Earnings Release • Jul 27, 2017
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Pursuant to Article 17(1) of the Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. hereby provides selected financial and operating data related to the activities of the Orange Polska Capital Group ("the Group", "Orange Polska") for 2Q 2017.
Disclosures on performance measures, including adjustments, are presented in the Note 2 to Condensed IFRS Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of the Orange Polska Group for the 6 months ended 30 June 2017 (available at http://orange-ir.pl/results-center/results/2017).
| key figures (PLN million), IFRS | 2Q 2016 | 2Q 2017 | change | 1H 2016 | 1H 2017 | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | 2,903 | 2,839 | -2.2% | 5,706 | 5,657 | -0.9% |
| EBITDA | 824 | 812 | -1.5% | 1,692 | 1,560 | -7.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 28.4% | 28.6% | +0.2pp | 29.7% | 27.6% | -2.1pp |
| adjusted EBITDA1 | 824 | 820 | -0.5% | 1,692 | 1,568 | -7.3% |
| adjusted EBITDA margin1 | 28.4% | 28.9% | +0.5pp | 29.7% | 27.7% | -2.0pp |
| operating income | 142 | 169 | +19.0% | 357 | 278 | -22.1% |
| net income | 17 | 71 | +317.6% | 115 | 110 | -4.3% |
| capex | 480 | 437 | -9.0% | 4,025 | 822 | -79.6% |
| adjusted capex1 | 480 | 437 | -9.0% | 857 | 822 | -4.1% |
| organic cash flow | 342 | 218 | -36.3% | -2,862 | -36 | n/a |
| adjusted organic cash flow1 | 342 | 218 | -36.3% | 286 | -36 | n/a |
1 please refer to adjustment table on p.5
| KPI ('000) | 2Q 2016 | 2Q 2017 | change2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| convergent customers3 | 679 | 1,084 | +59.6% |
| mobile accesses (SIM cards) | 16,614 | 14,555 | -12.3% |
| post-paid | 8,716 | 9,573 | +10.1% |
| pre-paid | 7,898 | 4,983 | -37.0% |
| fixed broadband accesses (retail) | 2,139 | 2,323 | +9.7% |
| fixed voice lines (retail) | 4,059 | 3,809 | -6.1% |
2Q 2017 highlights:
2 includes effects of customer base revision made in 3Q 2016
3 Since 1Q 2017 convergent customer definition has been modified and reflects only a combination of fixed broadband (incl. wireless for fixed) and mobile handset offer, with financial benefit
4 please refer to adjustment table on p.5
"Now that Orange Love has been on the market for around five months, we can say with confidence that the flagship offer is a success. It has already attracted more than 200k customers, and around 80% of them purchased at least one new Orange service, generating additional value for us. We believe that the simplicity of the offer, combined with its attractive price and our good execution are key driving forces behind the popularity of Orange Love. As a consequence, our convergent customer base increased by a record 16% in 2Q and exceeded 1 million. Currently more than 50% of individual customers acquired in fixed broadband and more than 40% in postpaid handset offers are buying an Orange Love package. We will work to improve our convergent offers even more in the coming months.
As we expected, commercialisation of our fibre network in 2Q was slightly affected by the lower number of working days in the period. In 2Q the network expanded by 266k households connectable; around 20% of the increase was generated on the infrastructure of other operators, which helps to optimise our capex. Today our fibre service is available to almost 2 million households. We already cover around 40% of all households in big cities in Poland. We will continue to work on the monetisation of our fibre investments in the second half of the year.
By 2020 our fibre network deployment will benefit from co-financing from the Digital Poland Operational Programme. We will provide fast internet coverage for more than 360k households and 3,700 schools in many more rural areas of Poland. Orange Polska is the operator best positioned to undertake such projects due to significant synergies with its existing network infrastructure. I am pleased that together with the government we will be gradually filling in the "black spots", contributing also to the development of local communities in line with our integrated approach.
