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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Gross Profit : $2,178 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is United States Cellular Gross Profit?

United States Cellular's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $552 Mil. United States Cellular's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,178 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. United States Cellular's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $552 Mil. United States Cellular's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $950 Mil. Therefore, United States Cellular's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 58.11%.

United States Cellular had a gross margin of 58.11% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of United States Cellular was 56.28%. The lowest was 49.58%. And the median was 54.26%.


United States Cellular Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Cellular's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United States Cellular Gross Profit Chart

United States Cellular Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,238.00 2,244.00 2,214.00 2,198.00 2,178.00

United States Cellular Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 551.00 539.00 550.00 537.00 552.00

Competitive Comparison of United States Cellular's Gross Profit

For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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's Gross Profit Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's Gross Profit falls into.



United States Cellular Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

United States Cellular's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=3906 - 1728
=2,178

United States Cellular's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=950 - 398
=552

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,178 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

United States Cellular's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=552 / 950
=58.11 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


United States Cellular  (NYSE:USM) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

United States Cellular had a gross margin of 58.11% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631
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

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