Quarterly Report • May 30, 2007
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| 1. | Message from Paulo Azevedo, CEO of Sonaecom 2 |
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| 2. | Quarterly highlights 4 |
| 3. | Consolidated results5 |
| 3.1.Consolidated income statement 5 | |
| 3.2.Consolidated balance sheet 7 | |
| 4. | Optimus9 |
| 4.1.Operational data 9 | |
| 4.2.Financial data 10 | |
| 5. | Sonaecom Fixed 11 |
| 5.1.Operational data 11 | |
| 5.2.Financial data 13 | |
| 6. | Público 14 |
| 6.1.Operational data 14 | |
| 6.2.Financial data 15 | |
| 7. | Software and Systems Information 15 |
| 7.1.Operational data 15 | |
| 7.2.Financial data 16 | |
| 8. | Other issues 17 |
| 8.1.Regulatory developments 17 | |
| 8.2.Corporate developments 17 | |
| 9. | Additional information 17 |
| 10. Financial information 19 | |
| Consolidated financial statements 19 | |
| Notes to the consolidated financial statements 25 |
(i) The Consolidated Financial Information contained in this report is unaudited and based on Financial Statements that have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IAS/IFRS") issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), as adopted by the European Union;
(ii) Enabler was sold on 30 June 2006 and, in order to facilitate comparisons of 1Q07 results against the previous year, the 1Q06 comparative figure has been restated (1Q06R ) to exclude Enabler's contribution to Sonaecom and to the Software and System Information Division (SSI) Consolidated Results in 1Q06 (unaudited). All comparisons, when stated, are made on this "like-for-like" basis;
(iii) 4Q06 results include costs associated with the Public Tender Offer for Portugal Telecom (PT) and, in order to isolate these non-recurrent costs from the operational performance of the quarter, the 4Q06 figures have been adjusted (4Q06A ) for comparative purposes. All comparisons, when stated, are made on this basis.
I am pleased to be able to report 1Q07 results that reflect continued progress in our search for growth in our telecoms businesses. During 1Q07, consolidated turnover increased by 4.5% and customer revenues rose by 8.5%, when compared to 1Q06(R), driven by growth in our new mobile services, including wireless internet and our fixed-mobile convergent products, and by growth in our wireline direct broadband services.
Regarding our Telco companies, Optimus increased its active subscribers by 12% to 2.1 million, in a highly competitive environment. Sonaecom Fixed continued to develop its double-play voice and broadband internet service, growing its direct services subscriber base by 70.5% and introducing at the end of the quarter significant improvements in its offer in terms of speed, price, communication and TV and Home Video advanced services.
As regards our other businesses, Público completed its restructuring programme, having achieved significant annual costs savings, and in February launched Público's redesigned new-look all colour newspaper. While the quarter still showed deterioration in all revenue line trends, post-launch trends are more encouraging. SSI continued to deliver solid results, with an improvement in operational profitability and with a strong performance at WeDo that achieved a significant level of new orders from international clients.
In March 2007, and following the blocking of our public tender offer for PT, we sold 11.3 million shares representing just over 1% of its share capital, generating a capital gain of 2.5 million euros. Following this transaction, we no longer have a shareholding in PT.
We will continue to fight for the regulatory and competitive improvements in the Portuguese Telecom sector, which were publicly announced by Government and regulators but have not to-date, materialized in any way or form. It is particularly important to ensure that the structure of any spin off of PTM will be implemented in a truly independent fashion, and for the copper network to be split into a separate infrastructure and retail businesses.
Consistent with the priorities established last year, in 2007 we plan to focus on achieving customer growth by investing further in our brands and new products, expanding the coverage and capacity of our mobile and wireline networks and by continuously exploiting new market opportunities and anticipating customer needs through innovation.
At Optimus, we believe there is an opportunity to further increase our rate of growth, which will however give rise to higher total customer acquisition costs for the full year.
At Sonaecom Fixed, we aim to consolidate the transformation of our business as a direct access broadband provider, by growing our market share of the broadband market through the expansion and development of our direct broadband services, namely our bundled voice and internet solutions with access to IPTV and Home video services.
At SSI, we will look to achieve growth in both the Portuguese and international markets, by expanding our customer base and examining and exploring new markets and business opportunities that are value enhancing, including potential acquisitions.
At Público, having re-dimensioned the fixed cost base, we will look to improve profitability by increasing circulation, on the back of the newly launched redesigned newspaper, and by stimulating advertising revenues.
As a Group, we will continue to pursue cost efficiencies, corporate governance best practices, and financial efficiencies, and will look at acquisition opportunities for both our telecoms businesses and SSI division.
The appointment of Ângelo Paupério, one of Sonae Group's most senior managers, as Sonaecom's new CEO, together with the remainder of the current executive team, which I
believe to be the best Telecom management team in Portugal, is proof of Sonae SGPS's commitment to the business and the surest enabler of future value creation for all shareholders.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to pay tribute to Belmiro de Azevedo, our outgoing Chairman. His contribution to the development of our business has been immense, not only in terms of the day-to-day guidance to the management team, but also his extraordinary vision which has always held us in such good stead.
During 1Q07, Sonaecom was able to sustain the high level of growth in customers and customer revenues achieved in 4Q06 in its telecoms businesses, while maintaining a focus on cost contention, despite the continuous investment in mobile innovation and direct wireline services.
| OPERATING KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus | |||||
| Customers (EOP) ('000) | 2,383.4 | 2,629.2 | 10.3% | 2,601.9 | 1.1% |
| Active Customers (1) | 1,890.1 | 2117.1 | 12.0% | 2,058.4 | 2.8% |
| Data as % Service Revenues | 13.4% | 16.0% | 2.7pp | 16.3% | -0.3pp |
| MOU (2) (min.) | 113.7 | 116.4 | 2.3% | 117.9 | -1.3% |
| Sonaecom Fixed | |||||
| Total Services (3) (EOP) | 336,932 | 393,483 | 16.8% | 380,729 | 3.3% |
| Direct | 181,459 | 309,461 | 70.5% | 281,541 | 9.9% |
| Direct access as % Customer Revenues | 56.9% | 75.7% | 18.8pp | 71.5% | 4.2pp |
| Sonaecom | |||||
| Employees | 2,278 | 1,847 | -18.9% | 1,871 | -1.3% |
(1) Active Customers with Revenues generated in the last 90 days; (2) Minutes of Use per Customer per month; (3) Services restated according to a "revenue generator unit" criteria.
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| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q06(R) | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | 4Q06(A) | q.o.q |
| Turnover | 196.9 | 190.3 | 198.9 | 4.5% | 212.0 | 212.0 | -6.2% |
| Service Revenues | 179.5 | 173.0 | 183.2 | 5.9% | 189.3 | 189.3 | -3.2% |
| Customer Revenues | 132.9 | 126.3 | 137.1 | 8.5% | 141.2 | 141.2 | -2.9% |
| Operator Revenues | 46.7 | 46.7 | 46.2 | -1.1% | 48.1 | 48.1 | -4.1% |
| EBITDA | 39.0 | 38.1 | 34.0 | -10.8% | 33.1 | 33.1 | 2.7% |
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 19.8% | 20.0% | 17.1% | -2.9pp | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1.5pp |
| EBIT | 6.5 | 5.7 | -2.6 | - | -33.3 | -2.4 | -10.2% |
| EBT | 3.0 | 2.1 | -6.8 | - | -38.2 | -7.3 | 6.8% |
| Net Results - Group Share (1) | 0.1 | -0.3 | -6.0 | - | -40.4 | -9.4 | 36.4% |
| Operating CAPEX (2) | 32.0 | 32.0 | 28.7 | -10.1% | 52.4 | 52.4 | -45.1% |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 16.3% | 16.8% | 14.5% | -2.3pp | 24.7% | 24.7% | -10.3pp |
| EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | -14.6% | -19.3 | -19.3 | - |
| Total CAPEX | 36.1 | 36.0 | 29.6 | -17.7% | 54.4 | 54.4 | -45.5% |
| Operating Cash Flow (3) | -15.5 | -14.0 | -18.6 | -32.9% | 18.9 | 18.9 | - |
| FCF (4) | -18.8 | -17.3 | 63.2 | - | 12.2 | 12.2 | - |
(1) Net Results after Minority Interests; (2) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (3) Operating Cash Flow = EBITDA - Operating CAPEX - Change in WC -Non Cash item & Other; (4) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs; (R) Restated to exclude Enabler's contribution in 1Q06; (A) Adjusted to exclude Tender Offer Costs.
| 1Q06 | 1Q06(R) | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | 4Q06(A) | q.o.q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196.9 | 190.3 | 198.9 | 4.5% | 212.0 | 212.0 | -6.2% |
| 141.2 | 141.2 | 142.8 | 1.1% | 156.7 | 156.7 | -8.9% |
| 44.5 | 44.5 | 54.0 | 21.4% | 54.0 | 54.0 | 0.0% |
| 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 | -17.8% | 9.0 | 9.0 | -20.1% |
| 22.1 | 15.5 | 15.0 | -3.7% | 17.4 | 17.4 | -13.9% |
| -19.7 | -19.7 | -20.0 | -1.7% | -25.1 | -25.1 | 20.3% |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 59.9% | 2.4 | 2.4 | -44.9% |
| 157.3 | 151.2 | 162.7 | 7.6% | 179.0 | 179.0 | -9.1% |
| 16.0 | 16.0 | 22.3 | 39.0% | 29.7 | 29.7 | -25.1% |
| 63.7 | 63.7 | 68.4 | 7.3% | 66.6 | 66.6 | 2.7% |
| 27.0 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 1.1% | 25.2 | 25.2 | -7.0% |
| 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.0 | -3.3% | 26.7 | 26.7 | -28.8% |
| 16.7 | 15.7 | 15.2 | -3.1% | 15.6 | 15.6 | -2.1% |
| 11.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 9.2% | 12.1 | 12.1 | -6.3% |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 19.5% | 3.2 | 3.2 | -2.6% |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 93.3% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 51.6% |
| 39.0 | 38.1 | 34.0 | -10.8% | 33.1 | 33.1 | 2.7% |
| 19.8% | 20.0% | 17.1% | -2.9pp | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1.5pp |
| 44.4 | 44.4 | 35.0 | -21.2% | 34.5 | 34.5 | 1.4% |
| -4.5 | -4.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 22.8% |
| -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.2 | 38.5% | -2.9 | -2.9 | 59.1% |
| 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.2% | 1.8 | 1.8 | -32.9% |
| -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -31.7% | -0.5 | -0.5 | -154.3% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 30.9 | 0.0 | - |
| 32.5 | 32.4 | 36.6 | 13.0% | 35.5 | 35.5 | 3.2% |
| 6.5 | 5.7 | -2.6 | - | -33.3 | -2.4 | -10.2% |
| -3.5 | -3.6 | -4.1 | -16.4% | -4.9 | -4.9 | 15.1% |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 9.2 | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | - |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 147.6% | 6.3 | 6.3 | 110.8% |
| 3.0 | 2.1 | -6.8 | - | -38.2 | -7.3 | 6.8% |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -66.2% | -2.1 | -2.1 | - |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | -5.9 | - | -40.3 | -9.3 | 36.4% |
| 0.1 | -0.3 | -6.0 | - | -40.4 | -9.4 | 36.4% |
| 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -98.8% | 0.1 | 0.1 | -44.2% |
(1) Network Costs = Interconnection plus Leased Lines plus Content plus Other Network Operating Costs; (2) Outsourcing Services = Customer Services plus Consultants plus Subcontracts; (R) Restated to exclude Enabler's contribution in 1Q06; (A) Adjusted to exclude Tender Offer Costs.
Consolidated turnover totalled 198.9 million euros in 1Q07, 4.5% above 1Q06(R), notwithstanding the negative impact of the lower MTRs of 4.8 million euros and lower roaming in tariffs at Optimus. Service revenues increased by 5.9% to 183.2 million euros compared to 1Q06(R), with the main contributions for this positive performance coming from: (i) 21.5% higher service revenues at Sonaecom Fixed, driven by strong growth in both operator revenues of 22.8% and in customer revenues of 20.2%, the former explained by the increase of voice traffic and leased lines, and the latter mainly due to the strong performance of the direct access business; and (ii) 0.9% increase in Optimus' service revenues, with the 6.1% growth in customer revenues offsetting the negative impact of lower MTRs on operator revenues, for the second consecutive quarter since the programmed reduction in MTRs began.
In 1Q07, although total operating costs excluding COGS were 3.8% higher than in 1Q06(R), as a percentage of service revenues this represented an improvement of 1.6pp to 76.6%, when compared to 78.2% in 1Q06(R). The main drivers of the higher cost level were: (i) 7.3% higher network costs when compared to 1Q06(R), driven by the 27.7% increase in leased line costs and the growth of energy and rental costs, associated with the extension of both Optimus' 3G network and Sonaecom Fixed's direct access network; that were not fully compensated by the lower maintenance costs in the quarter by 14.6%, resulting from the renegotiation of the outsourcing network maintenance contract at Optimus, completed during 1Q06; and (ii) 9.2% higher general & administrative costs, mainly explained by the
increased post paid client base at Optimus and the consequent billing requirements and related expenses. COGS increased by 39% in 1Q07 when compared to 1Q06(R), as a result of a one-off discount of 3.5 million euros from equipment suppliers at Optimus in 1Q06 and due to the higher subsidization costs in the quarter aimed at accelerating Optimus' customer growth.
Marketing & sales costs were down by 3.3% compared to 1Q06(R), driven by Sonaecom Fixed lower promotional effort and the lower amount of commissions paid in the quarter, the latter due to the lower customer acquisition rate in 1Q07. This more than compensated the higher marketing & sales costs at Optimus. Outsourcing services decreased by 3.1%, mainly as a result of lower call centre costs at Optimus.
Provisions and impairment losses increased to 3.6 million euros in 1Q07 from 1.9 million euros in 1Q06(R), due to higher provisions for bad debt at Sonaecom Fixed in relation to its wholesale business, despite a 68.0% reduction in provisions for inventories due to improvements in stock management at Optimus.
Consolidated EBITDA totalled 34.0 million euros in 1Q07 generating a margin of 17.1%, compared to an EBITDA of 38.1 million euros and a margin of 20.0% in 1Q06(R), driven by the lower EBITDA contribution from Optimus and notwithstanding the positive EBITDA performance at Sonaecom Fixed and SSI: (i) Optimus generated an EBITDA of 35.0 million euros, compared to 44.4 million euros in 1Q06, mainly reflecting a one off benefit in the form of credit from equipment suppliers in 1Q06, the lower MTRs and the higher handset subsidization costs incurred in 1Q07; despite the improvement in customer revenues resulting from the investments in its convergent product and mobile internet access solutions; (ii) Sonaecom Fixed recorded a positive EBITDA of 0.2 million euros compared to a negative EBITDA of 4.5 million euros in 1Q06, reflecting the success of its direct access model strategy; and (iii) SSI EBITDA increased by 7.2% to 1.20 million euros when compared to 1Q06(R), pushed by higher service revenues and by better cost management and efficiency in the division. Público's EBITDA was negative 1.2 million euros, an improvement compared to a negative 1.9 million euros in 1Q06, due to the re-dimensioned cost base achieved.
Depreciation and amortization charges increased by 13.0% in 1Q07, from 32.4 million euros in 1Q06(R) to 36.6 million euros, due to the higher asset base resulting from the extension of Optimus' UMTS/HSDPA network and the extension of Sonaecom Fixed access network capillarity.
Net financial charges increased by 16.4% to 4.1 million euros in 1Q07, as compared to 3.6 million euros in 1Q06(R), explained primarily by higher financial expenses, up by 7.9 million euros to 13.3 million euros due to: (i) the higher average cost of debt of 4.49% in 1Q07, compared to 3.31%, in 1Q06(R); and (ii) the temporarily higher gross debt in the form of shareholder loans granted by Sonae SGPS, totalling 1.2 billion euros, related to the cash funding of the guarantee for the public tender offer for PT, that generated net interest expenses of 1.2 million euros. Financial income in 1Q07 of 9.2 million euros includes the capital gain of 2.5 million euros from the sale of Sonaecom's 1% shareholding in PT.
The tax line in 1Q07 showed a benefit of 0.8 million euros, compared to a benefit of 2.5 million euros in 1Q06(R) and comprised a current tax cash charge of 0.3 million euros and movements in deferred tax assets that generated a net benefit of 1 million euros compared to a net benefit of 2.5 millions in 1Q06(R), the latter driven by the recognition of additional deferred tax assets at Optimus.
Due to the lower level of EBITDA, higher depreciation & amortization charges and higher net financial charges, net results were negative 5.9 million euros, down from positive 4.6 million euros in 1Q06(R). Net results group share were negative 6.0 million euros and reflect
the impact on minority interest of the share-for-share exchange agreements with EDP and Parpública, reached during 3Q06.
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Total Net Assets | 1,456.1 | 1,676.4 | 15.1% | 1,720.2 | -2.5% |
| Non Current Assets | 1,016.5 | 1,226.1 | 20.6% | 1,343.6 | -8.7% |
| Tangible and Intangible Assets | 654.3 | 654.3 | 0.0% | 661.4 | -1.1% |
| Goodwill | 285.6 | 507.1 | 77.6% | 506.9 | 0.0% |
| Investments | 2.1 | 1.9 | -6.2% | 113.1 | -98.3% |
| Deferred Tax Assets | 68.8 | 62.8 | -8.7% | 61.8 | 1.7% |
| Others | 5.7 | 0.0 | -100.0% | 0.3 | -100.0% |
| Current Assets | 439.7 | 450.3 | 2.4% | 376.6 | 19.6% |
| Trade Debtors | 136.4 | 138.6 | 1.6% | 152.0 | -8.8% |
| Liquidity | 190.2 | 189.5 | -0.4% | 125.9 | 50.5% |
| Others | 113.1 | 122.2 | 8.0% | 98.7 | 23.7% |
| Shareholders' Funds | 692.1 | 889.9 | 28.6% | 909.5 | -2.2% |
| Group Share | 571.9 | 889.3 | 55.5% | 909.0 | -2.2% |
| Minority Interests | 120.2 | 0.6 | -99.5% | 0.5 | 20.6% |
| Total Liabilities | 764.1 | 786.5 | 2.9% | 810.7 | -3.0% |
| Non Current Liabilities | 485.7 | 484.9 | -0.2% | 486.1 | -0.2% |
| Bank Loans | 457.1 | 461.9 | 1.1% | 460.6 | 0.3% |
| Provisions for Other Liabilities and Charges | 9.1 | 21.2 | 132.4% | 20.1 | 5.4% |
| Others | 19.5 | 1.8 | -90.5% | 5.4 | -65.8% |
| Current Liabilities | 278.4 | 301.6 | 8.3% | 324.6 | -7.1% |
| Bank Loans | 0.4 | 0.8 | 115.9% | 0.1 | - |
| Trade Creditors | 145.8 | 136.9 | -6.1% | 162.7 | -15.8% |
| Others | 132.2 | 163.9 | 24.0% | 161.9 | 1.3% |
| Operating CAPEX (1) | 32.0 | 28.7 | -10.2% | 52.4 | -45.1% |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 16.3% | 14.5% | -1.8pp | 24.7% | -10.3pp |
| Total CAPEX | 36.1 | 29.6 | -17.8% | 54.4 | -45.5% |
| EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | 7.0 | 5.2 | -25.2% | -19.3 | - |
| Operating Cash Flow (2) | -15.5 | -18.6 | -19.8% | 18.9 | - |
| FCF (3) | -18.8 | 63.2 | - | 12.2 | - |
| Gross Debt | 461.8 | 465.6 | 0.8% | 464.0 | 0.3% |
| Net Debt | 271.7 | 276.1 | 1.6% | 338.1 | -18.3% |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | 1.8 x | 1.5 x | -0.2x | 1.8 x | -0.3x |
| EBITDA/Interest Expenses (4) | 10.0 x | 2.9 x | -7.1x | 6.9 x | -4x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 40.0% | 34.4% | -5.7pp | 33.8% | 0.6pp |
(1) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (2) Operating Cash Flow = EBITDA - Operating CAPEX - Change in WC -Non Cash item & Other; (3) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs; (4) Interest Cover.