A few days ago we announced the acquisition of the electricity distribution business from Multimedia Polska, which makes us the leader among alternative energy providers in Poland. This is an important step in the development of growth areas adjacent to our core telco business. It will also allow us to upsell additional telco services, contributing to increased revenues and higher customer loyalty.
Our commercial and financial results in 2017, especially in 2Q, have started to reflect our higher focus on value generation. We plan to move further in this direction going forward. We will present our updated mid-term plans on 4 September in a separate event held at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. At this event, we will explain how we want to better execute our strategic goals and adapt our operations to the changing market environment."
Revenues totalled PLN 2,839 million in 2Q, down 2.2% or PLN 64 million year-on-year. Deterioration of the trend versus the previous two quarters reflects higher comparable base for the growth of mobile equipment sales (16% year-on-year in 2Q vs. 65% year-on-year in 1Q). Growth of equipment sales in 2Q was driven by lower subsidies on handsets sold in instalment schemes. Other key trends in revenues were broadly unchanged. Mobile services revenues were down 5.9% year-on-year (PLN -79 million), and legacy fixed business lines (PSTN and wholesale) fell by 11.2% year-on-year (PLN -65 million). The improvement continued in fixed broadband revenues, which were up 2.3% year-on-year versus 1% in 1Q 2017 and -4.5% in 2Q 2016.
Our convergent customer base increased by a record high 146,000 or 16% in 2Q 2017 to 1.08 million. This achievement was driven by the Orange Love convergent offer which, launched in February, was present on the market for the full quarter. The driving forces behind the success were an attractive price, simplicity of the concept supported by our focus and good execution. As a consequence, penetration of convergence in B2C fixed broadband base increased to 43% versus 30% a year ago, while in B2C mobile handset base it increased to 31% versus 20% in 2Q 2016. The total number of services used by B2C convergent customers exceeded 3.4 million, which implies that on average every customer uses four services.
In 2Q 2017 our mobile post-paid customer base increased by 121,000 or 1.3%. In handset offers, net customer additions continued to be strong at 103,000. Mobile broadband customer base fell by 30,000 driven by the shift to wireless for fixed offers and growing data packages for smartphone usage available in handset tariffs. Pre-paid base was again affected by consequences of the obligation of SIM cards registration. This was the last quarter of this impact.
The share of LTE traffic in total mobile data transmission reached 73% in 2Q. Smartphone penetration in post-paid handset customer base reached 69% versus 64% in 2Q 2016. Growth of data usage per user in post-paid handset customer base continued to double in year-on-year terms.
Our fixed broadband customer base continued its transformation. In 2Q it increased by 54,000, or by 10%5 year-on year, reaching 2.32 million. Net losses in ADSL and CDMA bases were more than compensated by 112,000 net additions from fibre, VDSL and wireless for fixed. The number of fibre customers increased by 28,000 (versus 29,000 in 1Q 2017) and reached 145,000. The share of growth technologies (fibre, wireless for fixed, VDSL) in our customer base reached 39% versus 23% in 2Q 2016.
In fixed voice, the net loss of lines slowed down to 50,000 vs 73,000 a quarter ago. This is solely attributable to the growth of VoIP services, which are part of the Orange Love package.
Adjusted EBITDA for 2Q 2017 came in at PLN 820 million, and was only PLN 4 million down versus 2Q 2016. EBITDA margin stood at 28.9%, up 0.5 pp year-on-year. This strong performance is mainly attributable to two factors. Firstly, 11% year-on-year decline in commercial expenses as a consequence of our stronger focus on value. Focus on value resulted in a higher share of SIM-only transactions and less subsidies on handsets needed to achieve desired customer acquisition and retention volumes. Secondly, it was supported by high gain on sale of real estate, which in 2Q stood at PLN 57 million.
