Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

OPTU • • Utilities

Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesCable & Broadband OperatorsMajor Cable Operators

AboutOptimum Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband, pay television, telephony services, proprietary content, and advertising services. Its brands include Optimum, Suddenlink, Optimum Mobile, Altice Business, News 12 Networks, Cheddar News, a4 Advertising, and i24 News. The company was founded by Patrick Drahi in 2001 and is headquartered in Long Island City, NY.Show more

Revenue $8.95B -3.1%
EBITDA $3.32B -7.9%
Net Income -$103M -293.5%
Free Cash Flow $149M +22.9%
EBITDA Margin 37.1% -5.0%
Net Margin -1.15% -299.6%
ROE -
Interest Coverage 0.95 -18.5%
Debt/Equity -
Net Debt/EBITDA 7.54 +8.7%
CapEx / Revenue 16% -13.3%
CapEx Coverage 1.10 +3.1%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 19 (bottom 19%)
✗High leverage: 7.6x Debt/EBITDA
✗Weak interest coverage of 1.0x
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.32%

5Y-1.71%

3Y-3.9%

TTM-4.19%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-1011.56%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-971.43%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.78%

5Y Avg6.74%

3Y Avg6.2%

Latest5.69%

Peer Comparison

Major Cable Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.	25.18B	194.61	5.57	0.88%	9.29%	26.14%	12.55%	4.86
ATUSAltice USA, Inc.	545.09M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		27.41%
OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.	351.87M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		42.46%

