In discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation techniques the value of the stock is estimated based upon present value of some measure of cash flow. Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) is generally described as cash flows after direct costs and before any payments to capital suppliers.

Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
FCFF Growth Rate (g)

T-Mobile US Inc., free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) forecast

US$ in millions, except per share data

Year	Value	FCFF_t or Terminal value (TV_t)	Calculation	Present value at 7.92%
0¹	FCFF₀	9,283
1	FCFF₁	9,586	= 9,283 × (1 + 3.26%)	8,882
2	FCFF₂	9,941	= 9,586 × (1 + 3.71%)	8,536
3	FCFF₃	10,356	= 9,941 × (1 + 4.17%)	8,239
4	FCFF₄	10,835	= 10,356 × (1 + 4.62%)	7,987
5	FCFF₅	11,385	= 10,835 × (1 + 5.08%)	7,777
5	Terminal value (TV₅)	421,314	= 11,385 × (1 + 5.08%) ÷ (7.92% – 5.08%)	287,797
Intrinsic value of T-Mobile US Inc. capital				329,218
Less: Short-term and long-term debt, including financing lease liabilities (fair value)				72,912
Intrinsic value of T-Mobile US Inc. common stock				256,306

Intrinsic value of T-Mobile US Inc. common stock (per share)				$220.86
Current share price				$233.20

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31).

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T-Mobile US Inc., cost of capital

	Value¹	Weight	Required rate of return²	Calculation
Equity (fair value)	270,625	0.79	9.19%
Short-term and long-term debt, including financing lease liabilities (fair value)	72,912	0.21	3.22%	= 4.02% × (1 – 19.78%)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31).

¹ US$ in millions

Equity (fair value) = No. shares of common stock outstanding × Current share price
= 1,160,486,648 × $233.20
= $270,625,486,313.60

Short-term and long-term debt, including financing lease liabilities (fair value). See details »

² Required rate of return on equity is estimated by using CAPM. See details »

Required rate of return on debt. See details »

Required rate of return on debt is after tax.

Estimated (average) effective income tax rate
= (24.40% + 17.70% + 9.80% + 22.30% + 24.70%) ÷ 5
= 19.78%

WACC = 7.92%

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by PRAT model

T-Mobile US Inc., PRAT model

	Average	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Interest expense, net		3,335)	3,364)	3,342)	2,701)	1,111)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—)	—)	—)	320)	—)
Net income		8,317)	2,590)	3,024)	3,064)	3,468)

Effective income tax rate (EITR)¹		24.40%	17.70%	9.80%	22.30%	24.70%

Interest expense, net, after tax²		2,521)	2,769)	3,014)	2,099)	837)
Add: Dividends declared		747)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Interest expense (after tax) and dividends		3,268)	2,769)	3,014)	2,099)	837)

EBIT(1 – EITR)³		10,838)	5,359)	6,038)	4,843)	4,305)

Short-term debt		3,619)	5,164)	3,378)	4,579)	25)
Short-term debt to affiliates		—)	—)	2,245)	—)	—)
Short-term financing lease liabilities		1,260)	1,161)	1,120)	1,063)	957)
Long-term debt		69,903)	65,301)	67,076)	61,830)	10,958)
Long-term debt to affiliates		1,496)	1,495)	1,494)	4,716)	13,986)
Long-term financing lease liabilities		1,236)	1,370)	1,455)	1,444)	1,346)
Stockholders’ equity		64,715)	69,656)	69,102)	65,344)	28,789)
Total capital		142,229)	144,147)	145,870)	138,976)	56,061)
Financial Ratios
Retention rate (RR)⁴		0.70	0.48	0.50	0.57	0.81
Return on invested capital (ROIC)⁵		7.62%	3.72%	4.14%	3.48%	7.68%
Averages
RR	0.61
ROIC	5.33%

FCFF growth rate (g)⁶	3.26%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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2023 Calculations

² Interest expense, net, after tax = Interest expense, net × (1 – EITR)
= 3,335 × (1 – 24.40%)
= 2,521

³ EBIT(1 – EITR) = Net income – Income from discontinued operations, net of tax + Interest expense, net, after tax
= 8,317 – 0 + 2,521
= 10,838

⁴ RR = [EBIT(1 – EITR) – Interest expense (after tax) and dividends] ÷ EBIT(1 – EITR)
= [10,838 – 3,268] ÷ 10,838
= 0.70

⁵ ROIC = 100 × EBIT(1 – EITR) ÷ Total capital
= 100 × 10,838 ÷ 142,229
= 7.62%

⁶ g = RR × ROIC
= 0.61 × 5.33%
= 3.26%

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by single-stage model

g = 100 × (Total capital, fair value₀ × WACC – FCFF₀) ÷ (Total capital, fair value₀ + FCFF₀)
= 100 × (343,537 × 7.92% – 9,283) ÷ (343,537 + 9,283)
= 5.08%

where:

Total capital, fair value₀ = current fair value of T-Mobile US Inc. debt and equity (US$ in millions)
FCFF₀ = the last year T-Mobile US Inc. free cash flow to the firm (US$ in millions)
WACC = weighted average cost of T-Mobile US Inc. capital

FCFF growth rate (g) forecast

T-Mobile US Inc., H-model

Year	Value	g_t
1	g₁	3.26%
2	g₂	3.71%
3	g₃	4.17%
4	g₄	4.62%
5 and thereafter	g₅	5.08%

where:
g₁ is implied by PRAT model
g₅ is implied by single-stage model
g₂, g₃ and g₄ are calculated using linear interpoltion between g₁ and g₅

Calculations

g₂ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 3.26% + (5.08% – 3.26%) × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 3.71%

g₃ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 3.26% + (5.08% – 3.26%) × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 4.17%

g₄ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 3.26% + (5.08% – 3.26%) × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 4.62%

T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)

Present Value of Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF)

Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

FCFF Growth Rate (g)

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by PRAT model

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by single-stage model

FCFF growth rate (g) forecast