DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported second-quarter results, highlighted by robust mobile broadband growth, record second-quarter smartphone sales and stable sequential wireline revenues.
“We delivered another strong quarter capping a solid first half of the year,” said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and chief executive officer. “Mobile broadband growth continues to be robust, and we are seeing encouraging signs in wireline revenues. This adds to our confidence as we look ahead.
“Mobile broadband with IP infrastructure and cloud services are transforming our industry and are creating unprecedented opportunity. AT&T is strongly positioned to lead in this new era,” Stephenson said. “Our planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA will accelerate development of next-generation capabilities, and it will lay the groundwork for continued high-tech innovation for years to come.”
Second-Quarter Financial Results
For the quarter ended June 30, 2011, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.5 billion, up more than $680 million, or 2.2 percent, versus the year-earlier quarter, marking the company's sixth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year revenue increase.
Compared with results for the second quarter of 2010, AT&T's operating income margin was 19.6 percent, compared to 19.7 percent; and operating expenses were $25.3 billion versus $24.7 billion; operating income was $6.2 billion, up from $6.1 billion.
Second-quarter 2011 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $3.6 billion, or $0.60 per diluted share. These results compare with reported net income attributable to AT&T of $4.0 billion, or $0.67 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2011 matched earnings per share excluding the Telmex Internacional transaction in the year-ago second quarter.
Second-quarter 2011 cash from operating activities totaled $9.0 billion, and capital expenditures totaled $5.3 billion. Free cash flow — cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures — totaled $3.7 billion.
Compared with results for the first half of 2010, year to date through the second quarter, cash from operating activities totaled $16.8 billion versus $15.8 billion; capital expenditures totaled $9.5 billion compared to $8.2 billion; and free cash flow totaled $7.3 billion versus $7.6 billion.
Updating Outlook
Led by increased wireless demand, AT&T now expects capital expenditures in the $20 billion range for full-year 2011. Previously, the company expected capital expenditures in the low-to-mid $19 billion range. Free cash flow guidance remains unchanged, with expected growth over 2010 levels.
WIRELESS OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Led by continued strong performance in mobile broadband in the second quarter, AT&T delivered solid growth in its wireless business, including strong revenue growth, record second-quarter smartphone gains and strong net adds including postpaid and branded computing devices. Highlights included:
Postpaid Leads Solid Subscriber Gains. AT&T posted a net gain in total wireless subscribers of 1.1 million, to reach 98.6 million in service. This included gains in every customer category. Net adds for the quarter include postpaid net adds of 331,000. Excluding the impacts of the Alltel and Centennial integration migrations, postpaid net adds were 504,000. Prepaid net adds were 137,000, connected device net adds were 379,000 and reseller net adds were 248,000. Second-quarter net adds reflect adoption of smartphones, increases in prepaid subscribers and sales of tablets and connected devices such as automobile monitoring systems, security systems and a host of other products.
Strongest Quarter Ever for Branded Computing Device Sales. AT&T had a record quarter with branded computing subscribers, a new growth area for the company that includes tablets, aircards, MiFi devices, tethering plans and other data-only devices. AT&T added 545,000 of these devices to reach 4.0 million, nearly twice as many in service as a year ago. Most of those new subscribers were tablets, with 377,000 added in the quarter, of which 30 percent were postpaid.
Postpaid Churn Remains Stable. Total churn was 1.43 percent versus 1.29 percent in the second quarter of 2010 and 1.36 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Postpaid churn was 1.15 percent, compared to 1.01 percent in the year-ago second quarter and 1.18 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Excluding the impacts of the Alltel and Centennial migrations, postpaid churn of 1.06 percent for the quarter was relatively stable with 0.99 percent in the year-ago quarter and better than the 1.12 percent in the first quarter of 2011.
