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WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutWideOpenWest, Inc. provides high speed data, cable television, and digital telephony services to residential and business services customers in the United States. Its video services include basic cable services that comprise local broadcast television and local community programming; digital cable services; WOW tv+ that offers traditional cable video and cloud DVR functionality, voice remote with Google Assistant, and Netflix integration along with access to various streaming services and apps through the Google Play Store; and ultra-video products, as well as offers commercial-free movies, TV shows, sports, and other special event entertainment programs. The company's telephony services consist of local and long-distance telephone services; business telephony and data services include fiber based, office-to-office metro Ethernet, session initiated protocol trunking, colocation infrastructure, cloud computing, managed backup, and recovery services. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 1.9 million home and business, and 532,900 customers in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company was formerly known as WideOpenWest Kite, Inc. and changed its name to WideOpenWest, Inc. in March 2017. WideOpenWest, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $631M -8.1%
  • EBITDA $217M +278.2%
  • Net Income -$59M +79.6%
  • Free Cash Flow -$52M +61.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 34.32% +293.9%
  • Net Margin -9.32% +77.8%
  • ROE -25.18% +63.5%
  • Interest Coverage 0.07 +101.7%
  • Debt/Equity 4.98 +34.3%
  • Net Debt/EBITDA 4.62
  • CapEx / Revenue 34.21% -12.6%
  • CapEx Coverage 0.76 +51.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 5.0x
  • ✗Weak interest coverage of 0.1x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-
5Y-2.8%
3Y-4.56%
TTM-8.7%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM14.94%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM16.07%

ROCE

10Y Avg0.4%
5Y Avg-4.3%
3Y Avg-7.1%
Latest0.49%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
CABOCable One, Inc.509.98M90.5035.08-5.87%-29.78%-31.71%19.55%2.00
TVGrupo Televisa, S.A.B.1.58B2.97-0.19-5.98%-13.9%-7.44%100%0.97
WOWWideOpenWest, Inc.445.66M5.20-7.22-8.13%-13.2%-52.7%4.98

