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Millicom Int. Cellular SDB — Regulatory Filings 2011
Oct 18, 2011
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*UNITED STATES*
*SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION*
*Washington, D.C. 20549*
*FORM 6-K*
*REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE*
*SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934*
*For the month of October, 2011.*
*Commission File No. 000-22828*
*MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL*
*CELLULAR S.A.*
*15, rue Léon Laval L-3372 Leudelange Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg* (Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F x Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1): o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also hereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
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MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item | |
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| 1. | Press release dated October 18, 2011 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A . | ||
|---|---|---|
| ( Registrant ) | ||
| Date: October 18, 2011 | By: | /s/ Mikael Grahne |
| Name: | Mikael Grahne | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm October 18, 2011
*MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.*
*RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011*
(Stockholmsbörsen: MIC)
*Q3 Highlights*
· Organic local currency revenues up 9.1% versus Q3 10
· Revenues up 13.1% to $1,151 million (Q3 10: $1,018 million)
· EBITDA up 9.3% % to $529 million (Q3 10: $484 million)
· EBITDA margin of 46.0% (Q3 10: 47.5%)
· Mobile customers up 13% versus Q3 10, bringing total customers to 42.2 million
· Basic earnings per common share of $2.78 (Q3 10: $1.34**)
· Normalized earnings per common share* of $1.74 (Q3 10: $1.34)
· Free cash flow of $328 million (Q3 10: $203 million)
· 1.8 million shares bought back for a total consideration of $197 million
*** Excludes one-off events in 2010 and 2011**
** Includes discontinued operations but excludes the $1,060 million gain on the revaluation of our Honduran operation.
Mikael Grahne, President and CEO of Millicom, commented:
Millicom performed in line with our expectations during the third quarter, with local currency revenue growth of 9.1% over the third quarter of last year which had the highest percentage growth in 2010. We are on track to achieve top line growth of around 10% in local currency for the full year. We are pleased to report a margin of 46% despite continued investment in new services.
Our operations in Latin America demonstrated continued momentum in top line growth and ARPU stabilization, driven primarily by local currency revenue growth in mobile data of 93%. Mobile data now contributes 11% of recurring revenue in the region and fixed data 4%. The increasing penetration and growth of other value-added services, including mobile financial services, is also contributing to this strong performance. VAS now amounts to more than one third of Latin American revenues.
In Africa, excluding Ghana and Senegal, our operations performed well during the quarter growing on average by 16% in local currency. In Ghana we adjusted our prices due to the introduction of flat tariffs and specific promotions by our competitors. In Senegal our revenues were affected by capacity constraints associated with power shortages. Revenue growth for Africa as a whole was 7.8% in local currency. We remain focused on maintaining the affordability of Tigo products and services across the region.
The strong growth we are seeing in data and mobile financial services across the Group reinforces our growth ambitions. Our investment in these services will increase revenues, ARPU, EBITDA and ROIC, but will dilute EBITDA margins.
We are committed to delivering previously communicated shareholder returns for the year but with a more even distribution between dividends and share buybacks. The Board will propose to an EGM to be convened in due course an extraordinary dividend of $3 per share to be paid in December. This distribution would bring our total shareholder remuneration package for the year close to $1 billion.
We reiterate our full year guidance of an EBITDA margin of above 45%. We are revising our capex guidance to around $820 million due to some delays in the delivery of equipment. We are revising our operating free cash flow margin guidance from around 20% to close to 25%, excluding any payments for spectrum.
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*Financial and operating summary for the quarter to September 30, 2011 and 2010*
| MOBILE CUSTOMERS (000) | Sep 30, 2011 | Sep 30, 2010 | Change | Jun 30, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (i) | 42,228 | 37,443 | 13 % | 41,312 | 39,763 | 38,590 |
| Attributable (ii) | 38,894 | 34,528 | 13 % | 38,029 | 36,556 | 35,515 |
| REPORTED NUMBERS(iii) US$ million | Q3 2011 | Q3 2010 | Q3 Q3 % change (local currency) | Q2 2011 | Q1 2011 | Q3 Q3 % change (reported) | FY 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Revenue | 1,151 | 1,018 | 9 % | 1,120 | 1,081 | 13 % | 4,018 | * |
| Central America | 460 | 432 | 5 % | 449 | 455 | 6 % | 1,740 | * |
| South America | 444 | 356 | 15 % | 425 | 387 | 25 % | 1,373 | |
| Africa | 247 | 230 | 8 % | 246 | 239 | 7 % | 905 | |
| EBITDA (iv) | 529 | 484 | 4 % | 513 | 509 | 9 % | 1,896 | * |
| EBITDA margin | 46.0 % | 47.5 % | 45.8 % | 47.1 % | 47.2 | %* | ||
| Net profit for the period | 288 | 1,205 | 175 | 230 | 1,652 |
*** Pro forma figures to reflect the full consolidation of Honduras**
(i) Total customer figures represent the worldwide total number of customers of mobile systems in which Millicom has an ownership interest.
(ii) Attributable customers are calculated as 100% of mobile customers in Millicoms subsidiary operations and Millicoms percentage ownership of customers in each joint venture operation.
(iii) Excludes discontinued operations, except net profit
(iv) EBITDA: operating profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, is derived by deducting cost of sales, sales and marketing costs and general and administrative expenses from revenues and adding other operating income.
· Investments include capex of $217 million for Q3 11. For the full year, capex is now expected to be around $820 million.