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	6.51B	6.02B	9.31B	9.57B	9.76B	9.89B	10.09B	9.65B	9.24B	8.95B
Revenue Growth %	0.01%	-0.08%	0.55%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	-0.04%	-0.04%	-0.03%
Cost of Revenue	3.2B	1.91B	3.04B	3.17B	3.3B	3.34B	3.38B	4.98B	4.67B	2.9B
Gross Profit+	3.31B	4.11B	6.27B	6.39B	6.46B	6.55B	6.71B	4.67B	4.56B	6.06B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-0%	0.24%	0.53%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	-0.3%	-0.02%	0.33%
Operating Expenses+	2.38B	3.64B	5.43B	4.71B	4.64B	4.44B	4.18B	2.74B	2.65B	4.38B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	1.74B	2.16B	3.77B	4.06B	4.09B	4.2B	4.31B	3.75B	3.61B	3.32B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0.03%	0.24%	0.74%	0.08%	0.01%	0.03%	0.03%	-0.13%	-0.04%	-0.08%
Depreciation & Amortization+	865.25M	1.7B	2.93B	2.38B	2.26B	2.08B	1.79B	1.82B	1.69B	1.64B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	874.18M	462.81M	841.01M	1.68B	1.82B	2.12B	2.52B	1.93B	1.92B	1.68B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0.06%	-0.47%	0.82%	1%	0.08%	0.16%	0.19%	-0.23%	-0.01%	-0.12%
Interest Expense+	0	1.46B	1.6B	1.56B	1.54B	1.35B	1.27B	1.33B	1.64B	1.76B
Interest Coverage	-	0.32x	0.52x	1.08x	1.19x	1.56x	1.99x	1.45x	1.17x	0.95x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	342.66M	-1.09B	-1.37B	-18.06M	187.13M	583.23M	1.31B	516.73M	118.56M	-82.35M
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	154.87M	-259.67M	-2.86B	-38.66M	47.19M	139.75M	294.98M	295.84M	39.53M	-4.07M
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	187.99M	-832.03M	1.49B	18.83M	138.94M	436.18M	990.31M	194.56M	53.2M	-102.92M
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.39%	-5.43%	2.79%	-0.99%	6.38%	2.14%	1.27%	-0.8%	-0.73%	-2.93%
EPS (Diluted)+	0.68	-1.28	2.15	0.03	0.21	0.75	2.14	0.43	0.12	-0.22
EPS Growth %	-0.4%	-2.88%	2.68%	-0.99%	7.14%	2.57%	1.85%	-0.8%	-0.72%	-2.83%
EPS (Basic)	0.68	-1.13	2.15	0.03	0.21	0.75	2.16	0.43	0.12	-0.22
Diluted Shares Outstanding	276.34M	737.07M	696.05M	730.09M	662.54M	583.69M	462.3M	453.28M	455.03M	461.54M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	6.87B	36.47B	34.81B	33.61B	34.11B	33.38B	33.22B	33.66B	31.92B	31.7B
Asset Growth %	0.02%	4.31%	-0.05%	-0.03%	0.01%	-0.02%	-0%	0.01%	-0.05%	-0.01%
PP&E (Net)+	3.02B	6.6B	6.02B	5.83B	6.03B	6.05B	6.56B	7.75B	8.37B	8.66B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	1.88B	1.7B	903.6M	903.25M	1.38B	976.57M	789.63M	2.57B	834.79M	730.99M
Cash & Equivalents	1B	486.79M	329.85M	298.78M	701.9M	278.42M	195.71M	305.48M	302.06M	256.53M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	0	758.17M	52.8M	2.23M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Assets	480.31M	758.17M	52.8M	2.23M	262K	264K	3.26M	1.77B	174.73M	290K