Smartphones Near 70 Percent of Postpaid Sales. AT&T continues to deliver robust smartphone sales. (Smartphones are voice and data devices with an advanced operating system to better manage data and Internet access.) In the second quarter, 5.6 million smartphones were sold, a second-quarter record and the third-highest quarter ever. Smartphone sales also increased more than 43 percent year over year. Sales of non-iPhone smartphones more than doubled year over year. Nearly 70 percent of postpaid device sales were smartphones. During the quarter, 3.6 million iPhones were activated.
At the end of the quarter, 49.9 percent of AT&T's 68.4 million postpaid subscribers had smartphones, up from 35.8 percent a year earlier. The average ARPU for smartphones on AT&T’s network is 1.8 times that of the company's non-smartphone devices. More than 85 percent of smartphone subscribers are on FamilyTalk or business plans. Churn levels for these subscribers are significantly lower than for other postpaid subscribers.
Strong Wireless Revenue Growth Continues. Total wireless revenues, which include equipment sales, were up 9.5 percent year over year to $15.6 billion. Wireless service revenues increased 7.4 percent, to $14.2 billion, in the second quarter.
Wireless Data Revenues Lead Growth. Wireless data revenues — driven by Internet access, access to applications, messaging and related services — increased more than $1 billion, or 23.4 percent, from the year-earlier quarter to $5.4 billion. AT&T’s postpaid wireless subscribers on monthly data plans increased by 19.5 percent over the past year. Versus the year-earlier quarter, total text messages carried on the AT&T network increased by 24 percent to 190.8 billion, and multimedia messages increased by 54 percent to 4.0 billion.
Postpaid ARPU Expansion. Driven by strong data growth, postpaid subscriber ARPU increased 2.0 percent versus the year-earlier quarter to $63.87. This marked the tenth consecutive quarter AT&T has posted a year-over-year increase in postpaid ARPU. Postpaid data ARPU reached $24.57, up 16.6 percent versus the year-earlier quarter.
Wireless Margins Expand Sequentially Even with Strong Smartphone Sales. Second-quarter wireless margins reflect increased operating costs associated with strong smartphone sales, high customer upgrade levels and the Alltel and Centennial merger costs, offset in part by improved operating efficiencies and further revenue growth from the company’s growing base of high-quality smartphone subscribers. AT&T’s second-quarter wireless operating income margin was 27.0 percent versus 28.9 percent in the year-earlier quarter, and AT&T’s wireless EBITDA service margin was 41.1 percent, compared with 43.1 percent in the second quarter of 2010. Without customer migration and integration costs from the Alltel and Centennial mergers, the service margin would have been 42.0 percent. (EBITDA service margin is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, divided by total service revenues.) Second-quarter wireless operating expenses totaled $11.4 billion, up 12.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, and wireless operating income was $4.2 billion, up 2.3 percent year over year.
WIRELINE OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
AT&T's second-quarter wireline results were highlighted by stable sequential revenues, the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year wireline consumer growth and stabilizing wireline business revenues. Other highlights included:
Wireline Consumer Revenues Grow for Fourth Consecutive Quarter. Driven by strength in IP data services, revenues from residential customers totaled $5.4 billion in the second quarter. Versus the second quarter of 2010, consumer wireline revenues increased 0.1 percent, the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, and revenues also increased sequentially.
U-verse TV and ARPU Continue Gains. AT&T U-verse TV added 202,000 subscribers to reach 3.4 million in service. In the second quarter, the AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet attach rate continued to run above 90 percent and 55 percent of new subscribers took AT&T U-verse Voice. Three-fourths of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers have a triple- or quad-play option from AT&T. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers was $170, up 8.3 percent year over year.
AT&T's U-verse deployment now reaches 29 million living units. Companywide penetration of eligible living units is 15.5 percent, and overall penetration is 25.0 percent across areas marketed to for 36 months or more. AT&T's total video subscribers, which combine the company's U-verse and bundled satellite customers, reached 5.3 million at the end of the quarter, representing 21.5 percent of households served.
