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Verizon Communications Inc.

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Oct 28, 2011, 7:56 p.m.

VZ
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$

37.60

Change

-0.03 -0.08%

Volume

Volume 1.33m

Quotes are delayed by 20 min

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Previous close

$ 37.66

$ 37.63

Change

-0.03 -0.08%

Day low

Day high

$37.37

$37.73

52 week low

52 week high

$31.60

$38.95

Company Description

Verizon Communications. The Group's principal activities are to provide wireline and wireless communication services. It operates in two segments: Domestic Wireless include wireless voice, data services and other value-added services and equipment sales across the United States. Wireline's communica...

Verizon Communications. The Group's principal activities are to provide wireline and wireless communication services. It operates in two segments: Domestic Wireless include wireless voice, data services and other value-added services and equipment sales across the United States. Wireline's communications services include voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, next generation Internet Protocol network services, network access, long distance and other services. We provide these services to consumers, carriers, businesses and government customers both in the United States and internationally in 150 countries. on 07-Aug-2008 it acquired Rural Cellular.

Valuation

P/E Current

41.81

P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items)

15.12

P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items)

39.76

Price to Sales Ratio

0.95

Price to Book Ratio

2.62

Price to Cash Flow Ratio

3.04

Enterprise Value to EBITDA

4.90

Enterprise Value to Sales

1.40

Total Debt to Enterprise Value

0.27

Efficiency

Revenue/Employee

0.55

Income Per Employee

0.01

Receivables Turnover

8.73

Total Asset Turnover

0.48

Liquidity

Current Ratio

0.73

Quick Ratio

0.69

Cash Ratio

0.24

Profitability

Gross Margin

43.18

Operating Margin

13.74

Pretax Margin

11.43

Net Margin

2.39

Return on Assets

1.14

Return on Equity

6.36

Return on Total Capital

2.61

Return on Invested Capital

2.82

Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity

136.88

Total Debt to Total Capital

57.78

Total Debt to Total Assets

24.00

Long-Term Debt to Equity

117.33

Long-Term Debt to Total Capital

49.53

Officers and Executives

Name Age Officer Since Title
Mr. Ivan G. Seidenberg 64 2000 Chairman
Mr. Lowell C. McAdam 56 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, COO & Director
Mr. Francis J. Shammo 50 2010 Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
Mr. Roger Gurnani 50 2010 Chief Information Officer & Executive VP
Mr. Anthony J. Melone 50 2010 Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP

Insider Actions

– Purchase – Sale 1 – Number of Transactions
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MarketWatch News on VZ

  1. Corporate bonds helped by Europe deal

    1:50 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Deborah Levine

  2. Motorola smartphone sales up, tablet down

    4:57 p.m. Oct. 27, 2011

    - Dan Gallagher

  3. Using dividends to beat the market

    3:17 p.m. Oct. 26, 2011

    - Mark Hulbert

  4. Sprint narrows loss as it boosts subscriber rolls

    9:32 a.m. Oct. 26, 2011

    - MarketWatch.com

  5. AT&T shares fall on downgrade; Verizon slips

    10:11 a.m. Oct. 25, 2011

    - Dan Gallagher

  7. Verizon doubles profit on strong subscriber growth

    2:00 p.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - MarketWatch.com

  8. Updates, advisories and surprises

    1:31 p.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - MarketWatch

  9. Verizon outpaces AT&T in postpaid subscriber adds

    11:13 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - MarketWatch.com

  10. Verizon profit jumps 31% as expenses drop

    7:47 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  11. Analysts expected Verizon Q3 revenue of $27.88 bln

    7:36 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  12. Verizon operating revenue up 5% to $27.9 bln

    7:35 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  13. Verizon beats Wall Street estimate by 1c

    7:35 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  14. Verizon adjusted net 56c vs. 55c

    7:34 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  15. Verizon Q3 net 49c vs. 23c

