| Company Name: | Verizon Communications, Incorporated | | Ticker Symbol: | VZ | | | WWW Address: | www.verizon.com | | CEO: | Ivan G. Seidenberg | | No. of Employees: | 223,900 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company provides communications services through two reportable segments, Domestic Wireless and Wireline.
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| | | Industry Information: | TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Telecom Services - Domestic [more like this] |
| | Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 30.43 |  -0.09 | 30.4 | 30.61 | 30.38 | 30.53 | 30.30 | 10936026 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 86,439.5 | 2,840.6 | 0.60 | 2.26 | 1.75 | 15.6 | 6.2 | 34.90 - 26.10 |
| | KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 30.43 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 15.6 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 86,440.9 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 2,840.6 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 2.26 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 1.75 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 6.2 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 77 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 434,810 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 20.9 | % |
| Float | 2,839.3 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 100.0 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 29.10 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.4 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 31.3 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 7.6 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.5 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.9 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 20.3 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 8.7 | % |
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 5.2 | |
| Interest Cover | 4.8 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.45 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 57.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | -1.86 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.43 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 15.20 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | -20.37 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 8.74 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 0.97 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 2.00 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | -1.49 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 3.5 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 31.2 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 67.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 110.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 09/03/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 10/06/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 10/08/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 11/01/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 475 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 1.90 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 6.2 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 4.6 |
| Payout Ratio | 77.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 71.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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 | | | Share price performance intraday |
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 | | | | | PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 1.0 | 101 | 131,058 | 610,283 |
| 4 Weeks | 30.69 | 28.57 | 28.85 | 5.5 | 104 | 179,766 | 3,595,319 |
| 13 Weeks | 31.79 | 28.57 | 31.37 | -3.0 | 91 | 180,542 | 11,554,707 |
| 26 Weeks | 32.69 | 28.31 | 28.81 | 5.6 | 86 | 161,744 | 20,541,441 |
| 52 Weeks | 34.90 | 26.10 | 28.47 | 6.9 | 78 | 174,833 | 43,883,082 |
| YTD | 34.76 | 26.10 | - | -10.2 | 74 | 173,332 | 38,999,596 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 30.52 | 30.37 | 29.73 | 30.12 | 30.05 | 0.60 | 0.57 |
| | | | GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 8.07 | 95.6 | 5.26 |
| Income | -2.96 | 8.0 | -2.03 |
| Dividend | 3.16 | 92.0 | 3.92 |
| Capital Spending | 16.32 | NA | 16.21 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | -1.68 | NA | 1.22 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | 11.0 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| Earnings % | -17.1 | -29.5 | 13.7 |
| EPS % | -17.0 | -30.5 | 15.9 |
| EPS $ | -0.31 | -0.18 | 0.31 |
| | | | SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 0.08 |
| Current Ratio | 1.0 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.8 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.40 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.3 |
| Average Collection Period | 43 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 0.4 |
| Working Capital pS | 0.06 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 7.39 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | -4.05 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 1.19 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 4.9 |
| Debt Ratio | 79.4 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.25 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 1.13 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 152.0 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 29.2 |
| Interest Cover | 6.4 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 1.03 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 123.11 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.43 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 15.60 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 7.53 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | -15.07 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.2 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | -1.49 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 2.00 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 3.5 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 31.2 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.82 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 14.8 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 12.7 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 13.0 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 23.6 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 10.2 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 15.9 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 98 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 67.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 110.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 15.6 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 16.53 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 9.12 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | -20.37 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 15.20 |
| Capital Invested pS | 31.21 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.43 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 8.74 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.97 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 2.26 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | -11.83 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | -1.37 |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.6 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 7.9 |
| Equity Productivity | 2.33 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 15.4 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 15.4 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 1.10 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 7.2 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 8.6 |
| Assets Productivity | 0.50 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.2 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 3.7 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.4 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 62.3 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 31.3 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 10.4 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 16.3 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 16.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 20.9 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 23.3 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 61 |
| Revenue per Employee | 434,810 |
| Net Income per Employee | 28,709 |
| Average Collection Period | 43 |
| Receivables Turnover | 8.3 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 18 |
| Inventory Turnover | 20.4 |
| Inventory/Sales | 2.1 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 3.96 |
| Assets/Revenue | 2.00 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 576.06 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.55 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 0.5 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 9.95 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 1.12 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 2.33 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 1.10 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 27.6 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 28.3 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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