Dec 31, 2020

T-Mobile Q4 2020 Earnings Report

T-Mobile reported strong Q4 2020 results, marked by industry-leading customer growth and profitability.

Key Takeaways

T-Mobile's Q4 2020 results showcased industry-leading total net additions, postpaid net additions, and postpaid phone net additions. The company reported total revenues of $20.3 billion and a net income of $750 million.

Total net additions of 1.7 million, leading the industry.

Postpaid net additions of 1.6 million, also best in the industry.

Total revenues reached $20.3 billion.

Net income amounted to $750 million.

Total Revenue
$20.3B
Previous year: $11.9B
+71.2%
EPS
$0.6
Previous year: $0.87
-31.0%
Total Postpaid Customers
102.06M
Previous year: 1.31M
+7667.4%
Net Postpaid Customer Additions
1.62M
Previous year: 1.31M
+23.1%
Net Prepaid Customer Additions
84K
Previous year: 77K
+9.1%
Gross Profit
$10.7B
Previous year: $6.67B
+60.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$10.4B
Previous year: $1.53B
+579.6%
Free Cash Flow
-$333M
Previous year: $1.4B
-123.8%
Total Assets
$200B
Previous year: $86.9B
+130.3%

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Forward Guidance

T-Mobile expects growth in postpaid customers, Core Adjusted EBITDA, net cash provided by operating activities, and Free Cash Flow in 2021.

Positive Outlook

  • Postpaid net customer additions are expected to be between 4.0 million and 4.7 million.
  • Core Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of $22.6 billion to $23.1 billion.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $26.5 billion to $27.0 billion
  • Net cash provided by operating activities is expected to be in the range of $13.0 billion to $13.5 billion.
  • Free Cash Flow is expected to be in the range of $4.9 billion to $5.4 billion.

Challenges Ahead

  • Merger-related costs are expected to be $2.5 billion to $3.0 billion before taxes.
  • These costs are excluded from Core Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA but will impact Net income and cash flows.
  • Capital expenditures are expected to be between $11.7 billion and $12.0 billion.
  • Guidance does not assume any material net cash inflows from securitization.
  • We are not able to forecast Net income on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts.