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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20030418Staff 2nd Resp - attach M -1 ATT Wireless - Lehman .pdf PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES BEGINNING ON PAGE 3 1 EQUITY RESEARCH EPS (FY Dec) 2001 2002 2003 % Change Actual Old New St. Est Old New St. Est 2002 2003 1Q (0.02) (0.07)A (0.07)A (0.01)A NA NA 0.01E (250) NA 2Q 0.10 0.01A 0.01A 0.00A NA NA 0.02E (90) NA 3Q 0.03 (0.76)A (0.76)A 0.04A NA NA 0.03E (2,633) NA 4Q (0.48) (0.02)E (0.05)E (0.02)E NA NA 0.00E 90 NA Year (0.37) (0.84)E (0.86)E 0.01E (0.17)E (0.17)E 0.07E (132) 80 P/E NA NA Market Data Financial Summary Market Cap 18563.2M Revenue FY02 14.49 Shares Outstanding (Mil) 2706.0 Five-Year EPS CAGR NA Float 2301 Return on Equity (0.1) Dividend Yield NA Current BVPS NA Convertible No Debt To Capital 29% 52 wk Range 12.38 - 3.15 Investment conclusion We are changing our AWE estimates due to the impact on our model from changes to our industry forecasts. Our price target falls to $10 from $11. We maintain our 1-Overweight rating. Summary Please see our industry note from today, entitled 4Q02/2003 Outlook - Still Gloomy On Growth, for further detail regarding changes to our industry estimates. United States Telecommunications Wireless Services Stock Overview AT&T WIRELESS SVS.16/1/03 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 000'S 0 50 100 VOLUME Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Stock Rating: Target: New: 1-Overweight New: 10.00 Old: 1-Overweight Old: 11.00 Sector View: 2-Neutral January 24, 2003 AT&T Wireless Services (AWE - $6.86) 1-Overweight Change of Earnings Forecast 4Q02/2003 Outlook-Still Gloomy On Growth -- PLEASE SEE END OF DOCUMENT FOR IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES - VALUATION METHODOLOGY OF AT&T WIRELESS We have used a sum-of-the-parts approach in valuing AT&T Wireless. Our “parts” consist of mobility, investments and other assets. We perform a DCF analysis for the mobility business, and estimate a value for each of the investments and other assets. To arrive at our mobility business value, we have discounted our cash flows back at a rate of 11.0% and built a terminal value using a 5.0% perpetual growth rate of free cash flow. This implies a terminal EBITDA multiple of 6.5 times. Our calculated mobility enterprise value is $37.8 billion. To this, we add $2.3 billion to account for investments and other assets. Thus, our total enterprise value is $40.0 billion. We then subtract estimated net debt at 12/31/03 of $9.2 billion. Thus, our private market equity value totals $30.9 billion. To this, we apply a 10% private to public market discount to arrive at a public market equity value of $27.8 billion. With 2.7 billion fully diluted shares, we arrive at a year-end 2003 price target of $10. AWE looks attractive relative to the comps. It is trading at 5.8x 2003 enterprise value to 2003 EBITDA, versus Sprint PCS at 7.2x, and Nextel Communications at 6.6x. 2 EQUITY RESEARCH Company Description: AT&T Wireless is the largest independently traded wireless carrier in the U.S., operating one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America. Company Name: Disclosures Ticker Price (1/24) Rating AT&T Wireless Services A,D AWE 6.86 1-Overweight 3 EQUITY RESEARCH Important Disclosures Rating and Price Target Chart: AWE Date Closing Price Rating Price Target 06-Aug-02 $4.30 $11.00 05-Aug-02 $3.97 1-Overweight 25-Jul-02 $5.00 $13.00 10-May-02 $7.47 $15.00 24-Apr-02 $8.96 $15.00 06-Mar-02 $9.27 $20.00 29-Jan-02 $11.65 $21.00 14-Jan-02 $11.46 2-Buy Date Closing Price Rating Price Target 26-Oct-01 $14.72 $34.00 18-Jul-01 $16.55 $33.00 01-Dec-00 $17.25 $44.00 28-Jul-00 $27.88 $47.00 12-Jun-00 $28.81 $46.00 02-May-00 $32.06 1-Buy 02-May-00 $32.06 $45.00 FOR EXPLANATION OF RATINGS PLEASE REFER TO THE STOCK RATING KEYS LOCATED AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT 4 EQUITY RESEARCH Important Disclosures: The analysts responsible for preparing this report have received compensation based upon various factors including the Firm’s total