Cogent Communications Reports First Quarter Results And Increases Its Regular Quarterly Dividend On Its Common Stock

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Financial and Business Highlights

• Service revenue was $247.0 million for Q1 2025 and was $252.3 million for Q4 2024.
  • Revenue from leasing IPv4 addresses increased by 14.8%, from Q4 2024 and increased by 42.0% from Q1- 2024. Revenue from leasing IPv4 addresses was $14.4 million for Q1 2025, $12.6 million for Q4 2024 and $10.2 million for Q1 2024.
  • Wavelength revenue increased by 2.2%, sequentially, and increased by 114.0% from Q1- 2024 and was $7.1 million for Q1 2025, $7.0 million for Q4 2024 and $3.3 million for Q1 2024.
    • Wavelength customer connections increased by 18.2%, sequentially, and by 90.8% from Q1 2024.
• EBITDA increased by 4.6% to $43.8 million for Q1 2025 from Q4 2024 and increased by 137.2% from $18.5 million for Q1 2024.
  • EBITDA margin was 17.7% for Q1 2025, 16.6% for Q4 2024 and was 6.9% for Q1 2024.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $36.4 million for Q1 2025, $14.5 million for Q4 2024 and was $19.2 million for Q1 2024.
• EBITDA, as adjusted, increased by 2.9% to $68.8 million for Q1 2025 from Q4 2024.
  • EBITDA, as adjusted, margin was 27.8% for Q1 2025 and was 26.5% for Q4 2024.
• Gross margin – Non-GAAP - was 44.6% for Q1 2025, 38.7% for Q4 2024 and was 36.7% for Q1 2024.
  • Gross margin was 13.6% for Q1 2025, 11.8% for Q4 2024 and was 9.9% for Q1 2024.
• Cogent closed its issuance of $174.4 million of its 6.6% IPv4 Securitized Notes on April 11, 2025.
• Cogent purchased 94,856 shares of its common stock for $5.0 million in April 2025 under its buyback program.
• Cogent approved an increase of $0.005 per share to its regular quarterly dividend for a total of $1.01 per share for Q2 2025 as compared to $1.005 per share for Q1 2025 – Cogent's fifty-first consecutive quarterly dividend increase.

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI ) ("Cogent") today announced service revenue of $247.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 2.1% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 and a decrease of 7.2% from the three months ended March 31, 2024. On the closing date of the Sprint acquisition, Cogent and T-Mobile entered into a commercial agreement (the "Commercial Agreement"), for colocation and connectivity services. Revenue under the Commercial Agreement, primarily classified as on-net revenue and net-centric revenue, was $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Foreign exchange rates negatively impacted service revenue growth from the three months ended December 31, 2024 to the three months ended March 31, 2025 by $0.5 million and negatively impacted service revenue growth from the three months ended March 31, 2024 to the three months ended March 31, 2025 by $1.3 million. On a constant currency basis, service revenue decreased by 1.9% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 to the three months ended March 31, 2025 and decreased by 6.7% from the three months ended March 31, 2024 to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

On-net service is provided to customers located in buildings that are physically connected to Cogent's network by Cogent facilities. On-net revenue was $129.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 0.7% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 and a decrease of 6.5% from the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Off-net customers are located in buildings directly connected to Cogent's network using other carriers' facilities and services to provide the last mile portion of the link from the customers' premises to Cogent's network. Off-net revenue was $107.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 5.2% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 and a decrease of 9.2% from the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Wavelength revenue was $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 2.2% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 and an increase of 114.0% from the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Non-core services are legacy services, which Cogent acquired and continues to support but does not actively sell. Non-core revenue was $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and was $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense. GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue. GAAP gross profit increased by 27.4% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 to $33.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and increased by 12.5% from the three months ended March 31, 2024.

GAAP gross margin was 13.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, 11.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 9.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as Non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue. Non-GAAP gross profit increased by 12.8% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 to $110.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and increased by 12.8% from the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Non-GAAP gross margin was 44.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, 38.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 36.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $36.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $14.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $19.2 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Sprint acquisition costs were $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. There were no Sprint acquisition costs in the three months ended December 31, 2024 or in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"), excluding equity based compensation expenses were $66.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 19.0% from the three months ended December 31, 2024 and a decrease of 5.4% from the three months ended March 31, 2024. SG&A expenses typically increase sequentially from Q4 to Q1 due to seasonal factors including annual increases to compensation, the resetting of payroll taxes in the United States, and professional services including annual audit and sales meeting costs.

