OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.
Cable & Other Pay Television Services
- Revenue
- $8.6B
- 4.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- -1.3%
- 107% YoY
- EBITDA
- $1.6B
- 52% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 15.9×
- $25.3B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear—Cash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear0% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear29% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.1B | $9.6B | $9.2B | $9.0B | $8.6B | 4.1% |
| Operating income | $2.5B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.7B | −$113M | 107% |
| Net income | $1.0B | $221M | $79M | −$78M | −$1.8B | 2242% |
| Operating cash flow | $2.9B | $2.4B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.2B | 22% |
| Capex | $1.2B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.3B | 6.0% |
| Stock-based comp | $98M | $160M | $48M | $67M | $64M | 4.6% |
| Buybacks | $805M | $0 | $0 | — | — |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $1M · 2
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Net
- $1M
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | — | — | 6 | 106 |
| FY2024 | — | — | 6 | 106 |
| FY2023 | — | — | 9 | 90 |
| FY2022 | — | — | 12 | 81 |
| FY2021 | — | — | 43 | 95 |