revenues, a portion of which is generated by investment banking activities. A - Lehman Brothers Inc. and/or an affiliate managed or co-managed within the past 12 months a public offering of securities for this company. D - Lehman Brothers Inc. and/or an affiliate has received compensation for investment banking services from the subject company within the past 12 months. Risk Disclosure: AWE: *A sustained weak economy could cause near term subscriber growth to be less than anticipated. *Capex, which is expected to fall next year, might not decline. Such a scenario would be a negative for the stock. *Given the many competitors in this space, a price war could develop, and would hurt AWE's results. *AWE's network overlay and migration might not be seamless, causing churn to rise. *There is a 164 million share overhang from the merger with TeleCorp. *AWE may be required to repurchase NTT DoCoMo's investment if the company fails to meet specified conditions. *Our long-term assumptions regarding subscribers, ARPU, margins, and capex, might be too optimistic. Key to Investment Opinions: Stock Rating 1-Overweight - The stock is expected to outperform the unweighted expected total return of the industry sector over a 12-month investment horizon. 2-Equal weight - The stock is expected to perform in line with the unweighted expected total return of the industry sector over a 12-month investment horizon. 3-Underweight - The stock is expected to underperform the unweighted expected total return of the industry sector over a 12-month investment horizon. RS-Rating Suspended - The rating and target price have been suspended temporarily to comply with applicable regulations and/or firm policies in certain circumstances including when Lehman Brothers is acting in an advisory capacity on a merger or strategic transaction involving the company. Sector View 1-Positive - sector fundamentals/valuations are improving. 2-Neutral - sector fundamentals/valuations are steady, neither improving nor deteriorating. 3-Negative - sector fundamentals/valuations are deteriorating. Stock Ratings From February 2001 to August 5, 2002 (sector view did not exist): This is a guide to expected total return (price performance plus dividend) relative to the total return of the stock’s local market over the next 12 months. 1-Strong Buy - expected to outperform the market by 15 or more percentage points. 2-Buy - expected to outperform the market by 5-15 percentage points. 3-Market Perform - expected to perform in line with the market, plus or minus 5 percentage points. 4-Market Underperform - expected to underperform the market by 5-15 percentage points. 5-Sell - expected to underperform the market by 15 or more percentage points. Stock Ratings Prior to February 2001 (sector view did not exist): 1-Buy - expected to outperform the market by 15 or more percentage points. 2-Outperform - expected to outperform the market by 5-15 percentage points. 3-Neutral - expected to perform in line with the market, plus or minus 5 percentage points. 4-Underperform - expected to underperform the market by 5-15 percentage points. 5-Sell - expected to underperform the market by 15 or more percentage points. V-Venture – return over multiyear timeframe consistent with venture capital; should only be held in a well diversified portfolio. Distribution of Ratings: Lehman Brothers Equity Research has 1530 companies under coverage. 32% have been assigned a 1-Overweight rating which, for purposes of mandatory regulatory disclosures, is classified as a Buy rating, 30% of companies with this rating are investment banking clients of the Firm. 43% have been assigned a 2-Equal weight rating which, for purposes of mandatory regulatory disclosures, is classified as a Hold rating, 12% of companies with this rating are investment banking clients of the Firm. 25% have been assigned a 3-Underweight rating which, for purposes of mandatory regulatory disclosures, is classified as a Sell rating, 46% of companies with this rating are investment banking clients of the Firm. 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