IP Transit Services Agreement
On May 1, 2023, the closing date of the Sprint acquisition, Cogent and T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("TMUSA"), a Delaware corporation and direct subsidiary of T-Mobile US, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("T-Mobile"), entered into an agreement for IP transit services (the "IP Transit Services Agreement"), pursuant to which TMUSA will pay Cogent an aggregate of $700.0 million, consisting of (i) $350.0 million paid in equal monthly installments during the first year after the closing date of the Sprint acquisition and (ii) $350.0 million paid in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 42 months. Amounts paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement were $87.5 million, $25.0 million and $25.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), was $43.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $41.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $18.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

EBITDA margin, was 17.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, 16.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 6.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as adjusted, for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement, was $68.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $66.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $115.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

EBITDA margin, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash paid under the IP Transit Services Agreement, was 27.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, 26.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 43.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Basic and diluted net (loss) per share was $(1.09) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, $(0.91) for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and was $(1.38) for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Total customer connections decreased by 9.1% from March 31, 2024 to 120,731 as of March 31, 2025 and decreased by 2.1% from December 31, 2024. On-net customer connections decreased by 0.9% from March 31, 2024 to 86,781 as of March 31, 2025 and decreased by 0.8% from December 31, 2024. Off-net customer connections decreased by 20.4% from March 31, 2024 to 27,508 as of March 31, 2025 and decreased by 5.0% from December 31, 2024. Wavelength customer connections were 1,322 as of March 31, 2025, 1,118 as of December 31, 2024 and 693 as of March 31, 2024. Non-core customer connections were 5,120 as of March 31, 2025, 5,802 as of December 31, 2024 and 10,037 as of March 31, 2024.

The number of on-net buildings increased by 179 from March 31, 2024 to 3,500 as of March 31, 2025 and increased by 47 from December 31, 2024.

Optical Wave Network
Acquiring the Sprint network has also allowed Cogent to construct a wavelength network using predominantly owned fiber. This enabled Cogent to expand its product offerings to include optical wavelength services. As of March 31, 2025, Cogent was offering optical wavelength services in 883 data centers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Quarterly Dividend Increase Approved
On May 7, 2025, Cogent's Board approved a regular quarterly dividend of $1.01 per share payable on June 6, 2025 to shareholders of record on May 22, 2025. This second quarter 2025 regular dividend represents an increase of $0.005 per share, or 0.5%, from the first quarter 2025 regular dividend per share and an annual increase of 3.6% from the second quarter 2024 dividend per share.

The payment of any future dividends and any other returns of capital will be at the discretion of the Board and may be reduced, eliminated or increased and will be dependent upon Cogent's financial position, results of operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements, limitations under Cogent's debt indentures and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.

Conference Call and Website Information
Cogent will host a conference call with financial analysts at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on May 8, 2025 to discuss Cogent's operating results for the first quarter of 2025. Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the earnings call in the "Events" section of Cogent's website at . A replay of the webcast, together with the press release, will be available on the website following the earnings call. A downloadable file of Cogent's "Summary of Financial and Operational Results" and a transcript of its conference call will also be available on Cogent's website following the conference call.

About Cogent Communications
Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI ) is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high-speed Internet access, Ethernet transport, optical wavelength, optical transport and colocation services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides services in 292 markets globally.

Cogent Communications is headquartered at 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, visit . Cogent Communications can be reached in the United States at (202) 295-4200 or via email at [email protected] .