· Cash and cash equivalents of $974 million at the end of Q3 11
· Cash upstreaming of $144 million in Q3 11, from 11 of our 13 markets
· Net debt of $1,157 million with an extrapolated full year net debt/EBITDA ratio of 0.6 times
· During the quarter we acquired 1,815,435 shares at an average price of $108.65 per share for a total consideration of $197 million. This brings the total consideration paid for shares acquired in the year to $368 million
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*Review of operations*
*Financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2011*
*Customers*
In Q3 11, Millicom added 0.9 million net new mobile customers to reach a total of 42.2 million, an increase of 12.8% versus Q3 10. Of this number, 3.7 million are data users in Latin America and 1.6 million of these are 3G data users. VAS penetration continues to increase with over 54% of customers using SMS services, 37% utilizing Tigo Lends You, 26% Ring Back Tones, and more than 13% subscribing to data services, 25% to the Give Me Balance service and 20% to Gift and Collect services.
We no longer see a correlation between growth in customer numbers and future revenue growth and, overall, we expect customer intake to continue to be quite volatile due to a range of factors including the macro environment, seasonality, competitor promotions and our own marketing activities. We value sustainable revenue growth and ARPU development over net customer additions and we are focusing on 3G data and VAS customers who, on average, produce a higher additional ARPU than 2G voice-only customers. We are pleased to see continuous strong momentum in the addition of data users quarter-on-quarter and we expect this trend to continue in the coming quarters.
| Net additional mobile customers (000) — Total | Central Am. | South Am. | Africa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 11 | 916 | 100 | 196 | 620 | |
| Q2 11 | 1,549 | 271 | 236 | 1,042 | |
| Q1 11 | 1,174 | 332 | 295 | 547 | |
| Q4 10 | 1,146 | 365 | 461 | 320 | |
| Q3 10 | 715 | (251 | ) | 439 | 527 |
| 3G data users (000)* — Total | Central Am. | South Am. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 11 | 1,639 | 791 | 848 |
| Q2 11 | 1,448 | 734 | 714 |
| Q1 11 | 1,302 | 668 | 634 |
| Q4 10 | 1,090 | 549 | 541 |
| Q3 10 | 914 | 444 | 470 |
* From this quarter we have revised our definition of a data user as a customer who uses more than 250 Kb of data in a 30 day period**
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*Customer market share*
Millicoms total market share decreased marginally by 0.1 of a percentage point quarter-on-quarter to 30.4% on a weighted basis, with 5 markets gaining share and 8 markets declining. Market share in Central America was marginally lower at 54.3%. We have increased our market share in South America with Colombia recording an increase of 0.2 of a percentage point. In Africa, market share decreased to 31.3%.
| Market share (%) — Total | Central Am. | South Am. | Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 11 | 30.4 % | 54.3 % | 18.7 % | 31.3 % |
| Q2 11 | 30.5 % | 54.4 % | 18.6 % | 31.7 % |
| Q1 11 | 29.9 % | 54.4 % | 18.2 % | 30.8 % |
| Q4 10 | 29.8 % | 53.8 % | 18.1 % | 31.1 % |
| Q3 10 | 29.8 % | 53.8 % | 17.4 % | 32.1 % |
Source: Company data. Historical market share for Africa restated to reflect KBC market only in DRC
*Mobile ARPU*
Local currency mobile ARPU declined by 3% year-on-year for the Group as a whole.
In both Central and South America, local currency ARPU was broadly stable, with the loss of some international traffic in Central America offset by the attractive development of VAS and of data in particular. Across Latin America, 35.5% of our customers generated monthly mobile ARPU of more than $10, up from 34.5% in Q3 2010.
In Africa mobile ARPU fell by 10%, reflecting declining revenues in Ghana and Senegal. We anticipate that the ARPU trend in Africa will be negative for some time as affordability initiatives are an effective way of increasing both penetration and MOUs.
| Year-on-year local currency mobile ARPU growth (%) — Total | Central Am. | South Am. | Africa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 11 | (3 | )% | 0 | % | 0 % | (10 | )% |
| Q2 11 | (2 | )% | 1 | % | 3 % | (6 | )% |
| Q1 11 | (1 | )% | 3 | % | 3 % | (6 | )% |
| Q4 10 | (5 | )% | (1 | )% | 3 % | (13 | )% |
| Q3 10 | (5 | )% | (6 | )% | 5 % | (7 | )% |
N.B. ARPU figures are based on total mobile revenues less roaming revenues.
*Revenues*
Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $1,151 million, an increase of 13.1% from Q3 2010. Revenue growth in local currency was 9.1%. The foreign exchange impact versus a year ago remains positive at +3.8% in the quarter compared to +5.0% in Q2, but we have seen some pressure on revenues in dollar terms as the US dollar strengthened during the quarter, mainly against the Colombian Peso, the Tanzanian Shilling and Euro-linked currencies.
South America reported year-on-year local currency growth of 15.2% which, combined with an acceleration in local currency growth in Central America to 4.9%, produced growth for the Latin American region as a whole of 9.5%, with a different distribution between the regions compared to H1 2011.
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Africa reported local currency top line growth of 7.8%. The slowdown quarter-on-quarter is a consequence of both our decision to secure affordability in Ghana in order to preserve our market position for the medium term, and of capacity issues and power shortages in Senegal.
| US$m | Revenue by Region — Q3 11 | Q3 10 | YoY growth (%) reported | YoY growth (%) local currency | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central America | 460 | 432 | 6.4 % | 4.9 % | 40 % |
| South America | 444 | 356 | 24.8 % | 15.2 % | 39 % |
| Africa | 247 | 230 | 7.4 % | 7.8 % | 21 % |
| Total Revenues | 1,151 | 1,018 | 13.1 % | 9.1 % | 100 % |
VAS revenues for the quarter continued to grow strongly, rising 28.9% over Q3 10 and now account for more than 28% of recurring revenue for the Group. Revenues for non-SMS VAS, the services in which we are investing, grew by 46% in local currency.
Strong branding, sophisticated distribution and customer insight supporting our core voice and SMS services have resulted in a 2% year-on-year increase in local currency revenue. SMS grew by 6% year-on-year in local currency.
Revenues for the Entertainment category were up by 17%, following our strengthening of the management of the category, identification of growth opportunities and investment in new products.