U-verse Broadband Continues Strong Growth. AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet delivered a second-quarter gain of 439,000 subscribers to reach a total of 4.1 million, helping offset losses from DSL. At the end of the second quarter, AT&T had 16.5 million total wired consumer broadband connections, up 3.3 percent over the past year and down slightly from first-quarter 2011 levels largely due to seasonality. About 70 percent of consumers have a broadband plan of 3 Mbps or higher.
IP Data Nears Half of Consumer Revenues. U-verse continues to drive a transformation in AT&T's consumer business, reflected by the fact that consumer IP revenues now represent 49.2 percent of AT&T's wireline consumer revenues, up from 40.4 percent in the year-earlier quarter. Increased AT&T U-verse penetration and a significant number of subscribers on triple- or quad-play options drove 21.9 percent year-over-year growth in IP revenues from residential customers (broadband, U-verse TV and U-verse Voice) and 5.6 percent sequential growth. U-verse revenues grew 57.0 percent compared with the year-ago second quarter and 10.7 percent versus the first quarter of 2011.
Growth in Revenues Per Household. Wireline revenues per household served increased 5.2 percent versus the year-earlier second quarter and were up 1.8 percent sequentially (average revenue per household is total consumer wireline revenues divided by the average monthly households in service), driven by AT&T U-verse services. This marked AT&T’s 14th consecutive quarter with year-over-year growth in wireline consumer revenues per household.
Consumer Connection Trends Continue. In the second quarter, AT&T posted a decline in total consumer revenue connections primarily due to expected declines in traditional voice access lines, consistent with broader industry trends and somewhat offset by increases in U-verse TV, broadband and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) connections. AT&T U-verse Voice connections increased by 162,000 in the quarter and 695,000 over the past four quarters. Total consumer revenue connections at the end of the second quarter were 42.5 million, compared with 44.3 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and 43.1 million at the end of the first quarter of 2011.
Wireline Business Revenues Stable Sequentially. Total business revenues were $9.3 billion, declining 0.3 percent sequentially and down 4.1 percent versus the year-earlier quarter. The year-over-year decline reflects economic weakness in voice and legacy data products somewhat offset by growth in IP data. Excluding the effect of the third-quarter 2010 sale of Japan assets, business service revenues, which exclude CPE, declined 3.2 percent year over year, compared to a year-over-year decline of 4.0 percent in the year-ago quarter.
Strong Strategic Business Services Revenue Growth Continues. Revenues from the new-generation capabilities that lead AT&T's most advanced business solutions — including Ethernet, VPNs, hosting, IP conferencing and application services — grew 19.4 percent versus the year-earlier quarter continuing strong trends in this area. This now represents a more than $5.5 billion annualized revenue stream.
VPN Growth Drives Business IP Revenues. Total business IP data revenues grew 8.8 percent versus the year-earlier second quarter, led by growth in VPN revenues. IP-based solutions allow customers to easily add managed services such as network security, cloud services and IP conferencing on top of their infrastructures. Total business data revenues grew 0.4 percent year over year and grew 0.9 percent sequentially.
Wireline Revenue Trends Stabilizing. AT&T’s second-quarter wireline operating income margin was 13.1 percent, down slightly compared to 13.2 percent in the year-earlier quarter and up from 11.5 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Improved consumer and business IP data revenue trends and execution of cost initiatives helped to partially offset declines in voice revenues. Second-quarter total wireline revenues were $14.9 billion, down 3.2 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and stable sequentially. Second-quarter wireline operating expenses were $13.0 billion, down 3.1 percent versus the second quarter of 2010 and down 1.8 percent sequentially. Wireline operating income totaled $2.0 billion, down versus the second quarter of 2010 and up from $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2011.
