United States Cellular Corporation chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 49.05
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 0.65
Market capitalization 1.93B
Operating cash flow 832M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

United States Cellular Corporation provides wireless telecommunications services in the United States. The company offers wireless services, including voice, messaging, and data services. It also provides wireless devices, such as handsets, tablets, mobile hotspots, home phones, and routers, as well as various accessories, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards; and consumer electronics comprising audio, home automation, and networking products. In addition, it sells wireless devices to agents and other third-party distributors for resale; and offers option for customers to purchase devices and accessories under installment contracts. Further, the company offers wireless roaming, wireless eligible telecommunications carrier, and wireless tower rental services. It serves consumer, business, and government customers. The company provides its products and services through retail sales, direct sales, indirect sales, independent agents, and third-party national retailers, as well as ecommerce and telesales. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United States Cellular Corporation is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Sector: Communication Services - Industry: Telecom Services

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.61
Working Capital0.22
Return On Equity0.03
Debt To Equity0.6
Fixed Asset Ratio0.43
Fixed Interest Cover1.09

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities -69M 145M -57M 12M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -864M -1.16B -2.04B -1.18B
Net Borrowings -116M 1.02B 224M 531M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -152M 926M 142M 456M
Change To Operating Activities -17M 15M 57M 104M
Issuance Of Stock
Net Income 127M 229M 155M 30M
Change In Cash -292M 1B -1.09B 109M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 724M 1.24B 802M 832M
Depreciation 702M 683M 678M 700M
Change To Account Receivables -143M -62M -143M -258M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -6M -57M -35M -27M
Change To Netincome 167M 268M 180M 211M
Capital Expenditures -650M -989M -724M -602M

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 185M 250M 180M 72M
Net Income 127M 229M 155M 30M
Selling General Administrative 1.41B 1.37B 1.34B 1.41B
Gross Profit 2.24B 2.24B 2.21B 2.2B
Ebit 130M 193M 191M 90M
Operating Income 130M 193M 191M 90M
Interest Expense -110M -112M -175M -163M
Income Tax Expense 52M 17M 20M 37M
Total Revenue 4.02B 4.04B 4.12B 4.17B
Cost Of Revenue 1.78B 1.79B 1.91B 1.97B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet 55M 57M -11M -18M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 133M 233M 160M 35M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 127M 229M 155M 30M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 3.94B 5.25B 5.77B 6.54B
Total Stockholder Equity 4.2B 4.41B 4.55B 4.55B
Other Current Liabilities 198M 230M 277M 496M
Total Assets 8.16B 9.68B 10.34B 11.12B
Common Stock 88M 88M 88M 88M
Other Current Assets 20M 31M 67M 71M
Retained Earnings 2.55B 2.74B 2.85B 2.86B
Treasury Stock -70M -67M -68M -98M
Cash 285M 1.27B 156M 273M
Total Current Liabilities 750M 872M 903M 1.2B
Other Stockholder Equity
Property, Plant, and Equipment 3.11B 3.39B 3.56B 3.54B
Total Current Assets 1.57B 2.62B 1.62B 1.75B
Net Tangible Assets 1.73B 1.78B 459M -136M
Net Receivables 1.06B 1.12B 1.17B 1.08B
Accounts Payable 304M 387M 360M 356M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to United States Cellular Corporation:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
HARCZAK HARRY J JRStock Award(Grant) at price 23.31 per share.D2023-03-01Director4.29k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CStock Award(Grant) at price 23.31 per share.D2023-03-01Director694
JOSEFOWICZ GREGORY P.Sale at price 19.61 per share.D2022-12-09Director1.83k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 30.55 per share.D2022-08-16Officer8.57k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 30.70 per share.D2022-08-11Officer49
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 30.68 per share.D2022-08-10Officer7.36k
DALY RONALD ESale at price 28.97 per share.D2022-05-12Director3.36k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.Sale at price 31.05 per share.D2022-04-05Chief Technology Officer20.96k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.D2022-04-01Chief Technology Officer33.28k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CD2022-04-01Officer22.87k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELSale at price 30.56 per share.D2022-03-25Director2.75k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELStock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
HARCZAK HARRY J JRStock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
CARLSON WALTER C DStock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
JOSEFOWICZ GREGORY P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
DALY RONALD EStock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
STEWART CECELIA D.Stock Award(Grant) at price 27.15 per share.D2022-03-01Director3.68k
JOSEFOWICZ GREGORY P.Sale at price 31.11 per share.D2021-09-14Director4.05k
DALY RONALD ESale at price 37.25 per share.D2021-06-18Director941
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 36.25 per share.D2021-04-19Officer13.75k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.Sale at price 36.35 per share.D2021-04-09Chief Technology Officer28.95k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 37.00 - 37.08 per share.D2021-04-08Officer6.2k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.D2021-04-02Chief Technology Officer48.17k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CD2021-04-02Officer22.46k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CD2021-04-02Officer30.69k
CHAMBERS DOUGLAS WD2021-04-02Chief Financial Officer7k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELSale at price 34.59 per share.D2021-03-23Director2.12k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELStock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
HARCZAK HARRY J JRStock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
CARLSON WALTER C DStock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
JOSEFOWICZ GREGORY P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
DALY RONALD EStock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
STEWART CECELIA D.Stock Award(Grant) at price 29.77 per share.D2021-03-01Director3.36k
ELLISON JAY MSale at price 35.97 - 36.20 per share.D2020-08-25Chief Operating Officer29.47k
MEYERS KENNETH RSale at price 33.64 per share.D2020-06-08Chief Executive Officer40k
MEYERS KENNETH RSale at price 33.29 - 33.48 per share.D2020-06-05Chief Executive Officer60k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CSale at price 33.13 per share.D2020-06-05Officer15.16k
DALY RONALD ESale at price 32.20 per share.D2020-06-02Director1.08k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.Sale at price 32.24 per share.D2020-06-02Chief Technology Officer15.4k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.Sale at price 33.14 per share.D2020-04-29Chief Technology Officer12.61k
CAMPBELL STEVEN T.D2020-04-03Officer and Director43.37k
MEYERS KENNETH RD2020-04-03Chief Executive Officer172.56k
ELLISON JAY MD2020-04-03Chief Operating Officer45.34k
IRIZARRY MICHAEL S. PH.D.D2020-04-03Chief Technology Officer44.68k
DRAKE DEIRDRE CD2020-04-03Officer20.66k
DALY RONALD ESale at price 29.97 per share.D2020-03-30Director2.07k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELSale at price 28.80 per share.D2020-03-23Director2.52k
CROWLEY JOHN SAMUELStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-03-02Director3.15k
HARCZAK HARRY J JRStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-03-02Director3.15k
CARLSON WALTER C DStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-03-02Director3.15k
JOSEFOWICZ GREGORY P.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-03-02Director3.15k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to United States Cellular Corporation. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on United States Cellular Corporation

