CABLE ONE INC (CABO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CABO • US12685J1051

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This CABO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CABO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CABO was profitable.
  • CABO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • CABO had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years CABO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
CABO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCABO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -6.38%, CABO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -24.86%, CABO is in line with its industry, outperforming 47.78% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.66%, CABO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CABO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.15%. This is in line with the industry average of 7.63%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (7.15%) for CABO is below the current ROIC(7.66%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.38%
ROE -24.86%
ROIC 7.66%
ROA(3y)-0.94%
ROA(5y)0.95%
ROE(3y)-3.88%
ROE(5y)3.59%
ROIC(3y)7.15%
ROIC(5y)7.01%
CABO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCABO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 27.59%, CABO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 98.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CABO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 73.88%, CABO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CABO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 27.59%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.88%
OM growth 3Y-4.8%
OM growth 5Y-1.55%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.68%
GM growth 5Y1.55%
CABO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCABO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. CABO Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), CABO is creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CABO has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CABO has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CABO has a worse debt to assets ratio.
CABO Yearly Shares OutstandingCABO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M
CABO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCABO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.83, we must say that CABO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of CABO (0.83) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CABO has a debt to FCF ratio of 11.55. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as CABO would need 11.55 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 11.55, CABO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.78% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.83 is on the high side and indicates that CABO has dependencies on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.83, CABO is not doing good in the industry: 63.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.83
Debt/FCF 11.55
Altman-Z 0.83
ROIC/WACC1.44
WACC5.32%
CABO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCABO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.40 indicates that CABO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CABO has a worse Current ratio (0.40) than 82.22% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.40 indicates that CABO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CABO (0.40) is worse than 81.11% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.4
Quick Ratio 0.4
CABO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCABO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. CABO Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 177.30% over the past year.
  • The earnings per share for CABO have been decreasing by -16.50% on average. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue for CABO has decreased by -24.32% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.53% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)177.3%
EPS 3Y-9.66%
EPS 5Y-16.5%
EPS Q2Q%92.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.32%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.17%
Revenue growth 5Y2.53%
Sales Q2Q%-6.06%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -29.69% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CABO will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.94% on average per year.
EPS Next Y24.65%
EPS Next 2Y20.6%
EPS Next 3Y4.21%
EPS Next 5Y-29.69%
Revenue Next Year-2.67%
Revenue Next 2Y2.03%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.41%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.94%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
CABO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCABO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 500M 1B 1.5B
CABO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCABO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 20 -20 40 60

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4. CABO Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 5.69, the valuation of CABO can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CABO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.22% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • CABO is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.38, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 4.56 indicates a rather cheap valuation of CABO.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CABO indicates a rather cheap valuation: CABO is cheaper than 91.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CABO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 38.20.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.69
Fwd PE 4.56
CABO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCABO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CABO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.22% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CABO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 97.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.96
EV/EBITDA 4.76
CABO Per share dataCABO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 100 -100 200 -200

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CABO's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • CABO has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.23
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y20.6%
EPS Next 3Y4.21%

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5. CABO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CABO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CABO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CABLE ONE INC

NYSE:CABO (4/15/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 95.88 0 (0%)

95.88

+2.77 (+2.97%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners109.33%
Inst Owner Change-0.01%
Ins Owners9.29%
Ins Owner Change3.5%
Market Cap543.64M
Revenue(TTM)1.50B
Net Income(TTM)-356.46M
Analysts50
Price Target232.97 (142.98%)
Short Float %15.79%
Short Ratio5.44
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend3.06
Dividend Growth(5Y)-20.55%
DP-4.83%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-7.95%
Min EPS beat(2)-119.9%
Max EPS beat(2)104%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-38.62%
Min EPS beat(4)-119.9%
Max EPS beat(4)104%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-61.56%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-43.61%
EPS beat(16)3
Avg EPS beat(16)-46.41%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.98%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.2%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.76%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.75%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.57%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.47%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.66%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.53%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.5%
PT rev (1m)-7.84%
PT rev (3m)-8.58%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-13.47%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)-14.7%
EPS NY rev (3m)-22.02%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.7%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.64%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.2%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.84%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 5.69
Fwd PE 4.56
P/S 0.36
P/FCF 1.96
P/OCF 0.97
P/B 0.38
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.76
EPS(TTM)16.86
EY17.58%
EPS(NY)21.02
Fwd EY21.92%
FCF(TTM)49.04
FCFY51.15%
OCF(TTM)99.35
OCFY103.62%
SpS264.8
BVpS252.85
TBVpS-243.66
PEG (NY)0.23
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number309.705 (223.01%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.38%
ROE -24.86%
ROCE 8.58%
ROIC 7.66%
ROICexc 7.91%
ROICexgc 19.77%
OM 27.59%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.88%
FCFM 18.52%
ROA(3y)-0.94%
ROA(5y)0.95%
ROE(3y)-3.88%
ROE(5y)3.59%
ROIC(3y)7.15%
ROIC(5y)7.01%
ROICexc(3y)7.36%
ROICexc(5y)7.26%
ROICexgc(3y)17.23%
ROICexgc(5y)17.14%
ROCE(3y)8%
ROCE(5y)7.83%
ROICexgc growth 3Y5.04%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.12%
ROICexc growth 3Y1.5%
ROICexc growth 5Y-3.75%
OM growth 3Y-4.8%
OM growth 5Y-1.55%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.68%
GM growth 5Y1.55%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.27
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.83
Debt/FCF 11.55
Debt/EBITDA 3.48
Cap/Depr 84.26%
Cap/Sales 19%
Interest Coverage 2.99
Cash Conversion 74.83%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.4
Quick Ratio 0.4
Altman-Z 0.83
F-Score4
WACC5.32%
ROIC/WACC1.44
Cap/Depr(3y)92.41%
Cap/Depr(5y)102.2%
Cap/Sales(3y)19.81%
Cap/Sales(5y)21.62%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)177.3%
EPS 3Y-9.66%
EPS 5Y-16.5%
EPS Q2Q%92.78%
EPS Next Y24.65%
EPS Next 2Y20.6%
EPS Next 3Y4.21%
EPS Next 5Y-29.69%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.32%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.17%
Revenue growth 5Y2.53%
Sales Q2Q%-6.06%
Revenue Next Year-2.67%
Revenue Next 2Y2.03%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.41%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.94%
EBIT growth 1Y-30.1%
EBIT growth 3Y-8.77%
EBIT growth 5Y0.94%
EBIT Next Year1052.61%
EBIT Next 3Y126.61%
EBIT Next 5Y65.21%
FCF growth 1Y-26.27%
FCF growth 3Y-4.96%
FCF growth 5Y-0.12%
OCF growth 1Y-15.18%
OCF growth 3Y-8.61%
OCF growth 5Y-0.39%

CABLE ONE INC / CABO Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CABLE ONE INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CABO.


What is the valuation status for CABO stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 9 / 10 to CABLE ONE INC (CABO). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of CABO stock?

CABLE ONE INC (CABO) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of CABLE ONE INC (CABO) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CABLE ONE INC (CABO) is 5.69 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.38.


Is the dividend of CABLE ONE INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of CABLE ONE INC (CABO) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -4.83%.