Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2022)
Optimum Communications' (OPTU) Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.69 in Q1 2022, down 12.2% from 1.92 a year earlier and down 12.0% from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Optimum Communications' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.94 as of Mar 31, 2022, up 11.0% year-over-year; for FY2021, it was 1.99, up 27.4% from FY2020.
- Annual Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for five straight years.
- Across earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.56 in FY2020 (+31.8%), 1.19 in FY2019 (+9.8%), 1.08 in FY2018 (+106.1%) and 0.52 in FY2017 (+65.1%).
- The Q1 2022 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 308.0% in Q3 2018, against a decline of 14.8% in Q4 2019 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.92 (Q4 2021), 2.16 (Q3 2021) and 1.96 (Q2 2021).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 3.62 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 3.74 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 0.81 |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 4.90 |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 125.87 |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 445.70 Mn | -3.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.69 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.92 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.16 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.96 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.92 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.94 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.45 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.23 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.13 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.21 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.27 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.14 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.30 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.86 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.60 |
API Access
Optimum Communications Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "OPTU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();