Cable One vs Liberty Capital
CABO and GLIBA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CABO and GLIBA compare
Liberty Capital is the larger company, worth 29 times as much as Cable One ($897M against $31.0M).
Liberty Capital grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.5% versus −6.5% for Cable One).
Liberty Capital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −32.5% compared with −72.8% at Cable One.
Liberty Capital scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 3 for Cable One), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CABO | GLIBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.0M | $897M |
| Share price | $5.46 | $22.48 |
| Change, 1 year | −96.5% | −38.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.7% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | −0.02 |
| Employees | 2,592 | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 0.1× (better) | 0.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 0.1× (better) | 18.3× |
| FCF yield | 817% (better) | 5.5% |
| Fair value | $359.58 | $53.20 |
| Margin of safety | 98.5% (better) | 57.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.5% | −1.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −440% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −17.5% (better) | −38.3% |
| Net margin | −72.8% | −32.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.5% (better) | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | −126% | −21.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −5.1% (better) | −13.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.33 | 0.70 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 36.34 | – |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× (better) | −9.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.48 | 3.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.12 | 0.14 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.2% | 89.8% |
| Held by insiders | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $100.0K | $15.6M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 28.5% | – |
Go deeper
- CABO stock overview
- CABO income statement
- CABO valuation and score
- GLIBA stock overview
- GLIBA income statement
- GLIBA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.