Verizon closes 2017 with strong wireless customer growth

4Q 2017 highlights

$4.56 in earnings per share (EPS), compared with $1.10 in 4Q 2016; adjusted EPS (non-GAAP), excluding special items, of 86 cents, compared with 86 cents in 4Q 2016.
Verizon Wireless: 1.2 million retail postpaid net additions, including 647,000 postpaid smartphone net adds; retail postpaid churn of 1.00 percent, with strong customer loyalty demonstrated by retail postpaid phone churn of 0.77 percent -- less than 0.90 percent for the 11th consecutive quarter.
Fios total revenue growth of 2.3 percent, driven by Fios Internet customer growth.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) (Nasdaq:VZ) closed 2017 with another quarter of strong Verizon Wireless customer growth and retention, and with core and emerging businesses positioned for 2018 and beyond.

“Verizon finished 2017 with great momentum, led by some of the best customer growth and loyalty results Verizon Wireless has delivered in recent years,” said Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam. “In 2018 we look to drive long-term shareholder value by deploying next-generation network services, leveraging global platforms such as Oath, and using our strategic Humanability approach to turn innovative ideas into realities.”

Tax-reform legislation will have a positive impact to cash flow from operations in 2018 of approximately $3.5 billion to $4 billion. The incremental cash flow will be used primarily to strengthen Verizon’s balance sheet. Additionally, Verizon will announce later today how employees will further share in the company’s success, and the company will also be increasing contributions to the Verizon Foundation by $200 million to $300 million over the next two years. These two initiatives have a projected EPS impact of 5 to 6 cents for each of the next two years.

For fourth-quarter 2017, Verizon reported EPS of $4.56, compared with $1.10 in fourth-quarter 2016. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), fourth-quarter 2017 EPS was 86 cents, compared with 86 cents in fourth-quarter 2016.

Fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted EPS included a net pre-tax loss from special items of about $2.6 billion: a severance and mark-to-market adjustment of pension and OPEB (other post-employment benefits) liabilities of $1.2 billion dollars; early debt redemption costs of $681 million; a $671 million charge for product realignment of early-stage developmental technologies; acquisition and integration-related charges of $154 million; and a non-cash pre-tax gain on spectrum license transactions of about $144 million. As Verizon noted in an 8-K filing on Jan. 17, the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also resulted in a one-time, after-tax increase to earnings provisionally estimated to be approximately $16.8 billion, or $4.10 per share. This is primarily related to the re-measurement of the company’s net deferred tax liabilities at the new corporate income tax rate.

The cumulative net impact from these items, after tax, was approximately $15.2 billion, or $3.71 per share, in fourth-quarter 2017.

For full-year 2017, Verizon reported $7.36 in EPS, compared with $3.21 in full-year 2016. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP), 2017 EPS was $3.74, compared with 2016 EPS of $3.87.

Consolidated results

Total consolidated operating revenues in fourth-quarter 2017 were $34.0 billion, up 5.0 percent from fourth-quarter 2016. Full-year 2017 consolidated operating revenues were $126.0 billion. On a comparable basis excluding divestitures and acquisitions (non-GAAP), full-year consolidated revenues declined approximately 2 percent in 2017, compared with 2016.

Net income was $18.8 billion in fourth-quarter 2017. EBITDA (non-GAAP, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) totaled approximately $9.2 billion. Consolidated operating income margin was 14.1 percent. Consolidated EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 27.2 percent in fourth-quarter 2017, compared with 37.1 percent in fourth-quarter 2016. Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) for 2017 was 35.7 percent and 35.5 percent in the same periods, respectively.

Cash flow from operations totaled $25.3 billion in 2017, and capital expenditures totaled $17.2 billion. In 2017, Verizon made $9.5 billion in cash dividend payments to shareholders.

In Verizon’s media business, Oath revenues were $2.2 billion in fourth-quarter 2017, up approximately 10 percent from third-quarter 2017, driven by increased customer advertising spending during the holidays. Verizon expects a normal seasonal trend in Oath revenues between fourth-quarter 2017 and first-quarter 2018.

In telematics, revenues were more than $230 million in fourth-quarter 2017. IoT (Internet of Things) revenues increased approximately 17 percent year over year, and 8 percent on an organic basis (non-GAAP).

