Verizon

Key Performance Metrics

  • The review of Net Profit Margin witnessed a fluctuating trend. The Net Profit Margin moved from 14.61% in 2019 to 8.67% in 2023. 
  • The average EBIT Margin for the period under analysis was 21.11%, with 2023 and 2021 performing the worst and best, respectively.
  • In the current year, Verizon was able to cover its interest liabilities 3.99 times – compared to 2019 when it was 5.70 times.
  • The Asset turnover stood at 0.35 times in 2023 from 0.46 in 2019, implying a low performance on Assets of the business in relation to revenue.

Profitability

  • The revenue of Verizon has fluctuated year on year. The revenue decreased by 2.71% between 2019 and 2020 and a further 2.41% increase was recorded between 2021 and 2022. There also occurred a decrease of 2.09% between 2022 and 2023 (the current period).
  • Verizon’s performance in profitability looks good as the return on capital employed also recorded good performance during the period of analysis.

Liquidity

  • The company’s result in liquidity looks poor, as current ratio was stagnant at 0.69:1 to 0.69:1 on the last year. Which implies that the company does not have enough assets to settle its current liabilities.

Capital Structure

  • Verizon is both equity and debt financed.
  • The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio has been falling year on year. The gearing position of the company appears to be high as it stood at 189% in the current year.

Source: Verizon Annual Report

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