Charter Communications (CHTR) Misses Q1 EPS by 15c

Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) reported Q1 EPS of $4.11, $0.15 worse than the analyst estimate of $4.26. Revenue for the quarter came in at $12.52 billion versus the consensus estimate of $12.5 billion.

Key highlights:

• First quarter total residential and small and medium business ("SMB") customer relationships increased by 302,000. As of March 31, 2021, Charter served a total of 31.4 million residential and SMB customers, with 1.7 million net new customer relationships added over the last twelve months.
• First quarter total residential and SMB Internet customers increased by 355,000. As of March 31, 2021, Charter served a total of 29.2 million residential and SMB Internet customers, with 2.0 million total Internet customers added over the last twelve months.
• First quarter total residential and SMB mobile lines increased by 300,000. As of March 31, 2021, Charter served a total of 2.7 million mobile lines, with 1.3 million mobile lines added over the last twelve months.
• First quarter revenue of $12.5 billion grew by 6.7% year-over-year, driven by residential revenue growth of 5.8% and mobile revenue growth of 90.7%.
• First quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 of $4.9 billion grew by 12.5% year-over-year.
• Net income attributable to Charter shareholders totaled $807 million in the first quarter.
• First quarter capital expenditures totaled $1.8 billion and included $112 million of mobile-related capital expenditures.
• First quarter free cash flow1 of $1.9 billion grew by 35.3% year-over-year.
• During the first quarter, Charter purchased approximately 6.3 million shares of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Charter Holdings") common units for approximately $4.0 billion.

"We continue to execute well in a market environment that has not yet returned to normal. We added 355,000 Internet customers in the first quarter, and 2 million over the last year, for year-over-year growth of 7.3%," said Tom Rutledge, Chairman and CEO of Charter. "Our value-driven operating strategy of providing multiple high-quality products at lower prices than sold individually continues to drive our growth."

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