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CABO (Cable One) Interest Coverage : 2.90 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cable One Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Cable One's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $100 Mil. Cable One's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-34 Mil. Cable One's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cable One's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CABO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.17   Med: 4.55   Max: 10.2
Current: 3.17


CABO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.56% of 294 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.755 vs CABO: 3.17

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Cable One Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cable One's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Cable One Interest Coverage Chart

Cable One Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.24 4.09 4.31 3.56 3.30

Cable One Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage 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 3.40 3.22 3.37 3.19 2.90

Competitive Comparison of Cable One's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cable One's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Cable One's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cable One's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cable One's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Cable One Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Cable One's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Cable One's Interest Expense was $-138 Mil. Its Operating Income was $455 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,576 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*455.013/-137.997
=3.30

Cable One's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Cable One's Interest Expense was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was $100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,958 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*99.871/-34.463
=2.90

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Cable One  (NYSE:CABO) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Cable One Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Cable One Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
210 E. Earll Drive, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85012
Cable One Inc. is a telecommunications company that generates revenue from providing broadband, voice, and video services to both residential and business customers. From a product standpoint, the majority of revenue comes from data and video services, which are subscription-based and billed monthly. The company also offers Sparklight TV, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service that enables customers using the Sparklight TV app to stream video channels from the cloud. Additionally, the company earns advertising revenue by selling airtime on its video channels, and it provides voice services over Internet protocols. Cable One Inc. owns its telecommunications infrastructure.
Executives
Wallace R Weitz director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Peter N. Witty officer: See Remarks CABLE ONE, 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Christopher D Boone officer: See Remarks 210 E EARLL DR, C/O CABLE ONE, INC., PHOENIX AZ 85012
Thomas O. Might director, officer: Chairman and CEO 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Matthew Armstrong officer: SVP Residential Services 210 E EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
P Robert Bartolo director 1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77057
Eric Michael Lardy officer: SVP C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner director C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Brad D. Brian director C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
James A Obermeyer officer: SVP, Marketing & Sales C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Steven Scott Cochran officer: SVP C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Julia M. Laulis officer: President and COO 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Todd M Koetje officer: See Remarks CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Margaret Masoner Detz officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Katharine Weymouth director 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209