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23-05-2025
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EPD vs. KMI: A Closer Look at Which Midstream Stock Has the Edge
Due to the nature of midstream business, companies and partnerships in the space have lower exposure to volatility in oil and gas prices. Thus, investors with lower risk appetites and stable income preferences generally favor midstream stocks over upstream companies. Among the major players in this space, Enterprise Products Partners LP EPD and Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI stand out. While Enterprise Products is set to generate additional fee-based earnings from $7.6 billion worth of major capital projects either currently in service or under construction, Kinder Morgan has a total active project backlog of $8.8 billion. Image Source: Enterprise Products Partners LP Now, the billion-dollar question is: Which midstream energy giant is better placed? Enterprise Products' distribution coverage ratio is 1.7, indicating it generates 1.7 times the cash needed to pay its distributions to investors. This is quite impressive. In comparison, KMI hasn't provided an explicit coverage ratio. Nevertheless, the company's dividend payout is fully covered, as it paid a dividend of $650 million while generating net income attributable to KMI of $717 million in the first quarter and cash flow from operations of $1.16 billion. When assessing the distribution or dividend yield of both stocks, EPD has consistently provided a higher yield than KMI over the past several years. Currently, EPD's yield of 6.7% surpasses KMI's 4.3%. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research In its recent Investor Deck, Enterprise Products mentioned that in the midstream space, it has the highest credit rating. As of March 31, 2025, the partnership had a total debt principal outstanding of $31.9 billion, with approximately 96% of its debt portfolio bearing a fixed rate and a long maturity of 18 years. Thus, it locks in today's interest rate with less short-term refinancing risk, showing smart and stable financial management. Regarding KMI's balance sheet, the company had a net debt of $32.8 billion as of the March-quarter end, suggesting a leverage ratio of 4.1 net debt to adjusted EBITDA. This has placed the midstream company at the higher end of its target band of 3.5 to 4.5, indicating that its debt is more than four times its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Considering the net debt to EBITDA (forward 12 months) ratio, EPD's 2.97 is lower than KMI's 3.87. This means that it would take almost three years of earnings to pay off the debt for EPD compared to about four years for KMI. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Along with the first-quarter transcript, EPD mentioned retaining distributable cash flow (DCF) of $842 million, which can be allocated for growth activities. KMI had to increase debt by roughly $1 billion in the first quarter of 2025 to cover its spending. However, with tariff concerns still weighing on the firms and long-term energy demand remaining uncertain, it would be better not to rush to bet on either stock. Shareholders of both midstream players should retain the stocks in their portfolios. Those holding EPD stand to benefit more from those who own KMI. That's because Enterprise Products demonstrates stronger distribution safety, financial discipline and balance sheet resilience. Notably, both firms carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) : Free Stock Analysis Report Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
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22-05-2025
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IQST - IQSTEL Releases New Investor Deck as Invitation for Long-Term Shareholders to Enter the Open Market
NEW YORK, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST), a rapidly growing multinational telecom and technology company, today announced the release of its updated Investor Deck, which will also be filed with the SEC via an 8-K. This release marks a key component of the company's long-term strategy to build market awareness, increase shareholder engagement, and attract institutional and family office investors to enter the public market as long-term shareholders. The updated Investor Deck is designed as a transparent, comprehensive tool for investors to better understand IQSTEL's business model, financial health, growth vision, and path to becoming a $1 billion revenue company by 2027. It outlines the company's operations across telecom, high-tech telecom services (eSIM, roaming, cloud), fintech, AI telecom platforms, and cybersecurity—spanning more than 20 countries with over 600 global business relationships. The investor deck highlights IQSTEL's transformation from a telecom operator into a high-margin, scalable technology platform. The presentation also outlines key financial benchmarks, including a $340 million revenue forecast for 2025 and a $400 million year-end revenue run rate target, with 20% of that mix coming from high-tech services such as fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. These metrics underscore the company's scalable model and support its goal to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue by 2027. Leandro Iglesias, CEO of IQSTEL, commented:"We have big plans for IQSTEL. As a newly listed company on NASDAQ, we believe it's critical to amplify our visibility and communicate clearly with the investment community. Our updated investor deck tells the story of how we're growing fast, how we're already profitable in telecom, and how we're now expanding into high-margin tech verticals. We want family offices, funds, and long-term investors to study our plan, understand our value, and take action—by building positions in the open market." Unlike many small-cap companies, IQSTEL is not under