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Updated Jun 2, 2026

Optimum Communications, Inc. (ATUS)

Technology • NYSE

$1.41

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

17.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Optimum Communications, Inc. (ATUS) scores 17/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full ATUS quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full ATUS valuation analysis · → View full ATUS Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (0.0%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.00x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-25.4%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-8.0%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Optimum Communications, Inc. (ATUS) stock report — Zyberno Score 17/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, ATUS generated -$87.62M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $1.30B invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 21.1%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:1.41

Market Cap:$666.11M

Valuation Multiples (2)

P/S Ratio:0.08x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$26.06B

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (4)

ROA:-15.5%

Roic:

-8.0%

📊 Click to view full ATUS ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:21.1%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-1.7%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-25.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-55.0%

Ebitda Margin:-3.3%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:69.5%

Operating Margin Ttm:-25.4%

Net Margin Ttm:-55.0%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$704.96

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

-4.00

📊 Click to view full ATUS Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:-936.8%

Latest Earnings Filed:2026-05-07

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-2.1%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):18.4%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-19.8%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-13.6%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):4.6%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:0.85x

Quick Ratio:0.85x

Cash Ratio:0.53x

Leverage Analysis (1)

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (1)

Times Interest Earned:-999.00

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:-296,794,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:1,048,634,000.00

Long Term Debt:$26.39B

Net Debt:$25.39B

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $8.50B

Linear Growth: -2.1%

📊 Click to view full ATUS Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$2.60B

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $5.91B

Linear Growth: -1.6%

📊 Click to view full ATUS Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

Operating income TTM: -$2.16B

Linear Growth: 4.6%

📊 Click to view full ATUS Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: -$4.68B

Linear Growth: 18.4%

📊 Click to view full ATUS Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:-$4.76B

Ebitda Ttm:-281,596,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:11,319,658,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:0.00

Income Tax Expense:-$126.05M

Interest Expense:-1,789,618,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Ebitda Margin:-3.3%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$27.87B

Current Assets:$1.67B

Ppe Net:8,270,834,000.00

Goodwill:8,041,217,000.00

Intangible Assets:$8.90B

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:33,042,827,000.00

Current Liabilities:1,970,909,000.00

Long Term Debt:$26.39B

Short Term Debt:$55.13M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:-$5.17B

Retained Earnings:-$5.46B

Common Stock:1,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:301,251,000.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:798,677,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:166,679,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:14,977,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: $1.21B

Linear Growth: -13.6%

Free cash flow TTM: -$87.62M

Linear Growth: -19.8%

📊 Click to view full ATUS Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$304.67M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:1,298,874,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$106.03M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$3.84B

Long Term Debt Repayments:$2.56B

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:1,879,928,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-9.94

Eps diluted TTM: -$9.94

Linear Growth: 18.2%

📊 Click to view full ATUS EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$9.90

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:18.00

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$2.60

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:-$10.94

Cash Per Share:2.22

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.28x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:28.23x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:12.93

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:112.22

Cash Conversion Cycle:-1,098.29

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:0.00

Quality Score:30.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$87.62M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:21.1%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-1.7%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-2.1%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):18.4%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):4.6%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-19.8%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):-13.6%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):-1.6%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):-19.3%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:ATUS

Company Name:Optimum Communications, Inc.

Sector:Technology

Industry:Media & Broadcasting

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:low

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:472.42M

Shares Outstanding Basic:472.42M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:472.42M

Data Processing Info (3)

Processing Version:v3.0

Last Updated:2026-06-02 16:53:49 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-06-02T16:53:49.435614