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Annual Income Statements for United States Cellular

Annual Income Statements for United States Cellular

This table shows United States Cellular's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
241 48 12 150 127 229 155 30 54 -39
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
247 49 15 164 133 233 160 35 58 -32
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
247 49 15 164 133 233 160 35 58 -32
Total Pre-Tax Income
404 82 -272 215 185 250 180 72 111 -22
Total Operating Income
347 48 -304 158 112 173 170 69 139 -12
Total Gross Profit
2,203 2,149 2,087 2,178 2,238 2,244 2,214 2,198 2,178 2,140
Total Revenue
4,031 3,990 3,890 3,967 4,022 4,037 4,122 4,169 3,906 3,770
Operating Revenue
4,031 3,990 3,890 3,967 4,022 4,037 4,122 4,169 3,906 3,770
Total Cost of Revenue
1,828 1,841 1,803 1,789 1,784 1,793 1,908 1,971 1,728 1,630
Operating Cost of Revenue
1,828 1,841 1,803 1,789 1,784 1,793 1,908 1,971 1,728 1,630
Total Operating Expenses
1,856 2,101 2,391 2,020 2,126 2,071 2,044 2,129 2,039 2,152
Selling, General & Admin Expense
1,494 1,480 1,412 1,388 1,406 1,368 1,345 1,408 1,368 1,330
Depreciation Expense
607 618 615 640 702 683 678 700 656 665
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
- - -1.00 0.00 -1.00 0.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 0.00
Impairment Charge
0.00 0.00 370 - - 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 136
Other Special Charges / (Income)
-245 3.00 -5.00 -8.00 19 20 23 19 15 21
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
57 34 32 57 73 77 10 3.00 -28 -10
Interest Expense
86 113 113 116 110 112 175 163 196 183
Interest & Investment Income
142 146 145 174 183 189 185 166 168 173
Other Income / (Expense), net
1.00 1.00 0.00 -1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Income Tax Expense
157 33 -287 51 52 17 20 37 53 10
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
6.00 1.00 3.00 14 6.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 7.00
Basic Earnings per Share
$2.86 $0.56 $0.14 $1.75 $1.47 $2.66 $1.80 $0.35 $0.64 ($0.46)
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
84M 85M 85M 86M 86M 86M 86M 85M 85M 86M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.84 $0.56 $0.14 $1.72 $1.44 $2.62 $1.77 $0.35 $0.63 ($0.46)
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
85M 85M 86M 87M 88M 87M 87M 86M 87M 86M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
84.30M 85.70M 85.70M 85.70M 86.15M 86.09M 85.88M 84.69M 85M 85M

Quarterly Income Statements for United States Cellular

This table shows United States Cellular's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
-12 -28 13 5.00 23 13 18 17 -79 5.00
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
-12 -27 14 5.00 23 16 24 18 -78 4.00
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
-12 -27 14 5.00 23 16 24 18 -78 4.00
Total Pre-Tax Income
-15 -37 25 24 50 12 52 32 -92 -14
Total Operating Income
-15 -27 26 34 57 22 51 36 -90 -9.00
Total Gross Profit
532 538 551 539 550 538 552 536 539 513
Total Revenue
1,083 1,049 986 957 963 1,000 950 927 922 971
Operating Revenue
1,083 1,049 986 957 963 1,000 950 927 922 971
Total Cost of Revenue
551 511 435 418 413 462 398 391 383 458
Operating Cost of Revenue
551 511 435 418 413 462 398 391 383 458
Total Operating Expenses
547 565 525 505 493 516 501 500 629 522
Selling, General & Admin Expense
369 375 345 341 333 349 331 322 324 353
Depreciation Expense
177 180 170 161 159 166 165 165 167 168
Other Special Charges / (Income)
1.00 11 10 3.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 13 2.00 1.00
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
0.00 -10 -1.00 -10 -7.00 -10 1.00 -4.00 -2.00 -5.00
Interest Expense
42 48 47 51 50 48 43 45 49 46
Interest & Investment Income
42 38 46 41 43 38 44 41 47 41
Income Tax Expense
-3.00 -10 11 19 27 -4.00 28 14 -14 -18
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 6.00 1.00 1.00 -1.00
Basic Earnings per Share
($0.15) ($0.32) $0.15 $0.05 $0.26 $0.18 $0.21 $0.20 ($0.92) $0.05
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 86M 86M 86M
Diluted Earnings per Share
($0.15) ($0.32) $0.15 $0.05 $0.26 $0.17 $0.20 $0.20 ($0.92) $0.06
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
85M 86M 86M 86M 86M 87M 88M 88M 86M 86M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
85.22M 84.69M 84.72M 85.27M 85M 85M 85M 86M 86M 85M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for United States Cellular

