Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.

Charter Communications Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Current ratio	0.31	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.32	0.33	0.40	0.29	0.29	0.47	0.37	0.40	0.40	0.52	0.44	0.52	0.28	0.34	0.31
Quick ratio	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.30	0.29	0.29	0.36	0.26	0.25	0.43	0.32	0.32	0.33	0.45	0.38	0.46	0.23	0.28	0.25
Cash ratio	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.17	0.05	0.04	0.17	0.08	0.10	0.13	0.23	0.22	0.28	0.04	0.07	0.12

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Current ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Quick ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Cash ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Charter Communications Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets	4,132)	4,116)	3,929)	4,067)	4,017)	3,754)	3,738)	5,516)	3,566)	3,498)	4,682)	3,663)	3,906)	4,060)	4,765)	5,759)	6,471)	3,388)	3,340)	3,751)
Current liabilities	13,214)	12,625)	11,975)	12,242)	12,065)	11,595)	11,395)	13,929)	12,458)	12,237)	10,038)	9,916)	9,875)	10,256)	9,142)	13,215)	12,385)	11,982)	9,875)	11,950)
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio¹	0.31	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.33	0.32	0.33	0.40	0.29	0.29	0.47	0.37	0.40	0.40	0.52	0.44	0.52	0.28	0.34	0.31
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors²
Alphabet Inc.	2.10	2.04	2.17	2.35	2.38	2.52	2.81	2.87	2.93	2.98	3.15	3.10	3.07	3.41	3.41	3.66	3.37	3.78	3.98	3.96
Comcast Corp.	0.60	0.70	0.76	0.69	0.78	0.84	0.88	0.86	0.85	1.03	0.92	0.96	0.93	0.93	0.97	0.87	0.84	0.86	0.69	0.73
Meta Platforms Inc.	2.67	2.57	2.32	2.07	2.20	2.57	2.52	2.81	3.15	4.23	5.43	6.08	5.05	5.51	6.02	4.60	4.40	4.66	4.47	5.38
Netflix Inc.	1.12	1.29	1.33	1.26	1.17	1.14	1.05	1.05	0.95	1.17	1.23	1.27	1.25	1.24	1.12	0.82	0.90	0.73	0.85	0.61
Walt Disney Co.	1.05	1.07	1.01	0.99	1.00	1.02	1.06	1.10	1.08	1.24	1.23	1.31	1.32	1.34	0.94	0.80	0.90	0.70	0.77	1.00

¹ Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,132 ÷ 13,214 = 0.31

² Click competitor name to see calculations.

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Current ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Charter Communications Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	709)	571)	478)	534)	645)	480)	483)	2,431)	601)	466)	1,711)	772)	998)	1,283)	2,097)	2,908)	3,483)	508)	696)	1,451)
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	2,965)	2,932)	2,864)	2,851)	2,921)	2,841)	2,779)	2,530)	2,579)	2,645)	2,583)	2,395)	2,201)	2,068)	1,994)	2,091)	2,227)	2,284)	2,070)	1,578)
Total quick assets	3,674)	3,503)	3,342)	3,385)	3,566)	3,321)	3,262)	4,961)	3,180)	3,111)	4,294)	3,167)	3,199)	3,351)	4,091)	4,999)	5,710)	2,792)	2,766)	3,029)

Current liabilities	13,214)	12,625)	11,975)	12,242)	12,065)	11,595)	11,395)	13,929)	12,458)	12,237)	10,038)	9,916)	9,875)	10,256)	9,142)	13,215)	12,385)	11,982)	9,875)	11,950)
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio¹	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.30	0.29	0.29	0.36	0.26	0.25	0.43	0.32	0.32	0.33	0.45	0.38	0.46	0.23	0.28	0.25
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors²
Alphabet Inc.	1.94	1.87	2.02	2.20	2.22	2.29	2.62	2.72	2.79	2.85	3.01	2.94	2.95	3.27	3.26	3.46	3.21	3.62	3.84	3.80
Comcast Corp.	0.50	0.56	0.61	0.55	0.62	0.63	0.68	0.71	0.71	0.89	0.80	0.84	0.81	0.81	0.85	0.70	0.55	0.55	0.48	0.51
Meta Platforms Inc.	2.55	2.43	2.20	1.91	2.01	2.34	2.34	2.62	2.94	3.94	5.09	5.86	4.89	5.33	5.81	4.48	4.28	4.50	4.32	5.22
Netflix Inc.	0.81	0.94	0.99	0.94	0.76	0.79	0.78	0.78	0.71	0.94	0.99	1.06	1.05	1.06	0.94	0.66	0.73	0.61	0.72	0.49
Walt Disney Co.	0.85	0.87	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.87	0.91	0.98	0.94	1.07	1.07	1.17	1.15	1.16	0.81	0.69	0.67	0.50	0.56	0.83

¹ Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,674 ÷ 13,214 = 0.28

² Click competitor name to see calculations.

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Quick ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Charter Communications Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 30, 2019	Jun 30, 2019	Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	709)	571)	478)	534)	645)	480)	483)	2,431)	601)	466)	1,711)	772)	998)	1,283)	2,097)	2,908)	3,483)	508)	696)	1,451)
Total cash assets	709)	571)	478)	534)	645)	480)	483)	2,431)	601)	466)	1,711)	772)	998)	1,283)	2,097)	2,908)	3,483)	508)	696)	1,451)

Current liabilities	13,214)	12,625)	11,975)	12,242)	12,065)	11,595)	11,395)	13,929)	12,458)	12,237)	10,038)	9,916)	9,875)	10,256)	9,142)	13,215)	12,385)	11,982)	9,875)	11,950)
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio¹	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.17	0.05	0.04	0.17	0.08	0.10	0.13	0.23	0.22	0.28	0.04	0.07	0.12
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors²
Alphabet Inc.	1.36	1.39	1.52	1.67	1.64	1.76	2.04	2.16	2.17	2.30	2.44	2.44	2.41	2.75	2.77	2.92	2.65	3.09	3.27	3.25
Comcast Corp.	0.15	0.19	0.22	0.17	0.17	0.20	0.25	0.30	0.30	0.44	0.42	0.49	0.41	0.46	0.49	0.31	0.18	0.13	0.13	0.13
Meta Platforms Inc.	2.05	2.00	1.79	1.48	1.51	1.84	1.82	2.08	2.27	3.26	4.31	5.05	4.14	4.66	5.15	4.00	3.64	3.92	3.74	4.57
Netflix Inc.	0.81	0.94	0.99	0.94	0.76	0.79	0.78	0.78	0.71	0.94	0.99	1.06	1.05	1.06	0.94	0.66	0.73	0.61	0.72	0.49
Walt Disney Co.	0.46	0.41	0.37	0.31	0.40	0.42	0.45	0.48	0.51	0.59	0.60	0.64	0.67	0.75	0.40	0.20	0.17	0.15	0.23	0.25

¹ Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 709 ÷ 13,214 = 0.05

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Liquidity ratio	Description	The company
Cash ratio	A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities.	Charter Communications Inc. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR)

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