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Business Priorities Continued Consistent Execution in 3Q21
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Grow Customer
Relationships
Most postpaid phone net adds in
more than 10 years
Fiber share gains with sequential
increase in net adds
HBO and HBO Max global
subscribers
†1
near 70 million
Effective and Efficient
in Everything We Do
Increased cost efficiencies
enabled reinvestment in growth
On track to achieve half of $6B
cost savings by end of 2021
Mobility EBITDA
†2
growth of 3.6%
Shift to Fiber driving Consumer
Wireline EBITDA
†2
growth
Deliberate Capital
Allocation
Announced or closed $55B+ in
asset monetization and generated
~$26B in free cash flow
†3
over past
12 months
Closed DIRECTV transaction
WarnerMedia deal expected to
close by mid-year 2022
Right capital structure in place to
support future success
† See notes slide 10
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3Q21 Financial Results
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2021
3Q21 Solid Subscriber Gains in Areas of Market Focus
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Wireless
3Q20
357
3Q21
35%
2Q21
Fiber subscribers
3Q21
928
645
1Q214Q203Q20
0.72%
Postpaid phone subscribers
Postpaid phone churn
66.4
63.5
millions
64.2
2Q21
HBO Max and HBO Subscribers
56.9
3Q20
67.5
69.4
1Q21
millions
60.6
2Q21
289
4Q203Q20
5.4
5.7
4.7
33%
Penetration
millions
Postpaid Phone Subscribers AT&T Fiber Subscribers
64.8
3Q21
0.69%
63.9
3Q20
3Q21
3Q214Q20
Net AddsNet Adds
37%
International HBO Max
and HBO subscribers
5.0
5.2
1Q21
Fiber HBO Max
thousands
thousands
† See notes slide 10
65.5
Domestic HBO Max and
HBO subscribers
38.0
47.0
45.2
41.5
44.2
†1
3Q21 Financial Summary
$ in billions, except EPS
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Solid revenue growth on a comparable basis
3Q21 reported revenues of $39.9B included one month of
U.S. Video
Excluding U.S. Video
†4
, revenues up $1.7B, or 4.7%
Adjusted EPS of $0.87
Up 14.5% year over year
Strong cash flows and liquidity position
Cash from operations of $9.9B
Capex of $4.7B; gross capital investment
†5
of $5.7B
$5.2B free cash flow
†3
; YTD dividend payout ratio
†3
of ~63%
~$10B of asset monetizations closed, including
DIRECTV/TPG transaction
3Q20 3Q21
Reported EPS
$0.39 $0.82
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles
$0.22 $0.11
DIRECTV intangible amortization (proportionate share)
- $0.04
Gain on sale of assets
- ($0.08)
Actuarial loss/(gain) on benefit plans
$0.01 ($0.04)
Debt redemption and other adjustments
$0.14 $0.02
Adjusted EPS
$0.76 $0.87
$0.76
19.4%
21.1%
Adjusted EPS
Adj. OI Margin
†2
3Q213Q20
Revenues
$42.3
3Q213Q20
CAPEX
$12.1
$9.9
$3.9
$4.7
$8.3
$5.2
Free Cash Flow
†3
Cash from Ops
$0.87
3Q213Q20
$39.9
† See notes slide 10
$36.4
$38.1
Revenues Ex U.S. Video
†4
U.S. Video impact
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Revenues EBITDA EBITDA Margin
3Q21 Communications Segment
$ in billions
$6.3
$5.9
39.9%
38.5%
$2.5
$2.3
$17.9
$19.1
43.1%
41.7%
$7.7
$8.0
3Q20 3Q21
Mobility
Business Wireline
Strong revenue, EBITDA and subscriber gains
Revenues up 7.0%; service revenues up 4.6%
Strong EBITDA and service margins
928,000 postpaid phone net adds; 249,000 prepaid phone net adds
Margins remain strong with a refined portfolio
Revenue comps impacted by pandemic demand in 3Q20 and proactive portfolio rationalization
Emphasizing core network and transport connectivity
$3.0
30.4%
30.5%
$3.1
3Q20 3Q21
$0.9
$1.0
Consumer Wireline
Broadband drives revenue and EBITDA growth
Solid AT&T Fiber gains with sequential net add growth
EBITDA and revenue growth as Fiber strength offsets legacy declines
3Q20 3Q21
†2 †2
† See notes slide 10
3Q21 WarnerMedia Segment
$ in billions
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Revenues
3Q20
3Q21
$7.4
$8.4
25.9%
25.7%
$1.9
$2.2
WarnerMedia
Strong subscription growth offset sports timing impacts on advertising
WarnerMedia revenues up ~14% driven by strong DTC subscription growth and content licensing
3Q21 includes ~$200M in DIRECTV advertising revenue sharing costs
DTC subscription revenue growth of ~25%
Strong HBO Max subscriber growth in Latin America; Spain and the Nordics launch in October
International and AVOD subscriber growth more than offset impact from Amazon wholesale losses
3Q20
56.9
69.4
3Q21
Global HBO Max and
HBO Subscribers
$1.6
$2.0
3Q20
3Q21
International
EBITDA Margin
† See notes slide 10
millions
†1
Domestic
45.2
38.0
Direct-to-Consumer
Subscription Revenues
EBITDA
†2 †2
4Q21 content slate is strong
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Notes
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1. Global HBO Max and HBO subscribers consist of domestic and international HBO Max and HBO subscribers, and exclude free trials, basic and Cinemax subscribers. Domestic HBO Max
and HBO subscribers consist of U.S. accounts with access to HBO Max (including wholesale subscribers that may not have signed in) and HBO accounts, and exclude free trials and
Cinemax subscribers. International HBO Max and HBO subscribers consists of non-domestic accounts with access to HBO Max (including wholesale subscribers that may not have signed
in), and HBO accounts and exclude free trial, basic and Cinemax subscribers.
2. EBITDA, EBITDA Margin and adjusted operating income are non-GAAP financial measures that are frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to provide relevant and
useful information. Reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided in the Financial and Operational Schedules &
Non-GAAP Reconciliations document on the company’s Investor Relations website, investors.att.com.
3. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to provide relevant and useful information. Free cash flow for the past 12
months is cash from operating activities of $40.8 billion, plus cash distributions from DIRECTV classified as investing activities ($0), minus capital expenditures $15.1 billion. Cash from
operating activities were $30.7 billion for 3Q21 YTD and $10.1 billion for 4Q20). Capital expenditures were $12.7 billion for 3Q21 YTD and $2.4 billion for 4Q20.
Free cash flow ($5.2 billion in 3Q21; $18.0 billion YTD) is cash from operating activities ($9.9 billion in 3Q21; $30.7 billion YTD), plus cash distributions from DIRECTV classified as investing
activities ($0 in 3Q21 and YTD), minus capital expenditures ($4.7 billion in 3Q21; $12.7 billion YTD). Free cash flow total dividend payout ratio is total dividends paid divided by free cash
flow. On a YTD basis, total dividends paid were $11.3 billion.
4. “Revenues excluding U.S. Video” for 3Q21 is calculated as Operating Revenues of $39.9 billion minus Video operating revenues of $2.1 billion, plus WarnerMedia sales for content and
advertising of $0.3 billion that are external after close of the transaction. Further information is included in our Forms 8-K dated September 9 and October 21, 2021.
5. Gross capital investment includes capital expenditures and cash payments for vendor financing and excludes FirstNet reimbursements. In 3Q21, gross capital investment included $1.0
billion in vendor financing payments and $0 in FirstNet reimbursements.