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| Metric | CABOCable One, Inc. | SIRISIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | VSNTVersant Media Group, Inc. | OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding CABO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.21▼ 0.01 (0.16%) | $26.96▼ 0.20 (0.74%) | $32.29▲ 0.94 (3.00%) | $0.6002▼ 0.11 (15.05%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 8.0/10 | 2.0/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $35.0M | $9.03B | $4.49B | $278.0M | |
| Revenue | $1.50B | $8.56B | $6.69B | $8.59B | |
| Profit | -$356.5M | $805.0M | $930.0M | -$1.87B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -4.9% | -1.6% | -5.3% | -4.1% | -4.1% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | 52.4% | 56.1% | 69.3% | 56.1% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -13.8% | 17.2% | 19.0% | -1.3% | 17.2% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -23.7% | 9.4% | 13.9% | -21.8% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 18.5% | 14.5% | 27.7% | -1.4% | 14.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -24.9% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 80.8% | 9.0% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -3.2% | 5.3% | 8.6% | -0.4% | 5.3% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 11.22x | 4.83x | — | 8.03x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 28.09x | 9.85x | 4.05x | 16.08x | 9.85x |
| Price to book | 0.02x | 0.78x | 0.44x | -0.12x | 0.44x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.90x | 1.36x | 0.20x | -14.26x | 0.20x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 4/8 | 6/9 | 4/8 | 5/9 | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | grey | not reported | distress |
How CABO compares with the others
- CABO's operating margin of -13.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (17.2%).
- Its revenue growth of -4.9% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (-4.1%).
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.9x against 0.2x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.