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES Summary of Financial and Operational Results
	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Metric ($ in 000's, except share, per share, customer connections and network related data) – unaudited
On-Net revenue (15) (17)	$138,624	$140,757	$136,485	$128,760	$129,628
% Change from previous Qtr.	0.4 %	1.5 %	-3.0 %	-5.7 %	0.7 %
Off-Net revenue	$118,178	$111,451	$111,291	$113,190	$107,274
% Change from previous Qtr.	-4.4 %	-5.7 %	-0.1 %	1.7 %	-5.2 %
Wavelength revenue (1)	$3,327	$3,625	$5,287	$6,966	$7,119
% Change from previous Qtr.	7.0 %	9.0 %	45.8 %	31.8 %	2.2 %
Non-Core revenue (2)	$6,039	$4,610	$4,139	$3,375	$3,027
% Change from previous Qtr.	-16.8 %	-23.7 %	-10.2 %	-18.5 %	-10.3 %
Service revenue – total (15) (17)	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
% Change from previous Qtr.	-2.2 %	-2.2 %	-1.2 %	-1.9 %	-2.1 %
Constant currency total revenue quarterly growth rate – sequential quarters (3) (15) (17)	-2.3 %	-2.0 %	-1.5 %	-1.5 %	-1.9 %
Constant currency total revenue quarterly growth rate – year over year quarters (3) (15) (17)	73.1 %	8.8 %	-6.7 %	-7.1 %	-6.7 %
Constant currency and excise tax impact on total revenue quarterly growth rate – sequential quarters (3) (15) (17)	-2.3 %	-1.5 %	-1.7 %	-2.0 %	-1.6 %
Constant currency and excise tax impact on total revenue quarterly growth rate – year over year quarters (3) )15) (17)	62.4 %	5.4 %	-8.6 %	-7.3 %	-6.6 %
Excise Taxes included in service revenue (4)	$20,549	$19,182	$19,752	$20,960	$20,200
% Change from previous Qtr.	0.6 %	-6.7 %	3.0 %	6.1 %	-3.6 %
IPv4 Revenue, included in On-Net revenue (19)	$10,151	$10,938	$11,236	$12,560	$14,413
% Change from previous Qtr.	2.8 %	7.8 %	2.7 %	11.8 %	14.8 %
IPv4 Addresses Billed	12,213,414	12,813,955	12,943,590	13,033,248	12,879,749
% Change from previous Qtr.	6.8 %	4.9 %	1.0 %	0.7 %	-1.2 %
Corporate revenue (5)	$124,864	$119,557	$116,244	$113,070	$110,686
% Change from previous Qtr.	-1.4 %	-4.3 %	-2.8 %	-2.7 %	-2.1 %
Net-centric revenue (5) (15)	$91,979	$91,107	$91,873	$93,625	$92,615
% Change from previous Qtr.	-1.3 %	-0.9 %	0.8 %	1.9 %	-1.1 %
Enterprise revenue (5) (17)	$49,325	$49,781	$49,085	$45,596	$43,747
% Change from previous Qtr.	-5.7 %	0.9 %	-1.4 %	-7.1 %	-4.1 %
Network operations expenses (4)	$168,548	$155,817	$161,083	$154,706	$136,949
% Change from previous Qtr.	-3.2 %	-7.6 %	3.4 %	-4.0 %	-11.5 %
GAAP gross profit (6)	$26,344	$30,240	$9,835	$29,836	$33,571
% Change from previous Qtr.	-11.4 %	14.8 %	-67.5 %	203.4 %	12.5 %
GAAP gross margin (6)	9.9 %	11.6 %	3.8 %	11.8 %	13.6 %
Non-GAAP gross profit (3) (7)	$97,620	$104,626	$96,119	$97,585	$110,099
% Change from previous Qtr.	-0.3 %	7.2 %	-8.1 %	1.5 %	12.8 %
Non-GAAP gross margin (3) (7)	36.7 %	40.2 %	37.4 %	38.7 %	44.6 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses (8)	$70,131	$65,130	$60,258	$55,732	$66,340
% Change from previous Qtr.	-6.4 %	-7.1 %	-7.5 %	-7.5 %	19.0 %
Depreciation and amortization expense (18)	$70,891	$74,036	$85,815	$67,272	$76,038
% Change from previous Qtr.	4.6 %	4.4 %	15.9 %	-21.6 %	13.0 %
Equity-based compensation expense	$6,950	$3,565	$7,875	$7,348	$8,013
% Change from previous Qtr.	4.0 %	-48.7 %	120.9 %	-6.7 %	9.1 %
Operating income (loss)	$(59,389)	$(47,143)	$(57,829)	$(32,767)	$(40,292)
% Change from previous Qtr.	13.3 %	20.6 %	-22.7 %	43.3 %	23.0 %
Interest expense (9)	$23,010	$38,840	$32,474	$45,371	$34,015
% Change from previous Qtr.	-34.1 %	68.8 %	-16.4 %	39.7 %	-25.0 %
Non-cash change in valuation – Swap Agreement (9)	$6,152	$(9,299)	$(5,597)	$(7,632)	$201
Gain on bargain purchase (10)	$(5,470)	$27,673	$-	$-	$-
Net loss	$(65,307)	$(32,338)	$(63,112)	$(43,317)	$(52,042)
Basic net loss per common share	$(1.38)	$(0.68)	$(1.33)	$(0.91)	$(1.09)
Diluted net loss per common share	$(1.38)	$(0.68)	$(1.33)	$(0.91)	$(1.09)
Weighted average common shares – basic	47,416,268	47,511,613	47,426,131	47,540,833	47,676,735
% Change from previous Qtr.	0.1 %	0.2 %	-0.2 %	0.2 %	0.3 %
Weighted average common shares – diluted	47,416,268	47,511,613	47,426,131	47,540,833	47,676,735
% Change from previous Qtr.	-1.3 %	0.2 %	-0.2 %	0.2 %	0.3 %
EBITDA (3)	$18,452	$27,126	$35,861	$41,853	$43,759
% Change from previous Qtr.	207.0 %	47.0 %	32.2 %	16.7 %	4.6 %
EBITDA margin (3)	6.9 %	10.4 %	13.9 %	16.6 %	17.7 %
Sprint acquisition costs (14)	$9,037	$12,370	$-	$-	$-
Cash payments under IP Transit Services Agreement (11)	$87,500	$66,667	$25,000	$25,000	$25,000
EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under IP Transit Services Agreement (3) (11) (14)	$114,989	$106,163	$60,861	$66,853	$68,759
% Change from previous Qtr.	4.1 %	-7.7 %	-42.7 %	9.8 %	2.9 %
EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under IP Transit Services Agreement, margin (3) (11) (14)	43.2 %	40.8 %	23.7 %	26.5 %	27.8 %
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$19,219	$(22,171)	$(20,226)	$14,532	$36,351
% Change from previous Qtr.	139.5 %	-215.4 %	8.8 %	171.8 %	150.1 %
Capital expenditures	$40,883	$48,767	$59,244	$46,104	$58,088
% Change from previous Qtr.	-6.3 %	19.3 %	21.5 %	-22.2 %	26.0 %
Principal payments of capital (finance) lease obligations	$23,235	$133,472	$4,516	$27,979	$8,003
% Change from previous Qtr.	23.5 %	474.4 %	-96.6 %	519.6 %	-71.4 %
Dividends paid (16)	$478	$93,304	$47,210	$48,416	$49,133
Gross Leverage Ratio (3) (11)	3.57	4.06	4.94	5.72	6.69
Net Leverage Ratio (3) (11)	3.17	3.14	4.13	5.07	6.08
Gross Leverage Ratio under the Company's Indentures (3)	3.51	4.50	5.11	5.81	5.86
Net Leverage Ratio under the Company's Indentures (3)	3.14	3.50	4.33	5.15	5.33
Secured Leverage Ratio under the Company's Indentures (3)	2.33	2.49	2.90	3.38	3.44
Interest Coverage Ratio under the Company's Indentures (3)	4.05	4.06	3.85	2.88	2.80
Customer Connections – end of period (15)
On-Net customer connections	87,574	87,387	87,655	87,500	86,781
% Change from previous Qtr.	-0.8 %	-0.2 %	0.3 %	-0.2 %	-0.8 %
Off-Net customer connections	34,579	32,758	32,420	28,963	27,508
% Change from previous Qtr.	-5.7 %	-5.3 %	-1.0 %	-10.7 %	-5.0 %
Wavelength customer connections (1)	693	754	1,041	1,118	1,322
% Change from previous Qtr.	4.8 %	8.8 %	38.1 %	7.4 %	18.2 %
Non-Core customer connections (2)	10,037	7,883	5,217	5,802	5,120
% Change from previous Qtr.	-16.2 %	-21.5 %	-33.8 %	11.2 %	-11.8 %
Total customer connections (15)	132,883	128,782	126,333	123,383	120,731
% Change from previous Qtr.	-3.4 %	-3.1 %	-1.9 %	-2.3 %	-2.1 %
Corporate customer connections (5)	51,821	48,690	47,613	46,371	45,295
% Change from previous Qtr.	-4.9 %	-6.0 %	-2.2 %	-2.6 %	-2.3 %
Net-centric customer connections (5) (15)	61,599	61,736	62,273	62,236	61,795
% Change from previous Qtr.	-1.2 %	0.2 %	0.9 %	-0.1 %	-0.7 %
Enterprise customer connections (5) (17)	19,463	18,356	16,447	14,776	13,641
% Change from previous Qtr.	-6.2 %	-5.7 %	-10.4 %	-10.2 %	-7.7 %
On-Net Buildings – end of period
Multi-Tenant office buildings	1,861	1,864	1,870	1,871	1,867
Carrier neutral data center buildings	1,376	1,393	1,410	1,423	1,453
Cogent data centers	78	86	95	104	101
Cogent edge data centers	6	43	49	55	79
Total on-net buildings	3,321	3,386	3,424	3,453	3,500
Total carrier neutral data center nodes	1,586	1,602	1,627	1,646	1,668
Wave enabled data centers	295	516	657	808	883
Square feet – multi-tenant office buildings – on-net	1,009,702,653	1,011,171,523	1,015,544,543	1,015,861,483	1,015,459,520
Total Technical Buildings Owned (12)	482	482	482	482	482
Square feet – Technical Buildings Owned (12)	1,603,569	1,603,569	1,603,569	1,603,569	1,603,569
Network – end of period
Intercity route miles – Leased	76,211	75,965	77,561	79,621	79,867
Metro route miles – Leased	25,977	27,373	28,510	29,802	30,788
Metro fiber miles – Leased	79,138	80,042	84,476	87,678	90,696
Intercity route miles – Owned	21,883	21,883	21,883	21,883	21,883
Metro route miles – Owned	1,704	1,704	1,704	1,704	1,704
Connected networks – AS's	8,098	8,135	8,212	8,250	8,240
Headcount – end of period (13)
Sales force – quota bearing (13)	677	656	655	650	629
Sales force – total (13)	871	851	847	843	820
Total employees (13)	1,955	1,901	1,908	1,916	1,899
Sales rep productivity – units per full time equivalent sales rep ("FTE") per month	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.5	3.8
FTE – sales reps	627	632	620	622	605

