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AMÉRICA MÓVILS FOURTH QUARTER OF 2007
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING REPORT
Mexico City, February 5, 2008 - América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil) [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX] [NASDAQ: AMOV] [LATIBEX: XAMXL], announced today its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2007.
We added 10 million subscribers in the quarter, bringing to 28.6 million our net subscriber additions for 2007, 6 million more than we had estimated at the beginning of last year.
As of December we had 153.4 million wireless subscribers, including 50 million in Mexico. Together with 3.9 million fixed lines in Central America and the Caribbean, we had a total of 157.3 million lines.
Of the years net additions 6.8 million were obtained in Mexico, 6.3 million in Brazil and 3.4 million in Argentina. Colombia, Central America and Peru each added in excess of 2 million subscribers, Peru being the operation that exhibited the fastest rate of subscriber growth among our operations. In the U.S. we gained 1.6 million clients and in the Caribbean 1.4 million.
In the fourth quarter Brazil had its best quarter ever, having added 2.2 million subscribers, 31.5% more than in the same period of 2006. Mexico obtained 2.5 million, slightly above the previous years figure. Argentina and Colombia both gained just over a million subscribers.
Our 2007 revenues, 312 billion pesos, were up 28.2% year-on-year, with service revenues increasing by 31.4% . Fourth quarter revenues came in at 85.2 billion pesos, driven by a 28.5% expansion of service revenues.
EBITDA rose 41.6% from the previous year, to 127 billion pesos, of which 32.8 billion were obtained in the fourth quarter. The EBITDA margin stood at 40.7% for the year and was almost four percentage points higher than in 2006, with most of our operations registering higher margins. In the case of Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, margins improved by 12 to 14 percentage points in the year.
We generated 86 billion pesos in operating profit, 21.3 billion in the fourth quarter. The years profit was up 40% annually.
Our net profit totaled 58.6 billion pesos in 2007, exceeding the previous years by 31.9% . It resulted in earnings per share of 45 peso cents, 54.3% more than in 2006. In the fourth quarter our net profit was nearly 50% higher than a year before.
Share buybacks and dividends amounted to 54.2 billion pesos, capital expenditures to 34.6 billion pesos and the purchase price of our Puerto Rican and Jamaican operation to 26 billion. These outlays, which added up to 114.8 billion pesos, were mostly funded by our own cash flow, as our net debt increased by only 22.6 billion pesos. At the end of the year our net debt was equivalent to 0.73 times EBITDA (last twelve months), slightly less than at the end of 2006.
América Móvil Fundamentals |
Constant Mex$ | ||||||||||||
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var. % | Jan-Dec07 | Jan-Dec06 | Var. % | |||||||
EPS (Mex$)* | 0.45 | 0.30 | 53.4% | 1.67 | 1.23 | 35.3% | ||||||
Earning per ADR (US$)** | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.2% | 0.01 | 0.00 | 72.8% | ||||||
Net Income (millions of Mex$ ) | 15,860 | 10,614 | 49.4% | 58,588 | 44,422 | 31.9% | ||||||
EBITDA (millions of Mex$) | 32,846 | 25,594 | 28.3% | 126,772 | 89,525 | 41.6% | ||||||
EBIT (millions of Mex$) | 21,341 | 17,869 | 19.4% | 85,953 | 61,377 | 40.0% | ||||||
Shares Outstanding (billion) | 34.99 | 35.91 | -2.6% | 35.15 | 36.06 | -2.5% | ||||||
ADRs Equivalent (billions) | 741.00 | 974.00 | -23.9% | 741.00 | 974.00 | -23.9% | ||||||
Relevant Events
In November, we paid an extraordinary dividend of $1.00 Mexican peso to each of the series AA, A and L shares representative of the capital stock of América Móvil. The dividend amounted to 34.3 billion Mexican pesos and was equivalent to 3.2 billion dollars.
In the same month, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of capital stock of Oceanic Digital Jamaica Limited.
We started to introduce our new 3G services in several countries in Latin America. Our enhanced UMTS/HSDPA wireless networks enable our clients to have access to value added services at high-speed data transmission rates, including wireless broadband accesses. By year-end 2008 we will cover the main cities in Latin America.
In order to continue our 3G rollout in Brazil, we acquired 20 MHz of additional spectrum in five regions and 30 MHz in the other six regions. The aggregate amount to be paid for the use of this spectrum is 1.4 billion reais.
At the shareholders meeting held on February 1st, the company was authorized to increase by 15 billion pesos its share buyback program.
