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AT & T Inc.
31 January 2011
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 27,
2011
AT&T INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-8610 43-1301883
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208 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas 75202
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The registrant announced on January 27, 2011, its results of
operations for the fourth quarter of 2010. The text of the press
release and accompanying financial information are attached as
exhibits and incorporated herein by reference.
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The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated January 27, 2011 reporting financial
results for the fourth quarter ended December 31,
2010.
99.2 AT&T Inc. selected financial statements and operating
data.
99.3 Discussion of OIBDA, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow
Yield, Free Cash Flow after Dividends, and Adjusting
Items
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AT&T INC.
Date: January 27, 2011 By: /s/ John J.
Stephens John J.
Stephens Senior
Vice President and
Controller
For more information, contact:
McCall Butler
917-209-5792
mbutler@attnews.us
AT&T Reports Record 2.8 Million Wireless Net Adds, Strong
U-verse Sales, Continued Revenue Gains in the Fourth Quarter
-- $0.18 diluted EPS, $0.55 excluding significant items;
compared to $0.46 diluted EPS and $0.50 per diluted
share when excluding significant items in the year-earlier
period
-- Consolidated revenues of $31.4 billion in the fourth
quarter, up $653 million, or 2.1 percent, versus the
year-earlier period
-- 9.9 percent growth in wireless revenues, with a 9.6
percent increase in wireless service revenues
-- Best-ever wireless net adds, with a more than 2.8
million increase in total wireless subscribers to
reach 95.5 million subscribers in service; full-year
wireless net adds totaled 8.9 million, the company's
best-ever annual total
-- Continued expansion in new wireless growth areas;
connected devices up a record 1.5 million, iPad- and
Android-based tablets up 442,000
-- 27.4 percent growth in wireless data revenues, up
$1.1 billion versus the year-earlier quarter
-- Postpaid subscriber ARPU (average monthly revenues
per subscriber) up 2.2 percent to $62.88, the eighth
consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase
-- Best-ever fourth-quarter total wireless churn at 1.32
percent; 1.15 percent postpaid churn, matching previous
best-ever fourth-quarter level
-- Second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth
in wireline consumer revenues, driven by AT&T U-verse(R)
services
-- 246,000 net gain in AT&T U-verse TV subscribers to
reach nearly 3 million in service, with continued
high broadband and voice attach rates
-- 28.5 percent growth in wireline consumer IP data revenues,
driven by AT&T U-verse expansion
-- 210,000 net gain in wireline broadband connections
-- 17.1 percent growth in revenues from strategic business
services such as Ethernet, Virtual Private Networks
(VPNs), hosting and application services, the largest
increase during the year
Note: AT&T's fourth-quarter earnings conference call will be
broadcast live via the Internet at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 27,
2011, at www.att.com/investor.relations.
DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2011 - AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported
fourth-quarter results highlighted by revenue growth, record
wireless net adds, strong U-verse services sales and gains in
IP-based and strategic business services revenues.
"We had another strong quarter and a solid year," said Randall
Stephenson, AT&T chairman and chief executive officer. "Our
major growth platforms - mobile broadband, U-verse and strategic
business services - continue to set the pace for the industry, and
we're still early in the growth cycle for all of these areas.
Progress across these growth platforms, combined with continued
progress on our cost-improvement initiatives, drive our positive
outlook.
"2011 is the year when we'll take mobile broadband to the next
level," Stephenson said. "We're seeing 4G speeds today in areas of
key markets, we've accelerated our LTE deployment plans, and we
expect to add 20 4G devices to our lineup this year. AT&T has
led the mobile broadband revolution, and we are well positioned to
drive the industry's next waves of innovation and growth."
Fourth-Quarter Financial Results
For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, AT&T's consolidated
revenues totaled $31.4 billion, up $653 million, or 2.1 percent,
versus the year-earlier quarter, marking the company's fourth
consecutive quarter with a year-over-year revenue increase.
Compared with results for the fourth quarter of 2009, operating
expenses were $29.3 billion versus $26.1 billion; operating income
was $2.1 billion, down from $4.6 billion; and AT&T's operating
income margin was 6.7 percent, compared to 14.9 percent. Excluding
fourth-quarter significant items, operating expenses were $25.8
billion versus $25.6 billion, operating income was $5.6 billion,
compared to $5.1 billion, and operating income margin was 17.7
percent, compared to 16.6 percent.
Fourth-quarter 2010 net income attributable to AT&T totaled
$1.1 billion or $0.18 per diluted share. Excluding a one-time
charge of $0.26 from a previously disclosed pension accounting
change; a $0.09 charge for severance costs; and a $0.02 charge for
asset impairments, adjusted earnings per share was $0.55. These
results compare with reported net income attributable to AT&T
of $2.7 billion, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter
of 2009. Excluding significant items, earnings per share for the
fourth quarter of 2009 was $0.50 per diluted share. Excluding
significant items, fourth-quarter 2010 earnings per share was up
10.0 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009.