Long-Term Investments	0	5.61M	930K	1.46B	1.93B	2.26B	2.16B	0	112.91M	8.47M
Goodwill	262.35M	7.99B	8.02B	8.01B	8.14B	8.16B	8.21B	8.21B	8.04B	8.04B
Intangible Assets	776.05M	19.37B	18.09B	17.21B	16.5B	15.85B	15.42B	14.88B	14.48B	14.17B
Other Assets	936.3M	790.06M	644.98M	1.55B	117.83M	87.43M	76.65M	259.68M	82.2M	85.94M
Total Liabilities	11.78B	34.44B	29.31B	29.93B	31.83B	34.58B	34.09B	34.17B	32.36B	32.16B
Total Debt+	9.61B	24.03B	21.94B	22.81B	24.69B	26.98B	26.78B	26.85B	25.34B	25.31B
Net Debt	8.61B	23.54B	21.61B	22.51B	23.99B	26.7B	26.59B	26.54B	25.04B	25.06B
Long-Term Debt	8.59B	22.41B	21.41B	22.63B	24.25B	25.38B	25.52B	24.4B	24.61B	24.8B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	45.97M	28.16M	21.98M	25.19M	291.08M	417.06M	455.96M	504.83M	493M	400.48M
Total Current Liabilities+	2.19B	3.7B	2.52B	2.02B	1.98B	3.1B	2.74B	4.04B	2.31B	2.25B
Accounts Payable	453.65M	705.67M	795.13M	857.5M	799.62M	795.58M	1.02B	1.21B	936.95M	971.5M
Accrued Expenses	662.72M	260.02M	147.73M	139.81M	496.99M	394.18M	369.88M	391.68M	456.65M	598.2M
Deferred Revenue	0	94.82M	111.2M	140.05M	124.78M	109.8M	94.94M	80.56M	85.02M	74.17M
Other Current Liabilities	58.25M	915.1M	861.96M	699.11M	378.95M	552.84M	329.94M	257.72M	398.57M	398.51M
Deferred Taxes	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	969.83M	113.48M	5.36B	534.47M	569.12M	741.48M	436.01M	274.62M	221.25M	320.44M
Total Equity+	-4.91B	2.03B	5.5B	3.68B	2.28B	-1.2B	-870.9M	-503.91M	-434.42M	-456.83M
Equity Growth %	0.02%	1.41%	1.71%	-0.33%	-0.38%	-1.53%	0.28%	0.42%	0.14%	-0.05%
Shareholders Equity	-4.91B	2.03B	5.5B	3.67B	2.27B	-1.14B	-819.79M	-475.21M	-422.18M	-469.24M
Minority Interest	-268K	287K	1.54M	9.29M	9.3M	-62.11M	-51.11M	-28.7M	-12.24M	12.4M
Common Stock	3.58M	0	7.37M	7.09M	6.43M	4.83M	4.55M	4.56M	4.56M	4.64M
Additional Paid-in Capital	792.35M	3B	4.67B	3.42B	2.04B	0	18M	182.7M	187.19M	233.95M
Retained Earnings	-4.06B	-975.98M	840.64M	251.83M	390.77M	-985.64M	-848.84M	-654.27M	-601.08M	-703.99M
Accumulated OCI	-37.67M	1.98M	-10.02M	-11.78M	-3.25M	3.65M	6.5M	-8.2M	-12.85M	-3.83M
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.03%	-0.04%	0.04%	0%	0%	0.01%	0.03%	0.01%	0%	-0%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	-0.41%	0.4%	0%	0.05%	0.81%	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	-	11.84x	3.99x	6.20x	10.83x	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Assets	1.4%	0.66%	0.63%	0.68%	0.72%	0.81%	0.81%	0.8%	0.79%	0.8%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.95x	10.88x	5.73x	5.54x	5.87x	6.36x	6.17x	7.08x	6.94x	7.54x
Book Value per Share	-17.77	2.75	7.91	5.04	3.44	-2.06	-1.88	-1.11	-0.95	-0.99

