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Carlos García-Moreno | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
carlos.garciamoreno@amovil.com | |
Paulina Amieva Gérard | |
Investor Relations Office | |
paulina.amieva@amovil.com |
AMÉRICA MÓVILS FIRST QUARTER OF 2006 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING REPORT
Mexico City, May 2, 2006 - América Móvil, S.A. de C.V. (América Móvil) [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX] [NASDAQ: AMOV] [LATIBEX: XAMXL], announced today its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2006.
América Móvil Fundamentals | ||||
Constant Mex$ | ||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 | |||
EPS (Mex$)(1) | 0.28 | 0.13 | ||
Earnings per ADR (US$)(2) | 0.52 | 0.23 | ||
Net Income (millions of Mex$) | 9,946 | 4,645 | ||
EBITDA (millions of Mex$) | 18,349 | 13,039 | ||
EBIT (millions of Mex$) | 12,389 | 8,210 | ||
Shares Outstanding (billion)(3) | 36.15 | 36.69 | ||
ADRs Equivalent (billion)(3) | 1.81 | 1.83 | ||
(1) Net Income / Total Shares outstanding | ||||
(2) 20 Shares per ADR | ||||
(3) Adjusted for the 3:1 split that took place on July 18, 2005. |
Relevant Events
During the first quarter of 2006 we have continued reducing the effective tariffs on voice airtime, both in nominal and real terms, in all of our markets. On average, tariffs in our Latin American operations are 56% lower than the average tariffs of the 30 countries that make up the OECD. Falling airtime prices, together with handset subsidies, have been key in stimulating the rise in wireless penetration in the region.
In Mexico our effective price per minute (voice) was equivalent to 1.48 pesos (13.6 dollar cents) at the end of March, having fallen by 9.6% in constant peso terms over the last 12-months and by 50.7% over the last five years. It now stands as one of the five lowest amongst OECD countries(2).
For the most part (93%), the Mexican wireless market is based on the prepaid model, an important difference relative to practically all other OECD countries, including the U.S., where the prepaid segment is only 11% of the wireless market. Because of this, in comparing effective rates with the U.S. (which has the lowest tariffs within the OECD), for instance, adjustments must be made to allow for the effects of lower subsidies on handset prices and the non-existence of the calling-party-pays system in that market, which results in greater costs to subscribers on incoming calls. In the prepaid market itself, tariffs in Mexico are lower than in the United States.
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The main Latin American countries have attained penetration rates of approximately 50% of the population. Penetration rates will continue to increase to the extent that the growth rates of the economies and the levels of employment lead to
improvements in the purchasing power of the population. These would not only result in more clients; they would lead to greater consumption levels of our telecom services, including voice but also data services, such as short messages and a broad
variety of new products.
Towards the end of April, América Móvil celebrated its Annual Shareholders Assembly, which approved the companys financial statements for the year 2005 and decreed the payment of a dividend of 0.10 pesos per share. The
dividend will be paid in one installment in July 2006.
In the same month, an agreement was reached with Verizon Communications to acquire its ownership interests in Verizon Dominicana (100%), Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Inc. (52%) and CANTV (28.51%), the latter through a joint venture equally owned with Telmex. The purchase prices for these stakes are US$ 2.06 billion, US$ 939 million and US$ 676.6 million, respectively.
In Chile our subsidiary Smartcom obtained 25 MHz of spectrum in the 800 MHz band through an auction. It will be used for the new GSM network the company is rolling out, which can work on both the 850 and 1900 MHz frequencies.
América Móvil closed in April a U.S.$2 billion syndicated loan. The loan has a tenor of five years, with one amortization payment at maturity. The interest rate on the loan is Libor plus 0.25% . Earlier, in February, América Móvil, through its Colombian subsidiary Comcel, issued a 10 year note in the Colombian market. The note, denominated in Colombian pesos, carries a coupon of 7.59% . The issue amount was the equivalent of US$ 200 million.
