Develop a specific recommendation, with supporting rationale, as to whether or not the assigned company's recent trend in financial and stock performance is of sufficient financial strength to warrant entering into a long-term commitment (about 1 page)

Verizon Net Profit ratio	2013	2014	2015
Net Profit before tax EBIT	29277	15270	28240
Revenue	120550	127079	131620
Net Profit ratio	24.28%	12.02%	21.45%
Net Income available to shareholders	11497	9625	11879
Interest	2667	4915	4920

Morning Start Net Profit ratio

2013

2014

2015

Net Profit before tax

EBIT

19524

19986

15945

Revenue

99751

92793

81741

Net Profit ratio

19.57%

21.53%

19.50

Net Profit available to shareholders

16483

12022

13190

Interest

402

484

468