Verizon begins 2018 with strong momentum

1Q 2018 highlights

Consolidated:

• $1.11 in earnings per share (EPS), compared with 84 cents in 1Q 2017; adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), excluding special items, of $1.17, compared with 95 cents in 1Q 2017.
• Total consolidated revenue growth of 6.6 percent, or 3.2 percent on an adjusted basis (non-GAAP).

Wireless:

• 260,000 retail postpaid net additions, including 220,000 postpaid smartphone net adds.
• Strong customer loyalty with 0.80 percent retail postpaid phone churn, the fourth consecutive period of customer retention at 0.80 percent or better.
• Total revenue growth of 4.7 percent, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard adopted on January 1, 2018.

Wireline:

• 66,000 Fios Internet net adds.
• Total Fios revenue growth of 1.9 percent, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard.

NEW YORK, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) (Nasdaq:VZ) today reported first-quarter 2018 results highlighted by consolidated revenue growth and strong Verizon Wireless customer loyalty.

“We began 2018 with strong momentum, and we expect it to continue throughout the year,” said Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam. “We are positioning Verizon for long-term growth while executing our strategy today and leading the way for the next cycle of growth for the industry.”

For first-quarter 2018, Verizon reported EPS of $1.11, compared with 84 cents in first-quarter 2017. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), first-quarter 2018 EPS was $1.17, compared with 95 cents in first-quarter 2017. Verizon’s first-quarter 2018 EPS included approximately 21 cents due to tax reform and accounting changes for revenue recognition.

First-quarter 2018 earnings also included a pre-tax charge of about $249 million related to early debt extinguishment and approximately $107 million of acquisition and integration costs related primarily to Oath. The net impact of these items, after tax, was approximately 6 cents per share.

Consolidated results

Total consolidated operating revenues in first-quarter 2018 were $31.8 billion, up 6.6 percent from first-quarter 2017. On a comparable basis excluding the impact of Oath and divested businesses and the impact of the revenue recognition standard (non-GAAP), consolidated revenues were $29.9 billion, which grew approximately 3.2 percent. The primary driver was solid performance in the wireless business with improved service revenue results.  

Net income was $4.7 billion in first-quarter 2018. EBITDA (non-GAAP, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) totaled approximately $11.7 billion. Consolidated operating income margin was 23.1 percent. Consolidated EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 36.7 percent in first-quarter 2018, compared with 37.0 percent in first-quarter 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) in first-quarter 2018 was 37.1 percent. Excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 35.8 percent, which was down 70 basis points year over year due to higher wireless equipment revenue and the inclusion of Yahoo in the year’s results. Adjusted EBITDA, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, improved by $0.5 billion year over year due to steady improvement in operating efficiencies and increased penetration across the company’s high-quality customer base.

Cash flow from operations totaled $6.6 billion during first-quarter 2018, up $5.3 billion year over year. Total capital expenditures in the first quarter were $4.6 billion.

As part of its commitment to strengthening the balance sheet and providing financial flexibility to grow the business, Verizon made a discretionary contribution of $1.0 billion to improve the funded status of its pension plans. As a result, Verizon does not project to have any mandatory pension contributions until approximately 2026.

Last year Verizon announced a goal to achieve $10 billion in cumulative cash savings from the business over the next four years. The company’s business excellence initiative, which includes implementing zero-based budgeting, yielded positive results in the first quarter, realizing approximately $200 million of savings so far. The program is on track to deliver against Verizon’s goals over the four-year period.

In Verizon’s media business, Oath, gross revenues, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, decreased sequentially, as expected, about 13 percent from fourth-quarter 2017, to $1.9 billion, due to seasonally lower display advertising performance. The integration of the Oath assets is accelerating Verizon’s mobile-first media strategy and positioning it for global reach and future growth from premium content distribution and programmatic advertising capabilities across key verticals.

In the telematics business, as part of the ongoing integration of the Fleetmatics and Telogis acquisitions, Verizon has created the new Verizon Connect organization. Total Verizon Connect revenues, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, were $234 million in first-quarter 2018. IoT (Internet of Things) revenues, including Verizon Connect, increased approximately 13 percent year over year.

Wireless results

• Total revenues, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, were $21.9 billion in first-quarter 2018, an increase of 4.7 percent compared with first-quarter 2017.
  
  
• Service revenues for the quarter on a reported basis were down 2.4 percent. Excluding the impact from the revenue recognition standard, service revenues were flat. Service revenues improved year over year throughout the quarter, with results turning positive in the month of March when excluding the impact from the revenue recognition standard.
  
  
• Verizon now has 81 percent of its postpaid phone base on unsubsidized plans, compared with 72 percent for the same period last year.
  
  
• Verizon reported a net increase of 260,000 retail postpaid connections in first-quarter 2018, consisting of net phone losses of 24,000 and tablet losses of 75,000, offset by 359,000 other connected devices gains, primarily wearables. Postpaid smartphone net additions for the quarter were 220,000.
  
  
• Total retail postpaid churn was 1.04 percent in first-quarter 2018, a year-over-year improvement. Retail postpaid phone churn of 0.80 percent was the fourth consecutive quarter of retail postpaid phone churn of 0.80 percent or better.
  
  
• Segment operating income in first-quarter 2018 was $8.0 billion, and segment operating income margin on total revenues was 36.8 percent. Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) totaled $10.5 billion in first-quarter 2018. Segment EBITDA margin on total revenues (non-GAAP) was 47.8 percent, compared with 45.1 percent in first-quarter 2017. Excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, segment EBITDA margin was 46.3 percent, an improvement of 120 basis points year over year.

Wireline results

• Total wireline revenues, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, decreased 1.8 percent year over year in first-quarter 2018. Total Fios revenues, excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, grew 1.9 percent year over year, driven by growing demand for high-quality broadband service.
  
  
• In first-quarter 2018, Verizon added a net of 66,000 Fios Internet connections and lost 22,000 Fios Video connections, indicative of the continued cord-cutting trend regarding traditional linear video bundles.
  
  
• Wireline operating income was $69 million in first-quarter 2018, and segment operating income margin was 0.9 percent. Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $1.6 billion in first-quarter 2018. Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 21.2 percent in first-quarter 2018, compared with 21.9 percent in first-quarter 2017. Excluding the impact of the revenue recognition standard, segment EBITDA margin was 20.4 percent.

Outlook and guidance

Verizon expects the following:

• Full-year consolidated revenue growth at low single-digit percentage rates on a GAAP reported basis. Verizon expects service revenue growth on a GAAP reported basis to turn positive by the end of 2018.
  
  
• Low single-digit percentage growth in adjusted EPS in 2018 before the impact of tax reform and the revenue recognition standard.
  
  
• Capital spending for 2018 will be in the range of $17.0 billion to $17.8 billion, including the commercial launch of 5G.
  
  
• The expected savings from tax reform will generate a net $3.5 billion to $4 billion uplift to cash flow from operations in 2018. This is expected to yield a 55 to 65 cent increase in 2018 EPS, net of impacts from employee and Verizon Foundation initiatives. The resulting 2018 effective tax rate is projected to be in the range of 24 to 26 percent. 

NOTE: See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/about/investors for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) (Nasdaq:VZ), headquartered in New York City, generated $126 billion in 2017 revenues. The company operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Its Oath subsidiary reaches about one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands.  