América Móvil's Subsidiaries & Affiliate as of March 2006 | ||||
Equity Participation |
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Country |
Company |
Business |
Consolidation Method | |
Subsidiaries | ||||
- Mexico | Telcel | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Argentina | CTI | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Brazil | Telecom Americas | wireless | 98.9% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Chile | Smartcom | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Colombia | Comcel | wireless | 99.2% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Ecuador | Conecel | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- El Salvador | CTE | wireless, wireline | 95.8% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Guatemala | ACT* | wireless, wireline | 99.1% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Honduras | Megatel | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Nicaragua | Enitel | wireless, wireline | 99.3% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Paraguay | AMX Paraguay | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Peru | América Móvil Perú | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- Uruguay | CTI | wireless | 100.0% |
Global Consolidation Method |
- U.S.A. | Tracfone | wireless | 98.2% |
Global Consolidation Method |
Affiliate | ||||
- Mexico | Telvista | other | 45.0% |
Equity Method |
* AMX owns through ACT and directly 99% of Telgua, which owns 100% of the wireless subsidiaries Sercom in Guatemala and Nicaragua. |
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Subscribers
América Móvils subscriber base reached 100 million subscribers at the end of March, as the company gained 7.3 million wireless subscribers in the first three months of 2006, 39% more than in the same period a year before. Our lines total 102.6 million considering the fixed lines we have in Central America.
The pace of subscriber growth continued strong throughout the region, as shown by the 7.8% sequential increase in our subscriber base. In the larger countries, Mexico and Brazil, it expanded at a pace of approximately 4.5% quarter-over-quarterwhich resulted in 1.7 million and 787 thousand net subscriber additions respectivelywhereas in those where we have our smaller operations by subscribers, Uruguay and Paraguay, it grew at a rate of more than 30% sequentially.
The Andean region continued growing at a brisk pace. In Colombia, which had net additions of 2.1 million in the quarter, our subscriber base reached almost 16 million subscribers by the end of March. This represented a sequential increase of 15.3% . In Peru it expanded at a similar pace (13%), gaining 261 thousand clients to finish the quarter with 2.2 million subscribers. And in Ecuador, net additions amounted to 400 thousand subscribers, for a 10% sequential increase.
Argentina finished the quarter with 7.3 million subscribers, 10.2% more than in December, having obtained 677 thousand clients in the period. In Chile we ended the quarter with 1.9 million subscribers.
The consolidated subscriber base in Central America reached 4.4 million wireless subscribers, after gaining 436 thousand new clients in the first quarter. Honduras and Nicaragua experienced the faster rates of sequential growth within their region, nearly 16%. Together with 2.0 million fixed lines, our operations in Central America have a combined total of 6.4 million lines.
Subscribers as of March 2006 | ||||||||||
Thousands | ||||||||||
Total(1) |
Equity (2) |
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Country | Mar'06 | Dec'05 | Var.% | Mar'05 | Var.% | Mar'06 | Dec'05 | Var.% | Mar'05 | Var.% |
Mexico | 37,587 | 35,914 | 4.7% | 30,629 | 22.7% | 37,587 | 35,914 | 4.7% | 30,629 | 22.7% |
Brazil | 19,446 | 18,659 | 4.2% | 14,292 | 36.1% | 19,000 | 18,354 | 3.5% | 14,082 | 34.9% |
Argentina | 7,304 | 6,627 | 10.2% | 4,091 | 78.6% | 7,304 | 6,627 | 10.2% | 4,091 | 78.6% |
Chile | 1,942 | 1,884 | 3.1% | 1,602 | 21.3% | 1,942 | 1,884 | 3.1% | 0 | n.m. |
Paraguay | 231 | 172 | 34.0% | 100 | 130.7% | 231 | 172 | 34.0% | 0 | n.m. |
Uruguay | 219 | 168 | 30.6% | 36 | n.m. | 219 | 168 | 30.6% | 36 | n.m. |
