By Yasin Ebrahim
Investing.com -- T-Mobile US lifted its annual guidance Thursday after reporting mixed third-quarter results as earnings beat, but revenue missed analyst estimates.
T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) shares rose more than 1% in after-hours trade following the report.
The U.S. wireless carrier announced earnings per share of 40 cents on revenue of $20 billion. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of 50 cents on revenue of $19.36 billion.
Postpaid net additions increased by 368,000 to 1.6 million in the quarter from a year earlier.
Looking ahead, the company lifted its guidance on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, to be between $26.2 billion and $26.4 billion, from prior guidance of $26.0 billion to $26.3 billion. Postpaid net customer additions are expected to be between 6.2 million and 6.4 million, an increase from prior guidance of 6.0 million to 6.3 million.