Fourth-quarter 2010 cash from operating activities totaled $9.6
billion, and capital expenditures totaled $6.6 billion. Free cash
flow - cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures -
totaled $3.1 billion.
Full-Year Results, Outlook
For the full year 2010, compared with 2009 results, AT&T's
consolidated revenues totaled $124.3 billion versus $122.5 billion;
operating expenses were $104.7 billion, compared with $101.5
billion; net income attributable to AT&T was $19.9 billion
versus $12.1 billion; and earnings per diluted share was $3.35
compared with $2.05. Earnings per share, excluding significant
items, totaled $2.29, compared with $2.07, an increase of 10.6
percent for the year.
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Compared with 2009 results, AT&T's full-year cash from
operating activities totaled $35.0 billion, up from $34.4 billion.
Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $20.3
billion versus $17.3 billion, including a more than 50 percent
increase in wireless-related capital investment versus the year
earlier, as AT&T aggressively deployed next-generation wireless
broadband networks; and free cash flow totaled $14.7 billion,
compared with $17.1 billion.
In 2011, AT&T expects consolidated revenue growth in
conjunction with an expansion in consolidated, wireline and
wireless operating margins, including wireless service margins.
Achieving these targets will lead to expected mid-single digit or
better earnings per share growth versus 2010 earnings, excluding
changes in capitalized interest. (In 2011, AT&T will no longer
capitalize interest expense attributable to the company's
LTE-related spectrum purchases. The impact of the change would have
reduced earnings per share by $0.07 in 2010. Therefore, projected
earnings growth is based on a 2010 earnings per share number of
$2.22.)
AT&T also expects modest improvement in free cash flow, with
capital expenditures in the low-to-mid $19 billion range, as
increases in wireless spending will be offset by lower wireline
capital expenditures and the elimination of capitalized interest in
LTE spectrum.
Wireless Operational Highlights
Led by record subscriber additions, AT&T delivered continued
strong growth in its wireless business in the fourth quarter,
including wireless service revenue gains. The fourth quarter was
also the first quarter in the company's history in which wireless
revenues exceeded wireline revenues. Highlights included:
Best-Ever Subscriber Gain. AT&T posted a net gain in total
wireless subscribers of 2.8 million, to reach 95.5 million in
service, the best net gain in the company's history. Full-year
wireless net adds totaled 8.9 million (adjusted for mergers and
acquisitons), the company's best-ever annual total. Fourth-quarter
net add growth reflects rapid adoption of smartphones, increases in
prepaid subscribers, strength in the reseller channel and a record
quarter in connected devices such as eReaders, security systems,
fleet management and a host of other products. AT&T also had a
another strong tablet quarter, a new growth area for the company.
It added 442,000 iPad- and Android-based tablets to its network,
with more than 90 percent of these booked to the prepaid
category.
Retail net adds for the quarter include postpaid net adds of
400,000 and prepaid net adds of 307,000. Connected device net adds
were 1.5 million, and reseller net adds were 595,000.
Churn at Record Fourth-Quarter Levels.Postpaid churn was 1.15
percent, matching last year's best-ever fourth-quarter record.
Total churn was a record-low fourth-quarter level of 1.32 percent
versus 1.42 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Continued Strength in Integrated Device Sales. AT&T
continued to grow its base of integrated device subscribers. More
than 7.4 million postpaid integrated devices were sold in the
fourth quarter, including the second-largest quarterly number of
upgrades in the company's history. Integrated device sales included
4.1 million iPhone activations. More than 80 percent of postpaid
sales were integrated devices.(Integrated devices are handsets with
QWERTY or virtual keyboards in addition to voice functionality and
are a key driver of wireless data usage.)
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At the end of the quarter, 61.0 percent of AT&T's 68.0
million postpaid subscribers had integrated devices, up from 46.8
percent a year earlier. The average ARPU for integrated devices on
AT&T's network is 1.7 times that of the company's
non-integrated device base. More than 80 percent of integrated
device subscribers are on FamilyTalk and/or business discount
plans. Churn levels for these subscribers are significantly lower
than for other postpaid subscribers.
Continued Strong Wireless Revenue Growth. Wireless service
revenues increased 9.6 percent, to $13.8 billion, in the fourth
quarter. Total wireless revenues, which include equipment sales,
were up 9.9 percent year over year to $15.2 billion.
Robust Growth in Wireless Data Revenues.Wireless data revenues -
driven by messaging, Internet access, access to applications and
related services - increased $1.1 billion, or 27.4 percent, from
the year-earlier quarter to $4.9 billion. AT&T postpaid
wireless subscribers on monthly data plans increased by 20.4
percent over the past year. Versus the year-earlier quarter, total
text messages carried on the AT&T network increased by nearly
29 percent to 173.1 billion, and multimedia messages increased by
75.0 percent to 3.9 billion.
Further Postpaid ARPU Growth. Driven by strong data growth,
postpaid subscriber ARPU increased 2.2 percent versus the
year-earlier quarter to $62.88. This marked the eighth consecutive
quarter AT&T has posted a year-over-year increase in postpaid
ARPU. Postpaid data ARPU reached $22.64, up 17.8 percent versus the
year-earlier quarter.
