Tax Reform in This Election Year: It's Not Likely
Which Credit Card Rewards Does the IRS Care About?This is the question raised by an SEC filing by Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) yesterday. According to Reuters, the risks of its ongoing litigation with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) They include the possible interruption of service, an inability to repay its debt and a decline in its stock that could lead to the delisting from the New York Stock Exchange.
As I posted last week, Vonage had only $154 million in cash at the end of the year. And it has $278 million in long-term debt which needs to be repaid. I would not want to be the lender. Nor would I be holding the stock or using Vonage's service.
It's time to get a backup plan in place for service. And if you hold the stock, get out now.
Peter Cohan is President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, a management consulting and venture capital firm. He also teaches management at Babson College and edits The Cohan Letter. He has no financial interest in Verizon or Vonage.
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