NYSE$CABO

Cable One Inc. · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cable One's financial performance increased due to revenue growth and strategic acquisitions.

Cable One reported an 18.9% increase in total revenues, reaching $339.0 million, driven by growth in residential data and business services. Net income rose by 33.0% to $66.3 million, and Adjusted EBITDA increased by 24.6% to $174.4 million. The company completed the acquisition of Valu-Net and made strategic investments in Wisper ISP and Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (MBI).

  • Total revenues increased by 18.9% to $339.0 million, driven by residential data and business services growth.
  • Net income increased by 33.0% to $66.3 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 24.6% to $174.4 million.
  • Completed the acquisition of Valu-Net and invested in Wisper ISP and Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (MBI).

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$339M

Previous: $285M+18.9%
EPS (adj)

$10.96

Previous: $8.68+26.3%
Passings

950.0K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$218M

Previous: -$176M-23.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$152M

Previous: -$126M-19.9%
Net Income

$66.3M

Previous: $49.8M+33.0%
Operating Income

$96.1M

Previous: $80.1M+20.0%
Gross Profit

$232M

Previous: $115K+201342.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$625M

Previous: $146M+328.8%
Total Assets

$3.83B

Previous: $2.61B+46.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.87M

Previous: $3.06M+26.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Cable One · Revenue · Quarterly

$339M

Q3 2020+18.9%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cable One · $280M total across 4 segments · Q3 2020

  • Residential Data
    $175M
  • Residential Video
    $72.1M
  • Other
    $22.2M
  • Residential Voice
    $10.8M

Forward guidance

The Company expects the negative impacts associated with the actions it took in response to the pandemic to largely dissipate during the fourth quarter of 2020, due primarily to the resumption of billing late charges, reconnect fees and data overage fees for a full quarter as well as the normalization of labor costs. In addition, the increase in residential data revenues associated with the significant number of residential data customers acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic is anticipated to continue during the fourth quarter of 2020.

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 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

-0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

27 / 48 earnings

Positive

+8.3%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-42.5%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.6%-29.7%-41.5%
Q4 2025+6.0%+27.0%+4.7%
Q3 2025-1.8%-14.4%-4.6%
Q1 2025-42.5%-33.4%-44.1%
Q3 2024-3.6%-3.6%+1.0%
Q2 2024-4.6%-3.6%-14.7%
Q1 2024-4.6%-0.9%-2.7%
Q4 2023-7.3%-6.3%-9.1%
Q3 2023+8.3%+10.1%-1.3%
Q2 2023-8.4%-6.5%-14.0%
Q1 2023-3.6%-5.6%-13.7%
Q4 2022-5.8%-5.8%-8.4%
Q3 2022-16.0%-19.9%-9.6%
Q2 2022-4.2%-7.9%-21.3%
Q1 2022-1.1%-3.3%+13.1%
Q4 2021+3.1%+2.2%+7.9%
Q3 2021+1.2%+3.1%+3.9%
Q2 2021+1.3%+3.6%+2.4%
Q1 2021+3.4%+2.4%+4.5%
Q4 2020-4.8%-9.5%-10.4%
Q3 2020+1.9%-0.8%+11.0%
Q2 2020+4.1%+1.6%+0.4%
Q1 2020+2.6%-0.5%-2.3%
Q4 2019-1.7%+0.7%-8.3%
Q3 2019+6.1%+11.1%+14.0%
Q2 2019+3.4%+3.1%+7.7%
Q1 2019-0.1%+1.4%+8.4%
Q4 2018-1.1%-0.9%+2.2%
Q3 2018-2.9%-2.6%-3.2%
Q2 2018+3.3%+3.9%+13.5%
Q1 2018+8.0%+10.7%+10.1%
Q4 2017+0.1%+1.7%+0.9%
Q3 2017+0.2%-3.1%-2.2%
Q2 2017-1.8%-3.3%-2.8%
Q1 2017+0.5%-1.6%+8.7%
Q4 2016-1.6%-3.8%-2.9%
Q3 2016-0.4%+0.1%+5.7%
Q2 2016+1.9%+1.7%+9.1%
Q1 2015+5.2%
Q1 2016+3.8%
Q4 2013+0.8%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q4 2015+5.1%
Q3 2014+0.2%
Q3 2015-0.6%
Q4 2014+3.6%
Q2 2014+3.6%
Q2 2015+0.1%

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