Verizon Communications (VZ) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2015)

Verizon Communications (VZ) reported Short-term Investments of $350.0 million for Q4 2015, down 36.94% year-over-year from $555.0 million in Q4 2014, and up 14.38% quarter-over-quarter from $306.0 million in Q3 2015.

Verizon Communications (VZ) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Verizon Communications (VZ) has 7 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $350.0 million in Q4 2015.

  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2015 came in at $350.0 million, down 36.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2015 was $350.0 million (down 36.94% YoY), and the FY2015 annual result was $350.0 million, down 36.94% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments rose to $350.0 million in Q4 2015 per VZ's latest filing, from $306.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $777.0 million in Q2 2012 and troughed at $306.0 million in Q3 2015.
  • A 5-year average of $569.8 million and a median of $597.0 million in 2012 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2015: Short-term Investments soared 39.04% in 2011, then slumped 52.31% in 2015.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $592.0 million in 2011, then dropped by 20.61% to $470.0 million in 2012, then climbed by 27.87% to $601.0 million in 2013, then decreased by 7.65% to $555.0 million in 2014, then plunged by 36.94% to $350.0 million in 2015.
  • Business Quant data shows VZ's Short-term Investments at $350.0 million in Q4 2015, $306.0 million in Q3 2015, and $309.0 million in Q2 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 306.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 309.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 555.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 635.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 648.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 637.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 601.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 631.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 618.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 660.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 470.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 593.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 777.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 623.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 592.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 534.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 588.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 723.00 Mn