$VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Stock $vz

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000073271221000012 Filed on February 25, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
Revenue	$34.78B	$32.07B	$32.13B
YoY Change	1.44%	-0.41%	1.12%
Cost Of Revenue	$15.63B	$12.72B	$12.99B
YoY Change	2.22%	-4.55%	63.48%
Gross Profit	$19.14B	$19.35B	$19.14B
YoY Change	0.81%	2.52%	-19.68%
Gross Profit Margin	55.05%	60.33%	59.57%
Selling, General & Admin	$8.010B	$7.268B	$7.198B
YoY Change	8.17%	-4.43%	5.17%
% of Gross Profit	41.84%	37.56%	37.61%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.105B	$4.232B	$4.231B
YoY Change	-5.68%	-2.71%	-2.15%
% of Gross Profit	21.44%	21.87%	22.11%
Operating Expenses	$12.12B	$7.268B	$7.198B
YoY Change	3.06%	-4.43%	5.17%
Operating Profit	$6.639B	$7.850B	$7.709B
YoY Change	942.23%	18.63%	4.9%
Interest Expense	-$1.127B	$1.215B	$1.210B
YoY Change	2.27%	-0.57%	0.75%
% of Operating Profit	-16.98%	15.48%	15.7%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$191.0M	-$1.312B	$295.0M
YoY Change	6.7%	-464.44%	-493.33%
Pretax Income	$3.712B	$5.310B	$6.788B
YoY Change	171.54%	-3.93%	12.12%
Income Tax	-$1.505B	$1.236B	$1.628B
% Of Pretax Income	-40.54%	23.28%	23.98%
Net Earnings	$5.095B	$3.944B	$5.032B
YoY Change	162.76%	-4.27%	10.72%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.65%	12.3%	15.66%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.23	$0.95	$1.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.23	$0.95	$1.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		4.138B shares	4.138B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		4.139B shares	4.140B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.594B	$1.949B	$2.322B
YoY Change	-5.5%	11.37%	20.75%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.594B	$1.949B	$2.322B
Short-Term Investments	$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$7.180B	$4.454B	$4.419B
YoY Change	52.9%	7.35%	-15.38%
Inventory	$1.422B	$1.167B	$1.417B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$25.43B	$24.93B	$24.47B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$37.47B	$33.31B	$33.40B
YoY Change	8.19%	7.88%	7.65%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$91.92B	$87.82B	$87.85B
YoY Change	2.94%	0.04%	-0.08%
Goodwill	$24.39B	$24.64B	$24.64B
YoY Change	-0.91%	-15.63%	-15.4%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$558.0M	$650.0M	$674.0M
YoY Change	-16.84%	-17.41%	-32.19%
Other Assets	$10.14B	$10.43B	$9.669B
YoY Change	-13.45%	-4.72%	-11.83%
Total Long-Term Assets	$254.3B	$249.8B	$250.6B
YoY Change	10.45%	7.47%	7.31%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$37.47B	$33.31B	$33.40B
Total Long-Term Assets	$254.3B	$249.8B	$250.6B
Total Assets	$291.7B	$283.1B	$283.9B
YoY Change	10.16%	7.52%	7.35%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$7.725B	$17.63B	$18.66B
YoY Change	6.82%	-4.99%	9.45%
Accrued Expenses	$5.984B	$3.154B	$2.997B
YoY Change	0.61%
Deferred Revenue	$4.651B
YoY Change	10.55%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$800.0M	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Long-Term Debt Due	$10.78B	$7.973B	$8.614B
YoY Change	49.89%	45.87%	36.23%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$44.87B	$38.21B	$38.61B
YoY Change	18.29%	18.2%	22.12%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$100.7B	$104.6B	$105.0B
YoY Change	-4.87%	-4.19%	-6.82%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$12.26B	$11.83B	$12.11B
YoY Change	-11.91%	-10.39%	-1.88%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$184.0B	$186.9B	$187.9B
YoY Change	6.87%	5.38%	4.06%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$44.87B	$38.21B	$38.61B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$184.0B	$186.9B	$187.9B
Total Liabilities	$228.9B	$225.2B	$226.5B
YoY Change	8.93%	7.36%	6.75%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$53.15B	$47.95B	$43.95B
YoY Change	22.06%	15.09%	16.07%
Common Stock	$429.0M	$429.0M	$429.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$6.820B	$6.823B	$6.825B
YoY Change	-2.38%	-2.39%	-2.39%
Treasury Stock Shares	155.6M shares
Shareholders Equity	$61.40B	$56.58B	$55.86B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$291.7B	$283.1B	$283.9B
YoY Change	10.16%	7.52%	7.35%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q2	2019 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$5.095B	$3.944B	$5.032B
YoY Change	162.76%	-4.27%	10.72%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.105B	$4.232B	$4.231B
YoY Change	-5.68%	-2.71%	-2.15%
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.998B	$8.755B	$7.081B
YoY Change	11.16%	-10.53%	6.51%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$6.206B	-$3.794B	-$4.372B
YoY Change	30.54%	9.31%	-20.83%
Acquisitions			$25.00M
YoY Change			-21.88%
Other Investing Activities	$782.0M	$8.000M	$406.0M
YoY Change	-1877.27%	-71.43%	-250.93%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$5.424B	-$3.786B	-$4.803B
YoY Change	13.05%	9.96%	-9.12%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$2.489B
YoY Change			3.41%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.863B	-5.386B	-$2.657B