Wireless Margins. Fourth-quarter wireless margins reflected
increased operating costs associated with strong integrated device
activations and high customer upgrade levels, offset in part by
improved operating efficiencies and further revenue growth from the
company's base of high-quality integrated device subscribers.
AT&T's fourth-quarter wireless operating income margin was 22.9
percent versus 25.9 percent in the year-earlier quarter, and
AT&T's wireless OIBDA service margin was 37.6 percent, compared
with 40.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 and flat
sequentially. (OIBDA service margin is operating income before
depreciation and amortization, divided by total service revenues.)
Fourth-quarter wireless operating expenses totaled $11.7 billion,
up 14.3 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, and wireless
operating income was $3.5 billion, down 2.8 percent year over
year.
Wireline Operational Highlights
AT&T's fourth-quarter wireline results were highlighted by
continued growth in consumer revenues, sustained growth in revenues
from strategic business services and solid cost management.
Highlights included:
Growth in Wireline Consumer Revenues. Driven by strength in IP
data services, revenue from residential customers totaled $5.3
billion in the fourth quarter, up 0.7 percent year over year, their
second consecutive year-over-year increase.
Continued U-verse Service Gains Driving Consumer Growth.
AT&T U-verse TV had its best quarter of the year, adding
246,000 subscribers to reach nearly 3 million in service. In the
fourth quarter, the AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet attach
rate continued to run above 90 percent, and 60 percent of
subscribers took AT&T U-verse Voice. More than three-fourths of
AT&T U-verse TV subscribers have a triple- or quad-play option
from AT&T. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers was more than
$160.
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AT&T's U-verse deployment now reaches more than 27 million
living units. Companywide penetration of eligible living units is
14.2 percent, and across areas marketed to for 30 months or more,
overall penetration is more than 22 percent. AT&T's total video
subscribers, which combine the company's U-verse and bundled
satellite customers, reached 4.9 million at the end of the quarter,
representing 19.7 percent of households served.
Improved Wireline Broadband Growth.Driven by strength in
AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet service and standalone
broadband, AT&T posted a 210 000 net gain in wireline broadband
connections. About two-thirds of consumers have a broadband plan of
3 Mbps or higher.
U-verse Revenues Up 73.4 Percent. Increased AT&T U-verse
penetration drove 28.5 percent year-over-year growth in IP revenues
from residential customers (broadband, U-verse TV and U-verse
Voice). U-verse continues to drive a transformation in AT&T's
consumer area, reflected by the fact that IP revenues now represent
45.0 percent of AT&T's consumer wireline revenues, up from 35.3
percent in the year-earlier quarter and up from 25.6 percent in the
fourth quarter of 2008. In the fourth quarter, AT&T U-verse
revenues were $1.3 billion, 73.4 percent higher than in the fourth
quarter of 2009.
Further Growth in Revenues Per Household. Driven by AT&T
U-verse services, wireline revenues per household served increased
7.5 percent versus the year-earlier fourth quarter and were up 0.4
percent sequentially. This marked AT&T's 12th consecutive
quarter with year-over-year growth in wireline consumer revenues
per household.
Consumer Connection Trends. In the fourth quarter, AT&T
posted a decline in total consumer revenue connections due
primarily to expected declines in traditional voice access lines,
consistent with broader industry trends and somewhat offset by
increases in U-verse TV and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
connections. AT&T U-verse Voice connections increased by
186,000 in the quarter and 726,000 over the past four quarters.
Total consumer revenue connections at the end of the fourth quarter
were 43.4 million, compared with 45.3 million at the end of the
fourth quarter of 2009 and 43.7 million at the end of the third
quarter of 2010.
17.1 Percent Growth in Strategic Business Services Revenues.
Revenues from new-generation capabilities that lead AT&T's most
advanced business solutions - including Ethernet, VPNs, hosting, IP
conferencing and application services - grew 17.1 percent versus
the year-earlier quarter their strongest growth during the year,
and were up 5.5 percent from the third quarter of 2010, continuing
AT&T's strong trends in this category. Total business revenues
were $9.4 billion, a decline of 4.5 percent versus the year-earlier
quarter, reflecting economic weakness in voice and legacy data
products, and the third-quarter sale of the company's Japan assets.
Business service revenues, which exclude CPE, declined 4.3 percent
year over year and decreased slightly sequentially, down 1.2
percent.
Improved Growth in Business IP Revenues. Total business IP data
revenues grew 9.0 percent versus the year-earlier fourth quarter,
led by growth in VPN revenues. Global Enterprise Solutions IP data
revenues grew 11.0 percent. More than 70 percent of AT&T's
frame customers have made the transition to IP-based solutions,
which allow them to easily add managed services such as network
security, cloud services and IP conferencing on top of their
infrastructures. This generated total business data revenue growth
of 1.1 percent, the largest growth in this category in four
quarters.