América Móvil's Subsidiaries & Affiliates as of December 2007 |
Country | Company | Business | Equity |
Consolidation Method | ||||
Participation | ||||||||
Subsidiaries | ||||||||
- Mexico | Telcel | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Argentina | CTI Móvil | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Brazil | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Chile | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Colombia | Comcel | wireless | 99.3% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Dominicana | Claro | wireless, wireline | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Ecuador | Conecel | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- El Salvador | Claro | wireless, wireline | 95.8% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Guatemala | Claro | wireless, wireline | 99.1% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Jamaica | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Honduras | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Nicaragua | Claro | wireless, wireline | 99.3% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Paraguay | CTI Móvil | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Peru | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Puerto Rico | Claro | wireless, wireline | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Uruguay | CTI Móvil | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- USA | Tracfone | wireless | 98.2% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
Affiliate | ||||||||
- Mexico | Televista | other | 45.00% | Equity Method | ||||
Subscribers
América Móvil surpassed the 150 million subscribers mark in the fourth quarter to end the year with 153.4 million subscribers, 23% more than a year before. We added 10 million subscribers in the quarter, which brought to 28.6 million our net additions for the full year 2007, of which 786 thousand clients were obtained through acquisitions (Puerto Rico and Jamaica). Together with 3.9 million fixed lines in Central America and the Caribbean, we had a total of 157.3 million lines at the end of 2007.
In Mexico we reached 50 million subs, having added 2.5 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, somewhat more than in the same period of last year. Our subscriber base increased 5.3% over the quarter and 15.8% relative to a year before. We obtained a total of 6.8 million new subscribers in 2007.
In Brazil, our net additions in the fourth quarter, 2.2 million, were 31.5% greater than in the fourth quarter of 2006 making it our strongest quarter ever. Net additions for the full year came in at 6.3 million, exceeding by 21.6% those registered the previous year. They accounted for 30% of the growth of the Brazilian market in 2007, which made us the leader in subscriber additions. At year-end, our subscriber base totaled 30.2 million, 26.6% over 2006.
Altogether, in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay we obtained 1.1 million clients in the fourth quarter, bringing to 3.7 million our net additions through December. In spite of the high penetration rate in Argentina, our net additions in that country matched those seen a year ago. Our combined subscriber base rose to 14.6 million and was up 34.4% in annual terms.
In Colombia, we added 1.1 million clients in the quarter and 2.8 million in the year. The quarters gains exceeded by 40.6% those of the fourth quarter of 2006. At the end of the year we had 22.3 million subscribers in Colombia, 14.4% more than a year before.
In Peru, where our subscriber base topped 5.5 million, our net subscriber additions came in at 639 thousand in the fourth quarter47% more than a year beforebringing to 2.1 million the total for 2007. In Ecuador our subscriber base expanded by 340 thousand in the fourth quarter and by 1.3 million in the year. In Chile it increased by 110 thousand and 300 thousand, respectively.
Subscribers as of December 2007 |
Thousands | ||||||||||
Total(1) | ||||||||||
Country | Dec'07 | Sep'07 | Var.% | Dec'06 | Var.% | |||||
Mexico | 50,011 | 47,516 | 5.3% | 43,190 | 15.8% | |||||
Brazil | 30,228 | 27,981 | 8.0% | 23,881 | 26.6% | |||||
Chile | 2,672 | 2,562 | 4.3% | 2,372 | 12.6% | |||||
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay | 14,618 | 13,520 | 8.1% | 10,875 | 34.4% | |||||
Colombia | 22,335 | 21,257 | 5.1% | 19,521 | 14.4% | |||||
Ecuador | 6,936 | 6,596 | 5.2% | 5,657 | 22.6% | |||||
Peru | 5,455 | 4,815 | 13.3% | 3,369 | 61.9% | |||||
Central America | 8,157 | 7,345 | 11.1% | 5,875 | 38.8% | |||||
Caribe | 3,496 | 3,000 | 16.5% | 2,140 | 63.3% | |||||
USA | 9,514 | 8,803 | 8.1% | 7,896 | 20.5% | |||||
Total Wireless | 153,422 | 143,394 | 7.0% | 124,777 | 23.0% | |||||
Central America | 2,197 | 2,114 | 3.96% | 2,160 | 1.7% | |||||
Caribe | 1,669 | 1,688 | -1.2% | 1,753 | -4.8% | |||||
Total Fixed | 3,866 | 3,802 | 1.7% | 2,894 | 33.6% | |||||
Total Lines | 157,287 | 147,196 | 6.9% | 127,671 | 23.2% | |||||
In Central America we obtained 812 thousand subscribers in the quarter, 30% more than in the previous year, which brought to 8.2 million our combined subscriber base in the region.
Tracfone, in the U.S., added 1.6 million clients in the year711 thousand in the fourth quarterto close December with 9.5 million subscribers, 20.5% more than a year before.
América Móvil
The trend towards EBITDA margin expansion begun in several operations in 2006 as subscriber acquisition costs fell in relation to revenues continued in 2007, with substantially all of them registering increases in margins. Service revenue growth was strong, even in the face of important price declines in several markets.
