United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Days Sales Outstanding

: 81.67 (As of Dec. 2023)

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United States Cellular's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $895 Mil. United States Cellular's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,000 Mil. Hence, United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 81.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

USM' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 43.75 Med: 80.17 Max: 88.07
Current: 86.57

During the past 13 years, United States Cellular's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 88.07. The lowest was 43.75. And the median was 80.17.

USM's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked worse than
73.16% of 380 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 56.465 vs USM: 86.57

United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (85.77) to Dec. 2023 (81.67).

United States Cellular Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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United States Cellular Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

82.90

82.91

83.72

85.84

88.07

United States Cellular Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding																85.77	89.08	88.53	85.61	81.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

United States Cellular Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

United States Cellular Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (985	+	900)	/	2 )	/	3906	*	365
=	942.5					/	3906	*	365
=	88.07

United States Cellular's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (890	+	900)	/	2 )	/	1000	*	365 / 4
=	895					/	1000	*	365 / 4
=	81.67

United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description

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Address

8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631

Website

https://www.uscellular.com

U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.

Executives

Michael Irizarry	officer: EVP & CTO-Engineering and IS	8410 W BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kevin R Lowell	officer: EVP, Chief People Officer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Xavier Williams	director	C/O AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, 1720 PEACHTREE ST., SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
James W Butman	director	30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory P Josefowicz	director	850 76TH STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Deirdre Drake	officer: SVP-Chief HR Officer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Esteban C Iriarte	director	8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vicki L Villacrez	director	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ronald E Daly	director
J Samuel Crowley	director	8410 WEST BRYN MAWR ST STE 700, CHICAGO IL 60631
Jay Ellison	officer: EVP-Operations
Laurent C Therivel	director, officer: President and CEO	8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kenneth R Meyers	director, officer: President and CEO
Anita J Kroll	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Steven T Campbell	director, officer: EVP-Finance, CFO and Treasurer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631