Consolidated gross debt at the end of 1Q07 stood at 465.6 million euros, similar to the level in December 2006. Consolidated liquidity increased by 63.6 million euros to 189.5 million euros, compared to 125.9 million euros at the end of 4Q06, reflecting the FCF generated in the quarter. Consolidated net debt as end 1Q07 stood at 276.1 million euros, a decrease of 62 million euros compared to end 4Q06.
At the end of 1Q07 and compared to end 4Q06, net debt to annualised EBITDA improved to 1.5x from 1.8x, explained by the lower level of net debt at the end of 1Q07. Interest cover deteriorated to 2.9x, from 6.9x, as a result of a higher cost of debt and the interest related with Sonae SGPS loan in 1Q07, a level that is expected to be normalized in the next quarter, with the shareholder loans from Sonae SGPS having been repaid. Debt to Equity deteriorated marginally to 34.4% from 33.8%, due to the lower level of shareholder funds at the end of 1Q07, as the result of Sonaecom's acquisition of own shares in March 2007.
Net debt at Sonaecom SGPS stood at 180.4 million euros at the end of 1Q07, reflecting a total cash position of 4.7 million euros, external debt of 146.8 million euros and treasury applications made by subsidiaries with Sonaecom of 38.3 million euros.
Consolidated CAPEX was 29.6 million euros and operating CAPEX reached 28.7 million euros, 10.2% lower than in 1Q06, representing 14.5% of turnover. This lower level of operating CAPEX was driven by Optimus lower investment effort in the quarter, down by 28.7% when compared to 1Q06, explained by the lower deployment rate of its UMTS network, that at the end of 1Q07 reached a coverage level of 70% of the Portuguese population, compared to only 40% in 1Q06.
Of total operating CAPEX, 22.5% was related to GSM network, 21.9% was invested in the deployment of UMTS/HSDPA network, 12.4% was related to Information Technology/Information Systems investments, 4.3% was invested in the network to support direct broadband and 2.8% was capitalized Triple Play development costs.
Gross tangible and intangible assets were 1,504 million euros at the end of 1Q07, compared to 1,475 million euros in 4Q06 and cumulative depreciation and amortization totalled 849 million euros, compared to 813 million euros in 4Q06. Total investments reached 1.9 million euros, down by 111.2 million euros when compared to 113.1 million euros in 4Q06, reflecting the sale, in March 2007, of the 1% shareholding in PT valued at 111.1 million euros at end 4Q06, on a mark-to-market basis. At end 1Q07, Sonaecom shareholders' funds reflect the acquisition, in March 2007, of a total of 1.89 million own shares valued at 8.9 million euros on a mark-to-market basis, thus reducing shareholders' funds accordingly. These own shares were acquired with the sole purpose of covering the obligations under Sonaecom's Medium Term Incentive Plans attributed to its employees.
| FCF | -18.8 | -17.3 | 63.2 | - | 12.2 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 28.8% | -0.4 | 77.4% |
| Financial results | -2.1 | -2.4 | -4.2 | -75.7% | -4.6 | 8.8% |
| Tender Offer Costs | 0.0 | 0.0 | -13.1 | - | -1.6 | - |
| Own Shares | 0.0 | 0.0 | -8.9 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Financial Investments | -0.8 | -0.8 | 108.2 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Operating Cash Flow | -15.5 | -14.0 | -18.6 | -32.9% | 18.9 | - |
| Non Cash Items & Other | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -68.6% | 3.0 | -73.6% |
| Change in WC | -24.8 | -22.7 | -24.7 | -8.7% | 35.1 | - |
| EBITDA-Operating CAPEX | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | -14.6% | -19.3 | - |
| LEVERED FREE CASH FLOW | 1Q06 | 1Q06(R) | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Million euros |
(R) Restated to exclude Enabler's contribution in 1Q06.
Consolidated FCF in 1Q07 was positive 63.2 million euros, compared to a negative 17.3 million euros in 1Q06(R), primarily as a result of the proceeds of 108 million euros from the sale of Sonaecom's 1% shareholding in PT, at an average price of 9.61 euros per share, compared to the average purchase price of 9.38 euros per share during 2Q06. This more than compensated for the cash outflow of 8.9 million euros in relation to the acquisition of own shares at an average price of 4.71 euros per share, the disbursement of 13.1 million euros related to the tender offer costs and the higher net financial charges in the quarter.
Operating cash flow was negative 18.6 million euros in 1Q07, down from negative 14.0 million euros in 1Q06(R), mainly due to: (i) lower EBITDA generated in the quarter; and (ii) a 24.7 million euros deterioration in working capital, similar to last year's performance, mainly explained by lower credit from fixed assets suppliers at Optimus and higher level of payments to trade creditors at Sonaecom Fixed.
During the quarter, Optimus continued to exploit the increasing importance of mobile data communications, by further developing existing wireless internet solutions and by promoting its fixed-mobile convergent products, reflected in higher active users and customer revenues. Active customers increased by 58.6 thousand in the quarter compared to an increase of 8 thousand in 1Q06.
| OPTIMUS OPERATIONAL KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers (EOP) ('000) | 2,383.4 | 2,629.2 | 10.3% | 2,601.9 | 1.1% |
| Net Additions ('000) | 30.2 | 27.3 | -9.5% | 110.4 | -75.3% |
| % Pre-paid Customers | 80.9% | 75.9% | -5.1pp | 77.8% | -1.9pp |
| Active Customers (1) | 1,890.1 | 2,117.1 | 12.0% | 2,058.4 | 2.8% |
| Data as % Service Revenues | 13.4% | 16.0% | 2.7pp | 16.3% | -0.3pp |
| Total #SMS/month/user | 49.2 | 45.0 | -8.5% | 49.1 | -8.3% |
| MOU (2) (min.) | 113.7 | 116.4 | 2.3% | 117.9 | -1.3% |
| ARPU (euros) | 19.3 | 17.7 | -8.5% | 19.1 | -7.5% |
| ARPM (3) (euros) | 0.17 | 0.15 | -11.6% | 0.16 | -6.3% |
| CCPU (4) (euros) | 14.4 | 14.3 | -0.7% | 15.7 | -9.0% |
| SAC&SRC (5) ( '000 000 euros) | 18.7 | 27.1 | 44.6% | 29.8 | -9.4% |
| Employees (6) | 1,067 | 1,034 | -3.1% | 1,055 | -2.0% |
| Shared Services Division | 790 | 766 | -3.0% | 776 | -1.3% |
(1) Active Customers with Revenues generated on last 90 days; (2) Minutes of Use per Customer per month; (3) Average Revenue per Minute; (4) Cash Cost per Customer = Total Operational Costs per Customer less Equipment Sales; (5) Total Acquisition & Retention Costs; (6) Includes Shared Services Division.
During 1Q07, Optimus reinforced its wireless broadband leadership and was able to push up data usage through the extension of its Kanguru product range, with the pioneering launch of an updated version of its broadband internet solution, based on HSDPA technology, offering speeds up to 7.2Mbps. Also, new customized services were offered to extract more value from voice and messaging, such as add-on voice and chat plans to the base tariff plans with specific discounted prices, and the reinforcement of the 3G handset range available, supported by promotional campaigns focused on down priced, more appealing and exclusive equipment on offer.
Optimus' customer base increased by 10.3% to 2.6 million, at the end of 1Q07, compared to 2.4 million at the end of 1Q06, with net additions of 27.3 thousand in 1Q07, reflecting the success of its growth strategy. Active customers at the end of 1Q07 totalled 2.1 million, as compared to 1.9 million in 1Q06, an increase of 12.0% over 1Q06. Net additions of active customers in the quarter were 58.6 thousand, 7.4 times higher than in 1Q06. The new products launched, particularly Home and Kanguru, continued to be the main drivers of customer growth at Optimus, performing ahead of expectations and pushing up voice and data usage in the quarter.
During 1Q07, Optimus customers generated an ARPU of 17.7 euros, down from an ARPU of 19.3 euros in 1Q06, of which 13.5 euros related to customer monthly bill and 4.2 euros related to operator revenues. The lower ARPU is mainly explained by the decrease of 20.9% in operator revenues ARPU, due to the phased reductions in MTRs, and to a lesser extent the decrease in voice ARPU, explained by the higher price pressures on voice tariffs mainly on the SME segment.
Data revenues represented 16.0% of service revenues in 1Q07, an improvement of 2.7pp over 1Q06, as the result of Optimus' promotional focus on increasing usage of data services and the success of its wireless broadband solutions. Non-SMS related data services accounted for 47% of total data revenues in 1Q07, compared to 38% in 1Q06.
In 1Q07, total voice traffic1 was 12.9% higher than that recorded in 1Q06, with minutes of use per customer increasing by 2.3% to 116.4 minutes, compared to 113.7 minutes in 1Q06, reflecting the continuous success of Optimus' investment effort to enhance voice usage.
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| OPTIMUS CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Turnover | 141.2 | 142.8 | 1.1% | 156.7 | -8.9% |
| Service Revenues | 133.7 | 134.9 | 0.9% | 142.2 | -5.1% |
| Customer Revenues | 97.2 | 103.1 | 6.1% | 106.9 | -3.5% |
| Operator Revenues | 36.4 | 31.8 | -12.8% | 35.3 | -9.9% |
| Equipment Sales | 7.6 | 7.9 | 4.0% | 14.5 | -45.9% |
| Other Revenues | 8.9 | 8.4 | -5.6% | 8.4 | 0.3% |
| Operating Costs | 103.8 | 114.9 | 10.6% | 128.3 | -10.5% |
| COGS | 8.8 | 16.7 | 90.0% | 23.6 | -29.3% |
| Interconnection & Contents | 31.4 | 32.6 | 3.8% | 34.7 | -6.1% |
| Leased Lines & Other Network Operating Costs | 13.1 | 14.2 | 8.0% | 14.1 | 0.4% |
| Personnel Costs | 12.6 | 13.1 | 3.9% | 14.2 | -8.1% |
| Marketing & Sales | 14.6 | 15.3 | 4.8% | 18.5 | -17.1% |
| Outsourcing Services (1) | 13.4 | 12.5 | -7.1% | 12.5 | 0.0% |
| General & Administrative Expenses | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.6% | 7.9 | -1.1% |
| Other Operating Costs | 2.7 | 2.7 | -1.7% | 2.7 | -2.4% |
| Provisions and Impairment Losses | 2.0 | 1.4 | -30.2% | 2.3 | -41.2% |
| Service Margin (2) | 102.3 | 102.3 | 0.1% | 107.5 | -4.8% |
| Service Margin (%) | 76.5% | 75.8% | -0.7pp | 75.6% | 0.2pp |
| EBITDA | 44.4 | 35.0 | -21.2% | 34.5 | 1.4% |
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 31.4% | 24.5% | -6.9pp | 22.0% | 2.5pp |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 28.2 | 31.6 | 12.1% | 30.4 | 4.1% |
| EBIT | 16.2 | 3.3 | -79.3% | 4.1 | -18.5% |
| Net Financial Results | -3.1 | -3.7 | -17.5% | -3.0 | -21.2% |
| Financial Income | 0.6 | 1.0 | 67.8% | 1.4 | -24.7% |
| Financial Expenses | 3.8 | 4.7 | 25.9% | 4.4 | 6.8% |
| EBT | 13.0 | -0.3 | - | 1.1 | - |
| Tax results | 2.8 | 1.1 | -60.8% | -2.8 | - |
| Net Results | 15.8 | 0.8 | -95.2% | -1.7 | - |
| Operating CAPEX (3) | 23.0 | 16.4 | -28.7% | 42.0 | -60.9% |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 16.3% | 11.5% | -4.8pp | 26.8% | -15.3pp |
| EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | 21.4 | 18.6 | -13.1% | -7.5 | - |
| Total CAPEX | 26.3 | 17.1 | -35.1% | 44.0 | -61.2% |
| FCF (4) | 2.9 | 1.7 | -40.8% | 16.4 | -89.5% |
| Gross Debt | 315.2 | 318.4 | 1.0% | 317.3 | 0.4% |
| Net Debt | 225.1 | 216.4 | -3.8% | 217.1 | -0.3% |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | 1.3 x | 1.4 x | 0.1x | 1.3 x | 0.1x |
| EBITDA/Interest Expenses | 18.0 x | 10.1 x | -7.9x | 10.9 x | -0.8x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 45.0% | 47.1% | 2.1pp | 47.1% | 0pp |
(1) Outsourcing Services = Customer Services plus Consultants plus Subcontracts; (2) Service Margin = Service Revenues minus Interconnection & Content Costs; (3) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (4) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs.
Service revenues increased by 0.9% to 134.9 million euros, compared to 133.7 million euros in 1Q06, driven by the 6.1% growth in customer revenues that fully compensated the negative impact of lower MTRs on operator revenues, by 4.8 million euros, and despite the decrease of roaming in revenues explained by the lower roaming in tariffs. This positive performance is the result of the success of Optimus' growth strategy carried out during the last 2 years and focused on obtaining more value from voice and data, growing market share and broadening market boundaries. Excluding the impact of the MTRs, service revenues would have increased by 4.5% as compared to 1Q06.
EBITDA in 1Q07 reached 35.0 million euros and a margin of 24.5%, a decrease of 21.2% and 6.9pp below 1Q06, respectively. This decline was primarily a result of higher total
1 Total voice traffic = total incoming traffic plus total outgoing traffic plus total Roaming out
operating costs and lower MTRs that led to a reduction of 2.3 million euros in EBITDA compared to 1Q06, despite the 1.1% increase in turnover. Excluding the impact of the MTRs and the one-off discount from equipment suppliers in 1Q06, EBITDA would have decreased by 8.8%, as compared to 1Q06, generating an EBITDA margin of 26.1%, 5.3pp below 1Q06.
Total OPEX excluding COGS and marketing & sales reached 82.9 million euros, 3.0% higher than 1Q06 level. Leased line costs were up by 21.9%, primarily due to the extension of Optimus' 3G/HSDPA network and resulting higher number of circuits rented, not compensated by the lower network maintenance costs of 19.9%, due to Optimus' network price renegotiation completed during 1Q06. Outsourcing services decreased by 7.1%, reflecting Optimus' effort to contain operating costs and search for synergies within the Group.
Marketing & sales and handset subsidisation costs reached 24.1 million euros in 1Q07, 8.3 million euros higher than in 1Q06, reflecting the benefit of 3.5 million euros one-off discount from equipment suppliers in 1Q06, and higher subsidization costs related with the promotion of 3G handsets in the quarter and the advertising of convergent products.
Sonaecom Fixed consolidated its direct access business during the 1Q07 and grew its direct customer base by 70.5% and customer revenues by 20.2%, compared to 1Q06. In the quarter, Sonaecom Fixed introduced significant improvements in its broadband offer in terms of speed, price and customer experience.
| SONAECOM FIXED OPERATIONAL KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
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| Total Services (EOP) (1) | 336,932 | 393,483 | 16.8% | 380,729 | 3.3% |
| Direct | 181,459 | 309,461 | 70.5% | 281,541 | 9.9% |
| ULL | 159,919 | 281,481 | 76.0% | 256,625 | 9.7% |
| Other | 21,541 | 27,980 | 29.9% | 24,916 | 12.3% |
| Indirect | 155,473 | 84,022 | -46.0% | 99,188 | -15.3% |
| Voice | 76,277 | 46,311 | -39.3% | 53,897 | -14.1% |
| Internet Broadband | 14,103 | 11,752 | -16.7% | 11,994 | -2.0% |
| Internet Narrowband | 65,093 | 25,959 | -60.1% | 33,297 | -22.0% |
| Total Accesses (2) | 199,870 | 332,546 | 66.4% | 310,338 | 7.2% |
| PSTN/ISDN | 106,719 | 179,093 | 67.8% | 167,227 | 7.1% |
| ULL ADSL | 79,048 | 141,701 | 79.3% | 131,117 | 8.1% |
| Wholesale ADSL | 14,103 | 11,752 | -16.7% | 11,994 | -2.0% |
| Unbundled Central Offices with transmission | 138 | 149 | 8.0% | 144 | 3.5% |
| Unbundled Central Offices with ADSL2+ | 130 | 141 | 8.5% | 137 | 2.9% |
| Direct access as % Customer Revenues | 56.9% | 75.7% | 18.8pp | 71.5% | 4.2pp |
| Total Voice Traffic ('000 Min.) (3) | 371,030 | 377,708 | 1.8% | 357,423 | 5.7% |
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| Narrowband ('000 Min.) | 78,908 | 31,638 | -59.9% | 41,433 | -23.6% |
| Broadband ('000 Gigabytes) | 2,044 | 4,824 | 136.0% | 3,922 | 23.0% |
| Employees | 170 | 165 | -2.9% | 172 | -4.1% |
(1) Services restated according to a "revenue generator unit" criteria; (2) Reporting criteria according to Anacom standard: ISDN services equivalent to 2 or 30 accesses depending on whether they are basic rate (BRI) or primary rate (PRI); Accesses do not include indirect voice or narrowband services and data and wholesale services; (3) Includes Wholesale and Retail traffic.
During 1Q07, Sonaecom Fixed upgraded its residential double play product with free calls to 16 top international destinations, increasing the price point, and further strengthening its competitive positioning versus VoIP players.
At the end of the quarter, the company increased the promotion of its double play offering of voice and internet enhanced with the access to IPTV and Home Video, in order to protect pricing, reduce levels of churn and improve loyalty of its direct access customer base. With no additional price charged, Sonaecom Fixed broadband solutions, with bandwidths up to 12Mbps and 24Mbps, started offering the access to the 4 Portuguese basic free-to-air generalist channels and to 17 other additional international channels, with the possibility of
subscribing 3 additional packages of channels with more than 90 channels available and a home video service with an assortment of more than 600 films. This triple play service is available to approximately 1 million Portuguese eligible households, 27% of the Portuguese population.
During 1Q07, Sonaecom Fixed continued its transformation process into a direct access business model. At the end of 1Q07, Sonaecom Fixed total services2 reached 393.5 thousand, an increase of 16.8% compared to 1Q06 and 3.3% above 4Q06. The acquisition of direct access services more than compensated for the decline in indirect access customers, with total direct services representing 78.7% of Sonaecom Fixed customer base in 1Q07, compared to 53.9% in 1Q06, and to 74.0% in 4Q06. Average monthly direct net adds exceeded 9 thousand services in 1Q07.
Sonaecom Fixed voice traffic increased by 1.8% in 1Q07 to 377.7 million minutes compared to 371.0 million minutes in 1Q06, mainly as a result of the increase of direct voice traffic by 71%, more than compensating for the decrease of indirect voice traffic of 30%.
2 Services were restated according to a "revenue generator unit" criteria.
| SONAECOM FIXED INCOME STATEMENT 1Q06 1Q07 y.o.y 4Q06 q.o.q Turnover 44.5 54.0 21.4% 54.0 0.0% Service Revenues 44.5 54.0 21.5% 54.0 0.0% Customer Revenues 22.0 26.4 20.2% 26.0 1.6% Direct Access Revenues 12.5 20.0 59.9% 18.6 7.6% Indirect Access Revenues 9.2 5.7 -38.0% 6.6 -13.4% Other 0.3 0.7 157.2% 0.8 -13.0% Operator Revenues 22.5 27.7 22.8% 28.1 -1.5% Equipment Sales 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 7.1% Other Revenues 1.4 1.0 -28.5% 1.8 -44.5% Operating Costs 50.6 52.6 4.0% 55.7 -5.4% COGS 0.0 -0.1 - 0.4 - Interconnection 25.8 28.1 9.1% 26.5 6.1% Leased Lines & Other Network Operating Costs 7.8 8.9 13.4% 8.3 6.8% Personnel Costs 2.7 2.4 -12.4% 2.3 3.4% Marketing & Sales 4.5 2.8 -37.9% 7.2 -61.4% Outsourcing Services (1) 7.6 7.9 3.9% 7.9 -0.4% General & Administrative Expenses 2.1 2.3 5.0% 2.5 -11.0% Other Operating Costs 0.1 0.4 - 0.5 -15.7% Provisions and Impairment Losses -0.2 2.2 - 0.0 - Service Margin (2) 18.7 25.9 38.5% 27.5 -5.8% Service Margin (%) 42.1% 48.0% 5.9pp 51.0% -3pp EBITDA -4.5 0.2 - 0.2 22.8% EBITDA Margin (%) -10.1% 0.4% 10.6pp 0.4% 0.1pp Depreciation & Amortization 3.8 4.7 24.5% 4.8 -1.9% EBIT -8.3 -4.5 45.9% -4.6 3.0% Net Financial Results -0.5 -0.8 -48.2% -1.0 25.1% Financial Income 0.0 0.0 64.3% 0.0 2.2% Financial Expenses 0.5 0.8 49.0% 1.1 -24.0% EBT -8.8 -5.3 40.4% -5.7 7.0% Tax results 0.0 0.0 8.3% 0.0 8.3% Net Results -8.8 -5.3 40.3% -5.7 7.0% Operating CAPEX (3) 8.7 12.2 41.3% 10.5 17.0% Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover 19.5% 22.6% 3.2pp 19.4% 3.3pp EBITDA - Operating CAPEX -13.2 -12.0 8.9% -10.3 -16.8% Total CAPEX 8.7 12.2 41.3% 10.5 16.4% FCF (4) -18.7 -14.0 25.4% -1.4 - Gross Debt 71.4 77.3 8.2% 71.7 7.8% Net Debt 69.5 77.1 11.0% 63.2 22.1% |
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| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months -3.9 x -51.6 x -47.7x -10.1 x -41.5x |
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| EBITDA/Interest Expenses -8.4 x 0.3 x 8.7x 0.2 x 0.1x |
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| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) 84.9% 81.6% -3.3pp 76.0% 5.6pp |
(1) Outsourcing Services = Customer Services plus Consultants plus Subcontracts; (2) Service Margin = Service Revenues minus Interconnection Costs; (3) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (4) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs.
Turnover in 1Q07 totalled 54.0 million euros, an increase of 21.4% over 1Q06, driven mainly by the significant increase in direct access revenues, up 59.9%, and by operator revenues, up 22.8%, which represented 37.0% and 51.3% of service revenues respectively, as compared to 28.1% and 50.6% respectively in 1Q06. Direct access revenues accounted for 75.8% of customer revenues in the quarter, confirming Sonaecom Fixed transformation to a direct access business with its current double play offering.
Sonaecom Fixed generated a positive EBITDA of 0.2 million euros, compared to a negative 4.5 million euros in 1Q06, an improvement that is primarily due to the performance of the ULL direct business that began to generate a positive contribution to profitability since 3Q06.
Operating costs at Sonaecom Fixed increased by 4.0% as compared to 1Q06, reflecting the effort in developing and expanding the direct access broadband business: (i) leased lines and other network operating costs were up by 13.4%, mainly as a result of a higher demand for circuits and higher maintenance costs related to the increased number of equipment in unbundled central offices; and (ii) interconnection costs were up by 9.1%, due to the
increased voice traffic in 1Q07 compared to 1Q06, as well as the higher ULL monthly fees, driven by the larger number of direct customer base. Marketing & sales costs decreased by 37.9%, as a result of lower advertising costs and commissions related with the lower level of customer acquisitions when compared to 1Q06. Personnel costs fell by 12.4%, explained by lower number of employees in 1Q07 compared to 1Q06, consistent with cost contention and integration efforts.
During the quarter, Sonaecom Fixed's service margin increased by 5.9pp over 1Q06, with an implied margin of 48.0% as compared to 42.1% in 1Q06.
Público focused on implementing its annouced strategy with the launch, in mid February, of a totally new newspaper and supplements and the introduction of full colour. Work continued on the re-dimensioning of the cost base. First results are encouraging with sales post-relaunch showing increases in paid circulation and the inversion of the strong negative trend occurring since summer 2006.
| PÚBLICO OPERATIONAL KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
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| Average Paid Circulation (1) | 44,783 | 41,274 | -7.8% | 40,404 | 2.2% |
| M arket Share of Advertising (%) (2) | 15.6% | 14.4% | -1.2pp | 15.4% | -1pp |
| Employees | 354 | 263 | -25.7% | 266 | -1.1% |
(1) Estimated value updated in the following quarter; (2) 1Q07 = February YTD.
Público's average paid circulation, reflecting 2 months circulation of the old format newspaper, decreased by 7.8%, from an average level of 44.8 thousand units in 1Q06 to 41.3 thousand units in 1Q07, as a result of the continuous reduction in the size of the paid press market, as well as the competitive pressures of tabloid newspapers and free newspapers. Nevertheless, paid circulation in March, after the re-launching of the newspaper and supported by a strong promotional campaign, increased by 3.6 thousand units per day, a good sign regarding future performance.
Público's advertising market share was impacted by circulation performance, reaching an average of 14.4% at the end of 1Q07, down 1.2pp as compared to end 1Q06. Market readership data, for the 1Q07, presented some encouraging numbers, with Público's total audience reaching 4.9% of the market readers3 , up by 0.9pp as compared to 4Q06 and by 0.6pp as compared to 1Q06.
Público´s online website continued to be the leader in unique visitors and visits in Portugal, with the integration of both the online and offline being further accelerated in the quarter. Online advertising, although still a small number, grew by 68% when compared to 1Q06, with Público.pt reaching for the first time EBITDA positive in the quarter.
3 Universe: individuals with 15 or more years old, residing in Portugal (8,314,409 readers)
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| PÚBLICO CONSOLIDATED INCOM E STATEM ENT | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Turnover | 8.72 | 7.18 | -17.8% | 8.98 | -20.1% |
| Advertising Sales (1) | 3.43 | 3.22 | -6.1% | 4.37 | -26.3% |
| Newspaper Sales | 2.95 | 2.86 | -3.0% | 2.97 | -3.6% |
| Associated Product Sales | 2.35 | 1.10 | -53.3% | 1.64 | -33.4% |
| Other Revenues | 0.13 | 0.07 | -46.2% | 0.17 | -59.8% |
| Operating Costs | 10.72 | 8.37 | -21.9% | 12.04 | -30.5% |
| COGS | 2.86 | 1.71 | -40.2% | 2.21 | -22.8% |
| Personnel Costs | 3.74 | 2.83 | -24.2% | 5.10 | -44.5% |
| M arketing & Sales | 0.51 | 0.43 | -15.2% | 0.87 | -50.5% |
| Outsourcing Services (2) | 2.79 | 2.67 | -4.5% | 2.95 | -9.7% |
| General & Administrative Expenses | 0.88 | 0.74 | -16.1% | 0.90 | -18.0% |
| Other Operating Costs | -0.04 | 0.00 | - | 0.01 | -80.0% |
| Provisions and Impairment Losses | 0.05 | 0.05 | 5.0% | 0.00 | - |
| EBITDA | -1.92 | -1.18 | 38.5% | -2.89 | 59.1% |
| EBITDA M argin (%) | -22.0% | -16.5% | 5.5pp | -32.2% | 15.7pp |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 0.22 | 0.17 | -25.1% | 0.17 | -1.2% |
| EBIT | -2.14 | -1.35 | 37.1% | -3.06 | 55.9% |
| Net Financial Results | -0.05 | -0.03 | 38.8% | -0.13 | 77.4% |
| Financial Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00 | -50.0% |
| Financial Expenses | 0.05 | 0.03 | -38.0% | 0.14 | -77.0% |
| EBT | -2.19 | -1.38 | 37.1% | -3.19 | 56.8% |
| Tax results | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0% | -0.15 | 96.6% |
| Net Results | -2.20 | -1.38 | 37.0% | -3.34 | 58.6% |
| Operating CAPEX (3) | 0.09 | 0.25 | 166.0% | 0.19 | 31.6% |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 1.1% | 3.5% | 2.4pp | 2.1% | 1.4pp |
| EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | -2.01 | -1.43 | 28.9% | -3.08 | 53.5% |
| Total CAPEX | 0.09 | 0.25 | 166.0% | 0.19 | 31.6% |
| FCF (4) | -2.17 | -3.36 | -54.3% | -3.05 | -10.1% |
| Gross Debt | 6.00 | 4.40 | -26.7% | 0.93 | - |
| Net Debt | 5.69 | 4.07 | -28.6% | 0.71 | - |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | -1.8 x | -0.5 x | 1.3x | -0.1 x | -0.4x |
| EBITDA/Interest Expenses | -43.6 x | -40.7 x | 2.9x | -22.1 x | -18.7x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 435.4% | 171.7% | -263.6x | 194.6% | -22.8pp |
(1) Includes Contents; (2) Outsourcing Services = Customer Services plus Consultants plus Subcontracts; (3) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (4) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs.
During 1Q07, turnover decreased by 17.8% to 7.2 million euros, compared to 8.7 million euros in 1Q06, due primarily to: (i) the decrease in associated product sales by 53.3%, as a result of market competition and saturation; despite the decrease in turnover, profitability of the associated products has increased significantly versus 1Q06; (ii) lower advertising sales that were down by 6.1%; and (iii) the decrease in newspaper sales of 3.0%.
EBITDA reached a negative 1.2 million euros, an improvement compared to a negative 1.9 million euros in 1Q06, already reflecting the fixed cost savings reached in personnel costs, down by 24.2% when compared to 1Q06, and general & administrative costs, down by 16.1% over 1Q06, as a result of the restructuring plan implemented in the second half of 2006.
SSI division continued to achieve a good set of operational and financial results, by focusing on expanding WeDo's range of clients and projects in implementation through its Revenue Assurance Product (RAID).
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| SSI OPERATIONAL KPI's | 1Q06 | 1Q06(R) | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| IT Serv Revenues/Employee( '000 euros) (1) | 24.1 | 26.8 | 29.7 | 10.7% | 32.2 | -7.9% |
| Equipment Sales as % Turnover (2) | 26.9% | 38.3% | 33.6% | -4.7pp | 36.7% | -3.1pp |
| Equipment Sales/Employee (2) ( '000 euros) | 543.6 | 543.6 | 461.4 | -15.1% | 587.5 | -21.5% |
| EBITDA/Employee ( '000 euros) | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.4% | 5.3 | -34.5% |
| Employees | 645 | 335 | 344 | 2.7% | 336 | 2.4% |
(1) Excluding employees dedicated to Equipment Sales; (2) Bizdirect; (R) Restated to exclude Enabler's contribution in 1Q06.
SSI's IT service revenues per employee totalled 29.7 thousand euros in 1Q07, 10.7% above 1Q06(R) while equipment sales per employee decreased by 15.1% to 0.46 million euros in 1Q07 compared to 0.5 million euros in 1Q06(R). Headcount increased by 9 to 344 as compared to 1Q06(R), due to the launch of Saphety, a company carved out from Sonaecom Fixed in December 2006, and the resulting need for internal consultants.
WeDo continued to invest in building its international footprint, acquiring three new key accounts during the 1Q07 for implementation of its RAID solution with Mobilink in Pakistan, a mobile operator of the Orascom Group; implementation of a churn and segmentation project with Movistar in Mexico, a mobile operator of the Telefonica Group; and execution of a roaming project with STA, a fixed and mobile operator from Andorra.
| Million euros | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSI CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | 1Q06 | 1Q06(R) | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Turnover | 22.10 | 15.54 | 14.96 | -3.7% | 17.39 | -13.9% |
| Service Revenues | 16.16 | 9.59 | 9.94 | 3.6% | 11.01 | -9.7% |
| Equipment Sales | 5.95 | 5.95 | 5.02 | -15.5% | 6.38 | -21.2% |
| Other Revenues | 0.53 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 120.7% | 0.09 | 115.7% |
| Operating Costs | 20.68 | 14.46 | 13.94 | -3.6% | 15.65 | -10.9% |
| COGS | 5.71 | 5.71 | 4.83 | -15.5% | 6.16 | -21.6% |
| Personnel Costs | 7.90 | 4.06 | 5.00 | 23.0% | 4.10 | 22.0% |
| Marketing & Sales | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 84.7% | 0.26 | 7.8% |
| Outsourcing Services (1) | 4.04 | 3.01 | 2.11 | -29.9% | 3.46 | -39.0% |
| General & Administrative Expenses | 2.75 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 5.8% | 1.65 | -4.9% |
| Other Operating Costs | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.16 | - | 0.04 | - |
| Provisions and Impairment Losses | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 | -70.0% | 0.03 | -57.1% |
| EBITDA | 1.91 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 7.2% | 1.79 | -32.9% |
| EBITDA Margin (%) | 8.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 0.8pp | 10.3% | -2.3pp |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.33 | -0.3% | 0.31 | 8.1% |
| EBIT | 1.49 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 10.4% | 1.49 | -41.5% |
| Net Financial Results | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.05 | -67.3% | 0.01 | - |
| Financial Income | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 10.8% | 0.01 | - |
| Financial Expenses | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 173.6% | 0.00 | - |
| EBT | 1.66 | 0.94 | 0.92 | -2.0% | 1.50 | -38.6% |
| Tax results | -0.58 | 0.32 | -0.25 | - | 0.87 | - |
| Net Results | 1.08 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 9.0% | 2.36 | -71.7% |
| Group Share | 1.08 | 0.61 | 0.61 | -1.0% | 2.36 | -74.3% |
| Attributable to Minority Interests | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | - | 0.00 | - |
| Operating CAPEX (2) | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.15 | -20.7% | 0.14 | 5.8% |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | -0.2pp | 0.8% | 0.2pp |
| EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | 1.69 | 0.94 | 1.06 | 12.7% | 1.66 | -36.2% |
| Total CAPEX | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 109.2% | 0.89 | -56.6% |
| FCF (3) | -1.05 | 0.47 | -2.02 | - | 0.34 | - |
| Gross Debt | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 28.3% | 0.37 | 8.6% |
| Net Debt | -13.56 | -10.04 | -10.99 | -9.5% | -35.42 | 69.0% |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | -1.6 x | -1.9 x | -0.4 x | 1.5x | -1.1 x | 0.8x |
| EBITDA/Interest Expenses | 119.4 x | 70.1 x | 601.5 x | 531.4x | 598.0 x | 3.5x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.8% | -1pp | 0.8% | 0pp |
(1) Outsourcing Services = Customer Services plus Consultants plus Subcontracts; (2) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments and Provisions for sites dismantling; (3) FCF Levered after Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financing related up-front Costs; (R) Restated to exclude Enabler's contribution in 1Q06.
SSI turnover decreased by 3.7% in 1Q07 to 14.9 million euros as compared to 1Q06(R), mainly due to lower IT equipment sales, which decreased by 15.5% to 5.0 million euros, a reflection of the volatility of this revenue stream. This was not compensated by the higher service revenues, up by 3.6%, mainly driven by the 7.0% increase in service revenues at WeDo. In 1Q07, equipment sales represented 33.7% of turnover, compared to 38.3% in 1Q06(R).
SSI EBITDA totalled 1.20 million euros in 1Q07, a 7.2% increase over 1Q06(R), mainly explained by the higher cost efficiency achieved in the quarter, reflected in lower outsourcing services that decreased 29.9% in the quarter, in particular lower IT and consultants outsourcing. FCF was negative 2 million euros in 1Q07, down from a positive 0.47 million in 1Q06(R), explained by the deterioration of working capital in the quarter.
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED NOMINAL DEBT | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Gross Debt | 479.5 | 479.5 | 0.0% | 478.0 | 0.3% |
| Liquidity | 190.2 | 189.5 | -0.4% | 125.9 | 50.5% |
| Net Debt | 289.3 | 290.0 | 0.2% | 352.0 | -17.6% |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | 1.9 x | 1.6 x | -0.3x | 1.9 x | -0.3x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 40.9% | 35.0% | -5.9pp | 34.4% | 0.6pp |
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMUS NOMINAL DEBT | 1Q06 | 1Q07 | y.o.y | 4Q06 | q.o.q |
| Gross Debt | 329.2 | 329.0 | 0.0% | 327.8 | 0.4% |
| Liquidity | 90.1 | 102.0 | 13.2% | 100.2 | 1.8% |
| Net Debt | 239.0 | 227.0 | -5.0% | 227.6 | -0.3% |
| Net Debt/ EBITDA last 12 months | 1.4 x | 1.4 x | 0x | 1.3 x | 0.1x |
| Debt/(Debt + Shareholders' Funds) | 46.1% | 48.0% | 1.8pp | 47.9% | 0.1pp |
| Million euros | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED NET DEBT | Debt (1) | Shareholder Loans | Liquidity | Net Debt |
| Aggregate Debt | 465.6 | 312.4 | 232.2 | 545.8 |
| Optimus | 318.4 | 0.0 | 102.0 | 216.4 |
| Sonaecom Fixed | 0.0 | 77.3 | 0.2 | 77.1 |
| Público | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| SSI | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.3 | -10.6 |
| Sonaecom SGPS (2) | 146.8 | 38.3 | 4.7 | 180.4 |
| Others | 0.0 | 192.1 | 113.7 | 78.4 |
| Intra-groups | 0.0 | 312.4 | 42.7 | 269.7 |
| Optimus | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.8 | -28.8 |
| Sonaecom Fixed | 0.0 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 77.3 |
| Público | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| SSI | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 | -8.9 |
| Sonaecom SGPS | 0.0 | 38.3 | 4.4 | 33.9 |
| Others | 0.0 | 192.1 | 0.3 | 191.8 |
| Total | 465.6 | 0.0 | 189.5 | 276.1 |
(1) Debt= Bank Loans plus Other Financial Liabilities; (2) Sonaecom Holding Company Shareholder Loans relates to Treasury Applications from Operating Companies (Operating Companies' Liquidity intra-group).
