OVERVIEW
AT&T Inc. is known as "we," "AT&T" or the "Firm" all through this doc, and the names of the actual subsidiaries and associates offering the providers typically have been omitted.AT&T is a holding firm whose subsidiaries and associates function worldwide within the telecommunications and know-how industries. Our comparative outcomes are impacted by theJuly 2021 separation of our Video enterprise. You must learn this dialogue in conjunction with the consolidated monetary statements and accompanying notes (Notes). Now we have two reportable segments: Communications andLatin America . Our phase outcomes introduced in Be aware 4 and mentioned under observe our inner administration reporting. Proportion will increase and reduces that aren't thought of significant are denoted with a touch. OnApril 8, 2022 , we closed on our transaction to mix considerably all of our WarnerMedia phase (WarnerMedia enterprise) with a subsidiary ofDiscovery, Inc (Discovery). Upon the separation and distribution of WarnerMedia, the WarnerMedia enterprise met the standards for discontinued operations. For discontinued operations, we additionally evaluated transactions that had been parts ofAT&T's single plan of a strategic shift, together with tendencies that didn't individually meet the standards resulting from materiality, and have decided discontinued operations to be comprised of WarnerMedia, Vrio,Xandr andPlaydemic Ltd. These companies are mirrored in our historic monetary statements as discontinued operations, together with for intervals previous to the consummation of the WarnerMedia/Discovery transaction. Third Quarter 9-Month Interval P.c P.c 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change Working Revenues Communications$ 29,131 $ 28,218 3.2 %$ 86,702 $ 84,524 2.6 % Latin America - Mexico 785 724 8.4 2,283 2,043 11.7 Company and Different: Company 127 188 (32.4) 413 546 (24.4) Video - 2,149 - - 15,513 - Held-for-sale and different reclassifications - 64 - - 453 - Eliminations and consolidation - (17) - - (136) - AT&T Working Revenues 30,043 31,326 (4.1) 89,398 102,943 (13.2) Working Earnings Communications 7,631 7,168 6.5 21,886 21,983 (0.4) Latin America - Mexico (63) (130) 51.5 (247) (393) 37.2 Phase Working Earnings 7,568 7,038 7.5 21,639 21,590 0.2 Company (621) (402) (54.5) (1,810) (1,033) (75.2) Video - 374 - - 2,491 - Held-for-sale and different reclassifications - 33 - - 147 - Reclassification of prior service credit (731) (670) (9.1) (1,961) (2,011) 2.5 Merger and Vital Objects (204) (136) (50.0) (1,363) (181) - AT&T Working Earnings$ 6,012 $ 6,237 (3.6) %$ 16,505 $ 21,003 (21.4) % 36
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities The Communications phase supplies providers to companies and customers situated within theU.S. and companies globally. Our enterprise methods replicate bundled product choices that lower throughout product traces and make the most of shared belongings. This phase accommodates the next enterprise items: •Mobility supplies nationwide wi-fi service and gear. •Enterprise Wireline supplies superior ethernet-based fiber providers, IP Voice and managed skilled providers, in addition to conventional voice and information providers and associated gear to enterprise clients. •Client Wireline supplies broadband providers, together with fiber connections that now present our multi-gig providers to residential clients. Client Wireline additionally supplies legacy telephony voice communication providers.
The
Within the first quarter of 2022, we reclassified into "Company" sure administrative prices borne byAT&T the place the enterprise items don't affect determination making to adapt with the present interval presentation. This recast elevated Company operations and help bills by roughly$270 for full-year 2021. Correspondingly, this recast lowered administrative bills atAT&T's Communications operations and Video, with no change on a consolidated foundation. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated Outcomes Our monetary outcomes from persevering with operations are summarized within the feedback under. Extra evaluation is roofed in our “Phase Outcomes” part. Sure prior interval quantities have been reclassified to adapt to the present interval’s presentation.
Third Quarter 9-Month Interval
P.c P.c
2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
Working Revenues
Service $ 24,731 $ 26,247 (5.8) % $ 72,998 $ 87,340 (16.4) %
Gear 5,312 5,079 4.6 16,400 15,603 5.1
Whole Working Revenues 30,043 31,326 (4.1) 89,398 102,943 (13.2)
Working bills
Operations and help 19,517 20,632 (5.4) 59,467 68,588 (13.3)
Depreciation and amortization 4,514 4,457 1.3 13,426 13,352 0.6
Whole Working Bills 24,031 25,089 (4.2) 72,893 81,940 (11.0)
Working Earnings 6,012 6,237 (3.6) 16,505 21,003 (21.4)
Curiosity expense 1,420 1,627 (12.7) 4,548 5,090 (10.6)
Fairness in internet revenue (loss) of
associates 392 183 - 1,417 159 - Different revenue (expense) - internet 2,270 1,522 49.1 6,729 6,958 (3.3) Earnings from Persevering with Operations Earlier than Earnings Taxes 7,254 6,315 14.9 20,103 23,030 (12.7)
Income from persevering with operations
26.4 %$ 16,246 $ 18,574 (12.5) % Working revenues decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, reflecting theJuly 31, 2021 separation of theU.S. video enterprise, different enterprise divestitures that weren't included in discontinued operations and decrease Enterprise Wireline revenues pushed by decrease demand for legacy providers and product simplification. Partially offsetting declines had been greater Mobility service and gear revenues and, to a lesser extent, good points in broadband service in our Communications phase and progress inMexico wi-fi operations. Operations and help bills decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. The expense lower displays the separation ofU.S. video and 3G shutdown prices within the prior-year third quarter. Offsetting these decreases had been expense will increase ensuing from noncash impairment costs in the second quarter of 2022 of roughly$600 , due primarily to up to date community construct plans stemming from spectrum acquired in current auctions and impairment of private 37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities protecting gear stock. Expense will increase had been additionally pushed by greater home wi-fi gear expense from elevated gross sales volumes and the sale of higher-priced smartphones, elevated wholesale community entry costs, elevated dangerous debt expense and 3G community shutdown prices within the first quarter of 2022. These will increase had been partially offset by our first-quarter 2022 updates to the anticipated financial lives of buyer relationships, which prolonged the amortization interval of deferred acquisition and achievement prices and lowered bills roughly$85 within the third quarter and$340 for the primary 9 months, with$30 within the third quarter and$130 for the nine-month interval recorded to Mobility,$25 within the third quarter and$100 for the nine-month interval to Enterprise Wireline and$30 within the third quarter and$110 for the nine-month interval to Client Wireline. Depreciation and amortization expense elevated within the third quarter and for the first 9 months of 2022. Depreciation expense elevated$69 , or 1.6% within the third quarter and$156 , or 1.2% for the primary 9 months of 2022. The will increase had been primarily resulting from ongoing capital spending for community upgrades and growth, partially offset by updates to increase the estimated lives of our fiber belongings. Amortization expense decreased$12 , or 42.9% within the third quarter and$82 , or 57.7% for the primary 9 months of 2022 reflecting the accelerated methodology of amortization utilized to intangibles related to prior acquisitions. Working revenue decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, reflecting the separation of theU.S. video enterprise. Our working revenue margin for the third quarter elevated from 19.9% in 2021 to twenty.0% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months decreased from 20.4% in 2021 to 18.5% in 2022.
