United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is United States Cellular Profitability Rank?

United States Cellular has the Profitability Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

United States Cellular's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.30%. As of today, United States Cellular's Piotroski F-Score is 7.

Competitive Comparison of United States Cellular's Profitability Rank

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where United States Cellular's Profitability Rank falls into.

United States Cellular Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

United States Cellular has the Profitability Rank of 6.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

United States Cellular's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %	=	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	23	/	1000
	=	2.30 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

United States Cellular has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

United States Cellular Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -2.9%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank

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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