Earnings Release • Nov 10, 2017
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3Q'17 Results November 10, 2017
This presentation contains statements that constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this presentation and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations, estimates regarding future growth in the different business lines and the global business, financial results and other aspects of the activities and situation relating to the TIM Group. Such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Consequently, TIM makes no representation, whether expressed or implied, as to the conformity of the actual result2s with those projected in the forward looking statements.
Forward-looking information is based on certain key assumptions which we believe to be reasonable as of the date hereof, but forward looking information by its nature involves risks and uncertainties, which are outside our control, and could significantly affect expected results. Analysts and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. TIM undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to these forward looking statements which may be made to reflect events and circumstances after the date of this presentation, including, without limitation, changes in TIM business or acquisition strategy or planned capital expenditures or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Analysts and investors should consult the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as periodic filings made on Form 6-K, which are on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission which may identify factors that affect the forward looking statements included herein.
The financial and operating data have been extracted or derived, with the exception of some data, from the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at 30 September 2017, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and endorsed by the European Union (designated as IFRS). Please note that the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at 30 September 2017 have not been audited.
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at 30 September 2017 are the same as those adopted in the TIM Group consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2016, to which reference can be made. Furthermore, the Sofora - Telecom Argentina group, which was disposed of on 8 March 2016, is classified as Discontinued operations. We hereby point out that in this document some Organic «Like for Like» items have been recalculated having a solely management purpose to allow for a better understanding of the current business trend and single out non-linear and/or non-repetitive outcomes either currently and/or in the timeframe hereby taken into account. Such information must not be considered as a replacement of any financial information they may refer to and interpret, are not subject to any auditing, and are included for explanation purposes only.
Financial Highlights
3Q'17 Closing Remarks
Appendixes
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€mln, Organic data, YoY Performance
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17
• "Reversal of Annual 2015 Bonus Payment"
Details of methodology behind "like for like" organic representation are available at pages 21, 22, 23 and 24 of this presentation.
€mln, %YoY, Organic Performance
National Wholesale YoY underperformance is mainly driven by 3Q comparison effect for the "Wholesale IRU Transaction" and from Regulatory changes.
Acceleration in Mobile Revenues (9M'17 +3.4% YoY) is supported by increased "recurrent" profile in CB
€mln, %YoY, Organic Performance
National Wholesale YoY underperformance is mainly driven by 3Q comparison effect for the "Wholesale IRU Transaction" and from Regulatory changes.
Acceleration in Mobile Revenues (3Q'17 +4.6% YoY) is supported by increased "recurrent" profile in CB
€mln, Organic data, YoY Performance
(2) Includes "Shift from modem rent to sale" and "Wholesale IRU Transaction"
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17 (3-4) Includes "EU Roam-like-at-home" and "Last Technical support payment relating to the Telecom Argentina sale". For more details, see charts 21, 22, 23 and 24
(5) Excluding Inwit
(6) Gross Contribution to the Domestic for Inwit & Sparkle
Organic Service revenues at +1.6% YoY; on a «Like for Like» basis growth stands at +3.1% YoY
Reported ARPU stable vs 3Q'16: -0.1% YoY at 12.7€
Fixed
Total Revenues at -0.5.% YoY; on a «Like for Like» basis they post a +3% growth
Stable Service Revenues performance (-0.1% YoY); "Like for Like" analysis allows a better reading of the trend, as its +0.3% performance points to continued YoY growth, driven by positive performance in ARPU and lines
BB ARPU grows +9.5% YoY, and is broadly stable QoQ, at
24.5€ vs 24.9€ in 2Q'17
(1) Estimated
(1) Includes "Shift from modem rent to sale", "Wholesale IRU Transaction"and "Last Technical support payment relating to the Telecom Argentina sale" (2) Incluses "Last Technical support payment relating to the Telecom Argentina sale". For more details, see charts 21, 22, 23 and 24
Organic «Like for Like» Organic
Fixed ARPU Consumer (€/month)
(2) Excluding Inwit
(3) Gross Contribution to the Domestic for Inwit & Sparkle
For more details, see charts 21, 22, 23 and 24
Double-digit growth supported by increased cositing and by ground-lease renegotiation performance
Performance impacted by 10-Yrs IRU renewals at current market prices. Actions for recovery are in place
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17
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Customer Experience Supported by Leadership in 4G
Cities covered with 4G Pure Postpaid Customer Satisfaction Survey¹
Continued positive performance supported introduction of Payment of Interest on Capital from Tim Participaçoes for 190 mlnR\$
(1) Source: Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) model by University of Michigan, survey conducted by CFI Group as of Jun/17
TIM Group Results
Financial Highlights
3Q'17 Closing Remarks
Appendixes
The "non linear items" in the Opex Organic "Like for Like" figures are allocated as follows:
• In the Volume Driven Costs, the "Wholesale IRU Transaction", "EU Roam-like-at-home" and "Shift from modem rent to sale"
• Details are available at pages 23 of this presentation.