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	1.26B	1.18B	2.02B	2.51B	2.98B	2.98B	2.85B	2.37B	1.83B	1.58B
Operating CF Growth %	-0.09%	-0.06%	0.7%	0.24%	0.19%	0%	-0.04%	-0.17%	-0.23%	-0.13%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	175.45M	-831.48M	1.49B	20.59M	443.48M	443.48M	1.01B	220.89M	53.2M	-78.28M
Depreciation & Amortization	865.25M	1.7B	2.93B	2.38B	2.08B	2.08B	1.79B	1.77B	1.69B	1.64B
Deferred Taxes	0	-263.99M	-2.88B	-67.6M	75.51M	75.51M	40.7M	36.38M	-226.91M	-396.05M
Other Non-Cash Items	135.27M	127.14M	716.33M	249.5M	371.87M	345.86M	263.48M	447.87M	300.82M	169.49M
Working Capital Changes	16.34M	438.11M	-300.69M	-136.32M	-93.14M	-93.14M	-346.49M	-271.9M	-39.04M	177.85M
Capital Expenditures+	-816.4M	-9.6B	-953.06M	-1.15B	-1.07B	-1.07B	-1.23B	-1.91B	-1.7B	-1.43B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-827.83M	-9.6B	-1.09B	-1.15B	-1.22B	-1.22B	-1.57B	-1.92B	-1.71B	-1.46B
Acquisitions	0	-8.97B	-46.7M	-14.29M	-149.97M	-149.97M	-340.44M	-2.06M	0	-38.53M
Purchase of Investments	0	-4.61M	-102.18M	1.15B	-354K	0	0	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	354K	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	-11.44M	-619.76M	-943.31M	-1.14B	3.5M	3.5M	-1.44M	-5.17M	-1.71M	16.03M
Cash from Financing+	-276.9M	131.42M	-1.1B	-1.39B	-2.18B	-2.18B	-1.36B	-335.91M	-122.59M	-171.98M
Dividends Paid	-125.17M	-365.56M	-919.32M	-1.5B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dividend Payout Ratio %	0.67%	-	0.62%	79.64%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	0	1.25B	349.07M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-19.14M	0	0	-500M	-1.69B	-4.82B	-804.93M	0	0	0
Other Financing	14.97M	1.04B	-7.8M	-53.33M	-1.58B	853.57M	-11.54M	-8.4M	-24.19M	-36.15M
Net Change in Cash+	152.87M	-8.28B	-172.99M	-31.06M	-423.47M	-423.47M	-82.71M	109.78M	-3.41M	-45.51M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	-1000K	-26K	-1000K	-1000K	-662K	291K	-697K	-424K
Cash at Beginning	850.41M	8.79B	503.09M	330.1M	702.16M	702.16M	278.69M	195.97M	305.75M	302.34M
Cash at End	1B	503.09M	330.1M	299.04M	278.69M	278.69M	195.97M	305.75M	302.34M	256.82M
Free Cash Flow+	441.21M	-8.41B	1.07B	1.35B	1.91B	1.91B	1.62B	452.62M	121.59M	149.39M
FCF Growth %	-0.09%	-20.07%	1.13%	0.27%	0.41%	0%	-0.15%	-0.72%	-0.73%	0.23%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	-40.99%	39.64%	0.41%	4.66%	81.07%	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Margin	26.72%	35.95%	40.52%	42.49%	41.87%	42.43%	42.73%	38.88%	39.05%	37.1%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.95x	10.88x	5.73x	5.54x	5.87x	6.36x	6.17x	7.08x	6.94x	7.54x
Interest Coverage	-	0.32x	0.52x	1.08x	1.19x	1.56x	1.99x	1.45x	1.17x	0.95x
CapEx / Revenue	12.54%	159.53%	10.24%	12.06%	11%	10.85%	12.21%	19.84%	18.46%	16%
Dividend Payout Ratio	66.58%	-	61.57%	7964.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	-	11.84x	3.99x	6.20x	10.83x	-	-	-	-	-
EPS Growth	-40.35%	-288.24%	267.97%	-98.8%	713.95%	257.14%	185.33%	-79.91%	-72.09%	-283.33%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported $8.64B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 41% increase from $6.13B in 2012.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) saw revenue decline by 3.1% over the past year.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported a net loss of $1.85B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) had negative free cash flow of $269.0M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