Curiosity expense decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily resulting from decrease debt balances and better capitalized curiosity related to spectrum acquisitions, partially offset by decrease rates of interest. greater curiosity.
Fairness in internet revenue of associates elevated within the third quarter and for the first 9 months of 2022, primarily as a result of shut of our transaction with TPG and our accounting for our funding inDIRECTV Leisure Holdings, LLC (DIRECTV) underneath the fairness methodology of accounting startingAugust 1, 2021 (see Be aware 11). Different revenue (expense) - internet elevated within the third quarter and decreased for the primary 9 months of 2022. The rise within the third quarter was primarily pushed by the popularity of an actuarial achieve of$1,440 in comparison with$374 in 2021, partially offset by decrease returns on benefit-related investments and profit expense accrual will increase that resulted from earlier 2022 quarterly remeasurements of plan belongings and obligations, which included will increase within the assumed low cost charges. Third-quarter 2022 profit expense contains roughly$140 favorable affect from a retirement profit plan change, with$115 ensuing from prior service credit (roughly$50 for Enterprise Wireline,$40 for Client Wireline and$20 for Mobility) (see Be aware 6). The lower for the primary 9 months resulted from the aforementioned decrease returns on benefit-related investments, greater profit expense accruals, and the affect of good points on funding and enterprise gross sales within the prior 12 months. (see Be aware 6). Earnings tax expense decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. The lower within the third quarter was primarily pushed by one-time advantages within the third quarter of 2022 offset by greater revenue earlier than revenue tax. One-time advantages are primarily resulting from a tax election which generated incremental tax profit on the sale of Vrio and audit settlements in 2022. Our efficient tax charge was 12.5% within the third quarter of 2022, versus 20.5% within the comparable interval within the prior 12 months. The lower for the primary 9 months was primarily resulting from decrease revenue earlier than revenue tax. Our efficient tax charge was 19.2% for the primary 9 months of 2022, versus 19.3% for the comparable interval within the prior 12 months. 38 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities COMMUNICATIONS SEGMENT Third Quarter 9-Month Interval P.c P.c 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change Phase Working Revenues Mobility$ 20,278 $ 19,138 6.0 %$ 60,279 $ 57,108 5.6 % Enterprise Wireline 5,668 5,938 (4.5) 16,903 18,036 (6.3) Client Wireline 3,185 3,142 1.4 9,520 9,380 1.5 Whole Phase Working Revenues 29,131 28,218 3.2 86,702 84,524 2.6 Phase Working Earnings Mobility 6,419 5,987 7.2 18,484 18,038 2.5 Enterprise Wireline 882 1,002 (12.0) 2,451 3,151 (22.2) Client Wireline 330 179 84.4 951 794 19.8
Phase Whole Working Earnings
Chosen subscribers and connections
September 30,
(000s) 2022 2021
Mobility Subscribers 210,678 196,519
Whole home broadband connections 15,452 15,510
Community entry traces in service 5,466 6,404
U-verse VoIP connections 3,022 3,440
Working revenues elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months
of 2022, pushed by will increase in our Mobility and Client Wireline enterprise
items, partially offset by decreases in our Enterprise Wireline enterprise unit. The
will increase are primarily pushed by wi-fi service and gear income progress
and good points in broadband service. Enterprise Wireline continues to replicate decrease
demand for legacy providers and product simplification.
Working revenue elevated within the third quarter and decreased for the primary 9
months of 2022, reflecting will increase in our Mobility and Client Wireline
enterprise items, offset by decrease working revenue from our Enterprise Wireline
enterprise unit within the third quarter. Working revenue for the primary 9 months
displays decrease working revenue from our Enterprise Wireline enterprise unit,
partially offset by will increase in our Mobility and Client Wireline enterprise
items. Our Communications phase working revenue margin within the third quarter
elevated from 25.4% in 2021 to 26.2% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months of
the 12 months decreased from 26.0% in 2021 to 25.2% in 2022, reflecting, partially,
elevated gear gross sales with adverse margins.
