
U.S. Cellular (USM) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
891.0M
Gross Profit
537.0M
60.27%
Operating Income
42.0M
4.71%
Net Income
20.0M
2.24%
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
10.4B
Total Liabilities
5.8B
Shareholders Equity
4.6B
Debt to Equity
1.25
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
126.0M
Free Cash Flow
86.0M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
U.S. Cellular Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 3.8B | 3.9B | 4.2B | 4.1B | 4.0B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 1.6B | 1.7B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.8B |
Gross Profit | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.2B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
Gross Margin % | 56.8% | 55.8% | 52.7% | 53.7% | 55.6% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.4B |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.4B |
Operating Income | 145.0M | 154.0M | 90.0M | 191.0M | 193.0M |
Operating Margin % | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 12.0M | 10.0M | 8.0M | 6.0M | 8.0M |
Interest Expense | 183.0M | 196.0M | 163.0M | 175.0M | 112.0M |
Other Non-Operating Income | 4.0M | 143.0M | 137.0M | 158.0M | 161.0M |
Pre-tax Income | -22.0M | 111.0M | 72.0M | 180.0M | 250.0M |
Income Tax | 10.0M | 53.0M | 37.0M | 20.0M | 17.0M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 0.0% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 11.1% | 6.8% |
Net Income | -32.0M | 58.0M | 35.0M | 160.0M | 233.0M |
Net Margin % | -0.8% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 983.0M | 978.0M | 956.0M | 1.1B | 1.1B |
EPS (Basic) | $-0.46 | $0.64 | $0.35 | $1.80 | $2.66 |
EPS (Diluted) | $-0.46 | $0.63 | $0.35 | $1.77 | $2.62 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 86000000 | 85000000 | 85000000 | 86000000 | 86000000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 86000000 | 85000000 | 85000000 | 86000000 | 86000000 |
Income Statement Trend
U.S. Cellular Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 144.0M | 150.0M | 273.0M | 156.0M | 1.3B |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | 0 | 3.0M |
Accounts Receivable | 905.0M | 900.0M | 985.0M | 976.0M | 915.0M |
Inventory | 179.0M | 199.0M | 261.0M | 173.0M | 146.0M |
Other Current Assets | 21.0M | 36.0M | 45.0M | 49.0M | 29.0M |
Total Current Assets | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 2.6B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 5.2B | 6.4B | 6.3B | 7.7B | 7.4B |
Goodwill | 4.6B | 4.7B | 4.7B | 4.1B | 2.6B |
Intangible Assets | 4.6B | 4.7B | 4.7B | 4.1B | 2.6B |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 643.0M | 705.0M | 712.0M | 644.0M | 604.0M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 9.1B | 9.4B | 9.4B | 8.7B | 7.1B |
Total Assets | 10.4B | 10.8B | 11.1B | 10.3B | 9.7B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 232.0M | 241.0M | 344.0M | 346.0M | 377.0M |
Short-term Debt | 163.0M | 155.0M | 146.0M | 132.0M | 118.0M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 118.0M | 154.0M | 335.0M | 104.0M | 85.0M |
Total Current Liabilities | 884.0M | 901.0M | 1.2B | 903.0M | 871.0M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 3.7B | 3.9B | 4.0B | 3.6B | 3.4B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 728.0M | 755.0M | 708.0M | 674.0M | 633.0M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | - | - | - | -1.0M | - |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 5.0B | 5.2B | 5.3B | 4.9B | 4.4B |
Total Liabilities | 5.8B | 6.1B | 6.5B | 5.8B | 5.2B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 88.0M | 88.0M | 88.0M | 88.0M | 88.0M |
Retained Earnings | 2.8B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 2.8B | 2.7B |
Treasury Stock | 112.0M | 80.0M | 98.0M | 68.0M | 67.0M |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 4.6B | 4.7B | 4.6B | 4.6B | 4.4B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 3.8B | 4.0B | 4.2B | 3.7B | 3.5B |
Working Capital | 461.0M | 499.0M | 528.0M | 702.0M | 1.8B |
Balance Sheet Composition
U.S. Cellular Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | -32.0M | 58.0M | 35.0M | 160.0M | 233.0M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 665.0M | 656.0M | 700.0M | 678.0M | 683.0M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 55.0M | 23.0M | 24.0M | 27.0M | 32.0M |
Working Capital Changes | -41.0M | -35.0M | -230.0M | -170.0M | 114.0M |
Operating Cash Flow | 625.0M | 755.0M | 571.0M | 769.0M | 1.2B |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -537.0M | -608.0M | -602.0M | -724.0M | -989.0M |
Acquisitions | - | - | 8.0M | 3.0M | 26.0M |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | 0 | -3.0M |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | 3.0M | 1.0M |
Investing Cash Flow | -536.0M | -591.0M | -586.0M | -708.0M | -962.0M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -54.0M | 0 | -43.0M | -31.0M | -23.0M |
Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt Issuance | 40.0M | 315.0M | 800.0M | 1.3B | 1.1B |
Debt Repayment | -248.0M | -513.0M | -379.0M | -1.1B | -108.0M |
Financing Cash Flow | -336.0M | -328.0M | 411.0M | 158.0M | 937.0M |
Free Cash Flow | 326.0M | 128.0M | -355.0M | -1.2B | 47.0M |
Net Change in Cash | -247.0M | -164.0M | 396.0M | 219.0M | 1.2B |
Cash Flow Trend
U.S. Cellular Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
74.34
Forward P/E
66.97
Price to Book
1.44
Price to Sales
1.79
PEG Ratio
0.87
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
-0.65%
Operating Margin
3.60%
Return on Equity
-0.47%
Return on Assets
0.68%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.87
Debt to Equity
82.27
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$-0.29
Book Value per Share
$53.49
Revenue per Share
$43.02
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
usm | 6.6B | 74.34 | 1.44 | -0.47% | -0.65% | 82.27 |
T-Mobile US | 283.5B | 23.81 | 4.65 | 19.74% | 14.53% | 194.22 |
AT&T | 205.7B | 16.44 | 1.96 | 11.53% | 10.29% | 123.19 |
Tim S.A. ADR | 9.9B | 15.23 | 2.00 | 14.33% | 13.92% | 64.57 |
Frontier | 9.2B | 262.45 | 1.94 | -7.82% | -6.40% | 249.32 |
Liberty Broadband | 9.1B | 8.39 | 0.88 | 10.96% | 103.04% | 32.80 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.