Verizon Communications Reports Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow Growth in 1Q 2009
Sales of Verizon Wireless, FiOS Internet and TV, and Strategic Business Services Show Continued Strength
NEW YORK —
1Q 2009 HIGHLIGHTS
Consolidated Results
•58 cents in EPS and 63 cents in adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), compared with 1Q 2008 EPS of 57 cents and 61 cents, respectively.
•$6.4 billion in cash flows from operations, up $1.0 billion, or 19.1 percent, year over year.
•Capital expenditures totaled $3.7 billion; free cash flow totaled $2.7 billion, up $1.5 billion.
Wireless
•86.6 million total customers, up 28.8 percent; 84.1 million retail customers, up 29.0 percent; 1.3 million net customer additions, excluding acquisitions and adjustments, almost all retail.
•29.6 percent increase in total revenues; industry-leading retail postpaid churn, 1.14 percent; data revenues up 56.2 percent; 28.2 percent operating income margin and 46.0 percent EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP).
•Integration of Alltel operations on schedule.
Wireline
•299,000 net new FiOS TV customers and a record 298,000 net new FiOS Internet customers, for a total of 2.2 million FiOS TV customers and 2.8 million FiOS Internet customers.
•13.7 percent increase in consumer ARPU.
•7.5 percent increase in strategic business services revenues.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) today reported that its revenue and earnings continued to grow in the first quarter 2009 and that it continued to generate strong cash flows. Despite the general economic climate, sales remained strong for wireless, FiOS and strategic business services.
Verizon reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 58 cents in the first quarter 2009, up 1.8 percent from 57 cents per share in the first quarter 2008. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), first-quarter 2009 earnings were 63 cents per share, up 3.3 percent from first-quarter 2008 earnings of 61 cents per share.
Verizon's total operating revenues grew 11.6 percent to $26.6 billion, compared with the first quarter 2008, as the company added revenues from its acquisition of Alltel Corporation in early January 2009. On a pro forma basis (determined by consolidating the operating results of Verizon and the former Alltel as though the acquisition had occurred on Jan. 1, 2008), revenue growth was 3.3 percent.
Cash flows from operations totaled $6.4 billion for the first three months of 2009, up $1.0 billion, or 19.1 percent, over the same period last year. Capital expenditures totaled $3.7 billion in the first quarter 2009, and free cash flow (cash flows from operations minus capital expenditures) totaled $2.7 billion, up $1.5 billion from the first quarter 2008.
Disciplined Approach in Challenging Environment
"Our business groups executed with excellence in the first quarter," said Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg. "Our operational and financial discipline produced continued revenue and earnings growth, as well as an expansion of our already strong operating cash flows. A highlight of the quarter was our successful completion of the Alltel acquisition. We quickly began integration efforts, and we are aggressively pursuing synergies."
Seidenberg added: "In this challenging economic environment, we remain focused on delivering value to customers and on returning cash to our shareowners, with an attractive dividend. Verizon is in a unique position. We are tapping into new market opportunities in wireless, broadband, video and global enterprise, and we already have the assets and capabilities to sustain our cash flows and grow total shareholder returns."
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NEW YORK —
1Q 2009 HIGHLIGHTS
Consolidated Results
•58 cents in EPS and 63 cents in adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), compared with 1Q 2008 EPS of 57 cents and 61 cents, respectively.
•$6.4 billion in cash flows from operations, up $1.0 billion, or 19.1 percent, year over year.
•Capital expenditures totaled $3.7 billion; free cash flow totaled $2.7 billion, up $1.5 billion.
Wireless
•86.6 million total customers, up 28.8 percent; 84.1 million retail customers, up 29.0 percent; 1.3 million net customer additions, excluding acquisitions and adjustments, almost all retail.
•29.6 percent increase in total revenues; industry-leading retail postpaid churn, 1.14 percent; data revenues up 56.2 percent; 28.2 percent operating income margin and 46.0 percent EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP).
•Integration of Alltel operations on schedule.
Wireline
•299,000 net new FiOS TV customers and a record 298,000 net new FiOS Internet customers, for a total of 2.2 million FiOS TV customers and 2.8 million FiOS Internet customers.
•13.7 percent increase in consumer ARPU.
•7.5 percent increase in strategic business services revenues.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) today reported that its revenue and earnings continued to grow in the first quarter 2009 and that it continued to generate strong cash flows. Despite the general economic climate, sales remained strong for wireless, FiOS and strategic business services.
Verizon reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 58 cents in the first quarter 2009, up 1.8 percent from 57 cents per share in the first quarter 2008. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), first-quarter 2009 earnings were 63 cents per share, up 3.3 percent from first-quarter 2008 earnings of 61 cents per share.
Verizon's total operating revenues grew 11.6 percent to $26.6 billion, compared with the first quarter 2008, as the company added revenues from its acquisition of Alltel Corporation in early January 2009. On a pro forma basis (determined by consolidating the operating results of Verizon and the former Alltel as though the acquisition had occurred on Jan. 1, 2008), revenue growth was 3.3 percent.
Cash flows from operations totaled $6.4 billion for the first three months of 2009, up $1.0 billion, or 19.1 percent, over the same period last year. Capital expenditures totaled $3.7 billion in the first quarter 2009, and free cash flow (cash flows from operations minus capital expenditures) totaled $2.7 billion, up $1.5 billion from the first quarter 2008.
Disciplined Approach in Challenging Environment
"Our business groups executed with excellence in the first quarter," said Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg. "Our operational and financial discipline produced continued revenue and earnings growth, as well as an expansion of our already strong operating cash flows. A highlight of the quarter was our successful completion of the Alltel acquisition. We quickly began integration efforts, and we are aggressively pursuing synergies."
Seidenberg added: "In this challenging economic environment, we remain focused on delivering value to customers and on returning cash to our shareowners, with an attractive dividend. Verizon is in a unique position. We are tapping into new market opportunities in wireless, broadband, video and global enterprise, and we already have the assets and capabilities to sustain our cash flows and grow total shareholder returns."
Click to read the full press release
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