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Communications Enterprise Unit Dialogue
Mobility Outcomes
Third Quarter 9-Month Interval
P.c P.c
2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
Working revenues
Service $ 15,337 $ 14,527 5.6 % $ 45,065 $ 42,921 5.0 %
Gear 4,941 4,611 7.2 15,214 14,187 7.2
Whole Working Revenues 20,278 19,138 6.0 60,279 57,108 5.6
Working bills
Operations and help 11,817 11,116 6.3 35,677 32,998 8.1
Depreciation and amortization 2,042 2,035 0.3 6,118 6,072 0.8
Whole Working Bills 13,859 13,151 5.4 41,795 39,070 7.0
Working Earnings $ 6,419 $ 5,987 7.2 % $ 18,484 $ 18,038 2.5 %
The next tables spotlight different key measures of efficiency for Mobility:
Subscribers
September 30, P.c
(in 000s) 2022 2021 Change
Postpaid 83,614 80,249 4.2 %
Postpaid telephone 68,969 66,396 3.9
Pay as you go 19,215 19,028 1.0
Reseller 5,854 6,263 (6.5)
Related devices1 101,995 90,979 12.1
Whole Mobility Subscribers2 210,678 196,519 7.2 %
1Includes data-centric units similar to session-based tablets, surveillance units, and primarily wholesale automotive methods. 2Wireless subscribers to
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Web Additions
Third Quarter 9-Month Interval
P.c P.c
(in 000s) 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
Postpaid Cellphone Web Additions 708 928 (23.7) % 2,212 2,312 (4.3) %
Whole Cellphone Web Additions 816 1,177 (30.7) 2,629 2,942 (10.6)
Postpaid2 964 1,218 (20.9) 2,987 3,197 (6.6)
Pay as you go 141 351 (59.8) 488 927 (47.4)
Reseller 308 (164) - 312 (357) -
Related devices3 5,716 3,468 64.8 15,476 10,194 51.8
Mobility Web Subscriber 7,129 4,873 46.3 % 19,263 13,961 38.0 %
Additions1
Postpaid Churn4 1.01 % 0.92 % 9 BP 0.96 % 0.91 % 5 BP
Postpaid Cellphone-Solely Churn4 0.84 % 0.72 % 12 BP 0.79 % 0.72 % 7 BP
1Excludes migrations and acquisition-related actions in the course of the interval.
2In addition to postpaid telephones, contains tablets and wearables and different. Pill internet provides (losses) had been 33 and 34 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021 and 118 and (16) for the primary 9 months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Wearables and different internet provides had been 223 and 256 for the quarter ended September 30,
2022 and 2021 and 657 and 901 for the primary 9 months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
3Includes data-centric units similar to session-based tablets, monitoring units and primarily wholesale car methods. Excludes postpaid tablets and different
postpaid information units. Wholesale linked automotive internet provides had been roughly 2,600 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and seven,400 for the 9 months ended
September 30, 2022 .
4Calculated by dividing the mixture variety of wi-fi subscribers who canceled service throughout a month divided by the overall variety of wi-fi subscribers on the
starting of that month. The churn charge for the interval is the same as the common of the churn charge for every month of that interval.
Service income elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of
2022. The will increase are largely resulting from progress from subscriber good points and postpaid
common income per subscriber (ARPU) progress.
ARPU
ARPU elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. ARPU throughout 2022 displays pricing actions, improved worldwide roaming and clients shifting to greater priced limitless plans, partially offset by the affect of upper promotional low cost amortization (see Be aware 5).
Churn
The efficient administration of subscriber churn is vital to our capability to maximize income progress and to keep up and enhance margins. Postpaid churn and postpaid phone-only churn had been greater for the primary 9 months resulting from a return to pre-pandemic client habits in addition to pricing actions and the ensuing improve in each voluntary and involuntary disconnects. Gear income elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily pushed by a better quantity of units bought and the sale of higher-priced smartphones. Operations and help bills elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022 largely pushed by progress in gear gross sales and related bills, dangerous debt expense, greater community prices and the elimination of Join America Fund Part II (CAF II ) authorities credit. HBO Max licensing charges and FirstNet prices additionally contributed to will increase for the nine-month interval. Offsetting will increase within the third quarter had been third-quarter 2021 3G community shutdown prices. Within the first quarter of 2022, we up to date our evaluation of financial lives of buyer relationships and prolonged the amortization interval of Mobility deferred buyer contract prices, which decreased expense roughly$30 and$130 within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. 41 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities
Depreciation expense elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily resulting from ongoing capital expenditures for community upgrades and growth, partially offset by discontinued use 3G community belongings.
Working revenue elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. Our Mobility working revenue margin within the third quarter elevated from 31.3% in 2021 to 31.7% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months decreased from 31.6% in 2021 to 30.7% in 2022. Our Mobility EBITDA margin within the third quarter decreased from 41.9% in 2021 to 41.7% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months decreased from 42.2% in 2021 to 40.8% in 2022. EBITDA is outlined as working revenue excluding depreciation and amortization.
Relations with subscribers
Because the wi-fi business has matured, with practically full penetration of smartphones within theU.S. inhabitants, future wi-fi progress will rely upon our capability to supply modern providers, plans and units that bundle product choices and benefit from our 5G wi-fi community. We consider 5G opens up huge potentialities of connecting sensors, units, and autonomous issues, generally known as the Web of Issues (IoT). Increasingly more, these units are performing use instances that require excessive bandwidth, ultra-reliability and low latency that solely 5G and edge computing can convey. To help greater cellular information utilization, our precedence is to finest make the most of a wi-fi community that has enough spectrum and capability to help these improvements on as broad a geographic foundation as attainable. Enterprise Wireline Outcomes Third Quarter 9-Month Interval P.c P.c 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change Working revenues Service$ 5,524 $ 5,765 (4.2) %$ 16,418 $ 17,497 (6.2) % Gear 144 173 (16.8) 485 539 (10.0) Whole Working Revenues 5,668 5,938 (4.5) 16,903 18,036 (6.3) Working bills Operations and help 3,444 3,632 (5.2) 10,498 11,010 (4.7) Depreciation and amortization 1,342 1,304 2.9 3,954 3,875 2.0 Whole Working Bills 4,786 4,936 (3.0) 14,452 14,885 (2.9) Working Earnings$ 882 $ 1,002 (12.0) %$ 2,451 $ 3,151 (22.2) % Service revenues decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, pushed by decrease demand for legacy voice and information providers and product simplification. Additionally contributing to the decline was decrease revenues from the authorities sector. Partially offsetting income declines was progress in connectivity providers and revenues of roughly$100 from mental property gross sales within the third quarter of 2022. We count on these total income tendencies to proceed for the rest of the 12 months.