Revenues totaled 312 billion pesos in 2007. They were up 28.2% year-on-year, with service revenues increasing by 31.4% . In the fourth quarter revenues came in at 85.2 billion pesos, on the back of a 28.5% expansion of service revenues. Most of our subsidiaries exhibited double-digit service revenue growth year-on-year in local currency in spite of the important price reductions seen in most markets.
As prices came down, traffic went up. The increase in fourth quarter minutes of use per subscriber relative to a year before hovered around 15% in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and the U.S. In Mexico, the increase in MOUs was even larger: they jumped 35.2% year-on-year.
America Movil's Income Statement (in accordance with Mexican GAAP) |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Service Revenues | 70,672 | 55,008 | 28.5% | 266,336 | 202,731 | 31.4% | ||||||
Equipment Revenues | 14,536 | 12,700 | 14.5% | 45,244 | 40,274 | 12.3% | ||||||
Total Revenues | 85,209 | 67,708 | 25.8% | 311,580 | 243,005 | 28.2% | ||||||
Cost of Service | 16,860 | 12,111 | 39.2% | 62,394 | 46,085 | 35.4% | ||||||
Cost of Equipment | 20,902 | 19,434 | 7.6% | 69,980 | 64,711 | 8.1% | ||||||
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses | 14,601 | 10,568 | 38.2% | 52,434 | 42,683 | 22.8% | ||||||
Total Costs and Expenses | 52,362 | 42,113 | 24.3% | 184,808 | 153,479 | 20.4% | ||||||
EBITDA | 32,846 | 25,594 | 28.3% | 126,772 | 89,525 | 41.6% | ||||||
% of Total Revenues | 38.5% | 37.8% | 40.7% | 36.8% | ||||||||
Depreciation & Amortization | 11,506 | 7,726 | 48.9% | 40,818 | 28,149 | 45.0% | ||||||
EBIT | 21,341 | 17,869 | 19.4% | 85,953 | 61,377 | 40.0% | ||||||
% of Total Revenues | 25.0% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 25.3% | ||||||||
Net Interest Expense | 1,122 | 1,764 | -36.4% | 4,737 | 4,788 | -1.1% | ||||||
Other Financial Expenses | 1,700 | 221 | n.m. | 3,153 | 1,409 | 123.8% | ||||||
Foreign Exchange Loss | -431 | -653 | 33.9% | -2,463 | -2,321 | -6.1% | ||||||
Monetary Result | -1,543 | -1,809 | 14.7% | -5,038 | -3,848 | -30.9% | ||||||
Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income) | 848 | -477 | 277.8% | 387 | 28 | n.m. | ||||||
Other Income and Expenses | 1,835 | 1,442 | 27.3% | 4,472 | -141 | n.m. | ||||||
Income & Deferred Taxes | 2,804 | 6,241 | -55.1% | 22,454 | 17,018 | 31.9% | ||||||
Net Income before Minority Interest and Equity | 15,853 | 10,663 | 48.7% | 58,640 | 44,472 | 31.9% | ||||||
Participation in Results of Affiliates | ||||||||||||
minus | ||||||||||||
Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates | 12 | -6 | 301.1% | 58 | 38 | 52.5% | ||||||
Minority Interest | -4 | -42 | 89.9% | -110 | -88 | -25.5% | ||||||
Net Income | 15,860 | 10,614 | 49.4% | 58,588 | 44,422 | 31.9% | ||||||
*n.m. = not meaningful |
Balance Sheet (in accordance with Mexican GAAP)* |
América Móvil Consolidated
Millions of Constant Mex$
Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Var.% | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Var.% | |||||||||
Current Assets | Current Liabilities | |||||||||||||
Cash & Securities | 12,022 | 45,102 | -73.3% | Short Term Debt** | 19,953 | 26,214 | -23.9% | |||||||
Accounts Receivable | 44,756 | 42,427 | 5.5% | Accounts Payable | 71,794 | 63,668 | 12.8% | |||||||
Other Current Assets | 4,488 | 5,200 | -13.7% | Other Current Liabilities | 23,214 | 36,375 | -36.2% | |||||||
Inventories | 21,060 | 20,069 | 4.9% | 114,960 | 126,256 | -8.9% | ||||||||
82,327 | 112,798 | -27.0% | ||||||||||||
Long-Term Assets | ||||||||||||||
Plant & Equipment | 167,084 | 143,090 | 16.8% | |||||||||||
Investments in Affiliates | 590 | 581 | 1.5% | Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||||
Long Term Debt | 84,799 | 89,038 | -4.8% | |||||||||||
Deferred Assets | Other Liabilities | 22,504 | 3,684 | 510.8% | ||||||||||
Goodwill (Net) | 44,725 | 26,708 | 67.5% | 107,303 | 92,722 | 15.7% | ||||||||
Brands, Patents & Licenses | 42,165 | 40,839 | 3.2% | |||||||||||
Deferred Assets | 12,231 | 8,709 | 40.4% | |||||||||||
Shareholder's Equity | 126,858 | 113,747 | 11.5% | |||||||||||
Total Assets | 349,121 | 332,725 | 4.9% | Total Liabilities and Equity | 349,121 | 332,725 | 4.9% | |||||||
EBITDA ended the year at 127 billion pesos, having risen by 41.6% from the previous year. In the fourth quarter our EBITDA came in at 32.8 billion pesos, up 28.3% in relation to the same period a year before, and was equivalent to 38.5% of revenues.
