Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

NYSE:TDS.PRU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8b

Telephone and Data Systems Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Telephone and Data Systems's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -72.6%, while the Wireless Telecom industry saw earnings growing at 26.6% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.1% per year.

Key information

-72.6%

Earnings growth rate

-72.7%

EPS growth rate

Wireless Telecom Industry Growth23.1%
Revenue growth rate-0.1%
Return on equity-9.1%
Net Margin-12.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Telephone and Data Systems makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:TDS.PRU Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,036-6091,7160
30 Jun 245,090-5431,7260
31 Mar 245,119-5481,7380
31 Dec 235,160-5691,7530
30 Sep 235,205-881,7760
30 Jun 235,319-971,8070
31 Mar 235,401-601,7970
31 Dec 225,413-71,7680
30 Sep 225,428471,7450
30 Jun 225,3641011,7100
31 Mar 225,3261041,6990
31 Dec 215,3291171,6770
30 Sep 215,3331191,6860
30 Jun 215,3301681,6760
31 Mar 215,2822141,6580
31 Dec 205,2252261,6810
30 Sep 205,1852231,6840
30 Jun 205,1821641,7070
31 Mar 205,1801311,7310
31 Dec 195,1761211,7170
30 Sep 195,1721261,7220
30 Jun 195,1471551,7000
31 Mar 195,1411551,6960
31 Dec 185,1091351,6940
30 Sep 185,0854061,6720
30 Jun 185,0391781,6760
31 Mar 185,0311551,6770
31 Dec 175,0441531,6890
30 Sep 175,028-1401,7090
30 Jun 175,090541,7260
31 Mar 175,139721,7350
31 Dec 165,155431,7620
30 Sep 165,137481,7560
30 Jun 165,198861,7670
31 Mar 165,178811,7740
31 Dec 155,2102191,7810
30 Sep 155,1992031,7900
30 Jun 155,105361,8040
31 Mar 155,065-91,8400
31 Dec 145,009-1361,8650
30 Sep 144,896-1261,9130
30 Jun 144,797-191,9250
31 Mar 144,7891591,9250
31 Dec 134,9011421,9480

Quality Earnings: TDS.PRU is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: TDS.PRU is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: TDS.PRU is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 72.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare TDS.PRU's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: TDS.PRU is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Wireless Telecom industry (17.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: TDS.PRU has a negative Return on Equity (-9.12%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 06:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William PowerBaird
Zachary SilverB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Keith SnyderCFRA Equity Research