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AT 31 DECEMBER 2006
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
| ASSETS | Notes | March 2007 | March 2006 | December 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NON CURRENT ASSETS: Tangible assets |
1.c), 1.h) and 5 | 492,730,857 | 482,331,748 | 494,771,742 |
| Intangible assets | 1.d), 1.e) and 6 | 161,554,371 | 171,941,716 | 166,664,974 |
| Goodwill | 1.f) and 7 | 507,080,550 | 285,593,276 | 506,902,772 |
| 1.b) and 3 | ||||
| Investments in associated companies Investments available for sale |
735,613 | 864,427 | 762,437 | |
| 1.g) and 8 | 1,207,320 | 1,207,320 | 112,317,225 | |
| Other non current debtors | - | 1,898,198 | - | |
| Deferred tax assets | 1.q) and 9 | 62,819,612 | 68,827,031 | 61,786,654 |
| Other non current assets Total non current assets |
1.r), 1.s), 1.w) and 10 | - 1,226,128,323 |
3,823,403 1,016,487,119 |
348,568 1,343,554,372 |
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||
| Inventories | 1.i) | 21,078,871 | 28,781,452 | 15,138,395 |
| Trade debtors | 1.j) | 138,607,237 | 136,387,964 | 151,981,914 |
| Other current debtors | 1.j) | 17,075,145 | 21,827,771 | 20,060,419 |
| Other current assets | 1.r), 1.s) and 1.w) | 83,070,399 | 60,710,146 | 62,687,227 |
| Investments recorded at fair value through profit or loss | 1.g) and 11 | 950,625 | 1,784,411 | 849,375 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1.k) and 12 | 189,490,045 | 190,169,400 | 125,917,344 |
| Total current assets | 450,272,322 | 439,661,144 | 376,634,674 | |
| Total assets | 1,676,400,645 | 1,456,148,263 | 1,720,189,046 | |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS: | ||||
| Share capital | 366,246,868 | 296,526,868 | 366,246,868 | |
| Reserves | 1.t) | 529,049,836 | 275,229,118 | 556,646,226 |
| Consolidated net income/(loss) for the period | (6,004,250) | 146,584 | (13,883,168) | |
| 889,292,454 | 571,902,569 | 909,009,925 | ||
| Minority interests | 567,984 | 120,165,976 | 471,382 | |
| Total Shareholders' Funds | 889,860,438 | 692,068,545 | 909,481,307 | |
| LIABILITIES: | ||||
| NON CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Medium and long-term loans - net of short-term portion | 1.l), 1.m) and | 461,885,384 | 457,065,497 | 460,600,827 |
| Other non current creditors | - | 9,596,144 | - | |
| Other non current financial liabilities | 1.h) and 14 | 1,316,850 | 2,037,689 | 1,614,602 |
| Provisions for other liabilities and charges | 1.o) and 15 | 21,160,436 | 9,103,510 | 20,078,571 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 114,914 | - | - | |
| Other non current liabilities | .r), 1.s), 1.w) and 24 | 414,231 | 7,873,031 | 3,785,049 |
| Total non current liabilities | 484,891,815 | 485,675,872 | 486,079,050 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||
| Short-term loans and other loans | 1.l), 1.m) and 13 | 772,663 | 357,959 | 74,607 |
| Trade creditors | 136,930,882 | 145,847,571 | 162,680,112 | |
| Other current financial liabilities | 1.h) and 16 | 1,645,945 | 2,370,788 | 1,708,922 |
| Other creditors | 19,223,464 | 13,988,962 | 17,538,711 | |
| Other current liabilities | .r), 1.s), 1.w) and 24 | 143,075,438 | 115,838,566 | 142,626,337 |
| Total current liabilities | 301,648,392 | 278,403,846 | 324,628,689 | |
| Total Shareholders' Funds and liabilities | 1,676,400,645 | 1,456,148,263 | 1,720,189,046 |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements at 31March 2007 and 2006
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT BY NATURE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AT 31 DECEMBER 2006
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
| Notes | March 2007 | March 2006 | December 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Services rendered Other operating revenues |
15,724,760 183,219,065 1,329,424 |
17,361,095 179,534,392 1,269,547 |
89,288,539 746,751,737 32,035,543 |
|
| 200,273,249 | 198,165,034 | 868,075,819 | ||
| Cost of sales External supplies and services Staff expenses Depreciation and amortisation Provisions and impairment losses Other operating costs |
17 5 and 6 1.o), 1.v) and 15 1.v) |
(22,253,402) (113,908,940) (23,423,800) (36,630,606) (3,605,463) (3,095,966) (202,918,177) |
(16,004,263) (111,643,019) (27,018,595) (32,491,391) (1,865,343) (2,611,003) (191,633,614) |
(102,115,774) (457,366,138) (102,501,059) (135,670,907) (10,612,459) (11,142,336) (819,408,673) |
| Tender Offer costs | - (202,918,177) |
- (191,633,614) |
(30,906,602) (850,315,275) |
|
| Gains and losses in associated companies Other financial expenses Other financial income |
18 1.m), 1.n), 1.u), 1.v) and 1.n), 1.u), 1.v) and 18 |
(87,573) (13,250,670) 9,202,055 |
28,766 (5,418,838) 1,851,585 |
(162,483) (23,138,426) 5,931,577 |
| Current income/(loss) | (6,781,116) | 2,992,933 | 391,212 | |
| Income taxation | 1.p), 9 and 19 | 835,092 | 2,211,374 | (5,259,937) |
| Consolidated net income/(loss) Attributed to: |
(5,946,024) | 5,204,307 | (4,868,725) | |
| Shareholders of parent company Minority interests |
23 | (6,004,250) 58,226 |
146,584 5,057,723 |
(13,883,168) 9,014,443 |
| Earnings per share Including discontinued operations Basic Diluted |
(0.02) (0.02) |
0.00 0.00 |
(0.04) (0.04) |
|
| Excluding discontinued operations Basic Diluted |
(0.02) (0.02) |
0.00 0.00 |
(0.04) (0.04) |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements at 31 March 2007 and 2006
The Chief Accountant The Board of Directors
CONSOLIDATED MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED AT 31 MARCH 2007 AND 2006
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
| 200 7 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Res erv es |
|||||||||||
| Res erv es |
|||||||||||
| Sha re ital cap |
Leg al res erv es |
Sha re miu pre m |
Ow n Sha res |
Oth er res erv es |
Me diu m T erm Inc ent ive Pla ns |
lue Fai r va res erv es |
al Tot res erv es |
Min orit y Inte ts res |
Net e/ (los s) inc om |
Tot al |
|
| Bal e at 31 De ber 20 06 anc cem |
366 ,24 6,8 68 |
559 ,07 |
8 7 75, 290 ,37 7 |
- | (22 ) 5,2 77, 495 |
952 ,39 0 |
5,1 21, 876 |
556 ,64 6,2 26 |
- | (13 68) ,88 3,1 |
909 ,00 9,9 26 |
| App of c olid d re sult of 200 6 riat ion ate rop ons |
- | 443 ,20 9 |
- | - | (14 77) ,32 6,3 |
- | - | (13 68) ,88 3,1 |
- | 13, 883 ,16 8 |
- |
| me/ (los s) f Con soli he p 31 Ma rch 20 dat ed n et i or t erio d en ded 07 nco |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (6,0 ) 04, 250 |
(6,0 ) 04, 250 |
| Acq uisi tion of sha own res |
- | - | - | (8,9 38, 165 |
) - |
- | - | (8,9 ) 38, 165 |
- | - | (8,9 ) 38, 165 |
| Fair lue va res erv es |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (5,1 ) 21, 876 |
(5,1 ) 21, 876 |
- | - | (5,1 ) 21, 876 |
| Me diu m T Inc ent ive Pla gni tion erm ns r eco |
442 ,77 0 |
442 ,77 0 |
442 ,77 0 |
||||||||
| Adj ust nts in f ign cy t slat ion nd o the me ore cur ren ran res erv es a rs |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- (95 1) ,95 |
- | - - |
(95 1) ,95 |
- - |
- - |
(95 1) ,95 |
| Bal 31 Ma rch 20 07 e at anc |
366 ,24 6,8 68 |
1,0 02, 287 |
775 ,29 0,3 77 |
(8,9 38, 165 |
) (23 ) 9,6 99, 823 |
1,3 95, 160 |
- | 529 ,04 9,8 36 |
- - |
(6,0 ) 04, 250 |
889 ,29 2,4 54 |
| Min orit y in ter est s |
|||||||||||
| Bal e at 31 De ber 20 06 anc cem |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 471 ,38 2 |
- | 471 ,38 2 |
| Min orit y in ter est ults s on res |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58, 226 |
- | 58, 226 |
| Oth han er c ges |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38, 376 |
- | 38, 376 |
| Bal 31 Ma rch 20 e at 07 anc |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 567 4 ,98 |
- | 567 4 ,98 |
| Tot al |
366 ,24 6,8 68 |
1,0 02, 287 |
775 ,29 0,3 77 |
(8,9 ) 38, 165 |
(23 ) 9,6 99, 823 |
1,3 95, 160 |
- | 529 ,04 9,8 36 |
567 ,98 4 |
(6,0 ) 04, 250 |
889 ,86 0,4 38 |
| 200 6 |
|||||||||||
| Res erv es |
|||||||||||
| Sha re |
Leg al |
Sha re |
Ow n |
Oth er |
Res erv es Me diu m T erm |
Fai lue r va |
Tot al |
Min orit y |
Net | ||
| ital cap |
res erv es |
miu pre m |
Sha res |
res erv es |
Inc ent ive Pla ns |
res erv es |
res erv es |
Inte ts res |
me/ (los s) ino |
Tot al |
|
| Bal e at 31 De ber 20 05 anc cem |
296 ,52 6,8 68 |
114 ,36 |
0 4 99, 633 ,16 0 |
- | (22 ) 6,6 54, 302 |
- | - | 273 ,09 3,2 18 |
- | 2,1 56, 198 |
571 ,77 6,2 84 |
| App of c olid d re sult of 200 5 riat ion ate rop ons |
- | 444 ,71 8 |
- | - | 1,7 11, 480 |
- | - | 2,1 56, 198 |
- | (2,1 ) 56, 198 |
- |
| me/ (los s) f Con soli dat ed n et i he p erio d en ded 31 Ma rch 20 06 or t nco |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146 ,58 4 |
146 ,58 4 |
| Adj in f slat nd o the ust nts ign cy t ion me ore cur ren ran res erv es a rs |
- | - | - | - | (20 8) ,29 |
- | - | (20 8) ,29 |
- | - | (20 8) ,29 |
| Bal e at 31 Ma rch 20 06 anc |
- 296 ,52 6,8 68 |
- 559 ,07 |
- 8 4 99, 633 ,16 0 |
- - |
- (22 ) 4,9 63, 120 |
- - |
- - |
- 275 ,22 9,1 18 |
- - |
- 146 ,58 4 |
- 571 ,90 2,5 70 |
| Min orit y in ter est s Bal 31 De ber 20 05 e at anc cem |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 115 ,16 3,1 14 |
- | 115 ,16 3,1 14 |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements at 31 March 2007 and 2006
Minority interests on results - - - - - - - - 5,057,723 - 5,057,723 Other changes - - - - - - - - (54,861) - (54,861) Balance at 31 March 2006 - - - - - - - - 120,165,976 - 120,165,976 Total 296,526,868 559,078 499,633,160 - (224,963,120) - - 275,229,118 120,165,976 146,584 692,068,546
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
| 31 March 2007 | 31 March 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | |||||
| Receipts from trade debtors | 200,870,089 | 202,276,262 | |||
| Payments to trade creditors | (151,001,973) | (146,738,047) | |||
| Payments to employees | (36,231,079) | (37,729,095) | |||
| Cash flows from operating activities | 13,637,037 | 17,809,120 | |||
| Payments/receipts relating to income taxes, net | (1,315,150) | 55,355 | |||
| Other payments/receipts relating to operating activities, net | 5,846,855 | (8,752,835) | |||
| Cash flows from operating activities (1) | 18,168,742 | 18,168,742 | 9,111,640 | 9,111,640 | |
| Investing activities | |||||
| Receipts from: | |||||
| Investments | 108,461,473 | - | |||
| Tangible assets | 396,812 | 1,153,192 | |||
| Intangible assets | 2,922 | 426,916 | |||
| Investment subsidies | - | 103,491 | |||
| Interest and similar income | 5,809,215 | 114,670,422 | 846,597 | 2,530,196 | |
| Payments for: | |||||
| Loans granted | - | 10 | |||
| Investments | - | (564,841) | |||
| Tangible assets | (38,546,361) | (23,963,897) | |||
| Intangible assets | (3,430,377) | (41,976,738) | (3,789,110) | (28,317,838) | |
| Cash flows from investing activities (2) | 72,693,684 | (25,787,642) | |||
| Financing activities | |||||
| Payments for: | |||||
| Leasing | (360,728) | - | |||
| Interest and similar expenses | (18,752,830) | (2,936,976) | |||
| Own Shares | (8,938,165) | (28,051,723) | - | (2,936,976) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities (3) | (28,051,723) | (2,936,976) | |||
| Net cash Flows ( 4 )=( 1 )+( 2 )+( 3 ) | 62,810,703 | (19,612,978) | |||
| Effect of the foreign exchanges | 63,942 | 64,128 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | (125,842,737) | (209,360,291) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | 188,717,382 | 189,811,441 | |||
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements at 31 March 2007 and 2006.
The Chief Accountant The Board of Directors
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED AT 31 MARCH 2007 AND 2006
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
| 2007 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Acquisition or sale of subsidiaries or other businesses | ||||
| a) Acquisitions | ||||
| Profimetrics - Software Solutions, SA | - | 150,000 | ||
| b) Amount of other assets and liabilities acquired | ||||
| Acquisition of shares of Sonae Indústria,S.G.P.S., S.A. | - | 414,841 | ||
| c) Amount of other assets and liabilities sold | ||||
| Sale of shares of Portugal Telecom, S.G.P.S., S.A. | 108,461,473 | - | ||
| 108,461,473 | 564,841 | |||
| 2 - Details of cash and cash equivalents | ||||
| Cash in hand | 845,346 | 318,695 | ||
| Cash at bank | 7,969,162 | 4,850,595 | ||
| Treasury applications | 180,675,537 | 185,000,110 | ||
| Overdrafts | (772,663) | (357,959) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 188,717,382 | 189,811,441 | ||
| Overdrafts | 772,663 | 357,959 | ||
| Cash assets | 189,490,045 | 190,169,400 | ||
| 3 - Description of non monetary financing activities | ||||
| a) Bank credit granted and not used | 225,441,176 | 227,941,176 | ||
| b) Purchase of company through the issue of shares | Not applicable | Not applicable | ||
| c) Conversion of loans into shares | Not applicable | Not applicable | ||
| 4 - Cash flow by segments | ||||
| Cash flow from | Cash flow from | Cash flow from | ||
| operating | investing | financing | Net | |
| Activity | activities | activities | activities | cash flows |
| Mobile network | 29,576,057 | (30,820,359) | (3,943,843) | (5,188,147) |
| Fixed network and Internet | 5,355,351 | (10,029,794) | 20,279 | (4,654,163) |
| Multimedia | (2,877,836) | (182,897) | (3,119) | (3,063,852) |
| Information Systems | (7,241,853) | (31,178) | (139,479) | (7,412,510) |
| Others | (6,642,977) | 113,757,912 | (23,985,561) | 83,129,375 |
| 18,168,742 | 72,693,684 | (28,051,723) | 62,810,703 |
The notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements at 31 March 2007 and 2006.
The Chief Accountant The Board of Directors
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in Euro)
SONAECOM, S.G.P.S., S.A. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company" or "Sonaecom") was established on 6 June 1988 under the name Sonae – Tecnologias de Informação, S.A. and has its head office at Lugar de Espido, Via Norte, Maia – Portugal. It is the parent company of the group of companies listed in Notes 2 and 3 ("the Group").
Pargeste, S.G.P.S., S.A.'s subsidiaries in the communications and information technology area were transferred to the Company through a demerger-merger process, executed by public deed dated 30 September 1997.
On 3 November 1999 the Company's share capital was increased, its articles of association were modified and its name was changed to Sonae.com, S.G.P.S., S.A.. Since then the Company's corporate object has been the management of investments in other companies. Also on 3 November 1999, the company's share capital was re-denominated to Euro, being represented by one hundred and fifty million shares with a nominal value of 1 Euro each.
On 1 June 2000, the company carried out a Combined Share Offer, involving the following:
A Retail Share Offer of 5,430,000 shares, representing 3.62% of the share capital, made in the domestic market and aimed at: (i) employees of the Sonae Group; (ii) customers of the companies controlled by Sonaecom; and (iii) the general public.
An Institutional Offer for sale of 26,048,261 shares, representing 17.37% of the share capital, aimed at domestic and foreign institutional investors.
In addition to the Combined Share Offer, the Company's share capital was increased under the terms explained below. The new shares were fully subscribed for and paid up by Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A. (a shareholder of Sonaecom, hereinafter referred to as Sonae). The capital increase was subscribed for and paid up on the date the price of the Combined Share Offer was determined, and paid up in cash, 31,000,000 new ordinary shares of 1 Euro each being issued. The subscription price for the new shares was the same as that fixed for the sale of shares in the aforementioned Combined Share Offer, which was Euro 10.
In addition, Sonae sold 4,721,739 Sonaecom shares under an option granted to the banks leading the Institutional Offer for Sale and 1,507,865 shares to Sonae Group managers and to the former owners of the companies acquired by Sonaecom.
By decision of the Shareholders' General Meeting held on 17 June 2002, Sonaecom's share capital was increased from Euro 181,000,000 to Euro 226,250,000 by public subscription reserved for the existing shareholders, 45,250,000 new shares of 1 Euro each having been fully subscribed for and paid up at the price of Euro 2.25 per share.
On 30 April 2003 the Company's name was changed, by public deed, to SONAECOM, S.G.P.S., S.A..
By decision of the Shareholders' General Meeting held on 12 September 2005, Sonaecom's share capital was increased in Euro 70,276,868, from Euro 226,250,000 to Euro 296,526,868, by the issuance of 70,276,868 new shares of 1 Euro each and with a share premium of Euro 242,455,195, entirely subscribed by France Telecom. The corresponding public deed was executed on 15 November 2005.
By decision of the Shareholders General Meeting held on 18 September 2006, Sonaecom's share capital was increased in Euro 69,720,000, from Euro 296,526,868 to Euro 366,246,868, by the issuance of 69,720,000 new shares of 1 Euro each and with a share premium of Euro 275,657,217, subscribed by 093X – Telecomunicações Celulares, S.A. (EDP) and Parpública – Participações Públicas, SGPS, S.A.(Parpública). The corresponding public deed was executed on 18 October 2006.
The Group's business consists essentially of:
The Group operates, since 30 June 2006 and after the sale of Retailbox sub-group (that operates in England, Germany, France and Brazil), essentially, in Portugal, with one of its subsidiaries (from the information systems consultancy segment) operating in Brazil.
Since 1 January 2001 all Group companies based in the Euro zone have adopted the Euro as their base currency for processing, systems and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements are also presented in Euro, rounded at unit, and the transactions in foreign currencies are included in accordance with the accounting policies detailed below.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, based on the accounting records of the companies included in the consolidation (Notes 2 and 3) in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IAS/IFRS") as adopted by the European Union ("EU"), and including all interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee ("IFRIC") in force as at 31 March 2007.
For Sonaecom, there are no differences between IFRS as adopted by European Union and IFRS published by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Sonaecom adopted "IAS/ IFRS" for the first time according to SIC 8 (First time adoption of IAS) on 1 January 2003.
On 29 March 2007, the IASB issued a revised IAS 23 Borrowing Costs. The main change from the previous version is the elimination of the option to expense borrowing costs that relate to assets that take a substantial period of time to get ready for use or sale. Sonaecom used to capitalise borrowing costs as part of the cost of such assets and, as a result, no change is applicable to Sonaecom.
The main accounting policies used in the preparation of the attached consolidated financial statements were as follows:
Investments in companies in which the Group has direct or indirect voting rights at Shareholders' General Meetings, in excess of 50%, or in which it has control over the financial and operating policies (definition of control used by the Group) were fully consolidated in the attached consolidated financial statements. Third party participations in the shareholders' equity and net results of those companies are reflected separately in the consolidated balance sheet and in the consolidated statement of profit and loss, respectively, under the caption 'Minority interests'.
When losses attributable to minority shareholders exceed minority interests in shareholders' funds of the subsidiaries, the Group absorbs the excess together with any additional losses, except when the minority shareholders have the obligation and are able to cover those losses. If subsidiaries subsequently report profits, the Group appropriates all the profits until the amount of the minority interests in the losses absorbed by the Group is recovered.
When acquiring subsidiaries, the purchase method is used. The results of subsidiaries bought or sold during the year are included in the statement of profit and loss as from the date of acquisition (or of control acquisition) or up to the date of sale (or of control cession). Intra Group transactions, balances and dividends are eliminated.
The expenses incurred with the acquisition of investments in Group companies are considered as part of the acquisition cost.
The fully consolidated companies are listed in Note 2.
Investments in associated companies (generally investments representing between 20% and 50% of a company's share capital) are recorded using the equity method.
In accordance with the equity method, investments are adjusted annually by an amount corresponding to the Group's share of the net results of associated companies, against a corresponding entry to gain or loss for the year, and by the amount of dividends received, as well as by other changes in the equity of the associated companies, which are recorded by corresponding entry to the caption 'Other reserves'. An assessment of the investments in associated companies is performed annually, with the aim of detecting possible impairment situations.
