Consolidated Highlights
- $0.58 diluted earnings per share in the
second quarter including significant merger and integration-related
expenses; this compared to $0.68 diluted EPS in the year-ago
quarter which included an $0.08 one-time gain from the sale of the
company’s América Móvil investment. Excluding significant items,
EPS was $0.69 versus $0.62 a year ago, up more than 11 percent year
over year
- Second-quarter consolidated revenues of
$33.0 billion, up 1.4 percent versus the year-earlier period
reflecting Mexican acquisitions and pressure from foreign exchange
and global hubbing exit; up 2.2 percent when adjusting for the sale
of the Connecticut wireline property in the fourth quarter of 2014;
wireline business and total revenue growth rates were impacted by
foreign exchange
- Strong cash flows generated, including
$9.2 billion in cash from operations and $4.5 billion in free cash
flow
- Free cash flow dividend payout ratio*
of 55 percent in the second quarter and 67 percent year to
date
Wireless Highlights
- 2.1 million net adds including 410,000
postpaid, 331,000 prepaid and 1 million connected cars
- About 1.2 million branded (postpaid and
prepaid) smartphones added to base
- Positive branded phone net adds
- Strong churn levels with continued low
wireless postpaid churn of 1.01 percent and total churn of 1.31
percent
- Strong phone-only postpaid ARPU with
AT&T Next monthly billings growth, increased 6.1 percent year
over year and 3.3 percent sequentially
- Wireless operating margin of 25.6
percent; total EBITDA margin of 36.9 percent with a best-ever
adjusted EBITDA service margin of 48.5 percent
Wireline Highlights
- Strategic business services revenues of
$2.7 billion, up 13.0 percent and up 13.6 percent when adjusted for
the Connecticut wireline sale; now one-third of total wireline
business revenues
- U-verse consumer revenues of $4.1
billion with adjusted growth of 19.2 percent year over year
International Highlights
- Completion of Nextel Mexico
acquisition
- Integration with Iusacell underway
- Established plans to own and operate 4G
LTE network in Mexico with plans to cover 100 million POPs with a
calling plan footprint of 400 million POPs across North
America
Note: AT&T's second-quarter earnings conference call will be
broadcast live via the Internet at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, July
23, 2015. The conference call and related materials are available
on AT&T’s Investor Relations website at
www.att.com/investor.relations.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported solid second-quarter
results with strong adjusted EPS growth, expanding margins and
growing free cash flow.
“These results reaffirm our transformation strategy,” said
Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. “We grew revenues,
expanded margins and delivered double-digit adjusted EPS and cash
flow growth. We added more than 2 million new wireless subscribers
as the repositioning of our smartphone base nears completion. We
also began expanding high-quality, high-speed wireless service to
Mexican consumers and businesses.
“This is a pivotal time for us. We look forward to closing
DIRECTV and building on this momentum by delivering a new TV
everywhere experience integrated with mobile and high-speed
Internet service.”
Consolidated Financial Results
AT&T's consolidated revenues for the second quarter totaled
$33.0 billion, up 1.4 percent versus the year-earlier period. When
excluding the divested Connecticut wireline property, revenues were
up 2.2 percent. Compared with results for the second quarter of
2014, operating expenses were $27.3 billion versus $27.0 billion;
operating income was $5.7 billion versus $5.6 billion in the second
quarter a year ago, and operating income margin was 17.3 percent,
up slightly from 17.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. When
adjusting for merger and integration-related expenses, operating
income was $6.5 billion versus $5.8 billion a year ago; and
operating income margin was 19.6 percent, up 190 basis points from
a year ago.
Second-quarter 2015 net income attributable to AT&T totaled
$3.0 billion, or $0.58 per diluted share, compared to net income of
$3.5 billion, or $0.68 per diluted share in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusting for $0.05 of Leap network decommissioning, $0.03 of
wireless integration expenses and $0.03 of DIRECTV and Mexico
merger and integration-related expenses, earnings per share was
$0.69 compared to an adjusted $0.62 in the year-ago quarter, an
increase of more than 11 percent.
Cash from operating activities totaled $9.2 billion in the
second quarter and $15.9 billion year to date; and capital
expenditures totaled $4.7 billion and $8.7 billion year to date.
Free cash flow — cash from operating activities minus capital
expenditures — totaled $4.5 billion for the quarter and $7.2
billion year to date, an increase over the year-ago quarter even as
the company continues to invest in its high-quality network and
customers. The free cash flow dividend payout ratio was 55 percent
in the second quarter and 67 percent year to date.
For detailed segment results, please go to the Investor Briefing
and Financial and Operational Results on the AT&T Investor
Relations website.