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to United States Cellular Corporation. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to United States Cellular Corporation:

United States Cellular Corporation automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -11.13% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-11.13 %

Latent gain

-250.47 $

Invested capital

2251.17 $

Annualized return

-2.69 %
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Momentum strategy results on United States Cellular Corporation

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to United States Cellular Corporation. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on United States Cellular Corporation:

United States Cellular Corporation momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -16.07% of return on United States Cellular Corporation. That represents -995.89$ of latent gain with 6197.71$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -11.98% of return on United States Cellular Corporation. That represents -423.06$ of latent gain with 3531.84$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-16.07 %

Latent gain

-995.89 $

Invested capital

6197.71 $

Annualized return

0.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-11.98 %

Latent gain

-423.06 $

Invested capital

3531.84 $

Annualized return

-3.27 %

Momentum equity curve on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to United States Cellular Corporation:

United States Cellular Corporation momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by United States Cellular Corporation are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on United States Cellular Corporation since the beginning:

United States Cellular Corporation

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on United States Cellular Corporation

Buy the dip entry openings on United States Cellular Corporation

United States Cellular Corporation

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on United States Cellular Corporation is 0%. That represents 0.0$ of latent gain with 0.0$ of employed capital. The following chart shows United States Cellular Corporation stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of United States Cellular Corporation, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

0 %

Latent gain

0.0 $

Invested capital

0.0 $

Annualized return

0.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to United States Cellular Corporation:

United States Cellular Corporation

Note: the dividends potentially given by United States Cellular Corporation are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on United States Cellular Corporation:

United States Cellular Corporation

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on United States Cellular Corporation

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to United States Cellular Corporation.

Equity curve comparison on United States Cellular Corporation

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

United States Cellular Corporation investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on United States Cellular Corporation

United States Cellular Corporation investment comparison

Performance comparison on United States Cellular Corporation

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -11.13% -250.47$ 2251.17$ -2.69%
Momentum 1 quarter -16.07% -995.89$ 6197.71$ -4.12%
Momentum 2 quarters -11.98% -423.06$ 3531.84$ -3.27%
Non-directional 0% 0.0$ 0.0$ 0.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-2.69 %

Momentum 1Q

-3.27 %

Momentum 2Q

-3.27 %

Non-directional

0.0 %

Correlated stocks

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Positive correlations

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  • Most correlated stocks last 3 months

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  • Negative correlation

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    Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

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  • Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between United States Cellular Corporation and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of United States Cellular Corporation does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name United States Cellular Corporation
    Country United States
    City Chicago
    Address 8410 West Bryn Mawr
    Phone 773 399 8900
    Website www.uscellular.com
    FullTime employees 4900
    Industry Telecom Services
    Sector Communication Services
    Exchange XNYS
    Ticker USM
    Market www.nyse.com

    United States Cellular Corporation ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

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