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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 8-K Report (Apr 27, 2004)

Filed April 27, 2004For Securities:VZ

Summary

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) filed an 8-K on April 27, 2004, to disclose its financial results for the period ending April 26, 2004. The report highlights the company's use of non-GAAP financial measures, specifically "income before special items," which management believes provides a clearer view of ongoing operational performance by excluding non-recurring or non-operational items. This approach aims to offer investors a more comparable basis for understanding trends and future operating results. The company also emphasizes the exclusion of net pension and other postretirement expenses (OPEB) when calculating operating income margins and cash expenses. Management believes this adjusted view is crucial for investors to properly assess operational efficiency and the impact of these significant expense drivers on Verizon's financial performance, allowing for better period-to-period comparisons.

Key Highlights

  • 1Verizon Communications Inc. filed an 8-K on April 27, 2004, disclosing financial results and operational performance.
  • 2The company is presenting non-GAAP financial measures, notably "income before special items," to supplement GAAP reporting.
  • 3"Income before special items" excludes non-recurring and non-operational revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.
  • 4Management believes non-GAAP measures offer a more comparable view of operational trends and future operating results.
  • 5Pension and other postretirement expenses (OPEB) are also excluded from operating income margins and cash expenses in non-GAAP presentations.
  • 6The adjusted margins are intended to help investors understand the impact of these significant expense drivers and assess operational efficiency.
  • 7Verizon intends for these non-GAAP measures to be considered in addition to, not instead of, their GAAP financial statements.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to disclose Verizon Communications Inc.'s financial results and operational performance, including the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures.

Special items refer to non-recurring and non-operational revenues, expenses, gains, and losses. Verizon excludes them from its "income before special items" measure to provide investors with a clearer view of ongoing operational performance and to allow for better period-to-period comparisons of trends.

Verizon adjusts for net pension and other postretirement expenses (OPEB) to present operating income margins and cash expenses that exclude these significant cost drivers. Management believes this helps investors better understand operational efficiency and the impact of these expenses on financial results.

No, Verizon explicitly states that these non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance understanding and should be considered in addition to, but not instead of, their financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors should review both GAAP and non-GAAP figures.