Colombia | 15,879 | 13,775 | 15.3% | 7,022 | 126.1% | 15,752 | 13,664 | 15.3% | 6,966 | 126.1% |
Ecuador | 4,500 | 4,100 | 9.8% | 2,636 | 70.7% | 4,500 | 4,100 | 9.8% | 2,636 | 70.7% |
Peru | 2,211 | 1,950 | 13.4% | 1,277 | 73.1% | 2,211 | 1,950 | 13.4% | 0 | n.m. |
El Salvador | 958 | 859 | 11.6% | 597 | 60.4% | 917 | 822 | 11.6% | 571 | 60.6% |
Guatemala | 2,065 | 1,912 | 8.0% | 1,453 | 42.1% | 2,046 | 1,895 | 8.0% | 1,440 | 42.1% |
Honduras | 495 | 427 | 15.9% | 238 | 107.5% | 495 | 427 | 15.9% | 238 | 107.5% |
Nicaragua | 864 | 748 | 15.6% | 494 | 74.9% | 857 | 742 | 15.6% | 489 | 75.2% |
U.S.A. | 6,902 | 6,135 | 12.5% | 4,851 | 42.3% | 6,777 | 6,024 | 12.5% | 4,763 | 42.3% |
Total Wireless | 100,604 | 93,329 | 7.8% | 66,339 | 51.7% | 99,839 | 88,737 | 12.5% | 65,941 | 51.4% |
El Salvador | 817 | 808 | 1.0% | 789 | 3.5% | 782 | 774 | 1.0% | 755 | 3.6% |
Guatemala | 963 | 953 | 1.1% | 917 | 5.0% | 954 | 944 | 1.1% | 908 | 5.0% |
Nicaragua | 244 | 235 | 3.7% | 219 | 11.4% | 242 | 233 | 3.7% | 217 | 11.6% |
Total Fixed | 2,023 | 1,996 | 1.4% | 1,925 | 5.1% | 1,978 | 1,951 | 1.4% | 1,880 | 5.2% |
Total Lines | 102,627 | 95,325 | 7.7% | 68,263 | 50.3% | 101,817 | 90,688 | 12.3% | 67,821 | 50.1% |
(1) Includes total subscribers of all companies in which América Móvil holds an economic interest; does not consider the date in which the companies started being consolidated. Total wireless historical data does not include recent acquisitions. | ||||||||||
(2) Includes total subscribers weighted by the economic interest held in each company. | ||||||||||
n.m. not meanignful |
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In the United States, Tracfone added 767 thousand subscribers in the period, ending the quarter with close to seven million subscribers. Net additions were up 68% relative to the ones obtained in the same period of 2005.
América Móvil Consolidated
With 7.3 million net subscriber additions, the first quarter of 2006 was our best first quarter ever in terms of subscriber growth. But whereas subscriber growth remains strong in absolute terms, it has begun to decelerate in relative terms from the highs that most operations observed in 2005.
Revenues topped 50.7 billion pesos in the quarter, expanding 26.4% year-on-year on the back of 29.0% service-revenue growth. Service revenues were up 4.6% in the quarter, as almost all operations registered increases in service revenues relative to the last quarter of 2005. These were particularly important in the U.S., where the sequential increase was 14.4%; in Colombia, where it was 10.3%; and in Argentina, where it reached 6.9% .
With revenues expanding at a brisk pace and subscriber growth decelerating in relative terms, subscriber acquisition costs have tended to decline relative to revenues, bringing about better EBITDA margins in practically all our operations. This means that the effort in EBITDA terms associated with maintaining a given level of subscriber growth has come down and will likely continue to fall if current trends remain in place.
America Movil's Income Statement (in accordance with Mexican GAAP) | ||||||
Millions of constant Mex$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% |
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Service Revenues | 43,314 | 33,584 | 29.0% | |||
Equipment Revenues | 7,411 | 6,554 | 13.1% | |||
Total Revenues | 50,724 | 40,138 | 26.4% | |||
Cost of Service | 9,786 | 7,924 | 23.5% | |||
Cost of Equipment | 12,676 | 10,759 | 17.8% | |||
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses | 9,913 | 8,416 | 17.8% | |||
Total Costs and Expenses | 32,375 | 27,099 | 19.5% | |||
EBITDA | 18,349 | 13,039 | 40.7% | |||
% of Total Revenues | 36.2% | 32.5% | ||||
Depreciation & Amortization | 5,960 | 4,829 | 23.4% | |||
EBIT | 12,389 | 8,210 | 50.9% | |||
% of Total Revenues | 24.4% | 20.5% | ||||
Net Interest Expense | 1,098 | 996 | 10.2% | |||
Other Financial Expenses | -112 | 339 | -133.1% | |||
Foreign Exchange Loss | -1,175 | -37 | n.m. | |||
Monetary Result | -780 | -858 | 9.1% | |||
Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income) | -970 | 441 | -320.0% | |||
