An Insider Track To AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) Is Announcing Its Quarter Results In This Week (Preview)

Experts Expectations:

Experts are expecting a rise of 1.9% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $31.85 billion.

Industry Analysis:

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) maintains the 2^nd highest market capitalization of $10.62 billion among Networking and Communication Devices companies. The company is ranked 8^th among its industry peers by return on equity which stands at 6.21 percent. The company maintains the revenue growth rate of -5.80 percent which ranks it 15^th among its competitors.

Financial Analysis:

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) reported its total revenue to $1.12 billion for the quarter ended December 31^st, 2011 as compared to revenue of $1.18 billion for same period last year. The company reported the net income of $96.26 million or earnings of $0.20 per share for the respective quarter as compared to net profit of $190.23 million or earnings of $0.36 per share last year.

The company’s total assets accumulate up to $9.98 billion with highest proportion of total current assets standing at $4.43 billion. The company maintains strong short term liquidity position as per its current ratio of 3.03 times.

AT&T Inc.’s Competitors:

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCMA), Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBEY), MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS), Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB), PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:PAET), and Frontier Communications Corp (NYSE:FTR).