Quarterly Report • Apr 27, 2022
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| SEK in millions, except key ratios, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| per share data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 21,818 | 21,814 | 0.0 | 88,343 |
| Change (%) like for like1,3 | 2.1 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) 1 | 18,757 | 18,747 | 0.1 | 75,180 |
| change (%) like for like1,3 | 3.2 | |||
| Adjusted² EBITDA1 | 7,202 | 7,179 | 0.3 | 29,861 |
| change (%) like for like1,3 | 0.1 | |||
| Margin (%) | 33.0 | 32.9 | 33.8 | |
| Adjusted² operating income1 | 2,609 | 2,195 | 18.8 | 10,033 |
| Operating income | 2,437 | 1,795 | 35.8 | 15,232 |
| Income after financial items | 1,407 | 1,107 | 27.1 | 12,598 |
| Total net income | 1,086 | 953 | 13.9 | 11,836 |
| EPS total (SEK) | 0.23 | 0.23 | -1.6 | 2.86 |
| Operational free cash flow1 | 2,163 | 4,036 | -46.4 | 10,401 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets1 | 3,285 | 2,926 | 12.3 | 15,885 |
1) See Note 15 Alternative Performance Measures and/or section Definitions. 2) Adjustment items, see Note 2. 3) Like for like excludes exchange rate effects and is based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period.
"We experienced a strong start to 2022. Our transformation towards a smarter, more digital, and more customer centric Telia delivering sustainable growth is becoming increasingly visible. Network investments combined with richer content and service orchestration is spurring growth across all business units, while improvements in how we serve our customers are reducing response times and enhancing their experience. The latter provides a solid fundament for positive long-term customer satisfaction and cost to serve metrics, enabled by our digital transformation. This, combined with continued workforce streamlining, sees operational expenses declining, defying the inflationary pressure around us. Overshadowing the quarter, the appalling Russian invasion of Ukraine – which we condemn in the strongest of terms - has, yet again, highlighted the importance of our purpose, our products and our services as we keep people connected and enterprises secure at a time when communication is more important than ever.
During the quarter we have seen solid momentum across our four strategic priorities.
Core to Inspiring our Customers is a constant improvement of our offerings, currently most visible in the form of new technologies and broader aggregated content, both of which are underpinning positive ARPU development, on average up 2-3%, in the quarter. Premium sports content helps both our leading broadband and TV business in Sweden, now surpassing 1 million TV customers, and contributing to 13% growth in fiber revenue across the group. Less visible, but of increasing importance, is enhanced security of communications. Across our markets governments are raising defense budgets and public enterprises requesting enhanced security of communications. Telia's experience in being a trusted partner to authorities sees us wellpositioned to provide for elevated communications needs of the armed forces and critical public organizations across the Nordics and Baltics.
We Connect Everyone by building 5G - on track for more than 90% population coverage in most markets by 2023 modernizing our 4G networks, and by building out fiber. Specifically on 5G we now offer 5G to 36% of the Nordic/Baltic population, with close to 70% population coverage in Finland, and 50% in both Norway and Denmark. We pride ourselves on network innovation as exemplified by becoming the first telco in the world to deploy 4G/5G edge slicing to operate a private network when we connected Sandvik's test mine in Finland in February, enabling the development of digital mining solutions based on Telia's edge computing feature. We are also proud to have been awarded the RAN contract for the next generation's emergency services network in Sweden by The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, illustrating again our trusted partner status for critical services.
Our strategic priority to Transform to Digital is advancing. IT infrastructure modernization and further dismantling of legacy – now with over 25% of legacy systems removed – resulted in SEK 80 million of structural cost savings in the quarter. Besides lower IT costs, the transformation is enabling operational benefits and we can now see a reduction in incoming calls from consumers in

Sweden, as we remove fault sources and pursue a channel shift towards digital.
These efforts all contribute to our Deliver Sustainably priority, the essence of which is to execute consistently and sustainably over time, creating value for all our stakeholders. I am pleased that our financial metrics are healthy with our return to service revenue and EBITDA growth increasingly robust as exemplified by our Core Telco businesses growing service revenue by 2.9% and EBITDA by 4.6%, respectively. Mobile service revenue grew in all business units, and we are working to introduce CPI-linked pricing in our Enterprise contracts wherever possible to create sustainable inflationary pricing mechanisms. We are on track to meet our SEK 2 billion operational expense reduction target by 2023, as operational expenses declined by 3% in Q1, despite inflation. This helped all our Core Telco units, including Finland, to grow EBITDA in the quarter. Our balance sheet is resilient with leverage at 2.09x at the end of the quarter, in the lower part of the target range, and in March we were able to issue our second green hybrid bond, of EUR 500 million, at satisfactory terms despite market volatility, to finance more energy efficient networks and green digital solutions.
Looking at our markets, Sweden delivered on its stated ambition to stay in positive growth territory, with service revenue growing 1.8% and EBITDA 4.4%. Both mobile and fixed service revenue grew, and customer bases were stable in both postpaid mobile and broadband. Fiber growth once again was higher than the decline in copper broadband connections, and Telia Sweden's leading IPTV product continues to be a star performer with 15% revenue growth.
A turnaround in Finland during 2022 remains of absolute priority, and we are seeing positive signs in the quarter with a stabilization of both service revenue and EBITDA. This comes on the back of
a comprehensive, long-term oriented turn-around plan encapsulating network quality, brand perception, commercial execution, cost transformation and more, aiming to enable performance in line with the market over time. While improvements are starting to show, we have more work to do and remain on track for a confirmed and sustainable turnaround in the second half of the year.
As Norway's largest challenger, Telia Norway is delivering a broad-based acceleration of its performance with service revenue up 6.6%. This was led by the Enterprise segment continuing to win significant contracts, this quarter including an extension of a central framework agreement comprising 120 government agencies. Both mobile and fixed services grew, at 9.0% and 2.5% respectively. A solid base for further acceleration is provided by our market leading 5G network, the most awarded 5G network in an Opensignal survey of actual user experiences, including exclusive top ranking in the 5G gaming category.
Our market leaders in Lithuania and Estonia continued previous quarters excellent track record of consistent delivery, with mid-to high single digit growth in both service revenue and EBITDA – 5.6% and 5.4% in Lithuania and 8.0% and 7.8% in Estonia respectively. And, improvements in Denmark are gathering pace with mobile-led service revenue growth of 3.0% in the quarter, up from flat in Q4, driving EBITDA growth of 5.4%. We aim to continue the growth trajectory by ensuring pricing reflective of our improved network quality, increased data traffic and inflation.
Our TV and Media unit saw several moving parts during the quarter. Advertising again performed strongly with 11% revenue growth. The transition to digital continues at full speed with digital advertising growing 26% and delivering one third of the overall growth, despite good momentum in linear. Pay TV revenue was flat in the quarter as strong growth in sports in Sweden, spurred by Champions League, was offset by declines in other segments, in particular driven by fierce global OTT competition within movies and series. Stronger content and finetuned commercial propositions are planned for the coming quarters to counter the latter. As stated in January, higher premium sports content costs are resulting in a lower EBITDA contribution this year for TV and Media, with a decline of SEK 311 million in Q1. The significant increase in content costs compared to the corresponding period of last year, will, however, gradually fade during the year, and our 2022 guidance for the group of low single digit growth in both service revenue and EBITDA is unchanged.
The sale of 49% of our Swedish towers announced in January is proceeding as planned and is expected to close in Q2, earlier than previously estimated. Pending closing of the transaction, the Board of Directors has decided to execute a share buy-back program of SEK 5.4 billion, which, combined with our strong, committed ordinary dividend, will further strengthen an attractive and sustainable shareholder remuneration profile.
While to date our markets have proven resilient to the impact from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are deeply concerned about the human suffering caused by the conflict and are focused on enabling our products and services to provide relief
and support wherever possible. This has included temporarily providing free or reduced-price connections to and from Ukraine; access to news channels and information on the conflict; device, connectivity and job campaign support for Ukrainian refugees and for Ukrainian businesses; as well as donations to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine, among other. Saddened by the situation, I am inspired by the resilience of our colleagues in the Baltics and in Finland, in particular, in the face of uncertainty, and immensely proud that Telia keeps people and society connected in times like these.
Notwithstanding the lack of clarity on the longevity and outcome of the conflict, which we continue to monitor closely, I am emboldened by the visible signs of progress we are making in creating a better Telia for the benefits of customers, employees and stakeholders alike."
Allison Kirkby President & CEO
In CEO comment, all growth rates disclosed are based on the "like for like" definition and EBITDA refers to adjusted EBITDA, unless otherwise stated. See definitions for more information.
Service revenues, like for like, are estimated to grow by low single digit.
Adjusted EBITDA, like for like, is estimated to grow by low single digit.
Cash CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses and spectrum, is estimated to be in the range of SEK 14.0-15.0 billion.
Service revenues, like for like, are estimated to grow by low single digit.
Adjusted EBITDA, like for like, is estimated to grow by low to mid-single digit.
Cash CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses and spectrum, is estimated to return to around 15% of net sales by 2023.
Telia Company targets a leverage corresponding to Net debt/adjusted EBITDA in the range of 2.0-2.5x and a solid investment grade of A- to BBB+.