(1) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent began to provide optical wavelength services and optical transport services over its fiber network.

(2) Consists of legacy services of companies whose assets or businesses were acquired by Cogent.

(3) See Schedules of Non-GAAP measures below for definitions and reconciliations to GAAP measures.

(4) Network operations expense excludes equity-based compensation expense of $385, $350, $469, $477 and $490 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 through March 31, 2025 respectively. Network operations expense includes excise taxes, including Universal Service Fund fees, of $20,549, $19,182, $19,752, $20,960 and $20,200 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 through March 31, 2025, respectively.

(5) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent classified revenue and customer connections as follows:

• $12.9 million of the Wireline Business monthly recurring revenue and 17,823 customer connections as corporate revenue and corporate customer connections, respectively,
• $6.5 million of monthly recurring revenue and 5,711 customer connections as net-centric revenue and net-centric customer connections, respectively, and
• $20.1 million of monthly recurring revenue and 23,209 customer connections as enterprise revenue and enterprise customer connections, respectively.
• Conversely, Cogent reclassified $0.3 million of monthly recurring revenue and 387 customer connections of legacy Cogent monthly recurring revenue to enterprise revenue and enterprise customer connections, respectively.

(6) GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense. GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.

(7) Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue. Management believes that non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are relevant measures to provide investors. Management uses them to measure the margin available to the company after network service costs, in essence a measure of the efficiency of the Company's network.

