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UNITED STATES CELLULAR Corp (USM)

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UNITED STATES CELLULAR Corp At A Glance

Current Price: $35.10
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:03 PM
Open: $34.96
Previous Close: $34.76
Daily Range: $34.86 - $35.43
52-Week Range: $29.62 - $47.95
Volume: 27,412
Market Cap: $3.04B
P/E Ratio: 579.33
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UNITED STATES CELLULAR Corp (USM)

Avatar LongShortIndex (98.67) Submitted: 4/30/09 9:43 PM

This is a multipart communications play.
Sell short AT&T (T), MetroPCS (PCS), Leap Wireless (LEAP)
and
Buy Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S), United States Cellular (USM)

T, PCS, and LEAP are all trading at ridiculous levels higher than book value especially when compared to some of its peers (see buy list...More

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Avatar boeroboy (< 20) Submitted: 12/29/09 2:00 PM : Outperform Start Price: $42.34 USM Score: -12.18

Competitors AT&T, Verizon are overgrown and have poor customer service. I think there will be a migration towards smaller providers with proven customer service.

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Avatar spreadsheetV1 (94.05) Submitted: 11/23/09 1:27 AM : Outperform Start Price: $39.23 USM Score: -7.37

This met a high level screen to indicate a buy and strong outperform against its peers (other tickers in its industry). My 1st version of this spreadsheet devles deep into the company's balnace sheet and recent income statements, combined with other relevant price data for the company including insider/institutional holdings, short interest, debt levels, etc.
Testing capabilities of this 1st version of my automated, valuation spreadhseet matched with my personal criteria and see how it holds up.

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Avatar BillinOmaha (78.70) Submitted: 9/23/09 11:04 AM : Outperform Start Price: $24.54 USM Score: 42.68

UZG is a preferred stock of US Cellular, with a coupon of 8.75%. US Cellular is one of the leading cellular phone companies in the USA and is very customer friendly. They are constantly expanding their cellular network and, correspondingly, their customer base. I, myself, have used them for over 3 years, very satisfactorly!

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Avatar LongShortIndex (98.67) Submitted: 4/30/09 9:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $33.74 USM Score: -19.87

This is a multipart communications play.
Sell short AT&T (T), MetroPCS (PCS), Leap Wireless (LEAP)
and
Buy Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S), United States Cellular (USM)

T, PCS, and LEAP are all trading at ridiculous levels higher than book value especially when compared to some of its peers (see buy list). Additionally taking into account their balance sheet expansion over the past 4 years, their future will be severely limited relative to its rivals going forward. These four already seemed priced to perfection.
With the funds gained from selling short the above
BUY VZ, S, USM, TDS
These companies are trading at a good value to its book. Verizon only shows value if compared to its biggest competitor, AT&T. As the rollout of 4G actually plays out by end of 2010, whether its LTE (VZ/AT&T's technology) or WiMax (Clearwire/Sprint/Intel's tech), VZ will have access to an even wider market (by having common network as AT&T) and Sprint is likely to carry SOME profit out of the mess. Sprint is already priced to failure of its Wimax technology, even if it shifed gears on technology & took further massive writedowns on its intangibles, its potential for expansion in the future seems strong. USM & TDS are essentially the same company through insider ownership & show great value compared to its rivals on the short list at the top of the pitch.
Disclosure: Currently own shares in USM. Am looking to jumping in some of the plays mentioned above.

Comments, Criticism, & discussion is most welcome.

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Avatar VATROSLAVJG (< 20) Submitted: 6/28/08 1:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.31 USM Score: 78.21

U. S. Cellular has been in business since 1983 and has a plan for steady growth. 2006 service revenues exceeded $ 3.2 billion. It seems that they realize that customer service is the foundation of growth, and good management and customer relations cannot be undervalued. For more about the company check their link: http://www.uscc.com/uscellular/SilverStream/Pages/x_page.html?p=a_home


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