Optimum Communications Inc. Class A common stock (OPTU)

FairStock Score: 20/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at Optimum as a capital-intensive broadband and video provider with 9,500 employees and roughly $8.6 billion of FY2025 revenue, but the trend is not friendly. Revenue has fallen from $9.2 billion in FY2023 to $9.0 billion in FY2024 and $8.6 billion in FY2025. Net income has gone from a $53.2 million profit in FY2023 to a $102.9 million loss in FY2024 and a $1.9 billion loss in FY2025. In fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, the company lost $2.9 billion, and in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, it lost $291.8 million on $2.0 billion of revenue. Trailing free cash flow is negative $206.7 million, a FairStock-calculated FCF yield of -80.8% against the $255.9 million market cap at the 2026-10-13 close. The FairStock P/E is -0.09, ROCE is 2.81%, Piotroski is 6/9, and Altman Z is -0.34. A low $0.94 price and a 52-week range of $0.58-$2.57 may attract bargain hunters, but Graham would ask for a margin of safety backed by earnings and assets; here the earnings are negative and the balance-sheet ratios are missing. The Lynch label is TURNAROUND—loss in latest year after earlier profits—but turnarounds must be financed. The moat, if any, is local network infrastructure and recurring service revenue. Without stabilized revenue and positive free cash flow, the equity is a speculation on survival, not a conservative value investment. FairStock Score 20/100 supports caution.

In plain English: Optimum Communications sells broadband, TV, phone, and mobile services. The business looks weak right now: revenue is shrinking and the company is losing large amounts of money. The share price is very low, but because the company is not making profits or positive cash, it is hard to call it a normal bargain; it looks like a risky turnaround.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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