Comment on Verizon to End Grandfathered Unlimited Data PlansparentComments−KaoruAoiShiho14yVerizon: profit margin 5-6%Apple: profit margin 29%Google: profit margin 27-28%Who's screwing who?−Karunamon14yProfit margin != Screwing.−sukuriant14ycitation wanted−AjithAntony14y"Profit" is hard to measure. This may be good enough:Verizon Wireless FY 2011http://www22.verizon.com/investor/app_resources/interactivea...Segment operating income margin 26.4%Segment EBITDA service margin 44.8%Verizon Wireless 1Q 2012http://www22.verizon.com/idc/groups/public/documents/adacct/...Operating Income Margin 28.6%Segment EBITDA Service Margin 46.3%Interesting things I also learned from this report:- Verizon wireless is 55% Verizon, 45% Vodafone- $52 ARPU (average revenue per user per month)−KaoruAoiShiho14yThis is true, I was looking at VZ's chart:http://ycharts.com/companies/VZ/profit_marginAccording to Yahoo Finance it's profit margin is 2.6%http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=VZ+Key+Statistics
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Verizon: profit margin 5-6%
Apple: profit margin 29%
Google: profit margin 27-28%
Who's screwing who?
Profit margin != Screwing.
citation wanted
"Profit" is hard to measure. This may be good enough:
Verizon Wireless FY 2011
http://www22.verizon.com/investor/app_resources/interactivea...
Segment operating income margin 26.4%
Segment EBITDA service margin 44.8%
Verizon Wireless 1Q 2012
http://www22.verizon.com/idc/groups/public/documents/adacct/...
Operating Income Margin 28.6%
Segment EBITDA Service Margin 46.3%
Interesting things I also learned from this report:
- Verizon wireless is 55% Verizon, 45% Vodafone
- $52 ARPU (average revenue per user per month)
This is true, I was looking at VZ's chart:
http://ycharts.com/companies/VZ/profit_margin
According to Yahoo Finance it's profit margin is 2.6%
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=VZ+Key+Statistics