The company I chose to do my annual report analysis on is AT&T, is a telecommunication company, it is the second largest telecommunications company and the largest landline provider in the United States. AT&T is also the 23rd largest telecommunication provider in the world. Verizon is the largest wireless provider and the second largest telecommunication company in the United States, after AT&T respectively. I will provide stock information on Verizon, to compare two company in the same competing field.
AT&T's 52 week high was 37.12 and the low was 30.97, Verizon high was 51.20 and the low was 38.06, this show that stocks went down, for both companies. Verizon seeing the biggest swing in the numbers, showing investors that Verizon stock should be watched. I would take the sell of Verizon landines to Frontier as a contributing factor of the change. AT&T trading volume is 24.7 million compared to Verizon 15.6 million. The price change of AT&T; which previousy closed at 36.99 and open at 36.90, with a decrease in stocks by .42% (1.14%). AT&T days range from 36.52-36.98 and the 52 week range was 30.97-37.12. Verizon in comparison displayed at previos close at 50.94 to open at 50.74,
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AT&T earning per share was 2.37 and the P/E ratio was 15.43. Verizon saw an earning per share of 4.37 and the P/E ration was 11.64. The analysis report states for AT&T a growth with the earning estimate for the current quarter to increase from .69 to .72 with an estimated earning of 41.33 to 41.56 billion in the next quarter, June 1016 and 167.82 billion projection for December 2016 estimated average earnings. Verizon analysis report states the earning per share will decrease from 1.06 to 1.03 with an estimated earning of 32.81 to 32.48 billion for next quarter, June 2016 and an average estimate of earning of 131.89 billion in December
Verizon Wireless cellular service is inelastic because the products and services it offers makes them the dominant leader in the wireless industry; therefore, a 10% change in calling plan prices (monthly access fees) would not affect the quantity demanded. Verizon Wireless can depend on this inelasticity in their pricing model because of the strength of its brand and the wealth of products and services it offers. Verizon Wireless' competitive advantage comes from its ultra-low churn rate (the percentage of customers who disconnect their service is less than one percent of its 60 million customer base). This indicator suggests that customers are satisfied with the service Verizon Wireless offers and a slight price increase probably would not drive its customers to the competition. This data also suggests that customers probably stay with Verizon Wireless because of its continued expansion of new technologies and services such as its all-digital nationwide CDMA network, EVDO' or its advanced data network (used to wireless send and receive email and other data almost anywhere in the US), and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) that they use for their Push to Talk products. Verizon Wireless markets to a nearly all demographics nationwide and most of its services are offered in the smaller rural markets as a direct result of the one billion dollars per quarter it spends on improving its network as well as acquiring smaller wireless networks to make their nationwide network stronger and larger.
The stock price is currently 103.31, down from a recent high of 121.50. The P/E ratio is declining at 28 and beta at .67, which is expected to grow closer to 1.0. A recent earnings surprise last December yielded a 15% difference from the lower expectations and the latest earnings reports late last month also surprised investors. Estimates for the 2000 fiscal year are being raised by a large majority of analyst who believe that earnings per share will increase and the stock price will reach close to 150.
The supplier bargaining power relies mainly in Apple and Google Android phones, because they are the highest in demand smart phones on the market today. In addition, both of these companies have other cellular service providers like AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile to sell their phones. This creates little bargaining power for Verizon, which can only use their reputation and customer base as a driving force for their bargaining power. Simply put, without Apple and Google Android phones, Verizon would not sell very many phones. Therefore, Verizon must keep a very close relationship with its providers, especially the phone manufacturers. These relationships Verizon has is very pivotal in their overall strategy, because without these two phone companies, Verizon would most likely not be in the cellular service industry. Consequently, Verizon must keep a very healthy relationship with these phone companies, because they can decrease/stop the supply chain, which ultimately would
According to cnet.com, “AT&T and Verizon combined control more than 70 percent of the wireless market.” This means that these two phone companies are the peoples favorite everywhere. As of 2012, Verizon had 111.3 million customers and AT&T had 105.2 million customers. That makes a 6.1 million difference between the companies customers. Telling people that majority of the 70 percent wireless market control are Verizon users. On the Verizon website it says that they “Cover over 97% of Americans.” This shows that most people prefer Verizon because of how great it is to have. Having Verizon gives people LTE everywhere meaning that your phone will work faster on the internet than other phone companies. Only Verizon’s 4G network is 100% LTE. That is what makes them different than
AT&T diversifies it’s promotions to grab different customers. AT&T is still in the market to grab every single customer out there. The same as Verizon it pops up different promotions, but AT&T has different promotions for different likes. It has a promotion for music, Samsung Galaxy, family plans, TV packages. Immediately on clicking on the AT&T the first thing that pops up is plans for every single device. Same thing as Verizon, AT&T has people smiling with their devices showing how happy they are with AT&T and their service.
