T-Mobile US (T-Mobile US) Free Cash Flow

: $7,748 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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T-Mobile US's total free cash flow for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,487 Mil. Its total free cash flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,748 Mil.

T-Mobile US's Free Cash Flow per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.06. Its free cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.48.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Free Cash Flow Growth Rate using Free Cash Flow per Share data.

During the past 13 years, T-Mobile US's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 192.20% per year. The lowest was -321.90% per year. And the median was -19.85% per year.

T-Mobile US Free Cash Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for T-Mobile US's Free Cash Flow can be seen below:

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T-Mobile US Annual Data

Trend

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Dec23

Free Cash Flow

-534.00

-3,727.00

-7,775.00

-520.00

7,748.00

T-Mobile US Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Free Cash Flow																941.00	977.00	1,533.00	2,751.00	2,487.00

T-Mobile US Free Cash Flow Calculation

Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company.

T-Mobile US's Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	18559	+	-10811
	=	7,748

T-Mobile US's Free Cash Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Free Cash Flow (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	Cash Flow from Operations	+	Capital Expenditure
	=	4859	+	-2372
	=	2,487

Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7,748 Mil.

T-Mobile US (NAS:TMUS) Free Cash Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is very close to Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, except that in Warren Buffett's Owner's Earnings, the spending for Property, Plant, and Equipment is only for maintenance (replacement), while in the Free Cash Flow calculation, the cost of new Property, Plant, and Equipment due to business expansion is also deducted. There, Free Cash Flow is more conservative than Owner's Earnings.

In Don Yacktman's calculation of forward rate of return, he uses Free Cash Flow for the calculation. Yacktman explained the forward rate of return concept in detail in his interview with GuruFocus. Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation.

This is what Yacktman said in his March 2012 interview - when the S&P 500 was at 1400:

If the business is stable, this calculation is fairly straightforward. For instance, on the S&P 500 we would normalize earnings. We would then calculate what percentage of those earnings are not reinvested in the underlying businesses and are therefore free. Historically, for the S&P 500, this has been just under 50% of earnings. Currently, we expect the S&P to earn about 70 on a normalized basis, a number which is far below reported earnings due to our adjusting for record high profit margins. $70 X ½ / 1400 gives you a normalized free cash flow yield of approximately 2.5%.

The historical real growth rate of the S&P 500 (companies) is about 1.5%. Assuming an inflation rate of 2.5%, the forward rate of return on an investment in the S&P 500 is about 6.5% today (2.5% free cash flow yield plus 1.5% real growth plus 2.5% inflation).

For the growth part of the Forward Rate of Return calculation, GuruFocus uses the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate, and the growth rate is always capped at 20%. For the Free Cash Flow we use per share data averaged over seven years. The reason we use seven years is because research shows that seven years is the length of the typical business cycle.

Therefore, as of Dec23, T-Mobile US's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % (Dec23)	=	Normalized Free Cash Flow	/	Price	+	5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
	=	-0.79085714	/	160.33	+	0.0793
	=	7.44 %

Be Aware

Free Cash Flow within a report period can be affected by management's decisions of capital spending. Therefore, it is important to look at long term when it comes to Free Cash Flow.

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T-Mobile US (T-Mobile US) Business Description

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Address

12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, WA, USA, 98006-1350

Website

https://www.t-mobile.com

Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, creating T-Mobile us. Following the merger, the firm provided nationwide service in major markets but spottier coverage elsewhere. T-Mobile spent aggressively on low-frequency spectrum, well suited to broad coverage, and has substantially expanded its geographic footprint. This expansion, coupled with aggressive marketing and innovative offerings, produced rapid customer growth. With the Sprint acquisition, the firm's scale now roughly matches its larger rivals: T-Mobile now serves 73 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the U.S. retail wireless market. In addition, the firm provides wholesale service to resellers.

Executives

Telekom Ag Deutsche	director, 10 percent owner	FRIEDERICH EBERT ALLEE 140, D 53113 BONN GERMANY I8
Deeanne King	officer: EVP, Human Resources	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Dara Bazzano	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	100 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD., SUITE 1100, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Nestor Cano	officer: EVP, Transformation and CIDO
Michael J. Katz	officer: EVP, T-Mobile for Business	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006-1350
G Michael Sievert	officer: Chief Operating Officer	1715 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 650, TAMPA FL 33607
Srikant Datar	director	ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Ulf Ewaldsson	officer: President, Technology	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC, 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Jon Freier	officer: EVP, Consumer Markets	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006-1350
James J Kavanaugh	director	IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Andre Almeida	director	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC, 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Raul Marcelo Claure	director	2010 NW 84 AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33122
Neville R Ray	officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Peter Osvaldik	officer: SVP, Finance & CAO	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Callie R Field	officer: President, Business Group	C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006