Net income for 2Q 2017 stood at PLN 71 million versus PLN 17 million in 2Q 2016. Slightly lower reported EBITDA was more than offset by lower depreciation, net financial expense and taxes. Fall in depreciation reflected mainly extension of useful life of certain fixed assets – an impact of PLN 42 million recognised in 2Q 2017.
Adjusted organic cash flow for 2Q 2017 came in at PLN 218 million, down versus PLN 342 million in 2Q 2016 but up strongly versus PLN -254 million a quarter ago. This year-on-year decrease almost entirely stemmed from PLN 132 million higher year-on-year working capital requirement, notably payables. It was mainly a consequence of more high-end mix of purchased handsets which reflected market demand. Strong quarter-on-quarter improvement was a consequence of stronger EBITDA, much lower capital expenditure cash outflows, lower working capital expenditure and high proceeds from sale of real estate (PLN 77 million vs PLN 10 million).
5 includes effects of customer base revision made in 3Q 2016
6 please refer to adjustment table on p.5
"2Q results demonstrate that we are increasingly capable of offsetting the decline of our legacy businesses by improving value generation in growth areas. In line with the market trend, we have been limiting subsidies on handsets, which on one hand had a positive impact on revenues and on the other hand allowed us to optimise commercial expenses. Taking into account our achievements for 1H, we are confident about our full-year EBITDA target and maximum leverage level. Looking forward to 2H there is uncertainty around the impact of roaming on our results, and we also want to preserve flexibility in commercial spending during the peak season. This is why we reiterate our full-year EBITDA guidance of PLN 2.8-3.0bn."
| in PLNm | 20'16 | 2Q'17 | 1H'16 | 1H'17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 824 | 812 | 1,692 | 1,560 |
| -Employment termination expense | $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ | 8 | 8 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 824 | 820 | 1,692 | 1,568 |
| Capital expenditures | 480 | 437 | 4,025 | 822 |
| -acquisition of telecommunications licences | $\overline{\phantom{0}}$ | $-3.168$ | ||
| Adjusted capital expenditures | 480 | 437 | 857 | 822 |
| Organic cash flow | 342 | 218 | $-2.862$ | -36 |
| -LTE auction deposits / Acquisition of LTE spectrum | 3,148 | |||
| Adjusted organic cash flow | 342 | 218 | 286 | -36 |
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding anticipated future events and financial performance with respect to our operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words like 'believe', 'expect', 'anticipate', 'estimated', 'project', 'plan', 'adjusted' and 'intend' or future or conditional verbs such as 'will,' 'would,' or 'may.' Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include, but are not limited to, those set forth in our Registration Statement, as filed with the Polish securities and exchange commission, the competitive environment in which we operate, changes in general economic conditions and changes in the Polish and/or global financial and/or capital markets. Forwardlooking statements represent management's views as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for actual events occurring after that date. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
Orange Polska's Management Board are pleased to invite you to the Company's 2Q 2017 results presentation.
