WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:WOW • US96758W1018

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

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1. WOW Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year WOW has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year WOW had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • 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.
WOW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFWOW 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 0 200M -200M 400M 600M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of WOW (-5.18%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • WOW has a Return On Equity of -52.70%. This is in the lower half of the industry: WOW underperforms 63.74% of its industry peers.
  • WOW has a Return On Invested Capital of 0.52%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: WOW outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector 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
WOW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICWOW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 100 -100

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of WOW (1.47%) is comparable to the rest of the 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 RankSector 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
WOW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsWOW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 100

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2. WOW Health Analysis

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.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, WOW has a worse debt to assets ratio.
WOW Yearly Shares OutstandingWOW Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
WOW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsWOW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • WOW has an Altman-Z score of 0.45. This is a bad value and indicates that WOW is not financially healthy and even 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.
  • WOW has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (7.05) than 81.32% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 7.05
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.45
ROIC/WACC0.07
WACC7.56%
WOW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFWOW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.58 indicates that WOW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.58, WOW is not doing good in the industry: 80.22% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.58 indicates that WOW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of WOW (0.58) is worse than 79.12% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.58
Quick Ratio 0.58
WOW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesWOW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. WOW Growth Analysis

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.
  • 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

  • Based on estimates for the next years, WOW will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 10.79% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, WOW will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -4.75% on average per year.
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.
WOW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesWOW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
WOW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesWOW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 2 -2 4 6

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4. WOW Valuation Analysis

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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
WOW Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsWOW 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, WOW is valued a bit cheaper than 78.02% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.97
WOW Per share dataWOW EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 -4 6

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. WOW Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

WOW Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

WIDEOPENWEST INC

NYSE:WOW (12/30/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 5.22 +0.02 (+0.38%)

5.2

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Industry Strength39.13
Industry Growth3.73
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)03-12
Inst Owners50.97%
Inst Owner Change-0.01%
Ins Owners1.76%
Ins Owner Change-79.37%
Market Cap445.64M
Revenue(TTM)590.80M
Net Income(TTM)-78.00M
Analysts76.67
Price Target5.3 (1.92%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-58.02%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.18%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.75
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 3.63
P/B 3.01
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.97
EPS(TTM)-0.94
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.68
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.8
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.43
OCFY27.53%
SpS6.89
BVpS1.73
TBVpS-4.14
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector 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
WACC7.56%
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 Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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

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


What is the valuation status for WOW stock?

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


How profitable is WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) stock?

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