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Altice USA (Altice USA) Current Ratio

: 0.36 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Altice USA's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36.

Altice USA has a current ratio of 0.36. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Altice USA has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Altice USA's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ATUS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.41   Max: 0.7
Current: 0.36

During the past 8 years, Altice USA's highest Current Ratio was 0.70. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.41.

ATUS's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
92.37% of 393 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs ATUS: 0.36

Altice USA Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altice USA's Current Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Altice USA Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 0.32 0.29 0.64 0.36

Altice USA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.32 0.24 0.26 0.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Altice USA's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Altice USA Current Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Altice USA's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Altice USA's Current Ratio falls into.



Altice USA Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Altice USA's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=834.794/2308.124
=0.36

Altice USA's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=834.794/2308.124
=0.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Altice USA  (NYSE:ATUS) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Altice USA (Altice USA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Court Square West, Long Island City, New York, NY, USA, 11101
Altice Europe acquired privately held U.S. cable company Suddenlink in 2015 and Cablevision in 2016. Suddenlink's networks provide television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 3.5 million U.S. homes and businesses located primarily in smaller markets, with major clusters in Texas, West Virginia, Idaho, Arizona, and Louisiana. Cablevision provides comparable services to about 5.5 million homes and business in the New York City metro area. Both regions operate under the Optimum brand name. Altice Europe spun off Altice USA, which includes both the Suddenlink and Cablevision operations, to shareholders in 2018. Altice USA also owns News 12 Networks, which broadcasts local news in New York, i24News, a news operation focused on the Middle East, and Cheddar, a news upstart.
Executives
Alexandre Fonseca director 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Marc Sirota officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Patrick Drahi director, 10 percent owner WIESTISTRASSE 14, ZERMATT V8 3920
Next Alt S.a.r.l. director, 10 percent owner 5, RUE EUGENE RUPPERT, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2453
Dennis Mathew officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Maria Bruzzese officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Charles Stewart officer: Co-President & CFO 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Mark Mullen director 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Susan C Schnabel director C/O CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, 11 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10010
Gerrit Jan Bakker director 15 RUE PIERRE FATIO 6TH FLOOR, GENEVA V8 1204
Raymond Svider director 650 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael Olsen officer: Acting Gen Counsel & Secretary 1 COURT SQUARE W, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Michael Grau officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 COURT SQUARE W, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Soroban Opportunities Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9008
Soroban Capital Gp Llc 10 percent owner 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036