Gear income declined within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, resulting from declines in conventional and non-essential providers.
Operations and help bills decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily resulting from our continued efforts to drive efficiencies in our community operations by means of automation and reductions in buyer help bills by means of digitization, and credit from a third-quarter 2022 retirement profit plan change. Expense declines had been additionally pushed by decrease amortization of deferred achievement prices, together with our first-quarter 2022 updates to the estimated financial lives of subscribers, which decreased expense roughly$25 and$100 within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. The declines had been partially offset by greater wholesale entry community prices for the nine-month interval. As a part of our transformation actions, we count on operations and help expense enhancements by means of the rest of 2022 and into 2023 as we dimension our operations in line with the strategic path of the enterprise. 42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities Depreciation expense elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily resulting from ongoing capital spending for community upgrades and growth, partially offset by updates to increase the estimated lives of our fiber belongings. Working revenue decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. Our Enterprise Wireline working revenue margin within the third quarter decreased from 16.9% in 2021 to fifteen.6% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months decreased from 17.5% in 2021 to 14.5% in 2022. Our Enterprise Wireline EBITDA margin within the third quarter elevated from 38.8% in 2021 to 39.2% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months decreased from 39.0% in 2021 to 37.9% in 2022. Client Wireline Outcomes Third Quarter 9-Month Interval P.c P.c 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change Working revenues Broadband$ 2,429 $ 2,290 6.1 %$ 7,177 $ 6,761 6.2 % Legacy voice and information providers 427 484 (11.8) 1,332 1,507 (11.6) Different service and gear 329 368 (10.6) 1,011 1,112 (9.1) Whole Working Revenues 3,185 3,142 1.4 9,520 9,380 1.5 Working bills Operations and help 2,055 2,188 (6.1) 6,218 6,280 (1.0) Depreciation and amortization 800 775 3.2 2,351 2,306 2.0 Whole Working Bills 2,855 2,963 (3.6) 8,569 8,586 (0.2) Working Earnings$ 330 $ 179 84.4 %$ 951 $ 794 19.8 % The next tables spotlight different key measures of efficiency for Client Wireline: Connections September 30, P.c (in 000s) 2022 2021 Change Broadband Connections Whole Broadband and DSL Connections 14,055 14,180 (0.9) % Broadband 13,796 13,846 (0.4) Fiber Broadband Connections
6,935 5,721 21.2
Voice Connections
Retail Client Switched Entry Strains 2,123 2,527 (16.0)
U-verse Client VoIP Connections 2,409 2,843 (15.3)
Whole Retail Client Voice Connections 4,532 5,370 (15.6) %
Web Additions
Third Quarter 9-Month Interval
P.c P.c
(in 000s) 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
Broadband Web Additions
Whole Broadband and DSL Web
Additions (50) 6 - % (105) 80 - %
Broadband Web Additions (29) 28 - (49) 153 -
Fiber Broadband Web Additions 338 289 17.0 % 943 770 22.5 %
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities Broadband revenues elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, pushed by a rise in fiber clients, which we count on to proceed for the foreseeable future as we make investments additional in constructing our fiber footprint. Legacy voice and information service revenues decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, reflecting the continued decline within the variety of clients, which we count on to proceed. Different service and gear revenues decreased within the third quarter and for the first 9 months of 2022, reflecting the continued decline within the variety of VoIP clients, which we count on to proceed. Operations and help bills decreased within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily pushed by decrease community and buyer help prices, fewer employee-related prices, together with the affect of a retirement profit plan change, and decrease HBO Max licensing charges within the third-quarter of 2022. Additionally contributing to the decline was decrease amortization of deferred achievement prices, together with our first-quarter 2022 updates to the estimated financial lives of broadband/fiber subscribers, which decreased bills roughly$30 within the third quarter and$110 for the primary 9 months of 2022. The declines had been partially offset by the elimination ofCAF II authorities credit, greater dangerous debt expense and promoting prices for the nine-month interval. Depreciation expense elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, primarily resulting from ongoing capital spending for community upgrades and growth, partially offset by updates to increase the estimated lives of our fiber belongings. Working revenue elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. Our Client Wireline working revenue margin within the third quarter elevated from 5.7% in 2021 to 10.4% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months elevated from 8.5% in 2021 to 10.0% in 2022. Our Client Wireline EBITDA margin within the third quarter elevated from 30.4% in 2021 to 35.5% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months elevated from 33.0% in 2021 to 34.7% in 2022. LATIN AMERICA SEGMENT Third Quarter 9-Month Interval 2022 2021 P.c Change 2022 2021 P.c Change Phase Working Revenues Service$ 559 $ 463 20.7 %$ 1,583 $ 1,349 17.3 % Gear 226 261 (13.4) 700 694 0.9 Whole Phase Working Revenues 785 724 8.4 2,283 2,043 11.7 Phase Working Bills Operations and help 684 697 (1.9) 2,036 1,984 2.6 Depreciation and amortization 164 157 4.5 494 452 9.3 Whole Phase Working Bills 848 854 (0.7) 2,530 2,436 3.9 Working Earnings (Loss)$ (63) $ (130) 51.5 %$ (247) $ (393) 37.2 % 44
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities The next tables spotlight different key measures of efficiency forMexico : September 30, P.c (in 000s) 2022 2021 Change Mexico Wi-fi Subscribers Postpaid 4,854 4,781 1.5 % Pay as you go 15,689 14,199 10.5 Reseller 455 493 (7.7) Whole Mexico Wi-fi Subscribers 20,998 19,473 7.8 % Third Quarter 9-Month Interval P.c P.c (in 000s) 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change Mexico Wi-fi Web Additions Postpaid 19 36 (47.2) % 47 85 (44.7) % Pay as you go 267 389 (31.4) 632 441 43.3 Reseller 12 2 - (43) 4 - Whole Mexico Wi-fi Web Additions 298 427 (30.2) % 636 530 20.0 %
Providers income elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, reflecting progress in wholesale providers and enhancing subscriber progress.