Other Income and Expenses | -69 | 26 | -365.2% | |||
Income & Deferred Taxes | 3,479 | 3,060 | 13.7% | |||
Net Income before Minority Interest and Equity | 9,949 | 4,683 | 112.5% | |||
Participation in Results of Affiliates | ||||||
minus | ||||||
Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates | -21 | 31 | -166.6% | |||
Minority Interest | 24 | 6 | 298.1% | |||
Net Income | 9,946 | 4,645 | 114.1% | |||
*n.m. = not meaningful |
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Balance Sheet (in accordance with Mexican GAAP)* | |||||||||||||||||||||
América Móvil Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Millions of Constant Mex$ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mar'06 |
Dec'05 |
Var.% |
Mar'05 |
Var.% |
Mar'06 |
Dec'05 |
Var.% |
Mar'05 |
Var.% |
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Current Assets | Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash & Securities | 23,699 | 12,902 | 83.7% | 16,041 | 47.7% | Short Term Debt** | 21,585 | 17,167 | 25.7% | 5,573 | 287.3% | ||||||||||
Accounts Receivable | 29,925 | 31,131 | -3.9% | 19,953 | 50.0% | Accounts Payable | 53,367 | 57,585 | -7.3% | 32,126 | 66.1% | ||||||||||
Other Current Assets | 5,471 | 3,624 | 51.0% | 4,352 | 25.7% | Other Current Liabilities | 16,388 | 15,292 | 7.2% | 12,950 | 26.5% | ||||||||||
Inventories | 11,707 | 13,074 | -10.5% | 8,846 | 32.3% | 91,341 | 90,044 | 1.4% | 50,649 | 80.3% | |||||||||||
70,803 | 60,732 | 16.6% | 49,192 | 43.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plant & Equipment | 114,155 | 112,892 | 1.1% | 90,084 | 26.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in Affiliates | 557 | 490 | 13.6% | 684 | -18.5% | Long-Term Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Long Term Debt | 53,493 | 52,014 | 2.8% | 54,956 | -2.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred Assets | Other Liabilities | 3,605 | 3,632 | -0.7% | 7,089 | -49.1% | |||||||||||||||
Goodwill (Net) | 12,478 | 12,360 | 1.0% | 10,081 | 23.8% | 57,098 | 55,646 | 2.6% | 62,045 | -8.0% | |||||||||||
Brands, Patents & Licenses | 39,373 | 37,934 | 3.8% | 35,417 | 11.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred Assets | 7,269 | 7,748 | -6.2% | 9,336 | -22.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Shareholder's Equity | 96,196 | 86,466 | 11.3% | 82,098 | 17.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | 244,635 | 232,156 | 5.4% | 194,793 | 25.6% | Total Liabilities and Equity | 244,635 | 232,156 | 5.4% | 194,793 | 25.6% | ||||||||||
* This presentation conforms with that of América Móvil's audited financial statements | |||||||||||||||||||||
** Includes current portion of Long Term Debt |
At 18.3 billion pesos, EBITDA was up 19.8% in the quarter and 40.7% relative to the same period a year before, reflecting among other things cost control policies. The EBITDA margin climbed nearly 4 percentage points relative to the first quarter of 2005, to 36.2%, even as net subscriber additions were almost 40% greater year-on-year. Noteworthy were the improvements in EBITDA margins observed over the same period in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and in Colombia. In the U.S. the EBITDA margin was down over the period, but net additions were up 68% over the first quarter of 2005.
Operating profits rose to 12.4 billion pesos, nearly 25.0% of revenues, having increased by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter and 50.9% annually.
A comprehensive financing income of 970 million pesos was obtained in the quarter, as foreign exchange gains more than offset net interest expenses. These gains arose from the appreciation of the Brazilian real and the depreciation of the Mexican peso vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar observed in the first quarter.
Altogether, América Móvil generated a net profit of 9.9 billion pesos in the quarter, which more than doubles the one obtained a year before. It represents 28 peso cents per share, or 52 dollar cents per ADR. Adjusting for the stock split that took place last July, net income per share was up by 117.3% year-on-year and, per ADR, by 129.5% .
