•Consumer Service and other revenue was $20.9 billion, up 2.6% year over year.
•Consumer Wireless service revenue was $16.4 billion, up 2.6% year over year, driven by growth in Consumer wireless postpaid average revenue per account (ARPA) from pricing actions and continued FWA adoption.
•Consumer Fios revenue was $2.9 billion, up 0.7% year over year.
•Consumer Wireless equipment revenue was $4.5 billion, down 8.6% year over year, driven primarily by a 10.1% year over year decline in upgrades.
Consumer Wireless postpaid ARPA was $139.06 for the third quarter, up 4.2% year over year, driven by pricing actions implemented in recent quarters, and an increased contribution from FWA.
Consumer operating income for the third quarter was $7.6 billion, up 0.8% year over year, resulting in operating income margin of 30.0% compared to 29.9% in the prior year period.
Consumer segment EBITDA1 for the third quarter was $11.0 billion, up 1.8% year over year. This improvement can be attributed to Service revenue growth and lower upgrade volumes. Consumer segment EBITDA margin1 for the third quarter was 43.4% compared to 42.8% in the prior year period.
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Business Financial Results
Note: Revenue by customer group may not add due to rounding.
Total Business revenue for the third quarter was $7.4 billion, down 2.3% year over year, as increases in Wireless service revenue were more than offset by decreases in Wireline revenue.
•Business Wireless service revenue was $3.5 billion, up 2.9% year over year, driven by continued strong net additions for both mobility and FWA, as well as benefits from pricing actions implemented in recent quarters.
•Business wireline results reflect continued secular declines in the prevailing wireline market, consistent with prior periods.
Business operating income for the third quarter was $565 million, up 4.8% year over year, resulting in operating income margin of 7.7%.
Business segment EBITDA1 for the third quarter was $1.6 billion, down 3.7% year over year, driven by continued declines in Wireline revenues. Business segment EBITDA margin1 for the third quarter was 21.8%.
Notes
1 Non-GAAP financial measure. See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/about/investors for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document to most directly comparable financial measures under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
2 Total Wireless service revenue represents the sum of Consumer and Business segments.
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Forward-looking statements
In this communication we have made forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations. Forward-looking statements also include those preceded or followed by the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “hopes,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets” or similar expressions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The following important factors, along with those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: the effects of competition in the markets in which we operate, including the inability to successfully respond to competitive factors such as prices, promotional incentives and evolving consumer preferences; failure to take advantage of, or respond to competitors' use of, developments in technology and address changes in consumer demand; performance issues or delays in the deployment of our 5G network resulting in significant costs or a reduction in the anticipated benefits of the enhancement to our networks; the inability to implement our business strategy; adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies, including inflation and changing interest rates in the markets in which we operate; cyber attacks impacting our networks or systems and any resulting financial or reputational impact; damage to our infrastructure or disruption of our operations from natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, acts of war, terrorist attacks or other hostile acts and any resulting financial or reputational impact; disruption of our key suppliers’ or vendors' provisioning of products or services, including as a result of geopolitical factors or the potential impacts of global climate change; material adverse changes in labor matters and any resulting financial or operational impact; damage to our reputation or brands; the impact of public health crises on our operations, our employees and the ways in which our customers use our networks and other products and services; changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate, including any increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our networks or businesses; allegations regarding the release of hazardous materials or pollutants into the environment from our, or our predecessors’, network assets and any related government investigations, regulatory developments, litigation, penalties and other liability, remediation and compliance costs, operational impacts or reputational damage; our high level of indebtedness; significant litigation and any resulting material expenses incurred in defending against lawsuits or paying awards or settlements; an adverse change in the ratings afforded our debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations or adverse conditions in the credit markets affecting the cost, including interest rates, and/or availability of further financing; significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment returns on plan assets; changes in tax laws or regulations, or in their interpretation, or challenges to our tax positions, resulting in additional tax expense or liabilities; changes in accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies, including the SEC, may require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their application, which could result in an impact on earnings; and risks associated with mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including our ability to consummate the proposed acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. and obtain cost savings, synergies and other anticipated benefits within the expected time period or at all.
