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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________to__________

Commission file number: 001-11001

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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

86-2359749

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

1919 McKinney Avenue

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 445-0042

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

FYBR

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes __ No _X_

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes __ No _X_

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes _X_ No __

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes _X_ No __

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨

Smaller reporting company ¨ Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes __ No _X_

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of November 1, 2024 was 249,015,000.


FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents

Page

Part I. Financial Information (Unaudited)

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023

1

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023

2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023

3

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023

5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

34

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

52

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

53

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

54

Item 1A. Risk Factors

54

Item 5. Other Information

55

Item 6. Exhibits

56

Signature

57


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

($ in millions and shares in thousands, except for per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,320

$

1,125

Short-term investments

-

1,075

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $81 and $53, respectively

419

446

Prepaid expenses

86

67

Income taxes and other current assets

61

68

Total current assets

1,886

2,781

Property, plant and equipment, net

15,226

13,933

Other intangibles, net

3,344

3,585

Other assets

403

394

Total assets

$

20,859

$

20,693

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Long-term debt due within one year

$

10

$

15

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

1,064

1,103

Advanced billings

193

182

Accrued other taxes

130

118

Accrued interest

184

126

Pension and other postretirement benefits

38

38

Other current liabilities

834

693

Total current liabilities

2,453

2,275

Deferred income taxes

619

643

Pension and other postretirement benefits

570

697

Other liabilities

595

553

Long-term debt

11,556

11,246

Total liabilities

15,793

15,414

Equity:

Common stock, $0.01 par value (1,750,000 authorized shares, 249,007

and 245,813 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and

December 31, 2023, respectively)

2

2

Additional paid-in capital

4,302

4,297

Retained earnings

680

884

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

82

96

Total equity

5,066

5,279

Total liabilities and equity

$

20,859

$

20,693

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

($ in millions and shares in thousands, except for per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30,

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$

1,489

$

1,436

$

4,431

$

4,325

Operating expenses:

Cost of service

538

545

1,576

1,615

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

427

405

1,304

1,250

Depreciation and amortization

410

356

1,196

1,040

Restructuring costs and other charges

28

16

88

48

Total operating expenses

1,403

1,322

4,164

3,953

Operating income

86

114

267

372

Investment and other income, net (See Note 11)

29

67

117

101

Interest expense

(203)

(170)

(601)

(460)

Income (loss) before income taxes

(88)

11

(217)

13

Income tax expense (benefit)

(6)

-

(13)

1 

Net income (loss)

$

(82)

$

11

$

(204)

$

12

Basic net earnings (loss) per share

attributable to Frontier common shareholders

$

(0.33)

$

0.05

$

(0.82)

$

0.05

Diluted net earnings (loss) per share

attributable to Frontier common shareholders

$

(0.33)

$

0.05

$

(0.82)

$

0.05

Total weighted average shares outstanding - basic

248,986

245,761

247,866

245,431

Total weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

248,986

247,447

247,866

247,336

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

($ in millions)

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 30,

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net income (loss)

$

(82)

$

11

$

(204)

$

12

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(5)

8

(14)

21

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

(87)

$

19

$

(218)

$

33

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

($ in millions and shares in thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024

Accumulated

Additional

Other

Common Stock

Paid-In

Retained

Comprehensive

Total

Shares

Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income

Equity

Balance at January 1, 2024

245,813

$

2

$

4,297

$

884

$

96

$

5,279

Stock plans, net

2,734

-

(16)

-

-

(16)

Net income

-

-

-

1

-

1

Other comprehensive