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AT&T<\/a> Inc's WarnerMedia<\/a> unit reported solid fourth-quarter revenue growth on Wednesday, helped by new customers for its HBO Max<\/a> streaming service, but shares of AT&T fell 3% as the market absorbed whether its core wireless business could propel future growth.
After facing skepticism from investors over its expensive endeavor to become a media powerhouse, AT&T struck a deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery Inc, which it now expects to close in the second quarter.
The company will detail its plans to attract new types of wireless customers and how it will refine its brand post-WarnerMedia at a virtual analyst day in March, said AT&T Chief Executive John Stankey, during an earnings call with analysts on Wednesday.
AT&T will aim to have \"a much more crisp and intense focus,\" on its core wireless and internet business, Stankey said.
Jonathan Chaplin, an analyst at New Street Research, wrote in a note on Wednesday that the rate of customer defections at AT&T increased \"materially,\" and it remained a question whether the company could sustain its wireless customer growth.
Investors were also disappointed in AT&T's growth guidance for the communications business, Chaplin said in an email.
The company signed up 884,000 net new phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill in the quarter, in line with its preliminary result of 880,000 released earlier this month.
Rival carrier Verizon<\/a> on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 558,000 subscriber additions in its latest quarter.
Revenue at WarnerMedia, which houses premium TV channel HBO<\/a> and streaming service HBO Max, rose 15.4% to $9.9 billion during the fourth quarter.
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said it was the business' highest revenue in its 99-year history, thanks to gains in streaming, the steady growth of its studio business and its game group.
\"That's one indication that what we're doing is working and resonating with audiences around the world,\" he said in an interview with Reuters.
HBO and HBO Max together added 4.4 million subscribers during the quarter, drawing viewers with releases such as \"Dune\", \"The Matrix\" and the newest season of TV show \"Succession\".
Total consolidated revenue was $41.0 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' estimates of $40.44 billion, according to Refinitiv Data.
Excluding items, AT&T earned 78 cents per share, above analysts' average estimate of 75 cents.
AT&T has prioritized its fiber internet business as an area for growth, and said it added 271,000 net new customers during the quarter.
Including WarnerMedia and advertising business Xandr, AT&T now expects 2022 revenue growth in the low-single-digit percentage range.
The company expects annual adjusted earnings of between $3.10 and $3.15 per share in 2022, short of analysts' average estimate of $3.21.
AT&T, which faces fierce competition from rivals Verizon and T-Mobile<\/a> US amid nationwide deployment of their 5G technology, forecast 2022 capital expenditure in the $20 billion range.
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美国电话电报公司(AT&T)准备修改公司售后的媒体单位
该公司将详细的计划来吸引新类型的无线客户和如何完善其品牌在一个虚拟的分析师post-WarnerMedia天今年3月,美国电话电报公司(AT&T)首席执行官约翰•Stankey说,在周三业绩与分析师的电话。
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美国电话电报公司(AT&T)公司的WarnerMedia单位报告周三坚实的第四季营收增长,得益于新客户的HBO马克斯流媒体服务,但美国电话电报公司(AT&T)股价下跌3%,因市场吸收其核心的无线业务能否推动未来增长。
面临来自投资者的怀疑后对其昂贵的努力成为一个媒体巨头,AT&T与发现公司合并WarnerMedia达成协议,它预计将在第二季度完成。
该公司将详细的计划来吸引新类型的无线客户和如何完善其品牌在一个虚拟的分析师post-WarnerMedia天今年3月,美国电话电报公司(AT&T)首席执行官约翰•Stankey说,在周三业绩与分析师的电话。
AT&T将致力于“更清晰和强烈的焦点”,其核心的无线和互联网业务,Stankey说。
新街研究分析师乔纳森•卓别林周三在一份报告中写道,美国电话电报公司客户流失的速度增加了“物质”,和这个问题仍然是一个公司能否维持其无线客户增长。
投资者也感到失望在AT&T的增长指导通信业务,卓别林在一封电子邮件中说。
公司签署了884000年新增电话用户每月支付比尔的季度,符合其880000本月早些时候发布的初步结果。
竞争对手的载体威瑞森周二公布了好于预期的558000年在其最新季度新增用户数。
付费电视频道在WarnerMedia收入,这房子HBO流媒体服务HBO麦克斯,在第四季度增长15.4%至99亿美元。
基拉尔WarnerMedia CEO Jason说,这是商业的最高收入在其99年历史上,由于收益流,稳定增长的工作室业务及其游戏组。
“这是一个迹象表明,我们所做的是工作和世界各地的观众共鸣,”他在接受路透采访时表示。
HBO和HBO麦克斯一起在一季度增加了440万用户,吸引观众发布诸如“沙丘”、“矩阵”和最新的电视节目“继承”的季节。
统一的总收入是410亿美元在12月31日结束的财政季度,超过分析师的估计404.4亿美元,据Refinitiv数据。
扣除特殊项目,美国电话电报公司第四季每股盈馀为78美元,高于分析师平均预计的75美分。
AT&T已经优先考虑其纤维一个互联网业务增长,并表示它添加271000第三季净新客户。
包括WarnerMedia和广告业务Xandr, AT&T现在预计2022年营收增长比例较低的个位数上。
公司预计年度调整后每股收益3.10美元和3.15美元之间的2022年,低于分析师平均预估的3.21美元。
AT&T, Verizon面临来自竞争对手的激烈竞争t - mobile我们在全国范围内部署的5 g技术,预测2022年资本支出200亿美元的范围。
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