EANS-Adhoc: Telekom Austria AG /
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quarterly report
10.11.2010
Results for the First Nine Months 2010
> Further stabilization of fixed line losses to 1,200 in Q3 2010 versus 7,000 lines lost in Q3 2009
> Mobile subscriber growth of 5.4% to more than 19.4 million customers
> Group revenues decline 3.8% to EUR 1,185.4 million driven by continued challenging macro-economic environment, fierce competition and regulatory pressure
> Decline of Group EBITDA comparable, which excludes restructuring and impairment charges, by 8.3% to EUR 449.1 million in Q3 2010
> 5.0% reduction of CAPEX to EUR 146.8 million in Q3 2010 due to lower access investments in Croatia and Additional Markets
> 5.8% increase of free cash flow due to focus on working capital and lower CAPEX
> FY 2010 guidance unchanged and dividend floor of EUR 0.75 until 2012 reiterated
in EUR million Q3 2010 Q3 2009 %change 1-9 M 2010 1-9 M 2009 %change Revenues 1,185.4 1,231.7 -3.8% 3,480.1 3,620.5 -3.9% EBITDA comparable 449.1 489.8 -8.3% 1,292.5 1,394.7 -7.3% Operating income 176.0 -126.4 n.a. 476.4 223.9 112.8% Net income 96.5 -136.3 n.a. 256.5 31.3 n.a. Earnings/share(EUR)0.22 -0.31 n.a. 0.58 0.07 n.a. FCF/share(EUR) 0.51 0.48 5.7% 1.34 1.23 8.8% CAPEX 146.8 154.5 -5.0% 443.3 419.8 5.6%
in EUR million Sept. 30, 2010 Dec. 31, 09 % change Net debt 3,350.0 3,614.8 -7.3%
Net debt/EBITDA comparable (12 months) excl. restructuring program 2.0x 2.0x
All financial figures are based on IFRS; if not stated otherwise, all comparisons are given year-on-year. EBITDA comparable is defined as net income excluding financial result, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, restructuring and impairment charges.
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Further inquiry note:
Matthias Stieber
Director Investor Relations
Telekom Austria Group
Tel.: +43 (0)50 664 39126
Email: matthias.stieber@telekomaustria.com
Branche: Telecommunications
ISIN: AT0000720008
WKN: 555750
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wien / official market