Charter Communications Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 0/6
Charter Communications has a total shareholder equity of $20.5B and total debt of $95.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 465.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $151.0B and $130.4B respectively. Charter Communications's EBIT is $13.5B making its interest coverage ratio 2.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $796.0M.
Key information
465.63%
Debt to equity ratio
US$95.56b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.6x |
| Cash | US$796.00m |
| Equity | US$20.52b |
| Total liabilities | US$130.43b |
| Total assets | US$150.95b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Charter Communications Earnings Preview: Wait And Watch Before Buying
Apr 22Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares
Mar 27
Is It Time To Consider Buying Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)?
Feb 24Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) Shares Could Be 44% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Jan 30Charter Communications Q4 Earnings Preview: Heavy Competition
Jan 28When Should You Buy Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)?
Nov 25The Charter-Liberty Broadband Deal Might Create An Interesting Opportunity
Nov 14Charter Communications, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CHTR) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%
Nov 07Charter Communications Is A Buy The Dip Opportunity (Technical Analysis)
Oct 28The Infinite Game In Telecom
Oct 01Charter's New Strategy Puts Video Back Into The Profit Mix, And It Just Might Start Working Soon
Aug 08Why The Charter Communications Rally Might Not Last
Jul 29Charter Communications: A Misunderstood Leveraged Equity Opportunity
Mar 18Charter Communications: Down 66% From Its All-Time High; I'm Still Staying Away
Mar 09Charter Q4'23 Earnings: Net Broadband Losses, Robust Mobile Net Adds, 8% FCF Yield
Feb 15Charter: The Real Reason For The Sell-Off
Feb 04Charter: Unfairly Punished In September Market Correction
Oct 06Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CHTR's short term assets ($5.0B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($13.7B).
Long Term Liabilities: CHTR's short term assets ($5.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($116.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CHTR's net debt to equity ratio (461.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CHTR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 217% to 465.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CHTR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (16.2%).
Interest Coverage: CHTR's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/13 14:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Charter Communications, Inc. is covered by 58 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Richard Tullo | Albert Fried & Company, LLC |
| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |