Verizon Communications has the Profitability Rank of 7.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:
1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Verizon Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 22.15%. As of today, Verizon Communications's Piotroski F-Score is 5.
Competitive Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Verizon Communications's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Verizon Communications's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Verizon Communications's Profitability Rank falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Profitability Rank's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.
The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.
Verizon Communications has the Profitability Rank of 7.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Verizon Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Verizon Communications has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
Good Sign:
Verizon Communications Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) Business Description
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.
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