Financial Debt of América Móvil | ||||
Millions of U.S. dollars | ||||
Mar'06 |
Mar'05 |
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Peso - denominated debt | 2,787 | 1,489 |
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Bonds and other securities | 1,397 | 1,191 |
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Banks and other | 1,390 | 298 |
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U.S. Dollar - denominated debt | 3,523 | 3,648 |
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Bonds and other securities | 3,093 | 3,201 |
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Banks and other | 430 | 447 |
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Debt denominated in other currencies | 545 | 222 |
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Bonds and other securities | 392 | 196 |
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Banks and other | 153 | 26 |
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Total debt | 6,855 | 5,359 |
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Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 1,971 | 494 |
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Long-term debt | 4,884 | 4,866 |
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América Móvils net debt was down 5.7 billion pesos in the quarter, to 51.4 billion pesos, partly stemming from foreign exchange gains but mostly resulting from our strong cash generation, which was more than sufficient to fully
cover our capital expenditures6.5 billion pesosand our share-buybacks and dividend payments, which together amounted to 2.3 billion pesos in the quarter.
Mexico
Telcels subscriber base reached 37.6 million at the end of March 2006, 22.7% more than a year ago and 4.7% more than the previous quarter. Net additions of 1.7 million were only slightly below those registered in the same period of the previous year.
Revenues reached 24.4 billion Mexican pesos in the first quarter of 2006, up 18.6% from the same period a year ago. Service revenues climbed 19.2% year-on-year, ahead of equipment revenues, which grew at an annual rate of 15.4% . The average revenue per user during the period fell 3.6% in real terms but minutes of use picked-up 2.1% year-on-year.
EBITDA reached 12.3 billion pesos in the first three months of 200641.8% above last years figuresas both the cost of service and the cost of equipment fell relative to the same period a year ago. Strict cost controls allowed Telcels EBITDA margin to reach 50.3% in the quarter, its highest level ever. EBITDA margins expanded by more than eight percentage points in a year.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Mexico | ||||||
Millions of Constant Mex$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% |
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Revenues | 24,376 | 20,557 | 18.6% |
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EBITDA | 12,271 | 8,656 | 41.8% |
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% | 50.3% | 42.1% | ||||
EBIT | 10,625 | 7,230 | 47.0% |
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% | 43.6% | 35.2% | ||||
Mexico's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % |
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Subscribers (thousands) | 37,587 | 30,629 | 22.7% | |||
Postpaid | 2,513 | 1,934 | 29.9% | |||
Prepaid | 35,075 | 28,695 | 22.2% | |||
MOU | 106 | 104 | 2.1% | |||
ARPU (Constant Mex$) | 186 | 193 | -3.6% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1 | |||
Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay
The combined subscriber base for CTI Móvil reached 7.8 million at the end of the first quarter, 87.9% year-on-year and 11.3% quarter-over-quarter. Net additions in the first quarter of 2006 exceeded those registered in the same period of 2005 by 41.2% .
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Revenues rose 66.5% year-on-year to 964 million Argentinean pesos on the back of strong service revenue growth (67.3%yoy) . Sequentially, service revenues grew 8.4% .
EBITDA jumped to 207 million Argentinean pesos in the first quarter, 3.5 times more than a year before. CTIs EBITDA margin reached 21.5% of revenues, more than doubling the one seen in the same period of 2005, as revenue growth outpaced that of subscriber acquisition costs.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay | ||||||
Million of ARP$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Revenues | 964 | 579 | 66.5% | |||
EBITDA | 207 | 59 | 250.3% | |||
% | 21.5% | 10.2% | ||||
EBIT | 141 | 36 | 288.6% | |||
% | 14.7% | 6.3% | ||||
Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Subscribers (thousands) | 7,754 | 4,126 | 87.9% | |||
Postpaid | 821 | 711 | 15.5% | |||
Prepaid | 6,933 | 3,415 | 103.0% | |||
MOU | 139 | 158 | -12.3% | |||
ARPU (ARG) | 36 | 41 | -12.1% | |||
Churn (%) | 1.9% | 2.7% | -0.8 | |||
*Annual comparisons affected by the incorporation of CTI Paraguay in August 2005 and CTI Uruguay in 2004. |
Chile
Smartcoms net additions amounted to 58 thousand in the first quarter of 2006 as the overall subscriber base reached 1.9 million customers. Yearly subscriber growth was upwards of 20.0% .
Revenues for the first three months of 2006 totaled 42.7 billion Chilean pesos. EBITDA for the same period reached 7.4 billion Chilean pesos and accounted for 17.3% of total revenues, representing a margin expansion of 520 basis points in a single quarter. Blended ARPUs remained flat sequentially.