YoY Change	30.68%	-17.76%	101.9%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	8.998B	8.755B	$7.081B
Cash From Investing Activities	-5.424B	-3.786B	-$4.803B
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.863B	-5.386B	-$2.657B
Net Change In Cash	-289.0M	-417.0M	-$379.0M
YoY Change	-184.75%	101.45%	-906.38%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.998B	$8.755B	$7.081B
Capital Expenditures	-$6.206B	-$3.794B	-$4.372B
Free Cash Flow	$15.20B	$12.55B	$11.45B
YoY Change	18.33%	-5.33%	-5.89%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Policy For Uncollectible Amounts FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesPolicyForUncollectibleAmounts	<div style="margin-bottom:5pt"><span style="color:#da291c;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Allowance for Credit Losses</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior to January 1, 2020, accounts receivable were recorded at cost less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The gross amount of accounts receivable and corresponding allowance for doubtful accounts were presented separately in the consolidated balance sheets. We maintained allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable, including our direct-channel device payment plan agreement receivables, for estimated losses resulting from the failure or inability of our customers to make required payments. Indirect-channel device payment receivables are considered financial instruments and were initially recorded at fair value net of imputed interest, and credit losses were recorded as incurred. However, receivable balances were assessed quarterly for impairment and an allowance was recorded if the receivable was considered impaired. Subsequent to January 1, 2020, accounts receivable are recorded at amortized cost less an allowance for credit losses that are not expected to be recovered. The gross amount of accounts receivable and corresponding allowance for credit losses are presented separately in the consolidated balance sheets. We maintain allowances for credit losses resulting from the expected failure or inability of our customers to make required payments. We recognize the allowance for credit losses at inception and reassess quarterly based on management’s expectation of the asset’s collectability. The allowance is based on multiple factors including historical experience with bad debts, the credit quality of the customer base, the aging of such receivables and current macroeconomic conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as management’s expectations of conditions in the future, if applicable. Our allowance for credit losses is based on management’s assessment of the collectability of assets pooled together with similar risk characteristics.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We pool our device payment plan agreement receivables based on the credit quality indicators and shared risk characteristics of "new customers" and "existing customers." New customers are defined as customers who have been with Verizon for less than 210 days if they are classified as a Consumer segment customer, or less than 12 months if they are classified as a Business segment customer. Existing customers are defined as customers who have been with Verizon for more than 210 days if they are in Consumer, or more than 12 months if they are in Business. We record an allowance to reduce the receivables to the amount that is expected to be collectible. For device payment plan agreement receivables, we record bad debt expense based on a default and loss calculation using our proprietary loss model. The expected loss rate is determined based on customer credit scores and other qualitative factors as noted above. The loss rate is assigned individually on a customer by customer basis and the custom credit scores are then aggregated by vintage and used in our proprietary loss model to calculate the weighted-average loss rate used for determining the allowance balance.</span></div>We monitor the collectability of our wireless service receivables as one overall pool. Wireline service receivables are disaggregated and pooled by the following customer groups: consumer, small and medium business, global enterprise, public sector and wholesale. For wireless service receivables and wireline consumer and small and medium business receivables, the allowance is calculated based on a 12 month rolling average write-off balance multiplied by the average life-cycle of an account from billing to write-off. The risk of loss is assessed over the contractual life of the receivables and we adjust the historical loss amounts for current and future conditions based on management’s qualitative considerations. For global enterprise, public sector and wholesale wireline receivables, the allowance for credit losses is based on historical write-off experience and individual customer credit risk, if applicable. We consider multiple factors in determining the allowance as discussed above.
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