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Tele2 — Interim / Quarterly Report 2013
Feb 7, 2014
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Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2013 Report
Solid profitability based on good progress in mobile
Accelerated monetization of mobile data
Q4 2013 HIGHLIGHTS
Strong mobile end-user service revenue growth for the Group
■ In the quarter, mobile end-user service revenue grew by 5 percent amounting to SEK 3,724 (3,536) million. This trend was driven by positive usage of mobile data, compensating less revenue from mobile voice and SMS.
Improved operational performance in Tele2 Sweden
■ Mobile end-user service revenue in Sweden grew by 3 percent Q4 2013. The mobile EBITDA contribution in the quarter was SEK 722 (748) million, due to increased marketing spend and a shift from pay-as-you-go to bucket price plans.
Maintained strong customer intake within mobile for Tele2 Netherlands
■ Tele2 Netherlands continued its marketing push within the mobile segment, accelerating its customer intake to 62,000 (55,000) customers and taking the total mobile customer base to 694,000 (478,000). Mobile net sales amounted to SEK 447 (288) million and mobile end-user service revenue grew by 65 percent in Q4 2013.
License award disappointment for Tele2 in Norway
■ The network roll-out continued at a rapid pace, now covering approximately 75 percent of the population. Traffic on own infrastructure amounted to 43 percent in the quarter. Tele2 Norway did not obtain any frequencies in the multiband auction held in December. The company will continue its operations with existing frequency resources and maintain commercial efforts to further develop the business.
Robust revenue growth in Tele2 Kazakhstan and positive EBITDA in December
■ Tele2 Kazakhstan continued to work to improve its commission structure, leading to a gradually better result in the quarter. Still, the net effect on customer intake was negative, leading to an outflow of -393,000 (361,000) users. Mobile net sales grew by 24 percent in Q4 2013 amounting to SEK 365 (294) million. Mobile end-user service revenue grew by 33 percent. Thanks to improved operational scale and lower interconnect levels, EBITDA losses were reduced to SEK -7 (-83) million and the company had positive EBITDA for the first time in December.
The Board of Directors recommend a dividend for 2013 amounting to SEK 4.40
■ The Board of Tele2 AB has decided to recommend an ordinary dividend of SEK 4.40 (7.10) per share in respect of the financial year 2013.
Key Financial Data Q4
| Q4 | FY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | 2013 | 2012 | % | 2013 | 2012 | % | |
| Net sales | 7,568 | 7,873 | –4 | 29,871 | 30,742 | –3 | |
| Net sales excluding exchange rate differences | 7,568 | 7,831 | –3 | 29,871 | 30,371 | –2 | |
| EBITDA | 1,461 | 1,444 | 1 | 5,990 | 6,240 | –4 | |
| EBITDA excluding exchange rate differences | 1,461 | 1,472 | –1 | 5,990 | 6,239 | –4 | |
| EBIT | 586 | 576 | 2 | 2,192 | 1,975 | 11 | |
| EBIT excluding one-off items (see Note 2) | 575 | 579 | –1 | 2,626 | 2,533 | 4 | |
| Net profit/loss | 169 | 216 | –22 | 655 | 976 | –33 | |
| Earnings per share, after dilution (SEK) | 0.36 | 0.48 | –25 | 1.45 | 2.18 | –33 |
The figures presented in this report refer to Q4 2013 and continuing operations unless otherwise stated. The figures shown in parentheses refer to the comparable periods in 2012.
Net sales Q4 2013 7,568 SEK million
EBITDA Q4 2013 1,461 SEK million
CEO Word, Q4 2013
From an operational perspective Q4 2013 was stable and in line with our expectations. Mobile enduser service revenue growth was maintained at a healthy 5 percent. We balanced our marketing efforts to meet the demands of our customers in the holiday season while maintaining our rigorous discipline on cost. EBITDA for the period expanded 1 percent to SEK 1,461 (1,444) million.
Tele2's Swedish operation is maintaining its strong drive to transform the business into the leader in mobile data. During the quarter, we delivered solid mobile end-user service revenue growth and improved choice and transparency in our service offers. We converted customers to 4G, which provides superior service quality. Moreover, we invested further in our network capabilities through LTE 800 and 1800.
Our aim in the Netherlands is to maintain a solid consumer fixed broadband operations, continue to take market share within the business segment, and to increase momentum within the mobile operations. Our mobile network roll-out is proceeding according to plan, with several hundred sites ready to start carrying 4G traffic. In 2014 we
will continue to invest into the Dutch market to pursue mobile growth opportunities even further.
Tele2 Kazakhstan is focused on network roll-out and customer management. The network team has rolled out almost 600 new sites this year. Soon we will have the same population coverage as our competitors. On the customer management side, we changed commission structure in Q3 2013 to improve the quality of the customer base, which resulted in higher ARPU levels in the current quarter. Additionally, the business achieved an important milestone by breaking-even on EBITDA in December.
"I see 2014 as a year when we remove uncertainty around Tele2. The Netherlands and Kazakhstan need to maintain their momentum within mobile. Tele2 Sweden will cement its position as the leader in mobile data services. The situation in Norway will be addressed in a way that maximizes value for shareholders."
Our Norwegian operation performed well this quarter delivering on network roll-out and on-net traffic targets as well as customer experience. Despite a changed game plan, our commercial efforts remain intact and we believe that the current set-up allows us to develop a profitable business.
I would also like to highlight the turnaround that we are beginning to see in Croatia. The local management team has done a fantastic job and hopefully this is the start of a solid value creation trend in Croatia.
I see 2014 as a year when we remove uncertainty around Tele2. The Netherlands and Kazakhstan need to maintain their momentum within mobile. Tele2 Sweden will cement its position as the leader in mobile data services. The situation in Nor-
way will be addressed in a way that maximizes value for shareholders. An overarching goal for all our operations, big or small, is to continue the hard work of striving to always be the trusted partner of consumers and businesses.
Mats Granryd President and CEO
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS | Q4 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
■ Tele2 Norway did not obtain any resources in the multiband frequency auction held in Norway on December 2nd. The company will continue its operations with existing frequency resources and maintain commercial efforts to further develop the business.
■ Tele2 Sweden announced the sale of its residential cable and fiber operations to Telenor, including its residential customers. Tele2's fiber infrastructure and customers on the business side were not part of the transaction. The total cash
consideration for the divested assets amounted to SEK 792 million and will together with the estimated gain of 250 MSEK be recognized in January 2014.
■ Günther Vogelpoel, Executive Vice President and CEO of Tele2 Netherlands, decided to leave the company and Ernst Jan van Rooijen, CFO of Tele2 Netherlands, was appointed Acting CEO.
■ Tele2 launched a global M2M solution, initially addressing the Swedish, Norwegian and Dutch markets.
■ In January 2014, the sale of Tele2 Sweden's residential cable and fiber operations in Sweden was finalized.
Financial Overview
Tele2's financial performance is driven by a persistent focus on developing mobile services on own infrastructure, complemented in certain countries by fixed broadband services and business-to-business offerings. Mobile net sales, which grew compared to the same period last year, combined with greater efforts to develop mobile services on own infrastructure have had a positive impact on Tele2's EBITDA. The Group will concentrate on maximizing the return from fixed-line operations to balance the ongoing subscriber attrition of our customer base.
Net customer intake amounted to -492,000 (118,000) in Q4 2013. The customer intake in mobile services amounted to -417,000 (344,000). This development was mainly driven by negative customer intake in Tele2 Kazakhstan, mainly due to changed commission structure for retail vendors. The fixed broadband customer base decreased by -22,000 (-24,000) customers in Q4 2013, primarily attributable to Tele2's operations in the Netherlands. As expected, the number of fixed telephony customers fell in Q4 2013. On December 31, 2013 the total customer base amounted to 14,764,000 (15,446,000).
Net sales in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 7,568 (7,873) million. The net sales development was mainly a result of lower interconnect levels within mobile services and negative net sales development within consumer fixed broadband and fixed telephony. However, end-user service revenue continued to grow for mobile services.
EBITDA in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 1,461 (1,444) million, equivalent to an EBITDA margin of 19 (18) percent. The EBITDA development was negatively affected by SEK -35 million due to restructuring costs for employees in Tele2 Norway. The operational development was also affected by expansion costs in the mobile segment, tougher competition in the fixed broadband segment and a decreasing fixed telephony customer base.
EBIT in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 575 (579) million excluding oneoff items. Including one-off items, EBIT amounted to SEK 586 (576) million.
Profit before tax in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 424 (381) million.
Net profit in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 169 (216) million. Reported tax for Q4 2013 amounted to SEK -255 (-165) million. Tax payment affecting cash flow amounted to SEK -109 (-497) million.
Cash flow after CAPEX in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 507 (529) million mainly affected by mobile network roll-outs in Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Kazakhstan.
CAPEX in Q4 2013 amounted to SEK 1,255 (1,080) million, driven principally by further network expansion in Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Kazakhstan.
Net debt amounted to SEK 8,007 (15,745) million on December 31, 2013, or 1.34 times 12-month rolling EBITDA. Tele2's available liquidity amounted to SEK 9,306 (12,933) million (see Note 3 for further information on financial debt).
EBITDA/EBITDA margin
Net sales
Financial Guidance
The two year financial guidance for 2014 and 2015 that Tele2 provided in April 2013 was undertaken in connection with the disposal of our Russian business, which generated a one-time gain of SEK 13.9 billion and distribution to shareholders of SEK 12.5 billion. Recently, as a consequence of the uncertainty arising from the developments in our Norwegian business, we decided to bring our guidance policy back into line with our peer group and providing current year group consolidated net sales, EBITDA and CAPEX.
Accordingly, the following assumptions should be taken into account when estimating the 2014 results of the Group:
- Tele2 expects total revenue of approximately SEK 30.0 billion.
- Tele2 expects EBITDA of approximately SEK 6.0 billion.
- Tele2 forecasts a CAPEX level of approximately SEK 4.5 billion.
The result of the Norwegian license auction and the sale of residential cable and fiber operations in Sweden have been taken into account in the forward looking statement for 2014.
Shareholder remuneration
Tele2 will seek to pay a progressive ordinary dividend of 50 percent or more of net income excluding one-off items. Extraordinary dividends and the authority to purchase Tele2's own shares will be sought when the anticipated total return to shareholders is deemed to be greater than the achievable returns from the deployment of the capital within the Group's operations or the acquisition of assets within Tele2's economic requirements.
In respect of the financial year 2013, the Board of Tele2 AB has decided to recommend an ordinary dividend payment of SEK 4.40 (7.10) per ordinary A or B share to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in May 2014.
Balance sheet
Tele2 has a target net debt to EBITDA ratio of between 1.25 and 1.75 times over the medium term. The Group's longer term financial leverage should be in line with the industry and the markets in which it operates, and reflect the status of its operations, future strategic opportunities and obligations.
Financial summary
| SEK million | Note | Q4 2013 | Q4 2012 | FY 2013 | FY 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile1) | |||||
| Net customer intake (thousands) | –417 | 344 | 614 | 2,492 | |
| Net sales | 5,538 | 5,532 | 21,487 | 20,920 | |
| EBITDA | 943 | 833 | 3,846 | 3,687 | |
| EBIT | 300 | 265 | 1,567 | 1,173 | |
| CAPEX | 6 | 889 | 783 | 3,957 | 2,528 |
| Fixed broadband1) | |||||
| Net customer intake (thousands) | –22 | –24 | –86 | –69 | |
| Net sales | 1,239 | 1,346 | 5,025 | 5,566 | |
| EBITDA | 313 | 321 | 1,194 | 1,357 | |
| EBIT | 121 | 96 | 350 | 450 | |
| CAPEX | 200 | 135 | 585 | 584 | |
| Fixed telephony1) | |||||
| Net customer intake (thousands) | –53 | –202 | –273 | –541 | |
| Net sales | 507 | 662 | 2,201 | 2,865 | |
| EBITDA | 142 | 212 | 669 | 966 | |
| EBIT | 122 | 184 | 585 | 857 | |
| CAPEX | 24 | 14 | 76 | 45 | |
| Total | |||||
| Net customer intake (thousands) | –492 | 118 | 255 | 1,882 | |
| Net sales | 7,568 | 7,873 | 29,871 | 30,742 | |
| EBITDA | 1,461 | 1,444 | 5,990 | 6,240 | |
| EBIT 2) | 2 | 575 | 579 | 2,626 | 2,533 |
| CAPEX | 6 | 1,255 | 1,080 | 5,169 | 3,704 |
| EBT | 424 | 381 | 1,578 | 1,422 | |
| Net profit | 169 | 216 | 655 | 976 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities, continued operations |
1,520 | 1,010 | 5,090 | 4,967 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities, total operations | 1,520 | 1,815 | 5,813 | 8,679 | |
| Cash flow after CAPEX, continued operations | 6 | 507 | –101 | 165 | 1,684 |
| Cash flow after CAPEX, total operations | 507 | 529 | 572 | 4,070 |
1) Excluding one-off items (see section EBIT on page 21).