Telia Company intends to follow a progressive dividend policy, with a floor of SEK 2.00 per share and an ambition for low to mid-single digit percentage growth.
The operational free cash flow is expected to cover the minimum level throughout the 2021-2023 period.
The structural part1 of operational free cash flow is expected to cover the minimum level of dividend from 2022.
For 2021, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) decided on an ordinary dividend of SEK 2.05 per share (2.00), totaling SEK 8.4 billion (8.2). The dividend will be split and distributed into two tranches of SEK 1.00 per share and SEK 1.05 per share, respectively.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) decided that the first distribution of the dividend was to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on April 13, 2022.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) decided that the final day for trading in shares entitling shareholders to dividend be set for October 25, 2022. The record date at Euroclear Sweden for the right to receive dividend will be October 27, 2022. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden on November 1, 2022.
The Board of Directors announced on 27 January 2022 its intention to propose a transfer of the net proceeds from the Swedish tower transaction to the shareholders, by means of share buy-backs or an extraordinary dividend. The Board of Directors has now resolved that the method for such distribution shall be a share buy-back program. The program is conditional on the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2022, and subject to a final decision by the Board of Directors.
Net sales amounted to SEK 21,818 million (21,814) and like for like, net sales increased by 2.1%.
Service revenues increased 0.1% to SEK 18,757 million (18,747). Like for like, service revenues increased 3.2% driven by a positive development for all units but Finland.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.3% to SEK 7,202 million (7,179) and the adjusted EBITDA margin increased slightly to 33.0% (32.9). Like for like, adjusted EBITDA increased 0.1% as a positive development in all markets to a large extent was offset by lower adjusted EBITDA for the TV and Media unit.
Adjustment items affecting operating income decreased to SEK -172 million (-401) mainly impacted by gains from divested operations and lower personnel redundancy restructuring costs.
Adjusted operating income increased to SEK 2,609 million (2,195).
Financial items totaled SEK -1,030 million (-688) of which SEK -808 million (-705) related to net interest expenses. 2022 was impacted by higher costs mainly related to net interest expenses as well as negative market value changes.
Income taxes amounted to SEK -321 million (-154). The effective tax rate was 22.8% (13.9). The effective tax rate the corresponding quarter last year was mainly impacted by prior year adjustments of deferred taxes.
Total net income amounted to SEK 1,086 million (953).
Other comprehensive income decreased to SEK 3,563 million (5,643), related to a revaluation of defined benefit pension plans driven by a lower return on plan assets, partly offset by increased pension obligation discount rates. Furthermore, there was also an impact from translation differences mainly related to NOK, compared to the corresponding quarter last year.
Cash flow from operating activities decreased to SEK 5,972 million (7,474) mainly impacted by lower contribution from working capital.
Free cash flow decreased to 2,766 million (3,849) mainly due to lower contribution from working capital partly offset by lower cash CAPEX.
Operational free cash flow, from continuing operations, decreased to SEK 2,163 million (4,036).
Cash flow from investing activities amounted to SEK -4,596 million (-5,609) mainly impacted by lower investments in short term investments.
Cash flow from financing activities amounted to SEK -7,757 million (-1,552) mainly impacted by net repayments of borrowings.
CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets, decreased to SEK 3,456 million (3,687). CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-ofuse assets, increased to SEK 3,285 million (2,926). Cash CAPEX decreased to SEK 3,205 million (3,625).
Net debt was SEK 62,172 million at the end of the first quarter (63,133 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021). The net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio was 2.09x.
Investments in associated companies and joint ventures, pension obligation assets and other non-current assets increased to SEK 6,289 million (4,749) mainly due to positive remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans.
Short-term interest-bearing receivables increased to SEK 12,515 million (8,841) mainly due to an increase in other short-term interestbearing receivables as well as investments in investment bonds.
Long-term borrowings amounted to SEK 91,665 million (91,637), as issued green hybrid bond was offset by repaid long-term debt.
Provisions for pensions and other long-term provisions decreased to SEK 5,488 million (7,001) mainly due to remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans.
Short-term borrowings decreased to SEK 6,147 million (10,017) mainly due to repayment of matured debt.
On 24 February 2022, Russian military forces launched a military action against Ukraine. Telia Company's operational exposure to the war in Ukraine including the imposed sanctions is deemed limited. The upward trend in energy prices impacting Telia Company's energy costs is likely to continue during 2022 as the war is expected to lead to a very volatile energy market, but for the first quarter 2022 the impact on the group's energy costs is limited. The impact on roaming revenues from travel decrease due to the war and the current initiative of free voice traffic to Ukraine had no adverse impact in the first quarter. Russian TV channels have been closed down as a consequence of the sanctions, but the financial impact is not material.
The general credit risk has increased due to the war in Ukraine and the related imposed sanctions, but there has been no need for any significant increases in Telia Company's allowances for expected credit losses in the first quarter 2022. As the financial markets have been affected by the war in Ukraine, volatility in foreign exchange rates and interest rate markets has increased. Telia Company's financial risk management is in all material aspects unchanged, but with additional focus to maintain a continued strong liquidity position. Debt capital markets remains open to Telia Company and the main funding need 12 months ahead is refinancing of remaining upcoming calls of hybrid capital of approximately SEK 10 billion. The increase in interest rates, which is partly related to the Ukraine war, has had a negative impact on the market value of Telia Company's investment bonds, resulting in a limited negative effect on the finance net in the first quarter 2022. See also section "Risks and uncertainties".
– On April 6, 2022, Telia Company announced the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting, including the appointment of the new board. Further the annual general meeting approved implementation of a long-term incentive program 2022/2025.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 8,548 | 8,401 | 1.8 | 34,451 |
| Change (%) like for like | 1.8 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 7,380 | 7,233 | 2.0 | 29,582 |
| change (%) like for like | 1.8 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 3,337 | 3,197 | 4.4 | 13,359 |
| Margin (%) | 39.0 | 38.1 | 38.8 | |
| change (%) like for like | 4.4 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 1,663 | 1,330 | 25.0 | 5,833 |
| Operating income | 1,605 | 1,218 | 31.8 | 5,588 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | ||||
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | 759 | 556 | 36.5 | 3,685 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| Mobile | 7,117 | 6,292 | 13.1 | 6,914 |
| of which machine-to-machine | ||||
| (postpaid) | 2,360 | 1,426 | 65.5 | 2,120 |
| Fixed telephony | 475 | 630 | -24.6 | 509 |
| Broadband | 1,249 | 1,236 | 1.1 | 1,248 |
| TV | 1,015 | 935 | 8.6 | 997 |
| Employees | 4,288 | 4,495 | -4.6 | 4,342 |
Net sales increased 1.8% to SEK 8,548 million (8,401) and like for like, net sales increased 1.8% driven mainly by increased service revenues and partly also increased sale of equipment.
Service revenues, like for like, increased by 1.8% driven by mobile and fixed service revenues increasing by 3.0% and 1.6%, respectively. For mobile service revenues the increase was due to a positive ARPU development, whereas fixed service revenues increased as a positive development for mainly fixed broadband and TV more than compensated for a continued decline for fixed telephony revenues.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 4.4% to SEK 3,337 million (3,197) and adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 39.0% (38.1). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 4.4% driven by both increased service revenues as well as lower operational expenses. The latter primarily driven by reduced resource costs and partly also lower marketing expenses.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 36.5% to SEK 759 million (556) mainly due to investments associated with upgrading the mobile network as well as roll-out of 5G.
Mobile subscriptions grew by 203,000 in the quarter as a loss of 35,000 prepaid subscriptions was more than offset by an addition of 240,000 postpaid subscriptions used for machine-to-machine related services. TV subscriptions increased by 18,000 and fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 1,000 in the quarter.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 3,630 | 3,542 | 2.5 | 14,504 |
| Change (%) like for like | -0.7 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 3,092 | 2,991 | 3.4 | 12,125 |
| change (%) like for like | -0.3 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,111 | 1,063 | 4.4 | 4,322 |
| Margin (%) | 30.6 | 30.0 | 29.8 | |
| change (%) like for like | 1.9 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 238 | 257 | -7.5 | 1,069 |
| Operating income | 201 | 241 | -16.8 | 1,354 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | ||||
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | 321 | 344 | -6.7 | 1,833 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| Mobile | 3,208 | 3,155 | 1.7 | 3,234 |
| of which machine-to-machine | ||||
| (postpaid) | 315 | 281 | 12.3 | 309 |
| Fixed telephony | 16 | 20 | -20.0 | 17 |
| Broadband | 467 | 470 | -0.6 | 474 |
| TV | 658 | 590 | 11.5 | 646 |
| Employees | 2,802 | 2,971 | -5.7 | 2,860 |
Net sales increased 2.5% to SEK 3,630 million (3,542) and like for like, net sales declined 0.7% driven mainly by decreased equipment sales. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 3.5%.
Service revenues, like for like, declined 0.3% as an increase of 0.9% for mobile service revenues could not fully compensate for mainly a 1.3% decline for fixed service revenues driven predominately by lower revenues from legacy products in business solutions and fixed broadband.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 4.4% to SEK 1,111 million (1,063) and adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 30.6% (30.0). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 1.9% driven predominately by lower operational expenses.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 6.7% to SEK 321 million (344).
