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Charter Communications (Charter Communications) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 11.22 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Charter Communications's share price is $258.03. Charter Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.99. Hence, Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.22.

The historical rank and industry rank for Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CHTR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.09   Med: 22.04   Max: 113.71
Current: 11.22

During the past 13 years, Charter Communications's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 113.71. The lowest was 7.09. And the median was 22.04.

CHTR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
54.05% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.56 vs CHTR: 11.22

Charter Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $22.99.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Charter Communications was -38.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -10.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Charter Communications's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 95.10% per year. The lowest was -600.30% per year. And the median was 19.50% per year.


Charter Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.56 20.96 14.49 9.14 16.92

Charter Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.14 11.55 14.02 18.93 16.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Charter Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Charter Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=258.03/22.992
=11.22

Charter Communications's Share Price of today is $258.03.
Charter Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $22.99.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Charter Communications  (NAS:CHTR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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