Liberty Global vs Optimum Communications
LBTYA and OPTU side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LBTYA and OPTU compare
Liberty Global is the larger company, worth 19 times as much as Optimum Communications ($3.6B against $189M).
Liberty Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus −4.3% for Optimum Communications).
Liberty Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −62.1% compared with −65.4% at Optimum Communications.
Liberty Global scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for Optimum Communications), 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 | LBTYA | OPTU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $189M |
| Share price | $10.64 | $0.694 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.6% | −63.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −61.9% | −95.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.47 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 17K | 9,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.7× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 0.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.8× | – |
| FCF yield | −7.0% (better) | −157% |
| Fair value | $16.96 | $5.18 |
| Margin of safety | 37.3% | 86.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.4% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −15.8% | −2.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.2% | 70.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.8% (better) | −58.7% |
| Net margin | −62.1% (better) | −65.4% |
| FCF margin | −5.2% | −3.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −27.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −0.39% (better) | −18.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.90 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.93 | – |
| Interest coverage | −0.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.28 (better) | 0.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.77 (better) | −1.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 2.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 82.0% |
| Held by insiders | 10.3% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$595K | $1.3M (better) |
Go deeper
- LBTYA stock overview
- LBTYA income statement
- LBTYA 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.