WESTERN WIRELESS LLC

EDGAR

48 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1996-08-14 to 2005-05-06. Explore the available filing history and original sources.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

520 million USD

2005-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating cash flow

125 million USD

2005-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 124505000 USD Source

Free cash flow

17.6 million USD

2005-03-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 124505000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 106951000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
80.5 million USD Source
Exact value

80529000 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.

Revenue

1.99 billion USD

2004-04-01 – 2005-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 465492000 USD · 2004-04-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 497447000 USD · 2004-07-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 1917721000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 1409433000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 520227000 USD · 2005-01-01 – 2005-03-31 Source

Net income

202 million USD

2004-04-01 – 2005-03-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 41359000 USD · 2004-04-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Net income: 30359000 USD · 2004-07-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 232876000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 107934000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 5325000 USD · 2005-01-01 – 2005-03-31 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: 2005-05-06.

Financial data available through: 2004-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Operating income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2001-12-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Total assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 2 of 11 periods available· newest 2002-12-31
  • Current assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • 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

    +27.5%

    Prior period

    USD 1.5 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 1.92 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1917721000 − 1503747000 = 413974000 USD

    1503747000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    1917721000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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  • Net income

    +USD 235.65 million

    Prior period

    −USD 2.77 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 232.88 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    232876000 − -2773000 = 235649000 USD

    -2773000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    232876000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +50.5%

    Prior period

    USD 317.77 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 478.27 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    478274000 − 317773000 = 160501000 USD

    317773000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    478274000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    +37.1%

    Prior period

    USD 253.26 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 347.25 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    347247000 − 253263000 = 93984000 USD

    253263000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    347247000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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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.

2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

  • Revenue USD 1.92 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Operating income Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Tax, interest and other Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Net income USD 232.88 million 12% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 478.27 million 25% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 347.25 million 18% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 131.03 million 6.8% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 1995 Operating loss: operating costs were 116% of revenue.
  • 1996 Operating loss: operating costs were 126% of revenue.
  • 1997 Net loss: net income was −88% of revenue.
  • 1998 Net loss: net income was −49% of revenue.
  • 1999 Net loss: net income was −24% of revenue.
  • 2000 12%80%
  • 2001 Net loss: net income was −15% of revenue.
  • 2002 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2003 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2004 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31146555000 170490000 Derived -23935000 32019000 Derived -55954000 -80209000 Derived
Source
1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31329971000 416857000 Derived -86886000 43219000 Derived -130105000 -394648000 Derived
Source
1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31302848000 265568000 Derived 37280000 302814000 Derived -265534000 29313000 Derived
Source
1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31460567000 379287000 Derived 81280000 305349000 Derived -224069000 -6702000 Derived
Source
1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31626777000 565848000 Derived 60929000 209702000 Derived -148773000 -72507000 Derived
Source
2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31834954000 666076000 Derived 168878000 103472000 Derived 65406000 -95596000 Derived
Source
2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-311037959000 1018701000 Derived 19258000 174335000 Derived -155077000 -305298000 Derived
Source
2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-311186610000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable-183820000 -149568000 Derived
Source
2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-311503747000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable-2773000 64510000 Derived
Source
2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-311917721000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable232876000 131027000 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 1.9B 2004
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.2.1B1.6B1.0B517.8M0.0199520002004
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Revenue146555000
1996Revenue329971000
1997Revenue302848000
1998Revenue460567000
1999Revenue626777000
2000Revenue834954000
2001Revenue1037959000
2002Revenue1186610000
2003Revenue1503747000
2004Revenue1917721000

Revenue growth

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

27.5% 2004
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.143%103%62%21%-19%199520002004
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Year over year132.2%
1996Year over year125.2%
1997Year over year-8.2%
1998Year over year52.1%
1999Year over year36.1%
2000Year over year33.2%
2001Year over year24.3%
2002Year over year14.3%
2003Year over year26.7%
2004Year over year27.5%

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 1.9% 2001
Net margin 12.1% 2004
Free cash flow margin 6.8% 2004
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.31%-9%-50%-90%-131%199520002004-12-31
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Operating margin-16.3%
1996Operating margin-26.3%
1997Operating margin12.3%
1998Operating margin17.6%
1999Operating margin9.7%
2000Operating margin20.2%
2001Operating margin1.9%
2002-12-31Operating marginNot reported
2003-12-31Operating marginNot reported
2004-12-31Operating marginNot reported
1995Net margin-38.2%
1996Net margin-39.4%
1997Net margin-87.7%
1998Net margin-48.7%
1999Net margin-23.7%
2000Net margin7.8%
2001Net margin-14.9%
2002Net margin-15.5%
2003Net margin-0.2%
2004Net margin12.1%
1995Free cash flow margin-54.7%
1996Free cash flow margin-119.6%
1997Free cash flow margin9.7%
1998Free cash flow margin-1.5%
1999Free cash flow margin-11.6%
2000Free cash flow margin-11.4%
2001Free cash flow margin-29.4%
2002Free cash flow margin-12.6%
2003Free cash flow margin4.3%
2004Free cash flow margin6.8%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 478.3M 2004
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.521.4M365.0M208.5M52.0M-104.5M199520002004
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Operating cash flow-745000
1996Operating cash flow-61333000
1997Operating cash flow83631000
1998Operating cash flow66669000
1999Operating cash flow95712000
2000Operating cash flow166971000
2001Operating cash flow72930000
2002Operating cash flow154996000
2003Operating cash flow317773000
2004Operating cash flow478274000