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Revenue+1.22B1.24B1.19B1.15B727M730.2M725.7M704.9M686.7M630.9M
Revenue Growth %-0.02%-0.04%-0.03%-0.37%0%-0.01%-0.03%-0.03%-0.08%
Cost of Revenue678.6M668.3M626.5M619M397.4M405.2M376.4M327M301M256.8M
Gross Profit+538.5M568.7M561.6M534.8M329.6M325M349.3M377.9M385.7M374.1M
Gross Margin %----------
Gross Profit Growth %-0.06%-0.01%-0.05%-0.38%-0.01%0.07%0.08%0.02%-0.03%
Operating Expenses+333.6M325.1M337.6M341M307.8M335.2M344.5M378.6M700.7M367.6M
Other Operating Expenses----------
EBITDA+426M450.6M368.8M165.3M228M220.4M215.1M178.6M-121.5M216.5M
EBITDA Margin %----------
EBITDA Growth %-0.06%-0.18%-0.55%0.38%-0.03%-0.02%-0.17%-1.68%2.78%
Depreciation & Amortization+221.1M207M198.1M186.9M206.2M230.6M210.3M179.3M193.5M210M
D&A / Revenue %----------
Operating Income (EBIT)+204.9M243.6M170.7M-21.6M21.8M-10.2M4.8M-700K-315M6.5M
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %-0.19%-0.3%-1.13%2.01%-1.47%1.47%-1.15%-449%1.02%
Interest Expense+226M211.1M151.6M132.5M141.9M130M93.5M38.7M71.1M88.6M
Interest Coverage0.91x1.15x1.13x-0.16x0.15x-0.08x0.05x-0.02x-4.43x0.07x
Interest / Revenue %----------
Non-Operating Income-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Pretax Income+-38.8M-1M27M-152.4M-116.3M-138.9M-82.4M-22.8M-383.8M-82.1M
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+9.9M-27.3M-132.5M-61.8M-33.9M-30.6M-13.8M-20.3M-96.1M-23.3M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+-48.7M26.3M159.5M-90.6M36.4M14.4M770.5M-2.5M-287.7M-58.8M
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %-1.54%5.06%-1.57%1.4%-0.6%52.51%-1%-114.08%0.8%
EPS (Diluted)+-0.57-0.402.35-1.110.450.18-0.83-0.03-3.53-0.72
EPS Growth %-0.3%6.88%-1.47%1.41%-0.6%-5.61%0.96%-117.46%0.8%
EPS (Basic)-0.57-0.402.35-1.110.450.18-0.83-0.03-3.53-0.72
Diluted Shares Outstanding84.73M84.73M78.92M81.81M81.19M81.56M82.72M83.93M81.6M81.86M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Assets+2.68B2.77B2.44B2.42B2.47B2.49B1.91B1.72B1.51B1.51B
Asset Growth %-0.03%-0.12%-0.01%0.02%0.01%-0.23%-0.1%-0.12%-0%
PP&E (Net)+865.3M995.1M924.7M1.05B1.1B743M739.5M740.8M850.5M850.5M
PP&E / Total Assets %----------
Total Current Assets+171.4M129.5M165.2M112.4M118.7M114.8M282M120.9M110.2M111.8M
Cash & Equivalents66.6M30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M38.8M
Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory0000000000
Other Current Assets0000039.2M0038.5M38.9M
Long-Term Investments16.6M900K-220.4M-201.4M000000
Goodwill561.4M568M384.1M408.8M408.8M225.1M225.1M225.1M225.1M225.1M
Intangible Assets1.07B1.07B957.9M812.8M802.4M622M621.8M586.4M279.3M278.9M
Other Assets3.4M3.1M9.7M32.2M41.5M782.1M38.3M44.2M49.6M46.2M
Total Liabilities3.55B3.49B2.65B2.71B2.72B2.7B1.34B1.14B1.26B1.3B
Total Debt+2.88B2.87B2.25B2.3B2.32B2.29B760.3M759.2M956.8M1.04B
Net Debt2.82B2.84B2.18B2.28B2.3B2.28B567.1M728.2M933.4M1B
Long-Term Debt2.86B2.85B2.23B2.27B2.26B2.23B723.5M725M915.7M997.4M
Short-Term Borrowings1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Capital Lease Obligations02.6M2.23B5.1M29.5M24.8M18.9M16.5M22.3M21.5M
Total Current Liabilities+270.8M251M191.4M224.1M227.4M235.9M320.9M164.7M169.6M183.2M
Accounts Payable17.7M21M33.6M42M47.1M32.4M50.3M46.1M59.5M42.2M
Accrued Expenses19.2M157.1M90.6M19.7M81.2M68.7M86.8M58.9M54.7M79.5M
Deferred Revenue50.4M50.2M43.2M60.2M45M28.6M28.1M27.2M25.4M23.8M
Other Current Liabilities145.3M0069.4M14.7M57.3M04.1M5.4M4.8M
Deferred Taxes1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Liabilities1M2M-1.97B9.2M14.7M15.4M20.1M15.7M27.5M15.2M
Total Equity+-866M-718M-204.4M-290.3M-245.9M-212.4M570.8M575.1M258.2M208.8M
Equity Growth %-0.17%0.72%-0.42%0.15%0.14%3.69%0.01%-0.55%-0.19%
Shareholders Equity-866M-718M-204.4M-290.3M-245.9M-212.4M570.8M575.1M258.2M208.8M
Minority Interest0000000000
Common Stock0700K900K900K900K1M1M1M1M1M
Additional Paid-in Capital00299.9M312.7M322.8M333.8M348.5M374.7M391.8M402.9M
Retained Earnings-686.2M-659.9M-500.4M-519.3M-474.4M-460M310.5M308M20.3M-38.5M
Accumulated OCI-1.3B-1.47B-1.6B-6.5M-15.5M-6.5M0000
Return on Assets (ROA)-0.02%0.01%0.06%-0.04%0.01%0.01%0.35%-0%-0.18%-0.04%
Return on Equity (ROE)------4.3%-0%-0.69%-0.25%
Debt / Equity------1.33x1.32x3.71x4.98x
Debt / Assets1.07%1.04%0.92%0.95%0.94%0.92%0.4%0.44%0.63%0.69%
Net Debt / EBITDA6.61x6.30x5.92x13.81x10.08x10.34x2.64x4.08x-4.62x
Book Value per Share-10.22-8.47-2.59-3.55-3.03-2.66.96.853.162.55