Gear income declined within the third quarter and elevated within the first 9 months of 2022. The decline within the third quarter was resulting from decrease gear gross sales. The rise for the primary 9 months is defined by the rise in gear gross sales.
Operations and help bills decreased within the third quarter and elevated for the primary 9 months of 2022. The lower within the third quarter was pushed by decrease gear prices ensuing from decrease gross sales, partially offset by dangerous debt expense. The rise for the primary 9 months was resulting from greater dangerous debt, partially offset by decrease gear prices within the third-quarter of 2022. Roughly 7% ofMexico bills areU.S. greenback primarily based, with the rest in the native forex.
Depreciation and amortization elevated within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022, reflecting a rise in belongings in service.
Working revenue improved within the third quarter and for the primary 9 months of 2022. OurMexico working revenue margin within the third quarter elevated from (18.0)% in 2021 to (8.0)% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months elevated from (19.2)% in 2021 to (10.8)% in 2022. Our Mexico EBITDA margin within the third quarter elevated from 3.7% in 2021 to 12.9% in 2022 and for the primary 9 months elevated from 2.9% in 2021 to 10.8% in 2022.
OTHER COMMERCIAL MATTERS
Spectrum Public sale OnJanuary 14, 2022 , theFederal Communications Fee (FCC ) introduced that we had been the profitable bidder for 1,624 3.45 GHz licenses in Public sale 110. We supplied theFCC with an upfront deposit of$123 within the third quarter of 2021 and paid the remaining$8,956 within the first quarter of 2022, for a complete of$9,079 . We funded the acquisition value utilizing money and short-term investments. We obtained the licenses inMight 2022 , and categorised the public sale deposits and associated capitalized curiosity as "Licenses - Web" on ourSeptember 30, 2022 consolidated stability sheet. (See Be aware 8) InFebruary 2021 , theFCC introduced that we had been the profitable bidder for 1,621 C-Band licenses. We supplied theFCC an upfront deposit of$550 in 2020 and money funds totaling$22,856 within the first quarter of 2021, for a complete of$23,406 . The licenses had been obtained inJuly 2021 . Within the third quarter of 2022, we paid$98 of compensable relocation prices for a complete of$1,703 Incentive Funds and compensable relocation prices paid thus far for the C-Band licenses, with$1,605 paid in 2021. (See Be aware 8) 45 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities WarnerMedia OnApril 8, 2022 , we accomplished the separation and distribution of our WarnerMedia enterprise, and merger ofMagallanes, Inc. (Spinco ), anAT&T subsidiary fashioned to carry the WarnerMedia enterprise, with a subsidiary ofDiscovery, Inc. , which was renamed Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD). EveryAT&T shareholder was entitled to obtain 0.241917 shares of WBD frequent inventory for every share ofAT&T frequent inventory held as of the report date, which represented roughly 71% of WBD. In reference to and in accordance with the phrases of the Separation and Distribution Settlement (SDA), previous to the distribution and merger,AT&T obtained roughly$40,400 , which incorporates$38,800 ofSpinco money and$1,600 of debt retained by WarnerMedia. In the course of the second quarter, belongings of roughly$121,100 and liabilities of$70,600 had been faraway from our stability sheet in addition to$45,041 of retained earnings and$5,632 of extra paid-in capital related to the transaction. Moreover, inAugust 2022 , we and WBD finalized the post-closing adjustment, pursuant to part 1.3 of the SDA, which resulted in a$1,200 cost to WBD within the third quarter of 2022. The$1,200 post-closing adjustment was included within the change in extra paid-in capital for the three months endedJune 30, 2022 , and for stability sheets endedJune 30, 2022 andSeptember 30, 2022 . The cost was accounted for as money utilized in financing actions in our assertion of money flows in third quarter of 2022. (See Be aware 8)AT&T ,Spinco and Discovery entered right into a Tax Issues Settlement, which governs the events' rights, tasks and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and advantages, the preservation of the anticipated tax-free standing of the transactions contemplated by the SDA, and different issues concerning taxes. Moreover, we entered into an adjusted HBO Max settlement with WBD that supplies us with expanded distribution rights and extra flexibility to market and promote the service in a cost-efficient method. Underneath the phrases of the settlement, we're permitted to incorporate HBO Max in our buyer choices in change for a licensing charge. Moreover,AT&T has the best, however not the obligation, to market and distribute HBO Max to its clients in plans, bundles, and promotional provides. Xandr OnJune 6, 2022 , we accomplished the sale of {the marketplace} element ofXandr to Microsoft Company.Xandr was mirrored in our historic monetary statements as discontinued operations. (See Be aware 8)
COMPETITIVE AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
OverviewAT&T subsidiaries working insideamerica are topic to federal and state regulatory authorities.AT&T subsidiaries working exterioramerica are topic to the jurisdiction of nationwide and supranational regulatory authorities within the markets the place service is supplied. Within the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Telecom Act),Congress established a nationwide coverage framework supposed to convey the advantages of competitors and funding in superior telecommunications services and providers to all Individuals by opening all telecommunications markets to competitors and lowering or eliminating regulatory burdens that hurt client welfare. Nonetheless, over the following 20 years, theFCC and a few state regulatory commissions have maintained or expanded sure regulatory necessities that had been imposed many years in the past on our conventional wireline subsidiaries once they operated as authorized monopolies. Extra just lately, theFCC has pursued a extra deregulatory agenda, eliminating a wide range of antiquated and pointless laws and streamlining its processes in a variety of areas. We proceed to help regulatory and legislative measures and efforts, at each the state and federal ranges, to scale back inappropriate regulatory burdens that inhibit our capability to compete successfully and provide wanted providers to our clients, together with initiatives to transition providers from conventional networks to all IP-based networks. On the identical time, we additionally search to make sure that legacy laws will not be additional prolonged to broadband or wi-fi providers, that are topic to vigorous competitors. The Inflation Discount Act of 2022 (Inflation Discount Act) was enacted onAugust 16, 2022 . The Inflation Discount Act imposes a brand new 15% company different minimal tax (CAMT) on "relevant firms" for taxable years starting afterDecember 31, 2022 . The CAMT is imposed to the extent the different minimal tax exceeds an organization's common tax legal responsibility. An organization that pays different minimal tax is eligible for a credit score in opposition to revenue tax in future years. Topic to future regulatory steerage, we at present don't consider the CAMT could have a cloth affect on our 2023 tax legal responsibility. 