Financial Analysis Report: Verizon Communication

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Financial Analysis Report: Verizon Communications, Inc. Kari Bradley Troy University-Dothan Campus FIN-3331 Term 1, Fall 2014 Instructor: Dr. James Bookout Financial Analysis Report: Verizon Communications, Inc. A recently developed private school system in Bookout County has been undergoing expansion over the past few years. To accommodate the growing number of students, Bookout County Private Schools (BCPS) has decided to split the K-12 school into three schools; an elementary, middle and high school, each on its’ own campus. In addition to more students, several more administrative, support personnel and teaching staff have also been hired. BCPS would like to incorporate the use of tablets in the classroom and have…show more content…
Verizon Communications averages fairly close to the industry average in most areas of financial ratios. The biggest discrepancy is in its debt to equity ratio. Debt to equity ratio indicates the feasibility that a company will be able to pay off its’ debts in “the event of a liquidation” (investinganswers.com, 2014). According to investinganswers.com, “a high debt to equity ratio indicates that a company may not be able to generate enough cash to satisfy its debt obligations” (2014). With a debt to equity ratio as above average as Verizon Communications’, the probability that the company will be able to pay off its’ debts if a liquidation was to occur is unlikely. Some factors that may be a contributing factor to Verizon Communications’ currently high debt to equity ratio is the acquisition of other firms, the purchase of complete ownership of Verizon Wireless, and recent deals with Netflix. However, according to macroaxis.com, Verizon Communications’ probability of going bankrupt within the next two years is “less than 46%” (2014). Verizon’s closest competitor, AT&T has about a 43% chance of going bankrupt in the next two years; many of the telecommunications industry companies are within the 43 to 50 percent range of bankruptcy within the next two year (macroaxis.com, 2014). Also, research analyst, Arie Goren, states that “Verizon will continue to benefit from the remarkable leadership of its wireless segment”; he further explains that “Verizon has compelling metrics and good earnings growth prospects”

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