ARCH WIRELESS INC

EDGAR

38 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1996-08-14 to 2004-10-28. Explore the available filing history and original sources.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

109 million USD

2004-09-30 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

10.17%

2004-09-30 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 11127000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 109417000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

30 million USD

2004-09-30 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 87307000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 57307000 USD Source

Free cash flow

22.8 million USD

2004-09-30 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 87307000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 57307000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 15328000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 8138000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
45.3 million USD Source
Exact value

45292000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Net income

13.3 million USD

2003-10-01 – 2004-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 16128000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 17501000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 4857000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Net income: 3064000 USD · 2004-04-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Net income: 6737000 USD · 2004-07-01 – 2004-09-30 Source

Operating cash flow

122 million USD

2003-10-01 – 2004-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 181245000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 146819000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 24520000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 57307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 24520000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 87307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 57307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source

Capital expenditure

22.4 million USD

2003-10-01 – 2004-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Capital expenditure: 25446000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 18395000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 5701000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 8138000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 5701000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 15328000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 8138000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source

Free cash flow

99.4 million USD

2003-10-01 – 2004-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 181245000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 146819000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 24520000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 57307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 24520000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 87307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 57307000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 25446000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 18395000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 5701000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 8138000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 5701000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 15328000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 8138000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2004-10-28.

Financial data available through: 2003-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Operating income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Net income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Total assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • liabilities: No compatible figures in this window
  • Current assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2003-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +31.8%

    Prior period

    USD 453.37 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 597.48 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    597478000 − 453369000 = 144109000 USD

    453369000 USD · 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31

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    597478000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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  • Net income

    +1,850.2%

    Prior period

    USD 827,000

    –

    Current period

    USD 16.13 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    16128000 − 827000 = 15301000 USD

    827000 USD · 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31

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    16128000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +40%

    Prior period

    USD 129.49 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 181.25 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    181245000 − 129492000 = 51753000 USD

    129492000 USD · 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31

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    181245000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    -36.3%

    Prior period

    USD 39.94 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 25.45 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    25446000 − 39935000 = -14489000 USD

    39935000 USD · 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31

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    25446000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

  • Revenue USD 597.48 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 551.36 million 92% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 46.12 million 7.7% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 29.99 million 5% of revenue
  • Net income USD 16.13 million 2.7% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 181.25 million 30% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 25.45 million 4.3% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 155.8 million 26% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 1997 Operating loss: operating costs were 126% of revenue.
  • 1998 Operating loss: operating costs were 123% of revenue.
  • 1999 Operating loss: operating costs were 115% of revenue.
  • 2000 Operating loss: operating costs were 129% of revenue.
  • 2001 Operating loss: operating costs were 225% of revenue.
  • 2002 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
  • 2002 94%
  • 2003 92%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31396841000 498856000 Derived -102015000 79859000 Derived -181874000 -24278000 Derived
Source
1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31413635000 508064000 Derived -94429000 111622000 Derived -206051000 4131000 Derived
Source
1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31641824000 739563000 Derived -97739000 187847000 Derived -285586000 4328000 Derived
Source
2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31851082000 1096219000 Derived -245137000 64643000 Derived -309780000 -95508000 Derived
Source
2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-311163514000 2623176000 Derived -1459662000 109441000 Derived -1569103000 -58622000 Derived
Source
2002 2001-06-01 – 2002-05-31365360000 351117000 Derived 14243000 -1644679000 Derived 1658922000 32689000 Derived
Source
2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31453369000 428043000 Derived 25326000 24499000 Derived 827000 89557000 Derived
Source
2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31597478000 551363000 Derived 46115000 29987000 Derived 16128000 155799000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 597.5M 2003
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.3B942.4M628.3M314.1M0.0199720012003
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1997Revenue396841000
1998Revenue413635000
1999Revenue641824000
2000Revenue851082000
2001Revenue1163514000
2002Revenue365360000
2002Revenue453369000
2003Revenue597478000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

