Quarterly Report • May 7, 2015
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SHOOD AS COM
1015
The consolidated financial information disclosed in this report is based on unaudited financial statements, prepared in accordance with the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS/IFRS), issued by the Internationa
Turnover growth of 16.0% with SSI international markets representing 54.1%.
Underlying EBITDA decreased by 10.4%, despite having increased by 36.2% on a L-f-L basis.
Net income of 21.3 million euros, three times above 1Q14.
Cash position of 168.7 million euros at the end of the quarter.
Consolidated turnover in 1Q15 reached 32.0 million euros, increasing 16.0% when compared to 1Q14, or 7.3% excluding S21Sec contribution1. This growth was achieved through a 19.9% increase in sales, but also through a significant increase of 14.4% in service revenues. Excluding S21Sec contribution, Service Revenues increased by 3.4%.
Operating costs amounted to 31.3 million euros, 17.7% above 1Q14, with all lines increasing. Personnel costs increased 16.9% driven by a 20.8% increase in the number of employees. Commercial costs grew 26.3% to 8.7 million euros, driven by SSI increase in cost of goods sold, aligned with sales evolution. The evolution in other operating costs is mainly expl
Total EBITDA stood at 6.2 million euros, down by 4.4% when compared to 1Q14, as a result of underlying EBITDA that decreased by 10.4%. The equity results increased 0.4% and were mostly impacted by ZOPT contribution, which in turn depends on NOS net income evolution. On what concerns the underlying EBITDA, it stood at 1.1 million euros, corresponding to a margin of 3.6%, which compares to 4.6% in 1Q14. Excluding S21Sec contribution, underlying EBITDA increased by 36.2%.
Sonaecom's EBIT decreased 17.7% to 4.3 million euros, explained by the lower EBITDA and the higher level of depreciations, fully explained by S21Sec.
Net financial results reached 17.5 million euros in 1015, positively impacted by the adjustment of NOS fair value at market price in the amount of 16.6 million euros. In 1Q14, the adjustment of NOS fair value was also positive by 2.0 million euros.
Sonaecom's earnings before tax (EBT) increased to 21.8 million euros, fully driven by the higher net financial results.
Net results group share stood at 21.3 million euros, which compares with 7.2 million euros in 1014.
Sonaecom's underlying operating CAPEX increased from 1.5 million euros to 1.8 million euros, reaching 5.6% of Turnover, the same level of 1Q14.
Gross debt totalled 11.5 million euros, versus 26.7 million euros in 1014. The reported Gross debt includes S21Sec total Gross debt. We highlight that Sonaecom holds a 60% stake in S21Sec.
Net debt reached a very comfortable negative 168.7 million euros, i.e., a positive cash position.
<sup>1 S21Sec was acquired on July 2014 and is consolidated at Sonaecom since August 2014.
After an active year, consistent with its active portfolio management strategy, Sonaecom's SSI division is currently composed by four companies in the IT/IS sector, focused on international expansion. Those companies generated circa 54.1% of its revenues outside the Portuguese market and 44% of the total 863 employees are located outside Portugal.
WeDo Technologies is a worldwide market leader in enterprise business assurance, which works with some of the world's leading blue chip companies from the retail, energy and finance industries, as well as more than 190 telecommunications operators from more than 90 countries.
After, being named, in 2014, by Stratecast (Frost & Sullivan) as the worldwide leader in Financial Assurance area, which comprises: Revenue Assurance, Fraud Management and Margin Assurance, WeDo technologies now was elected by Analysys Mason, a TMT (telecoms, media and technology) analyst firm, as the worldwide market leader in the Revenues Assurance and Fraud Management software space.
In February 2015, WeDo was present in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where it revealed details of its new RAID telecom software solution, as part of the re-defined RAID Enterprise Business Assurance (EBA) family. It should also be highlighted that during 1Q15, the company has won two new telco customers in USA and Mexico and one in the energy sector in Portugal, which clearly reflects the company's growth in enterprise business assurance market, both in Portugal and abroad. At the end of 1Q15, 76.5% of its turnover was generated in the international market and almost 12% in non-telco segments.
