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CABO (Cable One) ROIC % : 5.66% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cable One ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Cable One's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 5.66%.

As of today (2024-12-14), Cable One's WACC % is 6.30%. Cable One's ROIC % is 6.04% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Cable One earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Cable One ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cable One's ROIC % 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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Cable One ROIC % Chart

Cable One Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.48 8.80 7.63 5.50 6.76

Cable One Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
ROIC % 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 6.11 6.88 5.76 5.56 5.66

Competitive Comparison of Cable One's ROIC %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cable One's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % 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 ROIC % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cable One's ROIC % falls into.



Cable One ROIC % Calculation

Cable One's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=539.611 * ( 1 - 17.71% )/( (6649.518 + 6486.864)/ 2 )
=444.0458919/6568.191
=6.76 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=6886.147 - 134.079 - ( 215.15 - max(0, 244.155 - 346.705+215.15))
=6649.518

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=6759.51 - 133.105 - ( 190.289 - max(0, 202.837 - 342.378+190.289))
=6486.864

Cable One's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))/ count )
=461.376 * ( 1 - 19.51% )/( (6561.793 + 6554.462)/ 2 )
=371.3615424/6558.1275
=5.66 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=6827.641 - 114.567 - ( 201.518 - max(0, 187.465 - 338.746+201.518))
=6561.793

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=6660.68 - 130.934 - ( 226.641 - max(0, 359.786 - 335.07+226.641))
=6554.462

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) data.

* 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.


Cable One  (NYSE:CABO) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Cable One's WACC % is 6.30%. Cable One's ROIC % is 6.04% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Cable One Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
210 East Earll Drive, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85012
Cable One Inc is a telecommunications company. It derives revenue from the provision of broadband, voice, and video services to residential and business customers. From a product perspective, the majority of revenue is sourced from data and video services. This revenue is subscription-based and billed monthly. The company also offers Sparklight TV, an internet protocol-based (IPTV) video service that allows customers with Sparklight TV app to stream video channels from the cloud. The company also derives advertising revenue from selling airtime on its video channels. Voice services are offered over Internet protocols. The company owns a telecommunications infrastructure.
Executives
Peter N. Witty officer: See Remarks CABLE ONE, 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Wallace R Weitz director 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