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Verizon Communications (Verizon Communications) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 13.10 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Verizon Communications's share price is $40.13. Verizon Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.06. Hence, Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.10.

The historical rank and industry rank for Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

VZ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.12   Med: 14.34   Max: 281.92
Current: 13.1

During the past 13 years, Verizon Communications's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 281.92. The lowest was 6.12. And the median was 14.34.

VZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
51.35% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.68 vs VZ: 13.10

Verizon Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.03. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.06.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Verizon Communications was 23.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -13.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Verizon Communications's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 95.70% per year. The lowest was -48.90% per year. And the median was 0.70% per year.


Verizon Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Verizon Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.03 12.37 - 15.93 12.31

Verizon Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.93 12.60 12.65 9.98 12.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Verizon Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Verizon Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Verizon Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=40.13/3.064
=13.10

Verizon Communications's Share Price of today is $40.13.
Verizon Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.06.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Verizon Communications  (NYSE:VZ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Verizon Communications (Verizon Communications) Business Description

Address
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Verizon Communications is primarily a wireless business (it provides about 70% of service revenue and nearly all operating income). It serves about 92 million postpaid and 22 million prepaid phone customers (following the acquisition of Tracfone) via its nationwide network, making it the largest U.S. wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 25 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks.
Executives
Craig L. Silliman officer: EVP of PubPolicy & Gen Counsel 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Samantha Hammock officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Joseph J. Russo officer: EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Mary-lee Stillwell officer: SVP and Controller 804 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Kyle Malady officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Vittorio Colao director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Vandana Venkatesh officer: EVP and General Counsel VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Sowmyanarayan Sampath officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Tami A. Erwin officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Hans Erik Vestberg director, officer: Chairman and CEO 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Manon Brouillette officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer 40 AVENUE SPRINGGROVE, MONTREAL Z4 H3C 4M8
Carol B Tome director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kumara Guru Gowrappan officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Media 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Laxman Narasimhan director PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Shellye L Archambeau director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036