$CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ Stock $chtr

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2018 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000109166718000103 Filed on October 26, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q3	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
Revenue	$10.89B	$10.60B	$10.46B
YoY Change	4.15%	3.18%	4.19%
Cost Of Revenue	$5.272B	$5.157B	$5.188B
YoY Change	1.62%	3.6%	4.45%
Gross Profit	$5.620B	$5.445B	$5.270B
YoY Change	6.64%	2.79%	3.94%
Gross Profit Margin	51.6%	51.36%	50.39%
Selling, General & Admin	$861.0M	$671.0M	$693.0M
YoY Change	24.24%	4.84%	2.36%
% of Gross Profit	15.32%	12.32%	13.15%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.482B	$2.742B	$2.701B
YoY Change	-8.11%	9.9%	58.88%
% of Gross Profit	44.16%	50.36%	51.25%
Operating Expenses	$7.012B	$4.269B	$6.703B
YoY Change	4.61%	6.33%	3.41%
Operating Profit	$1.380B	$1.204B	$909.0M
YoY Change	51.82%	12.21%	-0.22%
Interest Expense	-$894.0M	-$756.0M	-$771.0M
YoY Change	15.95%	15.42%	18.07%
% of Operating Profit	-64.78%	-62.79%	-84.82%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$687.0M	-$12.00M	-$791.0M
YoY Change	-13.15%	-103.31%	22.64%
Pretax Income	$693.0M	$431.0M	$118.0M
YoY Change	487.29%	-44.67%	-55.64%
Income Tax	$109.0M	$114.0M	$26.00M
% Of Pretax Income	15.73%	26.45%	22.03%
Net Earnings	$493.0M	$9.553B	$48.00M
YoY Change	927.08%	2004.19%	-74.6%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.53%	90.11%	0.46%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.14	$39.66	$0.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.11	$34.56	$0.19
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	230.6M shares	240.8M shares	253.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	233.6M shares	278.3M shares	258.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q3	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$612.0M	$621.0M	$2.164B
YoY Change	-71.72%	-59.54%	85.75%
Cash & Equivalents	$612.0M	$621.0M	$2.164B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$381.0M	$299.0M	$316.0M
YoY Change	20.57%	-10.21%	-15.51%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$1.736B	$1.635B	$1.652B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.729B	$2.555B	$4.132B
YoY Change	-33.95%	-22.58%	48.58%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$34.74B	$33.89B	$33.30B
YoY Change	4.32%	2.81%	1.27%
Goodwill	$29.55B	$29.55B	$29.55B
YoY Change	0.0%	0.15%	-2.03%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$482.0M
YoY Change		-7.13%
Other Assets	$1.559B	$1.356B	$1.337B
YoY Change	16.6%	-1.09%	-3.54%
Total Long-Term Assets	$143.4B	$144.1B	$144.1B
YoY Change	-0.51%	-1.17%	-1.38%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.729B	$2.555B	$4.132B
Total Long-Term Assets	$143.4B	$144.1B	$144.1B
Total Assets	$146.1B	$146.6B	$148.2B
YoY Change	-1.45%	-1.64%	-0.45%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$604.0M	$740.0M	$572.0M
YoY Change	5.59%	63.0%	19.67%
Accrued Expenses	$7.409B	$7.910B	$7.374B
YoY Change	0.47%	17.39%	27.73%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.339B	$2.045B	$2.068B
YoY Change	61.46%	0.84%	0.88%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$11.85B	$11.09B	$10.42B
YoY Change	13.73%	15.86%	20.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$69.14B	$68.19B	$66.06B
YoY Change	4.65%	14.18%	10.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.451B	$2.502B	$2.591B
YoY Change	-5.4%	-8.85%	-12.73%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$71.59B	$70.69B	$68.66B
YoY Change	4.27%	13.17%	9.12%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$11.85B	$11.09B	$10.42B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$71.59B	$70.69B	$68.66B
Total Liabilities	$83.44B	$81.78B	$79.07B
YoY Change	5.52%	13.52%	10.5%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.828B	$3.832B	$1.206B
YoY Change	300.33%	422.78%	19.76%
Common Stock	$35.49B	$35.25B	$39.77B
YoY Change	-10.76%	-10.55%	0.12%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.214B	$0.00	$7.748B
YoY Change	-58.52%		1629.46%
Treasury Stock Shares	10.57M shares	0.000 shares	22.41M shares
Shareholders Equity	$37.11B	$39.08B	$33.23B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$146.1B	$146.6B	$148.2B
YoY Change	-1.45%	-1.64%	-0.45%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q3	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$493.0M	$9.553B	$48.00M
YoY Change	927.08%	2004.19%	-74.6%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.482B	$2.742B	$2.701B
YoY Change	-8.11%	9.9%	58.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.804B	$3.258B	$2.908B
YoY Change	-3.58%	0.99%	3.82%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.118B	-$2.585B	-$2.393B
YoY Change	-11.49%	36.92%	36.9%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$205.0M	$370.0M	$65.00M
YoY Change	-415.38%	-26.44%	-220.37%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.323B	-$2.215B	-$2.328B
YoY Change	-0.21%	59.93%	29.19%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-594.0M	-2.586B	890.0M
YoY Change	-166.74%	75.8%	-328.79%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.804B	3.258B	2.908B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.323B	-2.215B	-2.328B
Cash From Financing Activities	-594.0M	-2.586B	890.0M
Net Change In Cash	-113.0M	-1.543B	1.470B
YoY Change	-107.69%	-517.03%	140.98%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.804B	$3.258B	$2.908B
Capital Expenditures	-$2.118B	-$2.585B	-$2.393B
Free Cash Flow	$4.922B	$5.843B	$5.301B
YoY Change	-7.15%	14.25%	16.53%

Facts In Submission

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