Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for TDS (TDS), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended June 2025.
Disruption at the FCC has delayed T-Mobile's acquisition of US Cellular's wireless operation, with closure now likely in August or September 2025 after a new commissioner is sworn in. I remain bullish on TDS preferreds, especially Series VV, due to their steep discount to liquidation value and attractive 8.45% yield on cost. The USM sale will reduce TDS's debt and boost its cash position, serving as a catalyst for the preferreds and transforming the company's balance sheet.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s share price has surged on expectations of major asset sales and a cash infusion, despite ongoing operational declines and weak profitability. The bullish thesis fully hinges on the successful closing of asset sales to T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T, which will reduce debt and boost cash reserves. Post-sale, TDS will focus on fiber broadband expansion, aiming for improved margins and profitability through economies of scale and operational streamlining.
TDS witnesses year-over-year top-line contraction in the first quarter of 2025, owing to weak demand in the U.S. Cellular vertical.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Colleen Thompson - VP, Corporate Relations Vicki Villacrez - EVP and CFO LT Therivel - President and CEO, UScellular Doug Chambers - EVP and CFO, UScellular Kris Bothfeld - VP, Finance and CFO, TDS Telecom Conference Call Participants Ric Prentiss - Raymond James Sebastiano Pettiat - JPMorgan Sergey Dluzhevskiy - with GAMCO Investors Operator Hello and thank you for standing by. My name is Regina and I will be your conference operator today.
Although the revenue and EPS for TDS (TDS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.09 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to earnings of $0.10 per share a year ago.
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Weakness in the U.S. Cellular vertical affects TDS' revenue growth in the fourth quarter. Growth in fixed wireless portfolio and cost discipline are tailwinds.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 21, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Colleen Thompson – Vice President, Corporate Relations Vicki Villacrez – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, TDS Walter Carlson – President and Chief Executive Officer, TDS LT Therivel – President and Chief Executive Officer, UScellular Doug Chambers – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, UScellular Kris Bothfeld – Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, TDS Telecom Conference Call Participants Ric Prentiss – Raymond James Sebastiano Pettiat – JPMorgan Sergey Dluzhevskiy – GAMCO Investors Vikash Harlalka – New Street Research Operator Hello and thank you for standing by. My name is Regina, and I will be your conference operator today.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for TDS (TDS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.09 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.32. This compares to loss of $0.11 per share a year ago.