Wireless results

Verizon reported a net increase of 1.2 million retail postpaid connections in fourth-quarter 2017. Net phone additions of 431,000 included 647,000 smartphones, compared with 456,000 smartphone additions in fourth-quarter 2016. Total retail postpaid net adds in fourth-quarter 2017 included 193,000 tablet and 550,000 other connected device net adds, led by wearables.
Full-year 2017 postpaid net additions of 2.1 million included 1.8 million smartphones, Verizon’s highest total since 2015. It also included 31,000 tablets and 1.3 million other connected devices.
For the third consecutive quarter, Verizon increased customer accounts, adding 40,000 to its base in fourth-quarter 2017. The company ended 2017 with 116.3 million total retail connections
-- 110.9 million postpaid connections and 5.4 million prepaid connections.
Total retail postpaid churn was 1.00 percent in fourth-quarter 2017, a year-over-year improvement of 10 basis points, driven mainly by retail postpaid phone churn of 0.77 percent. This is the 11th consecutive quarter of retail postpaid phone churn of less than 0.90 percent.
Total revenues were $23.8 billion in fourth-quarter 2017, an increase of 1.7 percent compared with fourth-quarter 2016 and the company’s first year-over-year wireless revenue growth in two years. The momentum in service revenue trends continued, increasing sequentially for the second consecutive quarter, to $15.9 billion, while the year-over-year decline improved to 2.9 percent. For full-year 2017, total revenues totaled $87.5 billion, a decline of 1.9 percent.
Verizon now has approximately 80 percent of its postpaid phone base on unsubsidized service pricing plans, compared with approximately 67 percent at year-end 2016.
Segment operating income in fourth-quarter 2017 was $7.1 billion, and segment operating income margin on total revenues was 29.9 percent. Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) totaled $9.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2017. Segment EBITDA margin on total revenues (non-GAAP) was 39.8 percent, compared with 36.9 percent in fourth-quarter 2016.

Wireline results

Total wireline revenues increased 0.1 percent year over year in fourth-quarter 2017 and 0.6 percent for the full year, compared with 2016, to $7.6 billion and $30.7 billion, respectively. On an organic basis, excluding revenues from acquired operations (non-GAAP), total wireline revenues declined 3.6 percent year over year in fourth-quarter 2017.
Total Fios revenues grew 2.3 percent, and consumer Fios revenues grew 1.7 percent, comparing fourth-quarter 2017 with fourth-quarter 2016.
In fourth-quarter 2017, Verizon added a net of 47,000 Fios Internet connections and lost a net of 29,000 Fios Video connections, continuing to reflect the shift from traditional linear video to over-the-top offerings. At year-end 2017, Verizon had 5.9 million Fios Internet connections and 4.6 million Fios Video connections.
Wireline operating income was $62 million in fourth-quarter 2017, and segment operating income margin was 0.8 percent. Full-year 2017 segment operating income was $380 million, and segment operating income margin was 1.2 percent.
Segment EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $1.6 billion in fourth-quarter 2017. Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 20.9 percent in fourth-quarter 2017, compared with 23.3 percent in fourth-quarter 2016. For the full year, segment EBITDA margin was 21.1 percent in 2017, compared with 18.6 percent in 2016 (which included impacts from a work stoppage).

Outlook and guidance

For 2018, Verizon expects the following:

Full-year consolidated revenues will grow at low-single-digit percentage rates on a GAAP basis. Excluding the impact from the new revenue recognition standard, Verizon is on track to achieve year-over-year wireless service revenue growth by the middle part of 2018. On a GAAP basis, Verizon expects service revenue growth to turn positive around the end of 2018 or early 2019.
Low single-digit percentage growth in adjusted EPS, which includes the dilutive impacts from a full year of depreciation and amortization costs from 2017 acquisitions, the Straight Path acquisition expected to close later in the first quarter, and the ongoing impact of last year’s data center divestitures. This is before the impact of tax reform and the revenue recognition standard.
Capital spending for 2018 will be in the range of $17.0 billion to $17.8 billion, including the commercial launch of 5G.
The expected savings from tax reform will generate a net $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion uplift to cash flow from operations in 2018. This is expected to yield a 55 to 65 cent increase in 2018 EPS, net of impacts from the employee and Verizon Foundation initiatives. The resulting 2018 effective tax rate is projected to be in the range of 24 to 26 percent.

