Investor Presentation • Apr 27, 2022
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Q1
+c.6.5% new PoPs vs. Q1 21
2021-2025 efficiencyplan on track: c.850 site actions in the period with c.€5Mn associated annualized lease efficiencies
Commitment from Digi in Portugal for up to 1,500 new PoPs
Revenues (1) €828Mn, +64% vs. Q1 2021 Adjusted EBITDA (2) €634Mn, +66% vs. Q1 2021 RLFCF (3) €300Mn, +67% vs. Q1 2021
Controlled impact from rising energy prices due to hedging and pass-through mechanisms (4)
BTS Capex hedged (4)
With interest rates and inflation highly correlated, inflation-linked revenues offer a natural hedge (5)
c.86% debt fixed and c.14% linked to Euribor (at historical lows)
Liquidity €7.8Bn, firepower fully funded Flexible capital structure: no covenant, no pledge or guarantees
First batch of sites acquired from Telefonica automatically renewed
Follow-on transactions with existing customers strengthening market presence
Cellnex's win-win approach with deep industrial roots underpin ourstrong backlog
Organic PoP growth >5%
All metrics in line with financial outlook for 2022 and 2025 (medium term guidance)
ESG Master Plan on track
(1) Revenues correspond to Operating Income excluding Advances to customers (following the same methodology as in note 18a in our Consolidated Financial Statements ended 31 December 2021)
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is an alternative performance measure ("APM") as defined in the guidelines issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority on October 5, 2015 on alternative performance measures (the "ESMA Guidelines"). Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs; (3) Recurring Leveraged Free Cash Flow ("RLFCF") is an APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs
(4) Please see slide 16; (5) Please see slide 16 Results January –March 2022
2022 outlook on track and all key metrics to increase every quarter due to current operations and the contribution from organic growth and change of perimeter
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Leading independent TowerCo in Europe with up to c.137k sites, of which up to c.23k to be deployed through BTS programs
(1) Including transactions not yet closed
(2) Before remedies
(3) Management estimate; including progress on BTS programs and 3rd party tenants
Wanda Metropolitano stadium
Spain
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| RLFCF (€Mn) | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | |
| Telecom Infrastructure Services | 426 | 750 |
| Broadcasting Infrastructure | 55 | 56 |
| Other Network Services | 26 | 23 |
| Revenues | 506 | 828 +64% |
| Staff costs | -44 | -60 |
| Repair and maintenance | -16 | -21 |
| Utilities | -28 | -64 |
| General and other services | -37 | -49 |
| Operating Expenses | -125 | -195 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 381 | 634 +66% |
| % Margin without pass through | 76% | 80% |
| Net payment of lease liabilities | -137 | -222 |
| Maintenance capital expenditures | -5 | -12 |
| Changes in working capital | -10 | 0 |
| Net payment of interest | -48 | -80 |
| Income tax payment | -2 | -19 |
| Net dividends to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 |
| Recurring Levered FCF | 180 | 300 +67% |
Backup Excel document available on Cellnex's website
(1) Including the contribution from efficiencies to payment of leases (not accounted for as Opex under IFRS 16)
€Mn
(1) Including FTTT and MO/CO projects with Bouygues Telecom in France (Nexloop)
(2) 1 month CKH Sweden + 1 quarter T-Infra, Play, CKH Italy, Polkomtel, Hivory, MEO (additional c.700 sites acquired) - Group adaptation costs
(3) Corresponds to the difference between the remaining RLFCF lines below Adjusted EBITDA (mainly payment of leases due to change of perimeter excluding efficiencies, maintenance Capex, change in WC, cash interest, cash tax and dividends to minorities)
Results January –March 2022
Cellnex's 2021-2025 efficiencies/synergies plan well on track
Expected to generate c.€90Mn-€100Mn efficiencies by 2025
