The Un-carrier’s Differentiated Growth Strategy Drives Industry-Best Growth of 6.4 Million Postpaid Customers and Establishes T-Mobile as America’s Fastest Growing Broadband Provider
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS):
Industry-Leading and Record High Postpaid and Broadband Customer Growth in 2022
- Postpaid net account additions of 314 thousand in Q4 2022 — 1.4 million in 2022, record high(1)
- Postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in Q4 2022 — 6.4 million in 2022, exceeded guidance
- Postpaid phone net customer additions of 927 thousand in Q4 2022 — 3.1 million in 2022, only operator to grow year-over-year(1)
- Postpaid phone churn of 0.92% in Q4 2022 — 0.88% in 2022, record low, only operator to improve
- High Speed Internet net customer additions of 524 thousand in Q4 2022 — 2.0 million in 2022, industry-best
Differentiated Growth Model Unlocks Strong Financial Results and Accelerates Shareholder Returns in 2022
- Service revenues of $15.5 billion in Q4 2022 — $61.3 billion in 2022, record high
- Postpaid service revenues of $11.7 billion in Q4 2022 — $45.9 billion in 2022, industry-leading growth of 8%
- Net income of $1.5 billion in Q4 2022 — $2.6 billion in 2022, which included merger-related costs, decreased 14%
- Core Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $6.6 billion in Q4 2022 — $26.4 billion in 2022, industry-leading growth of 12% and at high end of guidance
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $4.3 billion in Q4 2022 — $16.8 billion in 2022, industry-leading growth of 21%, exceeded guidance
- Free Cash Flow(2) of $2.2 billion in Q4 2022 — $7.7 billion in 2022, industry-leading growth of 36%, exceeded guidance
- Repurchased 21.4 million shares of common stock in 2022 for $3.0 billion
Independent Third Party Experts Crown T-Mobile the New Overall Network Leader While Extending 5G Lead
- T-Mobile’s overall network performance swept the competition for the first time according to Ookla
Doing Good — The Un-carrier Way — Ranked Top 20 on America’s Most JUST Companies in 2023
- Committed to net-zero target by 2040, first in US wireless industry, and signed The Climate Pledge
- Project 10Million connected more than 5.3 million students, more than halfway toward achieving its goal
Strong 2023 Outlook Driven by Continued Profitable Customer Growth and Merger Synergies
- Core Adjusted EBITDA(2) is expected to grow 10% at mid-point
- Net cash provided by operating activities is expected to grow 8% at mid-point and Free Cash Flow(2) is expected to grow approximately 75% at mid-point
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) reported fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results today, delivering industry-leading postpaid service revenue and cash flow growth in 2022, enabling the Un-carrier to begin shareholder returns earlier than planned. T-Mobile further extended its fame for value while translating its 5G lead into overall network leadership for the first time, resulting in the company’s lowest ever annual postpaid phone churn along with industry-best and record high postpaid account, postpaid customer and broadband customer growth in 2022.
“With record postpaid account and customer net adds that translated into industry-leading postpaid service revenue and cash flow growth, T-Mobile absolutely smashed 2022 by once again focusing on putting customers first,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “In true Un-carrier fashion, we have no plans to slow down in 2023. Now that we are being recognized as not only the 5G leader but the clear overall network leader in the U.S., our differentiated and sustainable growth strategy is opening up even bigger pathways for our future!”
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(1) |
AT&T Inc. historically does not disclose postpaid net account additions. Comcast and Charter do not disclose postpaid phone net additions. |
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(2) |
Core Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information provided in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations for these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures tables. We are not able to forecast Net income on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect Net income including, but not limited to, Income tax expense and Interest expense. Core Adjusted EBITDA should not be used to predict Net income as the difference between this measure and Net income is variable. |
Industry-Leading and Record High Postpaid Account, Postpaid Customer and Broadband Growth in 2022(1)
- Postpaid net account additions were 314 thousand in Q4 2022 and reached a record 1.4 million for 2022.
- Postpaid net customer additions were 1.8 million in Q4 2022 and reached a record 6.4 million for 2022, above the high end of the company’s most recently increased annual guidance range of 6.2 to 6.4 million.
- Postpaid phone net customer additions were 927 thousand in Q4 2022 and 3.1 million for 2022. Postpaid phone churn in Q4 2022 of 0.92% improved 18 basis points year-over-year, and 2022 churn of 0.88% improved 10 basis points year-over-year.
- Prepaid net customer additions were 25 thousand in Q4 2022 and 338 thousand for 2022. Prepaid churn was 2.93% in Q4 2022, and 2022 churn of 2.77% was the lowest in company history.
