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The Big Six: By the Numbers
Financial position of major cable operators; all figures are for the 12 months
ending June 30, 1996
EBITDA* CAPITAL INTEREST DEBT AS SUB-
MILLIONS EXPENDITURES PAYMENTS MULTIPLE SCRIBERS
MILLIONS MILLIONS OF EBITDA MILLIONS
TCI 2,111 1,957 1,053 6.3 14.5
TIME WARNER 1,480 1,700 1,562 6.7 11.8
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION! 717 599 431 7.8 4.2
COMCAST 1,105 567 542 6.5 4.2
COX COMMUNCATIONS 542 484 133 4.8 3.2
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS 436 346 350 6.4 2.7
*Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
! Will be acquired by U S West this year
DATA: SALOMON BROS. DEBT ANALYST STEVYN SCHUTZMAN
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Updated June 14, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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