WideOpenWest (WideOpenWest) Debt-to-Equity : 3.71 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is WideOpenWest Debt-to-Equity?

WideOpenWest's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.1 Mil. WideOpenWest's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $933.7 Mil. WideOpenWest's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $258.2 Mil. WideOpenWest's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.71.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WOW' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.88 Med: -4 Max: 3.71
Current: 3.71

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of WideOpenWest was 3.71. The lowest was -15.88. And the median was -4.00.

WOW's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
92.53% of 348 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs WOW: 3.71

WideOpenWest Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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WideOpenWest Debt-to-Equity Chart

WideOpenWest Annual Data

Trend

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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-9.43

-10.79

1.33

1.32

3.71

WideOpenWest Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.32	1.57	2.21	3.04	3.71

Competitive Comparison of WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity

For the Telecom Services subindustry, WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WideOpenWest's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

WideOpenWest Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

WideOpenWest's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(23.1	+	933.7)	/	258.2
	=	3.71

WideOpenWest's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(23.1	+	933.7)	/	258.2
	=	3.71

WideOpenWest (NYSE:WOW) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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WideOpenWest (WideOpenWest) Business Description

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Address

7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1000, Englewood, CO, USA, 80111

Website

https://www.wowway.com

WideOpenWest Inc is a cable operator and broadband service, provider. The company serves residential, business and wholesale customers in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Tennessee, Maryland, and South Carolina. Its service portfolio consists of high-speed internet, data, voice, cloud, and cable television services. The company operates in one business segment that is Broadband Services. The majority of the revenue is generated from the subscription service revenue received.

Executives

Henry Hryckiewicz	officer: Chief Technology Officer	7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Gunjan Bhow	director	7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Don Schena	officer: Chief Customer Exper. Officer	C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 E. BELLEVIEW AVE., SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Donald Craig Martin	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
David Brunick	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	5619 DTC PARKWAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE FL 80111
Teresa L Elder	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	4400 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co	10 percent owner	720 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
John S Rego	officer: Chief Financial Officer	TREMOR VIDEO, INC., 1501 BROADWAY, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Shannon Campain	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Barry S Volpert	director, 10 percent owner
Crestview Partners Iii Gp, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fish Richard Edward Jr	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ITC DELTACOM, INC., 7037 OLD MADISON PIKE, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Bill Case	officer: Chief Information Officer	7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Matthew John Bell	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 E. BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Thomas Patrick Mcmillin	director	C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111