United states cellular corporation (UZA)
CashFlow / Quarterly
Mar'20Dec'19Sep'19Jun'19Mar'19Dec'18Sep'18Jun'18Mar'18Dec'17Sep'17Jun'17Mar'17Dec'16Sep'16Jun'16Mar'16Dec'15Sep'15Jun'15Mar'15Dec'14Sep'14Jun'14Mar'14Dec'13Sep'13Jun'13Mar'13Dec'12Sep'12Jun'12Mar'12Dec'11Sep'11Jun'11Mar'11Dec'10Sep'10Jun'10Mar'10
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income

72,000

18,000

25,000

32,000

58,000

21,000

36,000

52,000

55,000

274,000

-299,000

12,000

28,000

-5,000

17,000

28,000

9,000

-3,000

65,000

20,000

165,000

-22,182

-23,771

-19,451

18,404

-262

-9,601

143,675

10,710

-29,324

42,140

59,248

69,012

7,875

69,507

80,932

40,430

14,008

46,090

45,972

53,088

Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion

177,000

178,000

179,000

176,000

169,000

162,000

161,000

158,000

159,000

155,000

153,000

154,000

153,000

156,000

155,000

154,000

153,000

157,000

152,000

151,000

147,000

140,958

148,952

148,337

167,753

210,371

200,985

202,580

189,845

169,242

145,151

147,555

146,685

141,976

141,664

146,577

143,340

143,124

140,143

144,455

143,233

Bad debts expense

33,000

30,000

29,000

24,000

24,000

28,000

27,000

21,000

19,000

25,000

17,000

23,000

24,000

27,000

25,000

25,000

19,000

28,000

26,000

23,000

29,000

26,643

25,274

28,591

20,492

46,680

19,469

15,805

16,910

16,079

20,634

16,809

13,850

17,439

17,041

14,170

13,507

20,048

19,639

17,412

19,193

Stock-based compensation expense

7,000

9,000

7,000

16,000

9,000

11,000

9,000

9,000

8,000

9,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

5,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

5,498

5,942

5,605

4,955

4,701

4,613

1,494

5,036

5,542

4,867

5,666

5,391

4,708

4,677

5,006

5,792

4,505

4,527

5,182

3,830

Deferred income taxes, net

52,000

30,000

-61,000

10,000

17,000

1,000

-13,000

-6,000

15,000

-292,000

-46,000

-28,000

1,000

-5,000

4,000

3,000

4,000

75,000

-3,000

9,000

-26,000

72,124

-857

-8,450

-4,817

-36,833

-11,988

-33,575

7,048

-3,621

22,386

24,196

6,283

57,577

65,316

35,958

44,413

21,785

61,877

-7,516

-2,419

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

45,000

38,000

44,000

40,000

44,000

39,000

42,000

40,000

38,000

36,000

35,000

33,000

33,000

30,000

38,000

37,000

35,000

30,000

40,000

36,000

34,000

23,834

35,971

33,120

37,075

32,152

37,360

35,602

26,835

18,780

24,816

25,154

21,614

18,277

21,929

22,469

20,891

22,900

23,971

25,753

24,694

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

24,000

62,000

23,000

58,000

18,000

62,000

20,000

53,000

17,000

51,000

20,000

54,000

11,000

38,000

25,000

16,000

14,000

15,000

18,000

14,000

13,000

37,147

9,288

52,747

12,818

76,048

4,242

39,534

5,836

39,206

38,468

3,921

2,822

39,731

4,894

38,820

8,323

41,210

10,658

41,253

7,238

(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net

-4,000

-6,000

-6,000

-5,000

-2,000

-5,000

-3,000

-1,000

-1,000

-3,000

-5,000

-5,000

-4,000

-6,000

-6,000

-5,000

-5,000

-4,000

-2,000

-6,000

-4,000

-4,226

-7,947

-6,893

-1,934

-14,453

-1,701

-9,018

-5,434

-2,121

-11,262

-2,702

-2,003

-15,630

9,700

-2,922

-1,037

-2,310

-1,981

-1,250

-5,176

(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net

0

0

-1,000

0

2,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

1,000

2,000

111,000

5,306

10,283

10,511

6,900

3,140

1,534

249,024

-6,931

-25,170

-65

0

4,213

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net

0

0

-2,000

0

2,000

0

1,000

10,000

7,000

3,000

0

2,000

17,000

-

-

-

-

0

24,000

0

123,000

21,554

0

0

91,446

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other operating activities

0

-

1,000

1,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Noncash interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

