AT&T Guides FY25 Adj. EPS Well Below Estimates; Q4 Results Top Estimates - Update

(RTTNews) - While reporting financial results for the fourth quarter on Monday, telecom giant AT&T, Inc. (T) initiated its adjusted earnings guidance for the full-year 2025, well below analysts' estimates.

For fiscal 2025, the company continues to project adjusted earnings in a range of $1.97 to $2.07 per share on consolidated service revenue growth in the low-single-digit range.

On average, analysts polled expect the company to report earnings of $2.18 per share on revenue growth of 1.25 percent to $123.61 billion for the year. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Additionally, the Company continues to expect the sale of its entire 70% stake in DIRECTV to TPG to close in mid-2025.

For the fourth quarter, the company reported net income attributable to common stock of $4.03 billion or $0.53 per share, sharply higher than $2.14 billion or $0.30 per share in the prior-year quarter.

Excluding other items, adjusted earnings for the quarter was $0.54 per share, compared to $0.54 per share in the year-ago quarter.

AT&T's operating revenues for the quarter edged up 0.9 percent to $32.30 billion from $32.02 billion in the same quarter last year.

Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $0.51 per share on revenues of $31.94 billion for the quarter.

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