This table details how cash moves in and out of United States Cellular's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
502 -129 -234 231 -292 1,000 -1,092 109 -129 -20
Net Cash From Operating Activities
555 501 469 709 724 1,237 802 832 866 883
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
555 501 469 703 724 1,237 802 832 866 883
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
247 49 15 164 133 233 160 35 58 -32
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
247 49 15 -164 133 233 160 35 58 -32
Depreciation Expense
607 618 615 640 702 683 678 700 656 665
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
-194 78 484 451 161 132 101 164 134 317
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-107 -244 -645 -218 -272 189 -137 -67 18 -67
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-550 -618 -683 -464 -864 -1,163 -2,036 -1,179 -721 -556
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-550 -618 -683 -464 -864 -1,163 -2,036 -1,179 -721 -556
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-581 -443 -465 -512 -650 -989 -724 -602 -608 -537
Acquisitions
-286 -53 - -2.00 -271 -201 -1,322 -585 -130 -20
Divestitures
317 21 21 24 41 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Investing Activities, net
0.00 -143 -189 -7.00 -2.00 1.00 10 8.00 17 1.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities
497 -12 -20 -14 -152 926 142 456 -274 -347
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
497 -12 -20 -14 -152 926 142 456 -274 -347
Repayment of Debt
-14 -12 -17 -26 -118 -146 -1,141 -381 -514 -251
Repurchase of Common Equity
-8.00 -5.00 0.00 0.00 -21 -23 -31 -48 -6.00 -54
Payment of Dividends
-6.00 -1.00 -4.00 -6.00 -4.00 -6.00 -3.00 -3.00 -3.00 -5.00
Issuance of Debt
525 - - 0.00 0.00 1,125 1,342 910 315 40
Other Financing Activities, net
-2.00 - - 0.00 -9.00 -24 -25 -22 -66 -77

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for United States Cellular

This table details how cash moves in and out of United States Cellular's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-66 19 -108 24 -39 -6.00 31 5.00 73 -129
Net Cash From Operating Activities
74 180 41 349 329 147 203 313 245 122
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
74 180 41 349 329 147 203 313 245 122
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
-12 -27 14 6.00 23 15 24 18 -79 5.00
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
-12 -27 14 6.00 23 15 24 18 -79 5.00
Depreciation Expense
178 180 170 160 160 166 165 164 170 166
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
26 64 12 53 11 58 27 62 150 78
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-118 -37 -155 130 135 -92 -13 69 4.00 -127
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-125 -203 -192 -153 -119 -257 -144 -140 -131 -141
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-125 -203 -192 -153 -119 -257 -144 -140 -131 -141
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-121 -193 -196 -155 -103 -154 -133 -137 -129 -138
Acquisitions
-11 -10 -5.00 -3.00 -16 -106 -11 -4.00 -2.00 -3.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-15 42 43 -172 -249 104 -28 -168 -41 -110
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-15 42 43 -172 -249 104 -28 -168 -41 -110
Repayment of Debt
-152 -1.00 -64 -153 -240 -57 -57 -144 -4.00 -46
Repurchase of Common Equity
-10 -20 0.00 - - -6.00 0.00 - -26 -28
Payment of Dividends
-1.00 - -1.00 -1.00 - -1.00 -2.00 -1.00 -1.00 -1.00
Other Financing Activities, net
-2.00 -12 -7.00 -18 -9.00 -32 -9.00 -23 -10 -35

Annual Balance Sheets for United States Cellular

This table presents United States Cellular's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Assets
7,060 7,110 6,841 7,274 8,164 9,681 10,341 11,119 10,750 10,449
Total Current Assets
1,672 1,558 1,483 1,812 1,573 2,623 1,605 1,723 1,400 1,345
Cash & Equivalents
715 586 352 580 285 1,271 156 273 150 144
Accounts Receivable
672 727 843 976 1,010 998 1,046 1,072 957 955
Inventories, net
149 138 138 142 162 146 173 261 199 179
Prepaid Expenses
81 84 79 63 50 51 58 68 57 46
Current Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
- - - 15 46 125 123 4.00 1.00 0.00
Other Current Assets
55 23 21 19 20 29 49 45 36 21
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
2,649 2,470 2,320 2,202 2,207 2,466 2,606 2,624 2,576 2,502
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
7,669 7,712 7,628 7,778 8,293 8,785 9,056 9,334 9,560 8,387
Accumulated Depreciation
5,020 5,242 5,308 5,576 6,086 6,319 6,450 6,710 6,984 5,885
Total Noncurrent Assets
2,739 3,082 3,038 3,260 4,384 4,592 6,130 6,772 6,774 6,602
Long-Term Investments
363 413 415 441 447 435 439 452 461 454
Intangible Assets
1,834 1,886 2,223 2,186 2,471 2,629 4,088 4,690 4,693 4,579
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
172 405 390 633 1,466 1,526 1,585 1,604 1,605 1,569
Other Noncurrent Nonoperating Assets
- 8.00 10 - - 2.00 18 26 15 0.00
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
7,060 7,110 6,841 7,274 8,164 9,681 10,341 11,119 10,750 10,449
Total Liabilities
3,489 3,465 3,154 3,196 3,943 5,245 5,767 6,537 6,096 5,841
Total Current Liabilities
748 718 733 691 750 871 903 1,195 901 884
Short-Term Debt
11 11 18 19 8.00 2.00 3.00 13 20 22
Accounts Payable
275 309 302 304 296 377 346 356 248 242
Current Deferred Revenue
251 190 185 157 148 151 191 239 229 238
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
28 39 56 30 30 48 33 35 32 30
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
68 73 74 78 76 82 83 84 83 93
Other Current Liabilities
115 96 98 103 192 211 247 468 289 259
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
2,741 2,747 2,421 2,505 3,193 4,374 4,864 5,342 5,195 4,957
Long-Term Debt
1,629 1,618 1,622 1,605 1,502 2,489 2,728 3,187 3,044 2,837
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
821 826 461 510 507 633 674 708 755 728
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
291 303 338 389 1,184 1,251 1,462 1,447 1,396 1,392
Commitments & Contingencies
- - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
- - - 11 11 10 11 12 12 16
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
3,571 3,645 3,687 4,067 4,210 4,426 4,563 4,570 4,642 4,592
Total Preferred & Common Equity
3,561 3,634 3,677 4,057 4,197 4,411 4,547 4,554 4,626 4,577
Total Common Equity
3,561 3,634 3,677 4,057 4,197 4,411 4,547 4,554 4,626 4,577
Common Stock
1,585 1,610 1,640 1,678 1,717 1,739 1,766 1,791 1,814 1,871
Retained Earnings
2,133 2,160 2,157 2,444 2,550 2,739 2,849 2,861 2,892 2,818
Treasury Stock
-157 -136 -120 -65 -70 -67 -68 -98 -80 -112
Noncontrolling Interest
10 11 10 10 13 15 16 16 16 15

