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Net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratios are non-GAAP financial measures that are frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to provide relevant and useful information. Our Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio
is calculated by dividing the Net Debt by the sum of the most recent four quarters of Adjusted EBITDA. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents and Time Deposits (deposits at financial
institutions that are greater than 90 days, e.g., certificates of deposit and time deposits), from Total Debt. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by excluding from operating revenues and operating expenses certain significant
items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature, including dispositions and merger integration and transaction costs, significant abandonments and impairment, benefit-related gains and losses, employee
separation and other material gains and losses.
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Net Debt of $128.9 billion at December 31, 2023 is calculated as Total Debt of $137.3 billion less Cash and Cash Equivalents of $6.7 billion and Time Deposits of $1.8 billion. Net Debt of $132.2 billion at December 31, 2022 is
calculated as Total Debt of $135.9 billion less Cash and Cash Equivalents of $3.7 billion. Adjusted EBITDA was $43.4 billion for 2023 and $41.5 billion for 2022.
3. EBITDA, EBITDA margin, EBITDA service margin and adjusted operating income margin are non-GAAP financial measures that are frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to provide relevant and useful
information. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided in the Financial and Operational Schedules & Non-GAAP Reconciliations document on
the company's Investor Relations website, investors.att.com. Adjusted EBITDA estimates depend on future levels of revenues and expenses which are not reasonably estimable at this time. Accordingly, we cannot
provide a reconciliation between projected Adjusted EBITDA and the most comparable GAAP metrics without unreasonable effort.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that is frequently used by investors and credit rating agencies to provide relevant and useful information. In 4Q23, free cash flow of $6.4 billion is cash from operating
activities of $11.4 billion, plus cash distributions from DIRECTV classified as investing activities of $0.6 billion, minus capital expenditures of $4.6 billion and cash paid for vendor financing of $1.0 billion. For 2023, free cash
flow of $16.8 billion is cash from operating activities of $38.3 billion, plus cash distributions from DIRECTV classified as investing activities of $2.0 billion, minus capital expenditures of $17.9 billion and cash paid for vendor
financing of $5.7 billion. For 2022, free cash flow of $14.1 billion is cash from operating activities of $35.8 billion, plus cash distributions from DIRECTV classified as investing activities of $2.6 billion, minus capital
expenditures of $19.6 billion and cash paid for vendor financing of $4.7 billion. Due to high variability and difficulty in predicting items that impact cash from operating activities, cash distributions from DIRECTV, capital
expenditures and vendor financing payments, the company is not able to provide a reconciliation between projected free cash flow and the most comparable GAAP metric without unreasonable effort.
4. Adjusted EPS is calculated by excluding from operating revenues, operating expenses, other income (expenses) and income tax expense, certain significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature,
including dispositions and merger integration and transaction costs, actuarial gains and losses, significant abandonments and impairment, benefit-related gains and losses, employee separation and other material gains
and losses. For 2023, Adjusted EPS of $2.41 is Diluted EPS of $1.97 adjusted for $0.18 restructuring and impairments, $0.17 net actuarial and settlement loss on benefit plans, and $0.14 proportionate share of intangible
amortization at the DIRECTV equity method investment, minus $0.04 benefit from tax items and $0.01 of benefit-related, transaction and other costs.
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The company expects adjustments to 2024 reported diluted EPS to include our proportionate share of intangible amortization at the DIRECTV equity method investment in the range of $0.5-$0.7 billion, a non-cash
mark-to-market benefit plan gain/loss, and other items. The company expects the mark-to-market adjustment, which is driven by interest rates and investment returns that are not reasonably estimable at this time,
to be a significant item. Our projected 2024 Adjusted EPS depends on future levels of revenues and expenses, most of which are not reasonably estimable at this time. Accordingly, we cannot provide a reconciliation
between these projected non-GAAP metrics and the reported GAAP metrics without unreasonable effort. Our projected 2024 adjusted equity in net income from DIRECTV investment depends on financial projections
provided by DIRECTV. The company is not able to provide a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP metric as DIRECTV's financial results are not reasonably estimable by AT&T.
Capital investment includes capital expenditures and cash paid for vendor financing ($1.0 billion in 4Q23 and $5.7 billion for 2023). For 2024, Capital Investment is expected to be in the $21-$22 billion range. Due to high
variability and difficulty in predicting items that impact capital expenditures and vendor financing payments, the company is not able to provide a reconciliation between projected capital investment and the most
comparable GAAP metrics without unreasonable effort
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As a supplemental presentation to our Communications segment operating results, AT&T Business Solutions results are provided in the Financial and Operational Schedules & Non-GAAP Reconciliations document on
the company's Investor Relations website, investors.att.com. AT&T Business Solutions includes both wireless and fixed operations and is calculated by combining our Mobility and Business Wireline operating units and
then adjusting to remove non-business operations. This combined view presents a complete profile of the entire business customer relationship and underscores the importance of mobile solutions to serving our
business customers.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found at https://investors.att.com and in our Form 8-K dated January 24, 2024.
All metrics discussed above represent continuing operations.
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