Profitability ratios measure the company’s ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).

Charter Communications Inc., profitability ratios

Ratio	Description	The company
Gross profit margin	Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures.	Charter Communications Inc.’s gross profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly deteriorated from 2017 to 2018.
Operating profit margin	A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue.	Charter Communications Inc.’s operating profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Net profit margin	An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue.	Charter Communications Inc.’s net profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.

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

Charter Communications Inc., gross profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Gross profit
	Revenues
	Ratio
	Gross profit margin¹
	Benchmarks
	Gross Profit Margin, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.

2018 Calculations

¹ Gross profit margin = 100 × Gross profit ÷ Revenues
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Gross profit margin	Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures.	Charter Communications Inc.’s gross profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly deteriorated from 2017 to 2018.

Charter Communications Inc., operating profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Income from operations
	Revenues
	Ratio
	Operating profit margin¹
	Benchmarks
	Operating Profit Margin, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Operating Profit Margin, Sector
	Media
	Operating Profit Margin, Industry
	Consumer Services

2018 Calculations

¹ Operating profit margin = 100 × Income from operations ÷ Revenues
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Operating profit margin	A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue.	Charter Communications Inc.’s operating profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Charter Communications Inc., net profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Revenues
	Ratio
	Net profit margin¹
	Benchmarks
	Net Profit Margin, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Net Profit Margin, Sector
	Media
	Net Profit Margin, Industry
	Consumer Services

2018 Calculations

¹ Net profit margin = 100 × Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders ÷ Revenues
= 100 × hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Net profit margin	An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue.	Charter Communications Inc.’s net profit margin improved from 2016 to 2017 but then deteriorated significantly from 2017 to 2018.

Charter Communications Inc., ROE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Total Charter shareholders’ equity (deficit)
	Ratio
	ROE¹
	Benchmarks
	ROE, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	ROE, Sector
	Media
	ROE, Industry
	Consumer Services

2018 Calculations

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

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

Charter Communications Inc., ROA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders
	Total assets
	Ratio
	ROA¹
	Benchmarks
	ROA, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	ROA, Sector
	Media
	ROA, Industry
	Consumer Services

2018 Calculations

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

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

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