Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2022)
Optimum Communications (OPTU) recorded Interest Expenses of $303.36 million in Q1 2022, down 4.1% from $316.31 million a year earlier and down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Optimum Communications' Interest Expenses came in at $1.25 billion as of Mar 31, 2022, down 3.8% year-over-year; for FY2021, it was $1.27 billion, down 6.3% from FY2020.
- Annual Interest Expenses has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.8% (FY2016 to FY2021).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $1.35 billion in FY2020 (-12.0%), $1.54 billion in FY2019 (-1.3%), $1.56 billion in FY2018 (-2.9%) and $1.6 billion in FY2017 (+10.1%).
- The Q1 2022 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q1 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 7.7% in Q4 2018, against a decline of 17.1% in Q4 2020 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $311.94 million (Q4 2021), $319.03 million (Q3 2021) and $319.44 million (Q2 2021).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.08 Bn | 155.48 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.17 Bn | 159.92 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 167.81 Bn | 115.76 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.22 Bn | 134.85 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -111.57 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.40 Bn | 40.65 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.35 Bn | 31.20 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -3.33 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.08 Bn | 17.22 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.11 Bn | 23.62 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.79 Bn | 17.12 Bn | - | 328.21 Mn |
| 10 | Optimum Communications | 454.62 Mn | -3.80 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | 303.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 311.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 319.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 319.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 316.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 313.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 322.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 351.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 365.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 378.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 388.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 381.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 388.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 398.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 389.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 390.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 377.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 370.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 379.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 420.37 Mn |
API Access
Optimum Communications Interest Expenses 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-expenses&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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-expenses&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();