About the company
| 117.02bn | 1.14bn | 1983 | 183.40k | |||
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Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company. The Company is a provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. It operates in two primary segments: Verizon Wireless and Wireline. Verizon Wireless' communications products and services include wireless voice and data services and equipment sales, which are provided to consumer, business and government customers across the United States. Wireline's communications products and services include voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, Internet protocol network services, network access, long distance and other services. The Company provides these products and services to consumers in the United States, as well as to carriers, businesses and government customers both in the United States and in over 150 other countries worldwide. In July 2012, it acquired HUGHES Telematics, Inc.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | Deal status | Date | VZ:NYQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Telematics Inc | Deal completed | 01 Jun 2012 | +26.66% | 603.94m |
Peer analysis
| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excluding extraordinary items (TTM) | EPS (including extraordinary items) (TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on average assets (TTM) | Return on average assets (5 yr average) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr average) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr average) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 Yr Average) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr average) | Revenue (Year-over-year change%) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (Year-over-year change%) | Net income (5 Yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 Yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) | |
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| Comcast Corporation | 63.00bn | 6.42bn | 111.48bn | 129000 | 17.97 | 2.33 | 6.17 | 1.77 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 23.34 | 18.30 | 0.4009 | -- | 13.35 | 488,388 | 5.13 | 4.04 | 6.14 | 4.04 | 41.17 | 64.35 | 12.80 | 10.08 | -- | 8.61 | 0.4882 | 27.61 | 12.05 | 15.04 | 49.11 | 19.11 | 0.2214 | -- | |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 117.02bn | 1.14bn | 152.63bn | 183400 | 134.12 | 4.58 | 5.44 | 1.30 | 0.3978 | 0.3978 | 40.85 | 11.64 | 0.5211 | 67.10 | 10.15 | 638,081 | 5.12 | 6.44 | 7.97 | 6.44 | 46.65 | 59.96 | 9.83 | 8.64 | 0.7768 | 10.05 | 0.3765 | 318.84 | 4.48 | 4.39 | -63.6023 | -30.7896 | 2.77 | 3.98 | |
| AT&T Inc. | 126.97bn | 7.38bn | 201.43bn | 242000 | 29.23 | 2.31 | 7.82 | 1.59 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 22.22 | 16.23 | 0.47 | -- | 10.05 | 524,661 | 2.84 | 3.53 | 3.21 | 3.53 | 56.80 | 57.14 | 6.03 | 6.60 | -- | 5.42 | 0.4563 | 124.82 | 0.5611 | 1.39 | 84.18 | -9.478 | 1.90 | 3.78 |
Data as of May 20 2013. Currency figures normalised to Verizon Communications Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD.
Institutional shareholders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 128.29m | 4.62% |
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 119.66m | 4.16% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors as of 31 Mar 2013 | 105.35m | 3.72% |
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) as of 31 Mar 2013 | 92.53m | 3.42% |
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) as of 31 Mar 2013 | 88.18m | 2.60% |
Northern Trust Investments, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 41.21m | 1.48% |
Wellington Management Co. LLP as of 31 Mar 2013 | 7.77m | 1.45% |
Fidelity Management & Research Co. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 45.06m | 1.43% |
BlackRock Advisors LLC as of 31 Mar 2013 | 28.42m | 0.93% |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 19.18m | 0.80% |
Data from 31 Dec 2012 - 31 Mar 2013Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.