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Improved Wireline Margin Trends. AT&T's fourth-quarter
wireline operating income margin was 13.0 percent, compared with
12.3 percent in the year-earlier quarter and 13.0 percent in the
third quarter of 2010. Fourth-quarter total wireline revenues were
$15.1 billion, down 3.2 percent versus the year-earlier quarter.
Fourth-quarter wireline operating expenses were $13.1 billion, down
3.9 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009 and down 1.1 percent
sequentially. Wireline operating income totaled $2.0 billion,
compared to $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $2.0
billion in the third quarter of 2010.
About AT&T
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States and around the world. With a powerful array of network
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speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband,
AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering
the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also
offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(R) and
AT&T DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business
communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.
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NOTE: OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before
depreciation and amortization. OIBDA differs from Segment Operating
Income (loss), as calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP), in that it excludes depreciation and
amortization. OIBDA 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. OIBDA is
not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or
cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
NOTE: Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus
capital expenditures. We believe this metric provides useful
information to our investors because management regularly reviews
free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is
generated by normal business operations, including capital
expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also
views it as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash
to shareowners.
NOTE: Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income
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 Adjusted Operating Income 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, as presented,
may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
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Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
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Consolidated
Statements of
Income
Dollars in
millions except
per share
amounts
--------------- ------------ ------------ ----- ------------ ------------ -----
Unaudited Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg
--------------- ------------ ------------ --------- ------------ ------------ ---------
Operating
Revenues
Wireless service $ 13,799 $ 12,585 9.6% $ 53,510 $ 48,563 10.2%
Voice 6,644 7,623 -12.8% 28,315 32,324 -12.4%
Data 7,072 6,508 8.7% 27,479 25,561 7.5%
Directory 926 1,102 -16.0% 3,935 4,724 -16.7%
Other 2,920 2,890 1.0% 11,041 11,341 -2.6%
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Total Operating
Revenues 31,361 30,708 2.1% 124,280 122,513 1.4%
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Operating
Expenses
Cost of services
and sales
(exclusive of
depreciation
and
amortization
shown
separately
below) 13,897 12,973 7.1% 52,263 50,571 3.3%
Selling, general
and
administrative 10,469 8,205 27.6% 33,065 31,427 5.2%
Depreciation and
amortization 4,907 4,966 -1.2% 19,379 19,515 -0.7%
---------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Total Operating
Expenses 29,273 26,144 12.0% 104,707 101,513 3.1%
---------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Operating Income 2,088 4,564 -54.3% 19,573 21,000 -6.8%
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Interest Expense 746 795 -6.2% 2,994 3,368 -11.1%
Equity in Net
Income of
Affiliates 133 185 -28.1% 762 734 3.8%
Other Income
(Expense) -
Net 72 107 -32.7% 897 152 -
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Income from
Continuing
Operations
Before Income
Taxes 1,547 4,061 -61.9% 18,238 18,518 -1.5%
Income Tax
(Benefit)
Expense 388 1,271 -69.5% (1,162) 6,091 -
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Income from
Continuing
Operations 1,159 2,790 -58.5% 19,400 12,427 56.1%
---------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Income from
Discontinued
Operations, net
of tax 2 14 -85.7% 779 20 -
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Net Income 1,161 2,804 -58.6% 20,179 12,447 62.1%
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Less: Net Income
Attributable to
Noncontrolling
Interest (72) (74) 2.7% (315) (309) -1.9%
---------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Net Income
Attributable to
AT&T $ 1,089 $ 2,730 -60.1% $ 19,864 $ 12,138 63.7%
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Basic Earnings
Per Share from
Continuing
Operations
Attributable to
AT&T $ 0.18 $ 0.46 -60.9% $ 3.23 $ 2.06 56.8%
Basic Earnings
Per Share from
Discontinued
Operations
Attributable to
AT&T - - - 0.13 - -
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Basic Earnings
Per Share
Attributable to
AT&T $ 0.18 $ 0.46 -60.9% $ 3.36 $ 2.06 63.1%
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Weighted Average
Common Shares
Outstanding
(000,000) 5,915 5,901 0.2% 5,913 5,900 0.2%
Diluted Earnings
Per Share from
Continuing
Operations
Attributable to
AT&T $ 0.18 $ 0.46 -60.9% $ 3.22 $ 2.05 57.1%
Diluted Earnings
Per Share from
Discontinued
Operations
Attributable to
AT&T - - - 0.13 - -
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Diluted Earnings
Per Share
Attributable to
AT&T $ 0.18 $ 0.46 -60.9% $ 3.35 $ 2.05 63.4%
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Weighted Average
Common Shares
Outstanding
with Dilution
(000,000) 5,941 5,927 0.2% 5,938 5,924 0.2%
Financial
Data
AT&T Inc.