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| AT&T Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Unaudited | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless service | $ | 14,157 | $ | 13,186 | 7.4 | % | $ | 28,118 | $ | 26,036 | 8.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Data | 7,356 | 6,866 | 7.1 | % | 14,536 | 13,517 | 7.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Voice | 6,342 | 7,224 | -12.2 | % | 12,893 | 14,707 | -12.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Directory | 841 | 1,007 | -16.5 | % | 1,709 | 2,048 | -16.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 2,799 | 2,525 | 10.9 | % | 5,486 | 5,030 | 9.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Revenues | 31,495 | 30,808 | 2.2 | % | 62,742 | 61,338 | 2.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cost of services and sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
13,332 | 12,452 | 7.1 | % | 26,735 | 24,835 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 7,396 | 7,454 | -0.8 | % | 14,848 | 14,850 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,602 | 4,819 | -4.5 | % | 9,186 | 9,599 | -4.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 25,330 | 24,725 | 2.4 | % | 50,769 | 49,284 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 6,165 | 6,083 | 1.3 | % | 11,973 | 12,054 | -0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense | 848 | 754 | 12.5 | % | 1,694 | 1,519 | 11.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Equity in Net Income of Affiliates | 207 | 195 | 6.2 | % | 456 | 412 | 10.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense) - Net | 27 | 723 | -96.3 | % | 86 | 701 | -87.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes | 5,551 | 6,247 | -11.1 | % | 10,821 | 11,648 | -7.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income Tax Expense | 1,893 | 2,160 | -12.4 | % | 3,695 | 5,023 | -26.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from Continuing Operations | 3,658 | 4,087 | -10.5 | % | 7,126 | 6,625 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of tax | - | (5 | ) | - | - | (3 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income | 3,658 | 4,082 | -10.4 | % | 7,126 | 6,622 | 7.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | (67 | ) | (79 | ) | 15.2 | % | (127 | ) | (166 | ) | 23.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to AT&T | $ | 3,591 | $ | 4,003 | -10.3 | % | $ | 6,999 | $ | 6,456 | 8.4 | % | |||||||||||
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Basic Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable to AT&T |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.68 | -11.8 | % | $ | 1.18 | $ | 1.09 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||
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Basic Earnings Per Share from Discontinued Operations Attributable to AT&T |
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| Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to AT&T | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.68 | -11.8 | % | $ | 1.18 | $ | 1.09 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (000,000) |
5,932 | 5,909 | 0.4 | % | 5,929 | 5,907 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable to AT&T |
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.67 | -10.4 | % | $ | 1.18 | $ | 1.09 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||
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Diluted Earnings Per Share from Discontinued Operations Attributable to AT&T |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to AT&T | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.67 | -10.4 | % | $ | 1.18 | $ | 1.09 | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding with Dilution (000,000) |
5,953 | 5,937 | 0.3 | % | 5,948 | 5,936 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless | 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | $ | 14,157 | $ | 13,186 | 7.4 | % | $ | 28,118 | $ | 26,036 | 8.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Equipment | 1,445 | 1,056 | 36.8 | % | 2,793 | 2,103 | 32.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Revenues | 15,602 | 14,242 | 9.5 | % | 30,911 | 28,139 | 9.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and support | 9,782 | 8,553 | 14.4 | % | 19,640 | 16,726 | 17.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,613 | 1,578 | 2.2 | % | 3,118 | 3,136 | -0.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Expenses | 11,395 | 10,131 | 12.5 | % | 22,758 | 19,862 | 14.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income | 4,207 | 4,111 | 2.3 | % | 8,153 | 8,277 | -1.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates | (8 | ) | 8 | - | (12 | ) | 20 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Income | $ | 4,199 | $ | 4,119 | 1.9 | % | $ | 8,141 | $ | 8,297 | -1.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income Margin | 27.0 | % | 28.9 | % | 26.4 | % | 29.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| Data | $ | 7,356 | $ | 6,866 | 7.1 | % | $ | 14,536 | $ | 13,517 | 7.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Voice | 6,342 | 7,224 | -12.2 | % | 12,893 | 14,707 | -12.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 1,237 | 1,332 | -7.1 | % | 2,456 | 2,644 | -7.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Revenues | 14,935 | 15,422 | -3.2 | % | 29,885 | 30,868 | -3.