What does goodwill additions mean?

Represents the value of goodwill recognized during the period as a result of business combinations and acquisitions. This metric indicates the company's inorganic growth strategy and the premium paid for acquired assets. It is a key indicator of capital allocation toward external expansion.

Verizon Communications VZ Goodwill Additions

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '17

Goodwill Additions at other companies

USANA Health SciencesUSNA

$31.84M—

Lesaka Technologies, Inc.LSAK

$3.86M—

Huntington BancsharesHBAN

$3.5B—

First Commonwealth FinancialFCF

$14.5M—

Capital One FinancialCOF

$536M—

First American FinancialFAF

$5.9M—

Segments

By segment

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Consumer$6B—

Business$1.78B—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$34.3B-0.7%

Operating income$7.2B-12.2%

Net income$3.8B-23.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.92-22.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.8B-55.4%

Total debt$45.0B-73.5%

Total equity$105.20B+0.8%

Total assets$410.19B+7.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$10.4B+16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$193.66B+8.4%

Enterprise value$236.92B-31.2%

P/E12×+2.2×

P/S1.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin82.3%—

Operating margin20.5%-1.0pp

Net margin11.6%-1.6pp

FCF margin13.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.4%-2.6pp

Debt / equity0.4×-1.2×

Current ratio0.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Verizon Communications in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: Verizon Communications’s 10-Q, filed August 3, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does goodwill additions mean?: Represents the value of goodwill recognized during the period as a result of business combinations and acquisitions. This metric indicates the company's inorganic growth strategy and the premium paid for acquired assets. It is a key indicator of capital allocation toward external expansion.