- High Speed Internet net customer additions were 524 thousand in Q4 2022 and 2.0 million for 2022. T-Mobile ended the year with 2.6 million High Speed Internet customers.
- Total net customer additions were 1.8 million in Q4 2022 and reached a record 6.8 million for 2022. The total customer count increased to a record high of 113.6 million.
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Quarter |
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Year Ended |
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(in thousands, except churn) |
Q4 2022 |
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Q3 2022 |
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Q4 2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Postpaid net account additions |
314 |
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|
394 |
|
|
315 |
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|
1,436 |
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|
1,188 |
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|
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Total net customer additions |
1,843 |
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|
1,732 |
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|
1,799 |
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|
6,757 |
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|
5,837 |
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|
|
Postpaid net customer additions |
1,818 |
|
|
1,627 |
|
|
1,750 |
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|
6,419 |
|
|
5,495 |
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|
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Postpaid phone net customer additions |
927 |
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|
854 |
|
|
844 |
|
|
3,093 |
|
|
2,917 |
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|
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Postpaid other net customer additions (2) |
891 |
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|
773 |
|
|
906 |
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|
3,326 |
|
|
2,578 |
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Prepaid net customer additions (2) |
25 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
338 |
|
|
342 |
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|
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Total customers, end of period (2)(3)(4) |
113,598 |
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|
111,755 |
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|
108,719 |
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|
113,598 |
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|
108,719 |
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|
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Postpaid phone churn |
0.92 |
% |
|
0.88 |
% |
|
1.10 |
% |
|
0.88 |
% |
|
0.98 |
% |
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Prepaid churn |
2.93 |
% |
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2.88 |
% |
|
3.01 |
% |
|
2.77 |
% |
|
2.83 |
% |
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High Speed Internet net customer additions |
524 |
|
|
578 |
|
|
224 |
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|
2,000 |
|
|
546 |
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|
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Total High Speed Internet customers, end of period |
2,646 |
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|
2,122 |
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|
646 |
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|
2,646 |
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|
646 |
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(1) |
AT&T Inc. historically does not disclose postpaid net account additions. Comcast and Charter do not disclose postpaid phone net additions. |
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(2) |
Includes High-Speed Internet customers. |
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(3) |
Customers impacted by the decommissioning of the legacy Sprint CDMA and LTE and T-Mobile UMTS networks have been excluded from our customer base resulting in the removal of 212,000 postpaid phone customers and 349,000 postpaid other customers in the first quarter of 2022 and 284,000 postpaid phone customers, 946,000 postpaid other customers and 28,000 prepaid customers in the second quarter of 2022. In connection with our acquisition of companies, we included a base adjustment in the first quarter of 2022 to increase postpaid phone customers by 17,000 and reduce postpaid other customers by 14,000. Certain customers now serviced through reseller contracts were removed from our reported postpaid customer base resulting in the removal of 42,000 postpaid phone customers and 20,000 postpaid other customers in the second quarter of 2022. |
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(4) |
In the first quarter of 2021, we acquired 11,000 postpaid phone customers and 1,000 postpaid other customers through our acquisition of an affiliate. In the third quarter of 2021, we acquired 716,000 postpaid phone customers and 90,000 postpaid other customers through our acquisition of the Wireless Assets from Shenandoah Personal Communications Company LLC (“Shentel”). |
Strong Financial Results
- Total service revenues increased 4% year-over-year to $15.5 billion in Q4 2022 and 5% year-over-year to $61.3 billion in 2022, which included Postpaid service revenue growth of 7% year-over-year in Q4 2022 and 8% growth year-over-year in 2022.
- Net income increased 250% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q4 2022 and decreased 14% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in 2022, which included, net of tax, merger-related costs of $3.7 billion and loss associated with the anticipated sale of the wireline business of $815 million. Diluted EPS increased year-over-year to $1.18 per share in Q4 2022 and decreased year-over-year to $2.06 per share in 2022.
- Core Adjusted EBITDA increased 16% year-over-year to $6.6 billion in Q4 2022 and increased 12% year-over-year to $26.4 billion in 2022, primarily due to Service revenue growth and increased synergy realization.
- Net cash provided by operating activities increased 45% year-over-year to $4.3 billion in Q4 2022 and increased 21% year-over-year to $16.8 billion in 2022, which included cash payments for merger-related costs of $622 million in Q4 2022 and $3.4 billion in 2022.
- Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest, increased 16% year-over-year to $3.4 billion in Q4 2022 and increased 13% year-over-year to $14.0 billion in 2022 driven by the accelerated build-out of the nationwide 5G network.
- Free Cash Flow increased 96% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q4 2022 and increased 36% year-over-year to $7.7 billion in 2022, which included cash payments for merger-related costs of $622 million in Q4 2022 and $3.4 billion in 2022.