S21Sec is a multinational based in Spain, specialized in cyber security services and technologies, with the purpose of protecting organizations more critical and high-value digital assets: data, operations and corporate image. With its own products and platforms the company acts with a special focus on antifraud and e-crime in various segments like government, financial entities, telecommunications, energy and other critical infrastructures.
S21Sec is under a turnaround process and is already giving positive signs with relevant achievements in the 1Q15. A memorandum of understanding was signed with Europol, being the first Spanish company to do that. The two organizations will now exchange knowledge and expertise on cybercrime, and will cooperate to combat online fraud and make the Internet a safer space. It was closed the first project MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses), about cybersecurity, with INCIBE (national institute of cybersecurity in Spain). Some important contracts were won in different sectors (financial, insurance, tourism, energy and industrial companies) and with different kind of services (from SOC to audit, digital fraud and forensic analysis). It is also important to highlight, the participation in various important events of the segment (Homesec in Spain, ETIS information security WG Meeting and IDC event dedicated to cybersecurity in the financial segment).
Saphety has a strong position in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), optimisation of business processes and data and multimedia synchronization for GSI worldwide organisations. The quarter was marked by a significant improvement on revenues and profitability coupled with a good commercial activity: 177 new customers and some important contracts including GS1 Egypt, Essilor and Sodecia. Saphety's customer base has now over 8,200 customers and 100,000 users in about 20 countries worldwide. Importantly, international revenues more than doubled when compared to 1Q14 and represented 32.0% of revenues.
On what concerns Bizdirect, the improvement recorded in the IT hardware and software investment, coupled with a positive performance in the new solutions area, enabled Bizdirect to increase its turnover by 23.0% in 1Q15. The Competence Center launched in Viseu to respond to the growing demand for projects in the areas of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and ECM (Enterprise Content Management), continued to deliver projects and is growing its notoriety in the European market. International revenues increased significantly and represented 12.8% of total Turnover.
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSI CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | $1014^{(R)}$ | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | 4Q14 | q.0.9. |
| Turnover | 23.6 | 28.3 | 20.2% | 27.8 | 1.8% |
| Service Revenues | 18.0 | 20.9 | 16.1% | 20.8 | 0.7% |
| Sales | 5.6 | 7.4 | 33.5% | 7.1 | 4.9% |
| Other Revenues | 0.2 | 0.4 | 109.1% | 0.5 | $-16.2%$ |
| Operating Costs | 21.1 | 26.6 | 26.1% | 24.8 | 7.5% |
| Personnel Costs | 7.6 | 9.7 | 27.6% | 9.3 | 4.2% |
| Commercial Costs (1) | 5.6 | 7.7 | 36.0% | 6.2 | 24.2% |
| Other Operating Costs (2) | 7.9 | 9.2 | 17.4% | 9.3 | $-0.5%$ |
| EBITDA | 2.8 | 2.1 | $-26.3%$ | 3.5 | $-40.5%$ |
| Underlying EBITDA (3) | 2.6 | 2.1 | $-20.4%$ | 3.5 | $-40.6%$ |
| Discontinued Operations (4) | 0.2 | 0.0 | $-100.0%$ | 0.0 | |
| Underlying EBITDA Margin (%) | 11.2% | 7.4% | $-3.8$ pp | 12.7% | $-5.3pp$ |
| Operating CAPEX (5) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 15.8% | 1.8 | $-9.3%$ |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 6.0% | 5.8% | $-0.2$ pp | 6.5% | $-0.7$ pp |
| Underlying EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | 1.2 | 0.5 | $-62.3%$ | 1.7 | $-73.3%$ |
| Total CAPEX | $1.4\,$ | 1.6 | 15.8% | 1.8 | $-9.3%$ |
(1) Commercial Costs = COGS + Mktg& Sales (2) Other Operating Costs = Outsourcing Services + G&A + Provisions + others;
(3) Includes the businessesfully consolidated by SSI; (4) Indudes Mainroad contribution until the sale
Turnover continued to benefit from the international expansion of SSI companies and the active potfolio management, growing 20.2% y.o.y., to 28.3 million euros. Service Revenues increased 16.1% to 20.9 million euros, while Sales increased by 33.5% to 7.4 million euros.