2) Total EBIT includes result from sale of operations and other one-off items stated under the segment reporting section of EBIT (page 22).
Overview by country
NET SALES LESS EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
| Total | 7,568 | 7,873 | –4% | 29,871 | 30,742 | –3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX effects | 42 | –1% | 371 | –1% | ||
| operations | 7,568 | 7,831 | –3% | 29,871 | 30,371 | –2% |
| Continued | ||||||
| Other | 35 | 68 | –49% | 148 | 324 | –54% |
| Germany | 226 | 231 | –2% | 867 | 939 | –8% |
| Austria | 306 | 343 | –11% | 1,244 | 1,345 | –8% |
| Estonia | 172 | 234 | –26% | 674 | 881 | –23% |
| Latvia | 230 | 284 | –19% | 915 | 1,025 | –11% |
| Lithuania | 327 | 312 | 5% | 1,280 | 1,197 | 7% |
| Croatia | 396 | 363 | 9% | 1,397 | 1,303 | 7% |
| Kazakhstan | 365 | 279 | 31% | 1,344 | 901 | 49% |
| Norway | 983 | 1,123 | –12% | 4,114 | 4,524 | –9% |
| Netherlands | 1,372 | 1,365 | 1% | 5,435 | 5,234 | 4% |
| Sweden | 3,156 | 3,229 | –2% | 12,453 | 12,698 | –2% |
| Q4 | Q4* | Growth Full Year Full Year* | Growth | |||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 |
* Adjusted for fluctuations in exchange rates.
Sweden
Mobile In Q4 2013, mobile net sales amounted to SEK 2,589 (2,583) million. Tele2 Sweden showed strong mobile end-user service revenue growth of 3 percent and the EBITDA contribution reached SEK 722 (748) million in the quarter.
The postpaid segment was characterized by increased activity in consumer pricing compared to the previous quarter. The shift from pay as you go to bucket price plans persisted during the quarter, with 57 percent of the postpaid residential customer stock now on bucket price plans. Tele2 Sweden maintained its lead in this transition and is well positioned to monetise on customers' growing data demand.
The trend of shifting from pre- to postpaid stabilised during the quarter as bucket pricing contributed overall to reducing the difference between pre- and postpaid. Furthermore, Tele2 Sweden was the first operator ever in Europe to launch an EU bucket pricing plan (Comviq's Fastpris EU). In its sustained efforts to become more customer friendly, Tele2 Sweden was the first operator in the country to abolish operator-locked phones.
The share of 4G-enabled handsets sold was 84 percent in the postpaid residential segment, demonstrating the continuous demand for high speed data. The introduction of Real Time Rating has allowed Tele2 Sweden to further develop the purchase experience and capture new revenue streams based on the increase of data consumption.
The Comviq brand kept rolling out its distribution concept together with Reitan Convenience nationwide, which has been well received by customers and enabled sales to a wider audience. Tele2 Sweden also opened its 57th Tele2 Store, further strengthening the presence of the Tele2 brand in the Swedish market.
Tele2 Sweden continued to leverage on the combined 2G and 4G networks in the joint venture Net4Mobililty, which covers 99 percent of the population and is the most extensive 4G network in the country. During the quarter, Tele2 Sweden continued the roll-out of both LTE800 and LTE1800, which will further strengthen the network in terms of 4G capacity and coverage.
In the business segment, Tele2 Sweden saw healthy growth, mainly driven by Cloud PBX solutions, both in the SME and the large enterprise segments. In general, however, the Swedish market showed slow customer movements compared to the same period last year.
EBITDA LESS EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | Q4* | Growth Full Year Full Year* | Growth | |||
| Sweden | 858 | 859 | – | 3,448 | 3,365 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 342 | 370 | –8% | 1,251 | 1,540 | –19% |
| Norway | –17 | –17 | – | 121 | 204 | –41% |
| Kazakhstan | –7 | –75 | 91% | –138 | –360 | 62% |
| Croatia | 22 | 9 | 144% | 95 | 60 | 58% |
| Lithuania | 102 | 90 | 13% | 461 | 429 | 7% |
| Latvia | 72 | 91 | –21% | 292 | 354 | –18% |
| Estonia | 37 | 56 | –34% | 161 | 236 | –32% |
| Austria | 65 | 81 | –20% | 308 | 332 | –7% |
| Germany | 32 | 43 | –26% | 138 | 277 | –50% |
| Other | –45 | –35 | –29% | –147 | –198 | 26% |
| Continued | ||||||
| operations | 1,461 | 1,472 | –1% | 5,990 | 6,239 | –4% |
| FX effects | –28 | 2% | 1 | – | ||
| Total | 1,461 | 1,444 | 1% | 5,990 | 6,240 | –4% |
Fixed broadband During the year, Tele2 Sweden decided to divest its residential cable and fiber operations in order to build and focus on its competitive advantage in the mobile segment. The fixed broadband customer base had a stable development in Q4 2013 with an EBITDA contribution of SEK 55 (14) million.
Fixed telephony The EBITDA contribution in the quarter amounted to SEK 55 (72) million. Tele2 Sweden saw, as expected, a continued decrease in demand for fixed telephony as a consequence of the increased demand for mobile bucket price plans.
The Netherlands
Tele2 Netherlands continued to show strong mobile growth in Q4 2013. While deploying its 4G network roll-out and carrying out other preparatory actions to become the new mobile network operator in the Netherlands, the company pursued its strong commercial progress in the business segment with the addition of new contracts and contract renewals of large corporate and governmental organisations. Tele2 Netherlands constantly evaluates and optimizes its products and services to adapt them to customer needs. Tele2 Netherlands' focus on customer experience resulted in a substantially higher satisfaction rate. One of the most visible changes was the relaunch of the Dutch website, incorporating customer insights in its navigation and content.
Mobile In Q4 2013, Tele2 Netherlands showed its ninth consecutive quarter of mobile growth with a net intake of 62,000 (55,000) customers. The total growth in 2013 amounted to 224,000, bringing the total mobile customer base to 694,000. This resulted in net sales of SEK 447 (288) and EBITDA amounted to SEK 26 (-28) million in Q4 2013.
MNO project The network roll-out is on track. In Q4 2013, the new mobile core was installed in Tele2's network. This important milestone enabled Tele2 to set up the first successful data tests on the 4G-only network.
Fixed Broadband Q4 2013 showed continuous pressure on the residential DSL base of Tele2 Netherlands. The decline in customers
was in line with market development. Tele2 Netherlands' focus on improving customer satisfaction resulted in substantially higher improvement rates. The company was able to add new contracts to its business customer base, like Feenstra, the largest Dutch energy service provider. It also renewed important contracts of existing customers such as the Van Gansewinkel Group, the Justice department and the national railroad company.
Norway
Mobile Tele2 Norway had a net intake of -3,000 (15,000), leading to a total customer base of 1,119,000 in the quarter.
In Q4 2013, Tele2 Norway reported net sales of SEK 929 (1,153) million. The decrease was mainly due to the reduction of termination rates and negative currency movement affecting net sales negatively.
Tele2 Norway reached an EBITDA contribution of SEK -20 (-28) million in Q4 2013. The EBITDA development was negatively affected by SEK -35 million due to restructuring costs for employees. Although the operational development was negatively impacted by lower termination rates, this was partly counterbalanced by lower national roaming as more traffic was carried on Tele2 Norway's own network.
Sales campaigns for all brands focused on bucket plans including "all you can eat" voice and SMS subscriptions. All brands aimed to increase the share of fixed fee subscriptions in order to secure revenue streams. At the end of the quarter, 77 percent of Tele2's and One Call's customers had fixed fee subscriptions. In Q4 2013, the company reached world-class customer service according to international benchmarks of customer satisfaction.
Traffic volume in Tele2 Norway's own network increased steadily during the quarter and approximately 43 percent of total traffic was on net. The network now covers approximately 75 percent of the population.
In the quarter, Tele2 Norway did not obtain any frequencies in the multiband auction held in December. The company will continue its operations with existing frequency resources and maintain commercial efforts to further develop the business.
Fixed telephony showed a decrease in net sales and profitability during Q4 2013, due to higher competition from mobile services. Fixed telephony had an EBITDA contribution of SEK 1 (12) million in the quarter.
Kazakhstan
Mobile In Q4 2013, Tele2 Kazakhstan continued to focus on revenue growth and on improving the quality of its customer base. Net sales amounted to SEK 365 (294) million, growing by 24 percent compared to the same period last year. The mobile end-user service revenue increased by 33 percent in the quarter. Tele2 Kazakhstan reached an important milestone - EBITDA break-even on a monthly basis in December, and EBITDA for the quarter amounted to SEK -7 (-83) million.
Tele2 Kazakhstan had a net intake of -393,000 (361,000). The negative net intake in Q4 2013 was due to high churn from promotional sales earlier in the year. During the quarter, the company focused on attracting higher quality subscribers.
ARPU improved by 43 percent compared to the same period last year. One of the main reasons behind this improvement was continued measures to attract better quality subscribers. The gross margin development saw further improvement in the quarter compared to the same period last year thanks to a better interconnect environment and data revenue growth.
Starting from January 2014, there will be a 15 percent reduction in mobile termination rates according to a Memorandum signed by the three operators in 2012.
Tele2 Kazakhstan continued its rapid network extension in Q4 2013. During the quarter, the number of base stations increased by almost 160. Tele2 Kazakhstan concentrated its efforts on expanding network coverage and improving network quality, voice and data capability in all regions of the country. Additionally, Tele2 Kazakhstan launched 2 new stores and with now a total of 55 stores the company provides a full range of customer services.
Croatia
Mobile Tele2 Croatia continued to improve its perception among customers and was considered "best value" in the quarter by a local agency. Operational performance continued to improve and the company had its third consecutive quarter with profitable growth. Mobile net sales grew by 10 percent and EBITDA contribution improved significantly to SEK 22 (9) million.
Tele2 Croatia's marketing efforts paid off in Q4 2013 as the total customer base grew by 5 percent, driving positive net sales and EBITDA development.
Lithuania
Mobile Tele2 Lithuania showed solid performance during Q4 2013. Despite fierce competition, Tele2 Lithuania maintained a stable customer base development.
Net sales increased by 8 percent to SEK 327 (304) million compared to the same period last year due to improved customer intake and better customer base management, despite the negative impact derived from lower interconnect rates.
In Q4 2013, Tele2 Lithuania had a healthy EBITDA margin of 31 (29) percent.
Due to intensified price pressure from competition, Tele2 Lithuania will work to further improve its retention activities. Furthermore, the company will continue to aggressively grow its market share in the business segment, benefiting from general price sensitivity among private companies and state-owned organizations.
Tele2 Lithuania successfully upgraded 85 percent of its network through a network swap of old equipment. The rest of the network will be upgraded by February 2014. The upgrade will then enable Tele2 Lithuania to provide all possible network services including 2G, 3G and 4G.
Latvia
Mobile During the quarter, Tele2 Latvia concentrated its efforts on several large scale infrastructure projects, resulting in higher capital investment compared to previous quarters. In Q4 2013, the EBITDA margin was 31 percent, a stable development compared to the same period last year. The company gained a stronger price leadership position in the market, and introduced new initiatives in customer service.
In the quarter, Tele2 Latvia secured the LTE 800 MHz frequency band for 18 years, thereby laying the foundation for the future development of LTE services.
The company completed a large infrastructure modernisation
project, which will allow its network to support all upcoming mobile services and standards.
Tele2 Latvia will continue to keep its active position in the market while maintaining its focus on efficiency, customer satisfaction and future development.
Estonia
Mobile Tele2 Estonia showed satisfactory financial performance during Q4 2013 under very difficult market conditions.
Net sales development stabilised as Tele2 Estonia carried out price changes for both data and voice services. As an example, Internet pricing without data bucket was modified from price per MB to price per day. Those changes were well received in the market.
Tele2 Estonia secured licenses in the 800 MHz bandwidth during an auction in January 2014, laying the foundation for the future development of LTE services. Tele2 Estonia continued to upgrade its network through a network swap of old equipment in order to provide the best voice and data service quality. The rest of the network will be upgraded by the end of Q2 2014. The upgrade will then enable Tele2 Estonia to provide all possible network services including 2G, 3G and 4G to Estonian customers.
