Today AT&T announced their Q4 2006 earnings. Here is a recap of their numbers:
$0.50 reported earnings per diluted share, up 8.7 percent versus year-earlier fourth quarter.
$0.61 earnings per diluted share before merger-related costs, up 27.1 percent versus comparable results in fourth quarter of 2005.
2.4 million net wireless subscriber gain with stable churn, wireless service revenues up 13.1 percent, wireless data revenues up 68.6 percent.
Regional business revenues up 7.5 percent versus pro forma results for the year-earlier quarter, continued double-digit percentage growth in regional small/medium business revenues.
Further enterprise progress led by solid demand in data transport and strong double-digit growth in IP data revenues.
Outlook reaffirmed for continued double-digit adjusted earnings per share
growth with growing free cash flow after dividends in 2007 and 2008; expected BellSouth merger synergies revised upward, estimated net present value increased from approximately $18 billion to approximately $22 billion.