Revenues for the Information and Solutions categories increased by 48% and 34% respectively and our data and mobile financial services (MFS) business lines continue to develop well. Data now contributes 12% of recurring revenue for the Group as a whole and 15% in Latin America, accounting for 48% of the regions growth. Tigo Cash in the solutions category has reached a penetration level of 19% of our customer base in Paraguay and almost 13% in Tanzania, the two countries in which we first launched the service. We are pleased to see that the use of MFS by customers is a driver of growth. Tigo Cash users in Tanzania for example, now spend 8% of their ARPU on these services. Increasing penetration of MFS is therefore a key goal in the next two years. We expect data and other non-SMS services to continue to be the major drivers of Group revenue growth going forward.
| US$m | Revenue by Category — Q3 11 | Q3 10 | YoY growth (%) reported | YoY growth (%) local currency | Contribution to recurring revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication (Voice, SMS) | 840 | 798 | 5 % | 2 % | 77 % |
| Information (Data services) | 131 | 85 | 54 % | 48 % | 12 % |
| Entertainment (TV, Ringback tones, Games) | 84 | 70 | 20 % | 17 % | 8 % |
| Solutions (Tigo Cash, Tigo Lends You...) | 34 | 24 | 42 % | 34 % | 3 % |
| Recurring Revenue | 1,089 | 977 | 12 % | 8 % | 100 % |
| Others (T&E sales, inbound roaming, other) | 62 | 41 | 51 % | 45 % | |
| Total Revenue | 1,151 | 1,018 | 13 % | 9 % |
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*EBITDA*
Group EBITDA for the quarter was $529 million, an increase of 9.3% from Q3 10. We reported an EBITDA margin of 46.0%, 1.5 percentage points lower than a year ago, reflecting our accelerated investment in 3G and services and an 18% year-on-year increase in our subsidy cost to support future growth.
In Central America, the margin was 51.0%, down 4.2 percentage points year-on-year, due to additional promotional spending on new services including MFS, subsidies on 3G handsets and a decline in international incoming traffic which now represents only 12% of Central Americas revenues, down from 16% 18 months ago. Data, which is the fastest growing segment of the business, has a higher gross margin than voice but a lower EBITDA margin as it receives the greatest level of investment, whilst international incoming traffic is a high margin segment.
The margin in South America, where VAS and international incoming traffic account for a lower share of revenue than in Central America, was up slightly at 42.9%.
In Africa the margin was 42.1%, up 1.4 percentage points year-on-year, with lower revenues in Ghana offset by the benefits of our tower sharing initiatives. We expect margins in Africa to decline as we focus on affordability, VAS and growth.
Over time, we expect the deviation between the EBITDA margins of the three regions to reduce. We will continue to invest further in our brands and services, targeting growth of between 8% and 11% in the next two years, and a margin in the mid-40s. The margin for the full year 2011 is expected to be above 45%.
| Group | Q3 11 | Q2 11 | Q1 11 | Q4 10 | Q3 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers (m) | 42.2 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 37.4 |
| YoY growth (%) | 12.8 % | 12.5 % | 13.3 % | 13.9 % | 17.5 % |
| Revenues ($m) | 1,151 | 1,120 | 1,081 | 1,069 | 1,018 |
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | 13.1 % | 14.6 % | 13.4 % | 9.9 % | 12.6 % |
| YoY growth (%) (local currency) | 9.1 % | 11.0 % | 12.7 % | 10.1 % | 11.8 % |
| EBITDA ($m) | 529 | 513 | 509 | 497 | 484 |
| YoY growth (%) | 9.3 % | 10.6 % | 12.9 % | 8.6 % | 15.7 % |
| Margin (%) | 46.0 % | 45.8 % | 47.1 % | 46.5 % | 47.5 % |
| Total mobile ARPU ($ monthly) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Capex ($m) | 217 | 151 | 85 | 315 | 187 |
| Capex/Revenues | 18.8 % | 13.4 % | 7.9 % | 29.5 % | 18.4 % |
*Central America*
Revenues from mobile and cable operations in Central America totalled $460 million in Q3 11, up 6.4% on a reported basis and up 4.9% in local currency. For the second quarter in a row, El Salvador is producing positive growth in local currency and is expected to improve further in Q4. Costa Rica recorded growth of more than 24% in local currency, illustrating the growth potential of our broadband internet business.
Central America recorded a marginal year-on-year decline in mobile ARPU of 0.3% in local currency as revenues from international incoming calls were lower.
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EBITDA for Central America was $235 million, down 1.6% year-on-year and the EBITDA margin was 51.0%, a 4.2 percentage point reduction year-on-year. This is due to increased marketing and promotional activities for 3G, including handset subsidies, and Mobile Financial Services. We have also experienced a decline in incoming international traffic, a high margin business.
With the addition of almost 100 thousand customers during the quarter, total customers in Central America reached 14.2 million, up 8% year-on-year. Of this base, 12% were using mobile data services, generating 9% of revenues.
In Honduras, the government issued a new tax in July to fund security improvement plans in the country. The EBITDA impact of this tax is expected to reach $3 million in H2 11 and around $6 million for the full year. We expect the introduction of several new taxes in Honduras next year.
