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Sep 30, 2024

Charter Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Charter's Q3 2024 financial and operating results were reported, showing revenue growth driven by residential mobile and internet services, alongside a decrease in total internet customers and video customers.

Key Takeaways

Charter Communications reported a 1.6% year-over-year increase in revenue to $13.8 billion for Q3 2024, driven by growth in residential mobile service and internet revenue. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.3 billion. Total internet customers decreased by 110,000, while mobile lines increased by 545,000.

Total revenue increased by 1.6% year-over-year to $13.8 billion.

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $1.3 billion.

Total internet customers decreased by 110,000.

Total mobile lines increased by 545,000.

Total Revenue
$13.8B
Previous year: $13.6B
+1.6%
EPS
$8.82
Previous year: $8.25
+6.9%
Residential Customer Relationships
29.47M
Previous year: 30.01M
-1.8%
Small Business Customer Relationships
2.22M
Previous year: 2.22M
+-0.0%
Residential Internet Customers
28.21M
Previous year: 28.61M
-1.4%
Gross Profit
$5.48B
Previous year: $5.29B
+3.7%
Cash and Equivalents
$750M
Previous year: $571M
+31.3%
Free Cash Flow
$1.34B
Previous year: $1.1B
+22.3%
Total Assets
$149B
Previous year: $147B
+1.8%

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Forward Guidance

Charter expects full-year 2024 capital expenditures to total approximately $11.5 billion, a decrease from the previous expectation of approximately $12.0 billion.

Positive Outlook

  • Lower expected network evolution spend in 2024.
  • Lower expected line extensions spend in 2024.

Challenges Ahead

  • Higher expected rebuild spend related to plant restoration following recent hurricanes.
  • Timing of software certification and integration affecting network evolution spend.
  • Temporary shift in labor resources for plant restoration efforts following hurricanes Helene and Milton affecting line extensions spend.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income