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Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
			(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
			3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited			3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Operating Revenues
Service revenues and other			$	26,732		$	26,050		2.6
Wireless equipment revenues				5,040			3,764		33.9
Total Operating Revenues				31,772			29,814		6.6
Operating Expenses
Cost of services				7,946			7,239		9.8
Wireless cost of equipment				5,309			4,808		10.4
Selling, general and administrative expense				6,844			6,746		1.5
Depreciation and amortization expense				4,324			4,059		6.5
Total Operating Expenses				24,423			22,852		6.9
Operating Income				7,349			6,962		5.6
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses				(19	)		(21	)	9.5
Other expense, net				(75	)		(627	)	88.0
Interest expense				(1,201	)		(1,132	)	(6.1	)
Income Before Provision For Income Taxes				6,054			5,182		16.8
Provision for income taxes				(1,388	)		(1,629	)	(14.8	)
Net Income			$	4,666		$	3,553		31.3
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			$	121		$	103		17.5
Net income attributable to Verizon				4,545			3,450		31.7
Net Income			$	4,666		$	3,553		31.3
Basic Earnings Per Common Share
Net income attributable to Verizon			$	1.11		$	0.85		30.6
Weighted average number of common shares (in millions)				4,104			4,082
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (1)
Net income attributable to Verizon			$	1.11		$	0.84		32.1
Weighted average number of common
		shares-assuming dilution (in millions)		4,107			4,087
Footnotes:
(1)  Diluted Earnings per Common Share includes the dilutive effect of shares issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which represents the only potential dilution.
		Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
											(dollars in millions)
Unaudited			3/31/18				12/31/17				$ Change
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents			$	1,923			$	2,079			$	(156	)
Accounts receivable, net				22,595				23,493				(898	)
Inventories				1,285				1,034				251
Prepaid expenses and other				5,222				3,307				1,915
Total current assets				31,025				29,913				1,112
Property, plant and equipment				246,877				246,498				379
Less accumulated depreciation				158,955				157,930				1,025
Property, plant and equipment, net				87,922				88,568				(646	)
Investments in unconsolidated businesses				994				1,039				(45	)
Wireless licenses				93,677				88,417				5,260
Goodwill				29,121				29,172				(51	)
Other intangible assets, net				10,014				10,247				(233	)
Other assets				11,763				9,787				1,976
Total assets			$	264,516			$	257,143			$	7,373
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Debt maturing within one year			$	6,323			$	3,453			$	2,870
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				17,052				21,232				(4,180	)
Other current liabilities				8,240				8,352				(112	)
Total current liabilities				31,615				33,037				(1,422	)
Long-term debt				112,734				113,642				(908	)
Employee benefit obligations				20,689				22,112				(1,423	)
Deferred income taxes				34,414				31,232				3,182
Other liabilities				12,719				12,433				286
Total long-term liabilities				180,556				179,419				1,137
Equity
Common stock				429				424				5
Additional paid in capital				13,437				11,101				2,336
Retained earnings				39,974				35,635				4,339
Accumulated other comprehensive income				3,705				2,659				1,046
Common stock in treasury, at cost				(6,992	)			(7,139	)			147
Deferred compensation – employee stock ownership plans and other				228				416				(188	)
Noncontrolling interests				1,564				1,591				(27	)
Total equity				52,345				44,687				7,658
Total liabilities and equity			$	264,516			$	257,143			$	7,373
Verizon - Selected Financial and Operating Statistics
Unaudited			3/31/18				12/31/17
Total debt (in millions)			$	119,057			$	117,095
Net debt (in millions)			$	117,134			$	115,016
Net debt / Consolidated adjusted EBITDA(1)				2.6x				2.6x
Common shares outstanding end of period (in millions)				4,132				4,079
Total employees (‘000)				154.7				155.4
Quarterly cash dividends declared per common share			$	0.59			$	0.59
Footnotes:
(1)		Consolidated adjusted EBITDA excludes the effects of special items and operating results of divested businesses, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
						(dollars in millions)
		3 Mos. Ended				3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		3/31/18				3/31/17				$ Change
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income		$	4,666			$	3,553			$	1,113
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense			4,324				4,059				265
Employee retirement benefits			(151	)			(111	)			(40	)
Deferred income taxes			702				2,025				(1,323	)
Provision for uncollectible accounts			239				330				(91	)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received			30				28				2
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition/disposition of businesses			(2,033	)			(4,998	)			2,965
Discretionary contributions to qualified pension plans			(1,000	)			(3,411	)			2,411
Other, net			(129	)			(99	)			(30	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			6,648				1,376				5,272
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)			(4,552	)			(3,067	)			(1,485	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			(32	)			(1,746	)			1,714
Acquisitions of wireless licenses			(970	)			(196	)			(774	)
Other, net			269				459				(190	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(5,285	)			(4,550	)			(735	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			1,956				13,054				(11,098	)
Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings			1,178				1,283				(105	)
Repayments of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations			(2,984	)			(5,592	)			2,608
Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities			1,222				(52	)			1,274
Dividends paid			(2,407	)			(2,354	)			(53	)
Other, net			(281	)			(1,674	)			1,393
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(1,316	)			4,665				(5,981	)
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			47				1,491				(1,444	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			2,888				3,177				(289	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	2,935			$	4,668			$	(1,733	)
Footnotes:
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireless - Selected Financial Results
					(dollars in millions)
		3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Operating Revenues
Service		$	15,402		$	15,778		(2.4	)
Equipment			5,040			3,764		33.9
Other			1,458			1,336		9.1
Total Operating Revenues			21,900			20,878		4.9
Operating Expenses
Cost of services			2,215			2,187		1.3
Cost of equipment			5,309			4,808		10.4
Selling, general and administrative expense			3,899			4,469		(12.8	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			2,428			2,338		3.8
Total Operating Expenses			13,851			13,802		0.4
Operating Income		$	8,049		$	7,076		13.8
Operating Income Margin			36.8	%		33.9	%
Segment EBITDA		$	10,477		$	9,414		11.3
Segment EBITDA Margin			47.8	%		45.1	%
Footnotes:
	The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
	Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
	Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireless - Selected Operating Statistics
Unaudited			3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Connections (‘000)
Retail postpaid				111,114			108,483		2.4
Retail prepaid				5,068			5,430		(6.7	)
Total retail				116,182			113,913		2.0
			3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited			3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Net Add Detail (‘000) (1)
Retail postpaid				260			(307	)	*
Retail prepaid				(335	)		(17	)	*
Total retail				(75	)		(324	)	76.9
Account Statistics
Retail postpaid accounts (‘000) (2)				35,333			35,270		0.2
Retail postpaid connections per account (2)				3.14			3.08		1.9
Retail postpaid ARPA (3) (5)			$	131.71		$	136.98		(3.8	)
Retail postpaid I-ARPA (4) (5)			$	164.72		$	166.01		(0.8	)
Churn Detail
Retail postpaid				1.04	%		1.15	%
Retail				1.28	%		1.39	%
Retail Postpaid Connection Statistics
Total smartphone postpaid phone base (2)				90.7	%		88.1	%
Total Internet postpaid base (2)				19.2	%		18.3	%
Other Operating Statistics
Capital expenditures (in millions)			$	2,367		$	1,831		29.3
Footnotes:
(1)		Connection net additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.
(2)		Statistics presented as of end of period.
(3)		Retail postpaid ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid accounts.
(4)		Retail postpaid I-ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid account plus recurring device installment billings.
(5)		ARPA and I-ARPA for periods beginning after January 1, 2018 reflect the adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”.  ARPA and I-ARPA for periods ending prior to January 1, 2018 were calculated based on the guidance per ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition".  Accordingly, amounts are not calculated on a comparative basis.
		The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
		Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
*		Not meaningful