- Common stock repurchases of 16.5 million shares for $2.3 billion in Q4 2022 and 21.4 million shares for $3.0 billion in 2022, with remaining authorization of up to $11.0 billion through the end of September 2023.
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Quarter |
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Year Ended |
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Q4 2022 |
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Q4 2022 |
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YTD |
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(in millions, except EPS) |
Q4 2022 |
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Q3 2022 |
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Q4 2021 |
2022 |
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2021 |
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Total service revenues |
$ |
15,518 |
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$ |
15,361 |
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$ |
14,963 |
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$ |
61,323 |
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$ |
58,369 |
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1.0 |
% |
|
3.7 |
% |
|
5.1 |
% |
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Postpaid service revenues |
|
11,725 |
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|
11,548 |
|
|
10,963 |
|
|
45,919 |
|
|
42,562 |
|
1.5 |
% |
|
7.0 |
% |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
20,273 |
|
|
19,477 |
|
|
20,785 |
|
|
79,571 |
|
|
80,118 |
|
4.1 |
% |
|
(2.5 |
)% |
|
(0.7 |
)% |
|
|
Net income |
|
1,477 |
|
|
508 |
|
|
422 |
|
|
2,590 |
|
|
3,024 |
|
190.7 |
% |
|
250.0 |
% |
|
(14.4 |
)% |
|
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Diluted EPS |
|
1.18 |
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|
0.40 |
|
|
0.34 |
|
|
2.06 |
|
|
2.41 |
|
195.0 |
% |
|
247.1 |
% |
|
(14.5 |
)% |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
6,828 |
|
|
7,039 |
|
|
6,302 |
|
|
27,821 |
|
|
26,924 |
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(3.0 |
)% |
|
8.3 |
% |
|
3.3 |
% |
|
|
Core Adjusted EBITDA |
|
6,582 |
|
|
6,728 |
|
|
5,679 |
|
|
26,391 |
|
|
23,576 |
|
(2.2 |
)% |
|
15.9 |
% |
|
11.9 |
% |
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
4,336 |
|
|
4,391 |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
16,781 |
|
|
13,917 |
|
(1.3 |
)% |
|
44.5 |
% |
|
20.6 |
% |
|
|
Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest |
|
3,383 |
|
|
3,634 |
|
|
2,929 |
|
|
13,970 |
|
|
12,326 |
|
(6.9 |
)% |
|
15.5 |
% |
|
13.3 |
% |
|
|
Free Cash Flow |
|
2,184 |
|
|
2,065 |
|
|
1,112 |
|
|
7,656 |
|
|
5,646 |
|
5.8 |
% |
|
96.4 |
% |
|
35.6 |
% |
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Independent Third Party Experts Crown T-Mobile the New Overall Network Leader While Extending 5G Lead
T-Mobile is the leader in 5G with the country’s largest, fastest, most reliable and most awarded 5G network. The company’s 5G network covers 325 million people (98% of Americans), and its super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G covers 265 million people nationwide. Approximately 60% of T-Mobile’s postpaid customers have a 5G phone and approximately two-thirds of all traffic is on 5G.
Furthermore, the Un-carrier’s 5G network leadership is translating into overall network leadership as noted by multiple third parties. For the first time, T-Mobile takes the crown as the overall network leader in America:
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Ookla: In its Q4 Speedtest Global Index Market Analysis of mobile providers, T-Mobile’s overall network performance swept the competition and placed first in all categories while its 5G network repeated major wins:
- Overall Network Performance: Fastest mobile operator in the US, lowest multi-server latency, most consistent network, best place to stream video
- 5G Network Performance: Best 5G network performance and most consistent 5G experience
- Opensignal: T-Mobile secured major wins on overall network, winning seven of eight awards across experience (including video, games, voice and speeds) and consistency.
- umlaut: In its latest 5G Network Performance Audit Report, T-Mobile was once again named as the most reliable 5G network in the country with the best coverage, stability and speeds.
Accelerated Integration Progress Positions T-Mobile to Approach Full Run-Rate Merger Synergies in 2023
T-Mobile achieved a huge milestone by substantially completing the network decommissioning in Q3 2022, less than 2.5 years post-merger closing, and more than a year ahead of the original merger plan. The company expects to substantially complete its integration by the end of 2023.
T-Mobile realized approximately $6.0 billion in Merger synergies in 2022, with $2.5 billion of selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense reductions and $2.2 billion of cost of services expense reductions, which increased cash flows while funding growth initiatives and network build, and $1.3 billion in avoided network build costs.
