Telecomunicazioni
Tele2 AB :Interim report January - March 2012
Stockholm - Tele2 AB, (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced its consolidated results for the first quarter 2012.
" The first quarter of 2012 was as challenging as expected; many of the structural trends foreseen in our industry are now materializing. We embrace the accelerating move from voice to data and migration from prepaid to postpaid. We believe this is a natural evolution likely to improve the operational performance of mobile operators over the medium term. More immediate and readily evident in Q1 2012 are additional costs associated with the transition from traditional voice to a more data centric emerging business model.
Still, the first quarter of 2012 has continued to show solid revenue growth in our main markets. We concentrated our efforts on maintaining strong customer momentum within our entire mobile arena. "
Financial highlights
Net sales amounted to SEK 10,481 (9,642) million corresponding to a growth excluding exchange rate difference of 8 percent in the quarter. EBITDA in Q1 2012 amounted to SEK 2,571 (2,544) million, equivalent to an EBITDA margin of 25 (26) percent.
Good customer intake in market area Russia
I n Q1 2012, Tele2 Russia added 304,000 (547,000) customers leading to a total customer base of 20.9 (19.0) million. EBITDA amounted to SEK 1,063 (942) million, equivalent to an EBITDA margin of 35 (36) percent.
Maintained mobile revenue growth in market area Nordic
Mobile revenue in Sweden grew by 4 percent, as customer demand for smartphones and data services increased further during the quarter. This trend was enhanced by an aggressive marketing campaign during the month of March. As a result of increased marketing spend, the EBITDA margin was negatively affected. Tele2 Norway performed well during the quarter, with increased focus on moving traffic on to its own network.
Significant operational progress in market area Central Europe &Eurasia
During the quarter, Tele2 Kazakhstan continued its successful launch of new regions, resulting in a customer intake of 332,000 (-24,000). The total customer base amounted to 1,703,000 (308,000). The Baltic countries drove further cost cutting in the quarter, maintaining their firm EBITDA margin development.
Robust margin development in fixed broadband in market area Western Europe
Tele2 Netherlands maintained a stable EBITDA margin compared to same period last year, despite tough market conditions in the consumer and business segments, Tele2 Austria carried on the integration of Silver Server during the quarter.
The Interim report is available on reports.tele2.com/2012/Q1
Telephone conference
Tele2 will host a conference call, with an interactive presentation, for the global financial community at 10.45 am CET (09.45 am UK time/04.45 am NY time) on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The conference call will be held in English and also made available as an audiocast on Tele2's dedicated Q1 2012 website, reports.tele2.com/2012/Q1.
Dial-in information:
To ensure that you are connected to the conference call, please dial in a few minutes before the start of the conference call to register your attendance.
Dial-in numbers:
Sweden: +46 8 505 598 53
UK: +44 203 043 24 36
US: +1 866 458 40 87
Contacts
Mats Granryd
President & CEO
Telephone: + 46 (0)8 5620 0060
Lars Nilsson
CFO
Telephone: +46 (0)8 5620 0060
Lars Torstensson
Group Director, Corporate Communication
Telephone: + 46 (0)8 5620 0042
Tele 2 is one of Europe 's leading telecom OPERATORS, always providing the best deal. We have 35 million customers in 11 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2011, we had net sales of SEK 41 billion and reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 11.2 billion.
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