Quarterly Balance Sheets for United States Cellular

This table presents United States Cellular's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024
Total Assets
11,056 10,997 10,889 10,749 10,704 10,639 10,516
Total Current Assets
1,675 1,562 1,500 1,393 1,395 1,374 1,427
Cash & Equivalents
254 154 186 153 185 195 272
Accounts Receivable
1,075 1,009 984 959 932 952 918
Inventories, net
243 262 210 175 175 143 161
Prepaid Expenses
61 76 69 64 71 58 55
Current Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
1.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Current Assets
41 57 47 40 32 26 21
Other Current Nonoperating Assets
- - - - 0.00 0.00 0.00
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
2,631 2,658 2,640 2,593 2,540 2,540 2,504
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
9,410 9,440 9,491 9,571 8,321 8,294 8,402
Accumulated Depreciation
6,779 6,782 6,851 6,978 5,781 5,754 5,898
Total Noncurrent Assets
6,750 6,777 6,749 6,763 6,769 6,725 6,585
Long-Term Investments
461 477 457 477 482 461 478
Intangible Assets
4,680 4,692 4,694 4,690 4,711 4,715 4,576
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
1,580 1,590 1,582 1,580 1,576 1,549 1,531
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
11,056 10,997 10,889 10,749 10,704 10,639 10,516
Total Liabilities
6,451 6,402 6,288 6,118 6,015 5,933 5,902
Total Current Liabilities
1,099 953 1,008 1,031 837 886 909
Short-Term Debt
11 15 54 18 20 20 20
Accounts Payable
340 206 240 406 229 268 272
Current Deferred Revenue
218 229 231 222 235 236 225
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
36 33 32 35 49 41 63
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
62 44 54 61 32 57 66
Other Current Liabilities
432 426 388 283 272 264 263
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
5,352 5,449 5,280 5,087 5,178 5,047 4,993
Long-Term Debt
3,115 3,297 3,105 2,903 3,029 2,887 2,882
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
705 715 732 749 758 765 719
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
1,532 1,437 1,443 1,435 1,391 1,395 1,392
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
- 12 12 12 16 16 16
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
4,605 4,583 4,589 4,619 4,673 4,690 4,598
Total Preferred & Common Equity
4,589 4,568 4,573 4,603 4,658 4,675 4,582
Total Common Equity
4,589 4,568 4,573 4,603 4,658 4,677 4,582
Common Stock
1,784 1,792 1,798 1,805 1,828 1,840 1,852
Retained Earnings
2,890 2,872 2,855 2,878 2,910 2,893 2,813
Treasury Stock
-85 -96 -80 -80 -80 -56 -83
Noncontrolling Interest
16 15 16 16 15 15 16

