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 8.4 times as much as Cable One ($143M against $17.0M).
Optimum Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−4.3% versus −8.3% for Cable One).
Optimum Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −65.4% compared with −112% at Cable One.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CABO | OPTU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.0M | $143M |
| Share price | $3.00 | $0.524 |
| Change, 1 year | −97.4% | −73.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −99.8% | −96.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.79 | 1.10 |
| Employees | 2,592 | 9,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.0× |
| P/FCF | 0.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 1075% (better) | −208% |
| Fair value | $471.57 | $5.16 |
| Margin of safety | 99.4% (better) | 89.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −8.3% | −4.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.5% (better) | −2.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 70.1% |
| Operating margin | −49.3% (better) | −58.7% |
| Net margin | −112% | −65.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.1% (better) | −3.6% |
| Return on equity | −233% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −14.9% (better) | −18.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | −5.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.25 (better) | 0.21 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.21 (better) | −1.06 |
| 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 | 6.9% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $100.0K | $1.3M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 35.5% | – |
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.