Why is Verizon Communications, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 13.00%
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.10% and Operating profit at 0.52% over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Jun 25
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.17
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 781.39
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 161.17 %
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With ROCE of 13.16%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.38 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -7.21%, its profits have risen by 9.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -7.21% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Verizon Communications, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Verizon Communications, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Verizon Communications, Inc.
-2.96%
0.03
21.16%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.10%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.81
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.06
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.55
Tax Ratio
22.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
64.77%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
68.28%
ROCE (avg)
13.00%
ROE (avg)
23.79%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.90
EV to EBIT
10.51
EV to EBITDA
6.65
EV to Capital Employed
1.38
EV to Sales
2.41
PEG Ratio
1.02
Dividend Yield
45.88%
ROCE (Latest)
13.16%
ROE (Latest)
19.31%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 5.17
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 781.39
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 161.17 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 12,807 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 6,521 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 4,934.81 MM
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Verizon Communications, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 781.39
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 5.17 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 12,807 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 6,521 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 4,934.81 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 161.17 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Depreciation
Highest at USD 4,635 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)