Our cable and broadband businesses in Central America grew revenues for the third quarter by 14% year-on-year and reported 707 thousand revenue generating units (RGUs), up 8.8% year-on-year. We have been successful in increasing broadband internet penetration amongst our cable TV customers, raising ARPU through the cross-selling and up-selling of services and improving our service levels when offering higher broadband capacity to customers. We have made good progress during the third quarter with residential broadband growing by more than 30%. The average revenue per household increased by 4.4% year-on-year, to $27.
| Cable Central America | Q3 11 | Q2 11 | Q1 11 | Q4 10 | Q3 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($m) | 65 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 57 |
| Revenue growth (YoY %) | 14 % | 12 % | 14 % | 11 % | 9 % |
| Homes Passed (000) | 1,358 | 1,347 | 1,342 | 1,332 | 1,320 |
| Broadband customers/cable TV customers | 38.5 % | 38 % | 38 % | 38 % | 38 % |
| RGUs (000) | 707 | 692 | 682 | 670 | 650 |
Capex in Central America amounted to $66 million in Q3, or 14.4% of revenues.
| Central America | Q3 11 | Q2 11 | Q1 11 | Q4 10 | Q3 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers (m) | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 | ||||
| YoY growth (%) | 8.1 | % | 5.4 | % | 4.5 % | 4.5 | % | 6.1 | % |
| Revenues ($m) | 460 | 449 | 455 | 447 | 432 | ||||
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | 6.4 | % | 3.2 | % | 7.2 % | 3.5 | % | 1.5 | % |
| YoY growth (%) (local currency) | 4.9 | % | 3.4 | % | 5.3 % | 1.3 | % | (0.6 | )% |
| EBITDA ($m) | 235 | 232 | 246 | 229 | 239 | ||||
| YoY growth (%) | (1.6 | )% | (5.3 | )% | 4.5 % | (1.9 | )% | 3.5 | % |
| Margin (%) | 51.0 | % | 51.6 | % | 54.1 % | 51.3 | % | 55.2 | % |
| Total mobile ARPU ($) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.9 | ||||
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | (0.3 | )% | 0.5 | % | 3.3 % | (1.0 | )% | (5.8 | )% |
| Capex ($m) | 66 | 40 | 26 | 82 | 55 | ||||
| Capex/Revenues (%) | 14.4 | % | 8.8 | % | 5.7 % | 18.3 | % | 12.7 | % |
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*South America*
Revenues in South America in Q3 11 amounted to $444 million, up 15.2% in local currency and all three markets reported a strong performance .
Mobile ARPU continued to increase and was up by 0.4% in local currency as a consequence of our ongoing support of mobile data and other VAS. We now have almost 2 million users of data services in South America, representing over 18% of our regional customer base and 13.3% of revenues.
Our Tigo Cash service continues to gain traction in Paraguay. We recorded more than 517 thousand transactions in the month of September. Penetration is now above 19% of our mobile customer base and the service is approaching 1.2% of revenues less than 18 months since its launch.
EBITDA for Q3 11 was $190 million, up 26%, and the EBITDA margin was 42.9%, up 0.5 percentage points from Q3 10.
Net customer additions totaled 196 thousand in the third quarter, bringing the customer base to 10.9 million.
A new Telecommunications Bill has been passed in Bolivia which includes a fee payable by telecom companies of 2% of total gross revenues to a new Universal Access Fund. This fee will impact our EBITDA. The bill also removes the requirement for universal coverage, makes number portability and infrastructure sharing mandatory and states that license renewals will be conducted through a tender process. Mobile termination rates will be reduced by 20% in Bolivia in mid October which will impact revenues in the coming months.
In Paraguay, a flat tariff structure for all on-net and cross-net calls has become mandatory. The gradual implementation of this structure could negatively impact revenues and margins over the next few months.
In Colombia, in August, we were awarded 5MHz of spectrum in the 1900MHz band for a price of $16.1 million including coverage and connectivity obligations. The government has recently increased the spectrum cap from 55 MHz to 85 MHz and will invite operators to participate in a future tender to acquire additional spectrum in 2012.
In Colombia, at the end of September, regulations were enacted that will reduce mobile termination rates (MTRs) over 3 years. The reductions will commence in April 2012. We expect the impact of this measure to be limited relative to the MTR cut that occurred in December 2007. Today we have a much more diversified product portfolio with 3G data services being our main source of growth and we are less dependent on incoming revenues.
As part of our tower monetization project in Colombia, the first transfer of approximately 1,030 sites to ATC Infraco (a Colombian subsidiary of American Tower) is expected to occur before the end of the year, representing 48% of the total tower portfolio of our operation in Colombia.
Capex in South America amounted to $74 million in Q3 or 16.6% of revenues.
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| South America | Q3 11 | Q2 11 | Q1 11 | Q4 10 | Q3 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers (m) | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| YoY growth (%) | 12.3 % | 15.5 % | 15.6 % | 15.0 % | 15.0 % |
| Revenues ($m) | 444 | 425 | 387 | 383 | 356 |
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | 24.8 % | 31.5 % | 24.0 % | 22.4 % | 28.3 % |
| YoY growth (%) (local currency) | 15.2 % | 19.5 % | 20.0 % | 18.7 % | 20.9 % |
| EBITDA ($m) | 190 | 182 | 165 | 168 | 151 |
| YoY growth (%) | 25.6 % | 31.6 % | 25.0 % | 24.8 % | 34.2 % |
| Margin (%) | 42.9 % | 42.8 % | 42.6 % | 43.9 % | 42.4 % |
| Total mobile ARPU ($) | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | 0.4 % | 2.9 % | 3.4 % | 3.2 % | 5.1 % |
| Capex ($m) | 74 | 62 | 28 | 112 | 68 |
| Capex/Revenues (%) | 16.6 % | 14.5 % | 7.2 % | 29.2 % | 19.1 % |
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*Africa*
Revenues in Africa were up 7.4% year-on-year to $247 million, with local currency revenues up 7.8%. Our local currency growth in the quarter, excluding Ghana and Senegal, was 16% year-on-year. Strong performance in Chad, Rwanda and Mauritius and stable performance in DRC and Tanzania, was masked by tariff adjustments in Ghana and network issues in Senegal. While we experienced more stable pricing activity in H1 2011 compared with H2 2010 in the region as a whole, in the third quarter we eliminated our price premium in Ghana in order to maintain our affordability and longer term market position. In Senegal, our capex levels are constrained by the ongoing litigation over our license with the Senegalese government and our revenues in the quarter were impacted by network capacity constraints, exacerbated by power outages.