46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities Communications Phase Web TheFCC at present classifies mounted and cellular client broadband providers as info providers, topic to light-touch regulation. The D.C. Circuit upheld theFCC 's present classification, though it remanded three discrete points to theFCC for additional consideration. These points associated to the impact of theFCC 's determination to categorise broadband providers as info providers on public security, the regulation of pole attachments, and common service help for low-income customers by means of the Lifeline program. As a result of no social gathering soughtSupreme Court docket assessment of the D.C. Circuit's determination to uphold theFCC 's classification of broadband as an info service, that call is remaining. InOctober 2020 , theFCC adopted an order addressing the three points remanded by the D.C. Circuit for additional consideration. After contemplating these points, theFCC concluded they supplied no grounds to depart from its willpower that mounted and cellular client broadband providers ought to be categorised as info providers. An enchantment of theFCC 's remand determination is pending. Some states have adopted laws or issued govt orders, together withCalifornia , that might reimpose internet neutrality guidelines just like these repealed by theFCC . TheCalifornia statute is now in impact, and challenges concerning different states' internet neutrality legal guidelines are pending. We count on that going ahead extra states might search to impose internet neutrality necessities. OnNovember 15, 2021 ,President Biden signed theInfrastructure Funding and Jobs Act (IIJA) into legislation. The laws appropriates$65,000 to help broadband deployment and adoption.The Nationwide Telecommunications and Data Company (NTIA) is accountable for distributing greater than$48,000 of this funding, together with$42,500 in state grants for broadband deployment initiatives in unserved and underserved areas,$1,000 for center mile broadband infrastructure, and$1,500 for digital fairness packages. OnMight 13, 2022 NTIA issued three Notices of Funding Alternative for these initiatives - the Broadband Fairness, Entry, and Deployment Program, the Enabling Center Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program, and the State Digital Fairness Program. NTIA will proceed to manage and implement these packages. The IIJA additionally appropriated$14,200 for institution of the Reasonably priced Connectivity Program (ACP), anFCC -administered month-to-month, low-income broadband profit program, changing the Emergency Broadband Profit program (established inDecember 2020 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021). Qualifying clients can obtain as much asthirty {dollars} per 30 days (orseventy-five {dollars} per 30 days for these on Tribal lands) to help with their web invoice.AT&T is a taking part supplier within the ACP program and can contemplate taking part within the deployment program the place acceptable. The IIJA contains varied provisions which have resulted inFCC proceedings concerning ACP program administration and client safety, reform of the prevailing common help program, and broadband labeling and equal entry. Privateness-related laws continues to be adopted or thought of in a variety of jurisdictions, together with on the federal stage. Legislative, regulatory and litigation actions may lead to elevated prices of compliance, additional regulation or claims in opposition to broadband web entry service suppliers and others, and elevated uncertainty within the worth and availability of information. Wi-fi Business-wide community densification and 5G know-how growth efforts, that are wanted to fulfill in depth demand for video and web entry, will contain important deployment of "small cell" gear. This will increase the significance of native allowing processes that permit for the placement of small cell gear within the public right-of-way on cheap timelines and phrases. Between 2018 and 2020, theFCC adopted a number of Orders streamlining federal, state, and native wi-fi construction assessment processes that had the tendency to delay and impede deployment of small cell and associated infrastructure used to supply telecommunications and broadband providers. The key parts of those orders have been affirmed on judicial assessment. Throughout 2020-2021, now we have additionally deployed 5G nationwide on "low band" spectrum on macro towers. Executing on the current spectrum buy, we introduced on-going building and persevering with deployment of 5G on C-band spectrum in 2022 and past. 47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities
CASH AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Operations continued for 9 months ended
2021
Money supplied by working actions$ 25,464 $
29,093
Money utilized in investing actions (23,011)
(28,528)
Money (utilized in) supplied by financing actions (54,403) 8,453
September 30, December 31,
2022 2021
Money and money equivalents $ 2,423 $ 19,223
Whole debt 133,480 175,631
We had $2,423 in money and money equivalents accessible at September 30, 2022 ,
reducing $16,800 since December 31, 2021 and returning to historic
thresholds with the shut of the WarnerMedia/Discovery transaction. Money and
money equivalents included money of $1,132 and cash market funds and different money
equivalents of $1,291 . Roughly $957 of our money and money equivalents had been
held by our international entities in accounts predominantly exterior of the U.S. and
could also be topic to restrictions on repatriation.
For the primary 9 months of 2022, money inflows had been primarily supplied by money
receipts from operations, together with money from our sale and switch of our
receivables to 3rd events, money obtained in reference to the separation
and distribution of the WarnerMedia enterprise, issuance of economic paper and
long-term debt and distributions from DIRECTV. These inflows had been exceeded by
money used to fulfill the wants of the enterprise, together with, however not restricted to,
cost of working bills, spectrum acquisitions, funding capital
expenditures and vendor financing funds, reimbursement of short-term borrowings
and long-term debt, and dividend funds to stockholders. We keep
availability underneath our credit score services and our industrial paper program to
meet our short-term liquidity necessities.