| Balance Sheet (€Mn) | Dec 2021 |
Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Non Current Assets | 36,712 | 36,584 |
| Goodwill | 5,980 | 5,956 |
| Fixed Assets | 26,666 | 26,581 |
| Right of Use | 3,283 | a 3,240 |
| Financial Investments & Other Fin. Assets | 784 | 808 |
| Current Assets | 5,085 | 3,404 |
| Inventories | 3 | 4 |
| Trade and Other Receivables | 1,156 | 1,213 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3,927 | b 2,187 |
| Total Assets | 41,797 | 39,988 |
| Shareholders' Equity | 15,858 | c 14,323 |
| Non Current Liabilities | 23,216 | 23,045 |
| Borrowings | 14,911 | 14,874 |
| Lease Liabilities | 2,306 | 2,234 a |
| Provisions and Other Liabilities | 5,999 | 5,937 |
| Current Liabilities | 2,723 | 2,620 |
| Borrowings | 719 | 708 |
| Lease Liabilities | 530 | a 531 |
| Provisions and Other Liabilities | 1,474 | 1,381 |
| Total Equity and Liabilities | 41,797 | 39,988 |
Net Debt (4) 14,540
16,160
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| Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Statement (€Mn) | 2021 | 2022 |
| Revenues | 506 | 828 |
| Operating Expenses | -125 | -195 |
| Non-recurring expenses Depreciation & amortization |
-17 -323 |
-21 -564 |
| Operating Profit | 41 | 49 |
| Net financial profit Income tax Attributable to non-controlling interests |
-112 25 3 |
-177 28 7 |
| Net Profit Attributable to the Parent Company | -43 | -93 |
Cellnex has made the most from current market conditions and own shares >1% at €43.15 average price under discretionary Treasury Shares Transactions, the majority in Q1 2022 (3)
Net income mostly reflects:
(1) Purchase Price Allocation; (2) The goodwill arising from business combinations primarily corresponds to the net deferred tax liability resulting from the higher fair value attributed to the net assets acquired compared to their tax base. Please see note 6 in our Consolidated Financial Statements ended 31 December 2021; (3) Please see https://www.cellnextelecom.com/content/uploads/2021/10/Cellnex-T reasury-Stock-Policy-ENG.pdf
(4) Net Financial Debt is an alternative performance measure ("APM") as defined in the guidelines issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority on October 5, 2015 on alternative performance measures (the "ESMA Guidelines"). Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs
Financial structure as of April 2022– Excluding IFRS16 impact
2022 bond (3.1% coupon) refinanced at a lower cost (2.25% coupon) No significant refinancing until 2024
Results January –March 2022 Switzerland Rural Site
The emission reduction forecast within the SBT initiative has been accomplished aligned with the defined targets. Cellnex has reduced its carbon footprint by 13% in 2021
Additionally, the company has been recognised by CDP as 'Supplier Engagement Leader 2021' for its action fighting against climate change and its efforts to measure and reduce environmental impact on its supply chain
As part of the ESG agenda, in 2021 Cellnex carried out a Due Diligence process and Risk Impact Assessment on Human Rights with the aim of updating the business strategy and providing it with greater depth and scope
As part of this process, the group's Human Rights Policy has been updated in early 2022, aligned with the international standards and also with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Variable remuneration (annual and LTIP) includes ESG KPIs aligned with the ESG strategy of the company. On top of that, the Board of Directors together with the Executive Committee have successfully completed the tailored training designed by IESE in order to oversee sustainability issues and integrate ESG in the business strategy and decisions
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Cellnex has been selected as one of 418 companies across 45 countries and regions to join the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims at tracking the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting
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How is the lease payment profile throughout the year?