Austria
Tele2 Austria concluded the year with a solid EBITDA and cash flow performance by registering total net sales in line with expectations and managing the underlying cost base. The company kept its focus on growth areas in the business and residential segments.
Tele2 Austria maintained its high customer satisfaction levels of about 84 percent on average.
Fixed broadband Tele2 Austria continued to successfully upsell high speed products to existing customers with high conversion rates due to the integration of new channels. During the quarter, the company launched an extended product portfolio, securing its customer base and net sales by the end of year better than forecasted.
Fixed telephony Successful retention and upselling activities led to a reduction in lost value and a slowdown in ARPU decline, especially in the fixed direct area.
Germany
During Q4 2013, Tele2 Germany pursued its transformation from a fixed centric into a fixed and mobile service provider. Besides the growth strategy in mobile, Tele2 Germany continued to focus on profitability in the fixed and broadband segments to resist the general declining market trend and maintain good profitability.
Mobile The mobile segment showed a stable growth rate in the quarter with a large intake share from the new mobile offers. Among all segments, the young mobile segment already provided the strongest net sales contribution in the fourth quarter. The intake of fixed-via-mobile products followed the increasing demand for voice and data bundles.
Fixed Broadband and Telephony In Q4 2013, both the fixed telephony (Carrier Pre-Selection and Open Call-by-Call) and the fixed broadband segments continued to show a strong financial performance in terms of cash flows and EBITDA margin. Furthermore, both segments delivered better-than-planned results thanks to successful customer base management.
Other Items
Risks and uncertainty factors
Tele2's operations are affected by a number of external factors. The risk factors considered to be most significant to Tele2's future development are operating risks, such as the availability of frequencies and telecom licences, price competition, integration of new business models, changes in regulatory legislation, operations in Kazakhstan, network sharing with other parties, and financial risks such as currency risk, interest risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. In addition to the risks described in Tele2's annual report for 2012 (see Directors' report and Note 2 of the report for a detailed description of Tele2's risk exposure and risk management), no additional significant risks are estimated to have developed.
Company disclosure
Tele2 AB (publ) Annual General Meeting 2014
The 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held on May 12, 2014 in Stockholm. Shareholders wishing to have a matter considered at the Annual General Meeting should submit their proposals in writing to [email protected] or to the Company Secretary, Tele2 AB (publ), P.O. Box 62, SE-164 94 Kista, Sweden, at least seven weeks before the Annual General Meeting for the proposal to be included in the notice to the meeting. Further details on how and when to register will be published in advance of the Annual General Meeting.
Nomination committee for the 2014 Annual General Meeting
In accordance with the resolution of the 2013 Annual General Meeting, Cristina Stenbeck has convened a Nomination Committee consisting of members appointed by the largest shareholders in Tele2 (wishing to appoint a member). The Nomination Committee was initially comprised of Cristina Stenbeck appointed by Investment AB Kinnevik; Åsa Nisell appointed by Swedbank Robur funds; Hans Ek appointed by SEB Investment Management. Since then, Nordea Investment Funds has increased its shareholdings to become one of the three largest shareholders in Tele2. Consequently, Mathias Leijon, appointed by Nordea Investment Funds, has joined the work of the Nomination Committee as an adjunct member.
The members of the Committee appointed Cristina Stenbeck as Committee Chairman at their first meeting. Information about the work of the Nomination Committee can be found on Tele2's corporate website at www.tele2.com. Shareholders wishing to propose candidates for election to the Board of Directors of Tele2 AB (publ) should submit their proposal in writing to [email protected] or to the Company Secretary, Tele2 AB (publ), P.O. Box 62, SE 164 94 Kista, Sweden.
Other
The annual report 2013 is expected to be released on March 28, 2014 and be available on www.tele2.com.
Tele2 will release its financial and operating results for the period ending March 31, 2014 on April 25, 2014.
Stockholm, February 7, 2014 Tele2 AB
Mike Parton Chairman
Lars Berg Mia Brunell Livfors John Hepburn Erik Mitteregger
John Shakeshaft Carla Smits-Nusteling Mario Zanotti
Mats Granryd President and CEO
Review Report
Introduction
We have reviewed the full year report for Tele2 AB (publ.) for the period January 1 - December 31, 2013. The Board of Directors and the President are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this full year report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this full year report based on our review.
Scope of Review
We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists in making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review has a different focus
and is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with ISA and other generally accepted auditing practices. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain a level of assurance that would make us aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Therefore, the conclusion expressed based on a review does not give the same level of assurance as a conclusion expressed based on an audit.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the full year report is not, in all material respects, prepared for the Group in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act, and for the Parent Company in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act.
Stockholm, February 7, 2014 Deloitte AB
Thomas Strömberg Authorized Public Accountant
Q4 2013 PRESENTATION
Tele2 will host a presentation - with the possibility to join through a conference call - for the global financial community at 10:00 am CET (09:00 am GMT/04:00 am EST) on Friday, February 7, 2014. The presentation will be held in English and also made available as an audiocast on www.tele2.com.
Dial-in information
To ensure that you are connected to the conference call, please dial in a few minutes before the start of the conference call to register your attendance.
Dial-in numbers
Sweden: +46 8 505 564 74 UK: +44 203 364 5374 US: +1 855 753 2230
CONTACTS
Mats Granryd President & CEO Telephone: +46 (0)8 562 000 60
Lars Nilsson CFO Telephone: +46 (0)8 562 000 60
Lars Torstensson EVP, Group Corporate Communication Telephone: + 46 (0)8 5620 0042
Tele2 AB
Company registration nr: 556410-8917 Skeppsbron 18 P.O. Box 2094 SE-103 13 Stockholm Sweden Tel + 46 (0)8 562 000 60 www.tele2.com
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.tele2.com
APPENDICES
Income statement Comprehensive income Change in equity Balance sheet Cash flow statement Number of customers Net sales Internal sales Mobile external net sales split EBITDA EBIT CAPEX Key ratios Parent company Notes
TELE2 IS ONE OF EUROPE'S FASTEST GROWING TELECOM OPERATORS, ALWAYS PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH WHAT THEY NEED FOR LESS.
We have 15 million customers in 10 countries. Tele2 offers mobile services, fixed broadband and fixed telephony, data network services, cable TV and content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since 1996. In 2013, we had net sales of SEK 30 billion and reported an operating profit (EBITDA) of SEK 6 billion.
Income statement
| SEK million | Note | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2012 Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||||
| Net sales | 29,871 | 30,742 | 7,568 | 7,873 | |
| Cost of services sold | 2 | –18,539 | –19,159 | –4,598 | –4,850 |
| Gross profit | 11,332 | 11,583 | 2,970 | 3,023 | |
| Selling expenses | 2 | –6,598 | –6,554 | –1,711 | –1,679 |
| Administrative expenses | 2 | –2,636 | –3,144 | –700 | –783 |
| Result from shares in associated companies | –17 | –7 | –3 | –4 | |
| Other operating income | 208 | 190 | 63 | 40 | |
| Other operating expenses | –97 | –93 | –33 | –21 | |
| Operating profit, EBIT | 2,192 | 1,975 | 586 | 576 | |
| Interest income/costs | 3 | –391 | –494 | –90 | –120 |
| Other financial items | 4 | –223 | –59 | –72 | –75 |
| Profit after financial items, EBT | 1,578 | 1,422 | 424 | 381 | |
| Income tax | 5 | –923 | –446 | –255 | –165 |
| NET PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 655 | 976 | 169 | 216 | |
| DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | |||||
| Net profit from discontinued operations | 10 | 13,935 | 2,288 | – | 349 |
| NET PROFIT | 14,590 | 3,264 | 169 | 565 | |
| ATTRIBUTABLE TO | |||||
| Equity holders of the parent company | 14,590 | 3,264 | 169 | 565 | |
| Earnings per share (SEK) | 9 | 32.77 | 7.34 | 0.37 | 1.27 |
| Earnings per share, after dilution (SEK) | 9 | 32.55 | 7.30 | 0.36 | 1.26 |
| FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||||
| ATTRIBUTABLE TO | |||||
| Equity holders of the parent company | 655 | 976 | 169 | 216 | |
| Earnings per share (SEK) | 9 | 1.47 | 2.20 | 0.37 | 0.49 |
| Earnings per share, after dilution (SEK) | 9 | 1.45 | 2.18 | 0.36 | 0.48 |
Comprehensive income
| SEK million | Note | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2012 Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net profit | 14,590 | 3,264 | 169 | 565 | |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |||||
| Components not to be reclassified to net profit | |||||
| Pensions, actuarial gains/losses | 203 | –49 | 195 | –49 | |
| Pensions, actuarial gains/losses, tax effect | –45 | 8 | –43 | 8 | |
| Total components not to be reclassified to net profit | 158 | –41 | 152 | –41 | |
| Components that may be reclassified to net profit | |||||
| Exchange rate differences | 266 | –358 | 362 | 226 | |
| Exchange rate differences, tax effect | 5 | –18 | 1,857 | 26 | 2,748 |
| Reversed cumulative exchange rate differences from divested companies | 10 | 1,716 | 16 | –1 | – |
| Cash flow hedges | 82 | –37 | –10 | –9 | |
| Cash flow hedges, tax effect | –18 | 1 | 2 | –6 | |
| Total components that may be reclassified to net profit | 2,028 | 1,479 | 379 | 2,959 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax | 2,186 | 1,438 | 531 | 2,918 | |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD | 16,776 | 4,702 | 700 | 3,483 | |
| ATTRIBUTABLE TO | |||||
| Equity holders of the parent company | 16,776 | 4,702 | 700 | 3,483 | |
Change in equity
| Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attributable to | Attributable to | ||||||
| SEK million | Note | equity holders of the parent company |
non controlling interests |
Total equity |
equity holders of the parent company |
non controlling interests |
Total equity |
| Equity, January 1 | 20,426 | 3 | 20,429 | 21,449 | 3 | 21,452 | |
| Net profit for the year | 14,590 | – | 14,590 | 3,264 | – | 3,264 | |
| Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax | 2,186 | – | 2,186 | 1,438 | – | 1,438 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 16,776 | – | 16,776 | 4,702 | – | 4,702 | |
| Other changes in equity | |||||||
| Share-based payments | 9 | 14 | – | 14 | 50 | – | 50 |