Money Offered by Working Actions from Persevering with Operations
In the course of the first 9 months of 2022, money supplied by working actions was
$25,464 , in comparison with $29,093 for the primary 9 months of 2021, reflecting
working capital impacts together with greater funds for wi-fi units tied to
accelerated subscriber progress and timing of buyer collections. Though our
credit score insurance policies have been constant over the previous few years, buyer
collections started to pattern slower within the latter half of the second quarter of
2022 and remained comparatively steady within the third quarter when in comparison with the
second quarter of 2022, as clients returned to pre-pandemic cost tendencies.
Stimulus funds in the course of the pandemic contributed to raised assortment and dangerous
debt expense tendencies than historic ranges. Particularly, whereas dangerous debt expense
was barely greater than 2021, partially resulting from progress in our account base, it
was comparatively in line with 2019 (pre-pandemic) ranges.
We actively handle the timing of our provider funds for working gadgets to
optimize using our money. Amongst different issues, we search to make funds on
90-day or higher phrases, whereas offering the suppliers with entry to financial institution
services that let earlier funds at their price. As well as, for funds
to a key provider, as a part of our working capital initiatives, now we have
preparations that permit us to increase the acknowledged cost phrases by as much as 90 days
at a further price to us (known as provider financing). The online affect
of provider financing was to lower money from working actions $1,653 and
$1,803 for the 9 months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. All
provider financing funds are due inside one 12 months.
Money Utilized in or Offered by Investing Actions from Persevering with Operations
For the primary 9 months of 2022, money utilized in investing actions totaled
$23,011 , and consisted primarily of $15,397 (together with curiosity throughout
building) for capital expenditures and $9,959 for acquisitions of spectrum
licenses received in Public sale 110 and related capitalized curiosity. In the course of the
first 9 months of 2022, we obtained a return of funding of $2,205 from
DIRECTV representing distributions in extra of cumulative fairness in earnings
from DIRECTV (see Be aware 11).
For capital enhancements, now we have negotiated favorable vendor cost phrases of
120 days or extra (known as vendor financing) with a few of our distributors,
that are excluded from capital expenditures and reported as financing
actions. For the primary 9 months of 2022, vendor financing funds had been
$4,237 , in comparison with $4,013 for the primary 9 months of 2021.
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Capital expenditures for the primary 9 months of 2022 had been $15,397 , and when
together with $4,237 money paid for vendor financing, capital funding was $19,634
($3,570 greater than the prior-year comparable interval).
The overwhelming majority of our capital expenditures are spent on our networks,
together with product improvement and associated help methods. In the course of the first 9
months of 2022, we positioned $3,916 of apparatus in service underneath vendor financing
preparations (in comparison with $3,624 within the prior-year comparable interval) and
roughly $250 of belongings associated to the FirstNet construct (in comparison with $610 in
the prior-year comparable interval). The quantity of capital expenditures is
influenced by demand for providers and merchandise, capability wants and community
enhancements. Our capital expenditures and vendor financing funds are
elevated in 2022, reflecting strategic investments.
Money Offered by or Utilized in Financing Actions from Persevering with Operations
For the primary 9 months of 2022, money utilized in financing actions totaled
$54,403 and was comprised of debt issuances and repayments, funds of
dividends, vendor financing funds, and inventory repurchases. In the course of the first
9 months of 2022, we additionally paid roughly $1,070 in money on the be aware
payable to DIRECTV, with $271 remaining due as of September 30, 2022 .
A abstract desk of our debt actions for the 9 months ended
First Second
Third 9 months ended
Quarter Quarter Quarter September 30, 2022
Web industrial paper borrowings $ 1,471 $ (5,219) $ (724) $ (4,472)
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Personal Financing - - 750 750
Different 479 - - 479
Debt Issuances $ 479 $ - $ 750 $ 1,229
Repayments:
2021 Syndicated Time period Mortgage $ - $ (7,350) $ - $ (7,350)
BAML Bilateral Time period Mortgage - Tranche A - (1,000) - (1,000)
Personal financing - (750) - (750)
Reimbursement of different short-term borrowings $ - $ (9,100) $ - $ (9,100)
USD notes1, 2, 3 $ (123) $ (18,957) $ - $ (19,080)
Euro notes - (3,343) - (3,343)
BAML Bilateral Time period Mortgage - Tranche B - (1,000) - (1,000)
Different (667) (123) (199) (989)
Repayments of long-term debt $ (790) $ (23,423) $ (199) $ (24,412)
1On March 31, 2022 , we issued a discover for the redemption in filled with the entire excellent $1,962 mixture
principal quantity of three.000% World Notes due June 30, 2022 . We redeemed the notes on April 30, 2022 at 100% of the
principal quantity.
2On April 11, 2022 , we issued notices for the redemption in filled with the entire excellent roughly $9,042
mixture principal quantity of assorted world notes due 2022 to 2026 with coupon charges starting from 2.625% to 4.450%
(Make-Complete Notes). The Make-Complete Notes had been redeemed on the redemption dates set forth within the notices of
redemption, at "make entire" redemption costs calculated as set forth within the respective redemption notices within the
second quarter.
3Includes $7,954 of money paid towards the $8,822 mixture principal quantity of assorted notes that had been tendered for
money in Might 2022 . The notes had rates of interest ranging between 3.100% and eight.750% and unique maturities ranging
from 2026 to 2061.
The weighted common rate of interest of our total long-term debt portfolio,
together with credit score settlement borrowings and the affect of derivatives, was
roughly 4.1% as of September 30, 2022 and three.8% as of December 31, 2021 . We
had $129,688 of whole notes and debentures excellent at September 30, 2022 .
This additionally included Euro, British pound sterling, Canadian greenback, Mexican peso,
Australian greenback, and Swiss franc denominated debt that totaled roughly
$32,822 .
