earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Verizon Q4 net loss $2.6B on $5.8B goodwill impairment; wireless adds strong
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$2.75
revenue$133,974,000,000
- Q4 EPS $(0.64) vs $1.56; adjusted EPS $1.08 vs $1.19; revenue $35.1B, down 0.3% YoY.
- Full-year 2023 EPS $2.75 vs $5.06; adjusted EPS $4.71 vs $5.18; revenue $134.0B, down 2.1%.
- Q4 included $5.8B goodwill impairment in Business unit, $992M pension/OPEB adjustment, $296M severance.
- Retail postpaid phone net adds 449K in Q4 (217K prior year); fixed wireless net adds 375K; total broadband base >3M.
- Full-year free cash flow $18.7B, up from $14.1B; cash from ops $37.5B.