Overall WOW gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated WOW against 92 industry peers in the Media industry. WOW has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. WOW is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year WOW has reported negative net income.
WOW had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: WOW reported negative net income in multiple years.
In the past 5 years WOW always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

WOW has a Return On Assets (-5.18%) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of WOW (-52.70%) is worse than 63.74% of its industry peers.
WOW's Return On Invested Capital of 0.52% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. WOW outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-5.18%
ROE	-52.7%
ROIC	0.52%

ROA(3y)-7.68%

ROA(5y)3.59%

ROE(3y)-46.67%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 1.47%, WOW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.05% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of WOW has declined.
WOW does not have Profit Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.47%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3Y15.92%

OM growth 5Y-27.31%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), WOW is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, WOW has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for WOW has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
WOW has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.45, we must say that WOW is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
WOW has a Altman-Z score of 0.45. This is in the lower half of the industry: WOW underperforms 62.64% of its industry peers.
WOW has a Debt/Equity ratio of 7.05. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 7.05, WOW is not doing good in the industry: 81.32% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	7.05
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.45

ROIC/WACC0.07

WACC7.56%

2.3 Liquidity

WOW has a Current Ratio of 0.58. This is a bad value and indicates that WOW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
WOW's Current ratio of 0.58 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. WOW is outperformed by 80.22% of its industry peers.
WOW has a Quick Ratio of 0.58. This is a bad value and indicates that WOW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of WOW (0.58) is worse than 79.12% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.58
Quick Ratio	0.58

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

WOW shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 16.07%, which is quite good.
WOW shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -8.70%.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.80% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)16.07%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-55.56%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.7%

Revenue growth 3Y-4.56%

Revenue growth 5Y-2.8%

Sales Q2Q%-8.86%

3.2 Future

WOW is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 10.79% yearly.
WOW is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -4.75% yearly.

EPS Next Y-47.23%

EPS Next 2Y1.97%

EPS Next 3Y10.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-8.69%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.57%

Revenue Next 3Y-4.75%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

WOW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year WOW is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

WOW's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. WOW is cheaper than 78.02% of the companies in the same industry.