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  • CENTURYTEL INC Actuals & Estimates

  • Next Earnings Date: CTL

    Date Time Upcoming Events Set Alert Transcript/Brief
    02/15/2010 18:00 Q4 2009 CenturyTel, Inc. Earnings Release —

  • Earnings and Projections: CTL

  • Growth Forecast: CTL

    P/E (TTM) P/E (FWD) PEG 1 Yr EPS
    Growth
    		 Long Term
    EPS Growth
    CTL 10.14x 10x -100x 1.92% -0.1%
    Industry: Telecommunications 13.9x — — -0.32% 4.30%
    Sector: Technology 33.1x — — -0.39% 13.86%
    S&P 500 1.5x — — 19.14% 26.09%

  • Earnings and Projections Quarterly Data: CTL

    Current Last Quarter 2 Quarters Ago 3 Quarters Ago 4 Quarters Ago
    Estimates 0.809 0.798 0.802 0.820 0.828
    Actuals 0.900 0.830 0.820 0.880 0.820
    Surprise 11.25% 4.01% 2.24% 7.32% -0.97%
    Surprise Amount 0.091 0.032 0.018 0.06 -0.008
    Date as of 09/30/2009 06/30/2009 03/31/2009 12/31/2008 09/30/2008

  • Earnings and Projections Annual Data: CTL

    Current Last Year 2 Years Ago 3 Years Ago 4 Years Ago
    Estimates 3.33 3.055 2.483 2.526 2.382
    Actuals 3.37 3.160 2.520 2.580 2.400
    Surprise 1.32% 3.44% 1.49% 2.14% 0.76%
    Surprise Amount 0.04 0.105 0.037 0.054 0.018
    Date as of 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006 12/31/2005 12/31/2004