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$T AT&T Inc. Company Overview

AT&T, Inc. provides telecommunication services and products, including wireless communications, local exchange services, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking and wholesale services. It operates business through four reportable segments: Wireless, Wireline and Other. The Wireless segment operates comprehensive range of high-quality nationwide wireless voice and data communications services in a variety of pricing plans, including postpaid and prepaid service plans. It also sells handsets, wirelessly enabled computers and personal computer wireless data cards manufactured by various suppliers for use with voice and data services. The Wireline segment provides both retail and wholesale communication services domestically and internationally. Its wireline services into three product-based categories: voice, data and other. The Other segment includes equipment, outsourcing, government-related services, customer information services and satellite video services. The security service includes business continuity and disaster recovery services as well as premise and network based security products. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

T Last Price: 35.44

Last Updated: November 24, 2013 1:37 AM EST

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AT&T Inc. T Officers and Executives
Name Age Officer Since Title
Mr. Randall L. Stephenson 52 1982 Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. John J. Stephens 53 2011 Chief Financial Officer & Senior Executive VP
Mr. John M. Donovan 53 2008 Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Hardmon Williams - 1992 Vice President & GM-North Texas Region
Mr. John Schinter - 2009 Senior Energy Director

AT&T, Inc.
208 South Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Phone
1 2108214105
Industry
Fixed Line Telecommunications
Sector
Telecommunications
Fiscal Year-end
12/2013
View SEC Filings Below
Revenue
$127.43B
Net Income
$7.26B
2012 Sales Growth
0.6%
Employees
241,130
Annual Report Below for T

AT&T Inc. T Recent Headlines
MarketWatch News on T
What the worst advisers are recommending 1:15 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Mark Hulbert
Just how scared are you anyway? 11:38 a.m. Nov. 8, 2013 - blogs.marketwatch.com
Is this the death of dividend stocks? 6:15 a.m. Nov. 7, 2013 - Jeff Reeves
Stocks end mostly down; Dow halts 2-day win streak 4:38 p.m. Nov. 5, 2013 - Victor Reklaitis
Vodafone lifts FTSE 100 on takeover speculation 12:57 p.m. Nov. 1, 2013 - Sara Sjolin
European stocks drop; Vodafone up on M&A report 12:55 p.m. Nov. 1, 2013 - Sara Sjolin
Vodafone rises 2.1% on AT&T takeover report 4:46 a.m. Nov. 1, 2013 - Sara Sjolin
Softbank Jul-Sep group net profit rises 44% 3:00 a.m. Oct. 31, 2013 - MarketWatch.com
Sprint open to other wireless partners: CEO 11:47 a.m. Oct. 30, 2013 - MarketWatch.com
S&P 500, Dow industrials close at record highs 4:41 p.m. Oct. 29, 2013 - Victor Reklaitis
Nasdaq inches to latest 13-year high 10:56 a.m. Oct. 28, 2013 - Michael Ashbaugh
Ford, Microsoft, Amazon are stocks to watch 5:00 a.m. Oct. 24, 2013 - Sue Chang
Newscast: Stocks suffer week's first loss 6:26 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - MarketWatch
Symantec, Angie’s List shares drop after earnings 6:07 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Wallace Witkowski
AT&T earnings rise in third quarter 5:18 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - MarketWatch.com
AT&T reports small earnings gain for third quarter 4:08 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Dan Gallagher
AT&T post-paid net smartphone adds 178K 4:04 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Dan Gallagher
AT&T says adjusted Q3 EPS was 66 cents 4:04 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Dan Gallagher
AT&T Q3 EPS 72 cents vs. 63c prior 4:03 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Dan Gallagher
AT&T edges up 0.2% in after hours on Q3 results 4:03 p.m. Oct. 23, 2013 - Sue Chang


