euro adhoc: Telekom Austria AG
Quarterly or Semiannual Financial
Statements
Results for the First Half 2004 (E)
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- Group revenues increase by 2.7% to EUR 1,985.0 million - Group operating income rises by 19.0 % to EUR 243.0 million - Consolidated net income increases by 61.7% to EUR 106.4 million - Consolidated net debt declines by EUR 264.9 million to EUR 2,372.4 million compared to the end of December 2003 - Wireline segment benefits from a further stabilization of its regular business plus revenues from universal services and higher interconnection revenues - Due to increasing contribution from foreign operations further but lower growth in the wireless segment ~ in EUR million 2Q 04 2Q 03 %change 1H 04 1H 03 %change
Revenues 995.6 965.4 3.1% 1,985.0 1,931.9 2.7% Revenues excluding third party value 995.6 950.8 4.7% 1,985.0 1,901.3 4.4% added service revenues* Operating income 107.0 82.3 30.0% 243.0 204.2 19.0% Net income 35.7 28.3 26.1% 106.4 65.8 61.7% Adjusted EBITDA** 390.7 373.7 4.5% 807.4 779.6 3.6% Basic and diluted earnings per share 0.07 0.06 26.1% 0.21 0.13 61.7% (in EUR) Capital expenditures 120.4 134.4 -10.4% 191.4 209.6 -8.7%
in EUR million June 30, 2004 Dec. 31, 2003 %change Net debt 2,372.4 2,637.3 -10.0% ~ * For comparative purposes, 2Q 03 and 1H 03 have been adjusted to reflect the accounting change for third party value added services in 4Q 03. ** Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairment charges, dividend income, equity in earnings of affiliates, other non-operating income/expense, minority interests and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. This equals operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment charges.
The full report for the first half year 2004 and further information is available on our website under www.telekom.at/ir
end of announcement euro adhoc 24.08.2004
Further inquiry note:
Martin Bredl
Telekom Austria Public Relations
Phone: +43 (0) 59059 1 11001
mailto:martin.bredl@telekom.at
Hans Fruhmann
Investor Relations Telekom Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 59059 1 20917
mailto:hans.fruhmann@telekom.at
Email: investor.relations@telekom.at
Branche: Telecommunications Equipment
ISIN: AT0000720008
WKN: 720008
Index: ATX, ATX Prime, WBI
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing
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