Sep 30, 2021

T-Mobile Q3 2021 Earnings Report

T-Mobile delivered industry-leading growth in postpaid service revenues, postpaid customers, and cash flow.

Key Takeaways

T-Mobile reported strong Q3 2021 results, with industry-leading postpaid service revenues and customer growth. The company raised its 2021 guidance across the board, driven by its growth and synergy-backed model.

Postpaid net additions of 1.3 million, leading the industry.

Record-high service revenues of $14.7 billion, a 4% year-over-year increase.

Net income of $691 million, impacted by higher merger-related costs.

Free Cash Flow of $1.6 billion, more than 4x year-over-year growth.

Total Revenue
$19.6B
Previous year: $19.3B
+1.8%
EPS
$0.55
Previous year: $1
-45.0%
Net Postpaid Customer Additions
1.3M
Previous year: 1.98M
-34.3%
Net Prepaid Customer Additions
66K
Previous year: 56K
+17.9%
Postpaid Phone Churn
0.96%
Previous year: 0.9%
+6.7%
Gross Profit
$10.9B
Previous year: $11.6B
-5.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$4.06B
Previous year: $6.57B
-38.3%
Free Cash Flow
$1.6B
Previous year: $352M
+354.5%
Total Assets
$202B
Previous year: $192B
+5.0%

T-Mobile

T-Mobile

T-Mobile Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

T-Mobile raised its 2021 outlook across the board for the third consecutive quarter.

Positive Outlook

  • Postpaid net customer additions are expected to be between 5.1 million and 5.3 million.
  • Core Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $23.4 billion and $23.5 billion.
  • Cash purchases of property and equipment are expected to be between $12.1 billion to $12.3 billion.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities is expected to be between $13.9 billion and $14.0 billion.
  • Free Cash Flow is expected to be between $5.5 billion and $5.6 billion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Merger-related costs are expected to be between $2.8 billion and $3.0 billion before taxes.
  • Net income is not able to be forecasted due to variability and difficulty in predicting certain items.
  • Core Adjusted EBITDA should not be used to predict Net income as the difference between this measure and Net income is variable.
  • Free Cash Flow guidance does not assume any material net cash inflows from securitization in 2021.
  • N/A