The EBITDA margin for the full year, at 40.7% of total revenues, was almost four percentage points higher than in 2006 in spite of the rapid pace of subscriber growth in several markets. Three of our operationsClaro in Brazil, Comcel in Colombia and CTI in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguaysaw their margins improve by 12 to 14 percentage points in the year.
Depreciation and amortization charges increased in relation to revenues, from 11.5% in 2006 to 13.1% in 2007, on account of both greater levels of investment and faster depreciation of TDMAand even GSMequipment. In the fourth quarter these charges represented 13.5% of revenues, down from 15.6% in the third quarter.
Our operating profit for the year came in at 86 billion pesos, of which 21.3 billion were obtained in the fourth quarter. It was 40% higher than the one registered the previous year and represented 27.6% of revenues.
We had a comprehensive financing cost of 387 million pesos, as our foreign exchange gains and the monetary adjustments from the inflationary gain obtained by our net debt position helped to almost fully compensate our net interest expense and other financial charges. The latter include the write-off of our US Commercial stock, which amounted to 1.3 billion pesos in the quarter. In the absence of this charge, we would have had a comprehensive financing income of 1.0 billion pesos.
We obtained a net profit of 58.6 billion pesos, which was up 31.9% in relation to 2006. In the fourth quarter our net profit, 15.9 billion pesos, was nearly 50% higher than that of a year before. The latter was equivalent to 45 peso cents per share and 84 dollar cents per ADR.
At the close of 2007 our net debt stood at 92.7 billion pesos, having increased by 22.6 billion pesos in the year. Notwithstanding the increase in net debt, at the end of the year our net debt to EBITDA (last twelve months) ratio was only 0.73 times, slightly lower than at the end of 2006.
The cash flow we generated throughout the year allowed us to finance our capital expenditures in the amount of 34.6 billion pesos; to pay the purchase price of our Puerto Rican and Jamaican operations, 25.3 billion; and to cover our share buybacks and dividend payments, which added up to 54.2 billion pesos, with limited reliance on debt financing. These outlays totaled 114.1 billion pesos.
Financial Debt of América Móvil |
Dec-07 | Dec-06 | |||
Peso Denominated Debt | 2,962 | 3,725 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 2,407 | 2,946 | ||
Banks and others | 555 | 780 | ||
U.S. Dollar - denominated debt | 5,518 | 5,793 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 4,293 | 3,593 | ||
Banks and others | 1,225 | 2,200 | ||
Debt denominated in other currencies | 1,161 | 691 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 488 | 469 | ||
Banks and others | 672 | 222 | ||
Total Debt | 9,640 | 10,209 | ||
Short term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 1,836 | 2,322 | ||
Long-term debt | 7,804 | 7,887 | ||
Mexico
Our Mexican subscriber base increased 5.3% in the last quarter to finish the year at 50 million, 15.8% more than a year before. Net subscriber additions in the fourth quarter, just under 2.5 million, came slightly ahead of those observed a year before, bringing the total subscriber gains for 2007 to 6.8 million. By year-end approximately two out of every three Mexicans had a wireless phone.
At 127 billion pesos, our Mexican revenues were 12.1% greater than those obtained in 2006 in constant peso terms, with service revenues expanding at roughly the same pace. The rate of growth of service revenues surpassed that of subscriber growth for the year.
Fourth quarter service revenues were up 9.9% year-on-year in constant peso terms, to 34 billion pesos. ARPU for that period was pulled down 5.0% in real terms from a year before by a decline in prices. Driven by Telcels commercial plans and promotions, Mexicos average revenue per minute has come to be the lowest within the OECD countries except for the U.S. and, in the case of the prepaid segment, the lowest in the OECD block.
The reduction in Telcels prices was for the most part offset by the expansion in traffic it fostered, as MOUs jumped 35.2% in the period. (According to Merrill Lynchs Global Wireless Matrix 3Q07, in the third quarter Mexicos MOUs rose faster year-on-year than in any other of the 53 countries it covered).
EBITDA for the year came in at 67.7 billion pesosup 17.1% year-on-yearof which 17.5 billion were obtained in the fourth quarter. The margin observed in 2007, 53.3%, was 2.3 percentage points higher than that of the previous year.