31.8% 2003
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.64%31%-3%-37%-70%199720012003
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1997Year over yearNo prior comparable period
1998Year over year4.2%
1999Year over year55.2%
2000Year over year32.6%
2001Year over year36.7%
2002Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2002Year over year-61%
2003Year over year31.8%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 7.7% 2003
Net margin 2.7% 2003
Free cash flow margin 26.1% 2003
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.501%330%160%-11%-182%199720012003
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1997Operating margin-25.7%
1998Operating margin-22.8%
1999Operating margin-15.2%
2000Operating margin-28.8%
2001Operating margin-125.5%
2002Operating margin3.9%
2002Operating margin5.6%
2003Operating margin7.7%
1997Net margin-45.8%
1998Net margin-49.8%
1999Net margin-44.5%
2000Net margin-36.4%
2001Net margin-134.9%
2002Net margin454.1%
2002Net margin0.2%
2003Net margin2.7%
1997Free cash flow margin-6.1%
1998Free cash flow margin1%
1999Free cash flow margin0.7%
2000Free cash flow margin-11.2%
2001Free cash flow margin-5%
2002Free cash flow margin8.9%
2002Free cash flow margin19.8%
2003Free cash flow margin26.1%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 181.2M 2003
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.195.7M146.8M97.9M48.9M0.0199720012003
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1997Operating cash flow63590000
1998Operating cash flow83380000
1999Operating cash flow99536000
2000Operating cash flow32325000
2001Operating cash flow47371000
2002Operating cash flow77163000
2002Operating cash flow129492000
2003Operating cash flow181245000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 155.8M 2003
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.175.9M103.0M30.1M-42.7M-115.6M199720012003
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1997Free cash flow-24278000
1998Free cash flow4131000
1999Free cash flow4328000
2000Free cash flow-95508000
2001Free cash flow-58622000
2002Free cash flow32689000
2002Free cash flow89557000
2003Free cash flow155799000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

Not enough comparable data to show this history.
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1997-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1998-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1999-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2000-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2001-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2002-05-31Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2002-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2003-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.95× 2003
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.34×1.00×0.67×0.33×0.00×199720012003
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1997Current assets / current liabilities0.6×
1998Current assets / current liabilities0.58×
1999Current assets / current liabilities0.52×
2000Current assets / current liabilities0.42×
2001Current assets / current liabilities1.24×
2002-05-31Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2002Current assets / current liabilities0.74×
2003Current assets / current liabilities0.95×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31
−USD 181.87 million
Exact value

Exact value: -181874000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: -181874000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 63.59 million
Exact value

Exact value: 63590000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 63590000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 87.87 million
Exact value

Exact value: 87868000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 87868000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 24.28 million
Calculation and evidence

63590000 − 87868000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -24278000 USD

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1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31
−USD 206.05 million
Exact value

Exact value: -206051000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: -206051000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 83.38 million
Exact value

Exact value: 83380000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 83380000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 79.25 million
Exact value

Exact value: 79249000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 79249000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 4.13 million
Calculation and evidence

83380000 − 79249000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 4131000 USD

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1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31
−USD 285.59 million
Exact value

Exact value: -285586000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: -285586000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 99.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: 99536000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: 99536000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 95.21 million
Exact value

Exact value: 95208000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: 95208000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 4.33 million
Calculation and evidence

99536000 − 95208000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 4328000 USD

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2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31
−USD 309.78 million
Exact value

Exact value: -309780000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: -309780000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 32.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: 32325000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 32325000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 127.83 million
Exact value

Exact value: 127833000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 127833000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 95.51 million
Calculation and evidence

32325000 − 127833000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -95508000 USD

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2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31
−USD 1.57 billion
Exact value

Exact value: -1569103000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: -1569103000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 47.37 million
Exact value

Exact value: 47371000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 47371000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 105.99 million
Exact value

Exact value: 105993000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 105993000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 58.62 million
Calculation and evidence

47371000 − 105993000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -58622000 USD

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2002 2001-06-01 – 2002-05-31
USD 1.66 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1658922000 USD

2001-06-01 – 2002-05-31: 1658922000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 77.16 million
Exact value

Exact value: 77163000 USD

2001-06-01 – 2002-05-31: 77163000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 44.47 million
Exact value

Exact value: 44474000 USD

2001-06-01 – 2002-05-31: 44474000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 32.69 million
Calculation and evidence

77163000 − 44474000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 32689000 USD

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2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31
USD 827,000
Exact value

Exact value: 827000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 827000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 129.49 million
Exact value

Exact value: 129492000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 129492000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 39.94 million
Exact value

Exact value: 39935000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 39935000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 89.56 million
Calculation and evidence

129492000 − 39935000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 89557000 USD

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2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31
USD 16.13 million
Exact value

Exact value: 16128000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 16128000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 181.25 million
Exact value

Exact value: 181245000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 181245000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 25.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: 25446000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 25446000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 155.8 million
Calculation and evidence

181245000 − 25446000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 155799000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

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38 filings · 0 latest values · 0 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0000915390, 915390, edgar:915390

Also known as ARCH COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC /DE/