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WideOpenWest (WideOpenWest) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 14.32 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

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 annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $66.8 Mil. WideOpenWest's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.32.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

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

WOW' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.03   Med: 6.88   Max: 13.75
Current: -8.03

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of WideOpenWest was 13.75. The lowest was -8.03. And the median was 6.88.

WOW's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 316 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 2.21 vs WOW: -8.03

WideOpenWest Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for WideOpenWest's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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WideOpenWest Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.01 10.33 3.43 3.89 -8.03

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-EBITDA 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 9.13 20.59 -2.99 -3.17 14.32

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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



WideOpenWest Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

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

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(23.1 + 933.7) / -119.2
=-8.03

WideOpenWest's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(23.1 + 933.7) / 66.8
=14.32

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBITDA data.


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

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


WideOpenWest Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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WideOpenWest (WideOpenWest) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1000, Englewood, CO, USA, 80111
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
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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