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Mar 31, 2021

Charter Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Charter's financial and operating results for Q1 2021 were reported, demonstrating growth in customer relationships, internet subscribers and mobile lines.

Key Takeaways

Charter Communications reported a 6.7% year-over-year increase in revenue to $12.5 billion for the first quarter of 2021. The company added 302,000 residential and SMB customer relationships, 355,000 Internet customers, and 300,000 mobile lines. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $807 million.

Total residential and SMB customer relationships increased by 302,000 in Q1 2021.

Total residential and SMB Internet customers increased by 355,000 in Q1 2021.

Total residential and SMB mobile lines increased by 300,000 in Q1 2021.

First quarter revenue grew by 6.7% year-over-year, driven by residential and mobile revenue growth.

Total Revenue
$12.5B
Previous year: $11.7B
+6.7%
EPS
$4.11
Previous year: $1.86
+121.0%
Residential Customers
29.36M
Previous year: 27.75M
+5.8%
SMB Customers
2.07M
Previous year: 1.98M
+4.8%
Residential Internet
27.36M
Previous year: 25.47M
+7.4%
Gross Profit
$4.81B
Previous year: $4.31B
+11.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$772M
Previous year: $2.91B
-73.5%
Free Cash Flow
$1.86B
Previous year: $1.37B
+35.3%
Total Assets
$143B
Previous year: $147B
-2.1%

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Forward Guidance

Charter expects 2021 cable capital expenditures, excluding Rural Digital Opportunity Fund investments which will begin later this year, to be relatively consistent as a percentage of cable revenue versus 2020.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income