United States Cellular Third Quarter 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations

United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) Third Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$922.0m (down 4.3% from 3Q 2023).
• Net loss: US$79.0m (down by 443% from US$23.0m profit in 3Q 2023).
• US$0.92 loss per share (down from US$0.27 profit in 3Q 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

United States Cellular Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 2.0%. Earnings per share (EPS) was also behind analyst expectations.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 1.0% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 4.4% growth forecast for the Wireless Telecom industry in the US.

Performance of the American Wireless Telecom industry.

The company's shares are down 7.0% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

It is worth noting though that we have found 2 warning signs for United States Cellular (1 is potentially serious!) that you need to take into consideration.

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