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For the primary 9 months of 2022, we paid$4,237 of money underneath our vendor financing program, in comparison with$4,013 within the prior-year comparable interval. Whole vendor financing payables included in ourSeptember 30, 2022 consolidated stability sheet had been$4,635 , with$3,105 due inside one 12 months (in "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities") and the rest predominantly due inside 5 years (in "Different noncurrent liabilities"). AtSeptember 30, 2022 , we had roughly 144 million shares remaining from our share repurchase authorizations accepted by the Board of Administrators in 2014. In the course of the first 9 months of 2022, we repurchased roughly 34 million shares underneath theMarch 2014 authorization.
We paid dividends on the frequent and most well-liked shares of
Dividends on frequent inventory declared by our Board of Administrators totaled$0.8325 per share within the first 9 months of 2022 and$1.56 per share within the first 9 months of 2021. Our dividend coverage considers the expectations and necessities of stockholders, capital funding necessities ofAT&T and long-term progress alternatives. OnFebruary 1, 2022 , we introduced that our Board of Administrators accepted an anticipated annual dividend stage of$1.11 per frequent share, or roughly$8,000 per 12 months, following the shut of the WarnerMedia/Discovery transaction. Subsequent to quarter finish, onOctober 24, 2022 , roughly 105 million Collection A Cumulative Perpetual Most popular Membership Pursuits inAT&T Mobility II LLC (Mobility most well-liked pursuits) of the 319 million excellent had been put toAT&T by a third-party investor. We paid roughly$2,600 money to redeem the Mobility most well-liked curiosity, funded with industrial paper borrowings. As ofOctober 31, 2022 , now we have roughly 213 million Mobility most well-liked pursuits excellent, which have a redemption worth of roughly$5,300 and pay money distributions of$373 every year, topic to declaration. Underneath the phrases of the Mobility most well-liked pursuits, holders can put not more than 107 million pursuits in any 12-month interval. In consequence, future places might be exercised within the fourth quarter of 2023, on the earliest. Credit score Amenities The next abstract of our varied credit score and mortgage agreements doesn't purport to be full and is certified in its entirety by reference to every settlement filed as reveals to our Annual Report on Kind 10-Okay. We use credit score services as a instrument in managing our liquidity standing. InNovember 2020 , we amended one in every of our$7,500 revolving credit score agreements by extending the termination date. In whole, now we have two$7,500 revolving credit score agreements, totaling$15,000 , with one terminating onDecember 11, 2023 and the opposite terminating onNovember 17, 2025 . No quantities had been excellent underneath both settlement as ofSeptember 30, 2022 . OnJanuary 29, 2021 , we entered right into a$14,700 Time period Mortgage Credit score Settlement (2021 Syndicated Time period Mortgage), withFinancial institution of America, N.A ., as agent. OnMarch 23, 2021 , we borrowed$7,350 underneath the 2021 Syndicated Time period Mortgage and the remaining$7,350 of lenders' commitments had been terminated. Within the first quarter of 2022, the maturity date of the 2021 Syndicated Time period Mortgage was prolonged toDecember 31, 2022 . OnApril 13, 2022 , the 2021 Syndicated Time period Mortgage was paid off and terminated. InMarch 2021 , we entered into and drew on a$2,000 time period mortgage credit score settlement (BAML Bilateral Time period Mortgage) consisting of (i) a$1,000 facility initially dueDecember 31, 2021 (BAML Tranche A Facility) and subsequently prolonged toDecember 31, 2022 within the fourth quarter of 2021, and (ii) a$1,000 facility dueDecember 31, 2022 (BAML Tranche B Facility), withFinancial institution of America, N.A ., as agent. OnApril 13, 2022 , the BAML Bilateral Time period Mortgage was paid off and terminated.
We additionally use different exterior sources of financing, which embrace varied government-backed credit score preparations to help community gear purchases and a industrial paper program.
Every of our credit score and mortgage agreements accommodates covenants which are customary for an issuer with an funding grade senior debt credit standing in addition to a internet debt-to-EBITDA monetary ratio covenant requiringAT&T to keep up, as of the final day of every fiscal quarter by means ofJune 30, 2023 , a ratio of no more than 4.0-to-1, and a ratio of no more than 3.5-to-1 for any fiscal quarter thereafter. As ofSeptember 30, 2022 , we had been in compliance with the covenants for our credit score services. 50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------AT&T INC. SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 Merchandise 2. Administration's Dialogue and Evaluation of Monetary Situation and Outcomes of Operations- Continued {Dollars} in hundreds of thousands besides per share quantities Collateral Preparations Most of our counterparty collateral preparations require money collateral posting byAT&T solely when by-product market values exceed sure thresholds. Underneath these preparations, which cowl nearly all of our approximate$38,800 by-product portfolio, counterparties are nonetheless required to publish collateral. In the course of the first 9 months of 2022, we posted roughly$1,640 of money collateral, on a internet foundation. Money postings underneath these preparations fluctuate with modifications in credit score scores and netting agreements. (See Be aware 7)
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Our whole capital consists of debt (long-term debt and debt maturing inside one 12 months) and stockholders' fairness. Our capital construction doesn't embrace debt issued by our fairness methodology investments. AtSeptember 30, 2022 , our debt ratio was 48.8%, in comparison with 49.5% atSeptember 30, 2021 and 48.9% atDecember 31, 2021 . The debt ratio is affected by the identical elements that have an effect on whole capital, and displays our current debt issuances and repayments.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Asset Valuations and Impairments As mentioned in Be aware 1 of our 2021 Annual Report on Kind 10-Okay, goodwill and different indefinite-lived belongings are examined for impairment at the very least yearly as ofOctober 1 , typically using a quantitative strategy. Whereas an interim quantitative impairment was not warranted within the third quarter of 2022, due to attainable sustained greater low cost charges and declines within the worth ofAT&T's frequent inventory, it's attainable that the guide values of a number of of our reporting items will exceed their respective truthful values, which can outcome within the recognition of a noncash impairment of goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangible belongings within the fourth quarter of 2022 that could possibly be materials.
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