Lease payments are more intense in H1, particularly during the first quarter as some contracts require payment for the whole period at the beginning of the year
(1) On a like-for-like basis (excluding change of perimeter)
(1) Passed through energy might be spot fixed or forward hedged
(2) Thanks to hedged prices through Forward contracts and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). In 2020 Endesa and Cellnex signed a long-term bilateral contract (PPA) under which Endesa would be the preferred supplier of 100% of Cellnex's energy in Spain for the next 10 years. Cellnex will actively promote and closely work with its customers to ensure that 100% of the Group's energy is green by 2025 for the current perimeter, and in not longer than 3 years for any new acquisition
| Starting date | Initial term + renewals | Indexation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2015 | 10 + 5 (2) 10 + |
CPI-linked –No cap / floor | |
| 2015 | 15 + 15 (2) | 80% of CPI – Cap at 3% / No floor |
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| 2016-2019 | 5 + … (2) 20 + 5 + 5 + |
Fixed escalator 2% | |
| 2017 | 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 + … (2) | CPI-linked –No cap, floor at 0% | c.65% CPI-linked |
| 2019 | + 10 + 10 + … (2) 20 |
Fixed escalator 1% | |
| 2019 | + 10 + 10 + … (2) 20 |
Fixed escalator 1% | • Vast majority of contracts have a floor at 0% |
| 2019 | 10 + 10 + 1 + 1 + … (2) | CPI-linked –No cap / floor | |
| 2020 | 10 | CPI-linked –No cap / floor | c.35% linked to escalators |
| 2020 | 5 + … (2) 20 + 5 + |
CPI-linked –Cap at 2%, floor at 0% |
• Fixed escalators between 1% and 2% |
| 2020 | + 15 + … (2) 15 + 15 |
CPI-linked –Cap at 2%, floor at 0% | |
| 2021 | 10 + … (2) 20 + 10 + |
CPI-inked –Cap at 4%, no floor | Blended average escalator/inflation of |
| (1) 2022 |
+ 15 + 5 + … (2) 15 |
CPI-linked –Cap at 2.25%, floor at 0% | c.3% in 2022 vs. 2021 revenues |
| 2021 | (2) 15 + 10 + 10 + … |
CPI-linked –Cap at 3.5%, floor at 0% | |
| 2021 | (2) 18 + 5 + 5 + 5 … |
Fixed escalator 2% |
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| 2021 | (2) 25 + 15 + 15 + |
CPI-linked |
(1) UK pending to be closed; (2) Renewal on an all-or-nothing basis by the end of each period, with the MNO only having the right to renew 100% of the perimeter
The maximum opportunity only applies if all targets are met (financial and non-financial) + #1 Relative position + Absolute TSR of atleast 30% (>40% using today'sshare price)
The new Policy is a strategic element to retain Management and key talent in a highly competitive sector
3. The total cost of the plan for Cellnex included in our 2021 audited accounts amounts to c.€18 million for c.225 employees (c.€80k per employee), and other relevant positive developments have been included,such asthe increase of component ofpay atrisk (26% fixed vs. 74% atrisk)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | Profit from operations before D&A and after adding back certain non-recurring and non-cash items (such as advances to customers and prepaid expenses). Adjusted EBITDA is an APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues excluding elements pass-through to customers from both expenses and revenues. Adjusted EBITDA margin is an APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| Anchor tenant/customer | Anchor customers are telecom operators from which the Company has acquired assets |
| Backlog | Represents management's estimate of the amount of contracted revenues that Cellnex expects will result in future revenue from certain existing contracts. This amount is based on a number of assumptions and estimates, including assumptions related to the performance of a number of the existing contracts at a particular date but do not include adjustments for inflation. One of the main assumptions relates to the contract renewals, and in accordance with the consolidated financial statements, contracts for services have renewable terms including, in some cases, 'all or nothing' clauses and in some instances may be cancelled under certain circumstances by the customer at short notice without penalty. |
| Build-to-suit (BTS) Capex | Corresponds to committed Build-to-Suit programs (consisting of sites, backhaul, backbone, edge computing centers, DAS nodes or any other type of telecommunication infrastructure as well as any advanced payment related to it or further initiatives) and also adjacent Engineering Services that have been contracted with different clients, including ad-hoc capex eventually required |
| Customer Ratio | The customer ratio relates to the average number of operators in each site. It is obtained by dividing the number of PoPs by the average number of Telecom Infrastructure Services sites in the year |
| DAS | A distributed antenna system is a network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure agreed with clients |
| Expansion Capex | Investment related to business expansion that generates additional RLFCF, including among others, decommissioning, telecom site adaptation for new tenants, Engineering Services and prepayments of land leases. Expansion Capex is an APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| Engineering Services | On request of its customers Cellnex carries out certain works and studies such as adaptation, engineering and design services, which represent a separate income stream and performance obligation. The costs incurred in relation to these services can be internal expense or outsourced. The revenue in relation to these services is generally recognized as the capital expense is incurred |