*Free cash flow dividend payout ratio is dividends divided by
free cash flow
AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions of people and businesses
around the globe stay connected through leading wireless,
high-speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. We’re helping
people mobilize their worlds with state-of-the-art communications,
entertainment services and amazing innovations like connected cars
and devices for homes, offices and points in between. Our U.S.
wireless network offers customers the nation’s strongest LTE signal
and the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network. We offer the best
global wireless coverage*. We’re improving how our customers stay
entertained and informed with AT&T U-verse® TV and High Speed
Internet services. And businesses worldwide are serving their
customers better with AT&T’s mobility and highly secure cloud
solutions.
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AT&T, the Globe logo and other marks are trademarks and service
marks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated
companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of
their respective owners.
Reliability and signal strength claims based on nationwide
carriers’ LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. LTE signal
strength. LTE not available everywhere.
*Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and
data roaming; LTE roaming; voice roaming; and world-capable
smartphone and tablets in more countries than any other U.S.
carrier. International services required. Coverage not available in
all areas. Coverage may vary per country and be limited/restricted
in some countries.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
Information set forth in this news release contains financial
estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially.
A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained
in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements
contained in this news release based on new information or
otherwise. This news release may contain certain non-GAAP financial
measures. Reconciliations between the non-GAAP financial measures
and the GAAP financial measures are available on the company's
website at www.att.com/investor.relations. Accompanying financial
statements follow.
NOTE: EBITDA is defined as operating income before
depreciation and amortization. EBITDA differs from Segment
Operating Income (loss), as calculated in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (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 GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA, as
presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by
other companies.
NOTE: Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations
minus construction and capital expenditures. Free cash flow after
dividends is defined as cash from operations minus construction,
capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow dividend payout
ratio is defined as the percentage of dividends paid to free cash
flow. We believe these metrics provide useful information to our
investors because management regularly reviews free cash flow as an
important indicator of the cash 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.
Free cash flow includes reimbursements of certain postretirement
benefits paid.
NOTE: Adjusted Operating Income and Margin are non-GAAP
financial measures calculated by excluding from operating revenues
and operating expenses significant items that are non-operational
or non-recurring in nature. Management believes that these measures
provide relevant and useful information to investors and other
users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our
operations and underlying business trends.
Adjusted Operating Income and Margin should be considered in
addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of
financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our
calculation of Adjusted Operating Income and Margin, as presented,
may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
Adjusted Operating Income Margin is calculated by dividing
Adjusted Operating Income by Operating Revenues.
NOTE: Net-Debt-to-EBITDA ratios are non-GAAP financial
measures frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies.
Management believes these measures provide relevant and useful
information to investors and other users of our financial data. Net
debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from
the sum of debt maturing within one year and long-term debt. The
Net-Debt-to-EBITDA ratio is calculated by dividing the Net Debt by
annualized EBITDA. Annualized EBITDA is calculated by annualizing
the year-to-date EBITDA.
Our calculation of EBITDA, as presented, may differ from
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
NOTE: Adjusted Diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial
measure calculated by excluding from operating revenues, operating
expenses and equity in net income of affiliates certain significant
items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature,
including dispositions. Management believes that this measure
provides relevant and useful information to investors and other
users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our
operations and underlying business trends.
Adjusted Diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, but
not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance
reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted
Diluted EPS, as presented, may differ from similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.
NOTE: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure
calculated by excluding costs which are non-recurring in nature,
including dispositions and merger integration and transaction
costs. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes net actuarial gains or losses
associated with our pension and postemployment benefit plans.
Management believes that these measures provide relevant and useful
information to investors and other users of our financial data in
evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying
business trends.
