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Jun 30, 2023

Charter Q2 2023 Earnings Report

Charter's Q2 2023 results were announced, showing revenue growth driven by residential internet and mobile services, alongside an increase in internet and mobile customers. However, net income and free cash flow decreased year-over-year.

Key Takeaways

Charter Communications reported a slight increase in revenue, driven by growth in residential internet and mobile service revenues. The company saw an increase in total residential and SMB internet customers and mobile lines. However, net income and free cash flow decreased compared to the prior year, impacted by higher capital expenditures and cash taxes.

Total residential and SMB Internet customers increased by 77,000.

Total residential and SMB mobile lines increased by 648,000.

Second quarter revenue grew by 0.5% year-over-year to $13.7 billion.

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.2 billion.

Total Revenue
$13.7B
Previous year: $13.6B
+0.4%
EPS
$8.05
Previous year: $8.8
-8.5%
Residential Customer Relationships
30.01M
Previous year: 29.94M
+0.2%
Small Business Customer Relationships
2.22M
Previous year: 2.18M
+1.7%
Residential Internet Customers
28.55M
Previous year: 28.26M
+1.0%
Gross Profit
$5.35B
Previous year: $6.21B
-13.8%
Cash and Equivalents
$478M
Previous year: $483M
-1.0%
Free Cash Flow
$668M
Previous year: $1.66B
-59.7%
Total Assets
$146B
Previous year: $143B
+1.6%

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Forward Guidance

Charter expects full year 2023 capital expenditures, excluding line extensions, to be between $6.5 billion and $6.8 billion. Charter expects 2023 line extensions capital expenditures to be approximately $4 billion. The actual amount of capital expenditures in 2023 will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the pace of Charter's network evolution and expansion initiatives, supply chain timing and growth rates in Charter's residential and commercial businesses.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income