155

305

271

269

267

266

264

262

-3,153

429

451

451

458

430

8,689

463

-

-

-

-

Other operating activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-9

-10

-47

-56

-101

-239

-250

317

-542

128

-449

1,041

-99

-443

-601

4,223

-45

-1,969

274

Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
Accounts receivable

-55,000

11,000

38,000

28,000

-31,000

38,000

44,000

26,000

-69,000

52,000

11,000

31,000

-26,000

24,000

8,000

6,000

-15,000

42,000

59,000

-6,000

1,000

60,741

5,407

438

-79,586

77,054

212,570

35,155

-33,611

-2,486

53,919

50,004

-36,621

24,611

21,657

40,857

-4,950

121,545

-23,298

-24,308

1,313

Equipment installment plans receivable

-23,000

55,000

31,000

1,000

10,000

61,000

41,000

30,000

17,000

97,000

57,000

63,000

44,000

86,000

66,000

53,000

41,000

38,000

31,000

29,000

36,000

57,480

83,549

50,365

-2,394

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inventory

50,000

23,000

-7,000

-11,000

15,000

19,000

-18,000

1,000

2,000

36,000

-38,000

-1,000

3,000

-6,000

-29,000

25,000

2,000

-27,000

41,000

-30,000

-102,000

82,367

-15,038

-19,023

-19,306

95,658

-20,880

24,394

-16,750

-40,637

13,384

51,629

4,410

-21,686

-12,178

51,965

-3,461

-72,950

421

32,974

-722

Accounts payable

97,000

-65,000

3,000

-63,000

56,000

-18,000

56,000

-5,000

-30,000

44,000

-5,000

25,000

-78,000

3,000

10,000

-8,000

43,000

-112,000

92,000

44,000

-19,000

-119,677

58,277

3,957

-40,557

53,144

-35,255

62,813

4,644

23,925

-7,915

-3,298

-17,689

-13,323

17,898

-29,878

53,713

-1,848

-16,711

5,366

-39,375

Accounts payable - affiliate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-4,389