    7:34 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - Steve Gelsi

  16. Stocks to watch Friday: Seagate, Tempur-Pedic

    6:55 a.m. Oct. 21, 2011

    - MarketWatch

  17. Stocks to Watch: Microsoft, Altera, Seagate

    5:01 p.m. Oct. 20, 2011

    - David B. Wilkerson

  18. AT&T shares turn down following earnings

    2:09 p.m. Oct. 20, 2011

    - Dan Gallagher

  19. Fidelity fund sees profits in wireless data growth

    7:41 a.m. Oct. 20, 2011

    - MarketWatch.com

  20. audio content Smartphone shoppers have plenty of options

    10:08 a.m. Oct. 19, 2011

    - MarketWatch

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Other News on VZ

  1. Google's Threat to Television Media Companies

    10:07 p.m. Oct. 30, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  2. Cablevision's Net, Stock Slide

    8:20 p.m. Oct. 30, 2011

    - WSJ.com

  3. Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Picks (10/28/11)

    9:29 a.m. Oct. 30, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  4. Analyzing 7 Stocks Touching New 52 Week Highs

    6:06 a.m. Oct. 30, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  5. Recent Calls By Jim Cramer: 6 Buy, 2 Sell

    5:22 a.m. Oct. 30, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  6. 5 Cheap Dividend Stocks For The Next Decade

    7:19 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  7. 12 Golden Cross Stocks With Strong Corporate Governance

    6:15 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  8. Battle Of T-Mobile's Super Smartphones

    1:36 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - TheStreet.com

  9. CenturyLink Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

    11:43 a.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  10. Level 3 Communications Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

    11:25 a.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  11. Garmin Ltd. Third Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

    10:54 a.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  12. Sprint Reports Mixed Results: Stay Away Until They Raise Capital

    10:52 a.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  13. Vonage Holdings Corp. Third Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

    10:38 a.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  14. FCC Clears Subsidy-Fund Overhaul, Adds New Fee

    11:33 p.m. Oct. 27, 2011

    - WSJ.com

  15. Stocks Achieving 52-Week Highs as S&P; 500 Surges Over 3%

    7:23 p.m. Oct. 27, 2011

    - Wall St. Cheat Sheet

  16. 13 Higher Yield, Lower Debt Dividend Stocks

    5:48 p.m. Oct. 27, 2011

    - Seeking Alpha

  19. Motorola Solutions Outperforms in 3Q - Analyst Blog

    4:04 p.m. Oct. 27, 2011

    - Zacks.com

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At a Glance

Verizon Communications, Inc.

140 West Street

New York, New York 10007

Phone

12123951000

Industry

Fixed Line Telecommunications

Sector

Telecommunications

Fiscal Year-end

12/2011

View SEC Filings

Revenue

$106.57B

Net Income

$2.55B

Employees

194,400

Annual Report for VZ

Key Competitors

Company Last % Change
Sprint Nextel Corp. 2.72 +3.42%
MetroPCS Communications Inc. 8.94 -8.12%
U.S. Cellular Corp. 40.85 -2.67%
Clearwire Corp. Cl A 2.00 +4.71%
Telephone & Data Systems Inc. 24.03 -2.20%
NTELOS Holdings Corp. 19.08 +1.22%
Leap Wireless International Inc. 6.85 -0.44%
USA Mobility Inc. 13.23 -2.58%
Verizon Communications Inc. 37.63 -0.08%
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Press Releases on VZ

  2. Creatures, Costumes, Camera-Phones Come Out on Halloween

    4:33 p.m. Oct. 28, 2011

    - PR Newswire

  14. Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Coverage in Clinton County

    1:22 p.m. Oct. 25, 2011

    - PR Newswire

  15. Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Coverage in Monroe County

    1:21 p.m. Oct. 25, 2011

    - PR Newswire

  16. Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Coverage in Orange County

    1:21 p.m. Oct. 25, 2011

    - PR Newswire

  19. "What I Learned at the Verizon Wireless Workshop"

    8:45 a.m. Oct. 25, 2011

    - PR Newswire

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