The company incurred Merger-related costs of $592 million in Q4 2022 and $5.0 billion in 2022. Net of taxes, Merger-related costs were $444 million, or $0.36 per share, in Q4 2022 and $3.7 billion, or $2.97 per share, in 2022. Cash payments for merger-related costs were $622 million in Q4 2022 and $3.4 billion in 2022.
Doing Good — The Un-carrier Way — Industry Leader in Building a More Connected and Sustainable Future
T-Mobile continues to stay true to its commitment to use its network, scale and resources for good, building a more connected, equitable and sustainable future:
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The Un-carrier recently announced its most ambitious sustainability goal yet — to achieve net-zero emissions across the company’s entire carbon footprint by 2040, making T-Mobile the first U.S. wireless carrier to set a net-zero target that has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- T-Mobile has also signed The Climate Pledge, joining other leading companies who vow to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
- Since launching Project 10Million in 2020, T-Mobile has focused on bringing critical connectivity to underserved students nationwide. Through the end of 2022, T-Mobile has provided $4.8 billion in services to connect more than 5.3 million students across the US.
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T-Mobile received multiple recognitions in the fourth quarter:
- JUST Capital ranked T-Mobile #20 on its 2023 Rankings of America’s Most JUST Companies, including #1 in the telecommunications industry for environment, in recognition of its ongoing progress and commitment to driving responsible business practices and positive environmental and social impact
- Received 2022 Military Spouse Employment and Mentoring award from Hiring Our Heroes
- Featured in Seramount’s 2022 Inclusion Index for progress on creating inclusive workplaces
Strong 2023 Outlook Driven by Continued Profitable Customer Growth and Merger Synergies
- Postpaid net customer additions are expected to be between 5.0 million and 5.5 million, expected to lead the industry for the 9th consecutive year.
- Core Adjusted EBITDA, which is Adjusted EBITDA less lease revenues, is expected to be between $28.7 billion and $29.2 billion, up 10% year-over-year at the mid-point.
- Merger synergies are expected to be between $7.2 billion and $7.5 billion, including $2.5 billion to $2.7 billion of SG&A expense reductions, $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion of cost of service expense reductions and approximately $1.6 billion in avoided network build costs.
- Merger-related costs are expected to be approximately $1.0 billion before taxes. These costs are excluded from Core Adjusted EBITDA but will impact Net income, Net cash provided by operating activities and Free Cash Flow.
- Net cash provided by operating activities, including payments for Merger-related costs, is expected to be between $17.8 billion and $18.3 billion, up 8% year-over-year at the mid-point.
- Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest, are expected to be between $9.4 billion and $9.7 billion.
- Free Cash Flow, including payments for Merger-related costs, is expected to be between $13.1 billion and $13.6 billion, up approximately 75% year-over-year at the mid-point. Free Cash Flow guidance does not assume any material net cash inflows from securitization.
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(in millions, except Postpaid net customer additions) |
FY 2023 Guidance |
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Postpaid net customer additions (thousands) |
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5,000 |
|
|
5,500 |
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Net income (1) |
|
N/A |
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|
N/A |
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Core Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ |
28,700 |
|
$ |
29,200 |
|
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Merger synergies |
$ |
7,200 |
|
$ |
7,500 |
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Merger-related costs (3) |
~$1,000 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
17,800 |
|
$ |
18,300 |
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Capital expenditures (4) |
$ |
9,400 |
|
$ |
9,700 |
|
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Free Cash Flow (5) |
$ |
13,100 |
|
$ |
13,600 |
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(1) |
T-Mobile is not able to forecast Net income on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect GAAP Net income, including, but not limited to, Income tax expense and Interest expense. Core Adjusted EBITDA should not be used to predict Net income as the difference between this measure and Net income is variable. |
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(2) |
Management uses Core Adjusted EBITDA as a measure to monitor the financial performance of company operations, excluding the impact of lease revenues from related device financing programs. Guidance ranges assume lease revenues of approximately $300 million for 2023. |
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(3) |
Merger-related costs are excluded from Core Adjusted EBITDA but will impact Net income, Net cash provided by operating activities and Free Cash Flow. |
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(4) |
Capital expenditures means cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest. |
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(5) |
Free Cash Flow guidance does not assume any material net cash inflows from securitization in 2023. |
Financial Results
For more details on T-Mobile’s Q4 2022 and full-year 2022 financial results, including the Investor Factbook with detailed financial tables, please visit T-Mobile US, Inc.’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.t-mobile.com.
Earnings Call Information
Date/Time
- Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. (ET)
Access via Phone (audio only)
Please plan on accessing the call 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
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Access via Webcast
The earnings call will be broadcasted live and can be replayed via the Investor Relations website at https://investor.t-mobile.com.
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About T-Mobile US, Inc.
T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s supercharged Un-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all. T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. For more information please visit: https://www.t-mobile.com.
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