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not as
a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported
in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as
presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by
other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA
by Operating Revenues.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income Dollars in
millions except per share amounts
Unaudited Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
6/30/2015 6/30/2014 % Chg
6/30/2015 6/30/2014 % Chg
Operating
Revenues Service
$ 29,541 $ 29,556 -0.1 %
$ 58,503 $ 59,332 -1.4 % Equipment
3,474 3,019 15.1 %
7,088 5,719 23.9 %
Total Operating Revenues 33,015
32,575 1.4 %
65,591 65,051 0.8 %
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and sales (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
15,140 14,212 6.5 %
29,721 27,533 7.9 % Selling,
general and administrative
7,467 8,197 -8.9 %
15,428
16,457 -6.3 % Depreciation and amortization
4,696 4,550 3.2 %
9,274 9,167 1.2 %
Total Operating Expenses 27,303
26,959 1.3 %
54,423 53,157 2.4 %
Operating Income 5,712
5,616 1.7 %
11,168
11,894 -6.1 %
Interest Expense
932 881 5.8 %
1,831 1,741 5.2 %
Equity in Net
Income of Affiliates 33 102 -67.6 %
33 190 -82.6
%
Other Income (Expense) - Net 48
1,269 -96.2 %
118 1,414 -91.7 %
Income Before Income Taxes 4,861 6,106 -20.4 %
9,488 11,757 -19.3 %
Income Tax Expense
1,715 2,485 -31.0 %
3,066 4,402
-30.3 %
Net Income 3,146
3,621 -13.1 %
6,422
7,355 -12.7 %
Less: Net Income Attributable to
Noncontrolling Interest
(102 ) (74 ) -37.8
%
(178 ) (156 )
-14.1 %
Net Income Attributable to AT&T $
3,044 $ 3,547 -14.2 %
$ 6,244 $ 7,199 -13.3 %
Basic Earnings Per Share Attributable to
AT&T $ 0.58 $ 0.68 -14.7 %
$
1.20 $ 1.38 -13.0 %
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
(000,000)
5,204 5,204 -
5,204 5,213 -0.2 %
Diluted
Earnings Per Share Attributable to AT&T $
0.58 $ 0.68 -14.7 %
$ 1.20 $ 1.38 -13.0 %
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
with Dilution (000,000)
5,220 5,220 -
5,220 5,229 -0.2 %
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets Dollars in millions
6/30/15 12/31/14
Unaudited
Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents
$ 20,956 $ 8,603 Accounts receivable - net of
allowances for doubtful accounts of $492 and $454
13,821
14,527 Prepaid expenses
834 831 Deferred income taxes
1,131 1,142 Other current assets
6,421
6,925 Total current assets
43,163 32,028
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net 114,348 112,898
Goodwill 70,920 69,692
Licenses 80,922
60,824
Other Intangible Assets - Net 6,385 6,139
Investments in Equity Affiliates 288 250
Other
Assets 10,463 10,998
Total Assets $ 326,489
$ 292,829
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity Current Liabilities Debt maturing within one year
$ 8,603 $ 6,056 Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
21,560 23,592 Advanced billing and customer
deposits
4,075 4,105 Accrued taxes
3,848 1,091
Dividends payable
2,441
2,438 Total current liabilities
40,527
37,282
Long-Term Debt
105,067 76,011
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities Deferred
income taxes
38,516 37,544 Postemployment benefit obligation
36,638 37,079 Other noncurrent liabilities
18,240 17,989 Total deferred
credits and other noncurrent liabilities
93,394 92,612
Stockholders'
Equity Common stock
6,495 6,495 Additional paid-in
capital
91,032 91,108 Retained earnings
29,086 27,736
Treasury stock
(46,793 ) (47,029 ) Accumulated other
comprehensive income
7,039 8,060 Noncontrolling interest
642 554 Total
stockholders' equity
87,501
86,924
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity $ 326,489 $ 292,829
Financial Data AT&T Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows Dollars in millions (Unaudited)
Six months ended June 30,
2015 2014
Operating
Activities Net income
$ 6,422 $ 7,355
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
9,274 9,167 Undistributed
earnings from investments in equity affiliates
(23 )
(58 ) Provision for uncollectible accounts
535 444 Deferred
income tax expense
1,183 546 Net gain from sale of
investments, net of impairments
(50 ) (1,365 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable
434 (566 ) Other current assets
743 (771 ) Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
(1,125 ) 2,894
Retirement benefit funding
(455 ) (280 ) Other - net
(1,040 ) (497 ) Total
adjustments
9,476 9,514
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
15,898 16,869
Investing Activities Construction and capital expenditures:
Capital expenditures
(8,328 ) (11,649 ) Interest
during construction
(339 ) (118 ) Acquisitions, net
of cash acquired
(20,954 ) (857 ) Dispositions
72 4,921 Sale of securities
1,890 - Return of
