TakeoverPE & activists

GLIBALiberty Capital Corp/NV

Cable & Other Pay Television Services · $899M market cap

Takeover signals

What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.

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14 other checks
  • TSR below peersNo
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    3+ of last 5 years
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
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    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Earnings not backed by cashNo
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    Cash flow under 80% of net income
  • Dilutive SBCNo
    1% of revenue
    Over 10% of revenue
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    0% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Goodwill-heavyNo
    18% of assets
    Over 40% of assets
  • Shareholder dissentNo
    83% lowest support
    Any vote under 80% support
  • Low revenue per employeeNo
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    Bottom quartile of its SIC industry
  • Quiet on AINo
    2.4 per 10K words · 60th pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • Net cashNo
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    More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
  • Recurring revenueNo
    9 of 10
    10-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
  • AI-rollup shapedNo
    1 of 10
    10-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
  • Active 13DNo
    0 filings
    Active-intent 13D in 18 months
  • Net insider sellingNo
    $16M net
    Net sales over $10M in 12 months

Deal filings

FiledFormAcquirerPricePremium
Jul 15, 20258-KCharter Communications, Inc.——

Key numbers

Revenue
$1.0BFY2024: $1.0BFY2025: $1.0B
3.0% YoY
Operating margin
-33.2%FY2024: 13.8%FY2025: -33.2%
341% YoY
EBITDA
−$135MFY2024: $347MFY2025: −$135M
139% YoY
Net debt / EBITDA
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$710M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Revenue$1.0B$1.0B 3.0% FY2024: $1.0BFY2025: $1.0B
Operating income$140M−$347M 348% FY2024: $140MFY2025: −$347M
Net income$70M−$309M 541% FY2024: $70MFY2025: −$309M
Operating cash flow$278M$370M 33% FY2024: $278MFY2025: $370M
Capex$247M$248M 0.4% FY2024: $247MFY2025: $248M
Stock-based comp$13M$13M 0.0% FY2024: $13MFY2025: $13M
Dividends$150M$0 100% FY2024: $150MFY2025: $0

13D filers

FiledFilerFormStakeIntent
Aug 20, 2025MALONE JOHN CSCHEDULE 13D/A9.1%Passive
Jul 16, 2025MALONE JOHN CSCHEDULE 13D93.9%Passive
Jul 16, 2025MALONE JOHN CSCHEDULE 13D6.8%Passive

Insider trading

+$16Mnet buying by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $16M · 11 tradesSold $0 · 0 trades

Pay vs performance

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