When the Group's share of accumulated losses of an associated company exceeds the book value of the investment, the investment is recorded at nil value, except when the Group has assumed commitments to the associated company, in which case a provision is recorded for that purpose under the caption 'Provisions for other liabilities and charges'.
Investments in associated companies are listed in Note 3.
Tangible assets are recorded at their acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation and less estimated accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line monthly basis as from the date the assets are brought into use, by a corresponding charge to the statement of profit and loss caption 'Depreciation and amortisation'.
Impairment losses detected in the market value of tangible assets are recorded in the year in which they arise, by a corresponding charge to the caption 'Depreciation and amortisation' of the statement of profit and loss.
The annual depreciation rates used correspond to the estimated useful life of the assets, which are as follows:
| Years of useful life |
|
|---|---|
| Buildings | 50 |
| Other constructions | 10 - 20 |
| Network | 10 - 20 |
| Other plant and machinery | 8 |
| Vehicles | 4 |
| Fixtures and fittings | 3 - 10 |
| Tools | 5 - 8 |
| Other tangible assets | 4 - 8 |
Current maintenance and repair costs of fixed assets are recorded as costs in the year in which they occur. Improvements of significant amount, which increase the estimated useful life of the assets, are capitalised and depreciated in accordance with the remaining estimated useful life of the corresponding assets.
The estimated costs related with the mandatory dismantling and removal of tangible assets, incurred by the Group, are capitalised and amortised according to the useful life of the corresponding assets.
Work in progress corresponds to fixed assets still in the construction/development stage which are recorded at their acquisition cost. These assets are depreciated as from the moment they are completed or they are in condition to be used.
Intangible assets are recorded at their acquisition cost less accumulated amortisation and less estimated impairment losses. Intangible assets are only recognised if it is likely that they will bring future economic benefit to the Group, if the Group controls them and if their value can be reasonably measured.
Intangible assets correspond, essentially, to software (excluding the one included in tangible assets – telecommunication sites' software), industrial property and costs incurred with the mobile network operator licenses (GSM and UMTS) and the fixed network operator licenses.
Amortisation is provided on a straight-line monthly basis, over the estimated useful life of the assets (three to six years) as from the month in which the corresponding expenses are incurred. Mobile and fixed network operator licences are amortised over the period for which they were granted (15 years). The UMTS license is being amortised on a straight-line basis for an 11 year period, which corresponds to the period between the commercial launch date and the maturity date of the license.
Internally-generated intangible assets, namely research and development expenditures, are recognised in net income when incurred. Development expenditures can only be recognised initially as an intangible asset if the Group demonstrates the ability to complete the project and put it in use or available for sale.
Amortisation for the year is recorded in the statement of profit and loss under the caption 'Depreciation and amortisation'.
Brands and patents are recorded at their acquisition cost and are amortised on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful life.
Differences between the cost of investments in subsidiaries and associated companies and the amount attributed to the fair value of their identifiable assets and liabilities at the time of their acquisition, when positive, are recorded under the caption 'Goodwill', and, when negative, after a reapreciation of its calculation, are recorded directly in the statement of profit and loss. Until 1 January 2004, 'Goodwill' was amortised over the estimated period of recovery of the investments, usually ten years, and the amortisation was recorded in the statement of profit and loss under the caption 'Depreciation and amortisation'. Since 1 January 2004 and in accordance with the IFRS 3 – "Business Combinations", the Group has stopped the amortization of the 'Goodwill'. Impairment losses of goodwill are recorded in the statement of profit and loss for the period under the caption 'Depreciation and amortisation'.
In subsequent acquisitions of financial investments already held by the Group, an amount of Goodwill is registered equal to the difference between the cost of acquisition of such financial investment and the proportional amount of the shareholders funds of the acquired company.
The Group classifies its investments in the following categories: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, and available-for-sale financial assets. The classification depends on the purpose for which the investments were acquired.
The classification of the investments is determined at the initial recognition and re-evaluated every quarter.
Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or variable payments that are not quoted in an active market. These financial investments arise when the Group provides money, goods or services directly to a debtor with no intention of trading the receivable. Loans and receivables are recorded as current assets, except when its maturity is greater than twelve months from the balance sheet date, situations when they are classified as non-current assets. Loans and receivables are included in the caption 'trade debtors' and 'other current debtors' in the balance sheet.
c) 'Held-to-maturity investments'
Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or variable payments and fixed maturities that the Group's management has the positive intention and ability to hold till its maturity.
d) 'Available-for-sale financial assets'
Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivatives investments that are either designated in this category or not classified in any of the other categories. They are included in non-current assets unless management intends to dispose of the investment within twelve months of the balance sheet date.
Purchases and sales of investments are recognised on trade-date – the date on which the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair value through profit or loss. The financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are initially recognised at fair value and the transaction costs are recorded in the income statement. Investments are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of its ownership.
Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are subsequently carried at fair value.
Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Realised and unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of financial assets classified at fair value through profit or loss are recognised in the income statement. Realised and unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of non-monetary securities classified as available-for-sale are recognised in equity. When securities classified as available-for-
sale are sold or impaired, the accumulated fair value adjustments are included in the income statement as gains and losses from investment securities.
The fair value of quoted investments are based on current bid prices. If the market for a financial asset is not active (and for unlisted securities), the Group establishes fair value by using valuation techniques. These include the use of recent arm's length transactions, reference to other instruments that are substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis, and option pricing models refined to reflect the issuer's specific circumstances.
The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. In the case of equity securities classified as available for sale, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered in determining whether the securities are impaired. If any such evidence exists for available-for-sale financial assets, the cumulative loss – measured as the difference between the acquisition cost and the current fair value, less any impairment loss on that financial asset previously recognised in profit or loss – is removed from equity and recognised in the income statement. Impairment losses recognised in the income statement on equity instruments are not reversed through the income statement.
The lease contracts are classified as financial leases, if, in substance, all risks and rewards associated with the possession of the leased asset are transferred by the lease contract or as operational leases, if, in substance, there is no transfer of risks and rewards associated with the possession of the leased assets.
The lease contracts are classified as financial or operational in accordance with the substance and not with the form of the respective contracts.
Fixed assets acquired under finance lease contracts and the related liabilities are recorded in accordance with the financial method. Under this method the tangible assets, the corresponding accumulated depreciation and liabilities are recorded in accordance with the contractual financial plan at fair value or, if less, at the present value of payments. In addition, interest included in lease payments and depreciation of the tangible assets are recognised as expenses in the statement of profit and loss for the year to which they relate.
Assets under long term rental contracts are recorded in accordance with the operational lease method. In accordance with this method, the rents paid are recognised as an expense, over the rental period.
Inventories are stated at their acquisition cost net of eventual impairment losses.
Accumulated inventory impairment losses reflect the difference between the acquisition cost and the realisable amount of inventories, as well as the estimated impairment losses due to low turnover, obsolescence and deterioration (Note 15).
Trade debtors and other current debtors are recorded at their nominal value less impairment losses, reflecting their net realisable value.
Amounts included under the caption 'Cash and cash equivalents' correspond to amounts held in cash, demand and term bank deposits and other treasury applications where the risk of any change in value is insignificant.
The consolidated cash flow statement has been prepared in accordance with IAS 7, using the direct method. The Group classifies, in the caption 'Cash and cash equivalents', investments that mature in less than three months, for which the risk of change in value is insignificant. The caption 'Cash and cash equivalents' in the cash flow statement also includes bank overdrafts, which are reflected in the balance sheet caption 'Short-term loans and other loans'.
The cash flow statement is classified by operating, financing and investing activities. Operating activities include collections from customers, payments to suppliers, payments to personnel and other captions relating to operating activities. Cash flows from investing activities include the acquisition and sale of investments in associated and subsidiaries companies and receipts and payments resulting from the purchase and sale of fixed assets.
Cash flows from financing activities include payments and receipts relating to loans obtained and finance lease contracts.
Loans are recorded as liabilities by the "amortised cost". Any expenses incurred in setting up loans are recorded as a deduction to the nominal debt and recognised during the period of the financing, based on the effective interest rate method.
Financial expenses relating to loans obtained are generally recognised as expenses at the time they are incurred. Financial expenses relating to loans obtained directly for the acquisition, construction or production of fixed assets are capitalised as part of the cost of the assets. These expenses are capitalised starting from the time of preparation for the construction or development of the asset. The capitalization is interrupted when the assets are operating or at the end of the production or construction phases or when the associated project is suspended.
The Group only uses derivatives in the management of its financial risks to hedge against such risks. The Group does not use derivatives for trading purposes.
The cash flow hedges used by the Group are related to interest rate swap operations to hedge against interest rate risks on loans obtained. The amounts, interest payment dates and repayment dates of the underlying interest rate swaps are identical in all respects to the conditions established for the contracted loans. Changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recorded in assets or
liabilities, against the corresponding entry under the caption 'Hedging reserves' in shareholders' funds.
In the cases where the hedge instrument is not effective, the amounts derived from the adjustments to fair value are recorded directly in the profit and loss statement.
Provisions are recognised when, and only when, the Group has a present obligation (either legal or implicit) resulting from a past event, the resolution of which is likely to involve the disbursement of funds by an amount that can be reasonably estimated. Provisions are reviewed at the balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the best estimate at that date.
Provisions for restructurings are only registered if the Group has a detailed plan and if that plan was already communicated to the parties involved.
Contingent liabilities are not recognised in the consolidated financial statements but are disclosed in the notes, provided that the possibility of a cash outflow affecting future economic benefits is remote.
Contingent assets are not recognised in the consolidated financial statements but are disclosed in the notes when future economic benefits are likely to occur.
Income tax for the year is determined based on the taxable results of the companies included in the consolidation and takes into consideration deferred taxation.
Current income tax is determined based on the taxable results of the companies included in the consolidation, in accordance with the tax regulations in force in the location of the head office of each Group company.
Deferred taxes are calculated using the liability method and reflect the timing differences between the amount of assets and liabilities for accounting purposes and the respective amounts for tax purposes.
Deferred tax assets are only recognised when there is reasonable expectation that sufficient taxable profits will arise in the future to allow such deferred tax assets to be used. At the end of each year a review is made of the recorded and unrecorded deferred tax assets and they are reduced whenever their realisation ceases to be probable, or recorded if it is probable that taxable profits will be generated in the future to enable them to be recovered (Note 9).
Deferred taxes are calculated with the tax rate that is expected to be in effect at the time the asset or liability is used.
Whenever deferred taxes derive from assets or liabilities directly registered in Shareholders' funds, its recording is also made in Shareholders' funds. In all other situations, deferred taxes are always registered in the profit and loss statement.
Subsidies awarded to finance personnel training are recognised as income during the period where the Group incurs the associated costs and are included in the profit and loss statement as a deduction to such costs.
Subsidies awarded to finance investments in tangible assets are registered as deferred income and are included in the profit and loss statement during the estimated useful life of the corresponding assets.
Expenses and income are recorded in the year to which they relate, regardless of their date of payment or receipt. Estimated amounts are used when actual amounts are not known.
The captions of 'Other non current assets', 'Other current assets', 'Other non current liabilities' and 'Other current liabilities' include expenses and income relating to the current period, where payment and receipt will occur in future periods, as well as payments and receipts in the current period but which relate to future periods. The latest ones will be included by the corresponding amount in the results of the periods that they relate to.
Revenue from telecommunications services is recognised in the period in which it occurs. Such services are invoiced on a monthly basis. Revenues not yet invoiced, from the last invoicing cycle to the end of the month, are estimated and recorded based on actual traffic. Differences between the estimated and actual amounts, which are usually not material, are recorded in the following period.
Sales revenues are recognised in the consolidated profit and loss statement when the significant risks and rewards associated with ownership of the assets are transferred to the buyer and the amount of the corresponding revenue can be reasonably quantified. Sales are recognised net of taxes and discounts.
The income related to pre-paid cards is recognised whenever the minutes are used. At the end of each period the minutes still to be used are estimated and the amount of income associated with those minutes is deferred.
Costs relating to customer loyalty programmes, under which points are awarded by the subsidiary Optimus, are quantified considering the probability of the points being effectively used, and are recognised, as a deduction to income, at the time the points are generated, by a corresponding entry in the caption 'Other current liabilities'.
Non-current financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value and, in each period, the financial actualisation to the fair value is recorded in the statement of profit and loss under the caption 'Financial results'.
Dividends are recognised when the right of the shareholders to receive such amounts is appropriately established and communicated.
Assets and liabilities due in more than one year from the date of the balance sheet are classified, respectively, as non-current assets and non-current liabilities.
In addition, considering their nature, the deferred taxes and the provisions for other liabilities and charges, are classified as non current assets and liabilities (Notes 9 and 19).
Portuguese commercial legislation requires that at least 5% of annual net profit must be appropriated to a legal reserve, until such reserve reaches at least 20% of the share capital. This reserve is not distributable, except in the case of liquidation of the company, but may be used to absorb losses, after all the other reserves are exhausted, or to increase the share capital.
All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currency were translated into Euro using the exchange rates in force on the balance sheet date.
Favourable and unfavourable foreign exchange differences resulting from changes in the rates in force at transaction date and those in force at the date of collection, payment or at the balance sheet date are recorded as income and expenses in the consolidated profit and loss statement of the year, in financial results.
Entities operating abroad with organisational, economic and financial autonomy are treated as foreign entities.
Assets and liabilities in the financial statements of foreign entities are translated into Euro using the rates of exchange in force on the balance sheet date and expenses and income in such financial statements are converted into Euro using the average rates of exchange for the period. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the shareholders' funds caption 'Other reserves'.
Goodwill and adjustments to fair value generated in acquisitions of foreign entities reporting in a functional currency other than Euro are converted into Euro using the exchange rates prevailing on the balance sheet date.
| 2007 | 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.07 | Average | 31.03.06 | Average | |
| Pounds Sterling | 1.47102 | 1.49142 | 1.43596 | 1.45725 |
| Brazilian Real | 0.36898 | 0.36207 | 0.37880 | 0.37900 |
The following rates were used for the translation into Euro of the accounts of foreign subsidiaries and associated companies:
Impairment tests are performed at the date of each balance sheet and whenever an event or change of circumstances indicates that the recorded value of an asset may not be recoverable. Whenever the book value of an asset is greater than the amount recoverable, an impairment loss is recognised and recorded in the statement of profit and loss under the caption 'Depreciation and amortisation' in the case of fixed assets and goodwill, under the caption 'Other financial expenses' in the case of financial investments and under the caption 'Provisions and impairment losses', in relation to the other assets. The amount recoverable is the greater of the net selling price and the value of use. Net selling price is the amount obtainable upon sale of an asset in a transaction within
the capability of the parties involved, less the costs directly related to the sale. The value of use is the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to result from the continued use of the asset and its sale at the end of its useful life. The recoverable value is estimated for each asset individually or, if this is not possible, for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
For Goodwill and Financial Investments, the recoverable amount is determined based on business plans duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Group and corroborated by reports prepared by independent entities. For accounts receivables, the Group uses historical and statistic information to estimate the amounts in impairment. For inventories, the impairments are calculated based on market values and several indicators of stock rotation.
The Accounting Treatment of Medium Term Incentive Plans is based on IFRS 2 – "Share-based Payments".
Under IFRS 2, when the settlement of plans established by the Group involves the delivery of Sonaecom's own shares, the estimated responsibility is recorded, as a credit entry, under the caption 'Reserves – Medium Term Incentive Plans', within the heading 'Shareholders' funds' and is charged as an expense under the caption 'Staff expenses' in the profit and loss statement.
The quantification of this responsibility is based on fair value and is recognised over the vesting period of each plan (from the award date of the plan until its vesting or settlement date). The total responsibility, at any point of time, is calculated based on the proportion of the vesting period that has "elapsed" up to the respective accounting date.
When the responsibilities associated with any plan are covered by a hedging contract, i.e., when those responsibilities are replaced by a fixed amount payable to a third party and when Sonaecom is no longer the party that will deliver the Sonaecom shares, at the settlement date of each plan, the above accounting treatment is subject to the following changes:
Equity-settled payments in shares of the parent company are recorded as if they were settled in cash, which means that the estimated liability is recorded in the balance sheet caption 'Other non current liabilities' and 'Other current liabilities' by a corresponding entry to the income statement caption 'Staff expenses', for the cost relating to the deferred period elapsed. The liability is quantified based on the fair value of the shares as of each balance sheet date.
When the liability is covered by a hedging contract, it is recognised in the same way described above, but with the liability being quantified based on the amount fixed in the contract.
In 2003, the Group signed a hedging contract under which, through the establishment of the payment of a fixed amount, it was transferred its liability relating to the Sonaecom share plan to an entity outside the Sonaecom Group. At 31 March 2007 only one of the existing plans was covered by hedging contracts. Therefore, the impact of the share plans of the Medium Term Incentive Plans is recognised in the balance sheet captions 'Other non current assets' and 'Other current assets' and 'Other non current liabilities' and 'Other current liabilities' for the plans covered by hedging contracts, and in the caption 'Reserve - Medium Term Incentive Plans' for the other plans. The cost is recognised in the income statement caption 'Staff expenses'.
Events occurring after the date of the balance sheet which provide additional information about conditions prevailing at the time of the balance sheet (adjusting events) are reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Events occurring after the balance sheet date that provide information on post-balance sheet conditions (non adjusting events), when material, are disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
The most significant accounting estimates reflected in the consolidated financial statements as at 31 March 2007 and 2006, are as follows:
Estimates used are based on the best information available during the preparation of consolidated financial statements and are based on best knowledge of past and present events. Although future events, are not controlled by the Group neither foreseeable, some could occur and have impact on the estimates. Changes to the estimates used by the management that occur after the date of these consolidated financial statements, will be recognised in net income, in accordance with IAS 8, using a prospective methodology.
The main estimates and assumptions in relation to future events included in the preparation of consolidated financial statements are disclosed in the correspondent notes.
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks as market risk, liquidity risk and credit risk.
These risks arise from the unpredictability of financial markets that affect the capacity of project cash flows and profits. The Group financial risk management, subject to a perspective of long term ongoing, seeks to minimize potential adverse effects that derive from that uncertainty, using, every time that is possible and advisable, derivative financial instruments to hedge certain risks exposure ( Note 1. n)).
The Group operates internationally and one of its subsidiaries operates in Brazil, so it is exposed to the foreign exchange risk.
The foreign exchange risk management seeks to minimize the volatileness of investments and transactions made in foreign currency and contributes to a lower sensitivity of Group results to changes in foreign exchange rates.
Every time it is possible, the Group uses natural hedges to the amounts exposed, compensating the credits granted and the credits received that are expressed in the same currency. When it is not possible, the Group uses financial instruments of hedging.
The Group is exposed to the risk of price variation of investments recorded at fair value through profit and losses. This caption is composed by Sonae S.G.P.S., S.A. shares, which were acquired to cover the obligations under the Medium Term Incentive Plans attributed to its employees (Note 1. w) and 24). The price variation of these shares is compensated by the variation of responsibilities associated to those plans.
The Group only uses derivatives and similar transactions as hedges for interest rate risks considered as relevant. To hedge interest rate risk, three main principles are respected in all instruments selected and used:
All of Sonaecom's borrowings are currently at variable rates and, as such, interest rate swaps and other derivatives are used as cash flow hedges of future interest payments. Interest rate swaps have the economic effect of converting the respective borrowings from floating rates to fixed rates. Under the interest rate swaps, the Group agrees with other parties (Banks) to exchange, at specified limits in pre-determined periods, the difference between fixed contract rates and floating rate interest amounts calculated by reference to the agreed notional principal amounts.
Derivative counterparties are limited to highly rated financial institutions and it is Group policy to give preference to financial institutions that form part of its financing transactions.