| Share-based payments, tax effect | 9 | 10 | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Sale of own shares | 9 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 |
| Dividends | 9 | –3,163 | – | –3,163 | –5,781 | – | –5,781 |
| Redemption of shares | 9 | –12,474 | – | –12,474 | – | – | – |
| Purchase of non-controlling interests | 9 | – | –1 | –1 | – | – | – |
| EQUITY, END OF YEAR | 21,589 | 2 | 21,591 | 20,426 | 3 | 20,429 |
Balance sheet
| SEK million | Note | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Goodwill | 2 | 9,537 | 10,174 |
| Other intangible assets | 2 | 5,183 | 5,540 |
| Intangible assets | 14,720 | 15,714 | |
| Tangible assets | 2 | 11,747 | 18,079 |
| Financial assets | 3 | 365 | 105 |
| Deferred tax assets | 5 | 2,753 | 4,263 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 29,585 | 38,161 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Inventories | 471 | 473 | |
| Current receivables | 7,948 | 8,823 | |
| Current investments | 55 | 59 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8 | 1,348 | 1,673 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 9,822 | 11,028 | |
| ASSETS CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE | 10 | 448 | – |
| ASSETS | 39,855 | 49,189 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| EQUITY | |||
| Attributable to equity holders of the parent company | 21,589 | 20,426 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 2 | 3 | |
| EQUITY | 9 | 21,591 | 20,429 |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 3 | 6,282 | 13,240 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 5 | 441 | 933 |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 6,723 | 14,173 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 3 | 3,148 | 4,272 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 8,340 | 10,315 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | 11,488 | 14,587 | |
| LIABILITIES DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ASSETS CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE | 10 | 53 | – |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 39,855 | 49,189 |
Cash flow statement
(Total operations)
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | Note | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
| Operating profit | 2 | 16,339 | 5,653 | 586 | 248 | 13,926 | 1,579 | 1,524 | 1,317 |
| Adjustments for non-cash items in operating profit | –9,141 | 5,071 | 891 | 1,286 | –12,426 | 1,108 | 1,154 | 1,414 | |
| Financial items paid | –455 | –598 | –141 | –132 | –69 | –113 | –363 | –6 | |
| Taxes paid | –479 | –989 | –109 | –31 | –7 | –332 | –497 | –178 | |
| Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital |
6,264 | 9,137 | 1,227 | 1,371 | 1,424 | 2,242 | 1,818 | 2,547 | |
| Changes in working capital | –451 | –458 | 293 | –14 | –63 | –667 | –3 | 231 | |
| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 5,813 | 8,679 | 1,520 | 1,357 | 1,361 | 1,575 | 1,815 | 2,778 | |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
| CAPEX paid | 6 | –5,241 | –4,609 | –1,013 | –862 | –905 | –2,461 | –1,286 | –1,076 |
| Cash flow after CAPEX | 572 | 4,070 | 507 | 495 | 456 | –886 | 529 | 1,702 | |
| Acquisition and sale of shares and participations | 10 | 17,228 | –246 | –4 | –52 | 17,392 | –108 | –16 | 1 |
| Other financial assets | 7 | 31 | –6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | 11,994 | –4,824 | –1,023 | –913 | 16,495 | –2,565 | –1,301 | –1,073 | |
| CASH FLOW AFTER INVESTING ACTIVITIES | 17,807 | 3,855 | 497 | 444 | 17,856 | –990 | 514 | 1,705 | |
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||
| Change of loans, net | 3 | –2,433 | 2,498 | –169 | –159 | –1,876 | –229 | 511 | –2,256 |
| Dividends | 9 | –3,163 | –5,781 | – | – | –3,163 | – | – | – |
| Redemption of shares | 9 | –12,474 | – | – | – | –12,474 | – | – | – |
| Other financing activities | 9 | –94 | 6 | – | – | – | –94 | – | – |
| Cash flow from financing activities | –18,164 | –3,277 | –169 | –159 | –17,513 | –323 | 511 | –2,256 | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | –357 | 578 | 328 | 285 | 343 | –1,313 | 1,025 | –551 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,673 | 1,026 | 1,024 | 740 | 386 | 1,673 | 632 | 1,147 | |
| Exchange rate differences in cash and cash equivalents | 32 | 69 | –4 | –1 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 36 | |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE PERIOD |
8 | 1,348 | 1,673 | 1,348 | 1,024 | 740 | 386 | 1,673 | 632 |
Numbers of customers
| Number of customers | Net intake | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| by thousands | Note | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| Sweden | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 3,738 | 3,757 | 38 | 33 | –8 | 60 | 20 | –34 | –38 | 34 |
| Fixed broadband | 465 | 484 | –19 | 10 | –7 | –2 | 3 | –13 | –2 | 3 | |
| Fixed telephony | 1 | 273 | 341 | –68 | –203 | –16 | –15 | –16 | –21 | –113 | –27 |
| 4,476 | 4,582 | –49 | –160 | –31 | 43 | 7 | –68 | –153 | 10 | ||
| Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 694 | 478 | 224 | 151 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 51 |
| Fixed broadband | 374 | 421 | –47 | –54 | –11 | –12 | –10 | –14 | –17 | –13 | |
| Fixed telephony | 107 | 141 | –34 | –41 | –7 | –6 | –10 | –11 | –8 | –8 | |
| 1,175 | 1,040 | 143 | 56 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Norway | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 1,119 | 1,136 | 20 | 70 | –3 | 5 | 22 | –4 | 15 | 16 |
| Fixed telephony | 63 | 81 | –18 | –11 | –7 | –3 | –4 | –4 | –3 | –2 | |
| 1,182 | 1,217 | 2 | 59 | –10 | 2 | 18 | –8 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Kazakhstan | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 2,751 | 3,412 | 154 | 2,041 | –393 | –14 | 309 | 252 | 361 | 589 |
| 2,751 | 3,412 | 154 | 2,041 | –393 | –14 | 309 | 252 | 361 | 589 | ||
| Croatia | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 793 | 754 | 40 | 44 | –45 | 50 | 13 | 22 | –44 | 33 |
| 793 | 754 | 40 | 44 | –45 | 50 | 13 | 22 | –44 | 33 | ||
| Lithuania | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 1,851 | 1,783 | 81 | 62 | –1 | 54 | 16 | 12 | –5 | 38 |
| Fixed telephony | – | – | – | –2 | – | – | – | – | – | –2 | |
| 1,851 | 1,783 | 81 | 60 | –1 | 54 | 16 | 12 | –5 | 36 | ||
| Latvia | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 1,031 | 1,043 | –9 | 24 | –41 | 24 | 11 | –3 | 1 | 21 |
| 1,031 | 1,043 | –9 | 24 | –41 | 24 | 11 | –3 | 1 | 21 | ||
| Estonia | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 503 | 506 | – | 2 | –8 | 7 | 2 | –1 | –14 | 11 |
| Fixed telephony | 4 | 5 | –1 | –3 | – | – | –1 | – | – | – | |
| 507 | 511 | –1 | –1 | –8 | 7 | 1 | –1 | –14 | 11 | ||
| Austria | |||||||||||
| Fixed broadband | 118 | 127 | –9 | –7 | –2 | –2 | –2 | –3 | –2 | –1 | |
| Fixed telephony | 167 | 191 | –24 | –40 | –6 | –5 | –6 | –7 | –5 | –7 | |
| 285 | 318 | –33 | –47 | –8 | –7 | –8 | –10 | –7 | –8 | ||
| Germany | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 176 | 110 | 66 | 65 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Fixed broadband | 71 | 82 | –11 | –18 | –2 | –2 | –3 | –4 | –3 | –5 | |
| Fixed telephony | 466 | 594 | –128 | –241 | –17 | –10 | –76 | –25 | –73 | –54 | |
| 713 | 786 | –73 | –194 | 1 | 9 | –66 | –17 | –63 | –45 | ||
| TOTAL | |||||||||||
| Mobile | 1 | 12,656 | 12,979 | 614 | 2,492 | –417 | 263 | 455 | 313 | 344 | 807 |
| Fixed broadband | 1,028 | 1,114 | –86 | –69 | –22 | –18 | –12 | –34 | –24 | –16 | |
| Fixed telephony | 1,080 | 1,353 | –273 | –541 | –53 | –39 | –113 | –68 | –202 | –100 | |
| TOTAL NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS | |||||||||||
| AND NET INTAKE | 14,764 | 15,446 | 255 | 1,882 | –492 | 206 | 330 | 211 | 118 | 691 | |
| Acquired companies | 10 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Changed method of calculation | 1 | –937 | – | –93 | – | –844 | – | – | – | ||
| TOTAL NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS | |||||||||||
| AND NET CHANGE | 14,764 | 15,446 | –682 | 1,896 | –585 | 206 | –514 | 211 | 118 | 691 |
Net sales
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | ||||||||
| Mobile | 10,075 | 10,002 | 2,590 | 2,508 | 2,540 | 2,437 | 2,585 | 2,522 |
| Fixed broadband | 1,411 | 1,440 | 345 | 334 | 349 | 383 | 351 | 359 |
| Fixed telephony | 841 | 1,141 | 188 | 203 | 218 | 232 | 261 | 281 |
| Other operations | 133 | 120 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 27 |
| 12,460 | 12,703 | 3,157 | 3,080 | 3,140 | 3,083 | 3,231 | 3,189 | |
| Netherlands | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,682 | 920 | 447 | 463 | 417 | 355 | 288 | 234 |
| Fixed broadband | 2,632 | 3,043 | 651 | 646 | 650 | 685 | 731 | 709 |
| Fixed telephony | 551 | 662 | 131 | 135 | 142 | 143 | 158 | 151 |
| Other operations | 571 | 644 | 143 | 139 | 141 | 148 | 153 | 150 |
| 5,436 | 5,269 | 1,372 | 1,383 | 1,350 | 1,331 | 1,330 | 1,244 | |
| Norway | ||||||||
| Mobile | 3,874 | 4,467 | 929 | 974 | 989 | 982 | 1,153 | 1,117 |
| Fixed broadband | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Fixed telephony | 252 | 316 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 75 |
| Other operations | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Kazakhstan | 4,132 | 4,787 | 987 | 1,035 | 1,056 | 1,054 | 1,229 | 1,193 |
| Mobile | 1,344 | 957 | 365 | 357 | 333 | 289 | 294 | 270 |
| 1,344 | 957 | 365 | 357 | 333 | 289 | 294 | 270 | |
| Croatia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,397 | 1,321 | 396 | 372 | 333 | 296 | 360 | 357 |
| 1,397 | 1,321 | 396 | 372 | 333 | 296 | 360 | 357 | |
| Lithuania | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,289 | 1,213 | 329 | 336 | 329 | 295 | 306 | 306 |
| 1,289 | 1,213 | 329 | 336 | 329 | 295 | 306 | 306 | |
| Latvia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 926 | 1,044 | 233 | 234 | 221 | 238 | 281 | 265 |
| 926 | 1,044 | 233 | 234 | 221 | 238 | 281 | 265 | |
| Estonia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 606 | 825 | 156 | 163 | 148 | 139 | 211 | 207 |
| Fixed telephony | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other operations | 58 | 54 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| 674 | 886 | 172 | 182 | 164 | 156 | 228 | 225 | |
| Austria | ||||||||
| Fixed broadband | 811 | 874 | 203 | 204 | 202 | 202 | 216 | 209 |
| Fixed telephony | 190 | 228 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 52 |
| Other operations | 243 | 251 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| 1,244 | 1,353 | 306 | 313 | 311 | 314 | 334 | 322 | |
| Germany | ||||||||
| Mobile | 321 | 192 | 99 | 82 | 74 | 66 | 60 | 52 |
| Fixed broadband | 171 | 205 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 48 |
| Fixed telephony | 375 | 549 | 87 | 88 | 97 | 103 | 117 | 123 |
| 867 | 946 | 226 | 213 | 214 | 214 | 225 | 223 | |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | 152 | 324 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 68 | 70 |
| 152 | 324 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 68 | 70 | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Mobile | 21,514 | 20,941 | 5,544 | 5,489 | 5,384 | 5,097 | 5,538 | 5,330 |
| Fixed broadband | 5,025 | 5,566 | 1,239 | 1,227 | 1,244 | 1,315 | 1,346 | 1,326 |
| Fixed telephony | 2,219 | 2,903 | 511 | 534 | 573 | 601 | 669 | 683 |
| Other operations | 1,163 | 1,393 | 286 | 295 | 286 | 296 | 333 | 325 |
| 29,921 | 30,803 | 7,580 | 7,545 | 7,487 | 7,309 | 7,886 | 7,664 | |
| Internal sales, elimination | –50 | –61 | –12 | –16 | –11 | –11 | –13 | –15 |
| TOTAL | 29,871 | 30,742 | 7,568 | 7,529 | 7,476 | 7,298 | 7,873 | 7,649 |
Internal sales
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| Sweden | ||||||||