| Maintenance Capex | Investments in existing tangible or intangible assets, such as investment in infrastructure, equipment and information technology systems, and are primarily linked to keeping infrastructures, active and passive equipment, in good working order. Maintenance Capex is an APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| M&A Capex | Investments in shareholdings of companies, significant investments in acquiring portfolios of sites and/or land. M&A Capex isan APM. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MNO | Mobile Network Operator |
| Net Debt | Excludes PROFIT grants and loans |
| New colocations and associated revenues |
Includes new third party colocations as well as further initiatives carried out in the period such as special connectivity projects (please see slide 8 Q320 Results Presentation or slide 22 Q1 2021 Results Presentation), indoor connectivity solutions based on DAS (please see slide 7 Q120), mobile edge computing (please see slide 7 Q220), fiber backhauling, site configuration changes as a result of 5G rollout and other Engineering Services |
| Node | A Node receives from the fiber optical signal from several MNOs and transforms it into radio frequency signal to transfer it to antennas after amplifying it. The definition of a Node is always subject to managements view, and could be reviewed as new configurations might occur following technological developments. Please note that Nodes that generate revenues for Cellnex but that are not hosted by Cellnex (marketing rights) may be excluded from the Company's reported KPIs |
| PoP (Point of Presence) |
A customer configuration based on the most typical technological specifications for a site within which the active equipment and antennas are owned by the customer or by Cellnex. The definition of PoP is always subject to management's view, independently of the technology used or type of service such customer provides. In the 5G/IoT network ecosystem, this definition of PoP could be reviewed as new customer configurations might also be considered a PoP, especially in relation to new site adjacent asset classes, subject again to the management's view. Please note that PoPsthat generate revenues for Cellnex but that are not hosted on sites owned by Cellnex (marketing rights) may be excluded from the Company's reported KPIs |
| Revenues | Revenues correspond to Operating Income excluding Advances to customers (please see note 18a in our Consolidated Financial Statements ended 31 December 2021) |
| RLFCF | Recurring Operating Free Cash Flow plus/minus changes in working capital, plus interest received, minus interest expense paid, minus income tax paid, and minus minorities. Recurring Leveraged Free Cash Flow ("RLFCF") is an APMs. Please see slide 23 for certain information on the limitations of APMs |
| TIS | Telecom Infrastructure Services |
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This presentation contains, in addition to the financial information prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and derived from our financial statements, alternative performance measures ("APMs") as defined in the Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 5 October 2015 (ESMA/2015/1415en) and other non-IFRS measures ("Non-IFRS Measures"). These financial measures that qualify as APMs and non-IFRS measures have been calculated with information from Cellnex Group; however those financial measures are not defined or detailed in the applicable financial reporting framework nor have been audited or reviewed by our auditors.
We use these APMs and non-IFRS measures when planning, monitoring and evaluating our performance. We consider these APMs and non-IFRS measures to be useful metrics for our management and investors to compare financial measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows. Nonetheless, these APMs and non-IFRS measures should be considered supplemental information to, and are not meant to substitute IFRSmeasures. Furthermore, companies in ourindustry and others may calculate or use APMs and non-IFRSmeasures differently, thus making them less useful for comparison purposes.
For further details on the definition and explanation on the use of APMs and Non-IFRS Measures please see the section on "Alternative performance measures" (page 93 et seq.) of Cellnex Telecom, S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements and Interim Consolidated Directors' Report for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2021 (prepared in accordance with IAS 34), published on 25 February 2022. Additionally, for further details on the calculation and reconciliation between APMs and Non-IFRS Measures and any applicable management indicators and the financial data of the three-month period ended 31 March 2022, please see the backup excel file published today by Cellnex Telecom, S.A. All documents are available on Cellnex website (www.cellnextelecom.com).
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