U.S. carrier AT&T Q2 revenue of $29.6 billion, down 17% year-over-year
AT&T, the U.S. telecommunications carrier, today reported its second quarter 2022 financial results. According to the report, AT&T's revenue for the second quarter was $29.6 billion (approximately RMB 200.96 billion), down 17.1 percent from $35.7 billion in the same period last year. Profit was $4.8 billion (RMB 32.448 billion), compared to $6 billion in the same period last year.
Second quarter results.
Revenue was $29.6 billion, down 17.1 percent from $35.7 billion in the prior year quarter, and above analysts' expectations of $29.53 billion.
Operating expenses were $24.7 billion, compared with $28.2 billion in the prior year quarter.
Operating profit was $5.0 billion, compared with $7.6 billion in the prior year period.
Earnings from continuing operations were $4.8 billion, compared with $6.0 billion in the prior year period.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.59; adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding GAAP, were $0.65, above analysts' expectations of $0.609.
Cash from operations was $7.7 billion, capital expenditures were $4.9 billion, total capital investments were $6.7 billion and free cash flow was $1.4 billion.
In the second quarter, AT&T added 813,000 monthly paid cellular subscribers, primarily due to the expansion of its 5G network. This compares to 691,000 monthly paid cellular subscribers added by AT&T in the first quarter.
AT&T CEO John Stankey said, "With higher than expected subscriber growth, we are raising our 2022 revenue expectations for our Mobile Services segment to 4.5 to 5 percent year-over-year growth, compared to our previous estimate of about 3 percent."
In order to compete with Verizon Communications and T-Mobile US for 5G subscribers, AT&T will have to increase its investments. To that end, AT&T expects to generate $14 billion in free cash flow this year, down from its previous estimate of $16 billion.
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