6,667

-1,933

3,327

-7,914

140

2,989

207

-3,917

7,143

-2,041

4,500

-5,423

2,826

-5,843

Customer deposits and deferred revenues

-10,000

-7,000

-9,000

1,000

7,000

12,000

18,000

3,000

-26,000

10,000

-7,000

4,000

-10,000

-13,000

-23,000

-12,000

-6,000

14,000

-44,000

-20,000

13,000

5,514

17,693

12,303

-1,510

43,806

13,875

-199

8,862

3,666

5,556

11,619

9,512

4,232

8,319

12,131

10,245

4,208

-1,882

3,451

403

Accrued taxes

-49,000

-104,000

78,000

-8,000

11,000

-40,000

-5,000

1,000

5,000

-5,000

-14,000

23,000

22,000

2,000

-3,000

11,000

30,000

-127,000

22,000

-50,000

189,000

-80,547

1,827

-4,877

-15,403

-15,743

-101,786

141,391

6,175

-26,492

14,229

5,562

79,765

-49,663

-1,846

-304

11,829

-50,566

-47,235

-2,979

30,723

Accrued interest

9,000

-

-

-

9,000

-

-

-

9,000

-

-

-

9,000

-

8,000

-10,000

9,000

-

-

-

10,000

-8,140

9,079

-9,121

9,182

-9,112

9,209

-9,025

9,201

-9,341

9,359

-9,018

9,167

-9,058

9,172

-9,094

9,205

-9,091

9,174

-9,100

9,221

Other assets and liabilities

57,000

-15,000

-24,000

-4,000

52,000

-30,000

-24,000

-5,000

50,000

-33,000

-30,000

-16,000

39,000

-13,000

-13,000

-10,000

59,000

-31,000

19,000

-5,000

73,000

-30,998

22,022

-7,920

75,896

-71,536

13,210

-6,991

75,122

-50,169

10,618

-12,904

80,107

-63,257

-8,575

4,459

70,669

-54,619

3,747

21,707

-48,387

Net cash provided by operating activities

342,000

37,000

211,000

189,000

287,000

109,000

235,000

177,000

188,000

75,000

174,000

159,000

61,000

86,000

154,000

98,000

163,000

0

132,000

168,000

255,000

-158,631

117,771

149,324

63,536

-5,336

-152,352

224,970

223,615

290,532

196,522

155,270

256,967

249,041

300,721

180,392

257,708

250,374

180,307

251,454

152,252

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment

315,000

211,000

157,000

175,000

107,000

235,000

104,000

97,000

76,000

213,000

97,000

67,000

88,000

163,000

103,000

74,000

103,000

174,000

148,000

143,000

116,000

180,226

162,377

152,899

109,498

195,682

199,023

172,133

151,024

214,969

181,206

221,065

209,160

309,471

196,933

144,353

121,041

189,631

124,688

133,490

121,514

Cash paid for licenses

26,000

9,000

2,000

254,000

1,000

6,000

0

1,000

1,000

0

0

186,000

3,000

-

-

-

-

0

6,000

0

280,000

22

20,733

8,110

9,135

0

2,390

0

14,150

64,733

45,310

1,551

11,096

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,800

Cash received from investments

0

0

18,000

9,000

2,000

0

0

0

50,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

40,000

0

0

10,000

-

-

-

-

75,000

5,000

35,000

10,000

60,000

10,250

40,000

35,000

35,000

25,104

100

126

Cash paid for investments

1,000

0

0

10,000

1,000

17,000

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,000

0

35,000

10,000

-

-

-

-

60,000

15,250

150,000

25,000

Cash received from divestitures and exchanges

0

9,000

0

1,000

31,000

1,000

2,000

17,000

4,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

16,000

1,000

3,000

15,000

2,000

3,000

32,000

8,000

274,000

36,199

17,896

22,863

103,042

-

-

-

-

0

146

0

49,786

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Advance payments for license acquisitions

0

-

-

-

135,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Advance Payment For License Acquisition

0

-

-

-

135,000

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other investing activities

0

6,000

0

0

1,000

4,000

0

-3,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

1,000

-

-1,000

1,000

-2,000

-1,196

32

-252

-584

4,552

3,410

-339

-3,654

-2,577

1,933

3,393

-296

-928

2,901

-491

-2,200

1,609

7

-433

-230

Net cash used in investing activities

-342,000

-217,000

-141,000

-294,000

-212,000

-261,000

-102,000

-78,000

-23,000

-211,000

-145,000

-252,000

-75,000

-169,000

-99,000

-248,000

-102,000

-173,000

-121,000

-136,000

-120,000

-162,853

-165,246

-137,894

-5,007

161,586

-135,523

308,206

-161,520

-277,125

-223,303

-226,009

-170,174

-308,543

-221,190

-146,029

-83,841

-222,840

-114,841

-289,658

-149,958

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of long-term debt

2,000

102,000

4,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,000

3,000

3,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

322

10

61

-

298

33

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Common shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments

-

-

-

-

-

11,000

7,000

-2,000

2,000

-

-

-

3,000

2,000

1,000

2,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-150

320

514

316

2,944

5,046

-2,329

123

94

166

-2,822

357

180

491

-41

1,305

-229

594

-342

486

Repurchase of Common Shares

21,000

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

0

0

2,000

2,000

2,000

0

2,000

4,302

6,400

6,298

2,000

0

119

0

18,425

-

-

-

-

0

-14

44,951

17,357

12,307

19,097

16,237

5,186

Payment of debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

0

0

3,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of assets in common control transaction

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

2,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

4,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,561

-43

136

346

319

155

896

2,396

21,479

848

425

218

19,918

299

691

186

13,803

1,514

2,030

2,284

Other financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-2,000

0

-1,000

-4,000

-3,000

-1,000

1,000

0

-

-

-

-

1,000

0

1,000

-3,000

1,018

-2

7

-23

724

-895

54

2

140

-284

565

3

3

6

146

17

8,872

-8,735

40

-63

Net cash used in financing activities

-24,000

-104,000

-27,000

-15,000

-6,000

3,000

2,000

-12,000

-7,000

-

-

-

-

-5,000

-2,000

-1,000

-4,000

290,000

224,000

-7,000

-10,000

259,751

-82,785

-5,913

-2,053

2,714

3,555

-485,451

-20,757

-44,628

-1,264

-2,715

130

-19,973

-16

-44,809

-16,221

-28,491

-29,027

-18,601

-7,047

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-24,000

-284,000

43,000

-120,000

69,000

-149,000

135,000

87,000

158,000

-146,000

26,000

-100,000

-14,000

-88,000

53,000

-151,000

57,000

117,000

235,000

25,000

125,000

-61,733

-130,260

5,517

56,476

158,964

-284,320

47,725

41,338

-31,221

-28,045

-73,454

86,923

-68,238

73,965

-16,133

157,646

-957

36,439

-56,805

-4,753