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline - Selected Financial Results
				(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Operating Revenues
Consumer Markets	$	3,150		$	3,201		(1.6	)
Enterprise Solutions		2,240			2,311		(3.1	)
Partner Solutions		1,228			1,229		(0.1	)
Business Markets		871			879		(0.9	)
Other		68			62		9.7
Total Operating Revenues		7,557			7,682		(1.6	)
Operating Expenses
Cost of services		4,475			4,419		1.3
Selling, general and administrative expense		1,479			1,582		(6.5	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		1,534			1,475		4.0
Total Operating Expenses		7,488			7,476		0.2
Operating Income	$	69		$	206		(66.5	)
Operating Income Margin		0.9	%		2.7	%
Segment EBITDA	$	1,603		$	1,681		(4.6	)
Segment EBITDA Margin		21.2	%		21.9	%
Footnotes:
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline - Selected Operating Statistics
Unaudited		3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Connections (‘000)
Fios video connections			4,597			4,681		(1.8	)
Fios Internet connections			5,916			5,688		4.0
Fios digital voice residence connections			3,891			3,887		0.1
Fios digital connections			14,404			14,256		1.0
High-speed Internet (HSI) connections			1,050			1,323		(20.6	)
Total broadband connections			6,966			7,011		(0.6	)
Total voice connections			12,555			13,634		(7.9	)
		3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		3/31/18			3/31/17			% Change
Net Add Detail (‘000)
Fios video connections			(22	)		(13	)	(69.2	)
Fios Internet connections			66			35		88.6
Fios digital voice residence connections			(14	)		(8	)	(75.0	)
Fios digital connections			30			14		*
High-speed Internet (HSI) connections			(59	)		(62	)	4.8
Total broadband connections			7			(27	)	*
Total voice connections			(266	)		(305	)	12.8
Revenue Statistics
Fios revenues (in millions)		$	2,951		$	2,891		2.1
Other Operating Statistics
Capital expenditures (in millions)		$	1,673		$	960		74.3
Wireline employees (‘000)			57.2			59.4
Footnotes:
	The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
	Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
*	Not meaningful