| Mobile | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | |
| Netherlands | ||||||||
| Other operations | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Norway | ||||||||
| Fixed telephony | 18 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| Lithuania | ||||||||
| Mobile | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Latvia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Mobile | 27 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Fixed telephony | 18 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Other operations | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 61 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Mobile external net sales split
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden, mobile | ||||||||
| End-user service revenue | 6,950 | 6,748 | 1,775 | 1,767 | 1,746 | 1,662 | 1,716 | 1,755 |
| Operator revenue | 982 | 1,239 | 209 | 229 | 274 | 270 | 306 | 288 |
| Service revenue | 7,932 | 7,987 | 1,984 | 1,996 | 2,020 | 1,932 | 2,022 | 2,043 |
| Equipment revenue | 1,535 | 1,544 | 449 | 358 | 373 | 355 | 426 | 362 |
| Other revenue | 601 | 466 | 156 | 152 | 146 | 147 | 135 | 117 |
| 10,068 | 9,997 | 2,589 | 2,506 | 2,539 | 2,434 | 2,583 | 2,522 | |
| Netherlands, mobile | ||||||||
| End-user service revenue | 944 | 553 | 261 | 259 | 227 | 197 | 158 | 146 |
| Operator revenue | 131 | 102 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Service revenue | 1,075 | 655 | 295 | 293 | 261 | 226 | 185 | 170 |
| Equipment revenue | 607 | 265 | 152 | 170 | 156 | 129 | 103 | 64 |
| Norway, mobile | 1,682 | 920 | 447 | 463 | 417 | 355 | 288 | 234 |
| End-user service revenue | 3,028 | 2,998 | 718 | 761 | 774 | 775 | 771 | 777 |
| Operator revenue | 550 | 1,147 | 137 | 137 | 143 | 133 | 264 | 270 |
| Service revenue | 3,578 | 4,145 | 855 | 898 | 917 | 908 | 1,035 | 1,047 |
| Equipment revenue | 296 | 322 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 118 | 70 |
| Kazakhstan, mobile | 3,874 | 4,467 | 929 | 974 | 989 | 982 | 1,153 | 1,117 |
| End-user service revenue | 909 | 614 | 251 | 240 | 223 | 195 | 189 | 172 |
| Operator revenue | 402 | 324 | 106 | 108 | 102 | 86 | 97 | 93 |
| Service revenue | 1,311 | 938 | 357 | 348 | 325 | 281 | 286 | 265 |
| Equipment revenue | 33 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Croatia, mobile | 1,344 | 957 | 365 | 357 | 333 | 289 | 294 | 270 |
| End-user service revenue | 749 | 764 | 191 | 199 | 184 | 175 | 189 | 200 |
| Operator revenue | 298 | 337 | 71 | 91 | 75 | 61 | 90 | 110 |
| Service revenue | 1,047 | 1,101 | 262 | 290 | 259 | 236 | 279 | 310 |
| Equipment revenue | 350 | 220 | 134 | 82 | 74 | 60 | 81 | 47 |
| 1,397 | 1,321 | 396 | 372 | 333 | 296 | 360 | 357 | |
| Lithuania, mobile | ||||||||
| End-user service revenue | 843 | 859 | 205 | 221 | 213 | 204 | 194 | 218 |
| Operator revenue | 145 | 163 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 45 | 38 |
| Service revenue | 988 | 1,022 | 242 | 256 | 245 | 245 | 239 | 256 |
| Equipment revenue | 292 1,280 |
183 1,205 |
85 327 |
78 334 |
81 326 |
48 293 |
65 304 |
47 303 |
| Latvia, mobile | ||||||||
| End-user service revenue | 533 | 657 | 130 | 139 | 136 | 128 | 156 | 168 |
| Operator revenue | 225 | 235 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 75 | 73 | 56 |
| Service revenue | 758 | 892 | 185 | 188 | 182 | 203 | 229 | 224 |
| Equipment revenue | 157 | 144 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 39 |
| Estonia, mobile | 915 | 1,036 | 230 | 230 | 219 | 236 | 279 | 263 |
| End-user service revenue | 391 | 453 | 96 | 102 | 98 | 95 | 104 | 114 |
| Operator revenue | 65 | 230 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 53 |
| Service revenue | 456 | 683 | 112 | 120 | 114 | 110 | 165 | 167 |
| Equipment revenue | 150 | 142 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 46 | 40 |
| Germany, mobile | 606 | 825 | 156 | 163 | 148 | 139 | 211 | 207 |
| End-user service revenue | 316 | 186 | 97 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 51 |
| Service revenue | 316 | 186 | 97 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 59 | 51 |
| Equipment revenue | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 321 | 192 | 99 | 82 | 74 | 66 | 60 | 52 | |
| TOTAL, MOBILE | ||||||||
| End-user service revenue | 14,663 | 13,832 | 3,724 | 3,769 | 3,674 | 3,496 | 3,536 | 3,601 |
| Operator revenue | 2,798 | 3,777 | 665 | 701 | 722 | 710 | 963 | 932 |
| Service revenue | 17,461 | 17,609 | 4,389 | 4,470 | 4,396 | 4,206 | 4,499 | 4,533 |
| Equipment revenue | 3,425 | 2,845 | 993 | 859 | 836 | 737 | 898 | 675 |
| Other revenue TOTAL |
601 21,487 |
466 20,920 |
156 5,538 |
152 5,481 |
146 5,378 |
147 5,090 |
135 5,532 |
117 5,325 |
EBITDA
| SEK million Note |
2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | ||||||||
| Mobile | 2,971 | 2,869 | 722 | 760 | 757 | 732 | 748 | 828 |
| Fixed broadband | 143 | 93 | 55 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 35 |
| Fixed telephony | 243 | 327 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 89 |
| Other operations | 91 | 76 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 14 |
| 3,448 | 3,365 | 858 | 900 | 856 | 834 | 859 | 966 | |
| Netherlands | ||||||||
| Mobile | –20 | –34 | 26 | –22 | –2 | –22 | –28 | 5 |
| Fixed broadband | 854 | 1,040 | 217 | 192 | 216 | 229 | 254 | 248 |
| Fixed telephony | 137 | 235 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 58 | 60 |
| Other operations | 280 | 308 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 73 |
| 1,251 | 1,549 | 342 | 271 | 321 | 317 | 361 | 386 | |
| Norway | ||||||||
| Mobile 2 |
91 | 169 | –20 | 49 | 35 | 27 | –28 | 101 |
| Fixed broadband | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fixed telephony | 24 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Other operations | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 121 | 214 | –17 | 55 | 44 | 39 | –16 | 112 | |
| Kazakhstan | ||||||||
| Mobile | –138 | –387 | –7 | –34 | –52 | –45 | –83 | –102 |
| –138 | –387 | –7 | –34 | –52 | –45 | –83 | –102 | |
| Croatia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 95 | 60 | 22 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 34 |
| 95 | 60 | 22 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 34 | |
| Lithuania | ||||||||
| Mobile | 461 | 432 | 102 | 109 | 133 | 117 | 87 | 106 |
| 461 | 432 | 102 | 109 | 133 | 117 | 87 | 106 | |
| Latvia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 292 | 358 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 90 |
| 292 | 358 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 90 | |
| Estonia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 124 | 205 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 51 |
| Fixed telephony | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Other operations | 33 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| 161 | 236 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 60 | |
| Austria | ||||||||
| Fixed broadband | 184 | 197 | 37 | 48 | 45 | 54 | 48 | 58 |
| Fixed telephony | 106 | 123 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 |
| Other operations | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 308 | 333 | 65 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 78 | 95 | |
| Germany | ||||||||
| Mobile | –30 | 15 | –2 | –25 | –5 | 2 | –6 | 2 |
| Fixed broadband | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Fixed telephony | 155 | 237 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 42 | 59 |
| 138 | 278 | 32 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 41 | 66 | |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | –147 | –198 | –45 | –36 | –25 | –41 | –35 | –42 |
| –147 | –198 | –45 | –36 | –25 | –41 | –35 | –42 | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Mobile | 3,846 | 3,687 | 943 | 990 | 985 | 928 | 833 | 1,115 |
| Fixed broadband | 1,194 | 1,357 | 313 | 291 | 283 | 307 | 321 | 346 |
| Fixed telephony | 669 | 966 | 142 | 168 | 176 | 183 | 212 | 250 |
| Other operations | 281 | 230 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 78 | 60 |
| TOTAL | 5,990 | 6,240 | 1,461 | 1,523 | 1,518 | 1,488 | 1,444 | 1,771 |
EBIT
| SEK million Note |
2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,937 | 1,780 | 450 | 497 | 508 | 482 | 512 | 596 |
| Fixed broadband | –134 | –219 | 11 | –28 | –59 | –58 | –66 | –43 |
| Fixed telephony | 219 | 288 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 79 |
| Other operations | 41 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| 2,063 | 1,881 | 528 | 540 | 509 | 486 | 523 | 635 | |
| Netherlands | ||||||||
| Mobile | –52 | –64 | 17 | –29 | –11 | –29 | –36 | –2 |
| Fixed broadband | 371 | 545 | 90 | 74 | 97 | 110 | 133 | 130 |
| Fixed telephony | 121 | 219 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 55 | 56 |
| Other operations | 210 | 237 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 56 |
| 650 | 937 | 184 | 124 | 172 | 170 | 212 | 240 | |
| Norway | ||||||||
| Mobile 2 |
–372 | –253 | –144 | –76 | –72 | –80 | –137 | –2 |
| Fixed broadband | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fixed telephony | 21 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Other operations | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – |
| –346 | –213 | –141 | –72 | –64 | –69 | –127 | 8 | |
| Kazakhstan | ||||||||
| Mobile 2 |
–450 | –691 | –155 | –93 | –106 | –96 | –135 | –190 |
| –450 | –691 | –155 | –93 | –106 | –96 | –135 | –190 | |
| Croatia | ||||||||
| Mobile | –6 | –65 | 4 | 21 | –6 | –25 | –20 | – |
| –6 | –65 | 4 | 21 | –6 | –25 | –20 | – | |
| Lithuania | ||||||||
| Mobile | 342 | 259 | 73 | 80 | 102 | 87 | 42 | 63 |
| 342 | 259 | 73 | 80 | 102 | 87 | 42 | 63 | |
| Latvia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 188 | 142 | 55 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 35 |
| 188 | 142 | 55 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 35 | |
| Estonia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 32 | 67 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Fixed telephony | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Other operations | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 55 | 86 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 24 | |
| Austria | ||||||||
| Fixed broadband | 109 | 109 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 39 |
| Fixed telephony | 74 | 86 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| Other operations | – | –8 | –1 | –1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | – |
| 183 | 187 | 33 | 46 | 47 | 57 | 41 | 60 | |
| Germany | ||||||||
| Mobile | –52 | –2 | –6 | –32 | –11 | –3 | –11 | –1 |
| Fixed broadband | 4 | 14 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Fixed telephony | 147 | 225 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 39 | 55 |
| 99 | 237 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 30 | 57 | |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | –152 | –227 | –41 | –42 | –25 | –44 | –42 | –53 |
| –152 | –227 | –41 | –42 | –25 | –44 | –42 | –53 | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,567 | 1,173 | 300 | 425 | 452 | 390 | 265 | 517 |
| Fixed broadband | 350 | 450 | 121 | 74 | 66 | 89 | 96 | 129 |
| Fixed telephony | 585 | 857 | 122 | 150 | 152 | 161 | 184 | 221 |
| Other operations | 124 | 53 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 12 |
| 2,626 | 2,533 | 575 | 675 | 708 | 668 | 579 | 879 | |
| One-off items 2 |
–434 | –558 | 11 | –450 | 3 | 2 | –3 | –538 |
| TOTAL | 2,192 | 1,975 | 586 | 225 | 711 | 670 | 576 | 341 |
EBIT, cont.