OPTU • • Utilities

Communication ServicesTelecom ServicesCable & Broadband OperatorsMajor Cable Operators

Revenue $8.95B -3.1%
EBITDA $3.32B -7.9%
Net Income -$103M -293.5%
Free Cash Flow $149M +22.9%
EBITDA Margin 37.1% -5.0%
Net Margin -1.15% -299.6%
ROE -
Interest Coverage 0.95 -18.5%
Debt/Equity -
Net Debt/EBITDA 7.54 +8.7%
CapEx / Revenue 16% -13.3%
CapEx Coverage 1.10 +3.1%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 19 (bottom 19%)
✗High leverage: 7.6x Debt/EBITDA
✗Weak interest coverage of 1.0x
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y3.32%

5Y-1.71%

3Y-3.9%

TTM-4.19%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-1011.56%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-971.43%

ROCE

10Y Avg6.78%

5Y Avg6.74%

3Y Avg6.2%

Latest5.69%

Peer Comparison

Major Cable Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.	25.18B	194.61	5.57	0.88%	9.29%	26.14%	12.55%	4.86
ATUSAltice USA, Inc.	545.09M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		27.41%
OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.	351.87M	1.91	-8.68	-3.06%	-21.43%		42.46%

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	6.51B	6.02B	9.31B	9.57B	9.76B	9.89B	10.09B	9.65B	9.24B	8.95B
Revenue Growth %	0.01%	-0.08%	0.55%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	-0.04%	-0.04%	-0.03%
Cost of Revenue	3.2B	1.91B	3.04B	3.17B	3.3B	3.34B	3.38B	4.98B	4.67B	2.9B
Gross Profit+	3.31B	4.11B	6.27B	6.39B	6.46B	6.55B	6.71B	4.67B	4.56B	6.06B
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-0%	0.24%	0.53%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.02%	-0.3%	-0.02%	0.33%
Operating Expenses+	2.38B	3.64B	5.43B	4.71B	4.64B	4.44B	4.18B	2.74B	2.65B	4.38B
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	1.74B	2.16B	3.77B	4.06B	4.09B	4.2B	4.31B	3.75B	3.61B	3.32B
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0.03%	0.24%	0.74%	0.08%	0.01%	0.03%	0.03%	-0.13%	-0.04%	-0.08%
Depreciation & Amortization+	865.25M	1.7B	2.93B	2.38B	2.26B	2.08B	1.79B	1.82B	1.69B	1.64B
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	874.18M	462.81M	841.01M	1.68B	1.82B	2.12B	2.52B	1.93B	1.92B	1.68B
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0.06%	-0.47%	0.82%	1%	0.08%	0.16%	0.19%	-0.23%	-0.01%	-0.12%
Interest Expense+	0	1.46B	1.6B	1.56B	1.54B	1.35B	1.27B	1.33B	1.64B	1.76B
Interest Coverage	-	0.32x	0.52x	1.08x	1.19x	1.56x	1.99x	1.45x	1.17x	0.95x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Pretax Income+	342.66M	-1.09B	-1.37B	-18.06M	187.13M	583.23M	1.31B	516.73M	118.56M	-82.35M
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	154.87M	-259.67M	-2.86B	-38.66M	47.19M	139.75M	294.98M	295.84M	39.53M	-4.07M
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	187.99M	-832.03M	1.49B	18.83M	138.94M	436.18M	990.31M	194.56M	53.2M	-102.92M
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.39%	-5.43%	2.79%	-0.99%	6.38%	2.14%	1.27%	-0.8%	-0.73%	-2.93%
EPS (Diluted)+	0.68	-1.28	2.15	0.03	0.21	0.75	2.14	0.43	0.12	-0.22
EPS Growth %	-0.4%	-2.88%	2.68%	-0.99%	7.14%	2.57%	1.85%	-0.8%	-0.72%	-2.83%
EPS (Basic)	0.68	-1.13	2.15	0.03	0.21	0.75	2.16	0.43	0.12	-0.22
Diluted Shares Outstanding	276.34M	737.07M	696.05M	730.09M	662.54M	583.69M	462.3M	453.28M	455.03M	461.54M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	6.87B	36.47B	34.81B	33.61B	34.11B	33.38B	33.22B	33.66B	31.92B	31.7B
