Charter Communications Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 0/6
Charter Communications has a total shareholder equity of $18.1B and total debt of $95.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 527.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $149.4B and $131.3B respectively. Charter Communications's EBIT is $12.8B making its interest coverage ratio 2.4. It has cash and short-term investments of $721.0M.
Key information
527.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$95.32b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.4x |
| Cash | US$721.00m |
| Equity | US$18.05b |
| Total liabilities | US$131.32b |
| Total assets | US$149.37b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
When Should You Buy Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)?
Nov 25
The 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, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?
Apr 30Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)?
Apr 19Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR)
Apr 03Charter Communications: A Misunderstood Leveraged Equity Opportunity
Mar 18These 4 Measures Indicate That Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) Is Using Debt Extensively
Mar 13Charter 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 15Investors Give Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) Shares A 25% Hiding
Feb 08Charter: The Real Reason For The Sell-Off
Feb 04Should You Investigate Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) At US$359?
Jan 18Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Jan 04Charter: Unfairly Punished In September Market Correction
Oct 06Cableco Charter ordered to pay $1.15B to murder victim's family - WSJ
Sep 20Is Charter Still A Buy After A Disappointing Second Quarter?
Sep 13Charter Communications phasing out original-content wing
Aug 12Charter Communications to raise debt capital
Aug 04Cableco Charter hit with $7B penalty in Texas murder case
Jul 26Charter's Valuation Is Compelling But Growth May Be At Risk
Jul 12Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CHTR's short term assets ($4.5B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($13.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: CHTR's short term assets ($4.5B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($118.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CHTR's net debt to equity ratio (524%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CHTR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 184.8% to 527.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CHTR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (15.6%).
Interest Coverage: CHTR's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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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 60 analysts. 26 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 |