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Verizon posts Q4 loss on pension charges, margin pressure
2015-01-22 17:06:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Verizon Communications reported fourth-quarter revenues of USD 33.2 billion, up 6.8 percent year-over-year. The US operator posted a net loss of USD 0.54 per share, versus a profit of USD 1.76 a year earlier, due to a number of one-time charges for retirement benefits and financing costs. Excluding these items, EPS rose 7.6 percent year-on-year to USD 0.71. Over the full year, revenues increased 5.4 percent to USD 127.1 billion, helped by new revenues streams from the Internet of Things and telematics, which grew 45 percent to USD 585 million. Free cash flow totalled USD 13.4 billion, after capital expenditures increased 3.5 percent to USD 17.2 billion. For 2015, Verizon targets revenue growth of at least 4 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin in line with the full-year 2014 performance. Capital spending is projected to increase slightly to USD 17.5-18.0 billion.
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