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Jun 30, 2020

Charter Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Charter's Q2 2020 results reflected growth in customer relationships and revenue, driven by residential, mobile, and SMB sectors, despite challenges from COVID-19 impacts.

Key Takeaways

Charter Communications reported a strong second quarter with significant growth in residential and SMB customer relationships, driven by increased internet adoption. Revenue grew by 3.1% year-over-year to $11.7 billion, fueled by residential, mobile, and SMB revenue growth. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders increased substantially to $766 million, and free cash flow saw a significant rise to $1.9 billion.

Total residential and SMB customer relationships increased by 755,000, marking a substantial rise compared to the previous year.

Residential and SMB Internet customers increased by 850,000, highlighting strong demand for internet services.

Spectrum MobileTM lines grew by 325,000, reaching a total of 1.7 million mobile lines.

Revenue growth was driven by residential (4.1%), mobile (96.1%), and SMB (2.0%) sectors.

Total Revenue
$11.7B
Previous year: $11.3B
+3.1%
EPS
$3.63
Previous year: $1.39
+161.2%
Residential Customers
28.5M
Previous year: 26.76M
+6.5%
SMB Customers
1.98M
Previous year: 1.9M
+4.1%
Residential Internet
26.31M
Previous year: 24.24M
+8.5%
Gross Profit
$4.4B
Previous year: $4.1B
+7.2%
Cash and Equivalents
$2.1B
Previous year: $696M
+201.3%
Free Cash Flow
$1.87B
Previous year: $1.16B
+60.3%
Total Assets
$145B
Previous year: $146B
-0.6%

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Forward Guidance

Charter expects 2020 cable capital expenditures to decline as a percentage of cable revenue versus 2019.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income