Charter Communications Inc (CHTR)

Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)

Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 12,559,000 12,332,000 12,130,000 12,117,000 11,962,000 11,878,000 11,881,000 11,229,000 10,526,000 10,032,000 9,277,000 8,671,000 8,405,000 7,902,000 7,316,000 6,888,000 6,511,000 5,991,000 5,785,000 5,604,000
Total assets US$ in thousands 147,193,000 146,682,000 145,615,000 144,870,000 144,523,000 143,669,000 143,258,000 143,948,000 142,491,000 142,495,000 144,026,000 143,439,000 144,206,000 144,193,000 145,136,000 146,552,000 148,188,000 145,267,000 146,085,000 147,257,000
Operating ROA 8.53% 8.41% 8.33% 8.36% 8.28% 8.27% 8.29% 7.80% 7.39% 7.04% 6.44% 6.05% 5.83% 5.48% 5.04% 4.70% 4.39% 4.12% 3.96% 3.81%

December 31, 2023 calculation

Operating ROA = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $12,559,000K ÷ $147,193,000K
= 8.53%

The operating return on assets (operating ROA) of Charter Communications Inc. has shown a consistent positive trend over the past eight quarters. The operating ROA increased from 7.82% in Q1 2022 to 8.56% in Q1 2023, peaking at 8.56% in Q1 2023. This indicates that the company is effectively generating operating income relative to its total assets. The steady improvement in operating ROA suggests that Charter Communications Inc. has been managing its assets efficiently and effectively utilizing them to generate operating profits. Overall, the increasing trend in operating ROA reflects positively on the company's operational performance and asset utilization.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2023

Company name
Symbol
Operating ROA
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
8.53%
Cable One Inc
CABO
7.70%
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
8.80%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc
WBD
-1.26%