United States Cellular Corporation

Company Profile

United States Cellular Corporation had its IPO on 1988-05-04 under the ticker symbol USM.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. United States Cellular Corporation has a staff strength of 4,600 employees.

Stock update

Shares of United States Cellular Corporation opened at $41.2 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $40.1 - $41.34, and closed at $41.04.

This is a -0.17% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 334,556 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of United States Cellular Corporation have slipped by -10.67%.

United States Cellular Corporation's Key Ratios

United States Cellular Corporation has a market cap of $3.51 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.3779 and a price to sales ratio of 0.4091.

In the last 12-months United States Cellular Corporation’s revenue was $4.07 billion with a gross profit of $2.20 billion and an EBITDA of $730 million. The EBITDA ratio measures United States Cellular Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, United States Cellular Corporation’s operating margin was 1.03% while its return on assets stood at 0.24% with a return of equity of -0.41%.

In Q2, United States Cellular Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -79.5% while revenue growth was a negative 6.8%.

United States Cellular Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

12.6422

Trailing PE

0

PEG

2.7008

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.26 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 12.6422 and a PEG multiple of 2.7008. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into United States Cellular Corporation’s profitability.

United States Cellular Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.3364 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 5.8375. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.4091.

United States Cellular Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$10.89 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.01 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-153000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$158 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

United States Cellular Corporation ended 2024 with $10.89 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $10.89 billion while shareholder equity stood at $4.57 billion.

United States Cellular Corporation ended 2024 with $732.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.01 billion in other current liabilities, 88000000.00 in common stock, $2.86 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $186.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $186.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $188,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $3.11 billion.

United States Cellular Corporation’s total current assets stands at $1.50 billion while long-term investments were $457.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $988.00 million compared to accounts payable of $249.00 million and inventory worth $210.00 million.

In 2024, United States Cellular Corporation's operating cash flow was $-153000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $158 million.

Comparatively, United States Cellular Corporation paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$41.04

52-Week High

$46.86

52-Week Low

$13.79

Analyst Target Price

$22.67

United States Cellular Corporation stock is currently trading at $41.04 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $46.86 and a 52-week low of $46.86. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $22.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $30.06 and 200-day moving average was $22.63 The short ratio stood at 1.5 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 7344% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 2842.2% are held by institutions.