We continue with the roll-out of our GSM network, which can make use of the spectrum licenses that we hold on both the 1900 MHz and 800 MHz bandwiths.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||
Chile | ||
Millions of P$ | ||
1Q06 | ||
Revenues | 42,730 | |
EBITDA | 7,402 | |
% | 17.3% | |
EBIT | 1,171 | |
% | 2.7% | |
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Chile's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % |
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Subscribers (thousands) | 1,942 | 1,602 | 21.3% | |||
Postpaid | 276 | 243 | 13.3% | |||
Prepaid | 1,666 | 1,358 | 22.7% | |||
MOU | 126 | 127 | -0.3% | |||
ARPU (CHL) | 6,765 | 7,147 | -5.3% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2 | |||
Brazil
Claros subscriber base grew 36.1% year-on-year to nearly 20 million clients in March of 2006. During the first quarter, net additions for our operations in Brazil totaled 787 thousand, 24.0% more than last years.
Total revenues grew 7.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006, to 1.5 billion reais, driven by service-revenues which increased by 19.2% .
Operating efficiencies and cost controls allowed Claros EBITDA margin in the first quarter of 2006 to climb nine percentage points relative to the same period a year before, and 20 percentage points in comparison to the previous quarter, to reach 15.6% of revenues. EBITDA for the period amounted to 233 million reais.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Brazil Consolidated | ||||||
Millions of R$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 1,497 | 1,396 | 7.2% | |||
EBITDA | 233 | 91 | 155.2% | |||
% | 15.6% | 6.5% | ||||
EBIT | -161 | -257 | 37.4% | |||
% | -10.8% | -18.4% | ||||
Brazil's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Subscribers (thousands) | 19,446 | 14,292 | 36.1% | |||
Postpaid | 3,197 | 2,585 | 23.7% | |||
Prepaid |
16,248 | 11,707 | 38.8% | |||
MOU | 68 | 86 | -20.8% | |||
ARPU (R$) | 23 | 26 | -12.4% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.3% | 2.6% | -0.3 | |||
Colombia
With nearly 16 million at the end of March, our subscriber base in Colombia was the fastest-growing one in absolute terms among those of our subsidiaries. It expanded by 2.1 million clients in the first quarter of this year.
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First quarter revenues were up 61.0% year-on-year to reach 1.0 trillion Colombian pesos, with service revenues growing by 69.2% relative to the previous year. On a sequential basis, total revenues grew 6.1% due to strong service revenue expansion (10.3%) .
Comcels EBITDA doubled relative to the previous year to reach 284 billion Colombian pesos. Margins expanded by 5.60 percentage points to 27.4% of revenues. In comparison to the fourth quarter of 2005, EBITDA increased by 24.9% and margins expanded by 4.1 percentage points.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Colombia | ||||||
Billion of COP$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Revenues | 1,037 | 644 | 61.0% | |||
EBITDA | 284 | 140 | 102.3% | |||
% | 27.4% | 21.8% | ||||
EBIT | 147 | 42 | 249.0% | |||
% | 14.2% | 6.5% | ||||
Colombia's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Subscribers (thousands) | 15,879 | 7,022 | 126.1% | |||
Postpaid | 2,317 | 1,559 | 48.7% | |||
Prepaid | 13,561 | 5,464 | 148.2% | |||
MOU | 107 | 131 | -18.3% | |||
ARPU (COP$) | 20,205 | 27,425 | -26.3% | |||
Churn (%) | 1.2% | 1.5% | -0.4 | |||
Ecuador
Conecel added 400 thousand clients in the first quarter, bringing its subscriber base to 4.5 million at the end of March. This represented an increase of 9.8% in the quarter and 70.7% year-on-year.
Revenues totaled 169 million dollars in the first quarter of 2006, 40.2% more than in the previous year. Equipment revenues were the most dynamic component, as Conecels net additions for the period exceed last years by 29.0%, but service revenues rose nearly as fast as total revenues. EBITDA for the period totaled 40 million dollarsup 4.0% from last yearand margins reached 23.5% of revenues.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Ecuador | ||||||
Millions of US$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% |
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Revenues | 169 | 121 | 40.2% | |||
EBITDA | 40 | 38 | 4.0% | |||
% | 23.5% | 31.7% | ||||
EBIT | 24 | 25 | -4.6% | |||
% | 14.1% | 20.6% | ||||
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Ecuador's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Subscribers (thousands) | 4,500 | 2,636 | 70.7% | |||
Postpaid | 458 | 232 | 96.9% | |||
Prepaid | 4,042 | 2,404 | 68.2% | |||
MOU | 43 | 48 | -11.6% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 9.55 | 12 | -20.7% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4 | |||
Peru
Our subscriber base in Peru ended March at 2.2 million, having increased by 261 thousand clients in the quarter, 49.4% more than a year before. Relative to the previous quarter, the base increased by 13.4%; in annual terms, it was up 73.2% .