AT&T’s roots stretches all the way back to 1875, when Alexander Graham Bell created the first telephone. The main reason AT&T was created was to exploit the creation of the telephone. AT&T became a parent company to the Bell system, which was a phone company monopoly. They created a long distance telephone network that went from New York to Chicago and then on to San Francisco. Then in 1984 AT&T split into eight different phone companies. They built out to Denver in 1899 and then they hit a rough patch, the signal wasn’t too strong. Luckily, AT&T created the first practical electrical amplifier in 1913. And this made transcontinental communication possible. Bell’s patent expired in 1894 and only Bell telephone could only legally operate in the U.S. The number of telephones grew as phone wires spread across the nation, there where about 3,317,000 phones. The only downside to this early story is that, only phones with the same phone company could contact each other, this was being fixed in 1913. In 1925 there was a new president, Walter Gifford, he sold International Western Electrical Company to the ITT for 33 million to make AT&T universal. In January 1, 1984 was changed and revitalized, it no longer was the bell system. It had a new global icon, as you see today. IN 1984 AT&T carried around 37.5 million calls a day. CEO, Robert Allen, announced that on Septemb...
DIFFERENTIATION- AT&T’s exclusive agreement to market and sell the iPhone with Apple Corporation has differentiated itself from its competitors. Utilization of its vast spectrum to offer video conferencing service (video share).
Control systems – Costco has an Enterprise Facility Information management system, each Costco is connected to corporate, the EFIM provides real-time information, management of control systems (like energy), and an inventory management system that allows suppliers to monitor their own stock levels at any Costco. The EFIM reduces costs related to energy consumption, maintenance, and contracted services
Team B's assignment this week was to select two different publicly traded companies in the same industry. The two companies will serve as the basis for subsequent team assignments. The two companies chosen for study are Wal-Mart and Target. This paper will provide an overview of each of the selected companies.
The telecommunications industry is of vital importance to the development of the information-based economy. AT&T need to supply access to cost efficient, timely and innovative telecommunications services.
The first analysis will be on Verizon. The current ratio and the debt to equity ratio both improved in 2006 when compared to 2005. However, the net profit margin dropped from 9.8% to 7.0%. What does this tell us as investors...
With all the hype surrounding the iPod post its introduction into the electronics market, it should be of no surprise that iPod’s unmatched demand for such distinct music management tool would lead Apple to add iPod’s features to the most sold electronic device to date: the cell phone. Thus, you get a hybrid called the iPhone. This highly anticipated electronic trend setter without fault had numbers of people waiting in line at the Apple store in New York; iPod fans want to be among the first to explore some of the most innovative phone features to date. Among those features you will find a 3.5 inch touch screen (the largest of all smart phones), Wi-Fi connectivity, the most usage time of all smart phones, i.e. talk time, internet use, or video playback, and many more impressive characteristics. The iPhone has, thereby, revolutionized the cell phone industry to become a potential best designed and most admired phone of the decade.
In fact, some of the biggest threats to the company’s growth are the government’s regulation that increases the risk to the underlying business. In addition, the risk of losing the exclusive contract for the iPhone would be a major loss for AT&T. Most of the consumers choose AT&T because of their exclusive contract for the iPhone. Hence, this loss of business will significantly influence the AT&T's profitability and revenue. Moreover, the antitrust authorities play an important role on approved the merger of AT&T.
The SWOT analysis is a useful tool for identifying our personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to our plans and goals. According to a “Fuel My Motivation” article (2010), this analysis considers internal influences that can positively or negatively affect our ability to achieve our goals. The internal factors are our strengths and weaknesses. Also considered are opportunities and threats, which are external influences that can have a positive or negative impact on the ability to achieve our goals. I will share how the self-assessment instruments and self-exercises in this course have contributed to assessing and understanding my strengths and weaknesses. I will also discuss techniques I will use to leverage my strengths and understand my weaknesses. In addition, I will consider opportunities that I can take advantage of and the threats that can possibly impede my progress.
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