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Statements of
Segment
Income
Dollars in
millions
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Unaudited
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Wireless 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg
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Segment
Operating
Revenues
Service $ 13,799 $ 12,585 9.6% $ 53,510 $ 48,563 10.2%
Equipment 1,382 1,232 12.2% 4,990 4,941 1.0%
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Total Segment
Operating
Revenues 15,181 13,817 9.9% 58,500 53,504 9.3%
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Segment
Operating
Expenses
Operations
and support 9,988 8,695 14.9% 36,746 33,631 9.3%
Depreciation
and
amortization 1,721 1,550 11.0% 6,497 6,043 7.5%
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Total Segment
Operating
Expenses 11,709 10,245 14.3% 43,243 39,674 9.0%
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Segment
Operating
Income 3,472 3,572 -2.8% 15,257 13,830 10.3%
Equity in Net
Income
(Loss) of
Affiliates (5) 9 - 9 9 -
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Segment
Income $ 3,467 $ 3,581 -3.2% $ 15,266 $ 13,839 10.3%
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Segment
Operating
Income
Margin 22.9% 25.9% 26.1% 25.8%
Wireline
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Segment
Operating
Revenues
Voice $ 6,644 $ 7,623 -12.8% $ 28,315 $ 32,324 -12.4%
Data 7,072 6,508 8.7% 27,479 25,561 7.5%
Other 1,394 1,483 -6.0% 5,408 5,629 -3.9%
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Total Segment
Operating
Revenues 15,110 15,614 -3.2% 61,202 63,514 -3.6%
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Segment
Operating
Expenses
Operations
and support 10,055 10,470 -4.0% 41,008 42,352 -3.2%
Depreciation
and
amortization 3,092 3,217 -3.9% 12,371 12,743 -2.9%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Total Segment
Operating
Expenses 13,147 13,687 -3.9% 53,379 55,095 -3.1%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Operating
Income 1,963 1,927 1.9% 7,823 8,419 -7.1%
Equity in Net
Income of
Affiliates 4 - - 11 17 -35.3%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Income $ 1,967 $ 1,927 2.1% $ 7,834 $ 8,436 -7.1%
============= ======== ======== ===== ======== ======== =====
Segment
Operating
Income
Margin 13.0% 12.3% 12.8% 13.3%
Advertising
Solutions
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Operating
Revenues $ 926 $ 1,102 -16.0% $ 3,935 $ 4,724 -16.7%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Operating
Expenses
Operations
and support 626 650 -3.7% 2,583 2,743 -5.8%
Depreciation
and
amortization 104 150 -30.7% 497 650 -23.5%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Total Segment
Operating
Expenses 730 800 -8.8% 3,080 3,393 -9.2%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Income $ 196 $ 302 -35.1% $ 855 $ 1,331 -35.8%
============= ======== ======== ===== ======== ======== =====
Segment
Income
Margin 21.2% 27.4% 21.7% 28.2%
Other
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Operating
Revenues $ 144 $ 175 -17.7% $ 643 $ 771 -16.6%
Segment
Operating
Expenses 1,166 1,197 -2.6% 2,484 3,136 -20.8%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Operating
Income
(Loss) (1,022) (1,022) - (1,841) (2,365) 22.2%
Equity in Net
Income of
Affiliates 134 176 -23.9% 742 708 4.8%
------------- -------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -----
Segment
Income
(Loss) from
Continuing
Operations $ (888) $ (846) -5.0% $ (1,099) $ (1,657) 33.7%
============= ======== ======== ===== ======== ======== =====
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
----------------------------------------------- ----------- --------
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Dollars in millions except per share amounts
----------------------------------------------- ----------- --------
12/31/10 12/31/09
Unaudited
----------------------------------------------- ----------- --------
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,437 $ 3,741
Accounts receivable - net of allowances for
doubtful accounts of $957 and $1,202 13,610 14,845
Prepaid expenses 1,458 1,562
Deferred income taxes 1,170 1,247
Other current assets 2,276 3,792
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total current assets 19,951 25,187
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net 103,963 100,286
Goodwill 73,601 72,782
Licenses 50,372 48,741
Customer Lists and Relationships - Net 4,708 7,393
Other Intangible Assets - Net 5,440 5,494
Investments in Equity Affiliates 4,515 2,921
Other Assets 6,704 6,275
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total Assets $ 269,254 $269,079
=============================================== ======= =======
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Debt maturing within one year $ 7,196 $ 7,361
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 20,055 21,260
Advanced billing and customer deposits 4,086 4,170
Accrued taxes 72 1,681
Dividends payable 2,542 2,479
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total current liabilities 33,951 36,951
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Long-Term Debt 58,971 64,720
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent
Liabilities
Deferred income taxes 22,361 23,870
Postemployment benefit obligation 28,803 27,847
Other noncurrent liabilities 12,743 13,226
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total deferred credits and other noncurrent
liabilities 63,907 64,943
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock 6,495 6,495
Additional paid-in capital 91,731 91,707
Retained earnings 32,268 22,419
