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Cable One Inc (CABO)
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11/28/2025: CABO (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Upturn Star Rating
Not Recommended Performance
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Number of Analysts
6 Analysts rated it
Limited analyst coverage, niche firm, research info may be scarce.
1 Year Target Price $162.25
1 Year Target Price $162.25
| 0 | Strong Buy |
| 0 | Buy |
| 4 | Hold |
| 1 | Sell |
| 1 | Strong Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit -41.49% | Avg. Invested days 23 | Today’s Advisory PASS |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  2.0 | Stock Returns Performance  1.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 11/28/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Small-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 660.39M USD | Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 162.25 |
Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 162.25 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) 6 | Beta 0.78 | 52 Weeks Range 96.67 - 423.86 | Updated Date 11/30/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 96.67 - 423.86 | Updated Date 11/30/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) 5.22% | Basic EPS (TTM) -80.59 |
Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth
Revenue by Products
Product revenue - Year on Year
Earnings Date
Report Date 2025-11-06 | When - | Estimate 7.65 | Actual 14.32 |
Profitability
Profit Margin -29.78% | Operating Margin (TTM) 25.61% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) 4.07% | Return on Equity (TTM) -27.38% |
Valuation
Trailing PE - | Forward PE 22.57 | Enterprise Value 3780841392 | Price to Sales(TTM) 0.43 |
Enterprise Value 3780841392 | Price to Sales(TTM) 0.43 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 2.48 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 26.07 | Shares Outstanding 5635177 | Shares Floating 4904745 |
Shares Outstanding 5635177 | Shares Floating 4904745 | ||
Percent Insiders 9.66 | Percent Institutions 111.09 |
Upturn AI SWOT
Cable One Inc
Company Overview
History and Background
Cable One Inc., now Sparklight, traces its roots back to 1986 as a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. In 2015, it was spun off as a separate, publicly traded entity. It has since grown through acquisitions and organic expansion, focusing on smaller metropolitan areas.
Core Business Areas
- Residential Broadband: Provides high-speed internet services to residential customers. Key technologies include DOCSIS 3.1 and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH).
- Business Services: Offers broadband, data, and voice services to small and medium-sized businesses.
- Video Services: Delivers traditional cable television and streaming video services, which are declining in importance relative to broadband.
- Advertising Sales: Sells local advertising slots on cable channels.
Leadership and Structure
Julie Laulis serves as President and CEO. The company operates with a functional organizational structure, with distinct departments for technology, operations, marketing, and finance.
Top Products and Market Share
Key Offerings
- High-Speed Internet: Flagship service, offering various speed tiers. Market share is highly fragmented and varies by region served. Competitors include Cox Communications, Charter Communications (CHTR), and Verizon (VZ) in overlapping areas. Revenue from broadband is the largest percentage of total revenues.
- Business Services (Sparklight Business): Offers data, voice, and cloud services to businesses. Market share is relatively small but growing. Competitors include Comcast (CMCSA), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), and local fiber providers. Revenue is growing.
- Video Services: Traditional cable TV packages. Market share is declining due to cord-cutting. Competitors include streaming services like Netflix (NFLX), Hulu, and YouTube TV. Revenue is declining.
Market Dynamics
Industry Overview
The broadband industry is highly competitive, with increasing demand for high-speed internet and growing adoption of fiber-to-the-home. Cord-cutting continues to impact video services.
Positioning
Cable One Inc. (Sparklight) focuses on smaller cities and towns, often avoiding direct competition with larger players in major metropolitan areas. This strategy allows them to achieve higher market share in their target markets.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
The total addressable market for broadband in the U.S. is estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Sparklight is positioned to capture a small, but profitable segment of this market.
Upturn SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Strong presence in smaller markets
- Focus on high-speed internet
- Growing business services segment
- High customer satisfaction in certain markets
Weaknesses
- Limited geographic footprint
- Dependence on legacy cable infrastructure in some areas
- Exposure to cord-cutting
- High capital expenditures for network upgrades
Opportunities
- Expanding fiber-to-the-home network
- Acquiring smaller cable operators
- Offering bundled services
- Growing demand for business broadband
Threats
- Competition from larger cable and telecom companies
- Emergence of fixed wireless broadband
- Cord-cutting trends
- Regulatory changes
Competitors and Market Share
Key Competitors
- CMCSA
- CHTR
- VZ
- LUMN
Competitive Landscape
Cable One Inc faces intense competition from larger, well-established cable and telecom companies. Its advantage lies in its focus on smaller markets, but it must continue to invest in network upgrades to remain competitive.
Major Acquisitions
Fidelity Communications
- Year: 2019
- Acquisition Price (USD millions): 525.9
- Strategic Rationale: Expanded Cable One's footprint in the South Central U.S.
Growth Trajectory and Initiatives
Historical Growth: Historically, growth was driven by expanding into new markets and increasing broadband penetration. More recently, growth has slowed.
Future Projections: Analysts project modest revenue growth in the coming years, driven by increased adoption of high-speed internet and business services. However, profit margins may remain under pressure.
Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives include expanding FTTH networks, upgrading DOCSIS infrastructure, and acquiring smaller cable operators.
Summary
Cable One Inc. (Sparklight) is a regional broadband provider with a solid niche in smaller markets. Its strength lies in high-speed internet and business services. It needs to watch out for competition from larger players and adapt to cord-cutting trends. Profitability is being impacted by competitive pricing and increased investment in Fiber Networks.
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Sources and Disclaimers
Data Sources:
- Company SEC Filings (10-K, 10-Q)
- Investor Presentations
- Industry Reports
- Analyst Estimates
Disclaimers:
This analysis is based on publicly available information and is not financial advice. Market conditions and company performance can change rapidly. Data for market share and financials are approximations based on the latest available reports and analyst estimates.
AI Summarization is directionally correct and might not be accurate.
Summarized information shown could be a few years old and not current.
Fundamental Rating based on AI could be based on old data.
AI-generated summaries may have inaccuracies (hallucinations). Please verify the information before taking action.
About Cable One Inc
Exchange NYSE | Headquaters Phoenix, AZ, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 2015-07-01 | Chairwoman, President & CEO Ms. Julia M. Laulis | ||
Sector Communication Services | Industry Telecom Services | Full time employees 2817 | Website https://www.cableone.biz |
Full time employees 2817 | Website https://www.cableone.biz | ||
Cable One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides data, video, and voice services in the United States. The company offers residential data services, a service to enhance Wi-Fi signal throughout the home. It also provides various residential video services from basic video service to digital services with access to hundreds of channels. In addition, the company offers Sparklight TV, an IPTV video service and a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR) service that allows customers to stream video channels from the cloud through a new app on supported devices, such as the Amazon Firestick, Apple TV, and Android-based smart televisions that does not require the use of a set-top box. Further, it provides data, voice, and video products to business customers, including small to mid-markets, enterprises, and wholesale and carrier customers. The company serves residential and business customers, comprising data, video, and voice services. Cable One, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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