Mobile ARPU for the region was similarly impacted by the factors mentioned above in Ghana and Senegal, declining 10% year-on-year in local currency. The development of VAS and the launch of 3G services in July (in addition to those we have offered in Rwanda since December 2009 and in Tanzania since March 2011), is supporting our strategy to focus on higher value customers which will reduce the rate of ARPU decline in Africa over time, as it does in Latin America today.
VAS revenues increased by 33.8% year-on-year and now account for 11.4% of the regions recurring revenues. The take-up of our Tigo Cash service is encouraging and, at the end of September, 11.9% of our customer base in Tanzania was using the service for domestic money transfers. The use of these services accounts for 8% of the ARPU of Tigo Cash customers in Tanzania.
Customers in Africa increased 17% year-on-year, bringing the total at the end of September to 17.2 million. The highest intake of 322 thousand customers was recorded in Tanzania. In Rwanda, we added 277 thousand customers, bringing the total at the end of September to more than 1 million and our market share to above 30%. We are getting closer to reaching critical mass and EBITDA breakeven in Rwanda.
Capex in Africa amounted to $76 million in Q3 or 30.9% of revenues, reflecting higher investment in order to capitalize on the regions growth potential and for the initial 3G build out. We expect capex on 3G to increase in 2012.
In DRC we have successfully introduced dynamic tariffs (price segmentation according to network capacity utilization by tower) which have reached a penetration of 38% of our customer base.
In Rwanda, a new third operator obtained a license in Q3. MTRs were cut by 12.5% and are expected to continue to diminish gradually.
In Senegal, a new tax of 6 Euro cents on every incoming international minute was introduced at the beginning of September which will reduce the gross margin on these calls from 100% to 65%.
EBITDA for Africa for Q3 11 was $104 million, up 11% year-on-year and the EBITDA margin was 42.1% benefitting from our transactions with Helios including the transfer of towers to the respective subsidiaries of Helios Towers Africa in Ghana and Tanzania.
We completed the first tower closing in Tanzania on September 1, 2011, receiving $45 million in cash for the transfer of 518 sites to Helios Towers Tanzania, representing 56% of the total. The second closing occurred shortly after the end of the quarter. In Ghana, by the end of September, we had transferred 680 sites to Helios Towers Ghana, representing approximately 92% of the towers committed to the venture. The first closing in DRC is expected to occur in the fourth quarter. By the end of the year, we expect to have received 100% of the proceeds from the transfer of towers in Ghana and 80% and 75% respectively of the proceeds in Tanzania and DRC.
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| Africa — Customers (m) | Q3 11 — 17.2 | Q2 11 — 16.6 | Q1 11 — 15.5 | Q4 10 — 15.0 | Q3 10 — 14.6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YoY growth (%) | 17.3 | % | 17.2 | % | 20.8 | % | 22.6 | % | 32.2 | % |
| Revenues ($m) | 247 | 246 | 239 | 239 | 230 | |||||
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | 7.4 | % | 12.3 | % | 10.3 | % | 5.1 | % | 14.6 | % |
| YoY growth (%) (local currency) | 7.8 | % | 11.9 | % | 15.0 | % | 11.7 | % | 21.8 | % |
| EBITDA ($m) | 104 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 94 | |||||
| YoY growth (%) | 10.6 | % | 22.8 | % | 17.5 | % | 11.6 | % | 25.6 | % |
| Margin (%) | 42.1 | % | 40.4 | % | 40.9 | % | 41.8 | % | 40.7 | % |
| Total mobile ARPU ($) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | |||||
| YoY growth (%) (reported) | (9.7 | )% | (6.2 | )% | (6.0 | )% | (12.9 | )% | (7.2 | )% |
| Capex ($m) | 76 | 46 | 30 | 120 | 73 | |||||
| Capex/Revenues (%) | 30.9 | % | 18.5 | % | 12.6 | % | 50.2 | % | 31.7 | % |
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*Subsequent Events*
The second closing of tower transfers to Helios Towers Tanzania occurred on October 1, 2011. The cash proceeds amounted to $8.7 million for 113 towers.
On October 13, 2011, Moodys changed its outlook for Millicom from Ba1 stable to Ba1 positive.
A Nomination Committee of major shareholders in Millicom has been formed in accordance with the resolution of the 2011 Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Committee is comprised of Cristina Stenbeck, on behalf of Investment AB Kinnevik, Kerstin Stenberg on behalf of Swedbank Robur funds and Allen Sangines-Krause in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Directors in Millicom. ( Cristina Stenbeck is Chairman, and Allen Sangines-Krause is a member of the Board of Investment AB Kinnevik.)
*Forward looking statements*
We reiterate our EBITDA margin guidance of above 45% for 2011. We are revising our capex guidance from around $850 million to around $820 million due to delays in the delivery of equipment. We are raising our OFCF margin guidance from around 20% to close to 25% (excluding any payments for spectrum).
Going forward, we aim to find the right balance between profitable revenue growth, sustainable cash generation and return on invested capital.
We will continue to invest further in our brands and services, targeting growth of between 8% and 11% in the next two years and a margin in the mid-40s.
*Comments on the financial statements*
We recognized a deferred tax asset (DTA) of $231 million in Colombia in the quarter. This is a non cash item that reflects a sustainable profit position in Colombia. This DTA is expected to be utilized until 2015.
Free cash flow for Q3 11 was $328 million, or 28.5% of revenues.
$144 million of cash was upstreamed during Q3 11 from 11 of our 13 markets, through a combination of dividends, management fees and royalties.
