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Charter Communications (Charter Communications) Current Ratio : 0.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Charter Communications Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Charter Communications's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.31.

Charter Communications has a current ratio of 0.31. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Charter Communications has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Charter Communications's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHTR' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.3   Max: 0.52
Current: 0.31

During the past 13 years, Charter Communications's highest Current Ratio was 0.52. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.30.

CHTR's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
94.42% of 394 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.035 vs CHTR: 0.31

Charter Communications Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charter Communications's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Charter Communications Current Ratio Chart

Charter Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.40 0.29 0.33 0.31

Charter Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Charter Communications's Current Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Charter Communications's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Charter Communications's Current Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Charter Communications's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charter Communications's Current Ratio falls into.



Charter Communications Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Charter Communications's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=4132/13214
=0.31

Charter Communications's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=4132/13214
=0.31

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Charter Communications  (NAS:CHTR) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Charter Communications (Charter Communications) Business Description

Address
400 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 56 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 30 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
Executives
Thomas Rutledge director, officer: President and CEO 400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Jamal H Haughton officer: EVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gregory B Maffei director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Craig A Jacobson director C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Richard Adam Ray officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 400 WASHINGTON BLVD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Steven A Miron director DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 DISCOVERY PLACE, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Eric Louis Zinterhofer director C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, LP, 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Jonathan Hargis officer: EVP/Chief Marketing Officer 400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
Jessica M Fischer officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06902
John Bickham officer: EVP/Chief Operating Officer 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Richard R Dykhouse officer: SVP/Gen Counsel/Corp Secretary 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
David C Merritt director CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
David Ellen officer: Senior Executive VicePresident 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Balan Nair director 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Christopher L Winfrey officer: EVP/Chief Financial Officer CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131