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CHTR - Alphyn Capital - Liberty Broadband: Plenty Of Room For Growth

Summary

  • In retrospect, I wish I had cut the position in Liberty Broadband more aggressively last quarter.
  • Tom Rutledge’s unexpected early retirement from the CEO role has not helped matters.
  • With approximately 25m non-Charter potential wireless customers within the area it serves, there is plenty of room for growth.

The following segment was excerpted from this fund letter .


Liberty Broadband Corp. ( LBRDK )

In retrospect, I wish I had cut the position in Liberty Broadband more aggressively last quarter. Fears of fixed wireless and fiber competition have weighed heavily on Charter ( CHTR ) and Liberty’s share prices. Tom Rutledge’s unexpected early retirement from the CEO role has not helped matters.

I believe the sentiment is now overly pessimistic, and the valuation once again attractive. Revenue growth from broadband adds will likely stall as fixed wireless access programs take a bite out of cable subscribers over the next five years.

However, Charter has a fast-growing mobile phone business through an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) agreement with Verizon ( VZ ). Given its cost-effective access to Verizon’s mobile telephony infrastructure, it provides a branded mobile phone service to retail customers at competitive rates. For example, Unlimited pricing starts at $29.99/month, including taxes and fees, vs. $35-55/month plus taxes and fees for Verizon’s plans.

Wireless generates approximately $725m in revenues for Charter per quarter, around 6% of the total, and is growing 40% per year. Should this continue, Wireless could return Charter to mid-single-digit revenue growth and “drive meaningful EBITDA for Charter,” as revenues scale over a low-cost base. With approximately 25m non-Charter potential wireless customers within the area it serves, there is plenty of room for growth.


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Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors.

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Alphyn Capital - Liberty Broadband: Plenty Of Room For Growth
Stock Information

Company Name: Charter Communications Inc.
Stock Symbol: CHTR
Market: NASDAQ
Website: corporate.charter.com

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