Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company’s ability to meet long-term obligations.

Ratios (Summary)
Debt to Equity
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Debt to Capital
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Debt to Assets
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Financial Leverage
Interest Coverage

Charter Communications Inc., debt and solvency ratios (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Debt Ratios
	Debt to equity
	Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)
	Debt to capital
	Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)
	Debt to assets
	Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)
	Financial leverage
	Coverage Ratios
	Interest coverage

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Debt to capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Debt to assets ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.
Financial leverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s financial leverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Ratio	Description	The company
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Charter Communications Inc.’s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 but then improved from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 exceeding Q3 2018 level.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt

	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Ratio
	Debt to equity¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt
	Current portion of operating lease liabilities
	Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion
	Total debt (including operating lease liability)

	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Ratio
	Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Total capital
	Ratio
	Debt to capital¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt
	Current portion of operating lease liabilities
	Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion
	Total debt (including operating lease liability)
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Total capital (including operating lease liability)
	Ratio
	Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt

	Total assets
	Ratio
	Debt to assets¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to assets ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, less current portion
	Total debt
	Current portion of operating lease liabilities
	Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current portion
	Total debt (including operating lease liability)

	Total assets
	Ratio
	Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets.	Charter Communications Inc.’s debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Total assets
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Ratio
	Financial leverage¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
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Ratio	Description	The company
Financial leverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity.	Charter Communications Inc.’s financial leverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 and from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

Charter Communications Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

		Mar 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Mar 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
	Add: Income tax expense
	Add: Interest expense, net
	Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
	Ratio
	Interest coverage¹

Q1 2019 Calculations

¹ Interest coverage = (EBIT_{Q1 2019} + EBIT_{Q4 2018} + EBIT_{Q3 2018} + EBIT_{Q2 2018}) ÷ (Interest expense_{Q1 2019} + Interest expense_{Q4 2018} + Interest expense_{Q3 2018} + Interest expense_{Q2 2018})
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Ratio	Description	The company
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Charter Communications Inc.’s interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 but then improved from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019 exceeding Q3 2018 level.

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Long-term Debt and Solvency Analysis
Quarterly Data

Ratios (Summary)

Debt to Equity

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Debt to Capital

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Debt to Assets

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Financial Leverage

Interest Coverage

Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR)

Long-term Debt and Solvency AnalysisQuarterly Data

Ratios (Summary)

Debt to Equity

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Debt to Capital

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Debt to Assets

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Financial Leverage

Interest Coverage

Long-term Debt and Solvency Analysis
Quarterly Data