Free cash flow

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

USD 131M 2004
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.173.1M20.6M-131.8M-284.3M-436.7M199520002004
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Free cash flow-80209000
1996Free cash flow-394648000
1997Free cash flow29313000
1998Free cash flow-6702000
1999Free cash flow-72507000
2000Free cash flow-95596000
2001Free cash flow-305298000
2002Free cash flow-149568000
2003Free cash flow64510000
2004Free cash flow131027000

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.

118.2% 2002
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.128%96%64%32%0%1995-12-312000-12-312004-12-31
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1996-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1997-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1998-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1999-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2000-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2001Liabilities / assets111.6%
2002Liabilities / assets118.2%
2003-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2004-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.09× 2004
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.1.96×1.47×0.98×0.49×0.00×199520002004
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Current assets / current liabilities0.67×
1996Current assets / current liabilities1.04×
1997Current assets / current liabilities1.06×
1998Current assets / current liabilities0.79×
1999Current assets / current liabilities1.81×
2000Current assets / current liabilities1.12×
2001Current assets / current liabilities0.74×
2002Current assets / current liabilities0.74×
2003Current assets / current liabilities1.04×
2004Current assets / current liabilities1.09×

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
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31
−USD 55.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: -55954000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: -55954000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 745,000
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Exact value: -745000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: -745000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 79.46 million
Exact value

Exact value: 79464000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 79464000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 80.21 million
Calculation and evidence

-745000 − 79464000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -80209000 USD

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1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31
−USD 130.11 million
Exact value

Exact value: -130105000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: -130105000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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−USD 61.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: -61333000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: -61333000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 333.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: 333315000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: 333315000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 394.65 million
Calculation and evidence

-61333000 − 333315000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -394648000 USD

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1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31
−USD 265.53 million
Exact value

Exact value: -265534000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: -265534000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 83.63 million
Exact value

Exact value: 83631000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 83631000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 54.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: 54318000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 54318000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 29.31 million
Calculation and evidence

83631000 − 54318000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 29313000 USD

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1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31
−USD 224.07 million
Exact value

Exact value: -224069000 USD

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USD 66.67 million
Exact value

Exact value: 66669000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 66669000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 73.37 million
Exact value

Exact value: 73371000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 73371000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 6.7 million
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66669000 − 73371000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -6702000 USD

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1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31
−USD 148.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: -148773000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: -148773000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 95.71 million
Exact value

Exact value: 95712000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: 95712000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 168.22 million
Exact value

Exact value: 168219000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: 168219000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 72.51 million
Calculation and evidence

95712000 − 168219000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -72507000 USD

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2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31
USD 65.41 million
Exact value

Exact value: 65406000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 65406000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 166.97 million
Exact value

Exact value: 166971000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 166971000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 262.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: 262567000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 262567000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 95.6 million
Calculation and evidence

166971000 − 262567000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -95596000 USD

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2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31
−USD 155.08 million
Exact value

Exact value: -155077000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: -155077000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 72.93 million
Exact value

Exact value: 72930000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 72930000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 378.23 million
Exact value

Exact value: 378228000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 378228000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 305.3 million
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72930000 − 378228000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -305298000 USD

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2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31
−USD 183.82 million
Exact value

Exact value: -183820000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: -183820000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 155 million
Exact value

Exact value: 154996000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 154996000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 304.56 million
Exact value

Exact value: 304564000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 304564000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 149.57 million
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154996000 − 304564000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -149568000 USD

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2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31
−USD 2.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: -2773000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: -2773000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 317.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: 317773000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 317773000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 253.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 253263000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 253263000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 64.51 million
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317773000 − 253263000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 64510000 USD

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2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31
USD 232.88 million
Exact value

Exact value: 232876000 USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31: 232876000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 478.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 478274000 USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31: 478274000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 347.25 million
Exact value

Exact value: 347247000 USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31: 347247000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 131.03 million
Calculation and evidence

478274000 − 347247000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 131027000 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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48 filings · 0 latest values · 0 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0000930738, 930738, edgar:930738

Also known as WESTERN WIRELESS CORP