advances to and investments in equity affiliates
- 2 Other
(1 ) - Net Cash
Used in Investing Activities
(27,660 )
(7,701 )
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings with
original maturities of three months or less
- 134 Issuance of long-term debt
33,958 8,564
Repayment of long-term debt
(2,919 ) (3,508 )
Purchase of treasury stock
- (1,396 ) Issuance of treasury
stock
20 27 Dividends paid
(4,873 ) (4,784 )
Other
(2,071 ) (239 ) Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
24,115 (1,202 ) Net increase in cash
and cash equivalents
12,353 7,966 Cash and cash equivalents
beginning of year
8,603
3,339
Cash and Cash Equivalents End of Period
$ 20,956 $ 11,305
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Statements of Segment Income Dollars in
millions
Unaudited Three Months Ended Six
Months Ended
Wireless 6/30/2015
6/30/2014 % Chg
6/30/2015
6/30/2014 % Chg
Segment Operating Revenues
Service
$ 15,115 $ 15,148 -0.2 %
$
29,927 $ 30,535 -2.0 % Equipment
3,189
2,782 14.6 %
6,563 5,261
24.7 %
Total Segment Operating Revenues
18,304 17,930
2.1 %
36,490
35,796 1.9 %
Segment Operating
Expenses Operations and support
11,551 11,568 -0.1 %
23,232 22,450 3.5 % Depreciation and amortization
2,073 2,035
1.9 %
4,131 3,966
4.2 %
Total Segment Operating Expenses
13,624 13,603
0.2 %
27,363
26,416 3.6 %
Segment
Operating Income 4,680 4,327 8.2 %
9,127 9,380
-2.7 %
Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates
- (29 ) -
(4 ) (49 )
91.8 %
Segment Income $ 4,680
$ 4,298 8.9 %
$
9,123 $ 9,331 -2.2
%
Segment Operating Income Margin 25.6
%
24.1 %
25.0
%
26.2 %
Wireline
Segment
Operating Revenues Service
$ 13,981 $ 14,408 -3.0
%
$ 27,916 $ 28,797 -3.1 % Equipment
233 229 1.7
%
446 441
1.1 %
Total Segment Operating Revenues
14,214 14,637
-2.9 %
28,362
29,238 -3.0 %
Segment Operating
Expenses Operations and support
10,362 10,700 -3.2 %
20,625 21,157 -2.5 % Depreciation and amortization
2,488 2,514
-1.0 %
4,964 5,198
-4.5 %
Total Segment Operating Expenses
12,850 13,214
-2.8 %
25,589
26,355 -2.9 %
Segment
Operating Income 1,364 1,423 -4.1 %
2,773 2,883
-3.8 %
Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates
1 -
-
(6 ) 1
-
Segment Income $
1,365 $ 1,423 -4.1
%
$ 2,767 $ 2,884
-4.1 %
Segment Operating Income Margin
9.6
%
9.7 %
9.8
%
9.9 %
International
Segment
Operating Revenues Service
$ 445 $ - -
$
660 $
- - Equipment
46
- -
67 -
-
Total Segment Operating Revenues
491 - -
727 -
-
Segment Operating
Expenses Operations and support
529 - -
748
- - Depreciation and amortization
125
- -
169 -
-
Total Segment Operating Expenses
654 -
-
917
- -
Segment Operating Income
(Loss) (163 ) - -
(190 ) - -
Equity in Net Income of Affiliates -
99 -
- 153 -
Segment Income (Loss) $ (163
) $ 99 -
$
(190 ) $ 153 -
Segment Operating Income Margin (33.2
)
%
-
(26.1 )
%
-
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Supplementary
Operating and Financial Data Dollars in millions except per
share amounts, subscribers and connections in (000s) Unaudited
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
6/30/2015 6/30/2014 % Chg
6/30/2015
6/30/2014 % Chg
Wireless Subscribers
and Connections
Total
123,902
116,634 6.2 % Postpaid
76,541 74,332
3.0 % Prepaid1
10,438 10,082 3.5 % Reseller
13,506
13,756 -1.8 % Connected Devices1
23,417 18,464 26.8 %
Wireless Net Adds
Total
2,094 634 -
3,312 1,696 95.3 %
Postpaid
410 1,026 -60.0 %
851 1,651 -48.5 % Prepaid
331 (286 ) -
429 (198 ) - Reseller
(95
) (162 ) 41.4 %
(361 ) (368 ) 1.9 % Connected
Devices
1,448 56 -
2,393 611 - M&A Activity,
Partitioned Customers and Other Adjs.
36 (14 ) -
36
4,562 -
Wireless Churn Postpaid Churn
1.01
% 0.86 % 15 BP
1.01 % 0.96 % 5 BP Total Churn
1.31 % 1.47 % -16 BP
1.36 % 1.43 % -7
BP
Other Licensed POPs (000,000)
321 321 -
Wireline Voice
Total Wireline Voice Connections
23,497 26,958
-12.8 % Net Change
(652 ) (758 ) 14.0 %
(1,281 ) (1,531 ) 16.3 %
Broadband
Total Wireline Broadband Connections
15,961
16,448 -3.0 % Net Change
(136
) (55 ) -
(67 ) 23
Video
Total U-verse Video Connections
5,971
5,851 2.1 % Net Change
(22 ) 190
-
28 391 -92.8 %
Consumer Revenue Connections
Broadband2
14,428 14,780 -2.4 % U-verse Video
Connections
5,946 5,831 2.0 % Voice3
13,312
15,314 -13.1 %
Total Consumer Revenue
Connections1
33,686 35,925 -6.2
% Net Change
(489 ) (299 ) -63.5 %
(680
) (465 ) -46.2 %
AT&T Inc. Construction
and capital expenditures: Capital expenditures
$
4,480 $ 5,933 -24.5 %
$ 8,328 $ 11,649 -28.5 %
Interest during construction
$ 216 $ 63 -
$
339 $ 118 - Dividends Declared per Share
$
0.47 $ 0.46 2.2 %
$ 0.94 $ 0.92 2.2 % End of
Period Common Shares Outstanding (000,000)
5,193 5,191 -
Debt Ratio4
56.5 % 47.6 % 890 BP Total Employees
250,730 248,170 1.0 %
1
Prior year amounts restated to conform to current period reporting
methodology.