Annual Metrics and Ratios for United States Cellular

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from United States Cellular's official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
3.54% -1.02% -2.51% 1.98% 1.39% 0.37% 2.11% 1.14% -6.31% -3.48%
EBITDA Growth
106.70% -30.30% -53.37% 156.27% 2.13% 5.16% -0.93% -9.32% 3.38% -17.86%
EBIT Growth
341.67% -85.92% -720.41% 151.64% -28.66% 54.46% -1.73% -59.41% 101.45% -108.63%
NOPAT Growth
311.94% -86.48% -841.90% 156.64% -33.19% 100.25% -6.28% -77.80% 116.54% -111.57%
Net Income Growth
625.53% -80.16% -69.39% 993.33% -18.90% 75.19% -31.33% -78.13% 65.71% -155.17%
EPS Growth
656.86% -80.28% -75.00% 1,128.57% -16.28% 81.94% -32.44% -80.23% 80.00% -173.02%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
222.67% -9.73% -6.39% 51.17% 2.12% 70.86% -35.17% 3.74% 4.09% 1.96%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
74.41% -27.01% -323.29% 90.02% -469.89% 77.61% -2,232.27% 76.93% 103.81% 1,745.13%
Invested Capital Growth
7.69% 3.24% 5.46% 3.67% 7.16% 4.36% 28.27% 5.07% 0.87% -3.14%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.30% -0.37% 0.57% 0.56% 0.05% 0.55% -0.12% -0.48% -1.24% -0.76%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
8.88% -3.89% 3.32% 1.53% 1.37% -0.47% 0.12% -2.53% 4.61% -4.53%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
21.32% -32.88% 3.49% 3.29% -4.27% 4.22% 0.00% -31.68% 54.44% -163.16%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
22.09% -33.74% 3.49% -20.71% -3.96% 0.30% 11.91% -53.51% 233.56% 91.16%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
8.42% -3.92% 105.70% -60.67% -0.75% -4.90% 15.11% -61.11% 286.67% -60.00%
EPS Q/Q Growth
8.81% -5.08% 104.49% -63.33% -2.04% -5.07% 16.45% -64.29% 350.00% -31.43%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
40.02% 20.72% -2.29% 5.04% -9.05% 25.33% -15.93% 5.72% -3.67% -2.75%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
71.24% 15.88% -266.91% 77.54% -3.39% 71.93% -10.23% 34.85% -87.98% 320.78%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
3.36% 2.40% 10.62% 5.59% 5.31% 2.09% 3.82% 0.63% 2.60% 1.52%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
54.65% 53.86% 53.65% 54.90% 55.64% 55.59% 53.71% 52.72% 55.76% 56.76%
EBITDA Margin
23.74% 16.72% 7.99% 20.09% 20.24% 21.20% 20.57% 18.45% 20.35% 17.32%
Operating Margin
8.61% 1.20% -7.81% 3.98% 2.78% 4.29% 4.12% 1.66% 3.56% -0.32%
EBIT Margin
8.63% 1.23% -7.81% 3.96% 2.78% 4.29% 4.12% 1.66% 3.56% -0.32%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
6.13% 1.23% 0.39% 4.13% 3.31% 5.77% 3.88% 0.84% 1.48% -0.85%
Tax Burden Percent
61.14% 59.76% -5.51% 76.28% 71.89% 93.20% 88.89% 48.61% 52.25% 145.45%
Interest Burden Percent
116.09% 167.35% 89.47% 136.94% 165.18% 144.51% 105.88% 104.35% 79.86% 183.33%
Effective Tax Rate
38.86% 40.24% 0.00% 23.72% 28.11% 6.80% 11.11% 51.39% 47.75% 0.00%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.32% 0.68% -4.85% 2.63% 1.67% 3.16% 2.54% 0.49% 1.03% -0.12%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
11.73% 4.11% 26.89% 8.84% 9.36% 12.36% 3.15% 0.55% 0.43% -1.12%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
1.85% 0.68% 5.26% 1.59% 1.54% 2.23% 1.01% 0.28% 0.23% -0.57%
Return on Equity (ROE)
7.18% 1.36% 0.41% 4.22% 3.21% 5.38% 3.55% 0.76% 1.26% -0.69%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-2.08% -2.51% -10.17% -0.97% -5.25% -1.11% -22.23% -4.45% 0.16% 3.07%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
5.15% 0.69% -4.36% 2.22% 1.45% 1.94% 1.70% 0.64% 1.27% -0.11%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.65% 0.69% 0.22% 2.32% 1.72% 2.61% 1.60% 0.33% 0.53% -0.30%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
7.16% 1.35% 0.41% 4.21% 3.19% 5.35% 3.53% 0.76% 1.25% -0.69%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
6.94% 1.35% 0.41% 4.04% 3.17% 5.28% 3.52% 0.77% 1.25% -0.70%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
212 29 -213 121 81 161 151 34 73 -8.40
NOPAT Margin
5.26% 0.72% -5.47% 3.04% 2.00% 3.99% 3.67% 0.80% 1.86% -0.22%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-6.41% -3.43% -31.75% -6.21% -7.69% -9.21% -0.61% -0.06% 0.60% 1.00%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - 0.43% 0.94% -0.11%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
45.35% 46.14% 46.35% 45.10% 44.36% 44.41% 46.29% 47.28% 44.24% 43.24%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
37.06% 37.09% 36.30% 34.99% 34.96% 33.89% 32.63% 33.77% 35.02% 35.28%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
46.04% 52.66% 61.47% 50.92% 52.86% 51.30% 49.59% 51.07% 52.20% 57.08%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
348 49 -304 157 112 173 170 69 139 -12
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
957 667 311 797 814 856 848 769 795 653
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
0.97 1.02 0.87 1.10 0.74 0.60 0.60 0.39 0.76 1.18
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
2.53 2.69 2.20 2.38 1.81 1.48 5.92 0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.85 0.93 0.82 1.12 0.78 0.65 0.66 0.43 0.90 1.43
Price to Earnings (P/E)
14.27 77.26 266.93 29.74 24.58 11.53 17.53 59.23 65.39 0.00
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
7.01% 1.29% 0.37% 3.36% 4.07% 8.67% 5.70% 1.69% 1.53% 0.00%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
0.97 1.02 0.90 1.09 0.78 0.66 0.73 0.61 0.85 1.12
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
1.00 1.09 1.04 1.28 0.98 0.85 1.18 1.03 1.54 2.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
4.19 6.52 12.98 6.36 4.82 4.03 5.75 5.57 7.56 11.77
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
11.53 88.76 0.00 32.28 35.03 19.93 28.71 62.03 43.25 0.00
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
18.91 151.63 0.00 42.06 48.72 21.38 32.29 127.60 82.77 0.00
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
7.23 8.68 8.61 7.15 5.42 2.79 6.08 5.14 6.94 8.70
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 516.90 35.82
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.46 0.45 0.44 0.40 0.36 0.56 0.60 0.70 0.66 0.62
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.46 0.44 0.44 0.39 0.36 0.56 0.60 0.70 0.65 0.62
Financial Leverage
0.16 0.16 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.18 0.32 0.50 0.53 0.51
Leverage Ratio
1.96 1.96 1.90 1.82 1.86 2.06 2.22 2.34 2.37 2.29