Excluding S21Sec contribution in 1Q15, SSI turnover would have increased by 10.0% and Service Revenues by 4.1%.
Operating costs increased 26.1%, reaching 26.6 million euros, impacted mostly by higher commercial costs but also by higher staff costs and other operational costs. Staff costs increased 27.6% driven by a 25% growth in the number of employees (from 692 to 863). Commercial costs increased 36.0% when compared to 1014, to 7.7 million euros, driven by a higher cost of goods sold, aligned with the higher level of sales. Other operating costs increased 17.4% explained by the enlarged portfolio, namely S21Sec.
Total EBITDA declined 26.3%, explained by discontinued operations in the 1Q14 but also by the decrease of underlying EBITDA. Underlying EBITDA reached 2.1 million euros, falling 20.4% y.o.y., and reaching a margin of 7.4%. Excluding S21Sec, EBITDA increased by 5.9% and reached a 10.8% margin.
Underlying EBITDA-operating CAPEX stood at 0.5 million euros, decreasing 62.3% when compared to 1Q14, explained by the lower level of EBITDA and the higher level of CAPEX.
During the 1Q15, Público newspaper celebrated its 25th anniversary with a free special edition.
Turnover reached 3.7 million euros, representing a slight increase when compared to 1Q14. The growth at online advertising revenues compensated the decline at offline advertising revenues and online subscriptions continued to present a good performance contributing
significantly to the circulation. It should be noted that, according to APCT, Público wa site by the European Digital Media Awards, fighting for the 1st place with The Guardian.
EBITDA, despite negative, increased 15.9% to negative 0.7 million euros.
NOS operating revenues were 344.1 million euros in 1Q15, growing 2.0% y.o.y.
EBITDA reached 127.9 million euros, decreasing 1.5% when compared to 1Q14 and representing a 37.2% EBITDA margin.
Recurrent CAPEX amounted to 68.2 million euros in 1015, an increase of 29.3% y.o.y. As a consequence of EBITDA and CAPEX evolution, EBITDA-Recurrent CAPEX decreased 22.6%.
Net Financial Debt to EBITDA stood at 2.0x at the end of 1Q15 and the average maturity of the company's net financial debt reached 3.3 years.
NOS published its 1Q15 results on 7th may, 2015, which are available at www.nos.pt.
During 1Q15, the NOS share price increased 28.7% from €5.236 to €6.741, whilst PSI20 increased its market capitalisation by 24.4%.
