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

Verizon Communications' (VZ) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $350.0 million in 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.

Analysis

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

Verizon Communications (VZ) has reported Short-term Investments for 7 consecutive years, with $350.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2015.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 36.94% year-over-year to $350.0 million in Q4 2015; TTM through Dec 2015 was $350.0 million, a 36.94% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2015 full-year figure at $350.0 million, down 36.94% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $350.0 million for Q4 2015 at Verizon Communications, up 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments surged 39.04% in 2011 and tumbled 52.31% in 2015, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $592.0 million in 2011, then slipped by 20.61% to $470.0 million in 2012, then advanced by 27.87% to $601.0 million in 2013, then retreated by 7.65% to $555.0 million in 2014, then sank by 36.94% to $350.0 million in 2015.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $350.0 million (Q4 2015), $306.0 million (Q3 2015), and $309.0 million (Q2 2015), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 210.23 Bn 209.76 Bn 27.03 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.97 Bn 193.15 Bn 17.74 Bn
3 At&T 178.50 Bn 176.92 Bn 25.25 Bn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 34.81 Bn 32.72 Bn 728.80 Mn
5 Bce 21.79 Bn 21.68 Bn -
6 Rogers Communications 19.56 Bn 22.86 Bn 1.77 Bn
7 Telefonica Brasil 18.93 Bn 17.25 Bn 1.42 Bn
8 Millicom International Cellular 16.34 Bn 15.39 Bn -
9 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 14.80 Bn -40,057.20 Bn -
10 Telus 14.09 Bn 13.57 Bn -
Historic Data

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