VZVerizon
Telecom · US · Verizon Communications Inc.
3 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side
Idiot Index
21
out of 100 · 3/6 ratios · FY 2023
The full receipt
Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.
- Markup →
How much revenue per dollar of cost.
Not computed: missing input.Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold.What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue - Operational Markup →
Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.
Not computed: missing inputs.Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Cost of Goods Sold, Operating Expenses.What this company did disclose: CEO Total Compensation, Dividends Paid, Total Employee Count, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Revenue - Labor Share →
How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.
0.1716of revenue → workersapprox.verified17¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workersSector median: 0.1725Median range for extraction in sectorFY 2023v1.0.0 - Executive Extraction →
How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.
144.3× CEO / median workerverifiedCEO earns 144× the median workerSector median: 295.5Bottom 25% for extraction in sectorFY 2023v1.0.0 - Shareholder Extraction →
Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.
Not applicable to this sector.Companies in Telecom typically don't report R&D — their growth investment goes to capex, not research expense.See Capital Extraction on this page — it's the universal version designed for sectors where Shareholder Extraction doesn't apply. - Capital Extraction →
How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.
0.4734× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified47% of net profit returned to shareholders, 53% reinvestedSector median: 0.7052Bottom 25% for extraction in sectorFY 2023v1.0.0