We are ready to launch 3G services in Mexico this month. The initial phase will cover 13 cities with approximately 47 million pops. Our new UMTS network will allow us to expand the array of services and products we offer our subscribers. Noteworthy amongst these will be our new wireless broadband accesses. The new UMTS network will also provide us with additional voice capacity that will strengthen overall our Mexican operation.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 34,025 | 31,347 | 8.5% | 127,027 | 113,295 | 12.1% | ||||||
EBITDA | 17,525 | 16,457 | 6.5% | 67,691 | 57,791 | 17.1% | ||||||
% | 51.5% | 52.5% | 53.3% | 51.0% | ||||||||
EBIT | 15,493 | 14,466 | 7.1% | 59,617 | 50,176 | 18.8% | ||||||
% | 45.5% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 44.3% | ||||||||
Mexico´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 50,011 | 43,190 | 15.8% | |||
Postpaid | 3,682 | 3,064 | 20.2% | |||
Prepaid | 46,329 | 40,126 | 15.5% | |||
MOU | 165 | 122 | 35.2% | |||
ARPU (Constant Mex$) | 183 | 193 | -5.0% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1 | |||
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
Our combined operations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay added 1.1 million clients in the fourth quarter of the year, bringing to 3.7 the number of net additions for 2007. Our subscriber base climbed 34.4% in the year, to 14.6 million. Our postpaid subscriber base has been growing more rapidly than the prepaid one, both sequentially and annually. In the latter case, the postpaid base increased by 51.0%, compared to 32.6% for the prepaid subscribers.
Revenues came in at 1.7 billion Argentinean pesos in the fourth quarter, exceeding by 34.9% those registered a year before and bringing the figure for 2007 to 5.8 billion Argentinean pesos. With service revenues growing faster than our subscriber base, ARPU rose 3.1% on a quarterly basis and 1.0% as compared to the same period of last year. Fourth quarter data revenues rose 56% annually; data now represents over 29% of our service revenues in the region.
We generated 469 million Argentinean pesos in the fourth quarter, more than doubling the one registered in the fourth quarter of 2006. The years EBITDA, which totaled 1.6 billion Argentinean pesos, surpassed the previous years by 87.1%, on the back of strong service revenue growth and continued control over costs and expenses. The margin increased 8.1 percentage points from a year before, to 27.4% .
With our new 3G networks in CTIs region, our clients will now be able to access broadband services and other data-intensive applications through our wireless platform.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 1,683 | 1,247 | 34.9% | 5,812 | 4,419 | 31.5% | ||||||
EBITDA | 469 | 217 | 116.6% | 1,594 | 852 | 87.1% | ||||||
% | 27.9% | 17.4% | 27.4% | 19.3% | ||||||||
EBIT | 356 | 144 | 147.7% | 1,184 | 561 | 111.0% | ||||||
% | 21.1% | 11.5% | 20.4% | 12.7% | ||||||||
Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 14,618 | 10,875 | 34.4% | |||
Postpaid | 1,642 | 1,087 | 51.0% | |||
Prepaid | 12,976 | 9,788 | 32.6% | |||
MOU | 131 | 135 | -3.5% | |||
ARPU (ARG$) | 33 | 33 | 1.0% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4 | |||
Brazil
Our subsidiary Claro led the Brazilian market in 2007 with a 30% share of net subscriber additions. We gained 6.3 million clients, of which 2.2 million were obtained in the fourth quarterour best quarter evertaking our subscriber base to 30.2 million clients at the end of December. Our postpaid subscriber base expanded nearly twice as fast in 2007 (44.7%) as our prepaid one.
At 2.9 billion reais, fourth quarter revenues rose 22.4% in relation to the same period of last year, and 12.8% over the quarter. Service revenues grew slightly faster, driving ARPU up 1.6% sequentially and 3.8% annuallyeven in the face of very strong subscriber growthhelped along by MOUs, which climbed 6.6% sequentially and 12.5% annually. 2007 revenues totaled 10.0 billion reais, 19.3% more than a year before, with service revenues rising 23.1% .
We generated 675 million reais of EBITDA in the quarter, more than doubling the figure registered in the same period of last year. The total for the year was 2.5 billion reais, 2.4 times what we obtained in 2006, driven by strong revenue growth and by a very important margin expansion: 12.3 percentage points in the year, which brought the margin for 2007 to 25.0% of total revenues.
It is important to note that, as we do in all of our operations, Claros handset subsidies are expensed upfront. Our EBITDA margin is therefore net of handset subsidies, which have been fully accounted for. In addition, it is important to note that we do not have non-wireless revenue streams in Claro.