Mobile subscriptions decreased in the quarter by 26,000 driven by the loss of 21,000 postpaid subscriptions, predominately in the Enterprise segment. TV subscriptions increased by 12,000 and fixed broadband subscriptions declined by 7,000 in the quarter.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 3,649 | 3,309 | 10.3 | 13,788 |
| Change (%) like for like | 3.1 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 3,146 | 2,756 | 14.1 | 11,510 |
| change (%) like for like | 6.6 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,666 | 1,524 | 9.3 | 6,240 |
| Margin (%) | 45.7 | 46.1 | 45.3 | |
| change (%) like for like | 2.0 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 644 | 498 | 29.2 | 2,351 |
| Operating income | 636 | 431 | 47.6 | 2,192 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets Subscriptions, (thousands) |
532 | 586 | -9.1 | 3,043 |
| Mobile | 2,302 | 2,262 | 1.8 | 2,289 |
| of which machine-to-machine (postpaid) Fixed telephony |
134 32 |
116 37 |
15.5 -13.5 |
125 32 |
| Broadband | 490 | 480 | 2.1 | 492 |
| TV | 477 | 468 | 1.9 | 477 |
| Employees | 1,410 | 1,645 | -14.3 | 1,412 |
Net sales increased 10.3% to SEK 3,649 million (3,309) and like for like, net sales increased 3.1% due to increased service revenues. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 7.2%.
Service revenues, like for like, increased 6.6% due to growth for both mobile as well as fixed service revenues. For mobile service revenues, the growth of 9.0% was mainly the result from a growing customer base as well as a positive ARPU development. For fixed service revenues the growth of 2.5% was due to an 8.2% increase for fixed broadband revenues, which more than compensated for lower fixed telephony, TV and business solutions revenues.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 9.3% to SEK 1,666 million (1,524) and adjusted EBITDA margin declined to 45.7% (46.1). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 2.0% as the service revenue growth as well as realized efficiencies more than offset the positive effects from higher special items in the corresponding quarter last year.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 9.1% to SEK 532 million (586).
Mobile subscriptions increased by 13,000 in the quarter driven by the addition of 15,000 postpaid subscription. TV subscriptions remained unchanged and fixed broadband subscriptions decreased by 2,000 in the quarter.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 1,275 | 1,281 | -0.5 | 5,214 |
| Change (%) like for like | -3.9 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 990 | 921 | 7.5 | 3,807 |
| change (%) like for like | 3.0 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 235 | 212 | 10.5 | 906 |
| Margin (%) | 18.4 | 16.6 | 17.4 | |
| change (%) like for like | 5.4 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | -4 | -38 | -89.4 | -67 |
| Operating income | 2 | -52 | -299 | |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets |
121 | 43 | 182.4 | 462 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| Mobile | 1,627 | 1,496 | 8.7 | 1,620 |
| of which machine-to-machine (postpaid) |
267 | 120 | 123.2 | 254 |
| Fixed telephony | 55 | 65 | -15.4 | 62 |
| Broadband | 64 | 66 | -3.0 | 66 |
| TV | 23 | 29 | -20.7 | 24 |
| Employees | 668 | 711 | -6.0 | 690 |
Net sales decreased 0.5% to SEK 1,275 million (1,281) and like for like, net sales decreased 3.9% as increased service revenues was more than offset by decreased equipment sales. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 3.4%.
Service revenues, like for like, increased 3.0% as mobile service revenue growth of 6.5% driven by an increased ARPU, more than compensated for a 13.3% decline for fixed service revenues due to lower revenues from fixed telephony and business solutions.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 10.5% to SEK 235 million (212) and adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 18.4% (16.6). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 5.4% following the combination of increased service revenues and lower operational expenses.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 182.4% to SEK 121 million (43) due to mainly investments associated with upgrading the mobile network as well as roll-out of 5G.
Mobile subscriptions increased by 7,000 in the quarter driven by the addition of 13,000 postpaid subscriptions used for machine-tomachine related services. Fixed broadband subscriptions decreased by 2,000 and TV subscriptions declined by 1,000 in the quarter.
– After testing 5G for three years and having installed over 650 nextgeneration Ericsson base stations last year, Telia launched, as the first operator, 5G services based on available commercial frequencies. The launch in Vilnius is using the 2,100 MHz frequency band and includes some 20 base stations operating in Dynamic Spectrum Sharing mode, which allows the same frequency band to be used in parallel for both 4G and 5G.
– Telia was awarded by NAVA for its significant contribution to environmental protection. For example, Telia was the first operator to introduce refurbished mobile phones and also to launch the Eco rating initiative which evaluates the environmental impact of mobile phones. Furthermore, Telia has also come far on the supplier side where 7 out of the 10 suppliers that generates the greatest amount of greenhouse gases in the supply chain have in 2021 adopted, or have committed to adopt, science-based targets.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 1,113 | 999 | 11.4 | 4,320 |
| Change (%) like for like | 7.5 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 862 | 781 | 10.4 | 3,272 |
| change (%) like for like | 5.6 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 401 | 368 | 9.2 | 1,511 |
| Margin (%) | 36.1 | 36.8 | 35.0 | |
| change (%) like for like | 5.4 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 195 | 176 | 11.1 | 756 |
| Operating income | 196 | 184 | 6.7 | 752 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | ||||
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | 92 | 64 | 43.0 | 669 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| Mobile | 1,532 | 1,385 | 10.7 | 1,518 |
| of which machine-to-machine | ||||
| (postpaid) | 309 | 215 | 44.0 | 309 |
| Fixed telephony | 195 | 222 | -12.2 | 201 |
| Broadband | 422 | 418 | 1.0 | 421 |
| TV | 254 | 253 | 0.4 | 255 |
| Employees | 1,596 | 1,583 | 0.8 | 1,599 |
Net sales increased 11.4% to SEK 1,113 million (999) and like for like, net sales increased 7.5% driven by both higher equipment sales and increased service revenues. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 3.9%.
Service revenues, like for like, increased 5.6% driven by both mobile and fixed service revenues. For mobile service revenues that increased 8.7%, the growth was the result from an increased number of subscriptions as well as higher ARPU. For fixed service revenues, which increased 3.7%, the growth was driven by a positive development for fixed broadband and business solution revenues.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 9.2% to SEK 401 million (368) and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 36.1% (36.8). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 5.4% following of the increase in service revenues.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 43.0% to SEK 92 million (64) mainly due to investments associated with upgrading the mobile network as well as roll-out of 5G.
Mobile subscriptions increased by 14,000 in the quarter. Fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 1,000 and TV subscriptions decreased by 1,000 in the quarter.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 868 | 778 | 11.6 | 3,331 |
| Change (%) like for like | 7.7 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 729 | 642 | 13.5 | 2,689 |
| change (%) like for like | 8.0 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 326 | 292 | 11.7 | 1,196 |
| Margin (%) | 37.5 | 37.5 | 35.9 | |
| change (%) like for like | 7.8 | |||
| Adjusted operating income | 169 | 130 | 30.0 | 542 |
| Operating income | 168 | 126 | 32.9 | 536 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | ||||
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | 55 | 52 | 4.7 | 417 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| Mobile | 1,209 | 1,121 | 7.9 | 1,186 |
| of which machine-to-machine | ||||
| (postpaid) | 416 | 357 | 16.5 | 396 |
| Fixed telephony | 204 | 223 | -8.5 | 209 |
| Broadband | 242 | 242 | 0.0 | 243 |
| TV | 205 | 207 | -1.0 | 207 |
| Employees | 1,293 | 1,326 | -2.5 | 1,306 |
Net sales increased 11.6% to SEK 868 million (778) and like for like, net sales increased 7.7% driven mainly by increased service revenues. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 3.9%.
Service revenues, like for like, increased 8.0% from mobile service revenues increasing 6.1% driven by subscription base expansion and ARPU growth, and fixed service revenues growing by 9.0% due to a positive development for most services.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 11.7% to SEK 326 million (292) and adjusted EBITDA margin remained unchanged at 37.5% (37.5). Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 7.8% driven by the service revenue increase.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, increased 4.7% to SEK 55 million (52).
Mobile subscriptions increased by 24,000 in the quarter driven by the addition of 20,000 postpaid subscriptions used for machine-tomachine related services. Fixed broadband subscriptions decreased by 1,000 and TV decreased by 2,000 in the quarter.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 2,031 | 1,904 | 6.7 | 8,648 |
| Change (%) like for like | 5.8 | |||
| of which service revenues (external) | 2,031 | 1,904 | 6.7 | 8,647 |
| change (%) like for like | 5.8 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | -191 | 120 | 878 | |
| Margin (%) | -9.4 | 6.3 | 10.2 | |
| change (%) like for like | ||||
| Adjusted operating income | -383 | -86 | 347.7 | 99 |
| Operating income | -382 | -107 | 258.0 | 13 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, | ||||
| spectrum and right-of-use assets | 50 | 56 | -10.1 | 263 |
| Subscriptions, (thousands) | ||||
| TV (SVOD) | 741 | 764 | -3.0 | 771 |
| Employees | 1,411 | 1,477 | -4.5 | 1,377 |
Net sales increased 6.7% to SEK 2,031 million (1,904) and like for like, net sales increased 5.8% driven by increased service revenues. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 0.9%.
