Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR)

Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.

Charter Communications Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Turnover Ratios
	Receivables turnover
	Payables turnover
	Working capital turnover
	Average No. of Days
	Add: Average receivable collection period
	Less: Average payables payment period

Ratio	Description	The company
Receivables turnover	An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables.	Charter Communications Inc.'s receivables turnover deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly improved from 2016 to 2017.
Payables turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables.	Charter Communications Inc.'s payables turnover declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.
Working capital turnover	An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.

Ratio	Description	The company
Average receivable collection period	An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.
Average payables payment period	An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period.	Charter Communications Inc.'s average payables payment period increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Charter Communications Inc., receivables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Revenues
	Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
	Ratio
	Receivables turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Receivables Turnover, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Receivables Turnover, Sector
	Media
	Receivables Turnover, Industry
	Consumer Services

2017 Calculations

¹ Receivables turnover = Revenues ÷ Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Receivables turnover	An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables.	Charter Communications Inc.'s receivables turnover deteriorated from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly improved from 2016 to 2017.

Charter Communications Inc., payables turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Operating costs and expenses
	Accounts payable, trade
	Ratio
	Payables turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Payables Turnover, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Payables Turnover, Sector
	Media
	Payables Turnover, Industry
	Consumer Services

2017 Calculations

¹ Payables turnover = Operating costs and expenses ÷ Accounts payable, trade
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Payables turnover	An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables.	Charter Communications Inc.'s payables turnover declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

Charter Communications Inc., working capital turnover calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Current assets
	Less: Current liabilities
	Working capital
	Revenues
	Ratio
	Working capital turnover¹
	Benchmarks
	Working Capital Turnover, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Working Capital Turnover, Sector
	Media
	Working Capital Turnover, Industry
	Consumer Services

2017 Calculations

¹ Working capital turnover = Revenues ÷ Working capital
= hidden ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Working capital turnover	An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital.

Charter Communications Inc., average receivable collection period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data
	Receivables turnover
	Ratio (no. of days)
	Average receivable collection period¹
	Benchmarks (no. of days)
	Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Average Receivable Collection Period, Sector
	Media
	Average Receivable Collection Period, Industry
	Consumer Services

2017 Calculations

¹ Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Average receivable collection period	An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.

Charter Communications Inc., average payables payment period calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2013
	Selected Financial Data
	Payables turnover
	Ratio (no. of days)
	Average payables payment period¹
	Benchmarks (no. of days)
	Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors
	Comcast Corp.
	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
	Walt Disney Co.
	Average Payables Payment Period, Sector
	Media
	Average Payables Payment Period, Industry
	Consumer Services

2017 Calculations

¹ Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ hidden = hidden

Ratio	Description	The company
Average payables payment period	An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period.	Charter Communications Inc.'s average payables payment period increased from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017.

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Short-term (Operating) Activity Analysis