| Operational Indicators ('000) | 1014 | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | 4014 | q.o.q. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total RGUs | 7 215 2 | 7 761.8 | 7.6% | 7 610.5 | 2.0% |
| Convergent RGUs | 555.8 | 2 194 5 | $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ | 1853.3 | 18.4% |
| IRIS subscribers | 498.6 | 742.6 | 49.0% | 6936 | 7.1% |
| 3,4 and 5P subscribers | 808.8 | 878.1 | 8.6% | 851 R | 3.1% |
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOS HIGHLIGHTS | 1014 | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | 4Q14 | q.o.q. |
| Operating Revenues | 337.3 | 344.1 | 2.0% | 353.8 | $-2.7%$ |
| EBITDA | 129.9 | 127.9 | $-1.5%$ | 113.5 | 12.7% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 38.5% | 37.2% | $-1.3$ pp | 32.1% | $5.1$ pp |
| Net Income | 25.3 | 23.2 | $-8.0%$ | 12.3 | 89.1% |
| CAPEX | 56.7 | 94.3 | 66.5% | 142.5 | $-33.8%$ |
| EBITDA-CAPEX | 73.2 | 33.6 | $-54.2%$ | $-29.0$ | |
| RECURRENT CAPEX | 52.7 | 68.2 | 29.3% | 83.2 | $-18.0\%$ |
| EBITDA-RECURRENT CAPEX | 77.1 | 59.7 | $-22.6%$ | 30.3 | 96.8% |
On 20 April 2015, at the company's Annual General Meeting, Sonaecom's shareholders decided the following:
It was also approved that the total amount of 8,449,354.32 euros, from other reserves, is also paid to shareholders. Considering that it will not be possible to determine precisely the number of own shares that will be held by the company on the date of the abovementioned payment, without limiting the company's capacity for intervention, it was highlighted the following:
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | $1014^{(R)}$ | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | 4Q14 | q.o.q. |
| Turnover | 27.5 | 32.0 | 16.0% | 32.1 | $-0.6%$ |
| Service Revenues | 19.5 | 22.4 | 14.4% | 22.7 | $-1.7%$ |
| Product Sales | 8.0 | 9.6 | 19.9% | 9.4 | 2.1% |
| Other Revenues | 0.3 | 0.5 | 52.3% | 0.6 | $-19.8%$ |
| Operating Costs | 26.6 | 31.3 | 17.7% | 29.9 | 4.7% |
| Personnel Costs | 10.4 | 12.2 | 16.9% | 11.9 | 2.2% |
| Commercial Costs (1) | 6.9 | 8.7 | 26.3% | 7.5 | 16.6% |
| Other Operating Costs (2) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 12.3% | 10.5 | $-1.0%$ |
| EBITDA | 6.5 | 6.2 | $-4.4%$ | 2.3 | 168.5% |
| Underlying EBITDA (3) | 1.3 | 1.1 | $-10.4%$ | 2.8 | $-60.1%$ |
| Equity method $(4)$ | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4% | $-0.5$ | |
| Discontinued Operations (5) | 0.2 | $0.0\,$ | $-100.0%$ | $0.0\,$ | |
| Underlying EBITDA Margin (%) | 4.6% | 3.6% | $-1.0$ pp | 8.9% | $-5.3pp$ |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.2 | 1.9 | 51.2% | 2.3 | $-18.2%$ |
| EBIT | 5.2 | 4.3 | $-17.7%$ | 0.0 | |
| Net Financial Results | 2.3 | 17.5 | 4.6 | ||
| Financial Income | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Financial Expenses | 0.7 | 0.5 | $-32.5%$ | $-4.2$ | |
| EBT | 7.5 | 21.8 | 191.2% | 4.6 | |
| Tax results | $-0.3$ | $-1.1$ | $-0.3$ | ||
| Net Results | 7.2 | 20.7 | 189.0% | 4.3 | |
| Group Share | 7.2 | 21.3 | 196.3% | 4.9 | |
| Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests | 0.0 | $-0.6$ | $-0.6$ | 10.1% |
(1) Commercial Costs = COGS + Mktg & Sales Costs (2) Other Operating Costs = Outsourcing Services + G&A + Provisions + others;
