Optimum Communications OPTU
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Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2022)

Optimum Communications' (OPTU) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $303.4 million in Q1 2022, down 4.09% on a YoY basis from $316.3 million in Q1 2021, and down 2.75% quarter-over-quarter from $311.9 million in Q4 2021.

Analysis

Optimum Communications (OPTU) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Optimum Communications (OPTU) has reported Interest Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $303.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2022.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2022, Interest Expenses fell 4.09% year-over-year to $303.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2022 stood at $1.3 billion (down 3.82% YoY), and the FY2021 full-year result was $1.3 billion, down 6.34% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses eased to $303.4 million in Q1 2022 per OPTU's latest filing, from $311.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $398.9 million in Q4 2018 and bottomed at $303.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $353.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $365.2 million in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2020: Interest Expenses increased 7.69% in 2018, then dropped 17.07% in 2020.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $398.9 million in 2018, then decreased by 5.17% to $378.3 million in 2019, then decreased by 17.07% to $313.7 million in 2020, then decreased by 0.55% to $311.9 million in 2021, then declined by 2.75% to $303.4 million in 2022.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $303.4 million, $311.9 million, and $319.0 million for Q1 2022, Q4 2021, and Q3 2021 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Comcast 235.03 Bn 227.55 Bn - 1.05 Bn
2 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 31.11 Bn 29.27 Bn 318.12 Mn -111.57 Mn
3 Charter Communications 16.87 Bn 16.36 Bn - -
4 Lumen Technologies 6.83 Bn 4.96 Bn 1.39 Bn 201.00 Mn
5 Liberty Broadband 4.49 Bn 4.45 Bn - 23.00 Mn
6 Telephone & Data Systems 4.29 Bn 2.10 Bn 185.25 Mn 11.39 Mn
7 Liberty Global 3.62 Bn 1.20 Bn 796.60 Mn 115.90 Mn
8 Uniti 2.49 Bn 1.88 Bn 567.70 Mn -
9 Idt 1.72 Bn 1.48 Bn 122.50 Mn -1,000.00
10 Optimum Communications 433.09 Mn -926.17 Mn 1.37 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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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