Treasury stock (21,083) (21,260)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 2,711 2,679
Noncontrolling interest 303 425
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total stockholders' equity 112,425 102,465
----------------------------------------------- ------- -------
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 269,254 $269,079
=============================================== ======= =======
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
--------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
Dollars in millions, increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents
------------------------------------------- -------- --------
Unaudited
2010 2009 2008
--------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
Operating Activities
Net income (loss) $ 20,179 $ 12,447 $ (2,364)
Adjustments to reconcile net
income (loss) to
net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 19,379 19,515 19,673
Undistributed earnings from
investments in equity
affiliates (603) (419) (654)
Provision for uncollectible
accounts 1,334 1,762 1,795
Deferred income tax expense
(benefit) and noncurrent
unrecognized tax benefits (3,280) 1,885 (4,202)
Net (gain) loss from impairment
and sale of investments (802) - 517
Remeasurement of pension and
postretirement benefits 2,521 215 25,150
(Income) Loss from discontinued
operations (779) (20) 2
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable (99) (490) (1,475)
Other current assets 717 (617) 1,854
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities (2,414) 943 (4,456)
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interest (315) (309) (261)
Other - net (845) (507) (1,969)
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Total adjustments 14,814 21,958 35,974
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Net Cash Provided by Operating
Activities 34,993 34,405 33,610
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Investing Activities
Construction and capital
expenditures:
Capital expenditures (19,530) (16,554) (19,631)
Interest during construction (772) (740) (659)
Acquisitions, net of cash
acquired (2,906) (983) (10,972)
Dispositions 1,830 287 1,615
(Purchases) and sales of
securities, net (100) 55 68
Sale of other investments - - 436
Other 29 52 45
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Net Cash Used in Investing
Activities (21,449) (17,883) (29,098)
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term
borrowings with
original maturities of three
months or less 1,592 (3,910) 2,017
Issuance of long-term debt 2,235 8,161 12,416
Repayment of long-term debt (9,294) (8,652) (4,009)
Purchase of treasury shares - - (6,077)
Issuance of treasury shares 50 28 319
Dividends paid (9,916) (9,670) (9,507)
Share-based payment excess tax
benefit - - 15
Other (515) (465) 136
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Net Cash Used in Financing
Activities (15,848) (14,508) (4,690)
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents (2,304) 2,014 (178)
Cash and cash equivalents
beginning of year 3,741 1,727 1,905
--------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Cash and Cash Equivalents End of
Year $ 1,437 $ 3,741 $ 1,727
================================= ======= ======= =======
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
------------------------ ------------ ------------ ----- ------------ ------------ -----
Supplementary Operating
and Financial Data
Dollars in millions
except per share
amounts
------------------------ ------------ ------------ ----- ------------ ------------ -----
Unaudited Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg 12/31/2010 12/31/2009 % Chg
------------------------ ------------ ------------ --------- ------------ ------------ ---------
Wireless
Wireless Customers
(000) 95,536 85,120 12.2%
Net Customer
Additions (000) 2,803 2,661 5.3% 8,853 7,278 21.6%
M&A Activity,
Partitioned
Customers and Other
Adjs. (000) (28) 863 1,563 833
Total Churn7 1.32% 1.42% -10 BP 1.31% 1.47% -16 BP
Postpaid Customers
(000)7 68,041 64,627 5.3%
Net Postpaid
Customer Additions
(000)7 400 841 -52.4% 2,153 4,199 -48.7%
Postpaid Churn7 1.15% 1.15% 0 BP 1.09% 1.13% -4 BP
Licensed POPs
(000,000) 308 306 0.7%
Prepaid Customers
(including tablets)
(000)7 6,524 5,350 21.9%
Net Prepaid Customer
Additions
(including tablets)
(000)7 307 (58) 952 (801)
Connected Devices
Customers (000)7 9,326 4,704 98.3%
Net Connected
Devices Customer
Additions (000)7 1,501 1,394 7.7% 4,608 2,077
In-Region Wireline 1
Total Consumer
Revenue Connections
(000)
Retail
Consumer
Voice
Connections
2 24,195 27,332 -11.5%
Consumer
Wireline
Broadband
Connections
3 14,320 13,717 4.4%
Video
Connections:
4
Satellite Connections 1,930 2,174 -11.2%
U-verse Video
Connections 2,985 2,064 44.6%
-------- --------
Total Consumer Revenue
Connections (000) 43,430 45,287 -4.1%
======== ========
Net Consumer
Revenue
Connection
Changes
(000) (303) (372) 18.5% (1,857) (1,756) -5.8%
Broadband and Video
Total Broadband
Connections (000)
5 17,755 17,254 2.9%
Net Broadband
Connection
Changes (000)
5 193 171 12.9% 501 989 -49.3%
Total Video
Connections (000)
4 4,917 4,239 16.0%
Net Video
Connection
Changes (000)
4 182 227 -19.8% 678 1,004 -32.5%
AT&T Inc.
Construction and
capital
expenditures
Capital expenditures $ 6,360 $ 5,520 15.2% $ 19,530 $ 16,554 18.0%
Interest during
construction $ 195 $ 187 4.3% $ 772 $ 740 4.3%
Dividends Declared
per Share $ 0.4300 $ 0.4200 2.4% $ 1.6900 $ 1.6500 2.4%
End of Period Common
Shares Outstanding
(000,000) 5,911 5,902 0.2%
Debt Ratio 6 37.0% 41.3% -430 BP
Total Employees 266,590 282,720 -5.7%
1 In-region wireline represents access lines served
by AT&T's incumbent local exchange companies.