In assessing the fair value of the derivatives, the Company uses certain methods, such as option pricing models and estimated discounted value of future cash flows, and makes assumptions that are based on market conditions prevailing at each balance sheet date. Dealer quotes for the specific or similar instruments are used as a benchmark for the assessment.
The fair value of derivatives that are not considered as hedges for the purposes of IAS 39 or that are not sufficiently effective in that coverage (in accordance with the conditions established in that rule), are recognised under Debts to financial institutions. Changes in the fair value of such derivatives are recognised directly in the profit and loss statement of the year.
The goal of liquidity risk management is to guarantee, at any moment, the Group's financial capacity to fulfill its commitments that became demandable.
Given the dynamic nature of its activities, the Group needs a flexible financial structure and, for that, uses:
The Group's exposure to the credit risk is mainly associated to the receivable accounts of its current activities.
The management of this risk seeks to guarantee an effective collection of its credits in the periods negotiated without impact on the financial Group's health. Beyond a previous work of investigation with entities that are suppliers of credit information and risk profiles, the Group has specific departments of risk control, collections and management of processes in litigation.
Group companies included in the consolidation, their head offices, main activity, shareholders and percentage of share capital held at 31 March 2007 and 2006, are as follows:
| Percentage of share capital held | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
| Company (Commercial Brand) |
Head Office | Main activity | Shareholder | Direct | Effective* | Direct | Effective* |
| Parent company: | |||||||
| SONAECOM, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Sonaecom") |
Maia | Management of shareholdings. | - | - | - | - | - |
| Subsidiaries: | |||||||
| Digitmarket – Sistemas de Informação, S.A. ("Digitmarket" – using the brand name "Bizdirect") |
Maia | Development of management platforms and commercialisation of products, services and information, with the internet as its main support. |
Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação |
75.10% 75.10% |
75.10% | 75.10% | |
| Enabler – Informática, S.A. ("Enabler") |
Maia | Rendering of services relating to the development, commercialisation and implementation of software solutions. |
Retailbox | (Sold) | 98.50% | 71.23% | |
| Enabler Brasil, Ltda. ("Enabler Brazil") |
Curitiba Paraná, Brazil |
Commercialisation of software developed by the companies or by third parties; provision of technical consultancy services relating to software. |
Enabler | (Sold) | 99.99% | 71.22% | |
| Enabler & Retail Consult, Gmbh ("Enabler Germany") |
Germany | Rendering of services in the area of development, commercialisation and implementation of software solutions. |
Enabler | (Sold) | 85% | 60.55% | |
| Enabler UK, Limited ("Enabler UK") |
United Kingdom |
Rendering of services in the area of development, commercialisation and implementation of software solutions. |
Enabler | (Sold) | 100% | 71.23% | |
| Enabler France ("Enabler FR") |
France | Rendering of services in the area of development, commercialisation and implementation of software solutions. |
Enabler | (Sold) | 100% | 71.23% | |
| Mainroad – Serviços em Tecnologias de Informação, S.A. ("Mainroad") |
Maia | Rendering of consultancy services in IT areas. |
Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação |
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Miauger – Organização e Gestão de Leilões Electrónicos, S.A. ("Miauger") |
Maia | Organisation and management of electronic auctions of products and services on-line. |
Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| M3G – Edições Digitais, S.A. ("M3G") |
Lisbon | Digital publishing, electronic publishing and production of Internet contents. |
Público | 100% | 99% | 100% | 99% |
| * Sonaecom effective participation |
| Percentage of share capital held | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Company (Commercial Brand) |
Head Office | Main activity | Shareholder | Direct | Effective* | Direct | Effective* | ||
| Novis Telecom, S.A. ("Novis") |
Maia | Installation, maintenance and operation of information processing and telecommunications equipment, network |
Sonaecom | 58.33% | 58.33% | 58.33% | 58.33% | ||
| management and supply of value-added information and services. |
Sonae Matrix | 41.67% | 41.67% | 41.67% | 41.67% | ||||
| Optimus – Telecomunicações, S.A. ("Optimus") |
Maia | Rendering of mobile telecommunications services and the establishment, management and operation of |
Sonae Telecom | 49.06% | 49.06% | 49.06% | 49.06% | ||
| telecommunications networks. | Sonaecom | 50.94% | 50.94% | 20.18% | 20.18% | ||||
| Per-Mar – Sociedade de Construções, S.A. ("Per-Mar") |
Maia | Purchase, sale, renting and operation of property and commercial establishments. |
Optimus | 100% | 100% | 100% | 69.24% | ||
| Público – Comunicação Social, S.A. ("Público") |
Oporto | Editing, composition and publication of periodical and non-periodical material. |
Sonaetelecom BV |
99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | ||
| Retailbox BV ("Retailbox") |
Amsterdam | Management of shareholdings. | Sonaetelecom BV |
(Sold) | 72.32% | ||||
| Optimus Towering – Exploração de Torres de Telecomunicações, S.A. ("Optimus Towering" ) |
Maia | Implementation, installation and exploitation of towers and other sites for the instalment of telecommunications equipment. |
Optimus | 100% | 100% | 100% | 69.24% | ||
| Saphety Level – Trusted Services, S.A. (Saphety) (a) |
Maia | Rendering services, training, consultancy services in the area of communication, process and electronic certification of data; trade, development and representation of software. |
Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação |
100% | 100% | - | - | ||
| Sonae Matrix Multimédia, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Sonae Matrix") |
Maia | Management of shareholdings in the area of multimedia trade. |
Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Sonae Telecom, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Sonae Telecom") |
Maia | Management of shareholdings in the area of mobile telecommunications. |
Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Sonae.com - Sistemas de Informação, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação") |
Maia | Management of shareholdings in the area of corporate ventures and joint ventures. |
Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Sonaecom BV | Amsterdam | Management of shareholdings. | Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Sonaetelecom BV | Amsterdam | Management of shareholdings. | Sonaecom | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| We Do Consulting – Sistemas de Informação, S.A. ("We Do") |
Maia | Rendering of consultancy services in the area of software, including systems integration. |
Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação |
99.08% | 99.08% | 96.46% | 96.46% | ||
| * Sonaecom effective participation (a) Company created in December 2006. |
| Percentage of share capital held | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||||
| Company (Commercial Brand) |
Head Office | Main activity | Shareholder | Direct | Effective* | Direct | Effective* | |
| Wedo do Brasil Soluções Informáticas, Ltda. ("We Do Brazil") |
Rio de Janeiro |
Commercialisation of software and hardware. Rendering of consultancy and technical assistance. |
We Do | 99.91% | 98.99% | 99.89% | 96.35% |
* Sonaecom effective participation
All the above companies were included in the consolidation in accordance with the full consolidation method under the terms of IAS 27 (majority of voting rights, through the ownership of shares in the companies). In July 2006, agreements with EDP and Parpública were celebrated, in the scope of which these companies compromise to exchange their participation in Optimus of 25.72% and 5.04%, respectively, for a participation in Sonaecom. As a result of these agreements Sonaecom controls 100% of the shares of Optimus, and incorporate the totality of the results since 31 July 2006, as well as reported, at that date,the correspondent goodwill.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, this caption included investments in associated companies, which head offices, main activities, shareholders, percentage of share capital held and book value was as follows:
| Percentage of share capital held | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2006 | Book value | |||||||
| Company (Commercial brand) |
Head Office | Main activity | Shareholder | Direct | Effective* | Direct | Effective* | 2006 | 2005 |
| Associated companies: | |||||||||
| Net Mall, S.G.P.S., S.A. ("Net Mall") |
Maia | Management of shareholdings. |
Sonae.Com Sistemas de Informação |
39.51% | 39.51% | 39.51% | 39.51% | (a) | (a) |
| Sociedade Independente de Radiodifusão Sonora, S.A. ("S.I.R.S." – using the brand name " Rádio Nova") |
Oporto | Sound broadcasting. Radio station. |
Público | 45% | 45% | 45% | 45% | (a) | (a) |
| Unipress – Centro Gráfico, Lda. ("Unipress") |
V.N. Gaia | Trade and industry of graphic design and publishing |
Público | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 735,613 | 714,427 |
| Profimetrics – Software Solutions, S.A. (Profimetrics) (b) |
Maia | Development of software solutions to optimize the retail sales |
Sonae.com Sistemas de Informação |
30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | (a) | 150,000 |
| * Sonaecom effective participation (a) Investment recorded at a nil book value (b) Company created in March 2006. |
735,613 | 864,427 |
The associated companies were included in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the equity method, as explained in Note 1. b).
During the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 the following changes occurred in the composition of the Group:
| 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current % | ||||
| Purchaser | Subsidiary | Date | % acquired | shareholding |
| Sonae.com SI | We Do | Jan-07 | 0.70% | 98.36% |
| Sonae.com SI | We Do | Feb-07 | 0.66% | 99.02% |
| Sonae.com SI | We Do | Mar-07 | 0.06% | 99.08% |
During the period ended 31 March 2007 and as a result of the above mentioned acquisitions, an additional Goodwill of Euro 177,778 was recorded (Note 7).
| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current % | ||||
| Purchaser | Subsidiary | Date | % acquired | shareholding |
| Sonae.com SI | We Do | Mar-06 | 0.99% | 96.46% |
During the period ended 31 March 2006 and as a result of the above mentioned acquisitions, an additional Goodwill of Euro 124,824 was recorded (Note 7).
| Current % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shareholder | Subsidiary | Date | Amount | shareholding |
| 2006 | Sonaecom | Sonaecom BV | Feb-06 | 20,000 | 100% |
| 2006 | Sonae.com SI | Profimetrics | Mar-06 | 500,000 | 30% |
| % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Seller | Subsidiary | Date | % Sold | Shareholding |
| 2006 | Net Mall | Global S, SGPS, SA | Jan-06 | 64.73% | - |
The sale of Net Mall generated a gain in Sonaecom Group of Euro 1.
The movement in tangible assets and corresponding accumulated depreciation and impairment losses in the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 was as follows:
| Land | Buildings and other constructions |
Plant and machinery |
Vehicles | Fixtures and fittings |
Tools | Other tangible assets |
Work in progress | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROSS ASSETS Balance at 31 December |
|||||||||
| 2006 | 1,391,593 | 223,133,165 | 744,209,079 | 53,271 | 134,075,541 | 1,087,839 | 2,567,599 | 22,560,357 | 1,129,078,444 |
| Additions | - | 978,239 | 813,990 | 13,522 | 106,991 | - | 8,270 | 24,275,820 | 26,196,832 |
| Disposals | - | (73,098) | (189,545) | (30,506) | (10,024) | - | - | (9,972) | (313,145) |
| Transfers and writte-offs | - | 2,977,268 | 23,367,827 | 19,321 | 1,336,126 | - | - | (26,989,057) | 711,485 |
| Balance at 31 March 2007 | 1,391,593 | 227,015,574 | 768,201,351 | 55,608 | 135,508,634 | 1,087,839 | 2,575,869 | 19,837,148 | 1,155,673,616 |
| ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES: Balance at 31 December |
|||||||||
| 2006 | - | 108,987,153 | 418,800,773 | 48,768 | 103,280,214 | 1,021,794 | 2,168,000 | - | 634,306,702 |
| Depreciation for the period | - | 5,439,213 | 19,845,409 | 507 | 3,595,227 | 4,899 | 54,463 | - | 28,939,718 |
| Reversal of impairment losses in the period |
- | (8,863) | (120,207) | - | (79,516) | (228) | (16) | - | (208,830) |
| Disposals | - | (5,394) | (37,805) | (1,672) | (6,282) | - | - | - | (51,153) |
| Transfers and writte-offs | - | (26,643) | 19,265 | - | (36,278) | (21) | (1) | - | (43,678) |
| Balance at 31 March 2007 | - | 114,385,466 | 438,507,435 | 47,603 | 106,753,365 | 1,026,444 | 2,222,446 | - | 662,942,759 |
| Net value | 1,391,593 | 112,630,108 | 329,720,302 | 8,005 | 28,728,883 | 61,395 | 353,423 | 19,837,148 | 492,730,857 |
| Land | Buildings and other constructions |
Plant and machinery |
Vehicles | Fixtures and fittings |
Tools | Other tangible assets |
Work in progress | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROSS ASSETS Balance at 31 December |
|||||||||
| 2005 | 1,391,593 | 193,802,186 | 669,946,802 | 168,785 | 132,463,176 | 1,046,912 | 2,769,153 | 11,914,444 | 1,013,503,051 |
| Additions | - | 3,510,253 | 1,180,896 | 33,416 | 362,439 | - | 10,500 | 26,549,350 | 31,646,854 |
| Disposals | - | (551,542) | (193,812) | (51,006) | (85,930) | (2,933) | (1,763) | (98,618) | (985,604) |
| Transfers and writte-offs | - | 4,159,302 | 19,714,269 | 9,541 | 1,997,734 | - | 109 | (26,447,074) | (566,119) |
| Balance at 31 March 2006 | 1,391,593 | 200,920,199 | 690,648,155 | 160,736 | 134,737,419 | 1,043,979 | 2,777,999 | 11,918,102 | 1,043,598,182 |
| ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES: Balance at 31 December |
|||||||||
| 2005 | - | 89,408,263 | 350,360,883 | 102,913 | 93,059,285 | 1,010,003 | 2,129,329 | - | 536,070,676 |
| Depreciation for the period | - | 4,620,453 | 16,817,635 | 6,135 | 3,882,639 | 3,711 | 150,004 | - | 25,480,577 |
| Reversal of impairment losses in the period |
- | - | - | - | (6,767) | - | (2,671) | (9,438) | |
| Disposals | - | (63,673) | (128,494) | (42,398) | (47,354) | (2,933) | (558) | - | (285,410) |
| Transfers and writte-offs | - | (15,520) | (63,313) | 3,285 | 127,878 | (21) | (42,280) | - | 10,029 |
| Balance at 31 March 2006 | - | 93,949,523 | 366,986,711 | 69,935 | 97,015,681 | 1,010,760 | 2,233,824 | - | 561,266,434 |
| Net value | 1,391,593 | 106,970,676 | 323,661,444 | 90,801 | 37,721,738 | 33,219 | 544,175 | 11,918,102 | 482,331,748 |
The additions to Tangible assets during the period include: assets associated with the UMTS operation (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service); HSDPA (Kanguru Express); ULL assets (unbundling of the local loop); and assets related with the Triple Play project.
The acquisition cost of Tangible assets held by the Group under finance lease contracts amounted to Euro 9,378,039 and Euro 12,110,102 as of 31 March 2007 and 2006, respectively and their net book value as of those dates amounted to Euro 5,019,816 and Euro 6,942,003, respectively.
Tangible assets in progress at 31 March 2007 and 2006 were made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Development of mobile network | 10,536,852 | 5,259,603 |
| Development of fixed network | 6,477,410 | 4,992,328 |
| Information systems | 2,687,498 | 1,478,988 |
| Other projects in progress | 135,388 | 187,183 |
| 19,837,148 | 11,918,102 |
The development of fixed network includes Euro 6,359,892 related to the Triple Play project.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the amounts of commitments to third parties relating to investments to be made were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical investments | 25,150,299 | 37,855,144 |
| Investments in information systems | 9,167,867 | 15,996,842 |
| 34,318,166 | 53,851,986 |
The movement in Intangible assets and in the corresponding accumulated amortisation and impairment losses in the periods ended 31 March 2007and 2006 was as follows:
| Brands and | Intangible assets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| patents | Software | in progress | Total | ||
| GROSS ASSETS: | |||||
| Balance at 31 December 2006 | 147,400,303 | 190,159,744 | 7,986,808 | 345,546,855 | |
| Additions | 5,148 | 150,355 | 3,048,825 | 3,204,328 | |
| Disposals | - | (2,291) | (630) | (2,921) | |
| Transfers and writte-offs | 61,505 | 1,548,717 | (2,321,674) | (711,452) | |
| Balance at 31 March 2007 | 147,466,956 | 191,856,525 | 8,713,329 | 348,036,810 |
| Balance at 31 December 2006 | 31,677,199 | 147,204,682 | - | 178,881,881 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation for the period Reversal of impairment losses in the |
3,315,357 | 4,375,531 | - | 7,690,888 |
| period | (236) | (131,636) | - | (131,872) |
| Disposals | - | (2,291) | - | (2,291) |
| Transfers and writte-offs | (148) | 43,981 | - | 43,833 |
| Balance at 31 March 2007 | 34,992,172 | 151,490,267 | - | 186,482,439 |
| Net value | 112,474,784 | 40,366,258 | 8,713,329 | 161,554,371 |
| Brands and patents Software |
Intangible assets in progress |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROSS ASSETS: | |||||
| Balance at 31 December 2005 | 147,155,167 | 172,425,905 | 7,085,344 | 326,666,416 | |
| Additions | 11,453 | 103,821 | 3,541,718 | 3,656,992 | |
| Disposals | (6,853) | - | (426,892) | (433,745) | |
| Transfers and writte-offs | 5,553 | 2,492,388 | (1,993,740) | 504,201 | |
| Balance at 31 March 2006 | 147,165,320 | 175,022,114 | 8,206,430 | 330,393,864 | |
| ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES: | |||||
| Balance at 31 December 2005 | 18,483,941 | 132,907,337 | - | 151,391,278 | |
| Depreciation for the period | 3,298,790 | 3,712,024 | - | 7,010,814 | |
| Disposals | (1,725) | - | - | (1,725) | |
| Transfers and writte-offs | (9,279) | 61,060 | - | 51,781 | |
| Balance at 31 March 2006 | 21,771,727 | 136,680,421 | - | 158,452,148 | |
| Net value | 125,393,593 | 38,341,693 | 8,206,430 | 171,941,716 |
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the Group has recorded under the heading 'Intangible assets' the amounts of Euro 111,802,442 and Euro 124,579,864, respectively, that corresponds to the investments net of depreciations made in the development of the UMTS network, including Euro 78,757,563 (amount of Euro 87,758,427 in 2006) related to the license and Euro 26,315,789 (amount of Euro 29,323,308 in 2006) related to the agreement reached in 2002 between Oni Way and the other three mobile telecommunication operators in Portugal with UMTS licenses.
The intangible assets in progress, at 31 March 2007 and 2006, were mainly composed by software development.
Intangible and tangible assets include interest and other financial expenses incurred, directly related to the construction of certain items of work in progress. At 31 March 2007 and 2006 such expenses amounted to Euro 13,314,243 and Euro 12,553,129, respectively. The amount capitalised on the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 were Euro 217,733 and Euro 99,528, respectively. An interest capitalization rate of 4.49% was used in 2007 (3.224% in 2006), which corresponds to the average interest rate supported by the Group.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the movements occurred in goodwill were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 506,902,772 | 285,468,452 |
| Increase of participations (Note 4. a)) | 177,778 | 124,824 |
| Closing balance | 507,080,550 | 285,593,276 |
In accordance with IFRS 3, the Group suspended the amortization of the 'Goodwill' from 1 January 2004.