2
Consumer wireline broadband connections include DSL lines, U-verse
high speed Internet access and satellite broadband.
3
Includes consumer U-verse Voice over Internet Protocol connections
of 5,170 as of June 30, 2015.
4
Total long-term debt plus debt maturing within one year divided by
total debt plus total stockholders' equity.
Note: For the end of 2Q15, total switched
access lines were 18,116; retail business switched access lines
totaled 8,331; and wholesale, national mass markets and coin
switched access lines totaled 1,643. Restated switched access lines
do not include ISDN lines.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Wireless
Reconciliation
Wireless Segment EBITDA Dollars in
millions Unaudited Three Months Ended 6/30/14 9/30/14
12/31/14 3/31/15
6/30/15 Segment
Operating Revenues Service $ 15,148 $ 15,423 $ 15,074 $ 14,812
$ 15,115 Equipment 2,782
2,914 4,785 3,374
3,189 Total Segment Operating
Revenues $ 17,930 $ 18,337 $
19,859 $ 18,186
$ 18,304
Segment Operating Expenses Operations and
support 11,568 11,855 14,619 11,681
11,551 Depreciation and
amortization 2,035 1,965
2,010 2,058
2,073 Total Segment Operating Expenses
13,603 13,820
16,629 13,739
13,624 Segment Operating Income
4,327 4,517 3,230
4,447
4,680
Segment Operating Income Margin 24.1 % 24.6 % 16.3 % 24.5 %
25.6 % Plus: Depreciation and amortization
2,035 1,965
2,010 2,058
2,073
EBITDA1 $ 6,362 $ 6,482
$ 5,240 $ 6,505
$
6,753 EBITDA as a % of Service
Revenues2 42.0 % 42.0 % 34.8 % 43.9 %
44.7
%
1 EBITDA is defined as Operating Income
before Depreciation and amortization.
2 Service revenues include Wireless data,
voice, text and other service revenues.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Wireless Reconciliation
Wireless
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Dollars in millions Unaudited Three
Months Ended June 30, 2013 2014
2015 Service Revenues2
$ 15,370 $ 15,148
$
15,115 EBITDA1 $ 6,521 $ 6,362
$ 6,753 EBITDA as a % of Service
Revenues2 42.4 % 42.0 %
44.7 %
Adjustments: Wireless merger integration costs3 - 96
215
Leap network decommissioning - -
364
Adjusted
EBITDA1 $ 6,521 $
6,458
$ 7,332 Adjusted EBITDA
as a % of Adjusted Service Revenues2 42.4 % 42.6 %
48.5 %
1 EBITDA is defined as Operating Income
before Depreciation and amortization.
2 Service revenues include Wireless data,
voice, text and other service revenues.
3 Operations and Support expenses for
domestic wireless integration costs.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation
Free
Cash Flow Dollars in millions Unaudited Three Months Ended Six
Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014
2015 2014
2015 Net cash provided by
operating activities $ 8,070
$ 9,160 $ 16,869
$ 15,898 Less: Construction and capital expenditures
(5,996 )
(4,696 )
(11,767 )
(8,667 ) Free Cash
Flow $ 2,074
$ 4,464
$ 5,102
$ 7,231
Free Cash Flow after Dividends Dollars in millions Unaudited
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30, 2014
2015 2014
2015 Net cash provided by operating activities $
8,070
$ 9,160 $ 16,869
$ 15,898 Less:
Construction and capital expenditures (5,996 )
(4,696 ) (11,767 )
(8,667 ) Free Cash Flow 2,074
4,464 5,102
7,231 Less: Dividends paid
(2,386 )
(2,439 )
(4,784 )
(4,873 ) Free Cash Flow
after Dividends $ (312 )
$ 2,025
$ 318
$ 2,358
Free Cash Flow Dividend Payout Ratio
55 % 67
%
Free cash flow includes reimbursements of
certain postretirement benefits paid.