2 Includes consumer U-verse Voice over Internet Protocol
connections of 1,680 as of December 31, 2010.
3 Consumer wireline broadband connections include DSL
lines, U-verse High Speed Internet access and satellite
broadband.
4 Video connections include sales under agency agreements
with EchoStar and DirecTV customers and U-verse connections.
5 Total broadband connections include DSL lines, U-verse
High Speed Internet access, satellite broadband and
3G LaptopConnect cards.
6 Total long-term debt plus debt maturing within one
year divided by total debt plus total stockholders'
equity.
7 Prior year amounts restated to conform to current
period reporting methodology.
Note: For the end of 4Q10, total switched access lines
were 43,678, retail business switched access lines
totaled 18,733, and wholesale and coin switched
access lines totaled 2,430. These include 1,699 retail
business and 95 wholesale lines that are used solely
by AT&T or our subsidiaries.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Non-GAAP
Wireless
Reconciliation
--------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Wireless
Segment OIBDA
Dollars in
millions
Unaudited
Three Months Ended
12/31/2009 3/31/2010 6/30/2010 9/30/2010 12/31/2010
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Segment
Operating
Revenues
Service $ 12,585 $ 12,850 $ 13,186 $ 13,675 $ 13,799
Equipment 1,232 1,047 1,056 1,505 1,382
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Segment
Operating
Revenues 13,817 13,897 14,242 15,180 15,181
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Segment
Operating
Expenses
Operations and
support 8,695 8,173 8,553 10,032 9,988
Depreciation
and
amortization 1,550 1,558 1,578 1,640 1,721
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Total Segment
Operating
Expenses 10,245 9,731 10,131 11,672 11,709
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
Segment
Operating
Income 3,572 4,166 4,111 3,508 3,472
Plus:
Depreciation
and
amortization 1,550 1,558 1,578 1,640 1,721
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
OIBDA 5,122 5,724 5,689 5,148 5,193
--------------- -------- ------- ------- ------- --------
OIBDA as a % of
Service
Revenue 40.7% 44.5% 43.1% 37.6% 37.6%
OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation
and amortization. EBITDA is defined as Earnings Before Interest,
Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. This term is often used as a
substitute for OIBDA. OIBDA differs from segment operating income
(loss), as calculated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP), in that it excludes depreciation and
amortization. OIBDA 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. OIBDA is
not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or
cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Non-GAAP
Financial
Reconciliation
--------------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------
Free Cash Flow
Dollars in
Millions
Unaudited
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2009 2010 2009 2010
--------------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------
Net cash
provided by
operating
activities $ 8,962 $ 9,643 $ 34,405 $ 34,993
Less:
Construction
and capital
expenditures (5,707) (6,555) (17,294) (20,302)
--------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Free Cash Flow $ 3,255 $ 3,088 $ 17,111 $ 14,691
--------------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital
expenditures. We believe these metrics provide useful information
to our investors because management regularly reviews free cash
flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by
normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and
makes decisions based on it. Management also views free cash flow
as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to
shareowners.
Free Cash
Flow After
Dividends
Dollars in
Millions
Unaudited
Three Months Ended
9/30/2009 12/31/2009 3/31/2010 6/30/2010 9/30/2010 12/31/2010
------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Net cash
provided by
operating
activities $ 9,671 $ 8,962 $ 7,237 $ 8,573 $ 9,540 $ 9,643
Less:
Construction
and capital
expenditures (4,202) (5,707) (3,331) (4,904) (5,512) (6,555)
------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Free Cash
Flow 5,469 3,255 3,906 3,669 4,028 3,088
------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Less:
Dividends
paid (2,418) (2,418) (2,479) (2,481) (2,476) (2,480)
------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Free Cash
Flow After
Dividends $ 3,051 $ 837 $ 1,427 $ 1,188 $ 1,552 $ 608
------------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Non-GAAP
Financial
Reconciliation
----------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------
Annualized Net
Debt-to-Adjusted
EBITDA Ratio
Dollars in
millions
Unaudited
Three Months Ended
3/31/2010 6/30/2010 9/30/2010 12/31/2010 2010
----------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ --------
Operating
Revenues $ 30,530 $ 30,808 $ 31,581 $ 31,361 $124,280
Operating
Expenses 24,559 24,725 26,150 29,273 104,707
Total Operating
Income 5,971 6,083 5,431 2,088 19,573
Add Back
Depreciation and
Amortization 4,780 4,819 4,873 4,907 19,379
Consolidated
Reported EBITDA 10,751 10,902 10,304 6,995 38,952
Add Back
Actuarial Loss 2,521 2,521
Consolidated
Adjusted
EBITDA* 10,751 10,902 10,304 9,516 41,473
End-of-period
current debt 7,196
End-of-period
long-term debt 58,971
Total
End-of-Period
Debt 66,167
(Premiums)
Discounts on
long-term debt (185)
Normalized Debt
Balance 65,982
Less Cash and
Cash
Equivalents 1,437
Normalized Net
Debt Balance 64,545
----------------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------
Annualized Net
Debt-to-Adjusted
EBITDA Ratio 1.56
----------------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------
*Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of the 4Q10 actuarial loss
in order to better represent AT&T's operational
performance.