NOTE: See the accompanying schedules and www.verizon.com/about/investors for reconciliations to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for non-GAAP financial measures cited in this document.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, generated $126 billion in 2017 revenues. The company operates America’s most reliable wireless network and the nation’s premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated solutions to businesses worldwide. Its Oath subsidiary reaches about one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands.

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Forward-looking statements
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Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
											(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

			3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended					12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited			12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Operating Revenues
Service revenues and other			$	27,480		$	26,610		3.3		$	107,145		$	108,468		(1.2	)
Wireless equipment revenues				6,475			5,730		13.0			18,889			17,512		7.9
Total Operating Revenues				33,955			32,340		5.0			126,034			125,980		—

Operating Expenses
Cost of services				7,836			7,006		11.8			29,409			29,186		0.8
Wireless cost of equipment				7,339			7,356		(0.2	)		22,147			22,238		(0.4	)
Selling, general and administrative expense				9,531			5,968		59.7			30,110			31,569		(4.6	)
Depreciation and amortization expense				4,456			3,987		11.8			16,954			15,928		6.4
Total Operating Expenses				29,162			24,317		19.9			98,620			98,921		(0.3	)

Operating Income				4,793			8,023		(40.3	)		27,414			27,059		1.3
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses				(6	)		(35	)	82.9			(77	)		(98	)	21.4
Other income (expense), net				(634	)		98		*			(2,010	)		(1,599	)	(25.7	)
Interest expense				(1,219	)		(1,137	)	(7.2	)		(4,733	)		(4,376	)	(8.2	)
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes				2,934			6,949		(57.8	)		20,594			20,986		(1.9	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes				15,849			(2,349	)	*			9,956			(7,378	)	*
Net Income			$	18,783		$	4,600		*		$	30,550		$	13,608		*

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			$	114		$	105		8.6		$	449		$	481		(6.7	)
Net income attributable to Verizon				18,669			4,495		*			30,101			13,127		*
Net Income			$	18,783		$	4,600		*		$	30,550		$	13,608		*

Basic Earnings per Common Share
Net income attributable to Verizon			$	4.57		$	1.10		*		$	7.37		$	3.22		*

Weighted average number of common shares (in millions)				4,087			4,081					4,084			4,080

Diluted Earnings per Common Share ⁽¹⁾
Net income attributable to Verizon			$	4.56		$	1.10		*		$	7.36		$	3.21		*

Weighted average number of common
		shares-assuming dilution (in millions)		4,090			4,087					4,089			4,086


Footnotes:
(1	)	Diluted Earnings per Common Share includes the dilutive effect of shares issuable under our stock-based compensation plans, which represents the only potential dilution.

*		Not meaningful


Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(dollars in millions)

Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16			$ Change

Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,079		$	2,880		$	(801	)
Accounts receivable, net		23,493			17,513			5,980
Inventories		1,034			1,202			(168	)
Assets held for sale		—			882			(882	)
Prepaid expenses and other		3,307			3,918			(611	)
Total current assets		29,913			26,395			3,518
Property, plant and equipment		246,498			232,215			14,283
Less accumulated depreciation		157,930			147,464			10,466
Property, plant and equipment, net		88,568			84,751			3,817
Investments in unconsolidated businesses		1,039			1,110			(71	)
Wireless licenses		88,417			86,673			1,744
Goodwill		29,172			27,205			1,967
Other intangible assets, net		10,247			8,897			1,350
Non-current assets held for sale		—			613			(613	)
Other assets		9,787			8,536			1,251
Total Assets	$	257,143		$	244,180		$	12,963

Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Debt maturing within one year	$	3,453		$	2,645		$	808
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		21,232			19,593			1,639
Other		8,352			8,102			250
Total current liabilities		33,037			30,340			2,697
Long-term debt		113,642			105,433			8,209
Employee benefit obligations		22,112			26,166			(4,054	)
Deferred income taxes		31,232			45,964			(14,732	)
Other liabilities		12,433			12,245			188
Total long-term liabilities		179,419			189,808			(10,389	)

Equity
Common stock		424			424			—
Additional paid in capital		11,101			11,182			(81	)
Retained earnings		35,635			15,059			20,576
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,659			2,673			(14	)
Common stock in treasury, at cost		(7,139	)		(7,263	)		124
Deferred compensation – employee
stock ownership plans and other		416			449			(33	)
Noncontrolling interests		1,591			1,508			83
Total equity		44,687			24,032			20,655
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	257,143		$	244,180		$	12,963