Free cash flow is defined as cash from
operations minus construction and capital expenditures. Free cash
flow after dividends is defined as cash from operations minus
construction, capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow
dividend payout ratio is defined as the percentage of dividends
paid to free cash flow. We believe these metrics provide useful
information to our investors because management regularly reviews
free cash flow as an important indicator of the cash 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.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation
Annualized
Net-Debt-to-Adjusted-EBITDA Ratio Dollars in millions Unaudited
Three Months Ended 3/31/15 6/30/15
2015 YTD Operating Revenues $ 32,576 $ 33,015
$ 65,591 Operating Expenses 27,120 27,303
54,423 Total Operating Income 5,456 5,712
11,168 Add
Back Depreciation and Amortization 4,578 4,696
9,274
Consolidated Reported EBITDA 10,034 10,408
20,442 Add Back:
Wireless merger integration costs1 209 215
424 Leap network
decommissioning - 364
364 DIRECTV/Mexico merger costs2 89
116
205 Pension termination charges 150 -
150
Total Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA 10,482
11,103 21,585 Annualized Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA $ 43,170 End-of-period current debt
8,603 End-of-period long-term debt
105,067 Total
End-of-Period Debt 113,670 Less Cash and Cash
Equivalents
20,956 Net Debt Balance $
92,714
Annualized Net-Debt-to-Adjusted-EBITDA Ratio 2.15
1 Adjustments include Operations and
Support expenses for domestic wireless integration costs.
2 Adjustments include Operations and
Support expenses for Iusacell and Nextel Mexico integration costs
and DIRECTV merger costs.
Net-Debt-to-EBITDA ratios are non-GAAP
financial measures frequently used by investors and credit rating
agencies. Management believes these measures provide relevant and
useful information to investors and other users of our financial
data. Net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash
equivalents from the sum of debt maturing within one year and
long-term debt. The Net-Debt-to-EBITDA ratio is calculated by
dividing the Net Debt by annualized EBITDA. Annualized EBITDA is
calculated by annualizing the year-to-date EBITDA.
Our calculation of EBITDA, as presented,
may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Consolidated
Reconciliation Adjusted Diluted
EPS Unaudited Three Months Ended June 30,
2014
2015 Reported Diluted EPS $ 0.68 $ 0.58
Adjustments: Wireless merger integration costs1 0.02
0.03
Gain on sale of América Móvil shares (0.08 )
- Leap network
decommissioning -
0.05 DIRECTV/Mexico merger costs2
-
0.03 Adjusted
Diluted EPS $ 0.62
$ 0.69
Year-over-year growth - Adjusted
11.3 %
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
with Dilution (000,000)
5,220
5,220
1 Adjustments include domestic wireless
integration costs.
2 Adjustments include Iusacell and Nextel
Mexico integration costs, DIRECTV merger costs and interest expense
incurred on debt issued in May 2015 to fund the cash consideration
of the DIRECTV merger.
Adjusted Diluted EPS is a non-GAAP
financial measure calculated by excluding from operating revenues,
operating expenses and equity in net income of affiliates certain
significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in
nature, including dispositions. Management believes that this
measure provides relevant and useful information to investors and
other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness
of our operations and underlying business trends.
Adjusted Diluted EPS should be considered
in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of
financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our
calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS, as presented, may differ from
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Sum of components may not tie due to rounding.
Financial
Data AT&T Inc.
Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation
Adjusted Operating Income and
Margin Dollars in millions Unaudited Three Months Ended June
30, 2013 2014
2015
Operating Revenues $ 32,075 $
32,575
$ 33,015 Reported
Operating Income $ 6,113 $ 5,616
$ 5,712 Adjustments:
Wireless merger integration costs1 - 141
247 Leap network
decommissioning - -
364 DIRECTV/Mexico merger costs2
- -
147 Adjusted Operating Income $
6,113 $ 5,757
$ 6,470
Year-over-year growth - Adjusted
-5.8 %
12.4 % Adjusted
Operating Income Margin* 19.1 %
17.7 %
19.6 %
1 Adjustments include domestic wireless
integration costs.
2 Adjustments include Iusacell and Nextel
Mexico integration costs and DIRECTV merger costs.
Adjusted Operating Income and Margin are
non-GAAP financial measures calculated by excluding from operating
revenues and operating expenses significant items that are
non-operational or non-recurring in nature. Management believes
that these measures provide relevant and useful information to
investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the
effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends.
Adjusted Operating Income and Margin
should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for,
other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with
GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted Operating Income and Margin, as
presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by
other companies.
*Adjusted Operating Income Margin is
calculated by dividing Adjusted Operating Income by Operating
Revenues.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation
Adjusted
Consolidated EBITDA Dollars in millions Unaudited Three Months
Ended June 30, 2013 2014
2015 Operating Revenues $ 32,075
$ 32,575
$ 33,015
Reported Operating Income $ 6,113 $ 5,616
$ 5,712
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization 4,571
4,550
4,696
EBITDA1 $ 10,684 $ 10,166
$ 10,408 Adjustments: Wireless
merger integration costs2 - 97
215 Leap network
decommissioning - -
364 DIRECTV/Mexico merger costs3
- -
116 Adjusted EBITDA $ 10,684
$ 10,263
$ 11,103
Year-over-year growth - Adjusted
-3.9 %
8.2 % Adjusted EBITDA
Margin* 33.3 % 31.5 %
33.6 %
1 EBITDA is defined as operating income
before depreciation and amortization.