Approximately 62% of the Groups gross debt is denominated in local currency, limiting foreign exchange exposure. Dollar denominated debt is used in countries where long term debt in local currency is either too expensive or not available. The main countries carrying US$ denominated exposure are Guatemala, Honduras, Ghana, Tanzania, Colombia and Paraguay. Millicom booked foreign exchange losses in Q3 11 of $29 million as a consequence of the increase in local currency of the US$ denominated debt in the operations.
The cost of financing before tax in Q3 was lower than in the previous year and includes the financing portion of towers leased back. The benefit of debt restructuring performed in 2010 is now seen in the tax line.
As at the end of Q3 11, 45% of the debt is at fixed rates, therefore reducing our exposure to interest rate volatility.
Millicom now has just under $1 billion of cash on hand with around 72% held in US$. The net debt to EBITDA ratio was approximately 0.6 times at the end of September as we returned approximately $557 million in cash to shareholders in a combination of dividend payments and share buybacks during the year.
In the third quarter Millicom bought back 1,815,435 shares at an average price of $108.65 for a total consideration of $197 million, bringing the total number of shares bought in the year to date to 3,408,310.
At an Extraordinary General Meeting to be convened in due course, the Board will propose an extraordinary dividend of $3 per share which is expected to be paid in December 2011. We will continue the share buy-back program in Q4 so as to reach a total shareholder return for 2011 of close to $1 billion.
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*Other information*
This report is unaudited.
Millicoms financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 will be published on February 9, 2012.
Luxembourg October 18, 2011
Mikael Grahne, President & Chief Executive Officer
Millicom International Cellular S.A
15 rue Léon Laval
L-3372 Leudelange
Luxembourg
Tel : +352 27 759 101
Registration number: R.C.S. Luxembourg B 40 630
*Conference call details*
A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 13.00 London / 14.00 Stockholm / 08.00 New York, on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. The dial-in numbers are: +44 (0)20 7136 2055, +46 (0)8 5051 3793 or +1 646 254 3388 and the pass code is 7309594#.
A live audio stream of the conference call can also be accessed at www.millicom.com. Please dial in / log on 5 minutes prior to the start of the conference call to allow time for registration.
Slides to accompany the conference call will be available at www.millicom.com 30 minutes prior to the start of the call.
A recording of the conference call will be available for 7 days after the conference call, commencing approximately 30 minutes after the live call has finished, on: +44 (0)20 7111 1244 / +46 (0)8 5051 3897 or +1 347 366 9565, access code: 7309594#.
*CONTACTS*
| Francois-Xavier Roger | Telephone: +352 27 759 327 |
|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| Emily Hunt | Telephone: +44 (0)7779 018 539 |
| Investor Relations |
Visit our web site at http://www.millicom.com
Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. It also operates various combinations of fixed telephony, cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America. The Groups mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 265 million people.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to Millicoms expectations and plans, strategy, managements objectives, future performance, costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information. It is important to note that Millicoms actual results in the future could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements depending on various important factors. Please refer to the documents that Millicom has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Millicoms most recent annual report on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors.
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Millicom on the date hereof. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Millicom International Cellular S.A., any Millicom International Cellular S.A. employees or representatives acting on Millicoms behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Millicom does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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*Appendices*
· Consolidated income statements for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
· Consolidated income statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 ***
· Consolidated statements of financial position as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
· Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
· Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
· Quarterly analysis by cluster
· Cellular customers and market position by country
· Revenue growth - Forex effect by region
*** Determined based on accounting principles consistent to those used for the 2010 consolidated financial statements of Millicom which are prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), except for pro forma comparatives for the consolidated income statement for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, prepared to reflect the full consolidation of the operation in Honduras.**
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Consolidated income statements for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010*
| Revenues | QTR ended September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 — 1,150,689 | QTR ended September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) US$000 — 1,017,733 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) | (256,279 | ) | (203,457 | ) |
| Sales and marketing | (206,151 | ) | (192,976 | ) |
| General and administrative expenses | (165,812 | ) | (140,951 | ) |
| Other operating income | 6,328 | 3,441 | ||
| EBITDA | 528,775 | 483,790 | ||
| Corporate costs | (26,060 | ) | (36,266 | ) |
| Gain (loss) on disposal/Write down of assets, net | 5,002 | 2,403 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | (186,921 | ) | (183,700 | ) |
| Operating profit | 320,796 | 266,227 | ||
| Interest expense | (47,784 | ) | (61,802 | ) |
| Interest and other financial income | 4,764 | 3,397 | ||