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Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon
Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/24
3 Mos. Ended 6/30/24
3 Mos. Ended 3/31/24
3 Mos. Ended 12/31/23
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/23
3 Mos. Ended 6/30/23
3 Mos. Ended 3/31/23
3 Mos. Ended 12/31/22
Consolidated Net Income (Loss)
$
3,411
$
4,702
$
4,722
$
(2,573)
$
4,884
$
4,766
$
5,018
$
6,698
Add:
Provision for income taxes
891
1,332
1,353
756
1,308
1,346
1,482
2,113
Interest expense
1,672
1,698
1,635
1,599
1,433
1,285
1,207
1,105
Depreciation and amortization expense(1)
4,458
4,483
4,445
4,516
4,431
4,359
4,318
4,218
Consolidated EBITDA
$
10,432
$
12,215
$
12,155
$
4,298
$
12,056
$
11,756
$
12,025
$
14,134
Add/(subtract):
Other (income) expense, net(2)
$
(72)
$
72
$
(198)
$
807
$
(170)
$
(210)
$
(114)
$
(2,687)
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated businesses
24
14
9
11
18
33
(9)
(4)
Severance charges
1,733
—
—
296
—
237
—
304
Asset and business rationalization
374
—
—
325
—
155
—
—
Legacy legal matter
—
—
106
—
—
—
—
—
Verizon Business Group goodwill impairment
—
—
—
5,841
—
—
—
—
Legal settlement
—
—
—
100
—
—
—
—
Business transformation costs
—
—
—
—
176
—
—
—
Non-strategic business shutdown
—
—
—
—
158
—
—
—
2,059
86
(83)
7,380
182
215
(123)
(2,387)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
$
12,491
$
12,301
$
12,072
$
11,678
$
12,238
$
11,971
$
11,902
$
11,747
Footnotes:
(1) Includes Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and a portion of the Non-strategic business shutdown, where applicable.
(2) Includes Pension and benefits remeasurement adjustments, where applicable.
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Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (LTM)
(dollars in millions)
12 Mos. Ended
12 Mos. Ended
12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited
9/30/24
6/30/24
9/30/23
Consolidated Net Income
$
10,262
$
11,735
$
21,366
Add:
Provision for income taxes
4,332
4,749
6,249
Interest expense
6,604
6,365
5,030
Depreciation and amortization expense(1)
17,902
17,875
17,326
Consolidated EBITDA
$
39,100
$
40,724
$
49,971
Add/(subtract):
Other (income) expense, net(2)
$
609
$
511
$
(3,181)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses
58
52
38
Severance charges
2,029
296
541
Asset and business rationalization
699
325
155
Legacy legal matter
106
106
—
Verizon Business Group goodwill impairment
5,841
5,841
—
Legal settlement
100
100
—
Business transformation costs
—
176
176
Non-strategic business shutdown
—
158
158
9,442
7,565
(2,113)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
$
48,542
$
48,289
$
47,858
Footnotes:
(1) Includes Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and a portion of the Non-strategic business shutdown, where applicable.
(2) Includes Pension and benefits remeasurement adjustments, where applicable.
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Net Unsecured Debt and Net Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited
9/30/24
6/30/24
9/30/23
Debt maturing within one year
$
21,763
$
23,255
$
12,950
Long-term debt
128,878
126,022
134,441
Total Debt
150,641
149,277
147,391
Less Secured debt
24,272
24,015
20,951
Unsecured Debt
126,369
125,262
126,440
Less Cash and cash equivalents
4,987
2,432
4,210
Net Unsecured Debt
$
121,382
$
122,830
$
122,230
Consolidated Net Income (LTM)
$
10,262
$
11,735
$
21,366
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (LTM)
$
48,542
$
48,289
$
47,858
Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Net Income Ratio
12.3
x
10.7
x
5.9
x
Net Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
2.5
x
2.5
x
2.6
x
Net Unsecured Debt - Quarter over quarter change
$
(1,448)
Net Unsecured Debt - Year over year change
$
(848)
Net Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio - Quarter over quarter change
—
x
Net Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio - Year over year change
(0.1)
x
Adjusted Earnings per Common Share (Adjusted EPS)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Unaudited
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/24
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/23
Pre-tax
Tax
After-Tax
Pre-tax
Tax
After-Tax
EPS
$
0.78
$
1.13
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
$
186
$
(46)
$
140
0.03
$
224
$
(56)
$
168
0.04
Severance charges
1,733
(429)
1,304
0.31
—
—
—
—
Asset and business rationalization
374
(90)
284
0.07
—
—
—
—
Business transformation costs
—
—
—
—
176
(45)
131
0.03
Non-strategic business shutdown
—
—
—
—
179
(83)
96
0.02
$
2,293
$
(565)
$
1,728
$
0.41
$
579
$
(184)
$
395
$
0.09
Adjusted EPS
$
1.19
$
1.22
Footnote:
Adjusted EPS may not add due to rounding.
Free Cash Flow
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited
9 Mos. Ended 9/30/24
9 Mos. Ended 9/30/23
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$
26,480
$
28,798
Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)
(12,019)
(14,164)
Free Cash Flow
$
14,461
$
14,634
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Consolidated Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation and Amortization and Special Items
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/24
3 Mos. Ended 9/30/23
Consolidated Operating Expenses
$
27,404
$
25,863
Depreciation and amortization expense(1)
4,458
4,431
Severance charges
1,733
—
Asset and business rationalization
374
—
Business transformation costs
—
176
Non-strategic business shutdown
—
158
Consolidated Operating Expenses Excluding Depreciation and Amortization and Special Items
$
20,839
$
21,098
Year over year change %
(1.2)
%
Footnote:
(1) Includes Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and a portion of the Non-strategic business shutdown, where applicable.