(8) Excludes equity-based compensation expense of $6,565, $3,215, $7,406, $6,871 and $7,523 in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 through March 31, 2025, respectively and excludes $9,037 and $12,370 of Sprint acquisition costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. There were no Sprint acquisition costs for the three months ended September 30, 2024, December 31, 2024 or March 31, 2025.

(9) As of March 31, 2025, Cogent was party to an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap Agreement") that has the economic effect of modifying the fixed interest rate obligation associated with its Senior Secured 2026 Notes to a variable interest rate obligation based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") so that the interest payable on the 2026 Notes effectively became variable based on overnight SOFR. Interest expense includes payments of $12,122 and $12,081 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2024, respectively, related to the Swap Agreement. Under GAAP, changes in the valuation of the Swap Agreement are classified with interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.

(10) The gain on bargain purchase from the Sprint acquisition was $1.4 billion as shown below.

(In thousands) Gain on bargain purchase
Fair value of net assets acquired			$826,067
Total net consideration to be received from Seller, net of discounts			602,581
Gain on bargain purchase			$1,428,648

(11) Includes cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement, as discussed above, of

• $87.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024,
• $87.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024,
• $66.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024,
• $25.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and
• $25.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

(12) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent acquired 482 technical buildings. We converted 52 of those buildings to Cogent Data Centers and 79 into Cogent Edge Data Centers.

(13) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business, Cogent hired 942 total employees, including 75 quota bearing sales employees and 114 sales employees.

• As of March 31, 2024, there were 718 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
• As of June 30, 2024, there were 655 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
• As of September 30, 2024, there were 635 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
• As of December 31, 2024, there were 624 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.
• As of March 31, 2025, there were 618 employees remaining from the original Wireline Business employees.

(14) In connection with the acquisition of the Wireline Business the Company incurred the following Sprint acquisition costs:

• $9.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, and
• $12.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Included in Sprint acquisition costs were the following reimbursable severance costs:

• $4.3 million of reimbursable severance costs in the three months ended March 31, 2024, and
• $8.0 million of reimbursable severance costs in the three months ended June 30, 2024.

(15) Net-centric revenue under the CSA (predominantly on-net revenue) was

• $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024,
• $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024,
• $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024,
• $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, and
• $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Net-centric customer connections under the CSA were:

• 2,658 as of March 31, 2024,
• 2,117 as of June 30, 2024,
• 2,053 as of September 30, 2024,
• 1,776 as of December 31, 2024, and
• 1,478 as of March 31, 2025.

(16) The first quarter 2024 dividend totaling $45.8 million was declared on February 28, 2024, and paid on April 9, 2024.

(17) Included in on-net revenue and enterprise revenue from May 2023 to July 2024 was $1.7 million of monthly revenue from an uneconomic resale customer acquired in connection with the Wireline Business. The service was cancelled on July 31, 2024.

(18) On July 1, 2024, Cogent changed its estimated useful life of its owned fiber from an average of 14 years to an average of 40 years.

(19) Amounts previously reported and adjusted in our Q4 2024 earnings release were $10,201, $11,469 and $12,822 for the three-month periods March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

NM Not meaningful

Schedules of Non-GAAP Measures
EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement , margin

EBITDA represents net cash flows provided by operating activities plus changes in operating assets and liabilities, cash interest expense and cash income tax expense. Management believes the most directly comparable measure to EBITDA calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, is net cash provided by operating activities. The Company also believes that EBITDA is a measure frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of issuers. EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement with T-Mobile, represents EBITDA plus costs related to the Company's acquisition of the Wireline Business and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement. EBITDA margin is defined as EBITDA divided by total service revenue. EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement margin is defined as EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement, divided by total service revenue.

The Company believes that EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement margin are useful measures of its ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures, pay dividends and expand its business. The company believes its EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, is a useful measure because it includes recurring cash flows stemming from the IP Transit Services Agreement that are of the same type as contracted payments under commercial contracts. The measurements are an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information. EBITDA, EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement, EBITDA margin and EBITDA as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Agreement margin are not recognized terms under GAAP and accordingly, should not be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of results as reported under GAAP, but rather as a supplemental measure to GAAP. For example, these measures are not intended to reflect the Company's free cash flow, as they do not consider certain current or future cash requirements, such as capital expenditures, contractual commitments, and changes in working capital needs, interest expenses and debt service requirements. The Company's calculations of these measures may also differ from the calculations performed by its competitors and other companies and as such, their utility as a comparative measure is limited.

EBITDA, and EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under the IP Transit Services Agreement, are reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities in the table below.

	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
($ in 000's) – unaudited
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$19,219	$(22,171)	$(20,226)	$14,532	$36,351
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	$(34,640)	$11,077	$22,868	$27,892	$(26,614)
Cash interest expense and income tax expense	33,873	38,220	33,219	(571)	34,022
EBITDA	$18,452	$27,126	$35,861	$41,853	$43,759
PLUS: Sprint acquisition costs	$9,037	$12,370	$-	$-	$-
PLUS: Cash payments made to the Company under IP Transit Services Agreement	87,500	66,667	25,000	25,000	25,000
EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under IP Transit Services Agreement	$114,989	$106,163	$60,861	$66,853	$68,759
EBITDA margin	6.9 %	10.4 %	13.9 %	16.6 %	17.7 %
EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments made to the Company under IP Transit Services Agreement, margin	43.2 %	40.8 %	23.7 %	26.5 %	27.8 %

Constant currency revenue is reconciled to service revenue as reported in the tables below.

