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Vodacom Group revenues down 1.1% in Q3
2015-02-04 09:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vodacom Group said it signed up 5.1 million new subscribers in the 12 months to 31 December, reaching a total 61.1 million at the end of 2014. Active data customers grew by 16.4 percent to 26.5 million. Group revenue for the fiscal third quarter to December decreased 1.1 percent, or 2.2 percent on an organic basis, to ZAR 19.99 billion. Organic service revenue fell 3.9 percent to ZAR 15.82 billion. Excluding the impact of the 50 percent cut in mobile termination rates in South Africa, group revenue increased 1.5 percent and service revenue rose 0.6 percent. At the operator's international activities, service revenue grew 7.6 percent to ZAR 3. 97 billion and 25.1 percent of the total (Q3 2014: 22.7%). The international customer base increased 18.6 percent to 29.7 million, and outgoing voice traffic grew 49.8 percent. The slower growth in service revenue reflects the on-going price competition and regulatory pressures in key markets. M-pesa revenue grew 28.2 percent, contributing 9.4 percent of service revenue. M-pesa customers increased 29.7 percent to 7.6 million, reflecting strong uptake in all markets.
KPN revenues stabilise in Q4, further cost cuts planned
2015-02-04 08:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) KPN reported fourth-quarter revenues flat at EUR 2.07 billion. One-time income including a tax credit of EUR 44 million offset a 2.1 percent drop in underlying sales. EBITDA fell by 3.0 percent to EUR 669 million, and the margin was down 1 percent point to 32.4 percent. EBIT roughly doubled compared to a year earlier to EUR 218 million, and the net loss narrowed to EUR 37 million, impacted by costs for repurchasing debt. Capex increased 17 percent to EUR 482 million, resulting in negative free cash flow of EUR 199 million. Excluding one-time items, free cash flow would have reached EUR 405 million in 2014. Capex over the full year totaled EUR 1.41 billion, slightly above KPN's forecast for less than EUR 1.4 billion. KPN said 2014 was a transformation year, with the sale of E-Plus, acquisition of Reggefiber and new management appointed. Results started to stabilise towards the end of the year and the Dutch operator expects this to continue in the coming quarters. For 2015, the company forecast stable EBITDA by year-end, cost savings of over EUR 400 million (up from EUR 300 million previously), capex of less than EUR 1.4 billion (down from less than EUR 1.5 billion earlier), cash flow higher than the adjusted EUR 405 million in 2014 (excluding any dividend from Telefonica Deutschland) and an increase in the dividend to 8 cents from 7, with a further increase in 2016. In Belgium, KPN plans to reduce investments and target a margin of 25-30 percent in the medium term.
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Google Q4 revenues lift 15% to over USD 18 bln
2015-01-30 09:08:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Google said fourth quarter revenues lifted 15 percent from the year before to USD 18.10 billion. The figure excludes traffic acquisition costs, which reached USD 3.62 billion, or 22 percent of advertising revenues. Sites generated revenues of USD 12.43 billion, up 18 percent from the year before, while Network Revenues went 6 percent higher to USD 3.72 billion. Other revenues represented USD 1.95 billion, up 19 percent. Revenues from outside the US totaled USD 10.23 billion, representing 56 percent of total revenues. Revenues from the UK amounted to USD 1.66 billion. Operating profit stayed mainly unchanged at USD 4.40 billion from 4.43 billion the year before. Net profit advanced to USD 4.76 billion or USD 6.91 per diluted share, from 3.38 billion or 4.95 per share. The results included discontinued operations. The sale of Motorola was closed on 29 October, resulting in a gain of USD 740 million net of tax.
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Google posts profit hike but forex rates hit revenues
2015-01-30 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Internet giant reports fourth quarter numbers; cost-per-click drops.
TeliaSonera revenues slow in Q4 on weak Eurasian markets
2015-01-29 08:19:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) TeliaSonera reported fourth-quarter organic sales down 2.2 percent, hurt by weak economic conditions in its markets in Eurasia. Reported revenues were up 0.2 percent from a year earlier to SEK 26.61 billion, helped by currency effects. Adjusted EBITDA was down 3.5 percent excluding currency effects and fell 1.4 percent on a reported basis to SEK 8.60 billion. The margin dropped to 32.3 percent from 32.9 a year ago. TeliaSonera still increased net profit, by 34.2 percent to SEK 2.94 billion in the quarter, despite SEK 2.2 billion in impairment charges on the Eurasian assets. Over the full year, organic sales fell 1.8 percent, and the operator maintained its adjusted EBITDA margin at 34.9 percent, in line with its outlook. TeliaSonera also kept its dividend unchanged at SEK 3.00 per share, equal to a pay-out of 90 percent of net profit. For 2015, the operator again targets stable EBITDA excluding currency or M&A effects, at least the same dividend and capital expenditure of around SEK 17 billion excluding spectrum and licence fees, compared to SEK 15.3 billion in 2014.
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