# Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New (CHTR) — Stock CV

Charter Comm Inc Del CL A New is a $11.9B communication services company. Revenue shrank 1.5% over the last year, it keeps 9¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~21.5 years of free cash flow. It trades at 3.7× earnings.

> 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.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: CHTR
- **Sector**: Communication Services
- **Industry**: Cable & Other Pay Television Services
- **Headquarters**: STAMFORD, CT
- **Employees**: 91 900
- **Website**: https://corporate.charter.com
- **Market cap**: $11.9B
- **Last price**: $104.00
- **Financial profile**: Strained

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $54.4B
- **Net income**: $4.92B
- **Free cash flow**: $4.36B
- **Net debt**: $93.5B
- **P/E**: 3.7
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: -1.5%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 100 |
| Growth | 57 |
| Profitability | 63 |
| Health | 10 |
| Quality | 82 |
| Moat | 43 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 7 of 10 passed

- [ ] Revenue growing — -1.5% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $4.92B TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +5.6% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $4.36B TTM
- [ ] Debt under control — ~21.5y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $11.9B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -34.2% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [ ] Financially stable — health score 10/100
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 3.7

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2021** — Revenue crossed $50B: $51.7B for the year
- **FY2017** — Best year on record: $9.89B net income
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $10B: $29.0B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak

## Strengths

- High gross margin (46.9%)

## Watch-outs

- Revenue shrinking 1.5% year over year
- Net debt equals ~21.5 years of free cash flow

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $51.7B | $4.65B | $8.60B |
| FY2022 | $54.0B | $5.05B | $5.55B |
| FY2023 | $54.6B | $4.56B | $3.32B |
| FY2024 | $55.1B | $5.08B | $3.16B |
| FY2025 | $54.8B | $4.99B | $4.42B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/CHTR — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.