Comcast continued its long string of good quarterly earnings reports with the highlight being the best cable TV subscriber growth in nine years. Yes, for all the worry about cord cutting, Comcast added subscribers in 2015. And growth in broadband subscribers, where Comcast and the cable industry maintain dominance with the fastest network continued unabated. […]
Comcast (CMCSK) reported results right in line with Wall Street expectations for 3Q15. Revenues grew 11% and Operating Cash Flow gained 8.4%. CMCSK is really two entities, the core Comcast Cable business now operated under the Xfinity brand, and the entertainment businesses operated at NBC Universal. NBCU consists of the NBC TV Network, cable TV […]
It is back to business as usual at Comcast (CMCSK) and investors have no reason to not like that. The now scuttled acquisition of Time Warner Cable is definitely a lost opportunity but Comcast retains many strengths. We always viewed the acquisition as a “nice to have” as opposed to a “need to have.” Comcast’s […]
Comcast (CMCSK) reported another good quarter with mid single digit growth in revenue and operating cash flow and double digit gains in free cash flow. Leaving aside all the noise around net neutrality regulation and the regulatory review of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, CMCSK is executing very well on a consistent basis. Investors have […]
Comcast’s (CMCSK) pending purchase of Time Warner Cable (TWC) improves upon an already positive story for CMCSK shares. Assuming approval effective 1/1/2015, analysts are estimating 5-10% accretion in free cash flow per share vs. Comcast continuing as a standalone entity. Accretion emanates from synergies in operating expenses and capital expenditures, estimated by management at $1.5 […]
Cable stocks have performed well this year due to a combination of steady moderate growth, industry consolidation rumors, and companies returning cash to shareholders via dividend increases and share repurchases. The most recent set of quarterly earnings reports support current bullish trends in these areas. Northlake clients own positions in Comcast (CMCSK) and Liberty Global […]
One of my most important reactions to breaking news or rumors is to get my thoughts down on paper. This allows me to organize my ideas, determine questions and get a handle on how the stock market may initially react to the news. I’ve written recently about how mergers and acquisitions have returned to the […]
Comcast reports 1Q09 results before the open on Thursday. Analysts expectations are for a mid single digit increase in revenue and EBITDA with strong free cash flow performance. Headline numbers should be 23 cents in EPS on revenues of $8.76 billion. Investors will be looking for two takeaways from the numbers and call. First, subscriber […]
Partially driven by tax considerations, I sold Northlake’s entire position in Comcast yesterday. I used the proceeds to purchase a full position in News Corporation. I completed this trade across Northlake’s entire base of separately managed client accounts and in my two main personal accounts. The Comcast long proved to be disastrous. My analysis of […]
Morgan Stanley, which was early, aggressive, and correct with a bearish outlook for cable stocks upgraded its industry outlook yesterday to attractive. Comcast was raised from a sell to a buy. Here is a summary from the morning notes on Comcast: “We base our upgrade on three factors. First, concerns over a maturing product set […]
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