Cable One vs Optimum Communications
CABO and OPTU side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CABO and OPTU compare
Optimum Communications is the larger company, worth 6.4 times as much as Cable One ($199M against $31.0M).
Optimum Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−4.4% versus −6.5% for Cable One).
Optimum Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −58.1% compared with −72.8% at Cable One.
Optimum Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (4 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 | OPTU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.0M | $199M |
| Share price | $5.46 | $0.730 |
| Change, 1 year | −96.5% | −65.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.7% | −96.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 1.19 |
| Employees | 2,592 | 9,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.0× |
| P/B | 0.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 0.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 817% (better) | −105% |
| Fair value | $359.58 | $4.61 |
| Margin of safety | 98.5% (better) | 84.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.5% | −4.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% (better) | −2.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 69.9% |
| Operating margin | −17.5% (better) | −35.3% |
| Net margin | −72.8% | −58.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.5% (better) | −2.5% |
| Return on equity | −126% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −5.1% (better) | −10.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.33 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 36.34 | – |
| Interest coverage | −2.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.48 (better) | 0.32 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.12 (better) | −0.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.2% | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 8.8% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $100.0K (better) | −$3.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | 28.5% | – |
Go deeper
- CABO stock overview
- CABO income statement
- CABO valuation and score
- OPTU stock overview
- OPTU income statement
- OPTU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.