Through Claro we were the first carrier to offer 3G services in Brazil. In the first phase, the new services will cover 37 cities. We will continue to expand our 3G offerings throughout the country.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 2,864 | 2,339 | 22.4% | 9,988 | 8,374 | 19.3% | ||||||
EBITDA | 675 | 300 | 125.0% | 2,501 | 1,067 | 134.5% | ||||||
% | 23.6% | 12.8% | 25.0% | 12.7% | ||||||||
EBIT | -20 | -120 | 83.6% | 326 | -558 | 158.5% | ||||||
% | -0.7% | -5.1% | 3.3% | -6.7% | ||||||||
Brazil´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 30,228 | 23,881 | 26.6% | |||
Postpaid | 5,752 | 3,974 | 44.7% | |||
Prepaid | 24,476 | 19,907 | 23.0% | |||
MOU | 85 | 75 | 12.5% | |||
ARPU (R$) | 28 | 27 | 3.8% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.0% | 3.3% | (1.3) | |||
Chile
Our subscriber base in Chile increased 12.6% year-over-year to reach 2.7 million subscribers. We added 300 thousand clients in the year, 110 thousand of them in the fourth quarter.
We obtained 260.1 billion Chilean pesos in revenues during 2007, 35.1% more than a year before. Service revenue growth outpaced subscriber growth in the period pushing ARPU up 5.1% . We registered an EBITDA loss that represents 10% of our 2007 revenues, which partly reflects the write-off of uncollected receivables.
We took the lead in introducing 3G services in the country. By year-end, we covered over 41% of the Chilean population with our UMTS network. We are now providing wireless broadband accesses and are offering other new services and applications. Claro will keep expanding the coverage of its 3G network.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 66,384 | 61,102 | 8.6% | 260,123 | 192,566 | 35.1% | ||||||
EBITDA | -8,849 | -7,960 | -11.2% | -25,949 | 10,647 | -343.7% | ||||||
% | -13.3% | -13.0% | -10.0% | 5.5% | ||||||||
EBIT | -16,248 | -14,690 | -10.6% | -54,841 | -16,314 | -236.2% | ||||||
% | -24.5% | -24.0% | -21.1% | -8.5% | ||||||||
Chile´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 2,672 | 2,372 | 12.6% | |||
Postpaid | 395 | 474 | -16.7% | |||
Prepaid | 2,277 | 1,898 | 20.0% | |||
MOU | 123 | 141 | -12.8% | |||
ARPU (Chilean$) | 7,138 | 6,790 | 5.1% | |||
Churn (%) | 4.9% | 2.1% | 2.7 | |||
Colombia
In 2007, our Colombian operations added 2.8 million subscribers, 40% of them in the fourth quarter. Our subscriber base expanded 14.4% in the year, to 22.3 million clients.
Service revenues grew by 20.8% in 2007, more rapidly than the subscriber base, with revenues totaling 5.5 trillion Colombian pesos. Revenues in the fourth quarter, 1.4 trillion Colombian pesos, were up 11.9% annually. The quarters ARPU remained relatively stable from a year before supported by a 12.5% increase in MOUs that offset, for the most part, the 13.4% reduction in its average price per minute of voice.
EBITDA rose 68.2% in 2007 to 2.7 trillion Colombian pesos as the EBITDA margin jumped by 13.8 percentage points, to 48.8% . In the fourth quarter EBITDA reached 689 billion Colombian pesos and was equivalent to 48.1% of revenues.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 1,434 | 1,281 | 11.9% | 5,507 | 4,573 | 20.4% | ||||||
EBITDA | 689 | 531 | 29.7% | 2,689 | 1,598 | 68.2% | ||||||
% | 48.1% | 41.5% | 48.8% | 35.0% | ||||||||
EBIT | 373 | 389 | -4.0% | 1,479 | 1,037 | 42.7% | ||||||
% | 26.0% | 30.4% | 26.9% | 22.7% | ||||||||
Colombia´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 22,335 | 19,521 | 14.4% | |||
Postpaid | 3,246 | 2,892 | 12.2% | |||
Prepaid | 19,088 | 16,629 | 14.8% | |||
MOU | 131 | 116 | 12.5% | |||
ARPU (COP$) | 19,175 | 19,546 | -1.9% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2 | |||
Ecuador
After adding 340 thousand clients in the last quarter and 1.3 million in the full year, we ended 2007 with close to 7 million subscribers, 22.6% more than we had a year before. The postpaid base grew more rapidly than the prepaid base in the period.
2007 revenues reached 872 million dollars, having risen 21.4% in the year. Fourth quarter revenues were up 8.8% relative to the previous quarter and 15.3% annually, to 231 million. Our average price per minute of voice plummeted by 20% in that period, helping drive a 13.9% increase in traffic per subscriber that was not strong enough to stem a decline in ARPU.
EBITDA amounted to 360 million dollars, 90 million of which were obtained in the last quarter of the year. The years EBITDA was up 45.1% relative to 2006 as the costs of growth, particularly subscriber acquisition costs, became smaller in relation to the revenue base.