Date: Thursday, 27th July 2017
Venue address: Orange Polska Aleje Jerozolimskie 160, (Conference room – ground floor) 02-326 Warsaw, Poland
Start: 11.00 CET
The presentation will also be available via a live webcast on our website and via a live conference call
11:00 (Warsaw) 10:00 (London) 05:00 (New York)
Conference title: Orange Polska 2Q 2017 Results Conference Call
Confirmation code: 7496938
Dial in numbers: UK/Europe: +44 (0) 330 336 9411 US: +1 719-457-1036
Toll free numbers: UK: 0800 279 7204 US: 866-548-4713
Disclosures on performance measures, including adjustments, are presented in the Note 2 to Condensed IFRS Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of the Orange Polska Group for the 6 months ended 30 June 2017 (available at http://orange-ir.pl/results-center/results/2017)
| 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amounts in PLN millions | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1Q | 2Q | ||||
| Income statement | as reported | after reclassification* as reported |
after reclassification* as reported |
after reclassification* as reported |
after reclassification* as reported as reported |
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| Revenues | ||||||||||
| Mobile revenues | 1 526 | 1 517 | 1 622 | 1 604 | 1 594 | 1 565 | 1 679 | 1 638 | 1 554 | 1 568 |
| Retail services | 1 090 | 1 082 | 1 080 | 1 069 | 1 085 | 1 069 | 1 041 | 1 018 | 972 | 980 |
| Wholesale services (including interconnect) | 244 | 244 | 270 | 270 | 251 | 251 | 272 | 272 | 267 | 280 |
| Mobile equipment sales | 192 | 191 | 272 | 265 | 258 | 245 | 366 | 348 | 315 | 308 |
| Fixed services | 1 192 | 1 200 | 1 175 | 1 186 | 1 156 | 1 172 | 1 139 | 1 162 | 1 134 | 1 135 |
| Fixed narrowband | 401 | 401 | 387 | 387 | 376 | 376 | 363 | 363 | 350 | 337 |
| Fixed broadband, TV and VoIP | 381 | 389 | 375 | 386 | 369 | 385 | 365 | 388 | 393 | 395 |
| Enterprise solutions & networks | 219 | 219 | 218 | 218 | 222 | 222 | 233 | 233 | 215 | 223 |
| Wholesale revenue (including interconnect) | 191 | 191 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 189 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 180 |
| Other revenue | 85 | 86 | 106 | 113 | 101 | 114 | 163 | 181 | 130 | 136 |
| Total revenues | 2 803 | 2 803 | 2 903 | 2 903 | 2 851 | 2 851 | 2 981 | 2 981 | 2 818 | 2 839 |
| year-on-year** | -4,2% | n/a | -3,5% | n/a | -3,9% | n/a | 1,9% | n/a | 0,5% | -2,2% |
| Labour expenses | (381) | (381) | (440) | (440) | (404) | (404) | (411) | (411) | (452) | (438) |
| External purchases | (1 476) | (1 476) | (1 580) | (1 580) | (1 535) | (1 535) | (1 841) | (1 841) | (1 554) | (1 541) |
| - Interconnect expenses | (354) | (354) | (384) | (384) | (381) | (381) | (395) | (395) | (409) | (421) |
| - Network and IT expenses | (160) | (160) | (168) | (168) | (164) | (164) | (178) | (178) | (157) | (167) |
| - Commercial expenses | (615) | (615) | (685) | (685) | (656) | (656) | (883) | (883) | (638) | (609) |
| - Other external purchases | (347) | (347) | (343) | (343) | (334) | (334) | (385) | (385) | (350) | (344) |
| Other operating incomes & expenses | (88) | (88) | (96) | (96) | (90) | (90) | (103) | (103) | (72) | (97) |
| Employment termination expenses | (8) | |||||||||
| Gain on disposal of assets | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 57 |
| Reported EBITDA | 868 | 868 | 824 | 824 | 831 | 831 | 640 | 640 | 748 | 812 |
| % of revenues | 31,0% | 31,0% | 28,4% | 28,4% | 29,1% | 29,1% | 21,5% | 21,5% | 26,5% | 28,6% |