Compound Leverage Factor
2.28 3.29 1.70 2.49 3.07 2.98 2.35 2.45 1.89 4.20
Debt to Total Capital
31.47% 30.89% 30.79% 28.48% 26.35% 35.96% 37.39% 41.12% 39.70% 38.29%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.21% 0.21% 0.34% 0.33% 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 0.17% 0.26% 0.29%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
31.26% 30.68% 30.45% 28.15% 26.21% 35.93% 37.34% 40.95% 39.44% 37.99%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.19% 0.21% 0.19% 0.37% 0.42% 0.36% 0.37% 0.36% 0.36% 0.42%
Common Equity to Total Capital
68.34% 68.90% 69.03% 71.15% 73.23% 63.68% 62.25% 58.52% 59.94% 61.30%
Debt to EBITDA
1.71 2.44 5.27 2.04 1.86 2.91 3.22 4.16 3.85 4.38
Net Debt to EBITDA
0.59 0.94 2.65 0.74 0.96 0.91 2.52 3.22 3.09 3.46
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
1.70 2.43 5.22 2.01 1.85 2.91 3.22 4.14 3.83 4.34
Debt to NOPAT
7.73 56.79 -7.71 13.47 18.75 15.45 18.07 95.40 42.19 -340.36
Net Debt to NOPAT
2.65 21.96 -3.87 4.86 9.66 4.85 14.14 73.79 33.77 -269.17
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
7.68 56.41 -7.62 13.32 18.65 15.44 18.05 95.02 41.91 -337.74
Altman Z-Score
1.91 1.79 1.60 2.11 1.57 1.39 1.20 0.98 1.19 1.34
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.30% 0.29% 0.29% 0.40% 0.54% 0.57% 0.58% 0.60% 0.61% 0.64%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
2.24 2.17 2.02 2.62 2.10 3.01 1.78 1.44 1.55 1.52
Quick Ratio
1.85 1.83 1.70 2.28 1.73 2.61 1.33 1.13 1.23 1.24
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-83 -105 -446 -44 -253 -57 -1,324 -305 12 215
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
95.53% 113.09% 100.86% 138.48% 111.38% 125.08% 110.77% 138.21% 142.43% 164.43%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-0.96 -0.93 -3.95 -0.38 -2.30 -0.51 -7.57 -1.87 0.06 1.17
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
6.45 4.43 4.15 6.11 6.58 11.04 4.58 5.10 4.42 4.83
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-0.30 0.51 0.04 1.70 0.67 2.21 0.45 1.41 1.32 1.89
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.60 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.52 0.45 0.41 0.39 0.36 0.36
Accounts Receivable Turnover
6.56 5.70 4.96 4.36 4.05 4.02 4.03 3.94 3.85 3.94
Inventory Turnover
8.79 12.83 13.07 12.78 11.74 11.64 11.96 9.08 7.51 8.62
Fixed Asset Turnover
1.50 1.56 1.62 1.75 1.82 1.73 1.63 1.59 1.50 1.48
Accounts Payable Turnover
6.28 6.30 5.90 5.90 5.95 5.33 5.28 5.62 5.72 6.65
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
55.64 63.99 73.66 83.68 90.12 90.78 90.50 92.72 94.80 92.56
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
41.54 28.45 27.94 28.56 31.10 31.35 30.51 40.19 48.58 42.32
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
58.09 57.89 61.85 61.82 61.38 68.50 69.15 65.00 63.79 54.86
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
39.09 34.55 39.75 50.43 59.84 53.62 51.85 67.90 79.59 80.02
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
4,133 4,267 4,500 4,665 4,999 5,217 6,692 7,031 7,092 6,869
Invested Capital Turnover
1.01 0.95 0.89 0.87 0.83 0.79 0.69 0.61 0.55 0.54
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
295 134 233 165 334 218 1,475 339 61 -223
Enterprise Value (EV)
4,012 4,349 4,036 5,069 3,923 3,447 4,880 4,280 6,012 7,686
Market Capitalization
3,440 3,708 3,203 4,462 3,121 2,640 2,717 1,777 3,531 5,394
Book Value per Share
$42.25 $42.84 $43.20 $47.26 $48.72 $51.27 $52.75 $53.44 $54.42 $53.22
Tangible Book Value per Share
$16.10 $16.25 $17.08 $21.79 $20.04 $20.71 $5.32 ($1.60) ($0.79) ($0.02)
Total Capital
5,211 5,274 5,327 5,702 5,731 6,927 7,305 7,782 7,718 7,467
Total Debt
1,640 1,629 1,640 1,624 1,510 2,491 2,731 3,200 3,064 2,859
Total Long-Term Debt
1,629 1,618 1,622 1,605 1,502 2,489 2,728 3,187 3,044 2,837
Net Debt
562 630 823 586 778 782 2,136 2,475 2,453 2,261
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
581 443 465 512 650 989 724 602 608 537
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
220 265 366 543 546 480 549 268 369 339
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
935 851 768 1,140 831 1,754 705 541 519 483
Net Working Capital (NWC)
924 840 750 1,121 823 1,752 702 528 499 461
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
-35 -20 -228 -43 -52 -72 -8.89 -1.46 15 24
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
562 622 813 587 778 781 2,118 2,449 2,438 2,261
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
609 618 615 640 702 683 678 700 656 665
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
5.46% 6.64% 9.41% 13.69% 13.58% 11.89% 13.32% 6.43% 9.45% 8.99%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
23.20% 21.33% 19.74% 28.74% 20.66% 43.45% 17.10% 12.98% 13.29% 12.81%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
22.92% 21.05% 19.28% 28.26% 20.46% 43.40% 17.03% 12.66% 12.78% 12.23%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$2.86 $0.56 $0.14 $1.75 $1.47 $2.66 $1.80 $0.35 $0.64 ($0.46)
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
84.25M 85M 85M 86M 86M 86M 86M 85M 85M 86M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.84 $0.56 $0.14 $1.72 $1.44 $2.62 $1.77 $0.35 $0.63 ($0.46)
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
84.89M 85M 86M 87M 88M 87M 87M 86M 87M 86M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1.75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
84.32M 84.85M 85.13M 86.31M 86.15M 86.09M 85.88M 84.69M 85M 85M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
62 30 43 114 94 180 172 64 80 102
Normalized NOPAT Margin
1.55% 0.76% 1.10% 2.88% 2.34% 4.46% 4.16% 1.53% 2.06% 2.69%
Pre Tax Income Margin
10.02% 2.06% -6.99% 5.42% 4.60% 6.19% 4.37% 1.73% 2.84% -0.58%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
4.05 0.43 -2.69 1.35 1.02 1.54 0.97 0.42 0.71 -0.07
NOPAT to Interest Expense
2.47 0.25 -1.88 1.04 0.73 1.44 0.86 0.21 0.37 -0.05
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-2.71 -3.49 -6.81 -3.06 -4.89 -7.29 -3.17 -3.27 -2.39 -3.00
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-4.29 -3.67 -6.00 -3.37 -5.18 -7.39 -3.27 -3.49 -2.73 -2.98
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
2.43% 2.04% 26.67% 3.66% 3.01% 2.58% 1.88% 8.57% 5.17% -15.63%
Augmented Payout Ratio
5.67% 12.24% 26.67% 3.66% 18.80% 12.45% 21.25% 145.71% 15.52% -184.38%