| Revaluation of previously held interest | | 1,060,014 | ||
| Other non-operating income (expenses), net | (30,865 | ) | (2,694 | ) |
| Profit before taxes from continuing operations | 246,911 | 1,265,142 | ||
| Taxes | 166,497 | (59,777 | ) | |
| Profit before discontinued operations and non-controlling interest | 413,408 | 1,205,365 | ||
| Result from discontinued operations | | 2,530 | ||
| Non-controlling interest | (125,485 | ) | (2,647 | ) |
| Net profit for the period | 287,923 | 1,205,248 | ||
| Basic earnings per common share (US$) | 2.78 | 11.11 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding in the period (000) | 103,739 | 108,475 | ||
| Profit for the period used to determine diluted earnings per common share | 287,923 | 1,205,248 | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share (US$) | 2.77 | 11.09 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares and potential dilutive shares outstanding in the period (000) | 103,837 | 108,666 |
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Consolidated income statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010*
| Revenues | Nine months ended September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 — 3,352,214 | Nine months ended September 30, 2010* (Unaudited) US$000 — 2,948,832 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) | (736,593 | ) | (604,908 | ) |
| Sales and marketing | (606,347 | ) | (544,084 | ) |
| General and administrative expenses | (465,346 | ) | (404,468 | ) |
| Other operating income | 7,255 | 3,440 | ||
| EBITDA | 1,551,183 | 1,398,812 | ||
| Corporate costs | (78,242 | ) | (75,697 | ) |
| Gain (loss) on disposal/Write down of assets, net | 5,077 | 1,972 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | (553,878 | ) | (524,144 | ) |
| Operating profit | 924,140 | 800,943 | ||
| Interest expense | (138,823 | ) | (155,485 | ) |
| Interest and other financial income | 11,986 | 8,568 | ||
| Revaluation of previously held interest | | 1,060,014 | ||
| Other non-operating income (expenses), net | (19,511 | ) | (32,860 | ) |
| Profit before taxes from continuing operations | 777,792 | 1,681,180 | ||
| Taxes | 27,019 | (189,741 | ) | |
| Profit before discontinued operations and non-controlling interest | 804,811 | 1,491,439 | ||
| Result from discontinued operations | 39,465 | 8,915 | ||
| Non-controlling interest | (151,044 | ) | (5,282 | ) |
| Net profit for the period | 693,232 | 1,495,072 | ||
| Basic earnings per common share (US$) | 6.61 | 13.76 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding in the period (000) | 104,878 | 108,663 | ||
| Profit for the period used to determine diluted earnings per common share | 693,232 | 1,495,072 | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share (US$) | 6.60 | 13.74 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares and potential dilutive shares outstanding in the period (000) | 104,985 | 108,845 |
*** Comparatives have been restated for the full consolidation of Honduras.**
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Consolidated statements of financial position as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010*
| September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 | December 31, 2010 US$000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Non-current assets | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,163,035 | 2,282,845 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,691,886 | 2,767,667 |
| Investment in associates | 41,856 | 18,120 |
| Pledged deposits | 51,031 | 49,963 |
| Deferred taxation | 264,119 | 23,959 |
| Other non-current assets | 33,318 | 17,754 |
| Total non-current assets | 5,245,245 | 5,160,308 |
| Current assets | ||
| Inventories | 63,390 | 62,132 |
| Trade receivables, net | 268,045 | 253,258 |
| Amounts due from joint venture partners | 47,465 | 99,497 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 126,843 | 89,477 |
| Current tax assets | 25,442 | 10,748 |
| Supplier advances for capital expenditure | 42,172 | 36,189 |
| Other current assets | 104,050 | 65,659 |
| Advances to non-controlling interest | 32,278 | 6,546 |
| Time deposits | 2,069 | 3,106 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 974,498 | 1,023,487 |
| Total current assets | 1,686,252 | 1,650,099 |
| Assets held for sale | 144,094 | 184,710 |
| Total assets | 7,075,591 | 6,995,117 |
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Consolidated statements of financial position as at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010*
| September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 | December 31, 2010 US$000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity and liabilities | ||||
| Equity | ||||
| Share capital and premium (represented by 104,939,217 shares at September 30, 2011) | 662,100 | 681,559 | ||
| Treasury shares (2,268,701 shares) | (248,269 | ) | (300,000 | ) |
| Other reserves | (75,034 | ) | (54,685 | ) |
| Accumulated profits brought forward | 2,223,990 | 1,134,354 | ||
| Net profit for the period | 693,232 | 1,652,233 | ||
| 3,256,019 | 3,113,461 | |||
| Non-controlling interest | 189,414 | 45,550 | ||
| Total equity | 3,445,433 | 3,159,011 | ||
| Liabilities | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Debt and financing | 1,674,890 | 1,796,572 | ||
| Derivative financial instruments | 20,603 | 18,250 | ||
| Deferred taxation | 190,519 | 195,919 | ||
| Other non-current liabilities | 71,933 | 79,767 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 1,957,945 | 2,090,508 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Debt and other financing | 535,204 | 555,464 | ||
| Capex accruals and payables | 245,066 | 278,063 | ||
| Other trade payables | 190,777 | 202,707 | ||
| Amounts due to joint venture partners | 43,853 | 97,919 | ||
| Accrued interest and other expenses | 246,759 | 228,360 | ||
| Current tax liabilities | 100,702 | 79,861 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 285,875 | 242,457 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 1,648,236 | 1,684,831 | ||
| Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | 23,977 | 60,767 | ||
| Total liabilities | 3,630,158 | 3,836,106 | ||
| Total equity and liabilities | 7,075,591 | 6,995,117 |
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity*
*for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010*