dilution pressure. The company completed its NASDAQ uplisting through a direct listing without raising capital, and all convertible instruments mature in Q1 2026. This structure supports stability and protects existing shareholders while enhancing long-term value. A Strategic Push for Investor Visibility The release of the Investor Deck also coincides with IQSTEL's broader capital market strategy: to create new demand from high-conviction investors who understand and support the company's roadmap. The goal is to increase the number of quality shareholders purchasing IQSTEL shares in the open market and holding long-term positions as the company scales. Any investor interested in receiving the updated Investor Deck can download it from the 8-K filing on the SEC's EDGAR system or request a copy directly by emailing investors@ About IQSTEL Inc. IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST) is a multinational technology company providing advanced solutions across Telecom, High-Tech Telecom Services, Fintech, AI-Powered Telecom Platforms, and Cybersecurity. With operations in 21 countries and a team of 100 employees, IQSTEL serves a broad global customer base with high-value, high-margin services. Backed by a strong and scalable business platform, the company is forecasting $340 million in revenue for FY-2025, reinforcing its trajectory toward becoming a $1 billion tech-driven enterprise by 2027. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: The Company uses certain financial calculations such as Adjusted EBITDA, Return on Assets and Return on Equity as factors in the measurement and evaluation of the Company's operating performance and period-over-period growth. The Company derives these financial calculations on the basis of methodologies other than generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), primarily by excluding from a comparable GAAP measure certain items the Company does not consider to be representative of its actual operating performance. These financial calculations are "non-GAAP financial measures" as defined under the SEC rules. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures in operating its business because management believes they are less susceptible to variances in actual operating performance that can result from the excluded items, other infrequent charges and currency fluctuations. The Company presents these financial measures to investors because management believes they are useful to investors in evaluating the primary factors that drive the Company's core operating performance and provide greater transparency into the Company's results of operations. However, items that are excluded and other adjustments and assumptions that are made in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company's financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, the Company's GAAP financial measures. Further, because these non-GAAP financial measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP, and are thus susceptible to varying calculations, the non-GAAP financial measures, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP; it should not be considered as an alternative to net income, as a measure of operating results, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. It is presented here not as an alternative to net income, but rather as a measure of the Company's operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA excludes, in addition to non-operational expenses like interest expenses, taxes, depreciation and amortization; items that we believe are not indicative of our operating performance, such as: Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities: These adjustments reflect unrealized gains or losses that are non-operational and subject to market volatility. Loss on Settlement of Debt: This represents non-recurring expenses associated with specific financing activities and does not impact ongoing business operations. Stock-Based Compensation: As a non-cash expense, this adjustment eliminates variability caused by equity-based incentives. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA offers a clearer view of the cash-generating potential of its business, excluding non-recurring, non-cash, and non-operational impacts. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating the Company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes, non-cash and certain other items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and also believes this information is useful to investors. Safe Harbor Statement: Statements in this news release may be "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions, or any other information relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend", "could" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business based partly on assumptions made by management. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully market our products and services; our continued ability to pay operating costs and ability to meet demand for our products and services; the amount and nature of competition from other telecom products and services; the effects of changes in the cybersecurity and telecom markets; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our ability to complete complementary acquisitions and dispositions that benefit our company; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, strategic alliance agreements with our industry partners; our ability to comply with applicable regulations; our ability to secure capital when needed; and the other risks and uncertainties described in our prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may and are likely to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release, and IQSTEL Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release. For more information, please visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE iQSTEL
