WideOpenWest Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

WideOpenWest has a total shareholder equity of $216.6M and total debt of $949.4M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 438.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $1.5B and $1.3B respectively. WideOpenWest's EBIT is $22.6M making its interest coverage ratio 0.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $21.6M.

Key information

438.3%

Debt to equity ratio

US$949.40m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio0.3x
CashUS$21.60m
EquityUS$216.60m
Total liabilitiesUS$1.28b
Total assetsUS$1.49b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

We Discuss Why WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

May 03
We Discuss Why WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed

WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Feb 22
WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Are Investors Undervaluing WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE:WOW) By 20%?

Nov 06
Are Investors Undervaluing WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE:WOW) By 20%?

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE:WOW)?

Aug 09
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE:WOW)?

WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Jun 08
WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Is There An Opportunity With WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) 48% Undervaluation?

May 02
Is There An Opportunity With WideOpenWest, Inc.'s (NYSE:WOW) 48% Undervaluation?

WideOpenWest Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 22

WideOpenWest: Notes Strong Demand For HSD Services, And Appears Undervalued

Jan 25

We Think WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Dec 21
We Think WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

WideOpenWest's (NYSE:WOW) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

Nov 16
WideOpenWest's (NYSE:WOW) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively

WideOpenWest Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 02

WOW! continues to extend its footprint in Alabama

Oct 24

WideOpenWest: Too Cheap To Ignore

Sep 29

We Think WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 20
We Think WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

WideOpenWest Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Aug 04

WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jun 06
WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

WideOpenWest: Improving Financials With Room To Grow

Apr 04

Does WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 03
Does WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: WOW's short term assets ($98.9M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($170.8M).

Long Term Liabilities: WOW's short term assets ($98.9M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.1B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: WOW's net debt to equity ratio (428.3%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: WOW had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: WOW has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: WOW has sufficient cash runway for 1.2 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 29.9% each year.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

WideOpenWest, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew HarriganBenchmark Company
Daniel DayB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Douglas MitchelsonCredit Suisse