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and support | 10,104 | 10,289 | -1.8 | % | 20,370 | 20,801 | -2.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,876 | 3,105 | -7.4 | % | 5,834 | 6,181 | -5.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Expenses | 12,980 | 13,394 | -3.1 | % | 26,204 | 26,982 | -2.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income | 1,955 | 2,028 | -3.6 | % | 3,681 | 3,886 | -5.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Equity in Net Income of Affiliates | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment Income | $ | 1,955 | $ | 2,028 | -3.6 | % | $ | 3,681 | $ | 3,891 | -5.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income Margin | 13.1 | % | 13.2 | % | 12.3 | % | 12.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Advertising Solutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Revenues | $ | 841 | $ | 1,007 | -16.5 | % | $ | 1,709 | $ | 2,048 | -16.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Segment Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and support | 580 | 662 | -12.4 | % | 1,153 | 1,326 | -13.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 102 | 132 | -22.7 | % | 207 | 270 | -23.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Expenses | 682 | 794 | -14.1 | % | 1,360 | 1,596 | -14.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Income | $ | 159 | $ | 213 | -25.4 | % | $ | 349 | $ | 452 | -22.8 | % | |||||||||||
| Segment Income Margin | 18.9 | % | 21.2 | % | 20.4 | % | 22.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Revenues | $ | 117 | $ | 137 | -14.6 | % | $ | 237 | $ | 283 | -16.3 | % | |||||||||||
| Segment Operating Expenses | 273 | 406 | -32.8 | % | 447 | 844 | -47.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Loss | (156 | ) | (269 | ) | 42.0 | % | (210 | ) | (561 | ) | 62.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Equity in Net Income of Affiliates | 215 | 187 | 15.0 | % | 468 | 387 | 20.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations | $ | 59 | $ | (82 | ) | - | $ | 258 | $ | (174 | ) | - | |||||||||||
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| Dollars in millions except per share amounts | ||||||||
| 6/30/11 | 12/31/10 | |||||||
| Unaudited | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,831 | $ | 1,437 | ||||
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Accounts receivable - net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $908 and $957 |
13,608 | 13,610 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 1,563 | 1,458 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 1,180 | 1,170 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 2,057 | 2,276 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 22,239 | 19,951 | ||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment - Net | 104,606 | 103,196 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 73,591 | 73,601 | ||||||
| Licenses | 50,403 | 50,372 | ||||||
| Customer Lists and Relationships - Net | 3,643 | 4,708 | ||||||
| Other Intangible Assets - Net | 5,407 | 5,440 | ||||||
| Investments in Equity Affiliates | 5,207 | 4,515 | ||||||
| Other Assets | 6,918 | 6,705 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 272,014 | $ | 268,488 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Debt maturing within one year | $ | 7,910 | $ | 7,196 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 18,145 | 20,055 | ||||||
| Advanced billing and customer deposits | 3,804 | 4,086 | ||||||
| Accrued taxes | 1,130 | 72 | ||||||
| Dividends payable | 2,548 | 2,542 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 33,537 | 33,951 | ||||||
| Long-Term Debt | 58,663 | 58,971 | ||||||
| Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 25,065 | 22,070 | ||||||
| Postemployment benefit obligation | 28,350 | 28,803 | ||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 12,290 | 12,743 | ||||||
| Total deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities | 65,705 | 63,616 | ||||||
| Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Common stock | 6,495 | 6,495 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 91,687 | 91,731 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 33,687 | 31,792 | ||||||
| Treasury stock | (20,786 | ) | (21,083 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 2,720 | 2,712 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 306 | 303 | ||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 114,109 | 111,950 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 272,014 | $ | 268,488 | ||||
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| Unaudited | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 7,126 | $ | 6,622 | ||||
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| Depreciation and amortization | 9,186 | 9,599 | ||||||
| Undistributed earnings from investments in equity affiliates | (417 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
| Provision for uncollectible accounts | 523 | 671 | ||||||
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Deferred income tax expense and noncurrent unrecognized tax benefits |
2,818 | 2,249 | ||||||
| Net gain from impairment and sale of investments | (44 | ) | (629 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | - | 3 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (521 | ) | 394 | |||||