| SPECIFICATION OF ITEMS BETWEEN EBITDA AND EBIT | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | Note | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
| EBITDA | 5,990 | 6,240 | 1,461 | 1,523 | 1,518 | 1,488 | 1,444 | 1,771 | |
| Impairment of goodwill and other assets | 2 | –457 | –249 | –3 | –454 | – | – | 1 | –250 |
| Sale of operations | 23 | –13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | |
| Acquisition costs | 10 | – | –2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other one-off items | 2 | – | –294 | – | – | – | – | –6 | –288 |
| Total one-off items | –434 | –558 | 11 | –450 | 3 | 2 | –3 | –538 | |
| Depreciation/amortization and other impairment |
–3,347 | –3,700 | –883 | –845 | –806 | –813 | –861 | –888 | |
| Result from shares in associated companies |
–17 | –7 | –3 | –3 | –4 | –7 | –4 | –4 | |
| EBIT | 2,192 | 1,975 | 586 | 225 | 711 | 670 | 576 | 341 |
CAPEX
| SEK million Note |
2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | ||||||||
| Mobile | 766 | 907 | 226 | 144 | 211 | 185 | 271 | 177 |
| Fixed broadband | 165 | 206 | 35 | 42 | 36 | 52 | 46 | 44 |
| Fixed telephony | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other operations | 27 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 965 | 1,151 | 272 | 194 | 254 | 245 | 327 | 226 | |
| Netherlands | ||||||||
| Mobile 6 |
1,648 | 32 | 232 | 30 | 15 | 1,371 | 22 | 5 |
| Fixed broadband | 379 | 333 | 154 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 70 | 76 |
| Fixed telephony | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Other operations | 32 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 2,067 | 403 | 401 | 120 | 99 | 1,447 | 108 | 89 | |
| Norway | ||||||||
| Mobile | 740 | 537 | 193 | 257 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 129 |
| Fixed telephony | 30 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
| 770 | 543 | 208 | 265 | 154 | 143 | 139 | 130 | |
| Kazakhstan | ||||||||
| Mobile | 464 | 742 | 118 | 120 | 139 | 87 | 230 | 236 |
| 464 | 742 | 118 | 120 | 139 | 87 | 230 | 236 | |
| Croatia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 62 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 17 |
| 62 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 17 | |
| Lithuania | ||||||||
| Mobile | 93 | 82 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 22 |
| 93 | 82 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 22 | |
| Latvia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 103 | 77 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 33 | 12 |
| 103 | 77 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 33 | 12 | |
| Estonia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 62 | 71 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 5 |
| Other operations | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | 79 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 6 | |
| Austria | ||||||||
| Fixed broadband | 38 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| Fixed telephony | 29 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Other operations | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 80 | 79 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 20 | |
| Germany | ||||||||
| Mobile | 19 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Fixed broadband | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| Fixed telephony | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | 476 | 465 | 115 | 111 | 126 | 124 | 119 | 103 |
| 476 | 465 | 115 | 111 | 126 | 124 | 119 | 103 | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| Mobile | 3,957 | 2,528 | 889 | 633 | 588 | 1,847 | 783 | 605 |
| Fixed broadband | 585 | 584 | 200 | 137 | 123 | 125 | 135 | 130 |
| Fixed telephony | 76 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Other operations | 551 | 547 | 142 | 129 | 141 | 139 | 148 | 118 |
| TOTAL | 5,169 | 3,704 | 1,255 | 923 | 868 | 2,123 | 1,080 | 863 |
Key ratios
| SEK million | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||||
| Net sales | 29,871 | 30,742 | 29,538 | 30,443 | 32,296 |
| Numbers of customers (by thousands) | 14,764 | 15,446 | 13,550 | 12,445 | 12,128 |
| EBITDA | 5,990 | 6,240 | 6,760 | 7,083 | 7,154 |
| EBIT | 2,192 | 1,975 | 3,497 | 4,257 | 3,961 |
| EBT | 1,578 | 1,422 | 2,960 | 3,855 | 3,707 |
| Net profit | 655 | 976 | 2,056 | 4,121 | 3,446 |
| Key ratios | |||||
| EBITDA margin, % | 20.1 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 22.2 |
| EBIT margin, % | 7.3 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 12.3 |
| Value per share (SEK) | |||||
| Net profit | 1.47 | 2.20 | 4.63 | 9.34 | 7.21 |
| Net profit after dilution | 1.45 | 2.18 | 4.60 | 9.30 | 7.20 |
| TOTAL | |||||
| Equity | 21,591 | 20,429 | 21,452 | 28,875 | 28,823 |
| Equity after dilution | 21,591 | 20,429 | 21,455 | 28,894 | 28,823 |
| Total assets | 39,855 | 49,189 | 46,864 | 42,085 | 43,005 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 5,813 | 8,679 | 9,690 | 9,966 | 9,427 |
| Cash flow after CAPEX | 572 | 4,070 | 4,118 | 6,008 | 4,635 |
| Available liquidity | 9,306 | 12,933 | 9,986 | 13,254 | 12,520 |
| Net debt | 8,007 | 15,745 | 13,518 | 3,417 | 4,013 |
| Investments in intangible and tangible assets, CAPEX | 5,534 | 5,294 | 6,095 | 4,094 | 4,846 |
| Investments in shares, current investments etc | –17,235 | 215 | 1,563 | 1,424 | –3,709 |
| Key ratios | |||||
| Equity/assets ratio, % | 54 | 42 | 46 | 69 | 67 |
| Debt/equity ratio, multiple | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Return on equity, % | 69.5 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 24.0 | 16.3 |
| Return on equity after dilution, % | 69.5 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 24.0 | 16.3 |
| ROCE, return on capital employed, % | 48.0 | 15.4 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 16.7 |
| Average interest rate, % | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| Value per share (SEK) | |||||
| Net profit | 32.77 | 7.34 | 10.69 | 15.67 | 10.57 |
| Net profit after dilution | 32.55 | 7.30 | 10.63 | 15.61 | 10.55 |
| Equity | 48.49 | 45.95 | 48.33 | 65.44 | 65.31 |
| Equity after dilution | 48.17 | 45.68 | 48.09 | 65.23 | 65.18 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 13.06 | 19.53 | 21.83 | 22.59 | 21.41 |
| Dividend, ordinary | 4.401) | 7.10 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 3.85 |
| Extraordinary dividend | – | – | 6.50 | 21.00 | 2.00 |
| Redemption | 28.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Market price at closing day | 72.85 | 117.10 | 133.90 | 139.60 | 110.20 |
1) Proposed dividend
Parent company
INCOME STATEMENT
| 2013 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | Note | Full year | Full year |
| Net sales | 47 | 49 | |
| Administrative expenses | 9 | –95 | –135 |
| Operating loss, EBIT | –48 | –86 | |
| Dividend from group company | 9,900 | – | |
| Exchange rate difference on financial items | 134 | 22 | |
| Net interest expenses and other financial items | –216 | –116 | |
| Profit/loss after financial items, EBT | 9,770 | –180 | |
| Appropriations, group contribution | 265 | 163 | |
| Tax on profit/loss | –23 | –5 | |
| NET PROFIT/LOSS | 10,012 | –22 |
BALANCE SHEET
| SEK million | Note | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (see Note 9) | ||||
| ASSETS | ||||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Financial assets | 9 | 13,586 | 32,315 | 33,915 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 13,586 | 32,315 | 33,915 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Current receivables | 9 | 11,933 | 237 | 4,548 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | – | 2 | 3 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | 11,933 | 239 | 4,551 | |
| ASSETS | 25,519 | 32,554 | 38,466 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| EQUITY | ||||
| Restricted equity | 9 | 5,546 | 5,546 | 17,546 |
| Unrestricted equity | 9 | 13,126 | 18,670 | 12,467 |
| EQUITY | 18,672 | 24,216 | 30,013 | |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 3 | 5,308 | 5,663 | 8,221 |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 5,308 | 5,663 | 8,221 | |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 3 | 1,452 | 2,586 | 172 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 9 | 87 | 89 | 60 |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,539 | 2,675 | 232 | |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 25,519 | 32,554 | 38,466 |
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS
The full year report for the Group has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act, and the full year report for the parent company has been prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act and the Swedish Financial Reporting Board recommendation RFR 2 Reporting for legal entities and its statements.
The new and amended IFRS standards and IFRIC interpretations (IFRS 7, IFRS 13, IAS 19 and Annual Improvements), which became effective January 1, 2013, have had no material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
In Q4 2013, the definition of CAPEX was changed to exclude capitalized dismantling costs and the definition of ROCE (return on capital employed) was changed to include provisions for asset dismantling. Furthermore, the definition for ARPU (Average revenue per user) was changed to exclude joint venture revenues. The comparable periods are re-calculated.
From January 1, 2013 the long-term incentive programs are also reported in the parent company's financial statements. The comparable periods are restated and the effects on the parent company's financial statements are stated in Note 9. There are no effects on the Group's financial statements.
In all other respects, Tele2 has presented its full year report in accordance with the accounting principles and calculation methods used in the 2012 Annual Report. The description of these principles and definitions is found in the 2012 Annual Report.
NOTE 1 CUSTOMERS
In Q4 2013, the definition for an active customer in the customer stock was changed to exclude Machine-to-Machine subscriptions (M2M). The one time effect on the customer stock in each segment is presented below:
| Sweden | –57,000 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | –8,000 |
| Norway | –4,000 |
| Kazakhstan | –4,000 |
| Croatia | –1,000 |
| Lithuania | –13,000 |
| Latvia | –3,000 |
| Estonia | –3,000 |
| Total mobile | –93,000 |
In Q2 2013, the mobile customer stock was negatively impacted by a one-time adjustment of –844,000 customers as a result of a changed method of calculation for number of customers so a customer with only incoming calls to its mailbox will no longer be counted as an active customer. –811,000 of the one-time adjustment related to Kazakhstan and –33,000 to Norway.
In Q4 2012, the fixed line customer stock in Sweden was negatively impacted with –87,000 customers as a result of the closing down of the dial-up internet service.
NOTE 2 OPERATING EXPENSES
EBITDA
In Q4 2013, Norway was negatively affected by SEK 35 million due to restructuring costs for employees.
DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT
In Q4 2013, Kazakhstan was negatively affected by an impairment loss of SEK 89 million, which mainly was related to a change to a new billing system.
In Q3 2013, an impairment loss was recognized in Croatia amounting to SEK 454 (250) million, of which goodwill SEK 0 (88) million and other fixed assets SEK 454 (162) million. The impairment loss was based on an estimated value in use of SEK 400 (800) million. Due to unsatisfactory development, Tele2 assesses that the estimated future profit levels do not support the previous book value. The negative effect has been reported as a one-off item for segment reporting purposes.
OTHER ONE-OFF ITEMS
Tele2 has been a party to arbitration proceedings in Stockholm regarding a share option agreement, which previously was reported as a contingent liability at an amount of SEK 265 million. The arbitral tribunal issued its award during Q3 2012 and the tribunal did not rule in favour of Tele2. Tele2 has paid the counterparty in accordance with the award and the operating profit for Q3 2012 was negatively affected by SEK 288 million. The negative effect has been reported as a one-off item for segment reporting purposes.
NOTE 3 FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FINANCING
| Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | |||||
| SEK million | Current Non-current | Current | Non-current | |||
| Bonds RUB, Russia | – | – | – | 5,555 | ||
| Bonds NOK, Sweden | – | 1,371 | – | 1,511 | ||
| Bonds SEK, Sweden | 1,000 | 3,295 | – | 3,544 | ||
| Commercial papers, Sweden | 325 | – | 2,377 | – | ||
| Financial institutions | 210 | 636 | 219 | 1,692 | ||
| Put option, Kazakhstan | 1,350 | – | 1,214 | – | ||
| Other liabilities | 263 | 980 | 462 | 938 | ||
| 3,148 | 6,282 | 4,272 | 13,240 | |||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 9,430 | 17,512 |
On October 11, 2013 Tele2 announced that together with its 12 core banks it has reduced the syndicated revolving credit facility from EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 0.8 billion. Further, the final maturity of the facility was extended one year, to May 2018. One of the 12 banks in the syndicate chose not to participate in the new facility, making the number of banks 11. The new facility's size is more suitable for Tele2, following the sale of Tele2 Russia. On December 31, 2013 the facility was unutilized.
Under the Euro Medium-Term Note (EMTN) Program Tele2 issued the following bonds in Q1 2013:
- on January 3, 2013 a SEK 500 million bond with one single investor. The issue has an investor put/issuer call every third month and is therefore reported as short term funding. The bond has a floating rate coupon, and is not listed.
- on February 12, 2013 a SEK 250 million 7-year bond on the Swedish bond market with a coupon of three months STIBOR +2.45 percent. It is listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The Group has derivative contracts which are covered by master netting agreements. That means a right exists to set off assets and liabilities with the same party, which is not reflected in the accounting where gross accounting is applied. The value of reported derivatives at December 31, 2013 amounted on the asset side to SEK 8 (18) million and on the liabilities side to SEK 146 (209) million.
The bonds in RUB have been sold as part of the sale of Tele2 Russia, see Note 10. For more detailed information concerning Tele2's financing please refer to 2012 Annual report Note 25.
CLASSIFICATION AND FAIR VALUES
Tele2's financial assets consist mainly of receivables from end customers, other operators and resellers and cash and cash equivalents. Tele2's financial liabilities consist mainly of loans, bonds and accounts payables. Classification of financial assets and liabilities including their fair value is presented below. During 2013, compared to year-end 2012, no transfers were made between the different levels in the fair value hierarchy and no significant changes were made to valuation techniques, inputs used or assumptions.
| Dec 31, 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets and | Derivative | ||||||
| liabilities | instruments | Financial | |||||
| at fair value | designated | liabilities at | Total | ||||
| through | Loans and | for hedge | amortized | reported | |||
| SEK million | profit/loss | receivables | accounting | cost | value | Fair value | |
| Other financial assets | 14 | 233 | – | – | 247 | 247 | |
| Accounts receivables | – | 3,317 | – | – | 3,317 | 3,317 | |
| Other current receivables | – | 313 | 8 | – | 321 | 321 | |
| Current investments | – | 55 | – | – | 55 | 55 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | – | 1,348 | – | – | 1,348 | 1,348 | |
| Total financial assets | 14 | 5,266 | 8 | – | 5,288 | 5,288 | |
| Liabilities to financial institu | |||||||
| tions and similar liabilities | – | – | – | 6,837 | 6,837 | 7,021 | |
| Other interest-bearing | |||||||
| liabilities | 1,350 | – | 146 | 418 | 1,914 | 1,889 | |
| Accounts payable | – | – | – | 3,140 | 3,140 | 3,140 | |
| Other current liabilities | – | – | – | 516 | 516 | 516 | |
| Total financial liabilities | 1,350 | – | 146 | 10,911 12,407 | 12,566 |
| Derivative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| instruments | Financial | ||||
| Fair value | |||||
| 56 | |||||
| – | 3,985 | – | – | 3,985 | 3,985 |
| – | 649 | 18 | – | 667 | 667 |
| – | 59 | – | – | 59 | 59 |
| – | 1,673 | – | – | 1,673 | 1,673 |
| 19 | 6,403 | 18 | – | 6,440 | 6,440 |
| – | – | – | 14,898 | 14,898 | 14,655 |
| 1,214 | – | 209 | 632 | 2,055 | 2,070 |
| 3,488 | |||||
| – | – | – | 1,008 | 1,008 | 1,008 |
| 1,214 | – | 209 | 20,026 | 21,449 | 21,221 |
| profit/loss 19 – |
Assets and liabilities at fair value through receivables 37 – |
designated Loans and for hedge accounting – – |
Dec 31, 2012 liabilities at amortized cost – 3,488 |
Total reported value 56 3,488 |
NOTE 4 OTHER FINANCIAL ITEMS
| –223 | –59 | –72 | –75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| –8 | –10 | –1 | –3 |
| – | 2 | – | – |
| 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 |
| –166 | –166 | –38 | –41 |
| –68 | 96 | –40 | –37 |
| 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2012 Q4 |
NOTE 5 TAXES
In Q4 2013, net taxes were positively affected by a valuation of deferred tax assets in Austria of SEK 10 (Q3 2012: 262) million.