Verizon - Selected Financial and Operating Statistics

Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16

Total debt (in millions)	$	117,095		$	108,078
Net debt (in millions)	$	115,016		$	105,198
Net debt / Consolidated adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾	2.6x			2.4x
Common shares outstanding end of period (in millions)		4,079			4,077
Total employees (‘000)		155.4			160.9
Quarterly cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.5900		$	0.5775

Footnotes:
(1) Consolidated adjusted EBITDA excludes the effects of special items and operating results of Divested Businesses, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.


Verizon Communications Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
				(dollars in millions)

	12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16			$ Change

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net Income	$	30,550		$	13,608		$	16,942
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		16,954			15,928			1,026
Employee retirement benefits		440			2,705			(2,265	)
Deferred income taxes		(14,463	)		(1,063	)		(13,400	)
Provision for uncollectible accounts		1,167			1,420			(253	)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received		117			138			(21	)
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from
acquisition/disposition of businesses		(4,947	)		(5,636	)		689
Discretionary contribution to qualified pension plans		(3,411	)		(186	)		(3,225	)
Net gain on sale of divested businesses		(1,774	)		(1,007	)		(767	)
Other, net		672			(3,097	)		3,769
Net cash provided by operating activities		25,305			22,810			2,495

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (including capitalized software)		(17,247	)		(17,059	)		(188	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(5,928	)		(3,765	)		(2,163	)
Acquisitions of wireless licenses		(583	)		(534	)		(49	)
Proceeds from dispositions of businesses		3,614			9,882			(6,268	)
Other, net		772			493			279
Net cash used in investing activities		(19,372	)		(10,983	)		(8,389	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		27,707			12,964			14,743
Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings		4,290			4,986			(696	)
Repayments of long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		(23,837	)		(19,159	)		(4,678	)
Repayments of asset-backed long-term borrowings		(400	)		—			(400	)
Decrease in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities		(170	)		(149	)		(21	)
Dividends paid		(9,472	)		(9,262	)		(210	)
Other, net		(4,852	)		(2,797	)		(2,055	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(6,734	)		(13,417	)		6,683

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(801	)		(1,590	)		789
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		2,880			4,470			(1,590	)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	2,079		$	2,880		$	(801	)

Footnotes:
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.


Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireless - Selected Financial Results
	(dollars in millions)

	3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended					12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Operating Revenues
Service	$	15,880		$	16,346		(2.9	)	$	63,121		$	66,580		(5.2	)
Equipment		6,475			5,733		12.9			18,889			17,515		7.8
Other		1,416			1,298		9.1			5,501			5,091		8.1
Total Operating Revenues		23,771			23,377		1.7			87,511			89,186		(1.9	)

Operating Expenses
Cost of services		1,983			2,056		(3.6	)		7,990			7,988		—
Cost of equipment		7,339			7,356		(0.2	)		22,147			22,238		(0.4	)
Selling, general and administrative expense		4,987			5,335		(6.5	)		18,772			19,924		(5.8	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		2,344			2,321		1.0			9,395			9,183		2.3
Total Operating Expenses		16,653			17,068		(2.4	)		58,304			59,333		(1.7	)

Operating Income	$	7,118		$	6,309		12.8		$	29,207		$	29,853		(2.2	)
Operating Income Margin		29.9	%		27.0	%				33.4	%		33.5	%

Segment EBITDA	$	9,462		$	8,630		9.6		$	38,602		$	39,036		(1.1	)
Segment EBITDA Margin		39.8	%		36.9	%				44.1	%		43.8	%


Footnotes:
The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.


Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireless - Selected Operating Statistics

Unaudited											12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Connections (‘000)
Retail postpaid												110,854			108,796		1.9
Retail prepaid												5,403			5,447		(0.8	)
Total retail												116,257			114,243		1.8


			3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended					12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited			12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Net Add Detail (‘000) ⁽¹⁾
Retail postpaid				1,174			591		98.6			2,084			2,288		(8.9	)
Retail prepaid				(184	)		(9	)	*			(43	)		(133	)	67.7
Total retail				990			582		70.1			2,041			2,155		(5.3	)


Account Statistics
Retail Postpaid Accounts (‘000) ⁽²⁾												35,404			35,410		—
Retail postpaid connections per account ⁽²⁾												3.13			3.07		2.0
Retail postpaid ARPA ⁽³⁾			$	135.78		$	141.89		(4.3	)	$	135.99		$	144.32		(5.8	)
Retail postpaid I-ARPA ⁽⁴⁾			$	167.19		$	169.10		(1.1	)	$	166.28		$	167.70		(0.8	)

Churn Detail
Retail postpaid				1.00	%		1.10	%				1.01	%		1.01	%
Retail				1.24	%		1.34	%				1.25	%		1.26	%

Retail Postpaid Connection Statistics
Total Smartphone postpaid % of phones activated				96.7	%		95.2	%				95.4	%		93.4	%
Total Smartphone postpaid phone base ⁽²⁾												90.1	%		87.3	%
Total Internet postpaid base ⁽²⁾												19.0	%		18.3	%
4G LTE devices as % of retail postpaid connections												88.3	%		85.0	%

Other Operating Statistics
Capital expenditures (in millions)			$	3,383		$	3,464		(2.3	)	$	10,310		$	11,240		(8.3	)


Footnotes:
(1	)	Connection net additions exclude acquisitions and adjustments.

(2	)	Statistics presented as of end of period.

(3	)	Retail postpaid ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid accounts.

(4	)	Retail postpaid I-ARPA - average service revenue per account from retail postpaid account plus recurring device installment billings.

		The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

		Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

*		Not meaningful


Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline - Selected Financial Results
													(dollars in millions)

		3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended					12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Operating Revenues
Consumer Markets		$	3,188		$	3,232		(1.4	)	$	12,777		$	12,751		0.2
Enterprise Solutions			2,285			2,276		0.4			9,167			9,164		—
Partner Solutions			1,209			1,205		0.3			4,917			4,927		(0.2	)
Business Markets			885			822		7.7			3,585			3,356		6.8
Other			50			72		(30.6	)		234			312		(25.0	)
Total Operating Revenues			7,617			7,607		0.1			30,680			30,510		0.6

Operating Expenses
Cost of services			4,465			4,357		2.5			17,922			18,353		(2.3	)
Selling, general and administrative expense			1,558			1,478		5.4			6,274			6,476		(3.1	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			1,532			1,435		6.8			6,104			5,975		2.2
Total Operating Expenses			7,555			7,270		3.9			30,300			30,804		(1.6	)

Operating Income (Loss)		$	62		$	337		(81.6	)	$	380		$	(294	)	*
Operating Income (Loss) Margin			0.8	%		4.4	%				1.2	%		(1.0	)%

Segment EBITDA		$	1,594		$	1,772		(10.0	)	$	6,484		$	5,681		14.1
Segment EBITDA Margin			20.9	%		23.3	%				21.1	%		18.6	%


Footnotes:
	The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

	Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

	Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

*	Not meaningful


Verizon Communications Inc.
Wireline - Selected Operating Statistics




Unaudited										12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Connections (‘000)
Fios Video Subscribers											4,619			4,694		(1.6	)
Fios Internet Subscribers											5,850			5,653		3.5
Fios Digital voice residence connections											3,905			3,895		0.3
Fios Digital connections											14,374			14,242		0.9

HSI											1,109			1,385		(19.9	)
Total Broadband connections											6,959			7,038		(1.1	)

Primary residence switched access connections											2,708			3,230		(16.2	)
Primary residence connections											6,613			7,125		(7.2	)

Total retail residence voice connections											6,804			7,355		(7.5	)
Total voice connections											12,821			13,939		(8.0	)



		3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended					12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change		12/31/17			12/31/16			% Change

Net Add Detail (‘000)
Fios Video Subscribers			(29	)		21		*			(75	)		59		*
Fios Internet Subscribers			47			68		(30.9	)		197			235		(16.2	)
Fios Digital voice residence connections			(15	)		13		*			10			23		(56.5	)
Fios Digital connections			3			102		(97.1	)		132			317		(58.4	)

HSI			(66	)		(68	)	2.9			(276	)		(282	)	2.1
Total Broadband connections			(19	)		-		*			(79	)		(47	)	(68.1	)

