Jun 30, 2020

T-Mobile Q2 2020 Earnings Report

T-Mobile overtook AT&T as America’s #2 wireless provider and delivered industry-leading customer growth with strong financial results.

Key Takeaways

T-Mobile's Q2 2020 was marked by industry-leading customer growth and the successful merger with Sprint. The company surpassed AT&T to become the #2 wireless provider in America. Total net additions reached 1,245,000, and postpaid net additions were 1,112,000. The company is focused on integrating Sprint and building a transformative 5G network.

T-Mobile overtook AT&T as the #2 wireless provider in America.

The company led the industry in total branded net customer additions for the 22nd consecutive quarter.

T-Mobile is integrating Sprint and building a nationwide 5G network.

The company is confident in its ability to unlock massive synergies and achieve cost savings from the Sprint merger.

Total Revenue
$17.7B
Previous year: $11B
+61.0%
EPS
$0.09
Previous year: $1.09
-91.7%
Net Postpaid Additions
1.11M
Net Prepaid Additions
133K
Postpaid Phone Churn
0.8%
Gross Profit
$10.9B
Previous year: $6.67B
+63.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$11.1B
Previous year: $1.11B
+902.4%
Free Cash Flow
$1.44B
Previous year: $358M
+302.5%
Total Assets
$187B
Previous year: $84.8B
+120.8%

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Forward Guidance

T-Mobile provided guidance for the second half of 2020, including expectations for postpaid net customer additions, Adjusted EBITDA, cash purchases of property and equipment, merger and integration-related costs, net cash provided by operating activities, and Free Cash Flow.

Positive Outlook

  • Postpaid net customer additions are expected to be between 1.7 million and 1.9 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $12.4 billion to $12.7 billion, including leasing revenues of $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities, including payments for merger and integration-related costs, is expected to be in the range of $5.3 billion to $5.7 billion.
  • Free Cash Flow, including payments for merger and integration-related costs, is expected to be in the range of $300 million to $500 million.
  • The company controls an average of 319 MHz of combined low and mid-band spectrum on average nationwide.

Challenges Ahead

  • Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest are expected to be between $6.5 billion and $6.9 billion.
  • Merger and integration-related costs are expected to be $800 million to $1 billion before taxes. These costs are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA but will impact Net income and cash flows.
  • Net income decreased year-over-year to $110 million and EPS decreased year-over-year to $0.09 in Q2 2020, primarily due to the Sprint merger and merger-related costs, impacts of COVID-19, and non-cash impairments.
  • COVID-19-related costs were $341 million pre-tax and $253 million, net of tax, in Q2 2020.
  • Free Cash Flow guidance does not assume any material net cash inflows from securitization.