Service revenues, like for like, increased 5.8% explained by a 9.7% increase for advertising revenues due to successful work on capitalizing on a growing demand for tv-advertising in combination with a market leading total-tv reach.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased to SEK -191 million (120) and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to -9.4% (6.3). Adjusted EBITDA like for like decreased to SEK -191 million as the service revenue growth was more than offset by mainly higher content costs.
CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets, decreased 10.1% to SEK 50 million (56).
Direct subscriptions video-on-demand (SVOD) decreased by 30,000 in the quarter driven by a decline for non-sports subscriptions in Sweden.
| SEK in millions, except margins, | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Chg | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operational data and changes | 2022 | 2021 | % | 2021 |
| Net sales | 988 | 2,144 | -53.9 | 5,723 |
| Change (%) like for like | -1.1 | |||
| of which Telia Carrier | - | 1,261 | -100.0 | 1,944 |
| of which Latvia | 697 | 608 | 14.6 | 2,562 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 318 | 402 | -21.0 | 1,449 |
| of which Telia Carrier | - | 214 | -100.0 | 371 |
| of which Latvia | 206 | 196 | 5.0 | 840 |
| Margin (%) | 32.2 | 18.8 | 25.3 | |
| Income from associated companies | 13 | 26 | -50.4 | 97 |
| of which Latvia | 29 | 28 | 3.6 | 112 |
| Adjusted operating income | 87 | -72 | -551 | |
| Operating income | 10 | -247 | 5,096 | |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses, spectrum and right-of-use assets Subscriptions, (thousands) |
1,354 | 1,225 | 10.6 | 5,512 |
| Mobile Latvia | 1,349 | 1,320 | 2.2 | 1,347 |
| of which machine-to-machine (postpaid) |
382 | 361 | 5.6 | 380 |
| Employees | 5,989 | 6,482 | -7.6 | 5,980 |
In the fourth quarter of 2020 an agreement was signed to divest Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra and the transaction was closed on June 1, 2021. As the Telia Carrier business was divested on June 1, 2021, the reported figures of Telia Carrier for 2021 therefore only represent January-May.
In the fourth quarter of 2021 SIA Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) in Latvia acquired 100% of Santa Monica Networks which was consolidated from October 2021. See Note 13.
In the first quarter of 2022 an agreement was signed regarding a divestment of SIA Telia Latvija, a leading B2B telecom services provider in Latvia. The transaction is expected to be closed during the second quarter of 2022. See Note 12.
Net sales declined 53.9% to SEK 988 million (2,144) due to the divestment of Telia Carrier. Like for like, net sales decreased 1.1%. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 1.6%.
Adjusted EBITDA declined 21.0% to SEK 318 million (402) and adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 32.2% (18.8) due to the divestment of Telia Carrier. Adjusted EBITDA like for like increased 40.8% due to mainly efficiency gains realized at central functions.
In Latvia, net sales increased 14.6% to SEK 697 million (608) and like for like, net sales increased 1.2% driven by increased equipment sales. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations was positive by 4.0%. Adjusted EBITDA increased 5.0% to SEK 206 million (196) and the adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 29.6% (32.3). Adjusted EBITDA like for like decreased 2.3% due to increased operational expenses. The number of mobile subscriptions increased by 3,000 in the quarter. In January, 2022, LMT successfully acquired 1,400 MHz spectrum in the frequency auction.
| SEK in millions, except per share data and | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of shares | Note | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Continuing operations | ||||
| Net sales | 3, 4 | 21,818 | 21,814 | 88,343 |
| Cost of sales | -14,057 | -14,481 | -58,311 | |
| Gross profit | 7,761 | 7,333 | 30,031 | |
| Selling, administration and R&D expenses | -5,261 | -5,261 | -20,843 | |
| Other operating income and expenses, net | -76 | -300 | 5,940 | |
| Income from associated companies and joint ventures | 14 | 24 | 104 | |
| Operating income | 3 | 2,437 | 1,795 | 15,232 |
| Financial items, net | -1,030 | -688 | -2,634 | |
| Income after financial items | 3 | 1,407 | 1,107 | 12,598 |
| Income taxes | -321 | -154 | -937 | |
| Net income from continuing operations | 1,086 | 953 | 11,661 | |
| Discontinued operations | ||||
| Net income from discontinued operations | 12 | - | - | 176 |
| Total net income | 1,086 | 953 | 11,836 | |
| Items that may be reclassified to net income: | ||||
| Foreign currency translation differences | 1,277 | 2,616 | 3,030 | |
| Cash flow hedges | 151 | -83 | 61 | |
| Cost of hedging | -19 | 150 | 143 | |
| Debt instruments at fair value through OCI | -5 | -36 | -40 | |
| Income taxes relating to items that may be reclassified | 2 | 71 | 52 | |
| Items that will not be reclassified to net income: | ||||
| Equity instruments at fair value through OCI | -16 | 3 | 126 | |
| Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans | 2,730 | 3,673 | 6,654 | |
| Income taxes relating to items that will not be reclassified | -558 | -751 | -1,360 | |
| Other comprehensive income | 3,563 | 5,643 | 8,666 | |
| Total comprehensive income | 4,649 | 6,596 | 20,502 | |
| Total net income attributable to: | ||||
| Owners of the parent | 929 | 944 | 11,680 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 157 | 9 | 156 | |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | ||||
| Owners of the parent | 4,479 | 6,565 | 20,321 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 170 | 31 | 181 | |
| Earnings per share (SEK), basic and diluted | 0.23 | 0.23 | 2.86 | |
| of which continuing operations | 0.23 | 0.23 | 2.81 | |
| Number of shares (thousands) | ||||
| Outstanding at period-end | 6 | 4,089,632 | 4,089,632 | 4,089,632 |
| Weighted average, basic and diluted | 4,089,632 | 4,089,632 | 4,089,632 | |
| EBITDA from continuing operations | 15 | 7,030 | 6,778 | 35,151 |
| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | 2, 15 | 7,202 | 7,179 | 29,861 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses from continuing operations |
-4,607 | -5,007 | -20,023 | |
| Adjusted operating income from continuing operations | 2, 15 | 2,609 | 2,195 | 10,033 |
| SEK in millions | Note | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 5 | 91,459 | 89,943 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 73,170 | 72,741 |
| Film and program rights, non-current | 1,495 | 1,416 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 5 | 16,034 | 15,485 |
| Investments in associated companies and joint ventures, pension obligation assets and | 9 | 6,289 | 4,749 |
| other non-current assets | |||
| Deferred tax assets | 1,229 | 1,302 | |
| Long-term interest-bearing receivables | 7, 9 | 8,354 | 9,244 |
| Total non-current assets | 198,031 | 194,879 | |
| Film and program rights, current | 2,435 | 3,005 | |
| Inventories | 2,097 | 2,040 | |
| Trade and other receivables and current tax receivables | 9 | 13,018 | 13,902 |
| Short-term interest-bearing receivables | 7, 9 | 12,515 | 8,841 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7 | 8,130 | 14,358 |
| Total current assets | 38,196 | 42,146 | |
| Total assets | 236,227 | 237,025 | |
| Equity and liabilities Equity attributable to owners of the parent |
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| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | 85,213 | 80,731 | |
| 2,921 | 2,812 | ||
| Total equity | 88,134 | 83,544 | |
| Long-term borrowings | 7, 9 | 91,665 | 91,637 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 10,787 | 10,185 | |
| Provisions for pensions and other long-term provisions | 5,488 | 7,001 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,887 | 1,914 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 109,827 | 110,736 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 7, 9 | 6,147 | 10,017 |
| Trade payables and other current liabilities, current tax payables and short-term provisions |
32,119 | 32,729 | |
| Total current liabilities | 38,266 | 42,746 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 236,227 | 237,025 |
| SEK in millions | Note | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow before change in working capital | 7,263 | 6,810 | 29,333 | |
| Increase/decrease Film and program right assets and liabilities1 |
-184 | 135 | 310 | |
| Increase/decrease other operating receivables, liabilities and inventory |
406 | 1,600 | 2,710 | |
| Change in working capital | 222 | 1,736 | 3,020 | |
| Amortization and impairment of Film and program rights1 | -1,513 | -1,072 | -4,977 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 5,972 | 7,474 | 27,376 | |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | - | -131 | |
| Cash CAPEX | 15 | -3,205 | -3,625 | -15,647 |
| Free cash flow | 15 | 2,766 | 3,849 | 11,729 |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | - | -131 | |
| Cash flow from other investing activities | -1,390 | -1,984 | 4,739 | |
| Total cash flow from investing activities | -4,596 | -5,609 | -10,908 | |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | - | - | |
| Cash flow before financing activities | 1,376 | 1,865 | 16,468 | |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -7,757 | -1,552 | -10,600 | |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | - | - | |
| Cash flow for the period | -6,381 | 313 | 5,868 | |
| of which from discontinued operations | - | - | -131 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance | 14,358 | 8,332 | 8,332 | |
| Cash flow for the period | -6,381 | 313 | 5,868 | |
| Exchange rate differences in cash and cash equivalents | 153 | 198 | 157 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, closing balance | 8,130 | 8,843 | 14,358 |
See Note 15 section Operational free cash flow for further information.