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Supplemental Information - Impacts from the adoption of Topic 606
We adopted Accounting Standard Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective application. This method does not impact the prior periods, which continue to reflect the accounting treatment prior to the adoption of Topic 606. As a result, for items that were affected by our adoption of Topic 606, financial results of periods prior to January 1, 2018 are not comparable to the current period financial results.  To provide comparability to our results, we provide the following supplemental schedule which contains certain financial information on a pre adoption of Topic 606 basis.
Consolidated(3)
		3/31/2018										3/31/2017			YoY
Unaudited		As reported			Balances without adoption of Topic 606			Adjustments				As reported			$ Change				% Change
Operating Revenues
Service revenues and other		$	26,732		$	27,133		$	(401	)		$	26,050		$	1,083			4.2
Wireless equipment revenues			5,040			4,594			446				3,764			830			22.1
Total Operating Revenues			31,772			31,727			45				29,814			1,913			6.4
Operating Expenses
Cost of services			7,946			7,956			(10	)			7,239			717			9.9
Wireless cost of equipment			5,309			5,287			22				4,808			479			10.0
Selling, general and administrative expense			6,844			7,234			(390	)			6,746			488			7.2
Depreciation and amortization expense			4,324			4,324			—				4,059			265			6.5
Total Operating Expenses			24,423			24,801			(378	)			22,852			1,949			8.5
Operating Income		$	7,349		$	6,926		$	423			$	6,962		$	(36	)		(0.5	)
Wireless(1)(2)(3)
		3/31/2018										3/31/2017			YoY
Unaudited		As reported			Balances without adoption of Topic 606			Adjustments				As reported			$ Change				% Change
Operating Revenues
Service		$	15,402		$	15,782		$	(380	)		$	15,778		$	4			0.0
Equipment			5,040			4,594			446				3,764			830			22.1
Other			1,458			1,489			(31	)			1,336			153			11.5
Total Operating Revenues			21,900			21,865			35				20,878			987			4.7
Operating Expenses
Cost of services			2,215			2,215			—				2,187			28			1.3
Cost of equipment			5,309			5,287			22				4,808			479			10.0
Selling, general and administrative expense			3,899			4,248			(349	)			4,469			(221	)		(4.9	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			2,428			2,428			—				2,338			90			3.8
Total Operating Expenses			13,851			14,178			(327	)			13,802			376			2.7
Operating Income		$	8,049		$	7,687		$	362			$	7,076		$	611			8.6
Wireline(1)(2)
		3/31/2018										3/31/2017			YoY
Unaudited		As reported			Balances without adoption of Topic 606			Adjustments				As reported			$ Change				% Change
Operating Revenues
Consumer Markets		$	3,150		$	3,146		$	4			$	3,201		$	(55	)		(1.7	)
Enterprise Solutions			2,240			2,240			—				2,311			(71	)		(3.1	)
Partner Solutions			1,228			1,228			—				1,229			(1	)		(0.1	)
Business Markets			871			870			1				879			(9	)		(1.0	)
Other			68			56			12				62			(6	)		(9.7	)
Total Operating Revenues			7,557			7,540			17				7,682			(142	)		(1.8	)
Operating Expenses
Cost of services			4,475			4,485			(10	)			4,419			66			1.5
Selling, general and administrative expense			1,479			1,516			(37	)			1,582			(66	)		(4.2	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			1,534			1,534			—				1,475			59			4.0
Total Operating Expenses			7,488			7,535			(47	)			7,476			59			0.8
Operating Income		$	69		$	5		$	64			$	206		$	(201	)		(97.6	)
Fios Revenues
		3/31/2018										3/31/2017			YoY
Unaudited		As reported			Balances without adoption of Topic 606			Adjustments				As reported			$ Change				% Change
Fios Revenues		$	2,951		$	2,945		$	6			$	2,891		$	54			1.9
Footnotes:
(1)  The financial results above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.
(2)  Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.
(3)  Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon
Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Oath, Divested Businesses and the Revenue Recognition Standard
		(dollars in millions)
		3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		3/31/18			3/31/17
Consolidated Operating Revenues		$	31,772		$	29,814
Less impacts of adoption of Topic 606			45			—
Less operating revenues from divested businesses			—			194
Less Oath revenues			1,875			703
Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Oath, Divested Businesses and the Revenue Recognition Standard		$	29,852		$	28,917
Year over year change			3.2	%