| Equity as at January 1 | September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 — 3,159,011 | September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) US$000 — 2,310,130 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 693,232 | 1,495,072 | ||
| Stock compensation | 11,992 | 26,076 | ||
| Purchase of treasury stock | (368,499 | ) | (104,683 | ) |
| Dividends paid | (188,538 | ) | (653,779 | ) |
| Shares issued via the exercise of stock options | 1,319 | 3,308 | ||
| Movement in cash flow hedge reserve | (3,745 | ) | (2,583 | ) |
| Movement in currency translation reserve | (5,410 | ) | (7,394 | ) |
| Sale of Amnet Honduras | 2,207 | | ||
| Non-controlling interest | 143,864 | 85,423 | ||
| Equity as at September 30 | 3,445,433 | 3,151,570 |
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010*
| EBITDA | September 30, 2011 (Unaudited) US$000 — 1,551,183 | September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) US$000 — 1,343,618 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movements in working capital | (24,627 | ) | (66,771 | ) |
| Capex (net of disposals) | (403,396 | ) | (372,573 | ) |
| Taxes paid | (219,011 | ) | (198,181 | ) |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | 904,149 | 706,093 | ||
| Corporate costs (excluding share based compensation) | (66,250 | ) | (49,585 | ) |
| Interest paid, net | (103,938 | ) | (98,594 | ) |
| Free Cash Flow | 733,961 | 557,914 | ||
| Other investing activities | (19,371 | ) | 57,184 | |
| Cash flow from operating and investing | 714,590 | 615,098 | ||
| Cash flow used in financing | (805,322 | ) | (472,166 | ) |
| Cash from (used by) discontinued operations | 53,102 | | ||
| Cash effect of exchange rate changes | (11,359 | ) | 5,927 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (48,989 | ) | 148,859 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning | 1,023,487 | 1,511,162 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, ending | 974,498 | 1,660,021 |
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Quarterly analysis by cluster (Unaudited)*
| Q3 11 | Q2 11 | Q1 11 | Q4 10 | Q3 10 | Increase Q3 10 to Q3 11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues (US$000) (i) | |||||||
| Central America | 460,281 | 448,948 | 454,878 | 447,269 | 432,469 | 6 | % |
| South America | 443,619 | 424,856 | 387,340 | 382,821 | 355,548 | 25 | % |
| Africa | 246,789 | 246,303 | 239,200 | 238,845 | 229,716 | 7 | % |
| Total Revenues | 1,150,689 | 1,120,107 | 1,081,418 | 1,068,935 | 1,017,733 | 13 | % |
| EBITDA (US$000) (i) | |||||||
| Central America | 234,637 | 231,838 | 246,033 | 229,326 | 238,470 | (2 | )% |
| South America | 190,141 | 181,812 | 165,315 | 167,983 | 151,315 | 26 | % |
| Africa | 103,997 | 99,502 | 97,908 | 99,697 | 94,005 | 11 | % |
| Total EBITDA | 528,775 | 513,152 | 509,256 | 497,006 | 483,790 | 9 | % |
| Total mobile customers at end of period | |||||||
| Central America | 14,187,737 | 14,087,497 | 13,816,582 | 13,484,996 | 13,119,588 | 8 | % |
| South America | 10,867,179 | 10,670,786 | 10,434,613 | 10,139,252 | 9,677,857 | 12 | % |
| Africa | 17,173,108 | 16,553,683 | 15,512,178 | 14,965,332 | 14,645,815 | 17 | % |
| Total | 42,228,024 | 41,311,966 | 39,763,373 | 38,589,580 | 37,443,260 | 13 | % |
| Attributable mobile customers at end of period | |||||||
| Central America | 11,096,550 | 11,043,551 | 10,848,499 | 10,646,152 | 10,429,294 | 6 | % |
| South America | 10,867,179 | 10,670,786 | 10,434,613 | 10,139,252 | 9,677,857 | 12 | % |
| Africa | 16,930,011 | 16,314,338 | 15,273,216 | 14,729,543 | 14,420,869 | 17 | % |
| Total | 38,893,740 | 38,028,675 | 36,556,328 | 35,514,947 | 34,528,020 | 13 | % |
(i) Excludes discontinued operations
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*Millicom International Cellular S.A.*
*Cellular customers and market position by country (Unaudited)*
| Country | Equity — Holding | Country Population (million) — (i) | MIC Market Position — (ii) | Net Adds — Q3 11 | Total customers — (iii) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-o-y | ||||||||||
| Q3 11 | Q3 10 | Growth | ||||||||
| Central America | ||||||||||
| El Salvador | 100.0 | % | 6 | 1 of 5 | 29,846 | 2,912,640 | 2,692,901 | 8 | % | |
| Guatemala | 55.0 | % | 14 | 1 of 3 | 104,981 | 6,864,930 | 5,978,432 | 15 | % | |
| Honduras | 66.7 | %* | 8 | 1 of 4 | (34,587 | ) | 4,410,167 | 4,448,255 | (1 | )% |
| South America | ||||||||||
| Bolivia | 100.0 | % | 10 | 2 of 3 | 16,346 | 2,580,129 | 2,248,815 | 15 | % | |
| Colombia | 50.0%+1share | 45 | 3 of 3 | 117,081 | 4,713,058 | 4,129,176 | 14 | % | ||
| Paraguay | 100.0 | % | 6 | 1 of 4 | 62,966 | 3,573,992 | 3,299,866 | 8 | % | |
| Africa | ||||||||||
| Chad | 100.0 | % | 11 | 1 of 2 | 14,743 | 1,691,655 | 1,257,244 | 35 | % | |
| DRC (iv) | 100.0 | % | 72 | 1 of 5 | 155,092 | 2,474,447 | 2,012,264 | 23 | % | |
| Ghana | 100.0 | % | 25 | 2 of 5 | (68,978 | ) | 3,628,340 | 3,378,709 | 7 | % |
| Mauritius | 50.0 | % | 1 | 2 of 3 | 7,504 | 486,195 | 449,891 | 8 | % | |
| Rwanda | 87.5 | % | 11 | 2 of 3 | 276,855 | 1,089,424 | 548,002 | 99 | % | |
| Senegal | 100.0 | % | 13 | 2 of 4 | (87,934 | ) | 2,539,717 | 2,424,171 | 5 | % |
| Tanzania | 100.0 | % | 43 | 2 of 7 | 322,143 | 5,263,330 | 4,575,534 | 15 | % | |
| Total cellular customers excluding discontinued operations | 265 | 916,058 | 42,228,024 | 37,443,260 | 13 | % |
(i) Source: CIA World Factbook
(ii) Source: Millicom. Market position derived from active customers based on interconnect
(iii) Millicom has a policy of reporting only those customers that have generated revenues within a period of 60 days, or in the case of new customers only those that have already started generating revenues
(iv) DRC market position relates to the Kinshasa/Bas Congo area only
- Millicoms unconditional call option over its partners 33.3% stake in the business allows Millicom to fully consolidate the business in Honduras.
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*Revenue growth Forex effect by region*
| US$m | Revenue Q3 10 | Constant currency growth | Forex | Revenue Q3 11 | LC Growth % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. America | 432 | 22 | 6 | 460 | 4.9 % |
| S. America | 356 | 54 | 34 | 444 | 15.2 % |
| Africa | 230 | 18 | -1 | 247 | 7.8 % |
| Total | 1,018 | 94 | 39 | 1,151 | 9.1 % |
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