Quarterly Metrics and Ratios for United States Cellular

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from United States Cellular's official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
6.59% -1.87% -2.38% -6.82% -11.08% -4.67% -3.65% -3.13% -4.26% -2.90%
EBITDA Growth
-20.49% -11.56% -19.01% -8.06% 33.13% 22.88% 10.20% 3.09% -63.13% -16.49%
EBIT Growth
-133.33% -640.00% -63.38% -15.00% 480.00% 181.48% 96.15% 5.88% -257.89% -140.91%
NOPAT Growth
-132.67% -329.50% -66.87% -67.80% 349.71% 255.20% 61.67% 185.88% -340.27% -121.48%
Net Income Growth
-134.29% -196.43% -73.08% -77.27% 291.67% 159.26% 71.43% 260.00% -439.13% -75.00%
EPS Growth
-139.47% -203.23% -73.68% -80.00% 273.33% 153.13% 33.33% 300.00% -453.85% -64.71%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
-75.66% 33.33% -86.82% 30.71% 344.59% -18.33% 395.12% -10.32% -25.53% -17.01%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
57.70% 75.60% 63.85% 73.84% 118.35% 91.15% 219.33% 248.18% -18.00% 784.32%
Invested Capital Growth
8.39% 5.07% 2.70% 1.78% -1.07% 0.87% -2.58% -2.15% -2.11% -3.14%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
5.45% -3.14% -6.01% -2.94% 0.63% 3.84% -5.00% -2.42% -0.54% 5.31%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
-22.75% -6.14% 28.10% -1.02% 11.86% -13.36% 14.89% -7.41% -60.00% 96.25%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
-137.50% -80.00% 196.30% 30.77% 67.65% -61.40% 131.82% -29.41% -350.00% 90.00%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-147.73% -80.00% 177.04% -51.35% 270.16% 11.87% -19.76% -13.97% -411.11% 90.00%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-154.55% -125.00% 151.85% -64.29% 360.00% -30.43% 50.00% -25.00% -533.33% 105.13%
EPS Q/Q Growth
-160.00% -113.33% 146.88% -66.67% 420.00% -34.62% 17.65% 0.00% -560.00% 106.52%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
-72.28% 143.24% -77.22% 751.22% -5.73% -55.32% 38.10% 54.19% -21.73% -50.20%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-23.38% 35.10% 50.70% 33.74% 186.57% -131.29% 764.86% -17.71% -52.09% 161.08%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
0.01% 0.63% 3.23% -2.04% -2.78% 2.60% -0.30% -1.61% -2.75% 1.52%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
49.12% 51.29% 55.88% 56.32% 57.11% 53.80% 58.11% 57.82% 58.46% 52.83%
EBITDA Margin
15.05% 14.59% 19.88% 20.27% 22.53% 18.80% 22.74% 21.58% 8.68% 16.17%
Operating Margin
-1.39% -2.57% 2.64% 3.55% 5.92% 2.20% 5.37% 3.88% -9.76% -0.93%
EBIT Margin
-1.39% -2.57% 2.64% 3.55% 5.92% 2.20% 5.37% 3.88% -9.76% -0.93%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
-1.11% -2.57% 1.42% 0.52% 2.39% 1.60% 2.53% 1.94% -8.46% 0.41%
Tax Burden Percent
80.00% 72.97% 56.00% 20.83% 46.00% 133.33% 46.15% 56.25% 84.78% -28.57%
Interest Burden Percent
100.00% 137.04% 96.15% 70.59% 87.72% 54.55% 101.96% 88.89% 102.22% 155.56%
Effective Tax Rate
0.00% 0.00% 44.00% 79.17% 54.00% -33.33% 53.85% 43.75% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
-0.60% -1.09% 0.85% 0.43% 1.55% 1.62% 1.34% 1.19% -3.80% -0.35%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
-0.67% -1.45% 0.83% 0.34% 1.41% 1.08% 1.36% 1.10% -4.47% 0.09%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
-0.32% -0.72% 0.46% 0.18% 0.71% 0.57% 0.74% 0.56% -2.14% 0.04%
Return on Equity (ROE)
-0.92% -1.82% 1.32% 0.61% 2.26% 2.19% 2.08% 1.75% -5.94% -0.31%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-6.98% -4.45% -2.74% -1.58% 1.39% 0.16% 3.74% 3.48% 0.75% 3.07%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
-0.55% -1.00% 1.00% 1.32% 2.15% 0.79% 1.91% 1.39% -3.49% -0.33%
Return on Assets (ROA)
-0.44% -1.00% 0.54% 0.19% 0.87% 0.57% 0.90% 0.69% -3.02% 0.15%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
-0.92% -1.81% 1.31% 0.60% 2.25% 2.18% 2.06% 1.74% -5.90% -0.30%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
1.96% 0.00% -0.07% -0.44% 0.33% 0.00% 1.46% 1.73% -0.44% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
-11 -19 15 7.08 26 29 24 20 -63 -6.30
NOPAT Margin
-0.97% -1.80% 1.48% 0.74% 2.72% 2.93% 2.48% 2.18% -6.83% -0.65%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.07% 0.35% 0.02% 0.09% 0.14% 0.55% -0.02% 0.09% 0.68% -0.44%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- -0.24% - - - 0.38% - - - -0.08%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
50.88% 48.71% 44.12% 43.68% 42.89% 46.20% 41.89% 42.18% 41.54% 47.17%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
34.07% 35.75% 34.99% 35.63% 34.58% 34.90% 34.84% 34.74% 35.14% 36.35%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
50.51% 53.86% 53.25% 52.77% 51.19% 51.60% 52.74% 53.94% 68.22% 53.76%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
-15 -27 26 34 57 22 51 36 -90 -9.00
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
163 153 196 194 217 188 216 200 80 157
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