Constant currency impact on revenue changes – sequential periods

($ in 000's) – unaudited	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Service revenue, as reported – current period	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
Impact of foreign currencies on service revenue	(304)	323	(620)	1,022	542
Service revenue - as adjusted for currency impact (1)	$265,864	$260,766	$256,582	$253,313	$247,590
Service revenue, as reported – prior sequential period	$272,099	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291
Constant currency revenue increase (decrease)	$(6,235)	$(5,402)	$(3,861)	$(3,889)	$(4,701)
Constant currency revenue percent increase (decrease)	-2.3 %	-2.0 %	-1.5 %	-1.5 %	-1.9 %

(1)

Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior sequential period. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

Constant currency impact on revenue changes – prior year periods

($ in 000's) – unaudited	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Service revenue, as reported – current period	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
Impact of foreign currencies on service revenue	(362)	420	(213)	405	1,258
Service revenue - as adjusted for currency impact (2)	$265,806	$260,863	$256,989	$252,696	$248,306
Service revenue, as reported – prior year period	$153,588	$239,806	$275,429	$272,099	$266,168
Constant currency revenue increase	$112,218	$21,057	$(18,440)	$(19,403)	$(17,862)
Constant currency percent revenue increase	73.1 %	8.8 %	-6.7 %	-7.1 %	-6.7 %

(2)

Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the comparable prior year period. The Company believes that disclosing year over year revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies on service revenue is a useful measure of revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

Revenue on a constant currency basis and adjusted for the impact of excise taxes is reconciled to service revenue as reported in the tables below.

Constant currency and excise tax impact on revenue changes – sequential periods

($ in 000's) – unaudited	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Service revenue, as reported – current period	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
Impact of foreign currencies on service revenue	(304)	323	(620)	1,022	542
Impact of excise taxes on service revenue	(121)	1,367	(570)	(1,208)	760
Service revenue - as adjusted for currency and excise taxes impact (3)	$265,743	$262,133	$256,012	$252,105	$248,350
Service revenue, as reported – prior sequential period	$272,099	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291
Constant currency and excise taxes revenue increase (decrease)	$(6,356)	$(4,035)	$(4,431)	$(5,097)	$(3,941)
Constant currency and excise tax revenue percent increase (decrease)	-2.3 %	-1.5 %	-1.7 %	-2.0 %	-1.6 %

(3)

Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact and the impact of excise taxes, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior sequential period and adjusting for the changes in excise taxes recorded as revenue between the periods presented. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies and excise taxes on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and excise taxes, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

Constant currency and excise tax impact on revenue changes – prior year periods

($ in 000's) – unaudited	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Service revenue, as reported – current period	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
Impact of foreign currencies on service revenue	(362)	420	(213)	405	1,258
Impact of excise taxes on service revenue	(16,356)	(8,142)	(5,195)	(532)	349
Service revenue - as adjusted for currency and excise taxes impact (4)	$249,450	$252,721	$251,794	$252,164	$248,655
Service revenue, as reported – prior year period	$153,588	$239,806	$275,429	$272,099	$266,168
Constant currency and excise taxes revenue increase	$95,862	$12,915	$(23,635)	$(19,935)	$(17,513)
Constant currency and excise tax percent revenue increase	62.4 %	5.4 %	-8.6 %	-7.3 %	-6.6 %

(4)

Service revenue, as adjusted for currency impact and the impact of excise taxes, is determined by translating the service revenue for the current period at the average foreign currency exchange rates for the prior year period and adjusting for the changes in excise taxes recorded as revenue between the periods presented. The Company believes that disclosing quarterly sequential revenue growth without the impact of foreign currencies and excise taxes on service revenue is a useful measure of sequential revenue growth. Service revenue, as adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and excise taxes, is an integral part of the internal reporting and planning system used by management as a supplement to GAAP financial information.

Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin

Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are reconciled to GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin in the table below.

	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
($ in 000's) – unaudited
Service revenue total	$266,168	$260,443	$257,202	$252,291	$247,048
Minus - Network operations expense including equity-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expense	239,824	230,203	247,367	222,455	213,477
GAAP Gross Profit (5)	$26,344	$30,240	$9,835	$29,836	$33,571
Plus - Equity-based compensation – network operations expense	385	350	469	477	490
Plus – Depreciation and amortization expense	$70,891	$74,036	$85,815	$67,272	$76,038
Non-GAAP Gross Profit (6)	$97,620	$104,626	$96,119	$97,585	$110,099
GAAP Gross Margin (5)	9.9 %	11.6 %	3.8 %	11.8 %	13.6 %
Non-GAAP Gross Margin (6)	36.7 %	40.2 %	37.4 %	38.7 %	44.6 %

(5)	GAAP gross profit is defined as total service revenue less network operations expense, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation included in network operations expense. GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue.
(6)	Non-GAAP gross profit represents service revenue less network operations expense, excluding equity-based compensation and amounts shown separately (depreciation and amortization expense). Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by total service revenue. Management believes that non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin are relevant measures for investors, as they are measures that management uses to measure the margin and amount available to the Company after network service costs, in essence, these are measures of the efficiency of the Company's network.

