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423. CenturyTel
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 423 (Previous rank: 753)
CEO: Glen F. Post III
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2008
Revenues 4,974.2 91.3
Profits 647.2 77.0
Assets 22,562.7
Stockholders' equity 9,460.9
Market value (3/26/2010) 10,604.8
Profits as % of  
Revenues 13.0
Assets 2.9
Stockholders' equity 6.8
Earnings per share  
2009 $ 3.23
% change from 2008 -9.3
1999-2009 annual growth rate % 6.6
Total return to investors %
2009 44.7
1999-2009 annual rate -0.6
Rank Company 500
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Revenues
($ millions)
1 AT&T 7 123,018.0
2 Verizon Communications 13 107,808.0
3 Comcast 59 35,756.0
4 Sprint Nextel 67 32,260.0
5 DirecTV Group 116 21,565.0
6 Time Warner Cable 131 17,868.0
7 Qwest Communications 188 12,311.0
8 DISH Network 200 11,664.2
9 Liberty Global 210 11,110.4
10 Cablevision Systems 292 7,773.3
11 Charter Communications 332 6,755.0
12 Virgin Media 359 6,013.6
13 Telephone & Data Systems 416 5,020.7
14 CenturyTel 423 4,974.2
15 NII Holdings 468 4,397.6
Issue date: May 3, 2010.
Net income: Reflects an extraordinary credit of at least 10%.
Acquired Embarq (2008 rank: 405), July 1, 2009, and is in process of changing its name to CenturyLink.
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Headquarters
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CenturyTel
100 CenturyLink Dr.
Monroe, LA 71203
318-388-9000
www.centurylink.com
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