialty|Market Cap: $40.37B|Employees: 4.7K
Crown Castle Inc. is a leading provider of shared communications infrastructure in the U.S., owning and operating towers, small cells, and fiber networks. The company's core business model involves leasing access to its infrastructure to wireless carriers and other tenants through long-term contracts. Crown Castle's market position is strengthened by its geographically dispersed assets and its focus on major metropolitan areas.
Site rental revenue decreased by $36 million, or 2%, year-over-year, primarily due to a reduction in payments related to Sprint Cancellations and a decline in long-term deferred revenue amortization. The total site rental revenue was $1.588 billion.
Net income decreased to $311 million, compared to $418 million in the same period last year. This decrease is primarily due to lower operating profit, reduced site rental revenue, increased interest expense, and restructuring charges.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $68 million, or 6%, year-over-year, reflecting the previously-mentioned decrease in Towers operating profit and the reduction in site rental revenues related to the Sprint Cancellation payments. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.036 billion.