Data Sweeps in Drug Cases Face Challenge 11:14 a.m. Nov. 23, 2013 - WSJ.com
Amdocs Launches Network Solutions - Analyst Blog 4:34 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - Zacks.com
AT&T Weekly Bond Sales Are 27 Percent Above Average and More Wall Street Play 12:36 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - Wall St. Cheat Sheet
AT&T to Hire 145 Workers In Georgia 11:53 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - benzinga.com
Today's Market: Cable Wars Heating Up 10:39 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - Seeking Alpha
The Dow in the Time of JFK 8:42 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - FOXBusiness
Sprint Gets Lowest Marks in Consumer Reports Survey 5:43 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - 247WallSt.com
T – Now is the Time to Hang Up on AT&T Stock 4:30 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - InvestorPlace.com
Cramer's Mad Money - Steve Ballmer Is Too Hard On Himself (11/21/13) 4:28 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - Seeking Alpha
AT&T Won’t Get Vodafone’s “Beautiful Assets” 3:26 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Pfizer Gets FDA Nod for Xalkori Lung Cancer Drug and 2 Other Dow Movers to Watch 1:53 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Wall St. Cheat Sheet
Ford Pioneers CNG & LPG Pickup Truck - Analyst Blog 1:20 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Zacks.com
AT&T, Cable TV Firms Make Gains In Home Security 12:13 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Investors Business Daily
Vodafone rallies; CEO suggests company open to acquisition offer 11:29 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Seeking Alpha
Sprint Service Ranking Falls, But Shares Rise 10:36 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - Investors Business Daily
Eight Big Dividend Hikes Expected Before 2013 Ends 6:56 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - 247WallSt.com
Thursday Apple Rumors: Apple’s Next iPhone May Cost More 6:43 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - InvestorPlace.com
As Apple iPhone 5S Wait Time Drops to Three Days, a Demand Problem? 5:50 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - 247WallSt.com
Ergen Dish Plan Obstacles: Cable Wi-Fi, Verizon 5G 4:21 p.m. Nov. 20, 2013 - Investors Business Daily
3 Telecom Stocks Seeing Action: T-Mobile Seeks Spectrum, Verizon’s Superstores, AT&T Faces a Request 3:47 p.m. Nov. 20, 2013 - Wall St. Cheat Sheet


Press Releases on T
AT&T Brings 'Blazing-Fast' Internet Access And Advanced Fiber-Based Services To 600-Plus Nevada Businesses 3:00 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Brings 'Blazing-Fast' Internet Access And Advanced Fiber-Based Services To 5,000-Plus San Jose Businesses 3:00 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Announces Nearly 150 Jobs Available In Georgia 12:51 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Announces Nearly 120 Jobs Available In Alabama 12:40 p.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Strengthens Gameday Mobile Internet Coverage At The University Of Florida 8:00 a.m. Nov. 22, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Announces More Than 60 Jobs Available In Mississippi 4:20 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Unveils New Store Concept In Las Vegas Featuring An Innovative Design That Mirrors Customers' Mobile Lifestyle 2:06 p.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - PR Newswire
Shareholders Ask Verizon and AT&T to Report on Government Requests for Customer Information 8:05 a.m. Nov. 21, 2013 - PR Newswire
Fitch Rates AT&T's Senior Unsecured Notes Offering 'A'; Outlook Negative 5:12 p.m. Nov. 20, 2013 - BusinessWire
AT&T Inc. Announces Initial Results and Upsizing of Pending Maximum Tender Offers 8:25 a.m. Nov. 20, 2013 - BusinessWire
AT&T Inc. Announces Pricing of Pending Maximum Tender Offers 4:19 p.m. Nov. 19, 2013 - BusinessWire
A Penny For Your Thoughts...And International Calls 9:30 a.m. Nov. 19, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T and FiLIP Technologies Connect Parents And Kids 9:30 a.m. Nov. 19, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Launches Audiovox Car Connection(TM) Elite Series, a Do-It-Yourself Device that allows you to Monitor, Protect, Maintain and stay in Control of Your Vehicle in Virtual Real-Time 11:38 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T Unite Pro Mobile Hotspot Available On The Nation's Fastest And Most Reliable 4G LTE Network 10:06 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 - PR Newswire
Amber Alert GPS Available To AT&T Customers For $129.99 9:30 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 - PR Newswire
Promotion, Dividend, Recognition, Quarterly Report, and Donation - Research Report on AT&T, CenturyLink, Frontier, magicJack VocalTec, and Bell 8:00 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Subscribers: 10 Million And Counting 12:00 p.m. Nov. 15, 2013 - PR Newswire
Nokia Lumia 2520 Tablet Available To AT&T Customers For $199.99 With Windows Smartphone Bundle 9:39 a.m. Nov. 15, 2013 - PR Newswire
AT&T and Infiniti Red Bull Racing Rev Up for 2014 season 7:00 a.m. Nov. 15, 2013 - PR Newswire


Valuation
P/E Current
28.34
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items)
25.18
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items)
26.97
Price to Sales Ratio
1.53
Price to Book Ratio
2.04
Price to Cash Flow Ratio
5.01
Enterprise Value to EBITDA
8.08
Enterprise Value to Sales
1.96
Total Debt to Enterprise Value
0.27
Efficiency
Revenue/Employee
0.53
Income Per Employee
0.03
Receivables Turnover
9.70
Total Asset Turnover
0.47
Liquidity
Current Ratio
0.71
Quick Ratio
0.68
Cash Ratio
0.16