In the first three months of 2006, Claro Perus revenues reached 295 million soles.Falling subscriber acquisitions costs, stemming from fewer net additions in the first quarter, led to a strong sequential EBITDA expansion of 8.9% . EBITDA amounted to 94 million soles and was equivalent to 31.8% of revenues.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||
Peru | ||
Millions of Soles | ||
1Q06 | ||
Revenues | 295 | |
EBITDA | 94 | |
% | 31.8% | |
EBIT | 48 | |
% | 16.2% | |
Peru's Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % |
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Subscribers (thousands) | 2,211 | 1,277 | 73.2% | |||
Postpaid | 247 | 177 | 39.7% | |||
Prepaid | 1,964 | 1,100 | 78.6% | |||
MOU | 69 | 75 | -7.6% | |||
ARPU (Sol) | 39 | 50 | -21.6% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6 | |||
Central America
The wireless subscriber base in Central America expanded by 57.5% year-on-year, to 4.4 million clients. Net additions totaled 432 thousand in the quarter, 41.4% more than in the same period a year before. Subscriber growth was particularly noteworthy in Honduras and Nicaragua, as the former doubled its subscriber base and the latter increased it by 70% in the period. Including fixed-lines, which now exceed 2.0 million in the region, América Móvil managed 6.4 million lines in Central America.
Consolidated revenues in the region grew 14.6% annually to reach 360 million dollars in the first quarter of 2006. EBITDA totaled 186 million dollars though March, 12.0% above the one seen the year before and 2.6% higher than that of the previous quarter. The EBITDA margin reached 51.7% of total revenues.
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INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Central America Consolidated | ||||||
Millions of US$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 360 |
314 |
14.6% | |||
EBITDA | 186 |
166 |
12.0% | |||
% | 51.7% |
52.9% |
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EBIT | 128 |
107 |
20.0% | |||
% | 35.7% |
34.2% |
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Central America's Operating Data (1) | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 4,382 | 2,783 | 57.5% | |||
Postpaid | 311 | 244 | 27.8% | |||
Prepaid |
4,070 | 2,539 | 60.3% | |||
Fixed Lines (thousands) | 2,023 | 1,925 | 5.1% | |||
Total Lines (Wireless + Fixed, 000's) | 6,405 | 4,708 | 36.1% | |||
MOU(2) | 156 | 162 | -3.8% | |||
ARPU (US$) (2) | 12 | 14 | -10.2% | |||
Churn (%) (2) | 0.8% | 1.2% | -0.4 | |||
(1) Operating indicators group Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras data. Historical data previously calculated on a weighted average basis has been made to conform to the new standard. (2) Wireless data only |
United States
Tracfones subscriber base reached nearly 7.0 million in March after adding 767 thousand additional subscribers in the first quarter, 67.8% more than a year before.
Total revenues picked-up 33.6% relative to the same period last year and reached 309 million dollars. Relative to the previous quarter, service revenues increased by 14.4% sequentially helping bring about an expansion of 12.4% of total revenues.
EBITDA was breakeven in the first quarter in light of the strong subscriber expansion observed in the period. Compared to the previous quarter, when subscriber growth began to accelerate, the EBITDA margin improved by 9.2 percentage points.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
United States | ||||||
Millions of US$ | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 309 | 231 | 33.6% | |||
EBITDA | 0 | 38 | -100.3% | |||
% | 0.0% | 16.6% | ||||
EBIT | -5 | 34 | -114.4% | |||
% | -1.6% | 14.8% | ||||
United States' Operating Data | ||||||
1Q06 |
1Q05 |
Var. % |
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Subscribers (thousands) | 6,902 | 4,851 | 42.3% | |||
MOU | 65 | 63 | 2.3% | |||
ARPU, Net (US$)* | 13 | 14 | -5.9% | |||
Churn (%) | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.3 | |||
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Glossary of Terms
ARPU Average Revenue per User. The ratio of service revenues in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in the same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.