| Other current assets | 104 | 389 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (1,133 | ) | (3,063 | ) | ||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (127 | ) | (166 | ) | ||||
| Other - net | (758 | ) | 120 | |||||
| Total adjustments | 9,631 | 9,189 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 16,757 | 15,811 | ||||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Construction and capital expenditures | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (9,405 | ) | (7,856 | ) | ||||
| Interest during construction | (77 | ) | (379 | ) | ||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (62 | ) | (2,554 | ) | ||||
| Dispositions | 30 | 14 | ||||||
| (Purchases) and sales of securities, net | 45 | (545 | ) | |||||
| Other | 19 | 15 | ||||||
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | (9,450 | ) | (11,305 | ) | ||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||
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Net change in short-term borrowings with original maturities of three months or less |
(1,603 | ) | 3,280 | |||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | 2,985 | - | ||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (1,290 | ) | (4,661 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of treasury shares | 199 | 5 | ||||||
| Dividends paid | (5,082 | ) | (4,960 | ) | ||||
| Other | (122 | ) | (534 | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used in Financing Activities | (4,913 | ) | (6,870 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2,394 | (2,364 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year | 1,437 | 3,741 | ||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents End of Period | $ | 3,831 | $ | 1,377 | ||||
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| Unaudited | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | 6/30/2011 | 6/30/2010 | % Chg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volumes (000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 98,615 | 90,130 | 9.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Postpaid1 | 68,353 | 66,970 | 2.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid1 | 6,750 | 5,881 | 14.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reseller1 | 12,522 | 10,597 | 18.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connected Device1 | 10,990 | 6,682 | 64.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless Net Adds (000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,095 | 1,562 | -29.9 | % | 3,079 | 3,419 | -9.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Postpaid1 | 331 | 496 | -33.3 | % | 393 | 1,008 | -61.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid1 | 137 | 300 | -54.3 | % | 222 | 324 | -31.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Reseller1 | 248 | (130 | ) | - | 809 | 139 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connected Devices1 | 379 | 896 | -57.7 | % | 1,655 | 1,948 | -15.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| M&A Activity, Partitioned Customers and Other Adjs. | 1 | 1,581 | - | 1,591 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless Churn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postpaid Churn1 | 1.15 | % | 1.01 | % | 14 BP | 1.17 | % | 1.04 | % | 13 BP | |||||||||||||||
| Total Churn1 | 1.43 | % | 1.29 | % | 14 BP | 1.40 | % | 1.29 | % | 11 BP | |||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensed POPs (000,000) | 313 | 307 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Wireline Voice Connections | 41,298 | 46,058 | -10.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Change | (1,159 | ) | (1,327 | ) | 12.7 | % | (2,265 | ) | (2,430 | ) | 6.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Broadband | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Wireline Broadband Connections | 16,473 | 15,952 | 3.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Change | (12 | ) | (92 | ) | 87.0 | % | 163 | 163 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Video | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-verse | 3,407 | 2,505 | 36.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Satellite | 1,852 | 2,053 | -9.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Video Connections | 5,259 | 4,558 | 15.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Change | 168 | 135 | 24.4 | % | 342 | 319 | 7.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Consumer Revenue Connections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadband3 | 14,520 | 13,925 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Video Connections4 | 5,250 | 4,557 | 15.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Voice5 | 22,735 | 25,780 | -11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Consumer Revenue Connections | 42,505 | 44,262 | -4.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Change | (574 | ) | (782 | ) | 26.6 | % | (922 | ) | (1,025 | ) | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||||