Asset Growth %	0.02%	4.31%	-0.05%	-0.03%	0.01%	-0.02%	-0%	0.01%	-0.05%	-0.01%
PP&E (Net)+	3.02B	6.6B	6.02B	5.83B	6.03B	6.05B	6.56B	7.75B	8.37B	8.66B
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	1.88B	1.7B	903.6M	903.25M	1.38B	976.57M	789.63M	2.57B	834.79M	730.99M
Cash & Equivalents	1B	486.79M	329.85M	298.78M	701.9M	278.42M	195.71M	305.48M	302.06M	256.53M
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	0	758.17M	52.8M	2.23M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Assets	480.31M	758.17M	52.8M	2.23M	262K	264K	3.26M	1.77B	174.73M	290K
Long-Term Investments	0	5.61M	930K	1.46B	1.93B	2.26B	2.16B	0	112.91M	8.47M
Goodwill	262.35M	7.99B	8.02B	8.01B	8.14B	8.16B	8.21B	8.21B	8.04B	8.04B
Intangible Assets	776.05M	19.37B	18.09B	17.21B	16.5B	15.85B	15.42B	14.88B	14.48B	14.17B
Other Assets	936.3M	790.06M	644.98M	1.55B	117.83M	87.43M	76.65M	259.68M	82.2M	85.94M
Total Liabilities	11.78B	34.44B	29.31B	29.93B	31.83B	34.58B	34.09B	34.17B	32.36B	32.16B
Total Debt+	9.61B	24.03B	21.94B	22.81B	24.69B	26.98B	26.78B	26.85B	25.34B	25.31B
Net Debt	8.61B	23.54B	21.61B	22.51B	23.99B	26.7B	26.59B	26.54B	25.04B	25.06B
Long-Term Debt	8.59B	22.41B	21.41B	22.63B	24.25B	25.38B	25.52B	24.4B	24.61B	24.8B
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	45.97M	28.16M	21.98M	25.19M	291.08M	417.06M	455.96M	504.83M	493M	400.48M
Total Current Liabilities+	2.19B	3.7B	2.52B	2.02B	1.98B	3.1B	2.74B	4.04B	2.31B	2.25B
Accounts Payable	453.65M	705.67M	795.13M	857.5M	799.62M	795.58M	1.02B	1.21B	936.95M	971.5M
Accrued Expenses	662.72M	260.02M	147.73M	139.81M	496.99M	394.18M	369.88M	391.68M	456.65M	598.2M
Deferred Revenue	0	94.82M	111.2M	140.05M	124.78M	109.8M	94.94M	80.56M	85.02M	74.17M
Other Current Liabilities	58.25M	915.1M	861.96M	699.11M	378.95M	552.84M	329.94M	257.72M	398.57M	398.51M
Deferred Taxes	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	969.83M	113.48M	5.36B	534.47M	569.12M	741.48M	436.01M	274.62M	221.25M	320.44M
Total Equity+	-4.91B	2.03B	5.5B	3.68B	2.28B	-1.2B	-870.9M	-503.91M	-434.42M	-456.83M
Equity Growth %	0.02%	1.41%	1.71%	-0.33%	-0.38%	-1.53%	0.28%	0.42%	0.14%	-0.05%
Shareholders Equity	-4.91B	2.03B	5.5B	3.67B	2.27B	-1.14B	-819.79M	-475.21M	-422.18M	-469.24M
Minority Interest	-268K	287K	1.54M	9.29M	9.3M	-62.11M	-51.11M	-28.7M	-12.24M	12.4M
Common Stock	3.58M	0	7.37M	7.09M	6.43M	4.83M	4.55M	4.56M	4.56M	4.64M
Additional Paid-in Capital	792.35M	3B	4.67B	3.42B	2.04B	0	18M	182.7M	187.19M	233.95M
Retained Earnings	-4.06B	-975.98M	840.64M	251.83M	390.77M	-985.64M	-848.84M	-654.27M	-601.08M	-703.99M
Accumulated OCI	-37.67M	1.98M	-10.02M	-11.78M	-3.25M	3.65M	6.5M	-8.2M	-12.85M	-3.83M
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.03%	-0.04%	0.04%	0%	0%	0.01%	0.03%	0.01%	0%	-0%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	-0.41%	0.4%	0%	0.05%	0.81%	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	-	11.84x	3.99x	6.20x	10.83x	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Assets	1.4%	0.66%	0.63%	0.68%	0.72%	0.81%	0.81%	0.8%	0.79%	0.8%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.95x	10.88x	5.73x	5.54x	5.87x	6.36x	6.17x	7.08x	6.94x	7.54x
Book Value per Share	-17.77	2.75	7.91	5.04	3.44	-2.06	-1.88	-1.11	-0.95	-0.99

