ALLTEL achieved double-digit earnings growth in the fourth quarter and full year of 2004, driven by an 11% increase in wireless revenues and strong wireless customer additions of over 139,000 net new customers in Q4. For the full year, ALLTEL added nearly 511,000 net new wireless customers, its highest annual gain since 1998. ALLTEL also grew its broadband customer base by 26,000 in Q4 to a total of over 243,000 for the year, a 59% increase. Looking forward, ALLTEL will merge with Western Wireless and acquire Cingular assets to expand its customer base by over 2 million subscribers.
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1. For additional information contact: Andrew Moreau 501-905-7962
Vice President - Corporate Communications
andrew.moreau@alltel.com
Rob Clancy 501-905-8991
Vice President - Investor Relations
rob.clancy@alltel.com
Release Date: Jan. 21, 2005
ALLTEL achieves double-digit earnings growth
as wireless revenues rise 11 percent
Wireless gains 139,000 net adds, average customer revenue up 4 percent
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - ALLTEL today announced that the company achieved double-
digit earnings growth in the fourth quarter and for all of 2004, driven by outstanding
performance in the wireless business. Fully diluted earnings per share under Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) was 89 cents for the quarter and $3.39 for the
year. Fully diluted earnings per share from current businesses in the quarter was 89 cents,
a 16 percent increase from a year ago. Fully diluted earnings per share from current
businesses in the year was $3.37, a 10 percent increase from a year ago.
Among the highlights for the fourth quarter:
• Total revenues were $2.1 billion, a 6 percent increase from a year ago. Total
operating income was $501 million, a 6 percent increase. Net income under
GAAP was $271 million. Net income from current businesses was $270
million, a 13 percent increase.
• Wireless revenues were $1.3 billion, an 11 percent increase from a year ago.
The company added more than 139,000 net new wireless customers, most of
which were post-pay, a 46 percent increase from a year ago. Average revenue
per customer was $49.24, a 4 percent increase. Post-pay churn was 1.68
percent, a 14 percent improvement from a year ago and the best post-pay
churn rate for the fourth quarter since 1998.
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2. • ALLTEL added a record 26,000 net new broadband customers, with total
penetration reaching 12 percent of addressable lines. Wireline average
revenue per customer was $66.98, a 1 percent increase. Feature revenue per
eligible line increased 7 percent.
• Equity free cash flow from current businesses was $226 million, a 4 percent
increase. Net cash from operations was level at $623 million.
“ALLTEL delivered fourth-quarter and annual results that reflect the focus our
entire organization has placed on achieving superior financial results while improving
service to our customers,” said Scott Ford, ALLTEL president and chief executive
officer. “Our wireless business continues to improve in almost every area, producing
double-digit revenue growth driven by our focus on adding high-value customers, who
also are increasing their use of our wireless data services. Our wireline business had a
record quarter of broadband growth and ALLTEL continues to maintain industry-
leading margins.
“This was an outstanding year for our company. ALLTEL is growing the
business, delivering value for our shareholders and improving service for our
customers.”
Among the highlights for the year:
• Total revenues were $8.2 billion, a 3 percent increase from year-end 2003.
Total operating income was $1.9 billion, a 1 percent increase. Net income
under GAAP was $1 billion. Net income from current businesses was $1
billion, a 9 percent increase.
• The company’s net new wireless customer additions reached nearly 511,000,
an 86 percent increase from 2003 and the largest annual gain since 1998.
Average revenue per customer was $48.13, the highest annual rate in four
years. Post-pay churn for the year was 1.74 percent, the best annual rate since
1998.
• ALLTEL now has more than 243,000 broadband customers, a 59 percent
increase from year-end 2003. Average revenue per wireline customer was
$65.87, a 2 percent increase.
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3. • Equity free cash flow from current businesses was $1.2 billion, a 17 percent
increase from a year ago. Net cash from operations remained level at $2.5
billion.
• ALLTEL returned more than $1 billion in capital to shareholders by paying
more than $450 million in dividends and repurchasing 11.2 million shares of
stock for $600 million.
In 2004, the company expanded its footprint by acquiring the wireless assets of
MobileTel in Louisiana and certain wireless assets from U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom
in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. ALLTEL also
announced in 2004 it would acquire Cingular assets in Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky,
Connecticut, Mississippi and Kansas. That transaction is expected to close in the second
quarter of 2005.
Earlier this month, ALLTEL reached an agreement to merge with Western
Wireless Corp. in a $6 billion stock-and-cash transaction that is expected to close by
mid-year. The company will gain about 1.4 million domestic wireless customers in 19
midwestern and western states that are contiguous to existing properties. It also will add
about 1.6 million international customers.
ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company with more than 13
million customers and $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local
telephone, long-distance, Internet and broadband services to residential and business
customers in 26 states.
ALLTEL claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual future events and results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-
looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are
not guarantees of future events and results. Actual future events and results may differ
materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements as a result of a
number of important factors. Representative examples of these factors include (without
limitation) adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets served by ALLTEL;
the extent, timing, and overall effects of competition in the communications business;
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4. material changes in the communications industry generally that could adversely affect
vendor relationships with equipment and network suppliers and customer relationships
with wholesale customers; changes in communications technology; the risks associated
with the integration of acquired businesses; adverse changes in the terms and conditions
of the company’s wireless roaming agreements; the potential for adverse changes in the
ratings given to ALLTEL’s debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations;
the availability and cost of financing in the corporate debt markets; the uncertainties
related to ALLTEL’s strategic investments; the effects of work stoppages; the effects of
litigation; and the effects of federal and state legislation, rules, and regulations governing
the communications industry. In addition to these factors, actual future performance,
outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including
(without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic
conditions, and governmental and public policy changes.
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ALLTEL, NYSE: AT
www.alltel.com