(3) Includes the businesses fully consolidated by Sonaecom;
(4) Includes the 50% holding in Uni
| Million euros | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | 1014 | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | $4Q14^{(R)}$ | q.o.q. |
| Total Net Assets | 1077.8 | 1120.3 | 3.9% | 1095.8 | 2.2% |
| Non Current Assets | 768.9 | 792.8 | 3.1% | 792.5 | 0.0% |
| Tangible and Intangible Assets | 22.4 | 28.9 | 29.0% | 28.3 | 2.0% |
| Goodwill | 28.4 | 29.1 | 2.2% | 28.7 | 1.2% |
| Investments | 713.0 | 728.0 | 2.1% | 723.2 | 0.7% |
| Deferred Tax Assets | 5.0 | 6.6 | 31.2% | 6.8 | $-3.4%$ |
| Others | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | $-94.5%$ | |
| Current Assets | 308.9 | 327.5 | 6.0% | 303.4 | 8.0% |
| Trade Debtors | 35.9 | 40.6 | 13.1% | 40.0 | 1.4% |
| Liquidity | 184.5 | 180.2 | $-2.3%$ | 182.0 | $-1.0%$ |
| Others | 88.6 | 106.7 | 20.5% | 81.3 | 31.2% |
| Shareholders' Funds | 997.5 | 1047.3 | 5.0% | 1023.9 | 2.3% |
| Group Share | 997.3 | 1048.6 | 5.1% | 1024.5 | 2.3% |
| Non-Controlling Interests | 0.2 | $-1.3$ | $-0.6$ | $-102.5%$ | |
| Total Liabilities | 80.3 | 73.0 | $-9.1%$ | 72.0 | 1.4% |
| Non Current Liabilities | 8.9 | 13.7 | 53.5% | 13.2 | 3.6% |
| Bank Loans | 4.9 | 9.4 | 93.8% | 9.1 | 4.1% |
| Provisions for Other Liabilities and Charges | 2.9 | 2.8 | $-3.3%$ | 2.6 | 9.4% |
| Others | $1.1\,$ | 1.4 | 25.9% | 1.6 | $-9.3%$ |
| Current Liabilities | 71.4 | 59.3 | $-17.0%$ | 58.8 | 0.9% |
| Loans | 21.3 | 1.3 | $-93.7%$ | 2.0 | $-32.0%$ |
| Trade Creditors | 19.2 | 23.7 | 23.7% | 21.6 | 10.0% |
| Others | 31.0 | 34.3 | 10.6% | 35.2 | $-2.7%$ |
| Operating CAPEX (1) | 1.5 | 1.8 | 15.9% | 2.2 | $-16.8%$ |
| Operating CAPEX as % of Turnover | 5.6% | 5.6% | 0.0 pp | 6.7% | $-1.1$ pp |
| Total CAPEX | 4.1 | 1.8 | $-56.5%$ | 2.2 | $-16.8%$ |
| Underlying EBITDA - Operating CAPEX | $-0.3$ | $-0.7$ | $-134.5%$ | 0.7 | |
| Gross Debt | 26.7 | 11.5 | $-56.8%$ | 11.8 | $-2.4%$ |
| Net Debt | $-157.7$ | $-168.7$ | $-6.9%$ | $-170.2$ | 0.9% |
The Chinaco Science of the Financial Investments.
(a) Operating CAPEX excludes Financial Investments.
(a) Under the Special Regime of Debt Adjustments to the Fiscal Authorities and Social Security (Decree Law No. 248-A/2
| $FCF^{(1)}$ | $-2.9$ | $-1.7$ | 42.4% | 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | $-0.2$ | $-0.7$ | $-0.1$ | ||
| Financial results | $-1.5$ | 2.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Own shares | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dividends | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Investments | $-2.6$ | 0.0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.3 | $-3.1$ | 4.7 | ||
| Non Cash Items & Other | 0.4 | $-1.5$ | $-1.4$ | -4.6% | |
| Change in WC | 1.2 | $-1.0$ | 5.4 | ||
| Underlying EBITDA-Operating CAPEX | $-0.3$ | $-0.7$ | $-134.5%$ | 0.7 | |
| Million euros LEVERED FREE CASH FLOW |
$1014^{(R)}$ | 1015 | $\Delta$ 15/14 | 4014 | q.o.q. |
(1) FCF Leveredafter Financial Expenses but before Capital Flows and Financingrelated up-front Costs. (R) The values were adjusted in order
to reflect, from 1 January 2014 onwards, Sonaecomstructure following the Mainroads
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