Primary residence switched access connections			(122	)		(129	)	5.4			(522	)		(569	)	8.3
Primary residence connections			(137	)		(116	)	(18.1	)		(512	)		(546	)	6.2

Total retail residence voice connections			(146	)		(127	)	(15.0	)		(551	)		(594	)	7.2
Total voice connections			(279	)		(255	)	(9.4	)		(1,118	)		(1,096	)	(2.0	)

Revenue Statistics
Fios revenues (in millions)		$	2,959		$	2,892		2.3		$	11,691		$	11,236		4.0

Other Operating Statistics
Capital expenditures (in millions)		$	1,981		$	1,648		20.2		$	5,339		$	4,504		18.5

Wireline employees (‘000)											57.1			57.6
Fios Video Open for Sale (‘000)											14,287			13,693
Fios Video penetration											32.3	%		34.3	%
Fios Internet Open for Sale (‘000)											14,582			13,982
Fios Internet penetration											40.1	%		40.4	%


Footnotes:
	The segment financial results and metrics above are adjusted to exclude the effects of special items, as the Company’s chief operating decision maker excludes these items in assessing business unit performance.

	Intersegment transactions have not been eliminated.

	Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

*	Not meaningful


Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon

Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses and Acquisitions
																			(dollars in millions)
																			12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited																			12/31/17			12/31/16

Consolidated Operating Revenues																			$	126,034		$	125,980
Less operating revenues from divested businesses																				368			2,115
Less operating revenues from acquisitions																				4,300			—
Consolidated Operating Revenues Excluding Divested Businesses and Acquisitions																			$	121,366		$	123,865
Year over Year Change																				(2.0	)%



Organic IoT Revenues																			(dollars in millions)
																			3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited																			12/31/17			12/31/16

IoT Revenues																			$	389		$	333
Less IoT revenues from acquisition																				30			—
Organic IoT Revenues																			$	359		$	333
Year over Year Change																				7.8	%



Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA Margin, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Operating Results from Divested Businesses
																			(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Mos.			3 Months			3 Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			9/30/17			6/30/17			3/31/17			12/31/16			9/30/16			6/30/16			3/31/16

Consolidated Net Income	$	18,783		$	3,736		$	4,478		$	3,553		$	4,600		$	3,747		$	831		$	4,430
Add/(subtract):
Provision for income taxes		(15,849	)		1,775			2,489			1,629			2,349			1,829			864			2,336
Interest expense		1,219			1,164			1,218			1,132			1,137			1,038			1,013			1,188
Other (income) expense, net		634			511			19			846			(98	)		(97	)		1,826			(32	)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses		6			22			28			21			35			23			20			20
Operating Income		4,793			7,208			8,232			7,181			8,023			6,540			4,554			7,942
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		4,456			4,272			4,167			4,059			3,987			3,942			3,982			4,017
Consolidated EBITDA	$	9,249		$	11,480		$	12,399		$	11,240		$	12,010		$	10,482		$	8,536		$	11,959

Add/subtract special items (before tax):
Severance, pension, and benefit charges (credits)⁽²⁾		1,196			—			195			—			(1,589	)		797			3,550			165
Product realignment		463			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Gain on spectrum license transactions		(144	)		—			—			(126	)		—			—			—			(142	)
Net gain on sale of Divested Businesses		—			—			(1,774	)		—			—			—			(1,007	)		—
Acquisition and integration related costs⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		154			166			559			—			—			—			—			—
		1,669			166			(1,020	)		(126	)		(1,589	)		797			2,543			23
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$	10,918		$	11,646		$	11,379		$	11,114		$	10,421		$	11,279		$	11,079		$	11,982
Operating Results from Divested Businesses⁽¹⁾		—			(17	)		(50	)		(104	)		(107	)		(115	)		(120	)		(780	)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Excluding Operating Results from Divested Businesses	$	10,918		$	11,629		$	11,329		$	11,010		$	10,314		$	11,164		$	10,959		$	11,202
Consolidated Operating Revenues - Quarter to Date	$	33,955											$	32,340
Consolidated Operating Revenues - Year to Date	$	126,034											$	125,980
Consolidated Operating Income Margin - Quarter to Date		14.1	%
Consolidated EBITDA Margin - Quarter to Date		27.2	%											37.1	%
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin - Year to Date		35.7	%											35.5	%

(1) Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.

(2) Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.


Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Consolidated Verizon

Net Debt and Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
																			(dollars in millions)
Unaudited																			12/31/17			12/31/16

Net Debt
Debt maturing within one year																			$	3,453		$	2,645
Long-term debt																				113,642			105,433
Total Debt																				117,095			108,078
Less Cash and cash equivalents																				2,079			2,880
Net Debt																			$	115,016		$	105,198
Net Debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Ratio																			2.6x			2.4x



Adjusted Earnings per Common Share (Adjusted EPS)⁽¹⁾
										3 Mos. Ended												3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited										12/31/17												12/31/16
	Pre-tax			Tax			After-Tax						Pre-tax			Tax			After-Tax
EPS										$	4.56											$	1.10
Severance, pension, and benefit charges	$	1,196		$	(464	)	$	732			0.18		$	(1,589	)	$	604		$	(985	)		(0.24	)
Early debt redemption costs		681			(272	)		409			0.10			—			—			—			—
Product realignment		671			(210	)		461			0.11			—			—			—			—
Acquisition and integration related costs		154			(59	)		95			0.02			—			—			—			—
Gain on spectrum license transactions		(144	)		53			(91	)		(0.02	)		—			—			—			—
Impact of tax reform		—			(16,761	)		(16,761	)		(4.10	)		—			—			—			—
	$	2,558		$	(17,713	)	$	(15,155	)		(3.71	)	$	(1,589	)	$	604		$	(985	)		(0.24	)
Adjusted EPS										$	0.86											$	0.86



										12 Mos. Ended												12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited										12/31/17												12/31/16
	Pre-tax			Tax			After-Tax						Pre-tax			Tax			After-Tax
EPS										$	7.36											$	3.21
Severance, pension, and benefit charges	$	1,391		$	(541	)	$	850			0.21		$	2,923		$	(1,118	)	$	1,805			0.44
Early debt redemption costs		1,983			(788	)		1,195			0.29			1,822			(718	)		1,104			0.27
Product realignment		671			(210	)		461			0.11			—			—			—			—
Acquisition and integration related costs		884			(334	)		550			0.13			—			—			—			—
Gain on spectrum license transactions		(270	)		102			(168	)		(0.04	)		(142	)		54			(88	)		(0.02	)
Gain on sale of divested businesses		(1,774	)		843			(931	)		(0.23	)		(1,007	)		868			(139	)		(0.03	)
Impact of tax reform		—			(16,761	)		(16,761	)		(4.10	)		—			—			—			—
	$	2,885		$	(17,689	)	$	(14,804	)		(3.62	)	$	3,596		$	(914	)	$	2,682			0.66
Adjusted EPS										$	3.74											$	3.87


(1) Adjusted EPS may not add due to rounding.


Verizon Communications Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations - Segments

Segment EBITDA and Segment EBITDA Margin

Wireless	(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16

Operating Income	$	7,118		$	6,309
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		2,344			2,321
Segment EBITDA	$	9,462		$	8,630

Total operating revenues	$	23,771		$	23,377
Operating Income Margin		29.9	%		27.0	%
Segment EBITDA Margin		39.8	%		36.9	%


Wireline	(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16

Operating Income	$	62		$	337
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		1,532			1,435
Segment EBITDA	$	1,594		$	1,772

Total operating revenues	$	7,617		$	7,607
Operating Income Margin		0.8	%		4.4	%
Segment EBITDA Margin		20.9	%		23.3	%


	12 Mos. Ended			12 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16

Operating Income (Loss)	$	380		$	(294	)
Add Depreciation and amortization expense		6,104			5,975
Segment EBITDA	$	6,484		$	5,681

Total operating revenues	$	30,680		$	30,510
Operating Income (Loss) Margin		1.2	%		(1.0	)%
Segment EBITDA Margin		21.1	%		18.6	%


Wireline Operating Revenues Excluding Acquisition
	(dollars in millions)
	3 Mos. Ended			3 Mos. Ended
Unaudited	12/31/17			12/31/16

Wireline Operating Revenues	$	7,617		$	7,607
Less operating revenues from Acquisition		285			—
Wireline Operating Revenues Excluding Acquisition	$	7,332		$	7,607
Year over Year Change		(3.6	)%

Media contact:
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robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com

Verizon closes 2017 with strong wireless customer growth and retention, well-positioned in new markets

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