1) Total cash out flow from acquired Film and program rights is the total of Increase/decrease Film and program right assets and liabilities and Amortization and impairment of Film and program rights.
| SEK in millions | Owners of the parent |
Non-controlling interests |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance, January 1, 2021 | 62,378 | 1,118 | 63,496 |
| Share-based payments | 4 | - | 4 |
| New share issue | - | 7 | 7 |
| Total transactions with owners | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Total comprehensive income | 6,565 | 31 | 6,596 |
| Closing balance, March 31, 2021 | 68,947 | 1,156 | 70,103 |
| Dividends | -8,179 | -178 | -8,357 |
| Share-based payments | 9 | - | 9 |
| Repurchased treasury shares | -21 | - | -21 |
| Change in non-controlling interests | 6,219 | 1,684 | 7,903 |
| Total transactions with owners | -1,972 | 1,506 | -465 |
| Total comprehensive income | 13,756 | 150 | 13,906 |
| Closing balance, December 31, 2021 | 80,731 | 2,812 | 83,544 |
| Dividends | - | -61 | -61 |
| Share-based payments | 3 | - | 3 |
| Total transactions with owners | 3 | -61 | -58 |
| Total comprehensive income | 4,479 | 170 | 4,649 |
| Closing balance, March 31, 2022 | 85,213 | 2,921 | 88,134 |
The Telia Company group applies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. The parent company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act as well as standard RFR 2 Accounting for Legal Entities and other statements issued by the Swedish Financial Reporting Board. For the group this Interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and for the parent company in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. The accounting policies adopted, and computation methods used are consistent with those followed in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021. All amounts in this report are presented in SEK millions, unless otherwise stated. Rounding differences may occur. If prior periods have been restated for comparability to reflect changes in financial and operational data, the changes are only described if material. In this interim report the comparative financial information for the segments has been adjusted for the changed accounting principles for cloud computing cost described in the Annual and Sustainability report 2021.
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| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| Total within EBITDA | -172 | -401 | 5,290 |
| Restructuring charges, synergy implementation costs, costs related to | |||
| historical legal disputes, regulatory charges and taxes etc.: | |||
| Sweden | -58 | -113 | -227 |
| Finland | -37 | -16 | -48 |
| Norway | -8 | -67 | -112 |
| Denmark | 6 | -14 | -163 |
| Lithuania | -1 | -4 | -18 |
| Estonia | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| TV and Media | -5 | -21 | -86 |
| Other operations | -161 | -175 | -722 |
| Sub total | -265 | -412 | -1,383 |
| whereof personnel redundancy restructuring costs | -113 | -259 | -561 |
| whereof transformation and integration consultant costs | -98 | -64 | -376 |
| whereof other | -54 | -89 | -446 |
| Capital gains/losses1 | 93 | 12 | 6,673 |
| Within Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses | - | - | -91 |
| Within Income from associated companies and joint ventures | - | - | - |
| Total adjustment items within operating income, continuing operations | -172 | -401 | 5,198 |
1) Full year 2021 includes a capital gain from the disposal of Telia Carrier and a capital gain from the disposal of the Alerta business.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | |||
| Sweden | 8,548 | 8,401 | 34,451 |
| of which external | 8,530 | 8,356 | 34,316 |
| Finland | 3,630 | 3,542 | 14,504 |
| of which external | 3,582 | 3,482 | 14,316 |
| Norway | 3,649 | 3,309 | 13,788 |
| of which external | 3,640 | 3,304 | 13,771 |
| Denmark | 1,275 | 1,281 | 5,214 |
| of which external | 1,262 | 1,260 | 5,150 |
| Lithuania | 1,113 | 999 | 4,320 |
| of which external | 1,107 | 986 | 4,286 |
| Estonia | 868 | 778 | 3,331 |
| of which external | 864 | 766 | 3,299 |
| TV and Media | 2,031 | 1,904 | 8,648 |
| of which external | 2,031 | 1,904 | 8,647 |
| Other operations | 988 | 2,144 | 5,723 |
| Total segments | 22,102 | 22,359 | 89,977 |
| Eliminations | -285 | -545 | -1,635 |
| Group | 21,818 | 21,814 | 88,343 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | |||
| Sweden | 3,337 | 3,197 | 13,359 |
| Finland | 1,111 | 1,063 | 4,322 |
| Norway | 1,666 | 1,524 | 6,240 |
| Denmark | 235 | 212 | 906 |
| Lithuania | 401 | 368 | 1,511 |
| Estonia | 326 | 292 | 1,196 |
| TV and Media | -191 | 120 | 878 |
| Other operations | 318 | 402 | 1,449 |
| Total segments | 7,202 | 7,179 | 29,861 |
| Eliminations | - | - | - |
| Group | 7,202 | 7,179 | 29,861 |
| Operating income | |||
| Sweden | 1,605 | 1,218 | 5,588 |
| Finland | 201 | 241 | 1,354 |
| Norway | 636 | 431 | 2,192 |
| Denmark | 2 | -52 | -299 |
| Lithuania | 196 | 184 | 752 |
| Estonia | 168 | 126 | 536 |
| TV and Media | -382 | -107 | 13 |
| Other operations | 10 | -247 | 5,096 |
| Total segments | 2,437 | 1,795 | 15,232 |
| Eliminations | - | - | - |
| Group | 2,437 | 1,795 | 15,232 |
| Financial items, net | -1,030 | -688 | -2,634 |
| Income after financial items | 1,407 | 1,107 | 12,598 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Segment | Segment | Segment | Segment |
| assets | liabilities | assets | liabilities | |
| Sweden | 45,700 | 12,359 | 46,398 | 12,486 |
| Finland | 44,523 | 4,777 | 44,796 | 5,494 |
| Norway | 58,794 | 7,472 | 56,779 | 7,400 |
| Denmark | 7,478 | 2,436 | 7,470 | 2,474 |
| Lithuania | 6,639 | 2,058 | 6,674 | 2,072 |
| Estonia | 5,665 | 1,206 | 5,682 | 1,303 |
| TV and Media | 12,326 | 1,981 | 13,032 | 2,638 |
| Other operations | 24,295 | 6,296 | 24,612 | 6,706 |
| Total segments | 205,421 | 38,585 | 205,444 | 40,573 |
| Unallocated | 30,806 | 109,509 | 31,581 | 112,910 |
| Total assets/liabilities, group | 236,227 | 148,094 | 237,025 | 153,482 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | TV and | Other | Elimina | |||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Denmark | Lithuania | Estonia | Media | operations | tions | Total | |
| Mobile subscription revenues | 3,161 | 1,579 | 1,840 | 645 | 340 | 257 | - | 357 | - | 8,178 |
| Interconnect | 119 | 84 | 113 | 71 | 29 | 16 | - | 25 | - | 456 |
| Other mobile service revenues | 134 | 168 | 167 | 95 | 7 | 3 | - | 11 | - | 585 |
| Total mobile service revenues | 3,414 | 1,831 | 2,119 | 810 | 376 | 276 | - | 393 | - | 9,219 |
| Telephony | 349 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 492 |
| Broadband | 1,209 | 161 | 399 | 55 | 168 | 155 | 0 | 2 | - | 2,149 |
| TV | 560 | 139 | 421 | 18 | 101 | 75 | 732 | - | - | 2,045 |
| Business solutions | 663 | 587 | 108 | 29 | 73 | 83 | - | 0 | - | 1,543 |
| Other fixed service revenues | 946 | 301 | 27 | 20 | 99 | 111 | - | 9 | - | 1,514 |
| Total fixed service revenues | 3,727 | 1,205 | 984 | 153 | 483 | 449 | 732 | 11 | - | 7,744 |
| Advertising revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,264 | - | - | 1,264 |
| Other service revenues | 240 | 55 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 124 | - | 530 |
| Total service revenues1 | 7,380 | 3,092 | 3,146 | 990 | 862 | 729 | 2,031 | 528 | - | 18,757 |
| Total equipment revenues1 | 1,150 | 491 | 494 | 272 | 245 | 136 | - | 273 | - | 3,060 |
| Total external net sales | 8,530 | 3,582 | 3,640 | 1,262 | 1,107 | 864 | 2,031 | 801 | - | 21,818 |
| Internal net sales | 18 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 187 | -285 | - |
| Total net sales | 8,548 | 3,630 | 3,649 | 1,275 | 1,113 | 868 | 2,031 | 988 | -285 | 21,818 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenues are recognized at a point in time and service revenues over time.