2 Adjustments include Operations and
Support expenses for domestic wireless integration costs.
3 Adjustments include Operations and
Support expenses for Iusacell and Nextel Mexico integration costs
and DIRECTV merger costs.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial
measure calculated by excluding costs which are non-recurring in
nature, including dispositions and merger integration and
transaction costs. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes net actuarial
gains or losses associated with our pension and postemployment
benefit plans. Management believes that these measures provide
relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our
financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations
and underlying business trends.
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in
addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of
financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our
calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may differ from
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
*Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by
dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Operating Revenues.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Wireline
Reconciliation
Wireline Segment EBITDA Dollars in millions
Unaudited Three Months Ended 6/30/14 3/31/15
6/30/15 Segment Operating Revenues Service $ 14,408 $
13,935
$ 13,981 Equipment
229 213
233
Total Segment Operating Revenues
$ 14,637 $ 14,148
$
14,214 Segment Operating Expenses Operations
and support 10,700 10,263
10,362 Depreciation and
amortization 2,514
2,476
2,488 Total
Segment Operating Expenses
13,214 12,739
12,850 Segment Operating Income
1,423 1,409
1,364 Segment Operating Income Margin
9.7 % 10.0 %
9.6 % Plus: Depreciation and
amortization 2,514
2,476
2,488
EBITDA1 $ 3,937
$ 3,885
$ 3,852 EBITDA
Margin 26.9 % 27.5 %
27.1 %
1 EBITDA is defined as Operating Income
before Depreciation and amortization.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc. Non-GAAP Wireline
Reconciliation
Adjusted Operating Revenues to Exclude Connecticut Wireline
Properties1 Dollars in millions Unaudited Three Months
Ended 9/30/13 12/31/13 3/31/14
6/30/14 9/30/14 12/31/14 3/31/15
6/30/15 Connecticut Wireline Operating Revenues
Consumer Markets $ 169 $ 169 $ 174 $ 173 $ 170 $ 43 $ -
$
- AT&T Business Solutions 109 107 101 99 101 24 -
- Other 1 (1 )
- 2 1
- -
- Connecticut Wireline Operating Revenues
$ 279 $ 275 $ 275
$ 274 $ 272 $ 67 $ -
$ -
Total AT&T Operating
Revenues $ 32,158 $ 33,163 $ 32,476 $ 32,575 $ 32,957 $ 34,439
$ 32,576
$ 33,015 Less Connecticut Wireline
(279 ) (275 ) (275 )
(274 ) (272 ) (67 )
-
- Adjusted AT&T
Operating Revenues $ 31,879 $ 32,888
$ 32,201 $ 32,301 $
32,685 $ 34,372 $ 32,576
$ 33,015 Year-over-Year growth - Adjusted 2.5
% 4.5 % 1.2 %
2.2 % Wireline Operating
Revenues $ 14,670 $ 14,716 $ 14,601 $ 14,637 $ 14,615 $ 14,572
$ 14,148
$ 14,214 Less Connecticut Wireline
(279 ) (275 ) (275 )
(274 ) (272 ) (67 )
-
- Adjusted Wireline
Operating Revenues $ 14,391 $ 14,441
$ 14,326 $ 14,363 $
14,343 $ 14,505 $ 14,148
$ 14,214 Year-over-Year growth - Adjusted -0.3
% 0.4 % -1.2 %
-1.0 % Wireline Consumer
Operating Revenues $ 5,567 $ 5,638 $ 5,715 $ 5,748 $ 5,735 $
5,643 $ 5,658
$ 5,782 Less Connecticut Wireline
(169 ) (169 ) (174 )
(173 ) (170 ) (43 )
-
- Adjusted
Wireline Consumer Operating Revenues $ 5,398
$ 5,469 $ 5,541 $ 5,575
$ 5,565 $ 5,600 $ 5,658
$ 5,782 Year-over-Year growth -
Adjusted 3.1 % 2.4 % 2.1 %
3.7 % Wireline
Business Solutions Operating Revenues $ 8,849 $ 8,839 $ 8,670 $
8,672 $ 8,669 $ 8,596 $ 8,288
$ 8,239 Less
Connecticut Wireline (109 ) (107 )
(101 ) (99 ) (101 )
(24 ) -
-
Adjusted Wireline Business Solutions Operating
Revenues $ 8,739 $ 8,733 $
8,569 $ 8,572 $ 8,568 $
8,572 $ 8,288
$ 8,239
Year-over-Year growth - Adjusted -2.0 % -1.8 % -3.3 %
-3.9 % Wireline Strategic Business Services
Revenues2 $ 2,154 $ 2,251 $ 2,289 $ 2,382 $ 2,467 $
2,565 $ 2,628
$ 2,692 Less Connecticut Wireline
(9 ) (10 ) (11 )
(11 ) (13 ) (2 ) -
- Adjusted Wireline Business
Operating Revenues $ 2,145 $ 2,240
$ 2,278 $ 2,370 $ 2,454
$ 2,563 $ 2,628
$
2,692 Year-over-Year growth - Adjusted 14.4 % 14.4 %
15.4 %
13.6 % Wireline U-verse Services
Revenue $ 3,061 $ 3,276 $ 3,470 $ 3,657 $ 3,791 $ 3,898 $ 4,047
$ 4,283 Less Connecticut Wireline (95 )
(100 ) (105 ) (109 )
(111 ) (28 ) -
- Adjusted U-verse Services
Revenues $ 2,966 $ 3,176 $
3,365 $ 3,548 $ 3,680 $
3,870 $ 4,047
$ 4,283
Year-over-Year growth - Adjusted 24.1 % 21.9 % 20.3 %
20.7 %
1 Prior-period amounts restated to conform
to current-period reporting methodology and divestiture of
Connecticut Wireline Properties. Sum of segments' revenues within a
quarter might not tie to total revenues due to rounding. For ease
of presentation, Connecticut Wireline Properties revenues are
presented separately on the schedules above.