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+208.2M191.2M195.5M269.3M266.3M277.4M174M33.8M135.1M163.7M
Operating CF Growth %--0.08%0.02%0.38%-0.01%0.04%-0.37%-0.81%3%0.21%
Operating CF / Revenue %----------
Net Income-48.7M26.3M159.5M-90.6M36.4M14.4M770.5M-2.5M-287.7M-58.8M
Depreciation & Amortization221.1M207M198.1M186.9M206.2M230.6M210.3M179.3M193.1M210M
Deferred Taxes4.4M-36.3M-149.8M-54M4.3M5.3M54.9M-32.2M-99.6M-34.7M
Other Non-Cash Items11.7M31.7M46.9M240.3M37.3M35.3M-982.9M41.5M321.7M18.1M
Working Capital Changes-22.5M-38.6M-72.6M-26.3M-28M-19.3M105.9M-178.1M-9.2M18M
Capital Expenditures+-231.9M-287.5M-301.3M-314.1M-247.5M-234.1M1.56B-167.2M-268.9M-215.8M
CapEx / Revenue %----------
CapEx / D&A----------
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)----------
Cash from Investing+-232.5M-321.4M134.5M-287.7M-224.1M-234.3M1.56B-165.8M-268.8M-215.6M
Acquisitions0-54.3M434.6M22.6M24.7M01.77B000
Purchase of Investments0287.5M00000000
Sale of Investments01000K00000000
Other Investing-600K-284.8M435.8M26.4M-1.3M-200K1.3M1.4M100K200K
Cash from Financing+-173M94.4M-291.4M-37.8M-34.4M-51.7M-1.55B-30.2M126.1M67.3M
Dividends Paid0-2.2M00000000
Dividend Payout Ratio %-0.08%--------
Debt Issuance (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K1000K
Stock Issued00334.1M0000000
Share Repurchases-400K0-4.8M-73.3M-1.6M-1M-8.5M-19.4M-46.3M-1.5M
Other Financing-1.4M121.1M7.2M-200K00-2.6M00-7.9M
Net Change in Cash+-197.3M-35.8M38.6M-56.2M7.8M-8.6M180.8M-162.2M-7.6M15.4M
Exchange Rate Effect0000000000
Cash at Beginning263.9M66.6M30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M
Cash at End66.6M30.8M69.4M13.2M21M12.4M193.2M31M23.4M38.8M
Free Cash Flow+-23.7M-96.3M-105.8M-44.8M18.8M43.3M1.73B-133.4M-133.8M-52.1M
FCF Growth %--3.06%-0.1%0.58%1.42%1.3%39.03%-1.08%-0%0.61%
FCF Margin %----------
FCF / Net Income %----------

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)------429.97%-0.44%-69.05%-25.18%
EBITDA Margin35%36.43%31.04%14.33%31.36%30.18%29.64%25.34%-17.69%34.32%
Net Debt / EBITDA6.61x6.30x5.92x13.81x10.08x10.34x2.64x4.08x-4.62x
Interest Coverage0.91x1.15x1.13x-0.16x0.15x-0.08x0.05x-0.02x-4.43x0.07x
CapEx / Revenue19.05%23.24%25.36%27.22%34.04%32.06%214.87%23.72%39.16%34.21%
Dividend Payout Ratio-8.37%--------
Debt / Equity------1.33x1.32x3.71x4.98x
EPS Growth-29.82%687.5%-147.23%140.54%-60%-561.11%96.41%-11745.64%79.6%

Revenue by Segment

2018201920202021202220232024
Subscription Services---69.9M-635.6M581.8M
Subscription Services Growth-------8.46%
High Speed Data Services-521M480.1M--355.2M345.3M
High Speed Data Services Growth---7.85%----2.79%
Video Services-432M393.8M--146.3M106.4M
Video Services Growth---8.84%----27.27%
Telephony Services-102.7M52.5M--25.9M24.4M
Telephony Services Growth---48.88%----5.79%
Other Business Services---5.4M-21M19.6M
Other Business Services Growth-------6.67%
Wholesale And Collocation Revenue21.9M21.6M21.3M--19.4M18.8M
Wholesale And Collocation Revenue Growth--1.37%-1.39%----3.09%
Subscription services----648.7M--
Subscription services Growth-------
Video----173.5M--
Video Growth-------
Telephony----24.3M--
Telephony Growth-------
Other business services----5.6M--
Other business services Growth-------
Product And Service Other62.9M------
Product And Service Other Growth-------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) reported $590.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 51% decrease from $1.22B in 2015.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) saw revenue decline by 8.1% over the past year.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) reported a net loss of $78.0M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) has a return on equity (ROE) of -25.2%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW) had negative free cash flow of $68.3M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

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

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