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T-Mobile (TMUS) Tops Q3 EPS by 8c, Revenues Beat; Boosts FY18 Net Customer Additions Estimates

October 30, 2018 4:05 PM

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) reported Q3 EPS of $0.93, $0.08 better than the analyst estimate of $0.85. Revenue for the quarter came in at $10.8 billion versus the consensus estimate of $10.72 billion.

“T-Mobile delivered ANOTHER record-breaking quarter! We continue to drive our business beyond expectations and despite the work underway to close the merger, we delivered our best financials ever in Q3,” said John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile. “Our customer growth accelerated again, benefiting from the investments we are making in network and in customer experience, leading to 22 quarters in a row with more than 1 million net customer additions. I couldn’t be more proud of the T-Mobile team!”

Continued Strong 2018 Outlook

In 2018, we expect postpaid net customer additions between 3.8 and 4.1 million, an increase and narrowing from the prior target range of 3.0 to 3.6 million.

Net income is not available on a forward looking basis.

Adjusted EBITDA is now expected to be between $11.8 and $12.0 billion, an increase and narrowing from the prior target range of $11.5 to $11.9 billion. Our Adjusted EBITDA target includes leasing revenues of $0.6 to $0.7 billion, unchanged from the prior guidancebut we now expect leasing revenues to be at the high end of the guidance range. Including the estimated impact of the new revenue standard, Adjusted EBITDA is expected to increase by an additional $0.2 to $0.5 billion for a total guidance range of $12.0 to $12.5 billion.

For full-year 2018, we continue to expect branded postpaid phone ARPU to be generally stable compared to full-year 2017, excluding the impact from the new revenue standard.

Cash purchases of property and equipment, excluding capitalized interest, are expected to be between $4.9 and $5.3 billion, unchanged from the prior target range, and are still expected to come in at the high end of the range. This includes expenditures for 5G deployment.

The adoption of the new cash flow accounting standard resulted in a reclassification of cash flows related to our deferred purchase price from securitization transactions from operating activities to investing activities. In addition, cash flows related to debt prepayment and extinguishment costs were reclassified from operating activities to financing activities. In Q1 2018, we redefined Free Cash Flow to reflect the above changes in classification and present cash flows on a consistent basis for investor transparency. Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP measures in this earnings release for details on the revised definition, which was applied retroactively to 2017.

The three-year CAGR guidance (2016 - 2019) for net cash provided by operating activities and Free Cash Flow is unchanged at 7% - 12% and 46% - 48%, respectively.

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