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| Construction and capital expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | 5,272 | $ | 4,709 | 12.0 | % | $ | 9,405 | $ | 7,856 | 19.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Interest during construction | $ | 42 | $ | 195 | -78.5 | % | $ | 77 | $ | 379 | -79.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Declared per Share | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.42 | 2.4 | % | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.84 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| End of Period Common Shares Outstanding (000,000) | 5,925 | 5,909 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt Ratio6 | 36.8 | % | 40.4 | % | -360 BP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Employees | 258,870 | 272,450 | -5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Prior-year amounts restated to conform to current-period reporting methodology. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In-region wireline represents access lines served by AT&T's incumbent local exchange companies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Consumer wireline broadband connections include DSL lines, U-verse High Speed Internet access and satellite broadband. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Video connections include sales under agency agreements with EchoStar and DirecTV customers and U-verse connections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Includes consumer U-verse Voice over Internet Protocol connections of 2,023 as of June 30, 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total long-term debt plus debt maturing within one year divided by total debt plus total stockholders' equity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: For the end of 2Q11, total switched access lines were 39,275, retail business switched access lines totaled 16,293 and wholesale and coin switched access lines totaled 2,270. |
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| 6/30/2010 | 9/30/2010 | 12/31/2010 | 3/31/2011 | 6/30/2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | $ | 13,186 | $ | 13,675 | $ | 13,799 | $ | 13,961 | $ | 14,157 | ||||||||||
| Equipment | 1,056 | 1,505 | 1,382 | 1,348 | 1,445 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Revenues | 14,242 | 15,180 | 15,181 | 15,309 | 15,602 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operations and support | 8,553 | 10,032 | 9,988 | 9,858 | 9,782 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,578 | 1,640 | 1,721 | 1,505 | 1,613 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Expenses | 10,131 | 11,672 | 11,709 | 11,363 | 11,395 | |||||||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income | 4,111 | 3,508 | 3,472 | 3,946 | 4,207 | |||||||||||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 1,578 | 1,640 | 1,721 | 1,505 | 1,613 | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 5,689 | 5,148 | 5,193 | 5,451 | 5,820 | |||||||||||||||
| EBITDA as a % of Service Revenue | 43.1 | % | 37.6 | % | 37.6 | % | 39.0 | % | 41.1 | % | ||||||||||
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EBITDA is defined as Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. Annual Service EBITDA Margin is calculated as the sum of quarterly EBITDA divided by the sum of quarterly Service Revenues. |
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| Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||
| Free Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 8,573 | $ | 9,025 | $ | 15,811 | $ | 16,757 | ||||||||
| Less: Construction and capital expenditures | (4,904 | ) | (5,314 | ) | (8,235 | ) | (9,482 | ) | ||||||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 3,669 | $ | 3,711 | $ | 7,576 | $ | 7,275 | ||||||||
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Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures. We believe these metrics provide useful information to our investors because management regularly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also views free cash flow as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to shareowners. |
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 8,573 | $ | 9,025 | $ | 15,811 | $ | 16,757 | ||||||||
| Less: Construction and capital expenditures | (4,904 | ) | (5,314 | ) | (8,235 | ) | (9,482 | ) | ||||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 3,669 | 3,711 | 7,576 | 7,275 | ||||||||||||
| Less: Dividends paid | (2,481 | ) | (2,542 | ) | (4,960 | ) | (5,082 | ) | ||||||||
| Free Cash Flow After Dividends | $ | 1,188 | $ | 1,169 | $ | 2,616 | $ | 2,193 | ||||||||
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| Dollars in millions | ||||||||||
| Unaudited | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
| 3/31/2011 | 6/30/2011 | 2011 YTD | ||||||||
| Operating Revenues | $ | 31,247 | $ | 31,495 | $ | 62,742 | ||||
| Operating Expenses | 25,439 | 25,330 | 50,769 | |||||||
| Total Operating Income | 5,808 | 6,165 | 11,973 | |||||||
| Add Back Depreciation and Amortization | 4,584 | 4,602 | 9,186 | |||||||
| Total Consolidated EBITDA | 10,392 | 10,767 | 21,159 | |||||||
| Annualized Consolidated EBITDA* | 42,318 | |||||||||
| End-of-period current debt | 7,910 | |||||||||
| End-of-period long-term debt | 58,663 | |||||||||
| Total End-of-Period Debt | 66,573 | |||||||||
| (Premiums) Discounts on long-term debt | (134 | ) | ||||||||
| Normalized Debt Balance | 66,439 | |||||||||
| Less Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3,831 | |||||||||
| Normalized Net Debt Balance | 62,608 | |||||||||
| Annualized Net Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio | 1.48 | |||||||||
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*EBITDA is annualized by dividing YTD EBITDA by YTD number of quarters and multiplying by four.
