Takeaways:
AT&T experiencing limited VISIBILITY in the Covid-19's Impact on it's finances.
Means : we are in deep sh–
AT&T 5G the best deployed service in US.
Means: T Mobile 5G Is the best in size and availabity
Dividend payout ratio increasing to 60%
Means: TMobile does not pay dividends, therefore they can funnel Billions into company Growth.
AT&T "the company’s customer base continues to grow"
AT&t is slowly fading and Verizon T-mobile are way ahead.
AT&T has reduced debt by almost $30 billion.
Means: Total Debt has increased to 191B, by factor 1.09.
debt and competition. If you want a single data point for the stock’s rotten performance over the years, it is the stupendous debt position.
AT&T stock has lost 24.7% in the past year compared with 2% decline of the industry..
Means:Today’s $29 price, and $2 dividend payout over three years has not netted any real gain from the middle of 2017.