Gross and Net Leverage Ratios

Gross leverage ratio is defined as total debt divided by the trailing 12 months EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement. Net leverage ratio is defined as total net debt (total debt minus cash and cash equivalents) divided by the last 12 months EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments under the IP Transit Services Agreement. Cogent's gross leverage ratios and net leverage ratios are shown below.

($ in 000's) – unaudited	As of March 31, 2024	As of June 30, 2024	As of September 30, 2024	As of December 31, 2024	As of March 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash	$163,274	$426,241	$316,092	$227,916	$183,970
Debt
Capital (finance) leases – current portion	64,043	21,253	21,939	21,225	24,685
Capital (finance) leases – long term	453,473	405,176	460,632	517,161	543,852
Senior Secured 2026 Notes	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000
Secured IPv4 Notes		206,000	206,000	206,000	206,000
Senior Unsecured 2027 Notes	450,000	750,000	750,000	750,000	750,000
Total debt	1,467,516	1,882,429	1,938,571	1,994,386	2,024,537
Total net debt	1,304,242	1,456,188	1,622,479	1,766,470	1,840,567
Trailing 12 months EBITDA, as adjusted for Sprint acquisition costs and cash payments from the IP Transit Services Agreement	411,001	463,102	392,525	348,392	302,636
Gross leverage ratio	3.57	4.06	4.94	5.72	6.69
Net leverage ratio	3.17	3.14	4.13	5.07	6.08

Ratios under the Company's indentures

Leverage ratio is defined as total debt divided by the trailing 12 months consolidated cash flow, as defined in the Company's Indentures. Net leverage ratio is defined as total net debt (total debt minus cash and cash equivalents) divided by the last 12 months consolidated cash flow, as defined in the Company's Indentures. Interest coverage ratio is defined as the last 12 months consolidated cash flow divided by interest expense, as defined in the Company's Indentures. Cogent's gross leverage ratios, net leverage ratios and interest coverage ratios under the Company's Indentures ratios are shown below.

($ in 000's) – unaudited	As of March 31, 2024	As of June 30, 2024	As of September 30, 2024	As of December 31, 2024	As of March 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents & restricted cash	139,342	372,123	266,822	205,464	$165,676
Debt
Capital (finance) leases – current portion	21,657	21,253	21,939	21,225	24,685
Capital (finance) leases – long term	371,116	405,176	460,632	517,161	543,852
Letters of credit	123	123	126	121	124
Senior Secured 2026 Notes	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000	500,000
Senior Unsecured 2027 Notes	450,000	750,000	750,000	750,000	750,000
Total debt	1,342,896	1,676,552	1,732,697	1,788,507	1,818,661
Total net debt	1,203,554	1,304,429	1,465,875	1,583,043	1,652,988
Total secured debt	892,896	926,552	982,697	1,038,507	1,068,661
Trailing 12 months cash flow	382,850	372,621	338,892	307,655	310,345
Gross leverage ratio	3.51	4.50	5.11	5.81	5.86
Net leverage ratio	3.14	3.50	4.33	5.15	5.33
Secured leverage ratio	2.33	2.49	2.90	3.38	2.58
Trailing 12 months interest expense	94,614	91,723	88,057	106,877	110,704
Interest coverage ratio	4.05	4.06	3.85	2.88	2.80

Cogent's SEC filings are available online via the Investor Relations section of or on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at .

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 AND DECEMBER 31, 2024 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	153,805		$	198,486
Restricted cash			30,165			29,430
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $9,193 and $9,762, respectively			87,955			96,934
Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, current portion, net of discount of $15,332 and $16,915, respectively			84,668			83,085
Due from T-Mobile, Transition Services Agreement			-			62
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			66,088			74,104
Total current assets			422,681			482,101
Property and equipment:
Property and equipment			3,428,294			3,319,731
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(1,736,435)			(1,655,564)
Total property and equipment, net			1,691,859			1,664,167
Right-of-use leased assets			324,533			324,315
IPv4 intangible assets			458,000			458,000
Other intangible assets, net			12,591			13,029
Deposits and other assets			30,636			29,596
Due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services Agreement, net of discount of $9,029 and $12,312, respectively			157,637			179,534
Due from T-Mobile, Purchase Agreement, net of discount of $5,330 and $5,755, respectively			22,785			22,360
Total assets		$	3,120,722		$	3,173,102
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	55,850		$	39,805
Accrued and other current liabilities			146,698			134,609
Due to T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement			218			525
Current maturities, operating lease liabilities			55,973			57,172
Finance lease obligations, current maturities			24,685			21,225
Total current liabilities			283,424			253,336
Senior secured 2026 notes, net of unamortized debt costs of $306 and $375, respectively, and discounts of $408 and $499, respectively			499,286			499,126
Senior unsecured 2027 notes, net of unamortized debt costs of $1,824 and $2,013, respectively, and discounts of $6,395 and $7,053, respectively			741,781			740,934
Secured IPv4 notes, net of debt costs of $6,381 and $6,702, respectively			199,619			199,298
Operating lease liabilities, net of current maturities			295,864			302,004
Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities			543,852			517,161
Deferred income tax liabilities			379,712			398,266
Other long-term liabilities			34,340			40,129
Total liabilities			2,977,878			2,950,254
Commitments and contingencies:
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 49,337,310 and 49,034,925 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			49			49
Additional paid-in capital			639,248			629,829
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(18,933)			(30,685)
Accumulated deficit			(477,520)			(376,345)
Total stockholders' equity			142,844			222,848
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	3,120,722		$	3,173,102

