NASDAQ$CHTR

Charter Communications Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Charter's Q3 2024 financial and operating results were reported, showing revenue growth driven by residential mobile and internet services, alongside a decrease in total internet customers and video customers.

Charter Communications reported a 1.6% year-over-year increase in revenue to $13.8 billion for Q3 2024, driven by growth in residential mobile service and internet revenue. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.3 billion. Total internet customers decreased by 110,000, while mobile lines increased by 545,000.

  • Total revenue increased by 1.6% year-over-year to $13.8 billion.
  • Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.3 billion.
  • Total internet customers decreased by 110,000.
  • Total mobile lines increased by 545,000.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$13.8B

Previous: $13.6B+1.6%
EPS

$8.82

Previous: $8.25+6.9%
Residential Customer Relationships

29.5M

Previous: 30.0M-1.8%
Small Business Customer Relationships

2.2M

Previous: 2.2M-0.0%
Residential Internet Customers

28.2M

Previous: 28.6M-1.4%
Small Business Internet Customers

2.1M

Previous: 2.0M+0.4%
Residential Video Customers

12.4M

Previous: 13.8M-9.6%
Small Business Video Customers

578.0K

Previous: 628.0K-8.0%
Residential Voice Customers

5.9M

Previous: 7.0M-15.3%
Small Business Voice Customers

1.3M

Previous: 1.3M-2.5%
Residential Mobile Lines

9.1M

Previous: 7.0M+29.6%
Monthly Residential Revenue per Customer

$121.47

Previous: $119.28+1.8%
Monthly Small Business Revenue per Customer

$164.38

Previous: $162.94+0.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$8.21B

Previous: -$8.26B+0.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$6.93B

Previous: -$7B+1.1%
Net Income

$1.28B

Previous: $1.26B+2.0%
Operating Income

$3.34B

Previous: $3.13B+6.7%
Gross Profit

$13.8B

Previous: $13.6B+1.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$721M

Previous: $571M+26.3%
Total Assets

$149B

Previous: $147B+1.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$146M

Previous: $164M-11.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Charter · Revenue · Quarterly

$13.8B

Q3 2024+1.6%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Charter · $13.6B total across 8 segments · Q3 2023

  • Internet
    $5.78B+3.7%
  • Video
    $4B-8.6%
  • Small business
    $1.09B+0.3%
  • Mid-market & large business
    $698M+3.7%
  • Other
    $677M+203.6%
  • Mobile service
    $581M-22.5%
  • Advertising sales
    $384M-20.2%
  • Voice
    $379M-3.1%

Forward guidance

Charter expects full-year 2024 capital expenditures to total approximately $11.5 billion, a decrease from the previous expectation of approximately $12.0 billion.

Tailwinds

  • Lower expected network evolution spend in 2024.
  • Lower expected line extensions spend in 2024.

Headwinds

  • Higher expected rebuild spend related to plant restoration following recent hurricanes.
  • Timing of software certification and integration affecting network evolution spend.
  • Temporary shift in labor resources for plant restoration efforts following hurricanes Helene and Milton affecting line extensions spend.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.4%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

38 / 65 earnings

Positive

+19.7%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-20.6%

Q4 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-34.4%-40.0%
Q4 2025+9.1%+17.1%+22.5%
Q3 2025-3.8%-2.5%-13.3%
Q2 2025-2.2%-0.7%-2.1%
Q1 2025+11.4%+16.9%+21.2%
Q4 2024+2.6%+2.5%+8.0%
Q3 2024+14.7%+24.5%+21.2%
Q2 2024+19.7%+20.5%+10.6%
Q1 2024+0.3%+0.2%+4.8%
Q4 2023-20.6%-25.8%-23.3%
Q3 2023-5.3%-1.3%-1.4%
Q2 2023+1.0%+4.5%+3.9%
Q1 2023+6.9%+4.1%-3.6%
Q4 2022-4.7%-2.9%-8.7%
Q3 2022+3.5%-2.3%+9.8%
Q2 2022-2.1%+3.8%-2.3%
Q1 2022-6.3%-2.8%+10.5%
Q4 2021+5.8%+7.0%+7.2%
Q3 2021-4.9%-1.9%-4.7%
Q2 2021+5.1%+7.9%+13.1%
Q1 2021+1.1%+0.6%+3.7%
Q4 2020-8.5%-6.9%-6.3%
Q3 2020+2.2%+10.2%+11.6%
Q2 2020+4.7%+6.2%+9.3%
Q1 2020+4.1%+1.8%+9.8%
Q4 2019+7.9%+5.9%+0.0%
Q3 2019+7.4%+7.7%+7.7%
Q2 2019-2.9%-5.0%-4.9%
Q1 2019+0.0%+1.8%+2.2%
Q4 2018+17.6%+17.5%+19.5%
Q3 2018-4.4%+1.8%-1.7%
Q2 2018+2.6%+3.3%+5.2%
Q1 2018-9.0%-7.8%-9.4%
Q4 2017+0.4%-2.1%-10.4%
Q3 2017-7.3%-3.1%-4.6%
Q2 2017+6.2%+11.1%+11.5%
Q1 2017-5.7%-2.7%+0.7%
Q4 2016+0.4%-0.0%+0.2%
Q3 2016-1.1%+3.7%+5.4%
Q2 2016+7.3%+9.2%+13.4%
Q1 2016+2.8%
Q4 2015-4.5%
Q3 2015+3.7%
Q2 2015+0.7%
Q1 2015+0.2%
Q4 2014+6.3%
Q3 2014+4.7%
Q2 2014-5.9%
Q1 2014+5.5%
Q4 2013-6.3%
Q3 2013-5.0%
Q2 2013-0.4%
Q1 2013+4.8%
Q4 2012+8.1%
Q3 2012-4.8%
Q2 2012-2.0%
Q1 2012+8.6%
Q4 2011+0.2%
Q3 2011+4.9%
Q2 2011-3.6%
Q1 2010-1.8%
Q1 2011-1.8%
Q4 2010+6.7%
Q3 2010+10.0%
Q2 2010+0.0%

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