| Employment termination expenses | 8 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 868 | 868 | 824 | 824 | 831 | 831 | 640 | 640 | 748 | 820 |
| % of revenues | 31,0% | 31,0% | 28,4% | 28,4% | 29,1% | 29,1% | 21,5% | 21,5% | 26,5% | 28,9% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | (653) | (653) | (683) | (683) | (695) | (695) | (694) | (694) | (639) | (642) |
| (Impairement)/reversal of impairement of non-current assets |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (1 794) | (1 794) | 0 | (1) |
| Operting income / (loss) | 215 | 215 | 142 | 142 | 137 | 137 | (1 848) | (1 848) | 109 | 169 |
| % of revenues | 7,7% | 7,7% | 4,9% | 4,9% | 4,8% | 4,8% | -62,0% | -62,0% | 3,9% | 6,0% |
| Finance costs, net | (96) | (96) | (96) | (96) | (79) | (79) | (88) | (88) | (71) | (86) |
| Income tax | (21) | (21) | (29) | (29) | (21) | (21) | 38 | 38 | 1 | (12) |
| Consolidated net income / (loss) | 98 | 98 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 37 | (1 898) | (1 898) | 39 | 71 |
| customer base (in thousands) | 2016 | 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1Q | 2Q | ||
| Convergent customers1 | 626 | 679 | 738 | 835 | 938 | 1 084 | |
| o/w B2C | 532 | 568 | 603 | 666 | 738 | 858 | |
| o/w B2B | 94 | 111 | 135 | 169 | 200 | 227 | |
| Fixed telephony accesses | |||||||
| POTS, ISDN & WLL | 3 487 | 3 415 | 3 337 | 3 268 | 3 181 | 3 081 | |
| VoIP | 633 | 644 | 651 | 664 | 678 | 728 | |
| Total retail main lines | 4 120 | 4 059 | 3 988 | 3 932 | 3 859 | 3 809 | |
| Fixed broadband access | |||||||
| ADSL | 1 669 | 1 613 | 1 562 | 1 503 | 1 451 | 1 407 | |
| VHBB (VDSL+Fibre) | 366 | 409 | 436 | 492 | 544 | 588 | |
| o/w VDSL | 339 | 370 | 379 | 404 | 427 | 443 | |
| o/w Fibre | 27 | 39 | 57 | 88 | 117 | 145 | |
| CDMA | 44 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 0 | |
| Wireless for fixed | 50 | 82 | 128 | 191 | 260 | 328 | |
| Retail broadband - total | 2 130 | 2 139 | 2 153 | 2 206 | 2 269 | 2 323 | |
| TV client base | |||||||
| IPTV | 200 | 213 | 214 | 234 | 254 | 277 | |
| DTH (TV over Satellite) | 597 | 590 | 548 | 532 | 521 | 515 | |
| TV client base - total | 797 | 803 | 761 | 766 | 775 | 792 | |
| -o/w 'nc+' packages | 190 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 189 | 193 | |
| Mobile accesses | |||||||
| Post-paid | |||||||
| Mobile Handset | 6 369 | 6 491 | 6 640 | 6 851 | 7 009 | 7 112 | |
| Mobile Broadband | 1 298 | 1 327 | 1 355 | 1 377 | 1 364 | 1 334 | |
| M2M | 858 | 898 | 963 | 1 033 | 1 079 | 1 126 | |
| Total postpaid | 8 526 | 8 716 | 8 957 | 9 262 | 9 452 | 9 573 | |
| Total pre-paid | 7 689 | 7 898 | 7 309 | 6 537 | 5 820 | 4 983 | |
| Total | 16 215 | 16 614 | 16 266 | 15 799 | 15 272 | 14 555 | |
| Wholesale customers | |||||||
| WLR | 780 | 730 | 693 | 652 | 614 | 587 | |
| Bitstream access | 234 | 222 | 213 | 202 | 195 | 183 | |
| LLU | 125 | 120 | 116 | 110 | 105 | 100 | |
| 1 Since 1Q'17 convergent customer definition has been modified and reflects only a combination of fixed broadband (incl. w handset offer, with financial benefit |
ireles | s for fixed) and mobile |
| quarterly ARPU in PLN per month | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1Q | 2Q | |
| Retail fixed voice ARPU | 39,2 | 38,7 | 38,4 | 37,9 | 37,3 | 37,0 |
| Fixed broadband ARPU (Broadband, TV & VoIP) | 60,3 | 60,1 | 59,9 | 59,2 | 58,2 | 57,1 |
| Mobile ARPU | ||||||
| Total postpaid excl M2M | 45,2 | 44,2 | 43,6 | 41,8 | 39,6 | 39,6 |
