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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP Stock $usm

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2011 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000082113011000018 Filed on May 06, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q1	2010 Q1
Revenue	$1.057B	$1.024B
YoY Change	3.25%	-2.89%
Cost Of Revenue	$217.6M	$207.1M
YoY Change	5.06%	-46.3%
Gross Profit	$839.5M	$816.7M
YoY Change	2.78%	22.14%
Gross Profit Margin	79.41%	79.77%
Selling, General & Admin	$442.0M	$429.6M
YoY Change	2.89%	5.17%
% of Gross Profit	52.65%	52.6%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$143.3M	$143.2M
YoY Change	0.07%	3.84%
% of Gross Profit	17.07%	17.53%
Operating Expenses	$998.3M	$946.2M
YoY Change	5.51%	73.18%
Operating Profit	$58.75M	$77.62M
YoY Change	-24.32%	-36.53%
Interest Expense	$15.19M	$16.52M
YoY Change	-8.1%	158.19%
% of Operating Profit	25.85%	21.29%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$6.429M	$9.126M
YoY Change	-29.55%	2942.0%
Pretax Income	$65.18M	$86.75M
YoY Change	-24.87%	-30.6%
Income Tax	$24.75M	$33.66M
% Of Pretax Income	37.97%	38.8%
Net Earnings	$35.16M	$47.37M
YoY Change	-25.77%	-43.68%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.33%	4.63%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.41	$0.55
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.41	$0.54
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	85.48M shares	86.58M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	86.10M shares	86.98M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q1	2010 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$543.0M	$315.0M
YoY Change	72.38%	64.06%
Cash & Equivalents	$434.6M	$289.7M
Short-Term Investments	$121.0M	$26.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$10.28M	$77.00M
YoY Change	-86.65%	175.0%
Inventory	$108.8M	$153.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$62.71M
Receivables	$302.5M	$335.0M
Other Receivables	$134.0M	$142.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.162B	$1.023B
YoY Change	13.55%	27.88%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.567B	$2.578B
YoY Change	-0.42%	-1.72%
Goodwill	$494.7M
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$207.0M	$179.0M
YoY Change	15.64%	1.7%
Other Assets	$74.03M	$38.00M
YoY Change	94.81%	-44.93%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.800B	$4.736B
YoY Change	1.36%	-1.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.162B	$1.023B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.800B	$4.736B
Total Assets	$5.962B	$5.759B
YoY Change	3.52%	2.47%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$288.0M	$266.0M
YoY Change	8.27%	18.22%
Accrued Expenses	$78.00M	$122.0M
YoY Change	-36.07%	56.41%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$617.8M	$619.0M
YoY Change	-0.2%	8.6%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$868.0M	$868.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	-13.03%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$287.2M	$269.0M
YoY Change	6.77%	13.98%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$287.2M	$1.137B
YoY Change	-74.74%	-7.86%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$617.8M	$619.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$287.2M	$1.137B
Total Liabilities	$905.0M	$2.316B
YoY Change	-60.92%	-0.94%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.163B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$88.07M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$120.5M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	2.840M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.504B	$3.443B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.962B	$5.759B
YoY Change	3.52%	2.47%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q1	2010 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$35.16M	$47.37M
YoY Change	-25.77%	-43.68%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$143.3M	$143.2M
YoY Change	0.07%	3.84%
Cash From Operating Activities	$257.7M	$152.3M
YoY Change	69.26%	-17.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$121.0M	-$121.5M
YoY Change	-0.41%	-11.76%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.200M	-$230.0K
YoY Change	856.52%	-98.07%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$83.84M	-$150.0M
YoY Change	-44.09%	0.24%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$17.36M	$5.186M
YoY Change	234.69%	-140.2%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-16.22M	-$7.047M
YoY Change	130.18%	-53.33%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	257.7M	$152.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-83.84M	-$150.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-16.22M	-$7.047M
Net Change In Cash	157.6M	-$4.753M
YoY Change	-3416.77%	-122.74%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$257.7M	$152.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$121.0M	-$121.5M
Free Cash Flow	$378.7M	$273.8M
YoY Change	38.34%	-15.33%

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CY2011Q1	usm	Other Disclosures OtherDisclosures	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">12. Other Disclosures</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;margin-left:18px;">Amounts Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">U.S. Cellular records amounts collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities net within a tax liability account if the tax is assessed upon the customer and U.S. Cellular merely acts as an agent in collecting the tax on behalf of the imposing governmental authority. If the tax is assessed upon U.S. Cellular, then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in Service revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed to customers and remitted to governmental</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> authorities totaled $31.4 million and $33.9 million for the three months ended March 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2011 and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2010, respectively. </font></p>

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