2 Strategic business services are
AT&T’s most advanced business solutions, including VPNs,
Ethernet, cloud, hosting, IP conferencing, VoIP, MIS over Ethernet,
U-verse and security services.
These Adjusted Operating Revenues are
non-GAAP financial measure calculated by excluding the operating
revenues of Connecticut Wireline Properties sold in October 2014.
Management believes that these measures provides relevant and
useful information to investors and other users of our financial
data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and
underlying business trends.
Adjusted Operating Revenues should be
considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other
measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.
Our calculations of Adjusted Operating Revenues may differ from
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
EBITDA DISCUSSION
For AT&T, EBITDA is defined as operating income before
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 U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (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 GAAP. 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’s internal management
reporting and planning processes and are important metrics that
management uses to evaluate the operating performance of its
wireless operations. These measures are used by management as a
gauge of our success in acquiring, retaining and servicing wireless
subscribers because we believe these measures reflect AT&T’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 our
Wireless segment’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, net income attributable to
noncontrolling interest and equity in net income (loss) of
affiliates, as these do not reflect the operating results of our
wireless subscriber base and national footprint that we utilize to
obtain and service our 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 our Wireless segment operating margin than
EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. We generally subsidize a
portion of our wireless handset sales, all of which are recognized
in the period in which we sell the handset. 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. We also use wireless service revenues
to calculate margin to facilitate comparison, both internally and
externally with our wireless competitors, as they calculate their
margins using wireless service revenues 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 our Wireless
segment 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
construction and capital expenditures. Free cash flow after
dividends is defined as cash from operations minus construction,
capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow yield is defined
as cash from continuing operations less construction and 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 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.
NET DEBT TO EBITDA DISCUSSION
Net Debt to EBITDA ratios are non-GAAP financial measures
frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies and
management believes these measures provide relevant and useful
information to investors and other users of our financial data. The
Net Debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated by dividing the Net Debt by
annualized EBITDA. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and
cash equivalents and certificates of deposit and time deposits that
are greater than 90 days, from the sum of debt maturing within one
year and long-term debt. Annualized EBITDA is calculated by
annualizing the year-to-date EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA excludes costs which are non-recurring in
nature. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes net actuarial gains or losses
associated with our pension and postemployment benefit plans, which
we immediately recognize in the income statement, pursuant to our
accounting policy for the recognition of actuarial gains/losses. As
a result, the Adjusted EBITDA reflects an expected return on plan
assets rather than the actual return on plan assets, as included in
the GAAP measure of income. This measure is consistent with metrics
under our existing credit agreements.
ADJUSTING ITEMS DISCUSSION
Adjusted Operating Revenues, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted
Operating Income Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA service
margin and Adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures
calculated by excluding from operating revenues, operating expenses
and income tax expense certain significant items that are
non-operational or non-recurring in nature, including dispositions
and merger integration and transaction costs. Management believes
that these measures provide relevant and useful information to
investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the
effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends.
Adjusted Operating Revenues, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted
Operating Income Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA service
margin and Adjusted diluted EPS should be considered in addition
to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial
performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculations of
Adjusted diluted EPS, as presented, may differ from similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
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AT&T Inc.Fletcher Cook,
214-757-7629fletcher.cook@att.comorJaquelyn Scharnick,
214-254-3790jscharnick@brunswickgroup.com
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