| Jan-Mar 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Den | TV and | Other | Elimina | ||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | mark | Lithuania | Estonia | Media | operations | tions | Total | |
| Mobile subscription revenues | 3,077 | 1,513 | 1,577 | 607 | 289 | 225 | - | 322 | - | 7,611 |
| Interconnect | 120 | 96 | 96 | 55 | 36 | 20 | - | 34 | - | 458 |
| Other mobile service revenues | 116 | 136 | 142 | 70 | 6 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 479 |
| Total mobile service revenues | 3,314 | 1,745 | 1,816 | 733 | 332 | 247 | - | 361 | - | 8,548 |
| Telephony | 431 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 47 | 28 | - | 0 | - | 602 |
| Broadband | 1,168 | 164 | 344 | 43 | 148 | 144 | - | 7 | - | 2,017 |
| TV | 488 | 134 | 396 | 16 | 99 | 69 | 727 | - | - | 1,929 |
| Business solutions | 680 | 594 | 104 | 46 | 58 | 63 | - | 21 | - | 1,566 |
| Other fixed service revenues | 885 | 273 | 23 | 10 | 92 | 87 | - | 1,025 | - | 2,396 |
| Total fixed service revenues | 3,651 | 1,182 | 896 | 165 | 444 | 392 | 727 | 1,054 | - | 8,510 |
| Advertising revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,142 | - | - | 1,142 |
| Other service revenues | 268 | 64 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 105 | - | 546 |
| Total service revenues1 | 7,233 | 2,991 | 2,756 | 921 | 781 | 642 | 1,904 | 1,519 | - | 18,747 |
| Total equipment revenues1 | 1,123 | 491 | 548 | 339 | 205 | 124 | - | 237 | - | 3,067 |
| Total external net sales | 8,356 | 3,482 | 3,304 | 1,260 | 986 | 766 | 1,904 | 1,757 | - | 21,814 |
| Internal net sales | 45 | 60 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 388 | -545 | 0 |
| Total net sales | 8,401 | 3,542 | 3,309 | 1,281 | 999 | 778 | 1,904 | 2,144 | -545 | 21,814 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenues are recognized at a point in time and service revenues over time.
| Jan-Dec 2021 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | TV and | Other | Elimina | |||||||
| Sweden | Finland | Norway | Denmark | Lithuania | Estonia | Media | operations | tions | Total | |
| Mobile subscription revenues | 12,556 | 6,106 | 6,688 | 2,470 | 1,232 | 943 | - | 1,333 | - | 31,329 |
| Interconnect | 492 | 376 | 416 | 264 | 139 | 78 | - | 117 | - | 1,883 |
| Other mobile service revenues | 532 | 587 | 628 | 347 | 36 | 14 | - | 26 | - | 2,170 |
| Total mobile service revenues | 13,580 | 7,070 | 7,732 | 3,081 | 1,407 | 1,035 | - | 1,476 | - | 35,381 |
| Telephony | 1,583 | 64 | 102 | 178 | 181 | 105 | - | 1 | - | 2,215 |
| Broadband | 4,726 | 653 | 1,413 | 192 | 619 | 585 | 3 | 10 | - | 8,202 |
| TV | 2,034 | 541 | 1,594 | 70 | 396 | 287 | 2,992 | 0 | - | 7,913 |
| Business solutions | 2,754 | 2,369 | 417 | 144 | 274 | 271 | - | 36 | - | 6,264 |
| Other fixed service revenues | 3,829 | 1,190 | 94 | 48 | 380 | 391 | - | 1,583 | - | 7,516 |
| Total fixed service revenues | 14,926 | 4,816 | 3,620 | 633 | 1,849 | 1,641 | 2,995 | 1,629 | - | 32,109 |
| Advertising revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,530 | - | - | 5,530 |
| Other service revenues | 1,076 | 240 | 158 | 93 | 16 | 13 | 122 | 441 | - | 2,159 |
| Total service revenues1 | 29,582 | 12,125 | 11,510 | 3,807 | 3,272 | 2,689 | 8,647 | 3,546 | - | 75,180 |
| Total equipment revenues1 | 4,734 | 2,191 | 2,261 | 1,343 | 1,014 | 610 | - | 1,010 | - | 13,162 |
| Total external net sales | 34,316 | 14,316 | 13,771 | 5,150 | 4,286 | 3,299 | 8,647 | 4,556 | - | 88,342 |
| Internal net sales | 134 | 188 | 17 | 64 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1,166 | -1,635 | 0 |
| Total net sales | 34,451 | 14,504 | 13,788 | 5,214 | 4,320 | 3,331 | 8,648 | 5,723 | -1,635 | 88,343 |
1) In all material aspects, equipment revenues are recognized at a point in time and service revenues over time.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX | 4,718 | 4,743 | 22,441 |
| Intangible assets | 932 | 1,352 | 5,008 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 2,524 | 2,335 | 12,993 |
| Right-of-use assets | 1,263 | 1,055 | 4,440 |
| Acquisitions and other investments | 46 | 37 | 639 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 34 | 26 | 162 |
| Goodwill, intangible and tangible non-current assets acquired in business combinations |
- | - | 416 |
| Equity instruments | 12 | 11 | 61 |
| Total investments | 4,764 | 4,780 | 23,080 |
No Telia Company shares were held by the company or by its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2022 or as of December 31, 2021. The total number of issued and outstanding shares was 4,089,631,702.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term borrowings | 91,665 | 91,634 |
| of which lease liabilities, non-current | 13,120 | 12,859 |
| Less 50% of hybrid capital1 | -10,475 | -10,428 |
| Short-term borrowings | 6,147 | 10,017 |
| of which lease liabilities, current | 3,161 | 2,872 |
| Less derivatives recognized as financial assets and hedging long-term and short-term borrowings and related credit support annex (CSA) |
-3,694 | -1,705 |
| Less long-term bonds and interest rates derivatives at fair value through income statement and OCI | -5,610 | -5,931 |
| Less short-term investments | -7,731 | -6,097 |
| Less cash and cash equivalents | -8,130 | -14,358 |
| Net debt | 62,172 | 63,133 |
1) 50% of hybrid capital is treated as equity, consistent with market practice for this type of instrument, and reduces net debt.
Derivatives recognized as financial assets and hedging long-term and short-term borrowings and related credit support annex (CSA) are part of the balance sheet line items Long-term interest-bearing receivables and Short-term interest-bearing receivables. Hybrid capital is part of the balance sheet line-item Long-term borrowings. Long-term bonds at fair value through income statement and OCI are part of the balance sheet line-item Long-term interest-bearing receivables. Short-term investments are part of the balance sheet line-item Short-term interestbearing receivables.
On March 22, 2022, Telia Company issued its second green hybrid bond of EUR 500 million (SEK 5.2 billion) to a yield of 2.88% and with a coupon of 2.75%. The proceeds will finance more energy efficient networks as well as digital solutions that enable customers to reduce energy use and emissions. The bond was, as last time, issued under Telia's Green Bond Framework, which outlines how the proceeds can be used and how impact will be reported. It has a maturity of 61.25 years with the first reset date after 6.25 years.
The new hybrid bond is issued as part of Telia's refinancing of the upcoming call dates for existing hybrid bonds and at the same time outstanding hybrid bonds with a nominal amount corresponding to SEK 5.2 billion (SEK 3.2 billion and EUR 200 million respectively) with call dates in October 2022 and April 2023 was simultaneously bought back. The total size of the company's hybrid notes remains unchanged. Outstanding senior bonds with a nominal amount corresponding to SEK 4.0 billion was repaid during the first quarter.
The credit rating of Telia Company remained unchanged during the first quarter of 2022. Moody's rating for long-term borrowings is Baa1 with a stable outlook. The Standard & Poor long-term rating is BBB+ and the short-term rating is A-2, both with a stable outlook.
| Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-term and short-term borrowings1 SEK in millions |
Carrying value |
Fair value |
Carrying value |
Fair value |
|
| Long-term borrowings | |||||
| Interest rate derivatives at fair value | 2,727 | 2,727 | 771 | 771 | |
| Cross-currency interest rate derivatives at fair value | 694 | 694 | 800 | 800 | |
| Subtotal | 3,420 | 3,420 | 1,570 | 1,570 | |
| Open-market financing borrowings in fair value hedge relationships | 49,357 | 54,835 | 53,451 | 59,477 | |
| Open-market financing borrowings at amortized cost | 25,225 | 28,783 | 23,215 | 28,084 | |
| Other borrowings at amortized cost | 542 | 542 | 541 | 541 | |
| Lease liabilities at amortized cost | 13,120 | 12,859 | |||
| Total long-term borrowings | 91,665 | 91,637 | |||
| Short-term borrowings | |||||
| Interest rate derivatives at fair value | 120 | 120 | 92 | 92 | |
| Cross-currency interest rate derivatives at fair value | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | |
| Subtotal | 343 | 343 | 315 | 315 | |
| Utilized bank overdraft and short-term credit facilities at amortized cost | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Open-market financing borrowings in fair value hedge relationships | 1,924 | 1,932 | 6,001 | 6,037 | |
| Other borrowings at amortized cost | 714 | 715 | 823 | 823 | |
| Lease liabilities at amortized cost | 3,161 | 2,872 | |||
| Total short-term borrowings | 6,147 | 10,017 |
1) For financial assets the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value. For information on fair value estimation, see the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, Note C3 to the consolidated financial statements.
| Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets and liabilities by fair value hierarchy level1 |
of which | of which | ||||||
| SEK in millions | Carrying | Level | Level | Level | Carrying | Level | Level | Level |
| value | 1 | 2 | 3 | value | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Financial assets at fair value | ||||||||
| Equity instruments at fair value through OCI | 572 | - | - | 572 | 576 | - | - | 576 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through income statement | 18 | - | - | 18 | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| Long- and short-term bonds at fair value through OCI | 831 | 831 | - | - | 830 | 830 | - | - |
| Long- and short-term bonds at fair value through income | - | |||||||
| statement | 13,933 | 10,429 | 3,505 | - | 11,578 | 9,883 | 1,695 | |
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | 756 | - | 756 | - | 1,034 | - | 1,034 | - |
| Derivatives at fair value through income statement | 123 | - | 123 | - | 462 | - | 462 | - |
| Total financial assets at fair value by level | 16,232 | 11,259 | 4,383 | 590 | 14,497 | 10,713 | 3,191 | 594 |
| Financial liabilities at fair value | ||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | 3,458 | - | 3,458 | - | 1,734 | - | 1,734 | - |
| Derivatives at fair value through income statement | 426 | - | 426 | - | 166 | - | 166 | - |
| Total financial liabilities at fair value by level | 3,885 | - | 3,885 | - | 1,900 | - | 1,900 | - |
1) For information on fair value hierarchy levels and fair value estimation, see the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, Note C3 to the consolidated financial statements and the section below.
