CABLE ONE INC (CABO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CABO • US12685J1051

94.12 USD
-5.79 (-5.8%)
At close: Feb 24, 2026
94.12 USD
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After Hours: 2/24/2026, 8:12:21 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

Overall CABO gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CABO against 91 industry peers in the Media industry. While CABO is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CABO has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CABO had negative earnings in the past year.
  • CABO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • CABO had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CABO had a positive operating cash flow.
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 200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • CABO's Return On Assets of -7.97% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CABO is outperformed by 60.44% of its industry peers.
  • CABO has a Return On Equity (-31.71%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • CABO's Return On Invested Capital of 7.41% is amongst the best of the industry. CABO outperforms 86.81% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CABO is in line with the industry average of 7.04%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (7.41%) for CABO is above the 3 year average (6.75%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.97%
ROE -31.71%
ROIC 7.41%
ROA(3y)2.31%
ROA(5y)3.58%
ROE(3y)8.85%
ROE(5y)12.63%
ROIC(3y)6.75%
ROIC(5y)6.84%
CABO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCABO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CABO has declined.
  • CABO has a Operating Margin of 27.83%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CABO outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CABO has remained more or less at the same level.
  • The Gross Margin of CABO (73.89%) is better than 89.01% of its industry peers.
  • CABO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 27.83%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.89%
OM growth 3Y-0.38%
OM growth 5Y0.86%
PM growth 3Y-63.05%
PM growth 5Y-43.04%
GM growth 3Y0.91%
GM growth 5Y1.98%
CABO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCABO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CABO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CABO has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • 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 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 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • CABO has an Altman-Z score of 0.82. This is a bad value and indicates that CABO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 0.82, CABO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CABO is 10.88, which is on the high side as it means it would take CABO, 10.88 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • CABO's Debt to FCF ratio of 10.88 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CABO outperforms 65.93% of its industry peers.
  • CABO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.88. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.88, CABO is not doing good in the industry: 64.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.88
Debt/FCF 10.88
Altman-Z 0.82
ROIC/WACC1.46
WACC5.07%
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 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CABO has a Current Ratio of 0.38. This is a bad value and indicates that CABO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.38, CABO is not doing good in the industry: 82.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.38 indicates that CABO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.38, CABO is doing worse than 82.42% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.38
Quick Ratio 0.38
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 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CABO have decreased strongly by -101.13% in the last year.
  • The earnings per share for CABO have been decreasing by -27.87% on average. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue for CABO has decreased by -24.08% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • CABO shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 6.22% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-101.13%
EPS 3Y-49.37%
EPS 5Y-27.87%
EPS Q2Q%91.56%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.55%
Revenue growth 5Y6.22%
Sales Q2Q%-4.46%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 21.12% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -3.55% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-473.38%
EPS Next 2Y111.97%
EPS Next 3Y43.14%
EPS Next 5Y21.12%
Revenue Next Year-4.77%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.24%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.33%
Revenue Next 5Y-3.55%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CABO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 3.45 indicates a rather cheap valuation of CABO.
  • 93.41% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CABO, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.01, CABO is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 3.45
CABO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCABO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -50 -100 -150

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CABO indicates a rather cheap valuation: CABO is cheaper than 90.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of CABO indicates a rather cheap valuation: CABO is cheaper than 94.51% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.76
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

  • The decent profitability rating of CABO may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • CABO's earnings are expected to grow with 43.14% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y111.97%
EPS Next 3Y43.14%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CABO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CABLE ONE INC

NYSE:CABO (2/24/2026, 8:12:21 PM)

After market: 94.12 0 (0%)

94.12

-5.79 (-5.8%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-06
Earnings (Next)02-26
Inst Owners111.24%
Inst Owner Change9.06%
Ins Owners9.37%
Ins Owner Change2.73%
Market Cap530.84M
Revenue(TTM)1.52B
Net Income(TTM)-454.07M
Analysts51.67
Price Target252.79 (168.58%)
Short Float %18.17%
Short Ratio6.16
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend12.09
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.27%
DP-7.52%
Div Incr Years9
Div Non Decr Years9
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)30.04%
Min EPS beat(2)-43.92%
Max EPS beat(2)104%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-81.84%
Min EPS beat(4)-292.8%
Max EPS beat(4)104%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-37.83%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-51.04%
EPS beat(16)3
Avg EPS beat(16)-39.68%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.12%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.76%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.47%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.59%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.57%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.47%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.7%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.37%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.4%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-0.8%
EPS NQ rev (1m)5.72%
EPS NQ rev (3m)9.96%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.22%
EPS NY rev (3m)-141.4%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.64%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.45%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 3.45
P/S 0.35
P/FCF 1.76
P/OCF 0.91
P/B 0.37
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.76
EPS(TTM)-0.5
EYN/A
EPS(NY)27.32
Fwd EY29.02%
FCF(TTM)53.59
FCFY56.94%
OCF(TTM)103.8
OCFY110.28%
SpS270.37
BVpS253.86
TBVpS-247.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.97%
ROE -31.71%
ROCE 8.64%
ROIC 7.41%
ROICexc 7.67%
ROICexgc 18.95%
OM 27.83%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.89%
FCFM 19.82%
ROA(3y)2.31%
ROA(5y)3.58%
ROE(3y)8.85%
ROE(5y)12.63%
ROIC(3y)6.75%
ROIC(5y)6.84%
ROICexc(3y)6.95%
ROICexc(5y)7.28%
ROICexgc(3y)15.67%
ROICexgc(5y)16.06%
ROCE(3y)7.87%
ROCE(5y)7.97%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-3.9%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-10.56%
ROICexc growth 3Y-0.24%
ROICexc growth 5Y-8.27%
OM growth 3Y-0.38%
OM growth 5Y0.86%
PM growth 3Y-63.05%
PM growth 5Y-43.04%
GM growth 3Y0.91%
GM growth 5Y1.98%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.27
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.88
Debt/FCF 10.88
Debt/EBITDA 3.52
Cap/Depr 83.15%
Cap/Sales 18.57%
Interest Coverage 4.93
Cash Conversion 76.53%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.38
Quick Ratio 0.38
Altman-Z 0.82
F-Score4
WACC5.07%
ROIC/WACC1.46
Cap/Depr(3y)103.71%
Cap/Depr(5y)107.52%
Cap/Sales(3y)21.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)22.27%
Profit Quality(3y)957.27%
Profit Quality(5y)614.16%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-101.13%
EPS 3Y-49.37%
EPS 5Y-27.87%
EPS Q2Q%91.56%
EPS Next Y-473.38%
EPS Next 2Y111.97%
EPS Next 3Y43.14%
EPS Next 5Y21.12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.55%
Revenue growth 5Y6.22%
Sales Q2Q%-4.46%
Revenue Next Year-4.77%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.24%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.33%
Revenue Next 5Y-3.55%
EBIT growth 1Y-30.54%
EBIT growth 3Y-0.93%
EBIT growth 5Y7.14%
EBIT Next Year71.39%
EBIT Next 3Y19.8%
EBIT Next 5Y8.29%
FCF growth 1Y-4.81%
FCF growth 3Y6.48%
FCF growth 5Y10.46%
OCF growth 1Y-13.87%
OCF growth 3Y-1.94%
OCF growth 5Y6.2%

CABLE ONE INC / CABO 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 6 / 10 to CABLE ONE INC (CABO). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CABLE ONE INC?

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


What is the earnings growth outlook for CABLE ONE INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CABLE ONE INC (CABO) is expected to decline by -473.38% in the next year.