0.49 0.39 0.38 0.33 0.80 0.76 0.67 1.01 1.03 1.18
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 783.32 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.53 0.43 0.42 0.37 0.93 0.90 0.80 1.24 1.24 1.43
Price to Earnings (P/E)
26.51 59.23 0.00 0.00 281.86 65.39 52.58 66.83 0.00 0.00
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
3.77% 1.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.35% 1.53% 1.90% 1.50% 0.00% 0.00%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
0.67 0.61 0.62 0.57 0.87 0.85 0.78 1.01 1.02 1.12
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
1.11 1.03 1.08 0.99 1.51 1.54 1.43 1.83 1.81 2.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
5.90 5.57 6.17 5.72 7.87 7.56 6.77 8.56 10.06 11.77
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
46.08 62.03 185.98 224.31 66.48 43.25 33.63 42.33 362.31 0.00
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
64.51 127.60 0.00 320.44 274.78 82.77 68.25 76.30 0.00 0.00
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
5.91 5.14 7.94 6.27 6.66 6.94 5.37 7.08 7.58 8.70
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.83 516.90 20.59 28.67 134.98 35.82
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.68 0.70 0.72 0.69 0.63 0.66 0.65 0.62 0.63 0.62
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.68 0.70 0.72 0.67 0.63 0.65 0.65 0.61 0.62 0.62
Financial Leverage
0.47 0.50 0.55 0.53 0.50 0.53 0.54 0.51 0.48 0.51
Leverage Ratio
2.32 2.34 2.37 2.37 2.36 2.37 2.34 2.31 2.30 2.29
Compound Leverage Factor
2.32 3.21 2.28 1.67 2.07 1.29 2.38 2.06 2.35 3.56
Debt to Total Capital
40.43% 41.12% 41.89% 40.71% 38.68% 39.70% 39.40% 38.18% 38.61% 38.29%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.14% 0.17% 0.19% 0.70% 0.24% 0.26% 0.26% 0.26% 0.27% 0.29%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
40.29% 40.95% 41.70% 40.01% 38.44% 39.44% 39.14% 37.92% 38.34% 37.99%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.21% 0.36% 0.34% 0.36% 0.37% 0.36% 0.40% 0.41% 0.43% 0.42%
Common Equity to Total Capital
59.36% 58.52% 57.77% 58.93% 60.95% 59.94% 60.20% 61.43% 60.96% 61.30%
Debt to EBITDA
3.96 4.16 4.58 4.47 3.84 3.85 3.74 3.54 4.24 4.38
Net Debt to EBITDA
3.06 3.22 3.71 3.56 3.01 3.09 2.92 2.74 3.15 3.46
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
3.95 4.14 4.56 4.40 3.82 3.83 3.72 3.52 4.21 4.34
Debt to NOPAT
43.33 95.40 -598.00 250.71 134.15 42.19 37.73 31.56 -30.55 -340.36
Net Debt to NOPAT
33.42 73.79 -484.07 199.68 105.22 33.77 29.48 24.44 -22.65 -269.17
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
43.18 95.02 -595.29 246.43 133.32 41.91 37.48 31.35 -30.34 -337.74
Altman Z-Score
1.01 0.95 0.98 0.95 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.29 1.24 1.34
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.35% 0.60% 0.60% 0.61% 0.48% 0.61% 0.62% 0.61% 0.65% 0.64%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.52 1.44 1.64 1.49 1.35 1.55 1.67 1.55 1.57 1.52
Quick Ratio
1.21 1.13 1.22 1.16 1.08 1.23 1.33 1.29 1.31 1.24
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-552 -358 -176 -117 101 -32 211 173 83 217
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
61.16% 93.26% 20.92% 225.16% 319.42% 95.45% 152.63% 228.47% 189.92% 88.41%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-13.13 -7.46 -3.75 -2.29 2.02 -0.66 4.90 3.85 1.69 4.71
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
1.76 3.75 0.87 6.84 6.58 3.06 4.72 6.96 5.00 2.65
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-1.12 -0.27 -3.30 3.80 4.52 -0.15 1.63 3.91 2.37 -0.35
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.40 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
Accounts Receivable Turnover
4.08 3.94 4.09 4.02 3.89 3.85 3.99 3.97 4.05 3.94
Inventory Turnover
10.50 9.08 8.95 9.21 8.50 7.51 7.74 9.43 9.73 8.62
Fixed Asset Turnover
1.65 1.59 1.58 1.53 1.51 1.50 1.49 1.48 1.49 1.48
Accounts Payable Turnover
5.65 5.62 8.22 6.91 4.76 5.72 7.77 6.55 4.82 6.65
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
89.44 92.72 89.33 90.82 93.86 94.80 91.53 92.01 90.17 92.56
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
34.78 40.19 40.79 39.64 42.93 48.58 47.16 38.72 37.53 42.32
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
64.60 65.00 44.42 52.80 76.62 63.79 46.95 55.72 75.73 54.86
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
59.62 67.90 85.71 77.67 60.17 79.59 91.75 75.01 51.97 80.02
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
6,987 7,031 7,258 7,110 6,912 7,092 7,071 6,957 6,766 6,869
Invested Capital Turnover
0.62 0.61 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.55 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.54
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
541 339 191 124 -75 61 -187 -153 -146 -223
Enterprise Value (EV)
4,654 4,280 4,464 4,038 5,983 6,012 5,516 7,027 6,884 7,686