Profitability
Gross Margin
42.43
Operating Margin
10.20
Pretax Margin
8.19
Net Margin
5.70
Return on Assets
2.68
Return on Equity
7.34
Return on Total Capital
4.37
Return on Invested Capital
4.46
Capital Structure
Total Debt to Total Equity
75.62
Total Debt to Total Capital
43.06
Total Debt to Total Assets
25.65
Long-Term Debt to Equity
71.85
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
40.91

AT&T Inc. T Financials
Fiscal year is January-December. All values USD millions. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue 124.03B 122.51B 124.28B 126.72B 127.43B
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl. D&A 69.78B 70.09B 71.64B 75.75B 73.36B
COGS excluding D&A 49.9B 50.57B 52.26B 57.37B 55.22B
Depreciation & Amortization Expense 19.88B 19.52B 19.38B 18.38B 18.14B
Depreciation 15.31B 15.85B 16.4B 16.37B 16.93B
Amortization of Intangibles 4.57B 3.67B 2.98B 2.01B 1.21B
Gross Income 54.25B 52.43B 52.64B 50.97B 54.08B

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 5-year trend
SG&A Expense 31.19B 31.43B 33.07B 38.84B 41.08B
Research & Development 832M 986M 1.35B 1.2B 1.28B
Other SG&A 30.36B 30.44B 31.72B 37.65B 39.8B
Other Operating Expense 0 0 0 0 0
Unusual Expense 467M 125M 117M 2.93B 100M
EBIT after Unusual Expense (467M) (125M) (117M) (2.93B) (100M)
Non Operating Income/Expense (58M) 154M 1.01B 186M (49M)
Non-Operating Interest Income 197M 100M 110M 73M 61M
Equity in Affiliates (Pretax) 819M 734M 762M 784M 752M
Interest Expense 3.39B 3.35B 3.1B 3.52B 3.22B
Gross Interest Expense 4.05B 4.09B 3.87B 3.68B 3.49B
Interest Capitalized 659M 740M 772M 162M 263M
Pretax Income 20.16B 18.52B 18.24B 6.72B 10.44B
Income Tax 7.04B 6.09B (1.16B) 2.53B 2.9B
Income Tax - Current Domestic - 4.04B 448M - 1.15B
Income Tax - Current Foreign - - - - -
Income Tax - Deferred Domestic - 2.05B (1.61B) - 1.75B
Income Tax - Deferred Foreign - - - - -
Income Tax Credits - 0 0 - 0
Equity in Affiliates 0 0 0 0 0
Other After Tax Income (Expense) 0 0 0 0 0
Consolidated Net Income 13.13B 12.43B 19.4B 4.18B 7.54B
Minority Interest Expense 261M 309M 315M 240M 275M
Net Income 12.87B 12.12B 19.09B 3.94B 7.26B
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations 0 20M 779M 0 0
Extra Items & Gain/Loss Sale Of Assets 0 0 769M 0 0
Cumulative Effect - Accounting Chg 0 0 0 0 0
Discontinued Operations 0 20M 10M 0 0
Net Income After Extraordinaries 12.87B 12.14B 19.86B 3.94B 7.26B
Preferred Dividends 0 0 0 0 0
Net Income Available to Common 12.87B 12.12B 19.09B 3.94B 7.26B
EPS (Basic) 2.17 2.06 3.23 0.66 1.25
Basic Shares Outstanding 5.93B 5.9B 5.91B 5.93B 5.8B
EPS (Diluted) 2.16 2.05 3.22 0.66 1.25
Diluted Shares Outstanding 5.96B 5.92B 5.94B 5.95B 5.82B
EBITDA 42.95B 40.52B 38.95B 30.51B 31.14B

AT&T Inc. T Filings
SEC Filings for AT&T Inc.

Filing Date Document Date Type Category Amended
11/20/2013 11/19/2013 8-K Special Events
11/14/2013 11/13/2013 8-K Special Events
11/13/2013 11/13/2013 8-K Special Events
11/05/2013 11/05/2013 8-K Special Events
11/01/2013 09/30/2013 10-Q Quarterly Reports
10/23/2013 09/30/2013 8-K Special Events
10/23/2013 09/30/2013 8-K Special Events
10/21/2013 10/04/2013 8-K Special Events
09/27/2013 09/27/2013 8-K Special Events
09/10/2013 09/10/2013 8-K Special Events
08/28/2013 08/28/2013 8-K Special Events
08/02/2013 06/30/2013 10-Q Quarterly Reports
07/25/2013 07/19/2013 8-K Special Events
07/24/2013 06/30/2013 8-K Special Events
07/23/2013 04/23/2013 8-K Special Events
07/18/2013 N/A SC 13D N/A
07/12/2013 07/12/2013 8-K Special Events
07/03/2013 N/A S-8 Registration Statement
06/28/2013 06/28/2013 8-K Special Events
06/05/2013 N/A SC 13D/A N/A *

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