Investments classified within Level 3 make use of significant unobservable inputs in deriving fair value, as they trade infrequently. As observable prices are not available for these equity instruments, Telia Company has a market approach to derive the fair value. Telia Company's primary valuation technique used for estimating the fair value of unlisted equity instruments in Level 3 is based on the most recent transaction for the specific company if such transaction has been recently done.
If there have been significant changes in circumstances between the transaction date and the balance sheet date that, in the assessment of Telia Company, would have a material impact on the fair value, the carrying value is adjusted to reflect the changes.
| Assets, Jan-Mar 2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movements within Level 3, fair value hierarchy, SEK in millions | Equity instruments at fair value through OCI |
Equity instruments at fair value through income statement |
Total | |||
| Level 3, opening balance | 576 | 18 | 594 | |||
| Changes in fair value | -16 | - | -16 | |||
| of which recognized in other comprehensive income | -16 | - | -16 | |||
| Purchases/Equity conversions | 12 | - | 12 | |||
| Exchange rate differences | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| Level 3, closing balance | 572 | 18 | 590 |
| Assets, Jan-Dec 2021 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Movements within Level 3, fair value hierarchy, SEK in millions | Equity instruments at fair value through OCI |
Equity instruments at fair value through income statement |
Total |
| Level 3, opening balance | 473 | 18 | 491 |
| Changes in fair value | 126 | - | 126 |
| of which recognized in other comprehensive income | 126 | - | 126 |
| Purchases/capital contributions | 50 | - | 50 |
| Disposals | -71 | - | -71 |
| Settlements | -2 | - | -2 |
| Exchange rate differences | 1 | - | 1 |
| Level 3, closing balance | 576 | 18 | 594 |
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Issued financial guarantees | 327 | 288 |
| of which referred to guarantees for pension obligations | 326 | 287 |
| Collateral pledged | 41 | 38 |
| Total contingent liabilities and collateral pledged | 368 | 326 |
For ongoing legal proceedings, see Note C30 in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Contractual obligations and commitments | 20,706 | 20,399 |
| of which film and program rights | 14,473 | 14,556 |
| Total contractual obligations and commitments | 20,706 | 20,399 |
There was no net income from discontinued operations in the first quarter 2022 and 2021. Full year 2021 had net income from discontinued operations of SEK 176 million related to a gain from changes in provisions for transaction warranties and EPS from discontinued operations was SEK 0.04.
On March 1, 2022, Telia Company divested its Digital Health business to Camanio AB at a price of SEK 39 million, which resulted in a capital gain and positive cash flow effect of SEK 39 million in the first quarter 2022.
On January 4, 2022, Telia Company signed an agreement to divest its 100% ownership in SIA Telia Latvija to Telia Company's associated
On January 27, 2022, Telia Company signed an agreement to divest a 49% stake in its Swedish tower business to Brookfield and Alecta. The transaction price corresponds to an enterprise value for 100% of SEK 11,224 million on a cash and debt free basis. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2022.
On October 8, 2021, SIA Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) in Latvia acquired 100% of the Baltic data transmission network and IT security solutions enterprise group, Santa Monica Networks from Livonia Partners. The preliminary purchase price allocation disclosed in the Annual and Sustainability report 2021 has been adjusted during the first quarter 2022 based on the finalized valuation of identified intangible assets and related deferred tax. The carrying value of intangible assets has been increased by SEK 131 million (whereof customer relationships SEK 100 million and brands SEK 31 million) and a related deferred tax liability of SEK 10 million has been recognized. Goodwill has been reduced by the corresponding net amount of SEK -121 million. The cost of the combination, the fair values of net assets acquired and goodwill for the combination are presented in the table below.
| Cost of combination 366 Fair value of net assets acquired Intangible assets 132 of which customer relationships 100 of which brands 31 Other non-current assets 7 Non-current assets 140 Other current assets 136 Cash and cash equivalents 21 Current assets 158 Total assets acquired 297 Deferred tax liabilities 10 Other non-current liabilities 30 Non-current liabilities 40 Current liabilities 178 Total liabilities assumed 219 Total fair value of net assets acquired 79 Goodwill 287 |
Santa Monica | |
|---|---|---|
| SEK in millions | Networks | |
No part of goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Acquisition related costs of SEK 2 million have been recognized as other operating expenses in 2021. The fair value and gross contractual amounts of acquired receivables were SEK 68 million (accounts receivables). The total value is expected to be collected. For more information on the Santa Monica Networks business combination, see Note C34 in the Annual and Sustainability report 2021.
The key ratios presented in the table below are based on the total Telia Company group including both continuing and discontinued operations.
| Mar 31, | Dec 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| Return on equity (%, rolling 12 months)1 | 15.6 | 18.5 |
| Return on capital employed (%, rolling 12 months)1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Equity/assets ratio (%)1 | 36.4 | 31.7 |
| Net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio (multiple, rolling 12 months) | 2.09 | 2.14 |
| Parent owners' equity per share (SEK)1 | 20.84 | 19.74 |
1) Equity is adjusted by weighted ordinary dividend, see the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021 section Definitions for key ratio definitions.
In addition to financial performance measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, Telia Company presents non-IFRS financial performance measures. These alternative measures are considered to be important performance indicators for investors and other users of the Interim report. The alternative performance measures should be considered as a complement to, but not a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Telia Company's definitions of these non-IFRS measures are described in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021. These terms may be defined differently by other companies and are therefore not always comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 21,818 | 21,814 | 88,343 |
| Excluded: Equipment revenues | -3,060 | -3,067 | -13,162 |
| Service revenues (external) | 18,757 | 18,747 | 75,180 |
| Excluded: Effects from changes in foreign exchange rates1 | -379 | 61 | - |
| Excluded: Effects from acquired and disposed operations | -16 | -1,012 | -1,506 |
| Service revenues on a like-for-like basis2 | 18,362 | 17,796 | 73,674 |
| of which Core Telco business | 16,345 | 15,890 | 65,027 |
| of which TV and Media | 2,017 | 1,905 | 8,647 |
1) Changes in foreign exchange rates refers to full year average rates prior year. 2) Like for like excludes exchange rate effects and is based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period. See also section Definitions.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | 2,437 | 1,795 | 15,232 |
| Income from associated companies and joint ventures | -14 | -24 | -104 |
| Total depreciation/amortization/write-down | 4,607 | 5,007 | 20,023 |
| EBITDA | 7,030 | 6,778 | 35,151 |
| Adjustment items within EBITDA (Note 2) | 172 | 401 | -5,290 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,202 | 7,179 | 29,861 |
| Excluded: Effects from changes in foreign exchange rates1 | -172 | 28 | - |
| Excluded: Effects from acquired and disposed operations | -7 | -190 | -358 |
| Adjusted EBITDA on a like-for-like basis2 | 7,023 | 7,018 | 29,504 |
| of which Core Telco business | 7,214 | 6,898 | 28,625 |
| of which TV and Media | -191 | 120 | 878 |
1) Changes in foreign exchange rates refers to full year average rates prior year. 2) Like for like excludes exchange rate effects and is based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period. See also section Definitions.