Market Capitalization
2,227 1,777 1,756 1,494 3,664 3,531 3,103 4,745 4,700 5,394
Book Value per Share
$53.63 $53.44 $53.94 $53.98 $53.98 $54.42 $54.80 $55.02 $53.28 $53.22
Tangible Book Value per Share
($1.06) ($1.60) ($1.46) ($1.43) ($1.02) ($0.79) ($0.62) ($0.45) $0.07 ($0.02)
Total Capital
7,731 7,782 7,907 7,760 7,552 7,718 7,738 7,613 7,516 7,467
Total Debt
3,126 3,200 3,312 3,159 2,921 3,064 3,049 2,907 2,902 2,859
Total Long-Term Debt
3,115 3,187 3,297 3,105 2,903 3,044 3,029 2,887 2,882 2,837
Net Debt
2,411 2,475 2,681 2,516 2,291 2,453 2,382 2,251 2,152 2,261
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
121 193 196 155 103 154 133 137 129 138
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
333 268 470 360 227 369 393 313 266 339
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
587 541 624 546 380 519 578 508 538 483
Net Working Capital (NWC)
576 528 609 492 362 499 558 488 518 461
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
1.50 8.10 0.56 2.08 3.22 13 -0.46 2.25 15 -10
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
2,382 2,449 2,663 2,509 2,281 2,438 2,382 2,251 2,152 2,261
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
178 180 170 160 160 166 165 164 170 166
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
7.95% 6.43% 11.34% 8.83% 5.74% 9.45% 10.16% 8.15% 7.00% 8.99%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
14.01% 12.98% 15.05% 13.40% 9.61% 13.29% 14.94% 13.23% 14.16% 12.81%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
13.75% 12.66% 14.69% 12.07% 9.15% 12.78% 14.42% 12.71% 13.64% 12.23%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
($0.15) ($0.32) $0.15 $0.05 $0.26 $0.18 $0.21 $0.20 ($0.92) $0.05
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 85M 86M 86M 86M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
($0.15) ($0.32) $0.15 $0.05 $0.26 $0.17 $0.20 $0.20 ($0.92) $0.06
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
85M 86M 86M 86M 86M 87M 88M 88M 86M 86M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
85.22M 84.69M 84.72M 85.27M 85M 85M 85M 86M 86M 85M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
-9.80 -11 20 26 41 16 39 28 34 -5.60
Normalized NOPAT Margin
-0.90% -1.07% 2.04% 2.71% 4.22% 1.61% 4.13% 2.97% 3.64% -0.58%
Pre Tax Income Margin
-1.39% -3.53% 2.54% 2.51% 5.19% 1.20% 5.47% 3.45% -9.98% -1.44%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
-0.36 -0.56 0.55 0.67 1.14 0.46 1.19 0.80 -1.84 -0.20
NOPAT to Interest Expense
-0.25 -0.39 0.31 0.14 0.52 0.61 0.55 0.45 -1.29 -0.14
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-3.24 -4.58 -3.62 -2.37 -0.92 -2.75 -1.91 -2.24 -4.47 -3.20
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-3.13 -4.41 -3.86 -2.90 -1.54 -2.60 -2.55 -2.59 -3.92 -3.14
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
4.44% 8.57% -100.00% -15.00% 13.33% 5.17% 5.88% 4.94% -25.00% -15.63%
Augmented Payout Ratio
46.67% 145.71% -1,200.00% -140.00% 113.33% 15.52% 5.88% 4.94% -155.00% -184.38%

Frequently Asked Questions About United States Cellular's Financials

When does United States Cellular's financial year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, United States Cellular's fiscal year ends in December. Their fiscal year 2024 ended on December 31, 2024.

How has United States Cellular's net income changed over the last 9 years?

United States Cellular's net income appears to be on a downward trend, with a most recent value of -$32 million in 2024, falling from $247 million in 2015. The previous period was $58 million in 2023.

What is United States Cellular's operating income?
United States Cellular's total operating income in 2024 was -$12 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $2.14 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $2.15 billion
How has United States Cellular revenue changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, United States Cellular's total revenue changed from $4.03 billion in 2015 to $3.77 billion in 2024, a change of -6.5%.

How much debt does United States Cellular have?

United States Cellular's total liabilities were at $5.84 billion at the end of 2024, a 4.2% decrease from 2023, and a 67.4% increase since 2015.

How much cash does United States Cellular have?

In the past 9 years, United States Cellular's cash and equivalents has ranged from $144 million in 2024 to $1.27 billion in 2020, and is currently $144 million as of their latest financial filing in 2024.

How has United States Cellular's book value per share changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, United States Cellular's book value per share changed from 42.25 in 2015 to 53.22 in 2024, a change of 26.0%.

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This page (NYSE:USM) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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