OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A (OPTU) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:OPTU • US02156K1034

1.47 USD
-0.06 (-3.92%)
At close: Feb 23, 2026
1.47 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/23/2026, 7:01:11 PM
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Fundamental Rating

2

Taking everything into account, OPTU scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. OPTU was compared to 91 industry peers in the Media industry. There are concerns on the financial health of OPTU while its profitability can be described as average. OPTU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year OPTU has reported negative net income.
  • OPTU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: OPTU reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years OPTU had a positive operating cash flow.
OPTU Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFOPTU 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 1B -1B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • OPTU has a Return On Assets (-6.03%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 4.11%, OPTU is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.03%
ROE N/A
ROIC 4.11%
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
OPTU Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICOPTU Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • OPTU's Operating Margin of 17.30% is amongst the best of the industry. OPTU outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of OPTU has declined.
  • OPTU has a better Gross Margin (68.83%) than 86.81% of its industry peers.
  • OPTU's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 17.3%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 68.83%
OM growth 3Y-2.92%
OM growth 5Y-3.85%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y0.91%
OPTU Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsOPTU 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. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • OPTU has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • There is no outstanding debt for OPTU. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
OPTU Yearly Shares OutstandingOPTU Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M
OPTU Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsOPTU Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B

2.2 Solvency

  • OPTU has an Altman-Z score of 0.32. This is a bad value and indicates that OPTU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 0.32, OPTU is not doing good in the industry: 63.74% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.32
ROIC/WACC0.9
WACC4.56%
OPTU Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFOPTU Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.77 indicates that OPTU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.77, OPTU is doing worse than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
  • OPTU has a Quick Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that OPTU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • OPTU has a worse Quick ratio (0.77) than 69.23% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.77
Quick Ratio 0.77
OPTU Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesOPTU Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for OPTU have decreased strongly by -175.22% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, OPTU shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.06% in the last year.
  • OPTU shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -2.79% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-175.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.06%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.8%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.79%
Sales Q2Q%-2.33%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 28.29% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, OPTU will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.16% on average per year.
EPS Next Y67.95%
EPS Next 2Y32.76%
EPS Next 3Y39.13%
EPS Next 5Y28.29%
Revenue Next Year-3.26%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.45%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.86%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.16%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
OPTU Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesOPTU Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
OPTU Yearly EPS VS EstimatesOPTU Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0 1 -1 2 -2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for OPTU. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year OPTU is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
OPTU Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsOPTU Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, OPTU is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 69.23% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.1
OPTU Per share dataOPTU EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -20 -40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • OPTU's earnings are expected to grow with 39.13% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y32.76%
EPS Next 3Y39.13%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A

NYSE:OPTU (2/23/2026, 7:01:11 PM)

After market: 1.47 0 (0%)

1.47

-0.06 (-3.92%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners104.1%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners4.28%
Ins Owner Change-37.74%
Market Cap690.65M
Revenue(TTM)8.59B
Net Income(TTM)-1.85B
Analysts55.24
Price Target2.2 (49.66%)
Short Float %13.81%
Short Ratio15.77
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr YearsN/A
Div Non Decr YearsN/A
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-321.7%
Min EPS beat(2)-562.43%
Max EPS beat(2)-80.98%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-301.56%
Min EPS beat(4)-562.43%
Max EPS beat(4)-80.98%
EPS beat(8)0
Avg EPS beat(8)-515.89%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-343.48%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-259.65%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.85%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.39%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.31%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.52%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.39%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.19%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.24%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.25%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.3%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)-132.03%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.27%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.06%
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.08
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 0.58
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.1
EPS(TTM)-0.63
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.2
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.57
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)2.53
OCFY171.84%
SpS18.4
BVpS-4.77
TBVpS-48.2
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -6.03%
ROE N/A
ROCE 5.2%
ROIC 4.11%
ROICexc 4.25%
ROICexgc 15.95%
OM 17.3%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 68.83%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-2.92%
OM growth 5Y-3.85%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y0.91%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.28
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.14
Cap/Depr 84.88%
Cap/Sales 16.84%
Interest Coverage 0.87
Cash Conversion 36.97%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.77
Quick Ratio 0.77
Altman-Z 0.32
F-Score4
WACC4.56%
ROIC/WACC0.9
Cap/Depr(3y)90.2%
Cap/Depr(5y)89.49%
Cap/Sales(3y)16.73%
Cap/Sales(5y)16.45%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-175.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-25%
EPS Next Y67.95%
EPS Next 2Y32.76%
EPS Next 3Y39.13%
EPS Next 5Y28.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.06%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.8%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.79%
Sales Q2Q%-2.33%
Revenue Next Year-3.26%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.45%
Revenue Next 3Y-2.86%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.16%
EBIT growth 1Y-18.39%
EBIT growth 3Y-6.61%
EBIT growth 5Y-6.53%
EBIT Next Year383.95%
EBIT Next 3Y71.43%
EBIT Next 5Y40.85%
FCF growth 1Y-189.53%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-27.57%
OCF growth 3Y-19.64%
OCF growth 5Y-16.24%

OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A / OPTU FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A (OPTU) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to OPTU.


What is the valuation status for OPTU stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A (OPTU). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of OPTU stock?

OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A (OPTU) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A?

The financial health rating of OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC-A (OPTU) is 0 / 10.