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND MARCH 31, 2024 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2025		Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
		(Unaudited)	(Unaudited)
Service revenue		$	247,048		$	266,168
Operating expenses:
Network operations (including $490 and $385 of equity-based compensation expense, respectively, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)			137,439			168,933
Selling, general, and administrative (including $7,523 and $6,565 of equity-based compensation expense, respectively)			73,863			76,696
Acquisition costs – Sprint Business			-			9,037
Depreciation and amortization			76,038			70,891
Total operating expenses			287,340			325,557
Operating loss			(40,292)			(59,389)
Interest expense, including change in valuation interest rate swap agreement			(34,216)			(29,162)
Reduction to gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business			-			(5,470)
Interest income – IP Transit Services Agreement			4,686			7,330
Interest income (loss) – Purchase Agreement			425			(480)
Interest income (loss) and other, net			(865)			2,737
Loss before income taxes			(70,262)			(84,434)
Income tax benefit			18,220			19,127
Net loss		$	(52,042)		$	(65,307)
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss		$	(52,042)		$	(65,307)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			11,752			(5,034)
Comprehensive loss		$	(40,290)		$	(70,341)
Net loss per common share:
Basic net loss per common share		$	(1.09)		$	(1.38)
Diluted net loss per common share		$	(1.09)		$	(1.38)
Dividends declared per common share		$	1.005		$	0.965
Weighted-average common shares - basic			47,676,735			47,416,268
Weighted-average common shares - diluted			47,676,735			47,416,268

COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND MARCH 31, 2024 (IN THOUSANDS)
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2025		Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
		(Unaudited)		(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(52,042)		$	(65,307)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			76,038			70,891
Amortization of debt costs and discounts			1,192			342
Amortization of discounts, due from T-Mobile, IP Transit Services & Purchase Agreements			(5,111)			(6,850)
Equity-based compensation expense (net of amounts capitalized)			8,013			6,950
Reduction to gain on bargain purchase – Sprint Business			-			5,470
Deferred income taxes			(18,554)			(33,069)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			8,979			28,306
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,261			890
Due to T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement			(307)			(61,092)
Due from T-Mobile – Transition Services Agreement			62			(3,052)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities			18,148			79,098
Deposits and other assets			(2,328)			(3,358)
Net cash provided by operating activities			36,351			19,219
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash receipts - IP Transit Services Agreement – T-Mobile			25,000			87,500
Acquisition of Sprint Business – severance reimbursement			-			4,334
Purchases of property and equipment			(58,088)			(40,883)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities			(33,088)			50,951
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid			(49,133)			(478)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options			121			164
Principal payments of finance lease obligations			(8,003)			(23,235)
Net cash used in financing activities			(57,015)			(23,549)
Effect of exchange rates changes on cash			9,806			2,872
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(43,946)			49,493
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			227,916			113,781
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	183,970		$	163,274

Except for historical information and discussion contained herein, statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to statements identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects" and similar expressions. The statements in this release are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Cogent's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences, including the impact of our acquisition of the Wireline Business, including our difficulties integrating our business with the acquired Wireline Business, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively or efficiently as expected; transition services required to support the acquired Wireline Business and the related costs continuing for a longer period than expected; transition related costs associated with the acquisition; the COVID-19 pandemic and the related government policies; future economic instability in the global economy, including the risk of economic recession, recent bank failures and liquidity concerns at certain other banks or a contraction of the capital markets, which could affect spending on Internet services and our ability to engage in financing activities; the impact of changing foreign exchange rates (in particular the Euro to USD and Canadian dollar to USD exchange rates) on the translation of our non-USD denominated revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities; legal and operational difficulties in new markets; the imposition of a requirement that we contribute to the US Universal Service Fund on the basis of our Internet revenue; changes in government policy and/or regulation, including net neutrality rules by the United States Federal Communications Commission and in the area of data protection; cyber-attacks or security breaches of our network; increasing competition leading to lower prices for our services; our ability to attract new customers and to increase and maintain the volume of traffic on our network; the ability to maintain our Internet peering arrangements and right-of-way agreements on favorable terms; our reliance on a few equipment vendors, and the potential for hardware or software problems associated with such equipment; the dependence of our network on the quality and dependability of third-party fiber and right-of-way providers; our ability to retain certain customers that comprise a significant portion of our revenue base; the management of network failures and/or disruptions; our ability to make payments on our indebtedness as they become due and outcomes in litigation, risks associated with variable interest rates under our interest rate swap agreement, and outcomes in litigation as well as other risks discussed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year December 31, 2024 and our Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024 and March 31, 2025. Cogent undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement or any information contained in this press release or in other public disclosures at any time.

SOURCE Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

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