$VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC Stock $vz

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514073266 Filed on February 27, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$31.07B	$30.05B	$29.01B
YoY Change	3.39%	5.66%	3.92%
Cost Of Revenue	$11.96B	$13.07B	$10.99B
YoY Change	-8.47%	8.1%	-3.57%
Gross Profit	$19.10B	$16.98B	$18.02B
YoY Change	12.53%	3.85%	9.09%
Gross Profit Margin	61.49%	56.5%	62.11%
Selling, General & Admin	$2.857B	$16.01B	$8.366B
YoY Change	-82.15%	20.56%	8.8%
% of Gross Profit	14.96%	94.3%	46.44%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.183B	$4.137B	$4.167B
YoY Change	1.11%	-1.03%	-0.29%
% of Gross Profit	21.9%	24.37%	23.13%
Operating Expenses	$7.040B	$20.15B	$8.366B
YoY Change	-65.05%	15.39%	8.8%
Operating Profit	$12.06B	-$3.169B	$5.483B
YoY Change	-480.66%	184.98%	17.99%
Interest Expense	-$1.042B	-$473.0M	$632.0M
YoY Change	120.3%	-17.88%	-9.46%
% of Operating Profit	-8.64%		11.53%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$261.0M	-$1.094B	$10.00M
YoY Change	-76.14%	859.65%	-58.33%
Pretax Income	$10.76B	-$4.736B	$4.923B
YoY Change	-327.2%	162.82%	20.13%
Income Tax	$2.844B	-$2.810B	$631.0M
% Of Pretax Income	26.43%		12.82%
Net Earnings	$5.067B	-$4.229B	$1.593B
YoY Change	-219.82%	109.05%	15.52%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.31%	-14.08%	5.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.77	-$1.48	$0.56
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.76	-$1.48	$0.56
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			2.857B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			2.866B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$54.13B	$3.563B	$10.31B
YoY Change	1419.2%	-74.47%	-5.07%
Cash & Equivalents	$53.53B	$3.093B	$9.714B
Short-Term Investments	$601.0M	$470.0M	$593.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.406B	$4.021B	$4.103B
YoY Change	-15.29%	-5.81%	-0.19%
Inventory	$1.020B	$1.075B	$1.223B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$12.44B	$12.58B	$12.03B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$70.99B	$21.24B	$27.66B
YoY Change	234.33%	-31.36%	-0.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$88.96B	$88.64B	$87.81B
YoY Change	0.35%	0.24%	-1.16%
Goodwill	$24.63B	$24.14B	$24.05B
YoY Change	2.05%	3.35%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$3.329B	$3.306B	$3.625B
YoY Change	0.7%	-4.12%	4.74%
Other Assets	$4.535B	$4.128B	$4.515B
YoY Change	9.86%	-19.92%	-14.8%
Total Long-Term Assets	$203.1B	$204.0B	$203.4B
YoY Change	-0.43%	2.24%	1.58%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$70.99B	$21.24B	$27.66B
Total Long-Term Assets	$203.1B	$204.0B	$203.4B
Total Assets	$274.1B	$225.2B	$231.1B
YoY Change	21.7%	-2.27%	1.34%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$4.954B	$4.454B	$16.00B
YoY Change	11.23%	6.2%	10.47%
Accrued Expenses	$3.954B	$4.529B
YoY Change	-12.7%	19.62%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$447.0M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.486B	$3.869B	$6.335B
YoY Change	-9.9%	32.73%	-26.59%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.05B	$26.96B	$28.77B
YoY Change	0.35%	-12.37%	-16.94%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$89.66B	$47.62B	$46.47B
YoY Change	88.29%	-5.34%	0.39%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.653B	$6.092B	$5.839B
YoY Change	-7.21%	11.33%	-82.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$95.31B	$53.71B	$5.839B
YoY Change	77.45%	-3.7%	-92.65%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$27.05B	$26.96B	$28.77B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$95.31B	$53.71B	$5.839B
Total Liabilities	$122.4B	$80.67B	$34.61B
YoY Change	51.69%	-6.78%	-81.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.782B	-$3.734B	$1.968B
YoY Change	-147.72%	-416.71%
Common Stock	$297.0M	$297.0M	$297.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.961B	$4.071B	$4.247B
YoY Change	-2.7%	-18.61%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$38.84B	$33.16B	$37.65B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$274.1B	$225.2B	$231.1B
YoY Change	21.7%	-2.27%	1.34%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$5.067B	-$4.229B	$1.593B
YoY Change	-219.82%	109.05%	15.52%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.183B	$4.137B	$4.167B
YoY Change	1.11%	-1.03%	-0.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.43B	$6.728B	$9.487B
YoY Change	55.04%	-18.63%	8.8%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.947B	-$4.979B	-$7.668B
YoY Change	-0.64%	34.64%	111.36%
Acquisitions	$400.0M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$137.0M	-$98.00M	-$173.0M
YoY Change	-239.8%	-30.0%	-296.59%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$4.810B	-$5.077B	-$7.841B
YoY Change	-5.26%	32.28%	121.5%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-8.803B	-8.272B	-1.933B
YoY Change	6.42%	494.25%	76.37%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	10.43B	6.728B	9.487B
Cash From Investing Activities	-4.810B	-5.077B	-7.841B
Cash From Financing Activities	-8.803B	-8.272B	-1.933B
Net Change In Cash	-3.182B	-6.621B	-287.0M
YoY Change	-51.94%	-317.94%	-107.03%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$10.43B	$6.728B	$9.487B
Capital Expenditures	-$4.947B	-$4.979B	-$7.668B
Free Cash Flow	$15.38B	$11.71B	$17.16B
YoY Change	31.36%	-2.16%	38.93%

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CY2013	vz	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Before Investment Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitBeforeInvestmentTaxCredits	5785000000
CY2013	vz	Period Of Stock Option Life Following Date Of Grant PeriodOfStockOptionLifeFollowingDateOfGrant	10	Y
CY2013	vz	Total Taxes Paid TotalTaxesPaid	3786000000
CY2013	vz	Schedule Of Summarized Financial Information For Equity Investees Income Statement Textblock ScheduleOfSummarizedFinancialInformationForEquityInvesteesIncomeStatementTextblock	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Income Statement</i></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="77%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="9" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(dollars in millions)</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Years Ended December 31,</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>2013</b></font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2012</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2011</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; 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CY2013	vz	Average Remaining Renewal Period Of Wireless License Portfolio AverageRemainingRenewalPeriodOfWirelessLicensePortfolio	P5Y1M6D
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CY2013	vz	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Affordable Housing Credit EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAffordableHousingCredit	-0.006	pure
CY2013	vz	License Period LicensePeriod	P10Y
CY2013	vz	Schedule Of Summarized Financial Information For Equity Investees Balance Sheet Textblock ScheduleOfSummarizedFinancialInformationForEquityInvesteesBalanceSheetTextblock	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Summarized financial information for our equity investees is as follows:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Balance Sheet</i></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="86%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="5" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(dollars in millions)</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">At December 31,</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>2013</b></font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2012</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> <font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; 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