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Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR)

Analysis of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure
Adjustments to Financial Statements: Removal of Goodwill
Adjusted Financial Ratios: Removal of Goodwill (Summary)
Adjusted Total Asset Turnover
Adjusted Financial Leverage
Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE)
Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure

Charter Communications Inc., balance sheet: goodwill and intangible assets

US$ in millions

		Dec 31, 2018		Dec 31, 2017		Dec 31, 2016		Dec 31, 2015		Dec 31, 2014
	Franchises
	Goodwill
	Trademarks
	Other intangible assets
	Indefinite-lived intangible assets
	Customer relationships
	Other intangible assets
	Finite-lived intangible assets, gross carrying amount
	Accumulated amortization
	Finite-lived intangible assets, net carrying amount
	Franchises, goodwill and other intangible assets

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

Item	Description	The company
Goodwill	Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.
Franchises, goodwill and other intangible assets	Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, including goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges.	Charter Communications Inc.’s franchises, goodwill and other intangible assets declined from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Adjustments to Financial Statements: Removal of Goodwill

Charter Communications Inc., adjustments to financial statements

US$ in millions

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Adjustment to Total Assets
	Total assets (as reported)
	Less: Goodwill
	Total assets (adjusted)
	Adjustment to Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity (deficit)
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit) (as reported)
	Less: Goodwill
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit) (adjusted)

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

Charter Communications Inc., Financial Data: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Financial Ratios: Removal of Goodwill (Summary)

Charter Communications Inc., adjusted financial ratios

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Total Asset Turnover
	Reported total asset turnover
	Adjusted total asset turnover
	Financial Leverage
	Reported financial leverage
	Adjusted financial leverage
	Return on Equity (ROE)
	Reported ROE
	Adjusted ROE
	Return on Assets (ROA)
	Reported ROA
	Adjusted ROA

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

Financial ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Adjusted financial leverage	A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted financial leverage ratio increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Adjusted ROE	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted ROE improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted ROA improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.

Charter Communications Inc., Financial Ratios: Reported vs. Adjusted

Adjusted Total Asset Turnover

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	As Reported
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Revenues
	Total assets
	Activity Ratio
	Total asset turnover¹
	Adjusted for Goodwill
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Revenues
	Adjusted total assets
	Activity Ratio
	Adjusted total asset turnover²

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

2018 Calculations

¹ Total asset turnover = Revenues ÷ Total assets
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² Adjusted total asset turnover = Revenues ÷ Adjusted total assets
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Activity ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted total asset turnover	An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by adjusted total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted total asset turnover ratio improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Adjusted Financial Leverage

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	As Reported
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Total assets
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Solvency Ratio
	Financial leverage¹
	Adjusted for Goodwill
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Adjusted total assets
	Adjusted total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Solvency Ratio
	Adjusted financial leverage²

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

2018 Calculations

¹ Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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² Adjusted financial leverage = Adjusted total assets ÷ Adjusted total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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Solvency ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted financial leverage	A measure of financial leverage calculated as adjusted total assets divided by adjusted total equity. Financial leverage is the extent to which a company can effect, through the use of debt, a proportional change in the return on common equity that is greater than a given proportional change in operating income.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted financial leverage ratio increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Adjusted Return on Equity (ROE)

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	As Reported
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Profitability Ratio
	ROE¹
	Adjusted for Goodwill
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Adjusted total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Profitability Ratio
	Adjusted ROE²

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

2018 Calculations

¹ ROE = 100 × Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders ÷ Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

² Adjusted ROE = 100 × Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders ÷ Adjusted total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Profitability ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted ROE	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted ROE improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.

Adjusted Return on Assets (ROA)

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	As Reported
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Total assets
	Profitability Ratio
	ROA¹
	Adjusted for Goodwill
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Adjusted total assets
	Profitability Ratio
	Adjusted ROA²

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-02), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-16), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-10), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-24).

2018 Calculations

¹ ROA = 100 × Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders ÷ Total assets
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

² Adjusted ROA = 100 × Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders ÷ Adjusted total assets
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Profitability ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted ROA	A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by adjusted total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s adjusted ROA improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.

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