In Q4 2013, the tax expenses was negatively affected by SEK 13 million due to decreased tax rate in Norway from January 1, 2014. The comparable period previous year were negatively affected by SEK 127 million and positively affected by SEK 28 million, due to decreased tax rate in Sweden and increased tax rate in Luxembourg, respectively, from January 1, 2013.
In Q4 2012, certain intra-group loans in Luxembourg were restructured, which resulted in cumulative foreign exchange differences on the loans, reported in other comprehensive income are no longer taxable. Consequently, a deferred tax liability of SEK 2,425 million was reversed over other comprehensive income. The transaction had no cash flow or income statement effect.
NOTE 6 CAPEX
In Q1 2013, Tele2 Netherlands acquired two mobile licenses (2x10 MHz spectrum) in the 800 MHz band for SEK 1.4 billion. With the acquired spectrum in the 800 MHz band and earlier obtained spectrum in the 2,600 MHz band, the roll out is on going of the next generation 4G network, offering businesses and consumers higher speed and lower pricing for mobile broadband.
| Paid CAPEX | –5,241 | –4,609 | –1,013 | –1,286 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received payment of sold non-current assets | 107 | 209 | 19 | 19 |
| This year's unpaid CAPEX and paid CAPEX from previous year |
186 | 476 | 223 | 146 |
| CAPEX, discontinued operations | –365 | –1,590 | – | –371 |
| CAPEX, continuing operations | –5,169 | –3,704 | –1,255 | –1,080 |
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2012 Q4 |
NOTE 7 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
| SEK million | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Disputes | 220 | – |
| Asset dismantling obligation | 126 | – |
| Total contingent liabilities | 346 | – |
Tele2 Sweden is defendant in a dispute before the District court of Stockholm, in which Verizon Sweden AB claims that Tele2 Sweden has discriminated Verizon Sweden AB as regards the interconnection fees Tele2 has charged Verizon Sweden AB during the period August 2001 – July 2004. Tele2 has disputed Verizon Sweden AB's claim in its entirety and Tele2 Sweden's assessment is that it is more likely than not that Tele2 Sweden will win the case. Verizon Sweden AB's claim amounts to SEK 139 million plus interest of SEK 81 million. The District court has informed the parties that the court intends to pass its judgment in the case on February 7, 2014.
Tele2 has obligations to dismantle assets and restore premises within fixed telephony and fixed broadband in the Netherlands as well as in Austria. Tele2 assesses such dismantling as improbable and consequently only reported this obligation as contingent liabilities.
The tax authorities in Russia are currently performing tax audits on several of Tele2's former subsidiaries in Russia. Per the sales agreement with the VTB-group Tele2 is liable for any additional taxes payable as result of the tax audits. Tele2 assesses that it is not likely that any additional taxes need to be paid.
Additional contractual commitments are stated in Note 29 in the Annual Report 2012.
NOTE 8 TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Tele2's share of cash and cash equivalents in joint ventures, for which Tele2 has limited disposal rights, amounted at each closing date to the sums stated below and was included in the Group's cash and cash equivalents.
| SEK million | 2013 Dec 31 |
2013 Sep 30 |
2013 Jun 30 |
2013 Mar 31 |
2012 Dec 31 |
2012 Sep 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period in joint |
||||||
| ventures | 11 | 70 | 40 | 34 | 65 | 35 |
In Q4 2012 and during 2013, frequencies and sites were transferred from Tele2 and Telenor to their joint venture Net4Mobility. The transfer did not have any material effect on Tele2's financial statements. Apart from transactions with joint ventures, no other significant related party transactions were carried out during 2013. Related parties are presented in Note 36 of the Annual Report 2012.
NOTE 9 EQUITY AND NUMBER OF SHARES
| Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of shares | ||
| Outstanding | 445,497,600 | 444,661,211 |
| In own custody | 3,285,739 | 4,122,128 |
| Weighted average | 445,228,097 | 444,504,182 |
| After dilution | 448,465,420 | 447,579,409 |
| Weighted average, after dilution | 448,181,516 | 447,146,240 |
DIVIDEND/REDEMPTION
Tele2's Board of Directors intends to propose an ordinary dividend of SEK 4.40 per share in respect of the financial year 2013 at the Annual General Meeting in 2014.
In Q2 2013, Tele2 paid to its shareholders a dividend of SEK 7.10 (13.00) per share for 2012, of which the ordinary dividend amounted to SEK 7.10 (6.50) per share and the extraordinary dividend amounted to SEK 0 (6.50) per share. This corresponded to a total of SEK 3,163 (5,781) million, of which an ordinary dividend of SEK 3,163 (2,890) million and an extraordinary dividend SEK 0 (2,890) million.
As a result of the sale of Tele2 Russia in April 2013 a mandatory share redemption program of SEK 28 per share was issued during Q2 2013, equivalent to SEK 12,474 million. The redemption program implied a share split where each share was split into two shares, of which one was a redemption share. Retirement of redemption shares in own custody of SEK 92 million was transferred to unrestricted equity. A bonus issue was performed in order to increase the share capital to its prior level, SEK 561 million, through a transfer of SEK 280 million from unrestricted equity. Thereafter, the quota value of each share amounts to SEK 1.25, the same as prior to the share redemption program. In total SEK 15,637 million has been paid to the shareholders in Q2 2013 as dividend and redemption.
SALE OF SHARES
As a result of share rights in the LTI 2010 (2009) being exercised during Q2 2013, Tele2 delivered 836,389 (466,252) B-shares in own custody.
As a result of stock options in the LTI 2007 being exercised during Q1 and Q2 2012, Tele2 sold 37,000 and 8,000 B-shares respectively in own custody, resulting in an increase of shareholders' equity of SEK 4 and 2 million.
RECLASSIFICATION
In Q1 and Q3 2013, 15 (1,194) and 726,650 (875) class A shares respectively were reclassified into class B shares in Tele2.
In Q2 2012, the Annual General Meeting decided to reduce the restricted reserves in the parent company with SEK 12,000 million for transfer to unrestricted equity.
PURCHASE OF NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
In February 2013, Tele2 acquired the remaining 7.76 percent of the shares in the subsidiary Officer AS in Norway for SEK 1 million.
In July 2009 and January 2010, Tele2 acquired the remaining 25.5 and 12.5 percent respectively of the shares in Tele2 Izhevsk and Tele2 Rostov in Russia. The final purchase price of SEK 3 and 90 million respectively were paid in Q1 2013.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM (LTI)
Additional information related to LTI programs are presented in Note 33 of the Annual Report 2012.
LTI 2013
| 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Number of share rights | Full year |
| Allocated June 4, 2013 | 1,204,128 |
| Forfeited | –71,900 |
| Total outstanding share rights | 1,132,228 |
During the Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 13, 2013, the shareholders approved a performance-based incentive program (the Plan) for senior executives and other key employees in the Tele2 Group. The Plan has the same structure as last year's incentive program.
The objective of the Plan is to create conditions for retaining competent employees in the Tele2 Group. The Plan has been designed based on the view that it is desirable that senior executives and other key employees within the Group are shareholders in Tele2 AB. By offering an allotment of retention rights and performance rights which are based on profits and other retention and performance-based conditions, the participants are rewarded for increasing shareholder value. Furthermore, the Plan rewards employees' loyalty and long-term growth in the Group. In that context, the Board of Directors is of the opinion that the Plan will have a positive effect on the future development of the Tele2 Group and thus be beneficial to both the company and its shareholders.
The incentive program included a total of 204 senior executives and other key employees within the Tele2 Group. In general, the participants in the Plan are required to own shares in Tele2. Thereafter, the participants were granted retention rights and performance rights free of charge. As a consequence of market conditions, employees in Kazakhstan were offered to participate in the Plan without being required to hold shares in Tele2. In such cases, the number of allotted rights has been reduced, and corresponds to 37.5 percent of the number of rights allotted for participation with a personal investment.
Subject to the fulfilment of certain retention and performance-based conditions during the period April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2016 (the measurement period), the participant maintaining employment within the Tele2 Group at the release of the interim report January - March 2016 and subject to the participant maintaining the invested shares (where applicable) during the vesting period, each right entitles the employee to receive one Class B share in the company. Dividends paid on the underlying share will increase the number of shares that each retention and performance right entitles to in order to treat the shareholders and the participants equally.
The rights are divided into Series A, Series B and Series C. The number of shares the participant will receive depends on which category the participant belongs to and on the fulfilment of the following defined conditions:
| Series A | Tele2's total shareholder return on the Tele2 shares (TSR) during the measure period exceeding 0 percent as entry level. |
|---|---|
| Series B | Tele2's average normalized return of capital employed (ROCE) during the measurement period being at least 8 percent as entry level and at least 12.5 percent as the stretch target. |
| Series C | Tele2's total shareholder return on the Tele2 shares (TSR) during the measure period being equal to the average TSR for a peer Group including Elisa, Iliad, Millicom International Cellular, TalkTalk Telecom Group, Tel enor, TeliaSonera and TDC as entry level, and exceeding the average TSR for the peer Group with 10 percentage points as the stretch target. |
The determined levels of the conditions include an entry level and a stretch target with a linear interpolation applied between those levels as regards the number of rights that vests. The entry level constitutes the minimum level which must be reached in order to enable the vesting of the rights in that series. If the entry level is reached, the number of rights that vests is proposed to be 100 percent for Series A and 20 percent for Series B and C. If the entry level is not reached, all rights to retention and performance shares (as applicable) in that series lapse. If a stretch target is met, all retention rights or performance rights (as applicable) vest in that series.
The Plan comprised a total number of 281,282 shares, of which 271,282 related to employees who invested in Tele2 shares and 10,000 related to employees in Kazakhstan who chose not to invest in Tele2 shares. In total this resulted in an allotment of 1,204,128 share rights, of which 275,024 Series A, 464,552 Series B and 464,552 Series C. The participants were divided into different categories and were granted the following number of share rights for the different categories:
| Share right | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of partici |
Maximum no of |
per Series | Total | ||||
| At grant date | pants | shares | A | B | C | Tot | allotment |
| CEO | 1 | 8,000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 56,000 |
| Other senior exec utives and other |
|||||||
| key employees | 10 | 4,000 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6 240,000 | |
| Category 1 | 42 | 2,000 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 330,000 | |
| Category 2 | 49 | 1,500 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 243,288 | |
| Category 2, no | |||||||
| investment | 2 | 1,500 | 0.375 | 0.5625 | 0.5625 | 1.5 | 4,500 |
| Category 3 | 93 | 1,000 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 319,840 |
| Category 3, no investment |
7 | 1,000 | 0.375 | 0.5625 | 0.5625 | 1.5 | 10,500 |
| Total | 204 | 1,204,128 |
Total costs before tax for outstanding rights in the incentive program are expensed over the three-year vesting period, and these costs are expected to amount to SEK 53 million, of which social security costs amount to SEK 10 million.
The participant's maximum profit per share right in the Plan is limited to SEK 347, five times the average closing share price of the Tele2 Class B shares during February 2013 with deduction for the dividend paid in May 2013 and redemption paid in June 2013.
The estimated average fair value of the granted rights was SEK 56.30 on the grant date, June 4, 2013. The calculation of the fair value was carried out by an external expert. The following variables were used:
| Series A | Series B | Series C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected annual turnover of personnel | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| Weighted average share price | 82.73 | 82.73 | 82.73 |
| Expected life | 2.88 years | 2.88 years | 2.88 years |
| Expected value reduction parameter market | |||
| condition | 70% | – | 35% |
To ensure the delivery of Class B shares under the Plan, the Extraordinary General Meeting decided to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on a directed issue of a maximum of 1,700,000 Class C shares and subsequently to repurchase the Class C shares. The Class C shares will then be held by the company during the vesting period, after which the appropriate number of Class C shares will be reclassified into Class B shares and delivered to the participants under the Plan.