Goodwill at 31 March 2007 and 2006 was made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Optimus | 389,902,620 | 165,081,139 |
| Novis | 95,189,755 | 95,189,755 |
| Público | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
| WeDo | 1,857,389 | 1,517,539 |
| SIRS | 72,820 | 72,820 |
| Permar | 47,253 | 47,253 |
| Optimus Towering | 10,713 | 10,713 |
| Retailbox | - | 2,000,505 |
| Enabler | - | 1,041,263 |
| Enabler UK | - | 560,642 |
| Enabler DE | - | 71,647 |
| 507,080,550 | 285,593,276 | |
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, this caption included investments classified as available for sale and was made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross amount | Accumulated impairment losses (Note 15) |
Net amount | Gross amount | Accumulated impairment losses (Note 15) |
Net amount | |
| Despegar.com | 2,539,229 | (2,539,229) | - | 2,539,229 | (2,539,229) | - |
| Altitude, SGPS, S.A. | 1,000,000 | - | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | - | 1,000,000 |
| Lusa – Agência de Notícias de Portugal, S.A. |
197,344 | - | 197,344 | 197,344 | - | 197,344 |
| SESI – Sociedade de Ensino Superior e Investigação, S.A. |
- | - | - | 146,248 | (146,248) | - |
| NP – Notícias Portugal, Cooperativa de Utentes de Serviços de Informação, C.R.L. |
7,482 | - | 7,482 | 7,482 | - | 7,482 |
| Others | 2,494 | - | 2,494 | 2,494 | - | 2,494 |
| 3,746,549 | (2,539,229) | 1,207,320 | 3,892,797 | (2,685,477) | 1,207,320 |
During the period ended 31 March 2007, the movements in investments available for sale were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 112,317,225 | 1,207,320 |
| Fair value adjustments recorded under reserves | (5,121,876) | - |
| Sales | (108,461,474) | - |
| Capital gain recorded under profit and loss statement (Note 18) | 2,473,445 | - |
| Closing balance | 1,207,320 | 1,207,320 |
The sale and respective gain recognized in the period relate to the sale of 1% of the share capital of Portugal Telecom, S.G.P.S., S.A..
Deferred tax assets at 31 March 2007 and 2006, in the amount of Euro 62,819,612 and Euro 68,827,031, respectively, result mainly from timing differences relating to tax losses carried forward and non tax deductible provisions.
The movements in deferred tax assets in the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening balance | 61,786,654 | 66,239,165 |
| Impact on results | ||
| Tax losses carried forward | 240,352 | (3,474,693) |
| Recognition of deferred taxes, not recorded in previous years as, at that time, the existence of future taxable profits was considered to |
||
| be uncertain (Optimus and Digitmarket) | 1,014,498 | 6,700,000 |
| Temporary differences between the tax and accounting value of fixed assets |
(220,847) | (637,441) |
| Sub-total (Note 19) | 1,034,003 | 2,587,866 |
| Others | (1,045) | - |
| Closing balance | 62,819,612 | 68,827,031 |
At 31 March 2007 and 2006 assessments were made of the deferred taxes to be recognised. Potential deferred tax assets were recorded to the extent that future taxable profits were expected to be generated against which the tax losses and deductible tax differences could be used. These assessments were made based on the business plans of the Group companies involved, periodically reviewed and updated.
The rates used at 31 March 2007 and 2006 to calculate the deferred tax assets relating to tax losses carried forward were 25% and 27.5%, respectively. The rates used at 31 March 2007 and
2006 to calculate deferred tax assets resulting from temporary differences were 26.5% and 27.5%, respectively. The change in the tax rate between 2006 and 2007 was a consequence of the publication of the Local Finances Law in the beginning of 2007, which changed the form of calculation of the Municipal Surcharge.
In accordance with the tax returns and other information prepared by the companies that have registered deferred tax assets, the detail of such deferred tax assets by nature at 31 March 2007 were as follows:
| Nature | Optimus | We Do | Público | Digitmarket | Mainroad | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax losses: | ||||||
| To be used until 2008 | - | 223,723 | - | - | - | 223,723 |
| To be used until 2009 | 3,412,433 | 292,870 | - | - | - | 3,705,303 |
| To be used until 2010 | - | 79,046 | - | 203,338 | 16,045 | 298,429 |
| To be used until 2011 | - | 196,644 | - | 210,662 | 31,676 | 438,982 |
| To be used until 2012 | - | - | 1,343,916 | - | 184,279 | 1,528,195 |
| 3,412,433 | 792,283 | 1,343,916 | 414,000 | 232,000 | 6,194,632 | |
| Provisions not accepted for tax purposes and other temporary differences |
7,821,248 | 525,436 | - | - | - | 8,346,684 |
| Adjustments in the conversion to IAS/ IFRS |
33,324,421 | 19,550 | 29,421 | - | - | 33,373,392 |
| Differences between the tax and accounting value of fixed assets and others |
14,904,904 | - | - | - | - | 14,904,904 |
| Total | 59,463,006 | 1,337,269 | 1,373,337 | 414,000 | 232,000 | 62,819,612 |
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the Group has other situations where potential deferred tax assets could result which were not recognised since it was not expected that sufficient taxable profits could be generated in the future to cover those losses:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tax losses | 92,375,068 | 98,670,955 |
| Temporary differences (mainly provisions not accepted for tax purposes) |
20,896,545 | 23,160,828 |
| Adjustments in the conversion to IAS/IFRS | 2,275,537 | 4,444,764 |
| 115,547,150 | 126,276,547 |
The reconciliation between the earnings before taxes and the taxes recorded in the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 is as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings before taxes | (6,781,116) | 2,992,933 |
| Income tax rate (26.5% and 27.5%) | 1,796,996 | (823,057) |
| Deferred tax assets not recognised in the individual accounts and/or | ||
| resulting from consolidation adjustments | (1,699,843) | (3,165,555) |
| Adjustments to taxable income of the current year | (55,711) | 137,427 |
| Deferred tax assets not recognised in previous years | 1,014,498 | 6,700,000 |
| Movements in the temporary differences between the tax and | ||
| accounting value of assets | (220,848) | (637,441) |
| Income taxation recorded in the year (Note 35) | 835,092 | 2,211,374 |
Portuguese Tax Authorities can review the income tax returns of the Company and of its subsidiaries for a period of four years (ten years for Social Security till 31 December 2000 and five years after that date), except when tax losses have been generated, tax benefits have been granted or when any review, claim or impugnation is in course. Consequently, tax returns of each year, since the year 2003 (inclusive) are still subject to such review. The Board of Directors believe that any correction that may arise as a result of such review would not produce a significant impact in the attached financial statements.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006 this caption was comprised mainly by loans granted to associated companies and was made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accumulated impairment |
Accumulated impairment |
||||||
| Gross amount | losses (Note 15) |
Net amount | Gross amount | losses (Note 15) |
Net amount | ||
| FINANCIAL ASSETS: | |||||||
| Loans granted to companies recorded under the equity method: |
|||||||
| Rádio Nova | - | - | - | 118,500 | (118,500) | - | |
| - | 118,500 | (118,500) | - | ||||
| Other loans granted: | |||||||
| S.E.S.I. | - | - | - | 24,316 | (24,316) | - | |
| - | - | - | 24,316 | (24,316) | - | ||
| NON FINANCIAL ASSETS: | |||||||
| Medium Term Incentive Plans (Notes 1. w) | |||||||
| and 24) | - | - | - | 3,823,403 | - | 3,823,403 | |
| - | - | - | 3,823,403 | - | 3,823,403 | ||
| - | - | - | 3,966,219 | (142,816) | 3,823,403 |
The loans granted are recorded at their nominal value and are subject periodically to impairment tests.
The associated companies Profimetrics and Rádio Nova are included in the consolidation under the equity method. Since the proportion of the Group in the accumulated losses of these companies is greater than the recorded amount of the investment, and due to the fact that the Group committed itself in relation to these associated companies, a provision for other liabilities and charges was recorded, which covers the potential losses that could arise from the non recoverability of those loans.
During the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006, the movements in this heading were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at the beginning of the year | 849,375 | 1,321,690 |
| Acquisitions in the period | - | 414,842 |
| Disposals in the period | - | (273,820) |
| Increases/ reductions to fair value (Note 18) | 101,250 | 321,699 |
| 950,625 | 1,784,411 | |
At 31 March 2007, 'Investments recorded at fair value through profit and loss' correspond to 562,500 shares of Sonae, S.G.P.S., S.A., acquired to fulfil future obligations under the Medium Term Incentive Plans (1,120,074 shares in December 2005) and it is recorded based on closing share price of Euronext at the balance sheet date.
Those shares were classified, at the initial moment, as investments recorded at fair value through profit and loss because it eliminates an accounting mismatch, in the profit and loss statements, related to the responsibilities associated to the Medium Term Incentive Plans .
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the detail of cash and cash equivalents was as follows:
| 2007 2006 |
|---|
| 845,346 318,695 |
| 7,969,162 4,850,595 |
| 180,675,537 185,000,110 |
| 189,490,045 190,169,400 |
| (772,663) (357,959) |
| 188,717,382 189,811,441 |
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds placed in Sonae: | ||
| Sonaecom | - | 163,473,004 |
| Bank term deposits: | ||
| Sonaecom BV | 112,980,000 | - |
| Optimus | 65,586,000 | 14,765,000 |
| WeDoBrasil | 1,162,533 | 2,462,279 |
| Mainroad | 585,000 | 575,000 |
| Sonaecom | 222,004 | 75,000 |
| Digitmarket | 140,000 | 510,000 |
| Novis | - | 1,710,000 |
| WeDo | - | 450,000 |
| Enabler | - | 389,827 |
| Miauger | - | 130,000 |
| Optimus Towering | - | 100,000 |
| Sonae.com SI | - | 65,000 |
| Others | - | 295,000 |
| 180,675,537 | 185,000,110 | |
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the heading 'Treasury applications' had the following breakdown:
During the period ended 31 March 2007, the above referred treasury applications bear interests at an average rate of 3.635%.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the heading Loans had the following breakdown:
| a) Medium and long-term loans net of short-term portion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of | Amount outstanding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsidiary | Issue denomination | Limit | Maturity | reimbursement | 2007 | 2006 |
| "Obrigações Sonaecom SGPS 2005" | - | Jun-13 | Final | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | |
| Sonaecom SGPS | Costs associated with setting-up the financing |
- | - | - | (3,247,130) | (3,705,990) |
| 146,752,870 | 146,294,010 | |||||
| European Investment Bank (a) | 324,458,200 | Jun-09 | 30% - Jun 08 70% - Jun 09 |
324,458,200 | 324,458,200 | |
| Revolving credit facility (syndicate) | 125,541,800 | Jun-09 | Final | - | - | |
| Optimus | ||||||
| Costs associated with setting-up the financing |
- | - | - | (9,440,196) | (13,962,543) | |
| Fair value of swaps | - | - | - | 114,510 | 275,830 | |
| 315,132,514 | 310,771,487 | |||||
| 461,885,384 | 457,065,497 | |||||
(a) As a guarantee of the EIB loans, the banks participating in the Optimus syndicated credit facility have issued a bank guarantee in favour of the EIB.
| Amount outstanding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsidiary | Lender | Type | 2007 | 2006 |
| Various | Various | Bank overdrafts | 772,663 | 357,959 |
| 772,663 | 357,959 |
These loans bear interest at market rates, indexed to the Euribor of the respective term and were all contracted in Euro. The spread applicable to the long term financings is 87.5 basis points in the case of the "Sonaecom SGPS 2005" Bonds and, currently, 55 basis points in the Optimus syndicated loan (in this case, the spread may vary based on the level of Net Debt to EBITDA of that subsidiary).
All of the above loans are unsecured and the fulfilment of the obligations under these loans is exclusively guaranteed by the underlying activities and the companies respective cash flows.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the repayment schedule of medium and long term loans and bonds was as follows:
| Maturity year | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97,337,460 | 97,337,460 |
| 2009 | 227,120,740 | 227,120,740 |
| 2013 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 |
The following interest rate hedging instruments were outstanding at 31 March 2007 and 2006:
| Subsidiary | Hedged loan | Notional amount | Expiry date | Base rate | Fixed rate contracted |
Fair value of the derivative transactions |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus | European | 55,000,000 | Dec-07 | Euribor 3m | 4,75% (a) | (114,510) | - |
| Investment Bank | 4.10% | - | (275,830) | ||||
| 55,000,000 | (114,510) | (275,830) |
(a) This rate corresponds to the cap (maximum rate) contracted and effective after 15 September 2006. The rate effectively paid corresponds to the simple average of the 2 year swap rates verified during the period (4.134% in the last period of exchange).
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, this caption was made up of accounts payable to fixed assets suppliers related to leasing contracts that are due in more than one year in the amount of Euro 1,316,850 and Euro 2,037,689, respectively.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, accounts payable to fixed assets suppliers related to leasing contracts are due as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease payments | Present value of lease payments |
Lease payments | Present value of lease payments |
|||
| 2006 | - | - | 2,269,705 | 2,156,609 | ||
| 2007 | 1,422,572 | 1,350,361 | 1,016,728 | 928,985 | ||
| 2008 | 957,718 | 906,046 | 683,590 | 636,090 | ||
| 2009 | 477,035 | 457,943 | 475,657 | 457,253 | ||
| 2010 | 228,719 | 220,614 | 236,931 | 229,540 | ||
| 2011 | 27,907 | 27,831 | - | - | ||
| 3,113,951 | 2,962,795 | 4,682,611 | 4,408,477 | |||
| Interests | (151,156) | - | (274,134) | - | ||
| 2,962,795 | 2,962,795 | 4,408,477 | 4,408,477 | |||
| Short term liability | ||||||
| (Note 16) | - | (1,645,945) | - | (2,370,788) | ||
| 2,962,795 | 1,316,850 | 4,408,477 | 2,037,689 |
The movements in provisions and in accumulated impairment losses in the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
| 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | Opening balance |
Transfers | Increases | Utilisations | Decreases | Closing balance |
||
| Accumulated impairment losses on accounts receivables |
61,060,155 | (194,000) | 2,978,271 | (1,271,317) | (12,704) | 62,560,405 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses on inventories |
6,122,085 | - | 249,000 | - | (31,000) | 6,340,085 | ||
| Accumulated impairment losses on investments available for sale (Note 8) |
2,539,229 | - | - | - | - | 2,539,229 | ||
| Provisions for other liabilities and charges |
20,078,571 | 194,000 | 1,031,492 | (109,121) | (34,506) | 21,160,436 | ||
| 89,800,040 | - | 4,258,763 | (1,380,438) | (78,210) | 92,600,155 |
| 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | Opening balance |
Transfers | Increases | Utilisations | Decreases | Closing balance |
| Accumulated impairment losses on accounts receivables |
64,905,431 | - | 125,726 | (2,996,753) | (10,367) | 62,024,037 |
| Accumulated impairment losses on inventories |
7,134,249 | - | 785,000 | (1,154,452) | - | 6,764,797 |
| Accumulated impairment losses on investments available for sale (Note 8) |
2,685,477 | - | - | - | - | 2,685,477 |
| Accumulated impairment losses on other non current assets and in associated companies investments (Notes 3 and 10) |
986,956 | - | - | - | - | 986,956 |
| Provisions for other liabilities and charges |
5,092,476 | (100,943) | 4,240,477 | (128,500) | - | 9,103,510 |
| 80,804,589 | (100,943) | 5,151,203 | (4,279,705) | (10,367) | 81,564,777 |
The increase of 'Provisions for other liabilities and charges' includes the amount of Euro 653,300 associated with the dismantling of sites (Euro 3,285,860 in 2006), as foreseen in IAS 16 (Note 1.c.)). As such, the total amount included under increase of provisions and of impairment losses, registered against a corresponding entry in the profit and loss statement, corresponds to Euro 3,605,463 (Euro 1,865,343 in 2006).
The heading utilisations refer, essentially, to the use of provisions by the subsidiary Optimus, which were registered against an entry in customers' current accounts.
At 31 March 2007 and 2006, the breakdown of the provisions for other liabilities and charges were as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dismantling of sites | 15,758,440 | 6,169,060 |
| Legal processes | 3,832,553 | 1,891,246 |
| Indemnities | 498,280 | 652,500 |
| Others | 1,071,163 | 390,704 |
| 21,160,436 | 9,103,510 |
At 31 March 2007 this caption includes the amount of Euro 1,645,945 (Euro 2,370,788 in 2006) related to the short term portion of lease contracts (Note 14).
'External supplies and services' for the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 are made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interconnection costs | 52,939,124 | 49,656,391 |
| Commissions | 12,962,814 | 13,915,932 |
| Specialised works | 12,345,966 | 14,374,814 |
| Rents | 7,670,830 | 7,641,021 |
| Advertising and publicity | 6,035,719 | 5,734,608 |
| Leased lines | 5,863,140 | 4,591,811 |
| Energy | 2,012,302 | 1,800,763 |
| Travelling costs | 898,584 | 1,552,101 |
| Other supplies and services | 13,180,461 | 12,375,578 |
| 113,908,940 | 111,643,019 |
The commitments assumed by the Group in 31 March 2007 related with operational leases are as follows:
Minimum payments of operational leases
| 2007 | 3,011,702 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,343,754 |
| 2009 | 1,933,256 |
| 2010 | 736,548 |
| 2011 | 37,362 |
| 9,062,622 |
Net financial results for the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 are made up as follows:
| 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial results related to associated companies: | ||
| Losses on associated companies | (87,573) | - |
| Gains on associated companies | - | 28,766 |
| (87,573) | 28,766 | |
| Other financial expenses: | ||
| Interest expenses | (11,748,602) | (3,887,220) |
| Other loans | (6,507,134) | - |
| Bank loans | (5,123,534) | (3,707,202) |
| Swap interests | (68,444) | (91,654) |
| Leasing interests | (33,317) | (60,817) |
| Bank overdrafts | (12,747) | (3,235) |
| Other interests | (3,426) | (24,312) |
| Foreign exchange losses | (27,018) | (73,497) |
| Other financial expenses | (1,475,050) | (1,458,121) |
| Set up costs (Note 13) | (1,277,509) | (1,142,741) |
| Swap fair value (Note 13) | (7,048) | (59,417) |
| Others | (190,493) | (255,963) |
| (13,250,670) | (5,418,838) | |
| Other financial income: | ||
| Interest income | 6,535,494 | 1,420,174 |
| Foreign exchange gains | 91,866 | 100,340 |
| Adjustments to fair value on investments recorded at fair value | ||
| through profit and loss (Note 11) | 101,250 | 321,699 |
| Gains with sale of Investments available for sale | 2,473,445 | - |
| Other financial income | - | 9,372 |
| 9,202,055 | 1,851,585 |
'Interest income' includes, mainly, interest earned on the treasury applications granted to Sonae and on bank deposits (Note 12).
Income taxes recognised during the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 are made up as follows ((costs)/gains):
| (376,492) |
|---|
| 2,587,866 |
| 2,211,374 |
During the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006, the balances and transactions with related parties mainly relate to the normal operational activity of the Group (providing communications and consultancy services) and to the granting and obtaining loans.
