$TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc. Stock $tmus

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2012 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000144530512001188 Filed on April 26, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
Revenue	$5.034B	$1.194B
YoY Change	321.47%	23.07%
Cost Of Revenue	$847.8M	$750.7M
YoY Change	12.94%	25.53%
Gross Profit	$4.186B	$443.7M
YoY Change	843.48%	19.27%
Gross Profit Margin	83.16%	37.15%
Selling, General & Admin	$176.6M	$169.8M
YoY Change	4.02%	6.11%
% of Gross Profit	4.22%	38.26%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$152.8M	$128.7M
YoY Change	18.75%	19.38%
% of Gross Profit	3.65%	29.01%
Operating Expenses	$176.6M	$169.8M
YoY Change	4.02%	-36.65%
Operating Profit	$497.0M	$145.3M
YoY Change	241.96%	38.11%
Interest Expense	$70.08M	$56.56M
YoY Change	23.91%	-184.42%
% of Operating Profit	14.1%	38.92%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$69.61M	-$55.79M
YoY Change	24.76%
Pretax Income	$28.66M	$89.55M
YoY Change	-67.99%	135.65%
Income Tax	$7.658M	$33.17M
% Of Pretax Income	26.72%	37.04%
Net Earnings	$200.0M	$56.38M
YoY Change	254.75%	148.79%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.97%	4.72%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.37	$0.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.37	$0.15
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	535.3M shares	357.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	535.3M shares	361.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.216B	$1.659B
YoY Change	33.57%	39.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.886B	$1.856B
Short-Term Investments	$330.0M	$337.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$35.43M	$228.0M
YoY Change	-84.46%	27.37%
Inventory	$252.0M	$286.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$70.64M
Receivables	$81.00M	$57.00M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.767B	$2.230B
YoY Change	24.1%	44.99%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.007B	$3.739B
YoY Change	7.17%	14.55%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$6.000M	$19.00M
YoY Change	-68.42%	216.67%
Other Assets	$184.6M	$124.0M
YoY Change	48.89%	-30.34%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.742B	$6.418B
YoY Change	5.05%	8.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.767B	$2.230B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.742B	$6.418B
Total Assets	$9.509B	$8.648B
YoY Change	9.96%	15.97%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$452.0M	$609.0M
YoY Change	-25.78%	212.31%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$35.00M	$28.00M
YoY Change	25.0%	40.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$778.0M	$904.0M
YoY Change	-13.93%	12.44%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.726B	$4.255B
YoY Change	11.07%	17.19%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$90.79M	$179.0M
YoY Change	-49.28%	11.88%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$90.79M	$4.434B
YoY Change	-97.95%	16.96%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$778.0M	$904.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$90.79M	$4.434B
Total Liabilities	$6.551B	$6.016B
YoY Change	8.9%	17.18%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.180B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$36.00K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$8.719M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	778.7K shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.958B	$2.633B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.509B	$8.648B
YoY Change	9.96%	15.97%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$200.0M	$56.38M
YoY Change	254.75%	148.79%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$152.8M	$128.7M
YoY Change	18.75%	19.38%
Cash From Operating Activities	$136.9M	$138.3M
YoY Change	-1.02%	-38.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$144.0M	$187.0M
YoY Change	-23.0%	-234.27%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$9.459M	$19.33M
YoY Change	-51.06%	-142.29%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$182.9M	-$168.7M
YoY Change	8.39%	-8.79%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$1.888M	$2.456M
YoY Change	-23.13%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$6.347M	$5.250M
YoY Change	20.9%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$11.06M	$555.4M
YoY Change	-101.99%	-1113.58%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$136.9M	$138.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$182.9M	-$168.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$11.06M	$555.4M
Net Change In Cash	-$57.04M	$525.0M
YoY Change	-110.87%	-3647.43%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$136.9M	$138.3M
Capital Expenditures	$144.0M	$187.0M
Free Cash Flow	-$7.112M	-$48.72M
YoY Change	-85.4%	-113.37%

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