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	1.26B	1.18B	2.02B	2.51B	2.98B	2.98B	2.85B	2.37B	1.83B	1.58B
Operating CF Growth %	-0.09%	-0.06%	0.7%	0.24%	0.19%	0%	-0.04%	-0.17%	-0.23%	-0.13%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	175.45M	-831.48M	1.49B	20.59M	443.48M	443.48M	1.01B	220.89M	53.2M	-78.28M
Depreciation & Amortization	865.25M	1.7B	2.93B	2.38B	2.08B	2.08B	1.79B	1.77B	1.69B	1.64B
Deferred Taxes	0	-263.99M	-2.88B	-67.6M	75.51M	75.51M	40.7M	36.38M	-226.91M	-396.05M
Other Non-Cash Items	135.27M	127.14M	716.33M	249.5M	371.87M	345.86M	263.48M	447.87M	300.82M	169.49M
Working Capital Changes	16.34M	438.11M	-300.69M	-136.32M	-93.14M	-93.14M	-346.49M	-271.9M	-39.04M	177.85M
Capital Expenditures+	-816.4M	-9.6B	-953.06M	-1.15B	-1.07B	-1.07B	-1.23B	-1.91B	-1.7B	-1.43B
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-827.83M	-9.6B	-1.09B	-1.15B	-1.22B	-1.22B	-1.57B	-1.92B	-1.71B	-1.46B
Acquisitions	0	-8.97B	-46.7M	-14.29M	-149.97M	-149.97M	-340.44M	-2.06M	0	-38.53M
Purchase of Investments	0	-4.61M	-102.18M	1.15B	-354K	0	0	0	0	0
Sale of Investments	0	1000K	1000K	1000K	354K	0	0	0	0	0
Other Investing	-11.44M	-619.76M	-943.31M	-1.14B	3.5M	3.5M	-1.44M	-5.17M	-1.71M	16.03M
Cash from Financing+	-276.9M	131.42M	-1.1B	-1.39B	-2.18B	-2.18B	-1.36B	-335.91M	-122.59M	-171.98M
Dividends Paid	-125.17M	-365.56M	-919.32M	-1.5B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dividend Payout Ratio %	0.67%	-	0.62%	79.64%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt Issuance (Net)	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	0	1.25B	349.07M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-19.14M	0	0	-500M	-1.69B	-4.82B	-804.93M	0	0	0
Other Financing	14.97M	1.04B	-7.8M	-53.33M	-1.58B	853.57M	-11.54M	-8.4M	-24.19M	-36.15M
Net Change in Cash+	152.87M	-8.28B	-172.99M	-31.06M	-423.47M	-423.47M	-82.71M	109.78M	-3.41M	-45.51M
Exchange Rate Effect	0	0	-1000K	-26K	-1000K	-1000K	-662K	291K	-697K	-424K
Cash at Beginning	850.41M	8.79B	503.09M	330.1M	702.16M	702.16M	278.69M	195.97M	305.75M	302.34M
Cash at End	1B	503.09M	330.1M	299.04M	278.69M	278.69M	195.97M	305.75M	302.34M	256.82M
Free Cash Flow+	441.21M	-8.41B	1.07B	1.35B	1.91B	1.91B	1.62B	452.62M	121.59M	149.39M
FCF Growth %	-0.09%	-20.07%	1.13%	0.27%	0.41%	0%	-0.15%	-0.72%	-0.73%	0.23%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-	-40.99%	39.64%	0.41%	4.66%	81.07%	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Margin	26.72%	35.95%	40.52%	42.49%	41.87%	42.43%	42.73%	38.88%	39.05%	37.1%
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.95x	10.88x	5.73x	5.54x	5.87x	6.36x	6.17x	7.08x	6.94x	7.54x
Interest Coverage	-	0.32x	0.52x	1.08x	1.19x	1.56x	1.99x	1.45x	1.17x	0.95x
CapEx / Revenue	12.54%	159.53%	10.24%	12.06%	11%	10.85%	12.21%	19.84%	18.46%	16%
Dividend Payout Ratio	66.58%	-	61.57%	7964.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt / Equity	-	11.84x	3.99x	6.20x	10.83x	-	-	-	-	-
EPS Growth	-40.35%	-288.24%	267.97%	-98.8%	713.95%	257.14%	185.33%	-79.91%	-72.09%	-283.33%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported $8.64B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 41% increase from $6.13B in 2012.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) saw revenue decline by 3.1% over the past year.

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) reported a net loss of $1.85B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) had negative free cash flow of $269.0M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.