Cable One, Inc. (CABO) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Cable One, Inc. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 10.19%

The company declared very negative results in Mar'25 after flat results in Dec'24

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 650.32 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -30.85%
OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 186.81 MM

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -64.50%, its profits have fallen by -18.3%
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 635.9

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -64.50% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Cables - Electricals)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Cable One, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Cable One, Inc.

-67.48%

-0.84

74.77%

S&P 500

25.41%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

2.53%

EBIT Growth (5y)

0.62%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.76

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.72

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.92

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.31

Tax Ratio

3.45%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

10.19%

ROE (avg)

14.06%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.39

EV to EBIT

9.08

EV to EBITDA

4.90

EV to Capital Employed

0.80

EV to Sales

2.41

PEG Ratio

0.05

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

8.86%

ROE (Latest)

20.05%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-13What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 565.21 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 37.63 MM has Fallen at -47.63%

INTEREST(Q)

At USD 33.47 MM has Grown at 13.14%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 173.53 MM

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at USD 29.97

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 352.96 MM

Here's what is not working for Cable One, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 37.63 MM has Fallen at -47.63%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 71.85 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 565.21 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 33.47 MM has Grown at 13.14%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 173.53 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is quite negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 352.96 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at USD 29.97

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)