WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:WOW • US96758W1018

5.2 USD
0 (0%)
At close: Dec 30, 2025
5.22 USD
+0.02 (+0.38%)
After Hours: 12/30/2025, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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WOW gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 91 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.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • WOW had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year WOW had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years WOW reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • WOW had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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

  • WOW has a Return On Assets of -5.18%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: WOW outperforms 45.05% of 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 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

  • WOW has a Operating Margin (1.47%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of WOW has declined.
  • The Profit Margin and Gross Margin are not available for WOW so they could not be analyzed.
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. 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.
  • WOW has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • WOW has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for WOW is higher compared to a year ago.
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

  • 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.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.45, WOW is doing worse than 62.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • WOW has a Debt/Equity ratio of 7.05. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • WOW has a Debt to Equity ratio of 7.05. This is amonst the worse of the industry: WOW underperforms 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.
  • The Current ratio of WOW (0.58) is worse than 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.
  • WOW's Quick ratio of 0.58 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. WOW is outperformed by 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. 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.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -8.70% in the past year.
  • WOW shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -2.80% yearly.
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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for WOW. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • 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. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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WIDEOPENWEST INC

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

After market: 5.22 +0.02 (+0.38%)

5.2

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)03-12
Inst Owners50.97%
Inst Owner Change-86.26%
Ins Owners1.76%
Ins Owner Change-79.07%
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 NumberN/A
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 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.


Can you provide the profitability details for WIDEOPENWEST INC?

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


How financially healthy is WIDEOPENWEST INC?

The financial health rating of WIDEOPENWEST INC (WOW) is 0 / 10.