Optimum Communications (OPTU) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2022)
Optimum Communications' Times Interest Earned was 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) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Optimum Communications' Times Interest Earned was 1.94 through Mar 31, 2022, up 11.0% year-over-year; for FY2021, it was 1.99, up 27.4% from FY2020.
- Times Interest Earned has now increased for five consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 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 marks the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q3 2018 (growth of 308.0%); the worst was Q4 2019 (a decline of 14.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, OPTU's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q1 2022 was 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) | Times Interest Earned (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
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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 Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=OPTU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();