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| Metric | OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc. | CHTRCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ | SIRISIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | VSNTVersant Media Group, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding OPTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $0.6002▼ 0.11 (15.05%) | $107.26▼ 2.77 (2.52%) | $26.96▼ 0.20 (0.74%) | $32.29▲ 0.94 (3.00%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 4.7/10 | 8.0/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $278.0M | $14.50B | $9.03B | $4.49B | |
| Revenue | $8.59B | $54.77B | $8.56B | $6.69B | |
| Profit | -$1.87B | $4.99B | $805.0M | $930.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -4.1% | -0.6% | -1.6% | -5.3% | -1.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 69.3% | — | 52.4% | 56.1% | 54.3% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -1.3% | 23.6% | 17.2% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -21.8% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 13.9% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -1.4% | 8.1% | 14.5% | 27.7% | 14.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 80.8% | 31.1% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 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. | -0.4% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 8.6% | 7.8% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 2.91x | 11.22x | 4.83x | 4.83x |
| 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. | 16.08x | 5.03x | 9.85x | 4.05x | 5.03x |
| Price to book | -0.12x | 0.90x | 0.78x | 0.44x | 0.78x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -14.26x | 8.61x | 1.36x | 0.20x | 1.36x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 6/8 | 6/9 | 4/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | grey | not reported |
How OPTU compares with the others
- OPTU's operating margin of -1.3% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (19.0%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -4.1% against -1.6%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -14.3x against 1.4x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.