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Communications (Senatel) after conducting a verification process, accepted our explanation regarding the technical failure of certain equipment in September that led to a congestion of the network. It therefore has cancelled the process that could have led to the revocation of the license under which we provide wireless services in Ecuador. The license expires in August 2008 and has yet to be renewed by the Ecuadorian Government.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 231 | 201 | 15.3% | 872 | 718 | 21.4% | ||||||
EBITDA | 90 | 85 | 5.7% | 360 | 248 | 45.1% | ||||||
% | 39.0% | 42.5% | 41.3% | 34.6% | ||||||||
EBIT | 68 | 64 | 7.4% | 269 | 174 | 54.4% | ||||||
% | 29.6% | 31.8% | 30.8% | 24.2% | ||||||||
Ecuador´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 6,936 | 5,657 | 22.6% | |||
Postpaid | 773 | 608 | 27.2% | |||
Prepaid | 6,163 | 5,049 | 22.1% | |||
MOU | 69 | 61 | 13.9% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 9 | 10 | -10.3% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.8% | 3.4% | (0.60) | |||
Peru
Peru continued to outpace all our other operations in terms of subscriber growth. Its subscriber base expanded 61.9% in the year, to 5.5 million subs, which entailed 2.1 million net additions, 639 thousand of them in the fourth quarter.
In 2007, revenues totaled 1.8 billion soles, a 34.3% increase over the previous year, with fourth quarter revenues coming in at 506 million soles. The quarters ARPU came down mostly as a consequence of the rapid pace of subscriber growth.
EBITDA for the year came in at 571 million solesequivalent to 31.8% of revenuesas it increased 22.0% over the year. In the last quarter we registered 141 million soles of EBITDA, with a margin of 27.8% . The decrease in the EBITDA margin relative to the same period of 2006 is also reflective of the rapid pace of subscriber growth.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 506 | 405 | 25.0% | 1,794 | 1,336 | 34.3% | ||||||
EBITDA | 141 | 155 | -9.3% | 571 | 468 | 22.0% | ||||||
% | 27.8% | 38.3% | 31.8% | 35.0% | ||||||||
EBIT | 100 | 95 | 6.2% | 384 | 260 | 47.7% | ||||||
% | 19.8% | 23.3% | 21.4% | 19.5% | ||||||||
Peru´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 5,455 | 3,369 | 61.9% | |||
Postpaid | 521 | 315 | 65.5% | |||
Prepaid | 4,933 | 3,054 | 61.6% | |||
MOU | 73 | 71 | 1.6% | |||
ARPU (Sol) | 26 | 35 | -25.9% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.02 | |||
Central America
Our wireless subscriber base in the region, comprising our operations in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, grew 38.8% year-on-year after adding 2.3 million clients in the period, including 812 thousand subscribers obtained in the last quarter.
Consolidated revenues for the year were 1.5 billion dollars, of which 383 million were generated in the last quarter. EBITDA amounted to 746 million dollars, slightly exceeding the previous years figure. The EBITDA margin came in at 49.9% in the year, one percentage point higher than a year before.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4T07 | 4T06 | Var. % | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var. % | |||||||
Revenues | 383 | 389 | -1.6% | 1,495 | 1,490 | 0.4% | ||||||
EBITDA | 177 | 176 | 0.6% | 746 | 729 | 2.3% | ||||||
% | 46.3% | 45.3% | 49.9% | 48.9% | ||||||||
EBIT | 104 | 113 | -7.5% | 473 | 485 | -2.5% | ||||||
% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 31.6% | 32.6% | ||||||||
Central America´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 8,157 | 5,875 | 38.8% | |||
Postpaid | 413 | 358 | 15.4% | |||
Prepaid | 7,743 | 5,517 | 40.4% | |||
Fixed Lines (thousands) | 2,128 | 2,160 | -1.5% | |||
Total Lines (Wireless + Fixed, 000's) | 10,284 | 8,035 | 28.0% | |||
MOU(2) | 138 | 141 | -2.3% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 7 | 9 | -18.5% | |||
Churn (%) (2) | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8 | |||
Caribbean
We finished December with 3.5 million wireless subscribers in the Caribbean, having added in the last quarter 274 thousand subscribers in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and 222 thousand clients in Jamaica through the acquisition of our operation in that country.
Fourth quarter revenues amounted to 544 million dollars, bringing the years total to 2.2 billion dollars of which only 1.9 billion dollars were consolidated in América Móvil. 2007 EBITDA totaled 861 million dollars (only 508 million dollars appear in our consolidated figures), with 218 million coming through in the fourth quarter. Their combined EBITDA margin was stable at 39.7% .
