WOW Fundamental Analysis - WIDEOPENWEST INC

Fundamental Rating

Overall WOW gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated WOW against 95 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of WOW have multiple concerns. WOW has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

WOW had negative earnings in the past year.

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.

Each year in the past 5 years WOW had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

WOW has a Return On Assets (-5.18%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

With a Return On Equity value of -52.70%, WOW is not doing good in the industry: 65.26% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.52%, WOW is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.05% of the companies in the same industry.

		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

WOW has a Operating Margin (1.47%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

WOW's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

The Profit Margin and Gross Margin are not available for WOW so they could not be analyzed.

		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

WOW has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for WOW has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for WOW has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, WOW has a worse debt to assets ratio.

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.

The Altman-Z score of WOW (0.45) is worse than 63.16% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 7.05 is on the high side and indicates that WOW has dependencies on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 7.05, WOW is not doing good in the industry: 82.11% 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

WACC7.77%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.58 indicates that WOW may have some problems paying 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 81.05% 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 80.00% 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

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 16.07% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, WOW shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.70% in the last year.

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

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.79% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

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

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, WOW is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 75.79% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	6.98

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y1.97%

EPS Next 3Y10.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

WOW does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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WIDEOPENWEST INC

NYSE:WOW (12/29/2025, 10:03:53 AM)

5.21

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)11-05 2025-11-05/bmo

Earnings (Next)03-12 2026-03-12/amc

Inst Owners51.17%

Inst Owner Change9.18%

Ins Owners1.78%

Ins Owner Change0.03%

Market Cap446.50M

Revenue(TTM)590.80M

Net Income(TTM)-78.00M

Analysts48

Price Target5.3 (1.73%)

Short Float %5.09%

Short Ratio6.61

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-93.22%

Min EPS beat(2)-165.42%

Max EPS beat(2)-21.01%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-43.71%

Min EPS beat(4)-165.42%

Max EPS beat(4)12.56%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-514.47%

EPS beat(12)3

Avg EPS beat(12)-1683.71%

EPS beat(16)3

Avg EPS beat(16)-1277.43%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.42%

Min Revenue beat(2)-0.59%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.26%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.65%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.99%

Max Revenue beat(4)0.23%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.92%

Revenue beat(12)2

Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.97%

Revenue beat(16)2

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.23%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-61.25%

EPS NY rev (1m)-44.42%

EPS NY rev (3m)-58.02%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.71%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.15%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.18%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.76
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	3.64
P/B	3.02
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	6.98

EPS(TTM)-0.94

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.68

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.8

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)1.43

OCFY27.48%

SpS6.89

BVpS1.73

TBVpS-4.14

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-5.18%
ROE	-52.7%
ROCE	0.66%
ROIC	0.52%
ROICexc	0.53%
ROICexgc	0.86%
OM	1.47%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.68%

ROA(5y)3.59%

ROE(3y)-46.67%

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 3Y-2.06%

ROICexgc growth 5Y-25.69%

ROICexc growth 3Y13.48%

ROICexc growth 5Y-21.22%

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

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.39

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	7.05
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.89
Cap/Depr	93.31%
Cap/Sales	32.33%
Interest Coverage	0.11
Cash Conversion	57.5%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.58
Quick Ratio	0.58
Altman-Z	0.45

F-Score5

WACC7.77%

ROIC/WACC0.07

Cap/Depr(3y)111.76%

Cap/Depr(5y)107.11%

Cap/Sales(3y)32.36%

Cap/Sales(5y)31.55%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)16.07%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-55.56%

EPS Next Y-47.23%

EPS Next 2Y1.97%

EPS Next 3Y10.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.7%

Revenue growth 3Y-4.56%

Revenue growth 5Y-2.8%

Sales Q2Q%-8.86%

Revenue Next Year-8.69%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.57%

Revenue Next 3Y-4.75%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-61.5%

EBIT growth 3Y10.63%

EBIT growth 5Y-29.34%

EBIT Next Year1167.11%

EBIT Next 3Y135.98%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y34.33%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-10.44%

OCF growth 3Y-2.01%

OCF growth 5Y-9.27%

WIDEOPENWEST INC / WOW FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to WOW.

Can you provide the valuation status for WIDEOPENWEST INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW). This can be considered as Overvalued.

What is the profitability of WOW stock?

WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.

WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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