Telefonica Brasil VIV
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Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Research & Development (2009 - 2020)

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$1.1 billion for Q4 2020, down 180.46% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2020, and down 292.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$278.1 million in Q3 2020.

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Research & Development (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Telefonica Brasil's Research & Development history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.1 billion for Q4 2020.

  • In Q4 2020, Research & Development fell 180.46% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2020 stood at -$2.0 billion (up 22.88% YoY), while the FY2020 annual figure was -$1.1 billion, up 32.89% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2020 stood at -$1.1 billion, down from -$278.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$271.5 million in Q2 2020, with the low at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2016.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$554.0 million (2017), against an average of -$834.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2019: Research & Development tumbled 220.51% in 2018, then jumped 78.82% in 2019.
  • Telefonica Brasil's Research & Development stood at -$2.2 billion in 2016, then soared by 73.85% to -$572.8 million in 2017, then sank by 220.51% to -$1.8 billion in 2018, then surged by 78.82% to -$388.9 million in 2019, then sank by 180.46% to -$1.1 billion in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows VIV's Research & Development at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2020, -$278.1 million in Q3 2020, and -$271.5 million in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 206.50 Bn 204.75 Bn 27.03 Bn -
2 T-Mobile US 200.81 Bn 197.98 Bn 17.74 Bn -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 192.34 Bn 190.63 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 176.88 Bn 159.31 Bn 25.25 Bn -
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.70 Bn 31.12 Bn 728.80 Mn 36.19 Mn
6 EchoStar 25.44 Bn 23.94 Bn 1.65 Bn -
7 Bce 22.25 Bn 22.25 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.75 Bn 18.50 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.50 Bn 18.50 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Charter Communications 18.07 Bn 17.56 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 -1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -278.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -271.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -340.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -388.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -436.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -458.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -442.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -502.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -535.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -572.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -587.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -575.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -474.26 Mn