Note: 4Q11 EBITDA will exclude the impact of benefit plan actuarial gains/losses in order to better represent AT&T's operational performance. |
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EBITDA DISCUSSION
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA service margin is calculated as EBITDA divided by service revenues. EBITDA differs from Segment Operating Income (Loss), as calculated in accordance with GAAP, in that it excludes depreciation and amortization. EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions, reinvestment or other discretionary uses. EBITDA is not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our calculation of EBITDA, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
We believe these measures are relevant and useful information to our investors as they are part of AT&T Mobility’s internal management reporting and planning processes and are important metrics that AT&T Mobility’s management uses to evaluate the operating performance of its regional operations. These measures are used by management as a gauge of AT&T Mobility’s success in acquiring, retaining and servicing subscribers because we believe these measures reflect AT&T Mobility’s ability to generate and grow subscriber revenues while providing a high level of customer service in a cost-effective manner. Management also uses these measures as a method of comparing AT&T Mobility’s performance with that of many of its competitors. The financial and operating metrics which affect EBITDA include the key revenue and expense drivers for which AT&T Mobility’s operating managers are responsible and upon which we evaluate their performance.
EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions, reinvestment or other discretionary uses. EBITDA excludes other income (expense) – net, minority interest in earnings of consolidated entities and equity in net income (loss) of affiliates, as these do not reflect the operating results of AT&T Mobility’s subscriber base and its national footprint that AT&T Mobility utilizes to obtain and service its customers. Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates represents AT&T Mobility’s proportionate share of the net income (loss) of affiliates in which it exercises significant influence, but does not control. As AT&T Mobility does not control these entities, our management excludes these results when evaluating the performance of our primary operations. EBITDA excludes interest expense and the provision for income taxes. Excluding these items eliminates the expenses associated with its capitalization and tax structures. Finally, EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, in order to eliminate the impact of capital investments.
We believe EBITDA as a percentage of service revenues to be a more relevant measure of AT&T Mobility’s operating margin than EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. AT&T Mobility generally subsidizes a portion of its handset sales, all of which are recognized in the period in which AT&T Mobility sells the handset. This results in a disproportionate impact on its margin in that period. Management views this equipment subsidy as a cost to acquire or retain a subscriber, which is recovered through the ongoing service revenue that is generated by the subscriber. AT&T Mobility also uses service revenues to calculate margin to facilitate comparison, both internally and externally with its competitors, as they calculate their margins using services revenue as well.
There are material limitations to using these non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA and EBITDA service margin, as we have defined them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Furthermore, these performance measures do not take into account certain significant items, including depreciation and amortization, interest expense, tax expense and equity in net income (loss) of affiliates, which directly affect AT&T Mobility’s net income. Management compensates for these limitations by carefully analyzing how its competitors present performance measures that are similar in nature to EBITDA as we present it, and considering the economic effect of the excluded expense items independently as well as in connection with its analysis of net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and EBITDA service margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.
FREE CASH FLOW DISCUSSION
Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures. Free cash flow after dividends is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow yield is defined as cash from continuing operations less capital expenditures as a percentage of market capitalization computed on the last trading day of the quarter. Market capitalization is computed by multiplying the end of period stock price by the end of period shares outstanding. We believe these metrics provide useful information to our investors because management monthly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also views it as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to shareowners.