Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company. The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
As of today (2024-04-24), United States Cellular's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $14.51. The stock price of United States Cellular is $36.425. Therefore, United States Cellular's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of today is 2.5.
The historical rank and industry rank for United States Cellular's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF or its related term are showing as below:
USM'
s Price-to-Projected-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15 Med: 2.1 Max: 5.31
Current: 2.51
During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of United States Cellular was 5.31. The lowest was 1.15. And the median was 2.10.
USM's Price-to-Projected-FCF is ranked worse than 81.49% of 281
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 1
vs USM: 2.51
United States Cellular Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for United States Cellular's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF 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.
For the Telecom Services subindustry, United States Cellular's Price-to-Projected-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Projected-FCF 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 Price-to-Projected-FCF Distribution
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, United States Cellular's Price-to-Projected-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's Price-to-Projected-FCF falls into.
United States Cellular Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Calculation
Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company.
The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
This method smooths out the free cash flow over the past 6-7 years, multiplies the results by a growth multiple, and adds a portion of Total Stockholders Equity.
* 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.
United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Explanation
The growth multiple is capped between 8.35 and 17.74.
Total Stockholders Equity weighting is more art than science and it should always be revisited in more detail when researching a company. Weightings from 0% to 100% to more than 100% are possible. 80% was chosen as a happy median after taking the above ideas into consideration.
United States Cellular's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF for today is calculated as
Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF
=
Share Price
/
Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
=
36.425
/
14.51379073981
=
2.51
* 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.
United States Cellular Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Related Terms
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United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Business Description
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.
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