Windstream Q1 Profit Decreases - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Windstream Holdings Inc. (WIN) reported that its first-quarter net income was $5.3 million or $0.05 per share, compared to $16.0 million or $0.15 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

Total revenues and sales for the quarter dropped to $1.42 billion from $1.46 billion in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report loss of $0.06 per share and revenues of $1.43 billion for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Windstream affirmed its annual guidance as provided on February 24, 2015.