The most significant balances and transactions with related parties at 31 March 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
| Balances at 31 March 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable |
Accounts payable |
Treasury applications |
Accruals | Loans obtained | |
| Sonae | 52,247 | 31,974 | 222,004 | 751,305 | - |
| Modelo Continente Hipermercados, S.A. |
3,246,842 | 1,722,472 | - | 55,973 | - |
| France Telecom | 2,810,591 | 5,520,840 | - | 2,726 | - |
| Sonae Investments BV | - | - | - | (2,371,169) | - |
| 6,109,680 | 7,275,286 | 222,004 | (1,561,165) | - | |
| Balances at 31 March 2006 | |||||
| Accounts receivable |
Accounts payable |
Treasury applications |
Accruals | Loans obtained | |
| Sonae | 50,161 | 28,797 | 163,473,004 | 1,397,729 | - |
| Modelo Continente Hipermercados, S.A. |
|||||
| France Telecom | 3,216,083 1,698,985 |
337,893 3,671,755 |
- - |
(615,732) 165,522 |
- - |
| Sonae Investments BV | - | - | - | (5,327,551) | - |
| 4,965,229 | 4,038,445 | 163,473,004 | (4,380,032) | - |
| Transactions at 31 March 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and services rendered |
Supplies and services received |
Interest and similar income/ (expense) |
Supplementary income |
|
| Sonae Modelo Continente |
97,898 | 42,667 | 650,965 | - |
| Hipermercados, S.A. | 381,918 | 1,104,491 | - | 60,256 |
| France Telecom | 633,477 | 1,716,533 | - | - |
| 1,113,293 | 2,863,691 | 650,965 | 60,256 | |
| Transactions at 31 March 2006 | ||||
| Sales and | Supplies and | Interest and similar |
||
| services | services | income/ | Supplementary | |
| rendered | received | (expense) | income | |
| Sonae Modelo Continente |
80,327 | 46,748 | 1,104,347 | - |
| Hipermercados, S.A. | 3,740,032 | 362,065 | - | 55,439 |
| France Telecom | 626,055 | 2,406,214 | - | - |
| 4,446,414 | 2,815,027 | 1,104,347 | 55,439 | |
Guarantees provided to third parties at 31 March 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
| Company | Beneficiary | Description | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus | European Investment Bank | Loan | 324,458,200 | 324,458,200 |
| Sonaecom | BBVA – Portugal, ING Belgium Portugal and Millennium BCP |
Commercial paper | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 |
| Optimus | ANACOM | UMTS License | 2,493,989 | 2,493,989 |
| Optimus | Direcção de Contribuições e Impostos (Portuguese tax authorities) |
VAT Reimbursements | 1,650,000 | - |
| Optimus e Público |
Direcção de Contribuições e Impostos (Portuguese tax authorities) |
VAT - Liquidation | 598,000 | 598,000 |
| Público | Tribunal de Trabalho de Lisboa (Lisbon Labour Court) |
Execution action n. 199A/92 | 271,511 | 271,511 |
| Optimus, Novis e Digitmarket |
Hewlett Packard | Finance lease and services provider contracts |
159,859 | 171,536 |
| Público | Fazenda Pública do Porto (Oporto Public Treasury) |
Tax process n. 3190/98 | 209,493 | 209,493 |
| We Do e Enabler (2006) |
API (Portuguese Investment Agency) | Application to PRIME subsidies | 184,004 | 468,120 |
| Optimus e Novis |
Direcção Geral do Tesouro (Portuguese tax authorities) |
IRC – Witholding tax on payments to non-residents |
164,000 | 164,000 |
| Novis | Direcção de Contribuições e Impostos (Portuguese tax authorities) |
VAT Reimbursements | - | 108,372 |
| Novis | Governo Civil de Santarém (Santarém Government Civil) |
Guarantee the fulfilment of legal obligations associated with a public contest launched |
119,703 | 119,703 |
| Novis | Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (Coimbra Municipality) |
Performance bond - works | 101,403 | 101,403 |
| Optimus | Governo Civil de Lisboa (Lisbon Government Civil) |
Guarantee the fulfilment of legal obligations |
98,195 | 98,195 |
| Novis | Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Lisbon Municipality) |
Performance bond - works | 85,652 | 91,560 |
| Novis | Câmara Municipal de Braga (Braga Municipality) |
Performance bond - works | 45,416 | 45,416 |
| Novis | Câmara Municipal de Elvas (Elvas Municipality) |
Performance bond - works | 28,142 | 28,142 |
| Novis | Câmara Municipal de Caldas da Rainha (Caldas da Rainha Municipality) |
Performance bond - works | 19,952 | 19,952 |
| Various | Others | 623,717 | 520,456 | |
| 401,311,236 | 399,968,048 |
The following business segments were identified for the periods ending 31 March 2007 and 2006:
The remaining activities of the Group and corporate services have been classified as unallocated.
Inter-segment transactions at 31 March 2007 and 2006 were eliminated in the consolidation process.
Due to the immateriality of the assets and transactions of the Group outside Portugal, segment information by geographical markets is not presented.
Inter-segment transfers or transactions are entered into under the normal commercial terms and conditions that would also be available to unrelated third parties and are mainly related to interconnection, interest on treasury applications and management fees.
Overall information by business segment at 31 March 2007 and 2006 can be summarised as follows:
| Mobi le Ne |
twor k |
Fixed Netw ork a |
nd In terne t |
Mult | imed ia |
Infor matio |
n Sys tems |
Othe | r | Sub- | total | Elimi | natio ns |
Tota | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
31 M arch 2007 |
31 M arch 2006 |
|
| Reve nues : |
||||||||||||||||
| Sales and servi ende red ces r |
142, 773, 317 |
141, 226,8 32 |
54,0 32,49 8 |
44,5 06,49 2 |
7,17 5,526 |
8,72 3,418 |
14,9 09,64 0 |
22,1 00,58 0 |
1,80 5,477 |
1,93 8,410 |
220, 696,4 58 |
218, 495,7 32 |
(21,7 3) 52,63 |
(21,6 6) 00,24 |
198, 943,8 25 |
196, 895,4 86 |
| Othe ratin r ope g rev enue s |
8,43 2,179 |
8,92 9,82 1 |
1,01 8,373 |
1,42 3,143 |
69,6 49 |
129, 796 |
192, 104 |
526, 301 |
77,7 29 |
94,7 02 |
9,79 0,034 |
11,1 03,76 2 |
(8,46 ) 0,610 |
(9,83 ) 4,215 |
1,32 9,424 |
1,26 9,547 |
| Tota l reve nues |
151, 205,4 96 |
150, 156,6 53 |
55,0 50,87 1 |
45,9 29,63 5 |
7,24 5,175 |
8,85 3,214 |
15,1 01,74 4 |
22,6 26,88 1 |
1,88 3,206 |
2,03 3,112 |
230, 486,4 92 |
229, 599,4 94 |
(30,2 3) 13,24 |
(31,4 1) 34,46 |
200, 273,2 49 |
198, 165,0 34 |
| Depr eciat ion a nd am ortis ation e/(lo ss) be Net i fore and inter ests ncom |
(31,6 1) 18,69 |
(28,1 4) 95,69 |
(4,73 9) 7,93 |
(3,80 ) 6,750 |
(166 ,636) |
(223 ,005) |
(332 ,923) |
(416 ,693) |
(82,8 75) |
(83,3 06) |
(36,9 4) 39,06 |
(32,7 8) 25,44 |
308, 458 |
234, 057 |
(36,6 6) 30,60 |
(32,4 1) 91,39 |
| for t he se taxes t gmen |
3,337 ,783 |
16,1 54,36 1 |
(4,50 ) 0,477 |
(8,31 ) 5,938 |
(1,34 ) 8,212 |
(2,14 ) 3,169 |
911, 018 |
1,49 3,43 1 |
(1,53 ) 6,777 |
(684 ,322) |
(3,13 ) 6,665 |
6,50 4,362 |
491, 737 |
27,0 58 |
(2,64 ) 4,928 |
6,53 1,420 |
| Net i ntere sts |
(2,42 ) 0,854 |
(1,86 ) 6,919 |
(765 ,242) |
(513 ,832) |
(27,6 33) |
(43,2 00) |
171, 725 |
148, 986 |
(2,14 ) 3,996 |
(179 ,288) |
(5,18 ) 6,000 |
(2,45 ) 4,252 |
(27,1 08) |
(12,7 94) |
(5,21 ) 3,108 |
(2,46 ) 7,046 |
| Gains and losse s in a ssoci ated anies comp |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (87,5 73) |
28,7 66 |
(87,5 73) |
28,7 66 |
| Othe r fina ncial resul ts |
(1,25 ) 2,613 |
(1,25 ) 8,958 |
(4,27 8) |
(5,46 3) |
(2,44 3) |
(5,95 1) |
(60,0 48) |
15,7 12 |
2,21 8,41 1 |
146, 426 |
899, 029 |
(1,10 ) 8,233 |
265, 464 |
8,02 6 |
1,16 4,49 3 |
(1,10 ) 0,207 |
| Incom e tax ation |
1,10 2,358 |
2,81 0,854 |
(10,8 34) |
(11,9 60) |
(5,15 6) |
(5,40 3) |
(248 ,815) |
(579 ,965) |
(2,46 1) |
(2,15 1) |
835, 092 |
2,21 1,374 |
- | - | 835, 092 |
2,21 1,374 |
| ome/ (loss) Cons olida ted n et inc for t he ye ar Attri buta ble to : |
766,6 74 |
15,8 39,33 8 |
(5,28 1) 0,83 |
(8,84 3) 7,19 |
(1,38 ) 3,444 |
(2,19 3) 7,72 |
773, 880 |
1,07 8,164 |
(1,46 3) 4,82 |
(719 ,335) |
(6,58 ) 8,544 |
5,15 3,252 |
642, 520 |
51,0 56 |
(5,94 ) 6,024 |
5,20 4,307 |
| Shar ehold f Par ent C ers o ompa ny |
766, 674 |
15,8 39,3 38 |
(5,28 1) 0,83 |
(8,84 3) 7,19 |
(1,38 4) 3,44 |
(2,19 3) 7,72 |
773, 880 |
1,07 8,16 4 |
(1,46 3) 4,82 |
(719 ) ,335 |
(6,58 4) 8,54 |
5,15 3,25 2 |
584, 294 |
(5,00 7) 6,66 |
(6,00 0) 4,25 |
146, 584 |
| Mino rity in teres ts |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58,2 26 |
5,05 7,723 |
58,2 26 |
5,05 7,72 3 |
| Asse ts: |
||||||||||||||||
| Fixed d Goo dwill ts an asse |
550, 502,2 77 |
566, 309,9 06 |
112, 291,8 81 |
95,6 07,30 8 |
2,18 7,259 |
2,37 8,225 |
13,0 21,76 4 |
15,0 91,07 7 |
2,03 7,120 |
2,31 3,228 |
680, 040, 301 |
681, 699,7 43 |
481, 325,4 77 |
258, 166,9 97 |
1,16 1,365 ,778 |
939, 866,7 40 |
| Inven torie s |
17,7 67,06 3 |
25,1 03,20 6 |
1,84 3,045 |
2,48 8,467 |
1,46 4,847 |
1,10 2,349 |
3,91 6 |
87,4 30 |
- | - | 21,0 78,87 1 |
28,7 81,45 2 |
- | - | 21,0 78,87 1 |
28,7 81,45 2 |
| Finan cial in vestm ents |
1,28 2,025 |
1,28 2,026 |
- | - | 1,09 7,695 |
979, 194 |
2,49 4 |
2,49 5 |
1,23 8,635 ,273 |
650, 184,5 45 |
1,24 1,017 ,487 |
652, 448,2 60 |
(1,23 ,554) 9,074 |
(650 513) ,376, |
1,94 2,933 |
2,07 1,747 |
| Othe ent a ssets r non curr |
61,1 27,18 6 |
71,9 03,84 4 |
- | 685, 382 |
1,37 3,335 |
1,74 3,166 |
1,98 3,269 |
1,59 0,782 |
500, 474, 309 |
639, 016, 130 |
564, 958,0 99 |
714, 939,3 04 |
(502 487) ,138, |
(640 672) ,390, |
62,8 19,61 2 |
74,5 48,6 32 |
| Othe rent asset s of t he se t r cur gmen |
297, 513,3 04 |
255, 694,6 66 |
75,8 40,30 7 |
68,4 90,53 6 |
9,72 9,832 |
9,52 3,196 |
30,8 36,73 0 |
37,9 04,39 2 |
140, 241,0 04 |
187, 478,4 37 |
554, 161,1 77 |
559, 091,2 27 |
(124 726) ,967, |
(148 535) ,211, |
429, 193,4 51 |
410, 879,6 92 |
| 928, 191,8 55 |
920, 293,6 48 |
189, 975,2 33 |
167, 271,6 93 |
15,8 52,96 8 |
15,7 26,13 0 |
45,8 48,17 3 |
54,6 76,17 6 |
1,88 1,387 ,706 |
1,47 8,992 ,340 |
3,06 1,255 ,935 |
2,63 6,959 ,986 |
(1,38 ) 4,85 5,290 |
(1,18 ) 0,81 1,723 |
1,67 6,400 ,645 |
1,45 6,148 ,262 |
|
| Liabi lities : Liabi lities of th ment |
571, 108,2 00 |
535, 705, 223 |
172, 567, 112 |
154, 617,2 67 |
17,6 88,68 9 |
20,3 44,1 13 |
24,2 53,54 8 |
30,1 73,64 3 |
395, 947,9 42 |
294, 934, 127 |
1,18 1,565 ,491 |
1,03 5,774 ,373 |
(395 284) ,025, |
(271, 57) 694,6 |
786,5 40,20 7 |
764, 079,7 16 |
| e seg | 571, 108,2 00 |
535, 705, 223 |
172, 567, 112 |
154, 617,2 67 |
17,6 88,68 9 |
20,3 44,1 13 |
24,2 53,54 8 |
30,1 73,64 3 |
395, 947,9 42 |
294, 934, 127 |
1,18 1,565 ,491 |
1,03 5,774 ,373 |
(395 284) ,025, |
(271 657) ,694, |
786, 540,2 07 |
764, 079,7 16 |
Earnings per share, basic and diluted, are calculated by dividing the consolidated net income of the period attributable to the Group (Euro 6,004,250 negative in 2007 and Euro 146,584 in 2006) by the average number of shares outstanding during the periods ended 31 March 2007 and 2006 (366,246,868 in 2007; 296,526,868 in 2006).
In June 2000, Sonaecom Group created a discretionary Medium Term Incentive Plan for more senior employees, based on Sonaecom options and shares and Sonae S.G.P.S., S.A. shares. The vesting occurs three years after the award of each plan, assuming that the employees are still employed in the Group. In some annual plans, beneficiaries can chose between options or shares. Options are valued using the Black Scholes options pricing Model.
| The Sonaecom plans outstanding at 31 March 2007 can be summarized as follows: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vesting period | Exercise period | At 31 March 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share price at award date * |
Award date | Vesting date | From | To | Aggregate number of participants |
Number of options/ shares |
||
| Sonaecom options | ||||||||
| 2002 Plan | 1.694 | 31-Mar-03 | 10-Mar-06 | 13-Mar-06 | 09-Mar-07 | - | - | |
| 2003 Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2004 Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 Plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sonaecom shares | ||||||||
| 2003 Plan | 3.19 | 31-Mar-04 | 09-Mar-07 | - | - | 348 | 1,176,640 | |
| 2004 Plan | 3.96 | 31-Mar-05 | 10-Mar-08 | - | - | 369 | 1,060,279 | |
| 2005 Plan | 4.093 | 10-Mar-06 | 09-Mar-09 | - | - | 395 | 939,314 | |
| 2006 Plan | 4.697 | 09-Mar-07 | 10-Mar-10 | - | - | 429 | 1,102,460 | |
| Sonae SGPS shares | ||||||||
| 2003 Plan | 0.93 | 31-Mar-04 | 09-Mar-07 | - | - | 12 | 364,164 | |
| 2004 Plan | 1,17 | 31-Mar-05 | 10-Mar-08 | - | - | 13 | 362,611 | |
| 2005 Plan | 1.34 | 10-Mar-06 | 09-Mar-09 | - | - | 13 | 184,575 | |
| 2006 Plan | 1.69 | 09-Mar-07 | 10-Mar-10 | - | - | 12 | 246,482 |
* Average share price in the month prior to the award date, except for Sonae SGPS shares, priced on the award date.
Sonaecom signed agreements to cover the execution and hedging of its Medium Term Incentive Plans and related obligations and acquired Sonae SGPS shares with the same purpose. The agreement means that Sonaecom's liabilities are limited to a maximum of Euro 4,555,807, with the exception of the two plans of 2006 and in 2007. This value is recorded in the captions 'Other non current liabilities' (Euro 290,087) and 'Other current liabilities' (Euro 4,265,720), for long term and short-term obligations, respectively.
Sonaecom has entered into mirror agreements with its subsidiaries to transfer the corresponding liabilities to each subsidiary.
For the Sonaecom's share plans attributed in 2006 and in 2007, the Group acquired own shares in order to cover the execution and hedging. The total responsibility calculated with the share price at award date is Euro 1,395,161 and was recorded in 'Reserves for Medium Term Incentive Plans'.
For the plans attributed in 2006 and in 2007 that were not hedged, the total responsibility calculated with the share price at balance date is Euro 124,144 for Sonae SGPS plan and was recorded in 'Other non current liabilities'.
The costs of the Option and Share Plans are recognised in the accounts over the period between the award and the vesting date of those shares and options. The costs recognised on previous years and in the period ended at 31 March 2007, are as follows:
| Amount |
|---|
| 16,537,840 |
| 1,530,170 |
| (8,882) |
| (9,145,896) |
| (4,030,065) |
| 1,183,917 |
| 8,028 |
| 6,075,112 |
| (4,679,951) (1,395,161) |
(i) As of 31 March 2007, accounts receivable from customers and payable to suppliers include Euro 37,177,291 and Euro 29,913,608, respectively, and 'Other current assets' and 'Other current liabilities' include Euro 411,649 and Euro 6,856,200, respectively, resulting from a dispute between the subsidiary Optimus and the operator TMN – Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, S.A., in relation to interconnection tariffs, already recorded on the year ended 31 December 2001. The Company has considered the most penalising tariffs in the consolidated financial statements. In the lower court, the decision was favourable to Optimus but the higher courts decided that the case should be tried again.
(ii) In the Arbitration Court proceeding imposed to resolve the conflict between Maxistar and the other shareholders of Optimus - for breach of a clause of the Shareholders' Agreement, Maxistar was condemned to pay an indemnity of Euro 2,344,350 plus legal interest calculated until the date of payment or, alternatively, to subject itself to a purchase option over its participation in Optimus at 70% of its actual value. Maxistar has appealed against the decision of the Arbitration Court but that appeal was already rejected in the lower courts. In consequence of this rejection, Maxistar appeals to the 'Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa'.
As a way to execute the amounts due to be paid by Maxistar, and after having informed Maxistar of their preference for the payment in cash, some shareholders have proposed an execution action. Before the decision of the Arbitration Court, Maxistar paid those shareholders, as a way of avoiding the execution, a total amount of Euro 4,068,048 (capital plus interest), of which Euro 2,183,899 was paid to Sonaecom.
The Sonaecom' s management still does not expect Maxistar's appeal to be upheld.
At the time Optimus was awarded its UMTS license, it committed to contribute to the promotion and development of the information society in Portugal, under the conditions contained in its formal bid documents. Although Optimus has already made investments in this respect, the Board of Directors of Optimus, and the Board of Directors of Sonaecom, believes that a substantial change in circumstances has occurred since these commitments were first made, and as such, believes that the original commitments should be renegotiated with the Regulator and the Government. Accordingly, discussions have been opened with ANACOM regarding this issue but no conclusions have yet been reached. As a consequence, it is the understanding of the Board of Directors of Optimus that, as of today, it is not possible to accurately quantify these commitments under the UMTS license and that such quantification will only be possible once the Regulator has taken a formal position on the subject. Assuming that a decision can be taken in the short term, the resulting obligations will be recorded in tangible assets, as an additional cost of the UMTS license, and will be amortised over the remaining period of the license.
Additionally, the acquisition of spectrum use rights from ONIWAY could, according to some interpretations, imply some responsibilities to Optimus related to commitments associated to Information Society assumed by ONIWAY. Sonaecom does not agree with those interpretations. Anyway, those eventual responsibilities were assumed by ONIWAY and guaranteed by its shareholders (BCP, EDP and GALP).
These consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for publication by the Board of Directors on 24 April 2007.
These financial statements are a translation of financial statements originally issued in Portuguese in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS/IFRS) and the format and disclosures required by those Standards, some of which may not conform to or be required by generally accepted accounting principles in other countries. In the event of discrepancies, the Portuguese language version prevails.
In accordance with no.3 article 250, the Securities and Exchange Commission (CMVM) has authorized Sonaecom not to publish the individual accounts. The latter may be viewed, together with all other Company accounts, at the Company's head offices, in accordance with the Companies Code (Código das Sociedades Comerciais).
This document may contain forward-looking information and statements, based on management's current expectations or beliefs. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in regulation, the telecommunications industry and economic conditions; and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "should," "seeks," "estimates," "future" or similar expressions.
Although these statements reflect our current expectations, which we believe are reasonable, investors and analysts are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forwardlooking information and statements. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking information or statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements.
Report available in Sonaecom's institutional website www.sonae.com
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