Financial Data
AT&T Inc.
Non-GAAP
Financial
Reconciliation
--------------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
Adjusted
Operating
Income
Dollars in
millions
Unaudited
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
12/31/09 12/31/10 12/31/09 12/31/10
--------------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
Operating
Revenues $ 30,708 $ 31,361 $ 122,513 $ 124,280
Operating
Expenses 26,144 29,273 101,513 104,707
Total Operating
Income 4,564 2,088 21,000 19,573
Add Back:
Actuarial Loss 215 2,521 215 2,521
Severance Costs 330 769 519 769
Asset
Impairments - 173 - 173
Adjusted
Operating
Income 5,109 5,551 21,734 23,036
--------------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Adjusted
Operating
Income Margin 16.6% 17.7% 17.7% 18.5%
--------------- -------- ------- -------- --------
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income 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 Adjusted Operating Income 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, as presented,
may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
EXHIBIT 99.3
OIBDA DISCUSSION
OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation
and amortization. OIBDA margin is calculated as OIBDA divided by
service revenues. OIBDA differs from Segment Operating Income
(Loss), as calculated in accordance with GAAP, in that it excludes
depreciation and amortization. OIBDA 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. OIBDA is not presented as an alternative
measure of operating results or cash flows from operations, as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
We believe these measures are relevant and useful information to
our investors as they are part of AT&T Mobility's internal
management reporting and planning processes and are important
metrics that AT&T Mobility's management uses to evaluate the
operating performance of its regional operations. These measures
are used by management as a gauge of AT&T Mobility's success in
acquiring, retaining and servicing subscribers because we believe
these measures reflect AT&T Mobility's ability to generate and
grow subscriber revenues while providing a high level of customer
service in a cost-effective manner. Management also uses these
measures as a method of comparing AT&T Mobility's performance
with that of many of its competitors. The financial and operating
metrics which affect OIBDA include the key revenue and expense
drivers for which AT&T Mobility's operating managers are
responsible and upon which we evaluate their performance.
OIBDA 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. OIBDA
excludes other, net, minority interest in earnings of consolidated
entities and equity in net income (loss) of affiliates, as these do
not reflect the operating results of AT&T Mobility's subscriber
base and its national footprint that AT&T Mobility utilizes to
obtain and service its customers. Equity in net income (loss) of
affiliates represents AT&T Mobility's proportionate share of
the net income (loss) of affiliates in which it exercises
significant influence, but does not control. As AT&T Mobility
does not control these entities, our management excludes these
results when evaluating the performance of our primary operations.
OIBDA excludes interest expense and the provision for income taxes.
Excluding these items eliminates the expenses associated with its
capitalization and tax structures. Finally, OIBDA excludes
depreciation and amortization, in order to eliminate the impact of
capital investments.
We believe OIBDA as a percentage of service revenues to be a
more relevant measure of AT&T Mobility's operating margin than
OIBDA as a percentage of total revenue. AT&T Mobility generally
subsidizes a portion of its handset sales, all of which are
recognized in the period in which AT&T Mobility sells the
handset. This results in a disproportionate impact on its margin in
that period. Management views this equipment subsidy as a cost to
acquire or retain a subscriber, which is recovered through the
ongoing service revenue that is generated by the subscriber.
AT&T Mobility also uses service revenues to calculate margin to
facilitate comparison, both internally and externally with its
competitors, as they calculate their margins using services revenue
as well.
There are material limitations to using these non-GAAP financial
measures. OIBDA and OIBDA margin, as we have defined them, may not
be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies. Furthermore, these performance measures do not take into
account certain significant items, including depreciation and
amortization, interest expense, tax expense and equity in net
income (loss) of affiliates, which directly affect AT&T
Mobility's net income. Management compensates for these limitations
by carefully analyzing how its competitors present performance
measures that are similar in nature to OIBDA 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. OIBDA and OIBDA
margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute
for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance
with GAAP.
FREE CASH FLOW DISCUSSION
Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital
expenditures. Free cash flow after dividends is defined as cash
from operations minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash
flow yield is defined as cash from continuing operations less
capital expenditures as a percentage of market capitalization
computed on the last trading day of the quarter. Market
capitalization is computed by multiplying the end of period stock
price by the end of period shares outstanding. We believe these
metrics provide useful information to our investors because
management monthly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator
of how much cash is generated by normal business operations,
including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it.
Management also views it as a measure of cash available to pay debt
and return cash to shareowners.
ADJUSTING ITEMS DISCUSSION
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income 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 Adjusted Operating Income 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, as presented,
may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
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