Summary
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (operating as T-Mobile US) reported its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The company demonstrated strong revenue growth, with service revenues increasing by 20% year-over-year for the quarter and 21% for the nine-month period, driven by a 16% increase in its customer base. Despite this top-line growth, net income saw a decrease of 10% for the quarter to $69.3 million, attributed to higher operating expenses and interest costs, though it increased by 17% to $210.0 million for the nine-month period, benefiting from reduced debt extinguishment costs and lower interest expenses overall. The company's balance sheet shows a significant increase in total assets to $9.28 billion, largely due to growth in property and equipment and higher cash reserves. However, total liabilities also increased, primarily driven by a substantial rise in long-term debt, indicating significant ongoing investment and financing activities. MetroPCS continues to invest heavily in its network infrastructure, particularly in rolling out 4G LTE services across its markets, which is reflected in the increased capital expenditures.
Financial Highlights
49 data points| Revenue | $1.21B |
| Cost of Revenue | $725.51M |
| Gross Profit | $479.88M |
| SG&A Expenses | $162.46M |
| Operating Expenses | $1.03B |
| Operating Income | $176.83M |
| Interest Expense | $69.51M |
| Net Income | $69.33M |
| EPS (Basic) | $0.38 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.38 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 181.01M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 182.43M |
Key Highlights
- 1Service revenues grew significantly, up 20% year-over-year to $1.13 billion for the third quarter and 21% to $3.29 billion for the first nine months of 2011.
- 2Total customer base increased by 16% year-over-year, reaching 9.15 million subscribers by the end of the third quarter.
- 3Net income for the third quarter decreased by 10% to $69.3 million, while for the nine-month period it increased by 17% to $210.0 million.
- 4Long-term debt increased substantially to $4.71 billion as of September 30, 2011, up from $3.76 billion at the end of 2010, reflecting ongoing financing activities for network expansion.
- 5Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, were $699.6 million, primarily for network upgrades and 4G LTE deployment.
- 6The company reported an increase in churn rate to 4.5% for the third quarter, up from 3.8% in the prior year, citing increased gross additions and economic pressures.
- 7Adjusted EBITDA showed growth, increasing by 4% for the quarter to $327.3 million and by 12% for the nine-month period to $969.8 million.