| Mobile Handset | 48,9 | 48,1 | 47,6 | 45,6 | 43,2 | 43,2 |
| Mobile Broadband | 27,3 | 25,2 | 23,3 | 22,8 | 21,6 | 20,6 |
| Prepaid | 12,4 | 11,9 | 12,0 | 12,6 | 12,6 | 15,2 |
| Total Mobile excl M2M | 28,8 | 28,0 | 27,9 | 28,3 | 28,1 | 30,1 |
| retail ARPU | 23,5 | 22,7 | 22,6 | 22,3 | 22,0 | 23,3 |
| wholesale ARPU | 5,3 | 5,3 | 5,3 | 5,9 | 6,0 | 6,7 |
| other mobile operating statistics | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1Q | 2Q | |
| Number of smartphones (thousands) | 5 809 | 5 996 | 6 057 | 6 291 | 6 312 | 6 441 |
| AUPU (in minutes) | ||||||
| post-paid | 345,0 | 359,3 | 351,1 | 354,5 | 342,5 | 341,0 |
| pre-paid | 105,3 | 104,4 | 104,7 | 113,7 | 121,7 | 133,2 |
| blended | 225,3 | 231,8 | 230,4 | 244,7 | 248,0 | 259,8 |
| Quarterly mobile customer churn rate (%) | ||||||
| post-paid | 3,0 | 2,8 | 2,7 | 2,8 | 3,1 | 2,8 |
| pre-paid | 15,7 | 15,2 | 16,9 | 18,1 | 21,3 | 25,0 |
| SAC post-paid (PLN) | 256,4 | 211,1 | 183,0 | 188,9 | 130,7 | 92,7 |
| SRC post-paid (PLN) | 222,1 | 176,3 | 169,8 | 179,9 | 64,0 | 36,6 |
| 4G coverage in % of population | 89,2% | 95,4% | 97,4% | 99,1% | 99,2% | 99,8% |
| 3G coverage in % of population | 99,6% | 99,6% | 99,6% | 99,6% | 99,6% | 99,6% |
| Employment structure of Group as reported | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active full time equivalents (end of period) | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1Q | 2Q | ||
| Orange Polska | 16 497 | 16 099 | 15 786 | 15 537 | 15 481 | 15 131 | ||
| 50% of Networks | 349 | 338 | 344 | 343 | 347 | 351 | ||
| Total | 16 846 | 16 437 | 16 130 | 15 880 | 15 828 | 15 482 |
Terms used:
Average Usage per User (AUPU) – the average monthly total usage of minutes divided by the average number of SIM cards (excluding M2M) in a given period.
Churn rate – the number of customers who disconnect from a network in a given period divided by the weighted average number of customers in the same period.
ICT – Information and Communication Technology
Fixed Broadband ARPU – the average monthly revenues from fixed broadband services (including TV and VoIP services) divided by the average number of accesses in a given period.
Mobile ARPU – the average monthly revenues from mobile services (outgoing and incoming, including connection and termination fees, visitors roaming, excluding M2M), divided by the average number of SIM cards (excluding M2M) in a given period.
Mobile Broadband ARPU – the average monthly revenues from SIM cards dedicated to mobile broadband access (all service revenues including outgoing and incoming) divided by the average number of these SIM cards in a given period.
Mobile Handset ARPU – the average monthly revenues from SIM cards dedicated to mobile handset access (all service revenues including outgoing and incoming) divided by the average number of these SIM cards in a given period.
Subscriber Acquisition Cost (SAC) – Customer acquisition costs divided by the number of gross customers added during the respective period. Customer acquisition costs comprise commissions paid to distributors and net subsidies resulting from the sale of the handset.
Subscriber Retention Cost (SRC) – Customer retention costs divided by the number of customers retained during the respective period. Customer retention costs comprise commissions paid to distributors and net subsidies resulting from the sale of the handset.
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