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon
Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA Margin, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Operating Results from Divested Businesses
								(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18			12/31/17			9/30/17			6/30/17			3/31/17
Consolidated Net Income	$	4,666		$	18,783		$	3,736		$	4,478		$	3,553
Add/(subtract):
Provision for income taxes		1,388			(15,849	)		1,775			2,489			1,629
Interest expense		1,201			1,219			1,164			1,218			1,132
Other (income) expense, net		75			1,302			291			(199	)		627
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses		19			6			22			28			21
Operating Income		7,349			5,461			6,988			8,014			6,962
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		4,324			4,456			4,272			4,167			4,059
Consolidated EBITDA		11,673			9,917			11,260			12,181			11,021
Add/subtract special items (before tax):
Severance(2)		—			302			—			195			—
Product realignment		—			463			—			—			—
Gain on spectrum license transactions		—			(144	)		—			—			(126	)
Net gain on sale of divested businesses		—			—			—			(1,774	)		—
Acquisition and integration related costs(1)(2)		105			154			166			559			—
		105			775			166			(1,020	)		(126	)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA		11,778			10,692			11,426			11,161			10,895
Operating Results from divested businesses(1)		—			—			(17	)		(50	)		(104	)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Operating Results From Divested Businesses	$	11,778		$	10,692		$	11,409		$	11,111		$	10,791
Consolidated Operating Revenues - Quarter to Date	$	31,772											$	29,814
Consolidated Operating Income Margin - Quarter to Date		23.1	%
Consolidated EBITDA Margin - Quarter to Date		36.7	%											37.0	%
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin - Quarter to Date		37.1	%											36.5	%
(1)  Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.
(2)  Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon
Net Debt and Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
																(dollars in millions)
Unaudited																3/31/18			12/31/17
Net Debt
Debt maturing within one year																$	6,323		$	3,453
Long-term debt																	112,734			113,642
Total Debt																	119,057			117,095
Less Cash and cash equivalents																	1,923			2,079
Net Debt																$	117,134		$	115,016
Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio																2.6x			2.6x
Adjusted Earnings per Common Share (Adjusted EPS)(1)
								3 Mos. Ended											3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited								3/31/18											3/31/17
	Pre-tax		Tax			After-Tax				Pre-tax			Tax			After-Tax
EPS								$	1.11										$	0.84
Early debt redemption costs		249		(65	)		184		0.04		848			(336	)		512			0.13
Acquisition and integration related costs		107		(25	)		82		0.02		—			—			—			—
Gain on spectrum license transactions		—		—			—		—		(126	)		49			(77	)		(0.02	)
	$	356	$	(90	)	$	266		0.06	$	722		$	(287	)	$	435			0.11
Adjusted EPS								$	1.17										$	0.95
(1)  Adjusted EPS may not add due to rounding.

