$VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Stock $vz

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2017 Form 8-K Financial Statement

#000073271218000024 Filed on May 01, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
Revenue	$126.0B	$32.34B	$30.94B
YoY Change	0.04%	-5.59%	-6.7%
Cost Of Revenue	$30.92B	$14.36B	$6.989B
YoY Change	1.49%	-2.35%	-7.91%
Gross Profit	$95.12B	$17.98B	$23.95B
YoY Change	-0.42%	-8.03%	-6.34%
Gross Profit Margin	75.47%	55.59%	77.41%
Selling, General & Admin	$28.59B	$7.557B	$8.226B
YoY Change	1.74%	31.11%	-1.0%
% of Gross Profit	30.06%	42.03%	34.35%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$14.74B	$3.987B	$3.942B
YoY Change	3.61%	-1.29%	-1.67%
% of Gross Profit	15.5%	22.18%	16.46%
Operating Expenses	$28.59B	$11.54B	$8.226B
YoY Change	1.74%	17.76%	-1.0%
Operating Profit	$27.43B	$6.073B	$6.928B
YoY Change	-6.24%	-37.67%	-8.06%
Interest Expense	$4.733B	-$1.155B	$1.038B
YoY Change	8.16%	-3.27%	-13.64%
% of Operating Profit	17.26%	-19.02%	14.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.021B	$81.00M	$97.00M
YoY Change	-46.66%	189.29%	90.2%
Pretax Income	$20.59B	$6.949B	$5.576B
YoY Change	-1.87%	-18.99%	-12.41%
Income Tax	-$9.956B	$2.349B	$1.829B
% Of Pretax Income	-48.34%	33.8%	32.8%
Net Earnings	$30.10B	$4.495B	$3.620B
YoY Change	129.31%	-16.62%	-10.35%
Net Earnings / Revenue	23.88%	13.9%	11.7%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$7.37	$1.10	$0.89
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$7.36	$1.10	$0.89
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	4.084B shares		4.079B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	4.089B shares		4.086B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.079B	$2.880B	$6.441B
YoY Change	-27.81%	-40.25%	54.05%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.079B	$2.880B	$6.441B
Short-Term Investments		$0.00	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.307B	$4.800B	$3.030B
YoY Change	-31.1%	74.48%	-4.2%
Inventory	$1.034B	$1.202B	$1.318B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$23.49B	$17.51B	$14.83B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$29.91B	$26.40B	$25.62B
YoY Change	13.33%	18.07%	17.7%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$88.57B	$84.75B	$83.41B
YoY Change	4.5%	1.45%	1.03%
Goodwill		$27.21B	$25.97B
YoY Change		7.4%	3.37%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$1.039B	$1.110B	$1.119B
YoY Change	-6.4%	39.45%	43.65%
Other Assets	$9.787B	$8.536B	$8.275B
YoY Change	6.97%	10.6%	17.04%
Total Long-Term Assets	$227.2B	$217.8B	$213.9B
YoY Change	4.34%	-1.82%	-2.92%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$29.91B	$26.40B	$25.62B
Total Long-Term Assets	$227.2B	$217.8B	$213.9B
Total Assets	$257.1B	$244.2B	$239.5B
YoY Change	5.31%	0.0%	-1.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$7.063B	$7.084B	$18.00B
YoY Change	-0.3%	24.28%	1.59%
Accrued Expenses	$12.69B	$5.717B
YoY Change	15.4%	1.02%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$150.0M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-10.71%	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.303B	$2.645B	$3.852B
YoY Change	33.35%	-59.24%	-46.97%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.04B	$30.34B	$30.30B
YoY Change	8.89%	-13.44%	-12.16%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$113.6B	$105.4B	$102.7B
YoY Change	7.79%	2.12%	-2.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$34.55B	$12.25B	$11.58B
YoY Change	-10.06%	5.19%	3.53%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$148.2B	$189.8B	$11.58B
YoY Change	3.02%	1530.51%	3.53%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$33.04B	$30.34B	$30.30B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$148.2B	$189.8B	$11.58B
Total Liabilities	$214.0B	$220.1B	$41.87B
YoY Change	-3.43%	371.48%	-8.32%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$15.06B	$12.92B
YoY Change		33.91%	58.39%
Common Stock		$424.0M	$424.0M
YoY Change		0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$7.263B	$7.264B
YoY Change		-2.06%	-4.47%
Treasury Stock Shares		165.7M shares
Shareholders Equity	$43.10B	$22.52B	$20.46B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$257.1B	$244.2B	$239.5B
YoY Change	5.31%	0.0%	-1.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017	2016 Q4	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$30.10B	$4.495B	$3.620B
YoY Change	129.31%	-16.62%	-10.35%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$14.74B	$3.987B	$3.942B
YoY Change	3.61%	-1.29%	-1.67%
Cash From Operating Activities	$24.32B	$5.086B	$4.816B
YoY Change	12.12%	-52.02%	-49.41%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$17.83B	-$5.785B	-$4.253B
YoY Change	1.35%	7.81%	-5.93%
Acquisitions	$5.880B
YoY Change	56.18%
Other Investing Activities	-$1.640B	-$2.659B	-$939.0M
YoY Change	2.37%	3182.72%	-1078.13%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.46B	-$8.444B	-$5.192B
YoY Change	86.92%	55.02%	17.33%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$9.472B
YoY Change	2.27%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.151B	-203.0M	3.960B
YoY Change	-54.01%	-95.55%	-193.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$24.32B	5.086B	4.816B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.46B	-8.444B	-5.192B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.151B	-203.0M	3.960B
Net Change In Cash	-$289.0M	-3.561B	3.584B
YoY Change	-81.49%	-698.49%	313.38%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$24.32B	$5.086B	$4.816B
Capital Expenditures	-$17.83B	-$5.785B	-$4.253B
Free Cash Flow	$42.15B	$10.87B	$9.069B
YoY Change	7.3%	-31.92%	-35.41%

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