LTI 2012
| Cancelled, Russia Forfeited |
–163,660 –185,704 |
–163,660 –239,454 |
|---|---|---|
| Allocated, compensation for dividend | 239,191 | 239,191 |
| Outstanding as of January 1, 2013 | 1,078,436 | |
| Allocated June 15, 2012 | 1,132,186 | |
| Number of share rights | 2013 Full year |
Cumulative from start |
LTI 2011
| 2013 | Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of share rights | Full year | from start |
| Allocated June 17, 2011 | 1,056,436 | |
| Outstanding as of January 1, 2013 | 998,389 | |
| Allocated, compensation for dividend | 216,760 | 294,579 |
| Cancelled, Russia | –92,041 | –92,041 |
| Exercised, Russia | –44,156 | –44,156 |
| Forfeited | –211,623 | –347,489 |
| Total outstanding share rights | 867,329 | 867,329 |
LTI 2010
| Number of share rights | 2013 Full year |
Cumulative from start |
|---|---|---|
| Allocated June 9, 2010 | 873,120 | |
| Outstanding as of January 1, 2013 | 841,373 | |
| Allocated, compensation for dividend | – | 190,679 |
| Forfeited | –4,984 | –227,410 |
| Exercised | –836,389 | –836,389 |
| Total outstanding share rights | – | – |
The exercise of the share rights in LTI 2010 was conditional upon the fulfilment of certain retention and performance based conditions, measured from April 1, 2010 until March 31, 2013. The outcome of these decided performance conditions was in accordance with below and the outstanding share rights were exchanged for shares in Tele2 during Q2 2013.
| Retention and performance based conditions | Minimum hurdle (20%) |
Stretch target (100%) |
Perfor mance outcome |
Allot ment |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Total Shareholder Return Tele2 (TSR) | ≥ 0% | 29.4% | 100% | |
| Series B | Average normalised Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) |
15% | 18% | 21.3% | 100% |
| Series C | Total Shareholder Return Tele2 (TSR) compared to a peer group |
> 0% | ≥ 10% | 19.4% | 100% |
Weighted average share price for share rights at date of exercise amounted to SEK 109.23 during 2013.
Reporting of LTI in the parent company
From January 1, 2013 the long-term incentive programs are also reported in the parent company's financial statements. The comparable periods are restated and the effects per December 31, 2012 amount to SEK –11 (–11) million on net profit for the year, SEK 64 (39) million on equity, SEK 8 (4) million on accrued expenses, SEK 11 (7) million on shares in group companies and SEK 61 (36) million on receivables from group companies. There are no effects on the Group's financial statements.
NOTE 10 BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTMENTS
Acquisitions and divestments of shares and participations affecting cash flow were as follows:
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
|---|---|
| Acquisitions | |
| Capital contribution to associated companies | –25 |
| Dividend received from associated companies | 1 |
| Total acquisition of shares and participations | –24 |
| Divestments | |
| Russia | 17,252 |
| Total sale of shares and participations | 17,252 |
| TOTAL CASH FLOW EFFECT | 17,228 |
DIVESTMENTS
Divestments after closing day
On October 23, 2013 Tele2 announced the sale of its Swedish residential cable and fiber operations to Telenor for SEK 792 million. The sale was completed in January 2, 2014 after approval by regulatory authorities and the capital gain in Q1 2014 is estimated to SEK 250 million. The operation affected Tele2's net sales in 2013 and in Q4 2013 by SEK 565 (525) million and SEK 144 (138) million respectively.
Net assets classified as held for sale is stated below.
| SEK million | Dec 31, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Goodwill | 9 |
| Tangible assets | 429 |
| Current receivables | 10 |
| Assets classified as held for sale | 448 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | –18 |
| Current non-interest-bearing liabilities | –35 |
| Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for sale | –53 |
| NET ASSETS | 395 |
PRO FORMA
The table below shows how the divested companies and operations on December 31, 2013 would have affected Tele2's net sales and result if they had been divested on January 1, 2013.
| Full year 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divested operations | ||||||
| SEK million | Tele2 Group | Cable and fiber operations, Sweden |
Tele2 Group, pro forma |
|||
| Net sales | 29,871 | –565 | 29,306 | |||
| EBITDA | 5,990 | –100 | 5,890 | |||
| Net profit | 655 | 30 | 685 |
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On March 27, 2013 Tele2 announced the sale of its Russian operations, Tele2 Russia Group, to VTB Group. The sale was completed on April 4, 2013 after approval by regulatory authorities. The transaction including costs for central support system for the Russian operation and other transaction costs resulted in a capital gain during Q2 2013 of SEK 14.9 billion. In addition, the capital gain has been affected negatively with SEK -1.7 billion related to a reversal of exchange rate differences previously reported in other comprehensive income which was reversed over the income statement but with no effect on total equity.
The divestment has been reported separately under discontinued operations in the income statement, with a retrospective effect on previous periods.
The Russian operation reported as discontinued operations is stated below.
Income statement
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | |||||||
| – | – | – | 3,261 | 3,402 | 3,257 | ||
| – | – | ||||||
| 1,537 | 6,152 | – | – | – | 1,537 | 1,627 | 1,537 |
| – | – | – | –402 | –458 | –379 | ||
| –231 | –833 | – | – | – | –231 | –223 | –187 |
| 13,238 | – | – | 23 | 13,215 | – | – | – |
| 6 | 14 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| –1 | –12 | – | – | – | –1 | –1 | –2 |
| 14,147 | 3,678 | – | 909 | 948 | 976 | ||
| –122 | –463 | – | – | – | –122 | –127 | –129 |
| 21 | –62 | – | – | – | 21 | –38 | 6 |
| 14,046 | 3,153 | – | 808 | 783 | 853 | ||
| –111 | –865 | – | – | 41 | –152 | –434 | –156 |
| 13,935 | 2,288 | – | 656 | 349 | 697 | ||
| 31.30 | 5.14 | – | 0.03 | 29.79 | 1.48 | 0.78 | 1.56 |
| 31.10 | 5.12 | – | 0.03 | 29.61 | 1.46 | 0.78 | 1.56 |
| Full year Other operating expenses |
Full year 3,261 12,984 –1,724 –6,832 –402 –1,643 |
Q4 | Q3 | Q2 23 13,215 23 13,215 23 13,256 |
Q1 | Q4 – –1,724 –1,775 –1,720 |
Cash flow statement
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | – | |||||||
| Operating profit | 14,147 | 3,678 | – | 23 13,215 | 909 | 948 | 976 | |
| Adjustments for non-cash | ||||||||
| items in operating profit | –12,962 | 1,051 | – | –23 –13,215 | 276 | 278 | 258 | |
| Financial items paid | –69 | –376 | – | – | – | –69 | –175 | –76 |
| Taxes paid | –177 | –879 | – | – | – | –177 | –454 | –163 |
| Cash flow from operations before changes in working |
||||||||
| capital | 939 3,474 | – | – | – | 939 | 597 | 995 | |
| Changes in working | ||||||||
| capital | –216 | 238 | – | – | – | –216 | 208 | 12 |
| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
723 | 3,712 | – | – | – | 723 | 805 | 1,007 |
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| CAPEX paid | –316 –1,326 | – | – | – | –316 | –175 | –407 | |
| Cash flow after CAPEX Sale of shares |
17,252 | 407 2,386 – |
– –1 |
– | – –48 17,404 |
407 –103 |
630 – |
600 – |
| Cash flow from investing activities |
16,936 –1,326 | –1 | –48 17,404 | –419 | –175 | –407 | ||
| CASH FLOW AFTER | ||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | 17,659 2,386 | –1 | –48 17,404 | 304 | 630 | 600 | ||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Changes of loans, net | –1 | 2,810 | – | – | – | –1 | –21 | –63 |
| Other financing activities | –93 | – | – | – | – | –93 | – | – |
| Cash flow from | ||||||||
| financing activities | –94 2,810 | – | – | – | –94 | –21 | –63 | |
| NET CHANGE IN | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
17,565 5,196 | –1 | –48 17,404 | 210 | 609 | 537 |
Net assets at the time of divestment
| SEK million | Russia |
|---|---|
| Goodwill | 792 |
| Other intangible assets | 1,510 |
| Tangible assets | 6,190 |
| Financial assets | 5 |
| Deferred tax assets | 720 |
| Inventories | 23 |
| Current receivables | 688 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 212 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | –346 |
| Non-current interest-bearing liabilities | –6,302 |
| Current interest-bearing liabilities | –1,474 |
| Current non-interest-bearing liabilities | –1,683 |
| Divested net assets | 335 |
| Capital gain | 14,954 |
| Sales price, net sales costs | 15,289 |
| Sales costs etc, non-cash | 9 |
| Received payment for intercompany loans | 2,166 |
| Less: cash in divested operations | –212 |
| TOTAL CASH FLOW EFFECT | 17,252 |
Additional information
Number of
| customers | Net intake | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Thousands | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| Mobile | – 22,716 | – | – | – | 166 | 373 | 710 | |
| Numbers of customers | ||||||||
| and net intake | – 22,716 | – | – | – | 166 | 373 | 710 | |
| Divested companies | – | – –22,882 | – | – | – | |||
| Numbers of customers | ||||||||
| and net change | – 22,716 | – | – –22,882 | 166 | 373 | 710 | ||
| Net sales | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| SEK million | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| Mobile | 3,261 12,984 | – | – | – | 3,261 | 3,402 | 3,257 | |
| Net sales | 3,261 12,984 | – | – | – | 3,261 | 3,402 | 3,257 | |
| EBITDA | ||||||||
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
| Russia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 1,189 | 4,744 | – | – | – | 1,189 | 1,243 | 1,239 |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | –3 | –24 | – | – | – | –3 | –15 | –8 |
| EBITDA | 1,186 | 4,720 | – | – | – | 1,186 | 1,228 | 1,231 |
| EBIT | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| SEK million | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| Russia | ||||||||
| Mobile | 909 | 3,683 | – | – | – | 909 | 959 | 976 |
| Other | ||||||||
| Other operations | – | –5 | – | – | – | – | –11 | – |
| 909 | 3,678 | – | – | – | 909 | 948 | 976 | |
| Sale of operations, profit | 13,238 | – | – | 23 13,215 | – | – | – | |
| EBIT | 14,147 | 3,678 | – | 23 13,215 | 909 | 948 | 976 | |
| Specification of items between EBITDA and EBIT | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| SEK million | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| EBITDA | 1,186 | 4,720 | – | – | – | 1,186 | 1,228 | 1,231 |
| Sale of operations | 13,238 | – | – | 23 13,215 | – | – | – | |
| Depreciation/ | ||||||||
| amortization and | ||||||||
| other impairment | –277 –1,042 | – | – | – | –277 | –280 | –255 | |
| EBIT | 14,147 | 3,678 | – | 23 13,215 | 909 | 948 | 976 | |
| CAPEX | ||||||||
| SEK million | 2013 Full year |
2012 Full year |
2013 Q4 |
2013 Q3 |
2013 Q2 |
2013 Q1 |
2012 Q4 |
2012 Q3 |
| Mobile | 365 | 1,590 | – | – | – | 365 | 371 | 361 |
| CAPEX | 365 | 1,590 | – | – | – | 365 | 371 | 361 |
| Additional cash flow information | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| SEK million | Full year | Full year | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
| CAPEX | –365 –1,590 | – | – | – | –365 | –371 | –361 | |
| This year unpaid CAPEX | ||||||||
| and paid CAPEX from | ||||||||
| previous year | – | 117 | – | – | – | – | 193 | –189 |
| Received payment of sold | ||||||||
| non-current assets | 49 | 147 | – | – | – | 49 | 3 | 143 |
| Paid CAPEX | –316 –1,326 | – | – | – | –316 | –175 | –407 | |
| SEK million | ||||||||
| Net sales | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||
| 3,261 | 12,984 | 11,463 | 10,142 | 7,540 | ||||
| Numbers of customers (by thousands) | 22,882 | 22,716 | 20,636 | 18,438 | 14,451 | |||
| EBITDA | 1,186 | 4,720 | 4,452 | 3,560 | 2,467 | |||
| EBIT | 14,147 | 3,678 | 3,553 | 2,765 | 1,820 | |||
| EBT | 14,046 | 3,153 | 3,416 | 2,784 | 1,529 | |||
| Net profit CAPEX |
13,935 365 |
2,288 1,590 |
2,695 | 2,010 | 2,348 1,495 |
1,290 2,236 |