T - Earnings call transcript Q2 2024

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Operator

Thank you for standing by. Welcome to AT&T's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions]. And as a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference call over to your host, Brett Feldman, Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Brett Feldman

good call. and for Welcome our to Thank Brett morning, Feldman, quarter I'm Relations Head second you, everyone. of AT&T. Investor

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John Stankey

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Pascal Desroches

morning, Thank you, everyone. and good John,

start on X. quarter Let's Slide summary second financial reviewing by our

with wireless were line revenues wireline business equipment decline results revenue low-margin down and higher-margin expectations, fiber mobility revenues in slightly in service revenues growth with our as offset in quarter and Second revenues. the service

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quarter. to EPS compared in earlier the XQ $X.XX from $X.XX about was quarter EPS included Consistent of this the discussed headwinds we year year. ago items Adjusted the aggregated X $X.XX with

the in $X.XX adjusted investment. sustained This the remain range full for generated year-over-year. For EBITDA, our in of $X.XX. EPS conversion EBITDA of adjusted of quarter up cash billion, of year, into result flow lower flow $X.X We to $XXX growth and expectations cash million free second is capital improved the free nearly

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at operating results look X. mobility our let's on Slide Now

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Brett Feldman

the Thank Operator, take you, question. ready to we're Pascal. first

Operator

will Our the Hodulik UBS. line John of from first come question of

John Hodulik

could. Thanks, Great. guys. Couple I if

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John Stankey

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Pascal Desroches

you our are mobility, When as as would at look company, we a I year X the overall gave. well just performance, that through the John, we guidance halfway year running head of full add thing. the

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John Stankey

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Operator

Our next . Stanley. Simon of question comes from Flannery Morgan

Simon Flannery

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John Stankey

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Operator

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John Stankey

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Operator

Our line question next of come Bank from will America. David Barden of the of

David Barden

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Operator

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Sebastiano Petti

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Pascal Desroches

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John Stankey

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Operator

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Michael Rollins

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John Stankey

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Operator

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Bryan Kraft

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John Stankey

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going I'm to everybody Appreciate Brett, thank this for that, morning. their time it. With

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Brett Feldman

Operator, right. Thanks, call. All everyone. the can out close you

Operator

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AT&T (T) 24 Jul 242024 Q2 Earnings call transcript