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | 2,437 | 1,795 | 15,232 |
| Adjustment items within Operating income (Note 2) | 172 | 401 | -5,198 |
| Adjusted operating income | 2,609 | 2,195 | 10,033 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investments in intangible assets | 932 | 1,352 | 5,008 |
| Investments in property, plant and equipment | 2,524 | 2,335 | 12,993 |
| CAPEX excluding right of use assets | 3,456 | 3,687 | 18,001 |
| Investments in right-of-use assets | 1,263 | 1,055 | 4,440 |
| CAPEX | 4,718 | 4,743 | 22,441 |
| Excluded: investments in license and spectrum fees and right-of-use assets | -1,434 | -1,817 | -6,556 |
| CAPEX excluding fees for licenses and spectrum and right of use assets | 3,285 | 2,926 | 15,885 |
| SEK in millions, except ratio | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEX | 4,718 | 4,743 | 22,441 |
| Excluded: investments in right-of-use assets | -1,263 | -1,055 | -4,440 |
| Net of not paid investments and additional payments from previous periods | -251 | -62 | -2,354 |
| Cash CAPEX | 3,205 | 3,625 | 15,647 |
| Excluded: Cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum fees | -185 | -868 | -1,266 |
| Cash CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses and spectrum | 3,020 | 2,757 | 14,381 |
| Net sales | 21,818 | 21,814 | 88,343 |
| Cash CAPEX, excluding fees for licenses and spectrum in relation to net sales (%) |
13.8 | 12.6 | 16.3 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | 5,972 | 7,474 | 27,376 |
| Cash CAPEX (paid intangible and tangible assets) | -3,205 | -3,625 | -15,647 |
| Free cash flow | 2,766 | 3,849 | 11,729 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities from continuing operations | 5,972 | 7,474 | 27,507 |
| Cash CAPEX from continuing operations | -3,205 | -3,625 | -15,647 |
| Free cash flow, continuing operations | 2,766 | 3,849 | 11,861 |
| Excluded: Cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum fees from continuing operations |
185 | 868 | 1,266 |
| Excluded: Dividends from associates from continuing operations | 0 | - | -152 |
| Excluded: Taxes paid on dividends from associates from continuing operations |
- | - | - |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -788 | -680 | -2,574 |
| Operational free cash flow | 2,163 | 4,036 | 10,401 |
| Excluded: Changes in working capital | -222 | -1,736 | -3,020 |
| Structural part of Operational free cash flow | 1,941 | 2,301 | 7,381 |
| SEK in millions, except for multiple | Mar 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Net debt | 62,172 | 63,133 |
| Adjusted EBITDA continuing operations accumulated current year | 7,202 | 29,861 |
| Adjusted EBITDA continuing operations previous year | 22,682 | - |
| Excluding: Disposed operations | -156 | -371 |
| Adjusted EBITDA rolling 12 months excluding disposed operations | 29,728 | 29,491 |
| Net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio (multiple) | 2.09x | 2.14x |
| SEK in millions, except ratio | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 21,818 | 21,814 | 88,343 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 7,202 | 7,179 | 29,861 |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) | 33.0 | 32.9 | 33.8 |
| SEK in millions | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Jan-Mar 2021 |
Jan-Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 511 | 117 | 982 |
| Cost of sales | -365 | - | -487 |
| Gross income | 146 | 117 | 495 |
| Operating expenses and other operating income, net | -285 | -360 | -1,063 |
| Operating income | -139 | -244 | -568 |
| Financial items, net | -567 | -729 | 13,708 |
| Income after financial items | -706 | -972 | 13,140 |
| Appropriations | 1,011 | 1,074 | 5,663 |
| Income before taxes | 305 | 101 | 18,804 |
| Income taxes | -65 | -129 | -926 |
| Net income | 240 | -27 | 17,877 |
Net sales and Cost of sales in the first quarter 2022 increased to SEK 511 million (117) and SEK -365 million (-) respectively mainly due to increased Net sales and Cost of sales related to film and program rights. Financial items, net in the first quarter 2022 amounted to SEK -567 million (-729) positively impacted by increased earnings from group companies and decreased foreign exchange rate losses partly offset by increased interest expenses and losses related to negative market value changes.
Operating expenses and other operating income, net in first quarter 2022 decreased to SEK -285 million (-360) mainly due to reduced transaction- and restructuring expenses.
| SEK in millions | Mar 31, | Dec 31, |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | 2022 | 2021 |
| Non-current assets | 162,261 | 163,412 |
| Current assets | 38,013 | 43,865 |
| Total assets | 200,274 | 207,277 |
| Equity and liabilities | ||
| Restricted shareholders' equity | 15,712 | 15,712 |
| Non-restricted shareholders' equity | 70,052 | 69,722 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 85,764 | 85,434 |
| Untaxed reserves | 6,452 | 6,707 |
| Provisions | 440 | 441 |
| Long-term liabilities | 78,040 | 78,240 |
| Short-term liabilities and short-term provisions | 29,578 | 36,455 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 200,274 | 207,277 |
Current assets decreased to SEK 38,013 million (43,865) mainly due to decreased cash and group contribution receivables offset by increased short-term bonds and other current interest-bearing receivables.
Long-term liabilities decreased to SEK 78,040 million (78,240), as issued green hybrid bond was offset by repaid long-term debt.
Short-term liabilities and short-term provisions decreased to SEK 29,578 million (36,455) mainly due to reduced short-term borrowings related to matured bonds.
Telia Company operates in a broad range of geographical product and service markets in the highly competitive and regulated telecommunications industry. Telia Company has defined risk as anything that could have a material adverse effect on the achievement of Telia Company's goals. Risks can be threats, uncertainties or lost opportunities relating to Telia Company's current or future operations or activities. Telia Company has an established risk management framework in place to regularly identify, analyze, assess, and report business, financial as well as ethics and sustainability risks and uncertainties, and to mitigate such risks when appropriate. Telia Company's risk universe consists of four categories and over thirty risk areas used to aggregate and categorize risks identified across the organization within the risk management framework, see below.
For further information regarding details on risk exposure and risk management, see the Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, Directors Report, section Risk and uncertainties.
In addition, on 24 February 2022, Russian military forces launched a military action against Ukraine. Although the length, impact and outcome of the ongoing military conflict is highly unpredictable, this conflict and related imposed sanctions could lead to market disruptions. These disruptions may include significant volatility in commodity prices, international credit and capital markets, and asset prices, as well as supply chain interruptions, deteriorating financing conditions and increased risks for cyber-attacks. For Telia Company these market disruptions could lead to increased energy prices, disruptions and delays of supplies (in particular from Asia) and a decrease in travel to and from the Nordic and Baltic countries resulting in roaming decline, which all could have an adverse impact on Telia Company's earnings. Telia Company may also be subject to direct cyber-attacks affecting our operation and our customers or be impacted indirectly by cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure in society.
Related mitigating activities:
risks Risks that can have a material impact on the strategic objectives arising from internal or external factors
Risks that can cause unexpected variability or volatility in net sales, margins, earnings per share, returns or market capitalization
Risks that may affect or compromise execution of business functions or have an impact on society
regulatory risks Risks related to legal or governmental actions that can have a material impact on the achievement of business objectives
Stockholm, April 27, 2022
Allison Kirkby President and CEO
This report has not been subject to review by Telia Company´s auditors.
This report contains statements concerning, among other things, Telia Company's financial condition and results of operations that are forward-looking in nature. Such statements are not historical facts but, rather, represent Telia Company's future expectations. Telia Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions; however, forwardlooking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of important factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Such important factors include but may not be limited to: Telia Company's market position; growth in the telecommunications industry; and the effects of competition and other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the business of Telia Company, its associated companies and joint ventures, and the telecommunications industry in general. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, other than as required by applicable law, Telia Company undertakes no obligation to update any of them in the light of new information or future events.
Adjustment items: comprise of capital gains and losses, impairment losses, restructuring programs (costs for phasing out operations and personnel redundancy costs and costs for major group wide business transformations) or other costs with the character of not being part of normal daily operations.
Advertising revenues: External net sales related to linear and digital/AVoD media, sponsorships and other types of advertising.
Broadband revenues: External net sales related to fixed broadband services.
Business solutions: External net sales related to fixed business networking and communication solutions.
CAPEX: An abbreviation of "Capital Expenditure". Investments in intangible and tangible non-current assets and right-of-use assets, but excluding goodwill, intangible and tangible non-current assets and right-of-use assets acquired in business combinations, film and program rights and asset retirement obligations.
CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets: CAPEX excluding right-of-use assets.
EBITDA: An abbreviation of "Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization." Equals operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment losses and before income from associated companies and joint ventures but including amortization and impairment of film and program rights.
Employees: Total headcount excluding hourly paid employees.
Free cash flow: The total cash flow from operating activities and cash CAPEX.
Interconnect revenues: External net sales related to mobile termination.
Internal net sales: Group internal net sales.
Like for like (%): The change in net sales, external service revenues and adjusted EBITDA, excluding exchange rate effects and based on the current group structure, i.e. including the impact of any acquired operations and excluding the impact of any disposed operations, both in the current and in the comparable period.
Mobile subscription revenues: External net sales related to voice, messaging, data and content (including machine to machine).
Net debt: Interest-bearing liabilities less derivatives recognized as financial assets (and hedging long-term and short-term borrowings) and related credit support annex (CSA), less 50% of hybrid capital (which, consistent with market practice
for the type of instrument, is treated as equity), less short-term investments, long-term bonds at fair value through income statement and OCI and cash/cash equivalents.
Net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio (multiple): Net debt divided by adjusted EBITDA rolling 12 months and excluding disposed operations.
Operational free cash flow: Free cash flow from continuing operations excluding cash CAPEX for licenses and spectrum fees, dividends from associated companies net of taxes and including repayment of lease liabilities.
Other fixed service revenues: External net sales of fixed services including fiber installation, wholesale and other infrastructure services.
Other mobile service revenues: External net sales related to visitors' roaming, wholesale and other services.
Return on capital employed: Operating income, including impairments and gains/losses on disposals, plus financial revenues excluding foreign exchange gains expressed as a percentage of average capital employed.
Structural part of Operational free cash flow: Operational free cash flow less contribution from change in working capital.
Telephony revenues: External net sales related to fixed telephony services.
Equipment revenues: External equipment net sales.
Service revenues: External net sales excluding equipment sales.
TV revenues: External net sales related to TV services.
In this report, comparable figures are provided in parentheses and refer to the same item in the corresponding period last year, unless otherwise stated.
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This information is information that Telia Company AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 07.00 CET on April 27, 2022.
Telia Company AB (publ) Corporate Reg. No. 556103-4249 Registered office: Stockholm Tel. +46 8 504 550 00 www.teliacompany.com
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