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Segments
Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA Margin
Wireless	(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended				3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18				3/31/17
Operating Income	$	8,049			$	7,076
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		2,428				2,338
Segment EBITDA	$	10,477			$	9,414
Total operating revenues	$	21,900			$	20,878
Operating Income Margin		36.8	%			33.9	%
Segment EBITDA Margin		47.8	%			45.1	%
Wireline	(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended				3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18				3/31/17
Operating Income	$	69			$	206
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		1,534				1,475
Segment EBITDA	$	1,603			$	1,681
Total operating revenues	$	7,557			$	7,682
Operating Income Margin		0.9	%			2.7	%
Segment EBITDA Margin		21.2	%			21.9	%

 

Verizon Communications Inc.
EBITDA excluding impacts from the adoption of Topic 606
Consolidated - Excluding Impacts From the Adoption of Topic 606
	(dollars in millions)
	3 Months			3 Months
	Ended			Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18			3/31/17
Consolidated Net Income	$	4,666		$	3,553
Add/(subtract):
Provision for income taxes		1,388			1,629
Interest expense		1,201			1,132
Other (income) expense, net		75			627
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses		19			21
Operating Income		7,349			6,962
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		4,324			4,059
Consolidated EBITDA		11,673			11,021
Add/subtract special items (before tax):
Gain on spectrum license transactions		—			(126	)
Acquisition and integration related costs		105			—
		105			(126	)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA		11,778			10,895
Less Impacts from the Adoption of Topic 606 to Operating Income		423			—
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA excluding the impacts from the adoption of Topic 606	$	11,355		$	10,895
Total operating revenues(1)	$	31,727		$	29,814
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)		35.8	%		36.5	%
Year over year increase to consolidated adjusted EBITDA	$	460
Year over year change in consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin	(70) bps
Wireless - Excluding Impacts From the Adoption of Topic 606
	(dollars in millions)
	3 Months			3 Months
	Ended			Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18			3/31/17
Operating Income(1)	$	7,687		$	7,076
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		2,428			2,338
Segment EBITDA(1)	$	10,115		$	9,414
Total operating revenues(1)	$	21,865		$	20,878
Segment EBITDA Margin(1)		46.3	%		45.1	%
Year over year change in segment EBITDA margin	120 bps
Wireline - Excluding Impacts From the Adoption of Topic 606
	(dollars in millions)
	3 Months
	Ended
Unaudited	3/31/18
Operating Income(1)	$	5
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		1,534
Segment EBITDA(1)	$	1,539
Total operating revenues(1)	$	7,540
Segment EBITDA Margin(1)		20.4	%
(1)  Amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2018 exclude impacts of Accounting Standard Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, which we adopted on January 1, 2018.

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