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var. % | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var. % | |||||||
Revenues | 544 | 543 | 0.1% | 2,170 | 2,180 | -0.5% | ||||||
EBITDA | 218 | 208 | 4.7% | 861 | 858 | 0.4% | ||||||
% | 40.1% | 38.4% | 39.7% | 39.3% | ||||||||
EBIT | 129 | 114 | 13.8% | 508 | 491 | 3.5% | ||||||
% | 23.8% | 20.9% | 23.4% | 22.5% | ||||||||
The Caribbean´s Operating Data |
4Q07 | ||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 3,274 | |
Postpaid | 792 | |
Prepaid | 2,482 | |
Fixed Lines (thousands) | 1,669 | |
Total Lines (Wireless + Fixed, 000's) | 4,943 | |
MOU(2) | 303 | |
ARPU (US$) | 19 | |
Churn (%) (2) | 3.2% | |
United States
Tracfone added 711 thousand subscribers in the fourth quarter and 1.6 million in the year to finish 2007 with 9.5 million subscribers, 20.5% more than a year before. The net adds in the fourth quarter exceeded by 6.9% those obtained in the same period of 2006.
Revenues for the full year rose 7.7% annually, to 1.4 billion dollars, with service revenues increasing at a 10.9% pace. In the fourth quarter, Tracfone generated 363 million dollars in revenues, 9.3% more than in the same period of last year. Whereas the quarters ARPU was down 12.1% year-on-year, the cost of airtime fell as well.
EBITDA for the year reached 159 million dollars, expanding 80.2% annually on the back of rising revenues and lower costs. It climbed 4.5 percentage points in the year, to 11.3% of revenues.
INCOME STATEMENT |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
Revenues | 363 | 332 | 9.3% | 1,401 | 1,301 | 7.7% | ||||||
EBITDA | 16 | 22 | -29.6% | 159 | 88 | 80.2% | ||||||
% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 6.8% | ||||||||
EBIT | 8 | 17 | -51.2% | 135 | 67 | 99.9% | ||||||
% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 9.6% | 5.2% | ||||||||
United States Operating Data |
4Q07 | 4Q06 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 9,514 | 7,896 | 20.5% | |||
MOU | 76 | 66 | 16.3% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 12 | 13 | -12.1% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.6% | 5.5% | (1.8) | |||
Exchange Rates |
4T07 | 4T06 | Var.% | Jan - Dec 07 | Jan - Dec 06 | Var.% | |||||||
México | ||||||||||||
EoP | 10.87 | 10.88 | -0.1% | 10.87 | 10.88 | -0.1% | ||||||
Average | 10.84 | 10.88 | -0.4% | 10.95 | 10.92 | 0.3% | ||||||
Brasil | ||||||||||||
EoP | 1.77 | 2.14 | -17.2% | 1.77 | 2.14 | -17.2% | ||||||
Average | 1.77 | 2.15 | -17.8% | 1.93 | 2.17 | -11.0% | ||||||
Argentina | ||||||||||||
EoP | 3.15 | 3.06 | 2.8% | 3.15 | 3.06 | 2.8% | ||||||
Average | 3.15 | 3.07 | 2.4% | 3.12 | 3.08 | 1.3% | ||||||
Chile | ||||||||||||
EoP | 497 | 532 | -6.7% | 497 | 532 | -6.7% | ||||||
Average | 498 | 528 | -5.6% | 521 | 530 | -1.6% | ||||||
Colombia | ||||||||||||
EoP | 2,015 | 2,239 | -10.0% | 2,015 | 2239 | -10.0% | ||||||
Average | 2,025 | 2,285 | -11.4% | 2,073 | 2,364 | -12.3% | ||||||
Guatemala | ||||||||||||
EoP | 7.63 | 7.60 | 0.5% | 7.63 | 7.60 | 0.5% | ||||||
Average | 7.67 | 7.62 | 0.7% | 7.69 | 7.61 | 1.1% | ||||||
Honduras | ||||||||||||
EoP | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | ||||||
Average | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | ||||||
Nicaragua | ||||||||||||
EoP | 18.90 | 18.00 | 5.0% | 18.90 | 18.00 | 5.0% | ||||||
Average | 18.83 | 17.93 | 5.0% | 18.83 | 17.93 | 5.0% | ||||||
Perú | ||||||||||||
EoP | 3.00 | 3.20 | -6.3% | 3.00 | 3.20 | -6.3% | ||||||
Average | 3.00 | 3.21 | -6.7% | 3.00 | 3.21 | -6.7% | ||||||
Paraguay | ||||||||||||
EoP | 4,850 | 5,170 | -6.2% | 4,850 | 5170 | -6.2% | ||||||
Average | 4,817 | 5,317 | -9.4% | 5,038 | 5,640 | -10.7% | ||||||
Uruguay | ||||||||||||
EoP | 21.55 | 24.47 | -11.9% | 21.55 | 24.47 | -11.9% | ||||||
Average | 21.84 | 24.23 | -9.9% | 23.39 | 23.39 | 0.0% | ||||||
Dominicana | ||||||||||||
EoP | 34.37 | 33.39 | 2.9% | 34.37 | 33.39 | 2.9% | ||||||
Average | 33.93 | 33.54 | 1.2% | 33.28 | 33.27 | 0.0% | ||||||
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
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Carlos García Moreno
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Carlos García Moreno
Chief Financial Officer
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