Capex Capital Expenditure. Accrued capital expenditures related to the expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure.
Churn Disconnection Rate. The ratio of wireless subscribers disconnected during a given period to the number of wireless subscribers at the beginning of that period.
EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, also known as Operating Profit.
EBIT margin The ratio of EBIT to total operating revenue.
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.
EBITDA margin The ratio of EBITDA to total operating revenue.
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution. A technology that gives GSM the capacity to handle data services for the third generation mobile telephony.
EPS (Mexican pesos) Earnings per share. Total earnings in Mexican pesos divided by total shares.
Earnings per ADR (US$) Total earnings in U.S. dollars divided by total ADRs equivalent.
Equity subscribers Subscribers weighted by the economic interest held in each company.GSM Global System for Mobile communications. It is the worlds leading and fastest growing mobile standard.
GPRS General Packet Radio Service. Enables GSM networks to offer higher capacity, Internet-based-content and packet-based data services. It is a second generation technology.
Gross additions Total number of subscribers acquired during the period.
Licensed pops Licensed population. Population covered by the licenses that each of the companies manage.
Market share A companys subscriber base divided by the total number of subscribers in that country.
MOU Minutes of Use per subscriber. The ratio of wireless traffic in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in that same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.
Net subscriber additions The difference in the subscriber base from one period to another. It is the different between gross additions and disconnections.
Net debt Total short and long term debt minus cash and marketable securities.
Net debt / EBITDA The ratio of total short and long term debt minus cash and securities to trailing 12-month income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Prepaid Subscriber that may purchase airtime to recharge a cellular phone. The client does not hold a contract with the company for voice and data services.
Postpaid Subscriber that has a contract for the use of airtime. The client has no need of activating airtime, it is done so immediately.
Push-to-talk Enables compatible mobile phones to function like two-way radios.
SMS Short Message Service.
SAC Subscriber Acquisition Cost. The sum of handset subsidies, marketing expenses and commissions to distributors for handset activation. Handset subsidy is calculated as the difference between equipment cost and equipment revenues.
Wireless penetration The ratio of total wireless subscribers in any given country divided by the total population in that country.
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Exchange Rates | ||||||
1Q06 | 1Q05 | Var.% | ||||
Mexico | ||||||
EoP | 10.95 | 11.29 | -3.0% | |||
Average | 10.63 | 11.23 | -5.4% | |||
Brazil | ||||||
EoP | 2.17 | 2.67 | -18.5% | |||
Average | 2.17 | 2.63 | -17.3% | |||
Argentina | ||||||
EoP | 3.08 | 2.92 | 5.7% | |||
Average | 3.07 | 2.93 | 5.1% | |||
Chile | ||||||
EoP | 526 | 585.93 | -10.2% | |||
Average | 523 | 525.96 | -0.6% | |||
Colombia | ||||||
EoP | 2,290 | 2,376 | -3.6% | |||
Average | 2,268 | 2,356 | -3.8% | |||
Guatemala | ||||||
EoP | 7.61 | 7.59 | 0.3% | |||
Average | 7.61 | 7.68 | -0.9% | |||
Honduras | ||||||
EoP | 19.03 | 19.07 | -0.2% | |||
Average | 19.03 | 19.00 | 0.2% | |||
Nicaragua | ||||||
EoP | 17.35 | 16.53 | 5.0% | |||
Average | 17.28 | 16.46 | 5.0% | |||
Peru | ||||||
EoP | 3.35 | 3.26 | 2.7% | |||
Average | 3.31 | 3.39 | -2.4% | |||
Paraguay | ||||||
EoP | 6,010 | 6,310 | -4.8% | |||
Average | 6,072 | 6,128 | -0.9% | |||
Uruguay | ||||||
EoP | 24.20 | 25.55 | -5.3% | |||
Average | 24.22 | 25.24 | -4.0% | |||
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América Móvil, S.A. de C.V. (the "Company") quarterly reports and all other written materials may from time to time contain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of the Company and its management with respect to its performance, business and future events. Forward looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and may contain words like "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "envisages", "will likely result", or any other words or phrases of similar meaning. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in this report. In no event, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable before any third party (including investors) for any investment or business decision made or action taken in reliance on the information and statements contained in this document or for any consequential, special or similar damages.
AMERICA MOVIL, S.A. DE C.V.
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Carlos Garcia Moreno
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