Comcast Corp

Company Profile

Comcast Corp had its IPO on 1972-06-29 under the ticker symbol CMCSA.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. Comcast Corp has a staff strength of 186,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Comcast Corp opened at $35.7 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-24.

The stocks traded within a range of $35.28 - $36.13, and closed at $35.92.

This is a -0.14% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 19,968,614 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Comcast Corp have slipped by -0.88%.

Comcast Corp's Key Ratios

Comcast Corp has a market cap of $149.90 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.9017 and a price to sales ratio of 1.2345.

In the last 12-months Comcast Corp’s revenue was $121.43 billion with a gross profit of $83.21 billion and an EBITDA of $36.44 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Comcast Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Comcast Corp’s operating margin was 18.63% while its return on assets stood at 5.3% with a return of equity of 5.47%.

In Q4, Comcast Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 7% while revenue growth was a positive 0.7%.

Comcast Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.4607

Trailing PE

29.6292

PEG

0.731

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.2 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.4607 and a PEG multiple of 0.731. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Comcast Corp’s profitability.

Comcast Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.9756 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 8.7165. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.2345.

Comcast Corp stock pays annual dividends of $1.08 per share, indicating a yield of 3.18% and a payout ratio of 30.14%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$257.28 billion

Total Liabilities

$27.89 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-3982000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$4.55 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

30.14%

Comcast Corp ended 2023 with $257.28 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $257.28 billion while shareholder equity stood at $80.94 billion.

Comcast Corp ended 2023 with $28.71 billion in deferred long-term liabilities, $27.89 billion in other current liabilities, 51000000.00 in common stock, $51.61 billion in retained earnings and $58.49 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $4.75 billion and cash and short-term investments were $4.75 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,743,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $93.07 billion.

Comcast Corp’s total current assets stands at $21.83 billion while long-term investments were $7.74 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $12.67 billion compared to accounts payable of $12.54 billion and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, Comcast Corp's operating cash flow was $-3982000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $4.55 billion.

Comparatively, Comcast Corp paid $0.30 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$35.92

52-Week High

$47.3035

52-Week Low

$28.1708

Analyst Target Price

$44.4

Comcast Corp stock is currently trading at $35.92 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $47.3035 and a 52-week low of $47.3035. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $44.4.

Its 50-day moving average was $37.98 and 200-day moving average was $36.01 The short ratio stood at 2.22 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 73.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8729% are held by institutions.