€mln, % YoY
In Italy, GSM License renewal until 2029 occurred in 3Q'17
Domestic Capex performance explained by:
OpFCF
-1 171
+172
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TIM Group Results
Financial Highlights
3Q'17 Closing Remarks
Appendixes
Group Revenues €4.9Bn Group Ebitda €2.2Bn Both growing YoY
Domestic: Low Single-digit Ebitda Organic YoY Growth
Brazil: Continued Positive Quarterly Growth for Revenues and Ebitda
It will be presented in 1st Quarter 2018, together with FY 2017 Results, incorporating the main pillars of DigiTIM program:
TIM Group Results
Financial Highlights
3Q'17 Closing Remarks
Appendixes
Organic «Like for Like»
Financial Details & Operating Information
| TIM Group | Domestic | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Quarter | II Quarter | III Quarter | I Quarter | II Quarter | III Quarter | |||||||
| Total Revenues | 2017A | 2016A | 2017A | 2016A | 2017A | 2016A | 2017A | 2016A | 2017A | 2016A | 2017A | 2016A |
| REPORTED | +8.5% | -12.1% | +6.4% | -7.7% | +1.3% | +1.4% | +2.8% | -2.3% | +4.0% | -1.2% | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| ORGANIC | +2.6% | -5.6% | +3.7% | -4.3% | +1.8% | -1.2% | +2.7% | -2.3% | +3.9% | -1.1% | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| ORGANIC «LIKE for LIKE» | +1.3% | -5.6% | +3.0% | -4.8% | +3.9% | -3.8% | +1.0% | -2.3% | +3.0% | -1.8% | +3.6% | -2.5% |
| Service Revenues | ||||||||||||
| REPORTED | +6.4% | -10.4% | +4.4% | -6.1% | +1.6% | +0.9% | -0.3% | -2.4% | +0.9% | -1.1% | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| ORGANIC | +0.6% | -4.2% | +1.8% | -2.7% | +2.0% | -1.3% | -0.4% | -2.5% | +0.8% | -1.0% | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| ORGANIC «LIKE for LIKE» | +0.6% | -4.2% | +2.4% | -3.3% | +3.1% | -1.9% | -0.4% | -2.5% | +1.6% | -1.7% | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| Ebitda | ||||||||||||
| REPORTED | +16.2% | -15.8% | +5.5% | +25.4% | -2.5% | +8.5% | +11.0% | -9.3% | +1.0% | +39.4% | -6.5% | +7.9% |
| ORGANIC | +8.1% | -7.5% | +6.1% | +4.0% | +0.7% | +6.6% | +7.6% | -5.2% | +4.1% | +6.9% | -2.4% | +7.8% |
| ORGANIC «LIKE for LIKE» | +5.0% | -7.4% | +7.3% | -1.3% | +6.5% | +0.9% | +3.8% | -5.1% | +5.4% | +0.6% | +4.3% | +0.8% |
Organic "Like for Like" is the Organic performance including certain "non linear items", defined as follows:
"EU Roam-like-at-home", "Shift from modem rent to sale", "Wholesale IRU transaction", "Purchasing incentive recognized as opex reduction/income", "Reversal for 2016 annual bonus provision" and "Last technical support payment relating to Argentina sale"
Details on the "non linear items" are available at slide 22, 23 and 24
€mln
| 2016 | 2017 | Delta % YoY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mln€) | 1Q'16 | 2Q'16 | 3Q'16 | 1Q'17 | 2Q'17 | 3Q'17 | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q |
| 1. REPORTED | 3,548 | 3,699 | 3,789 | 3,647 | 3,847 | 3,818 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +0.8% |
| + XRate Impact | 3 | 2 | -4 | ||||||
| 2. ORGANIC | 3,551 | 3,701 | 3,785 | 3,647 | 3,847 | 3,818 | +2.7% | +3.9% | +0.9% |
| - Non Linear Items | 0 | 26 | 128 | 61 | 63 | 31 | |||
| EU Roam-like-at-home | -18 | ||||||||
| Shift from modem rent to sale | 11 | 61 | 63 | 49 | |||||
| Wholesale IRU transaction |
90 | ||||||||
| Purchasing incentive recognized as opex reduction/income Last technical support payment relating to |
26 | ||||||||
| Argentina sale | 27 | ||||||||
| 3. ORGANIC LIKE for LIKE | 3,551 | 3,675 | 3,657 | 3,586 | 3,784 | 3,787 | +1.0% | +3.0% | +3.6% |
| (mln€) | 1Q'16 | 2Q'16 | 3Q'16 | 1Q'17 | 2Q'17 | 3Q'17 | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q |
| 1. REPORTED | 3,352 | 3,468 | 3,526 | 3,342 | 3,500 | 3,551 | -0.3% | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| + XRate Impact | 3 | 2 | -4 | ||||||
| 2. ORGANIC | 3,355 | 3,470 | 3,522 | 3,342 | 3,500 | 3,551 | -0.4% | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| - Non Linear Items | 0 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | -18 | |||
| EU Roam-like-at-home | -18 | ||||||||
| Purchasing incentive recognized as opex reduction/income |
26 | ||||||||
| Last technical support payment relating to | 27 | ||||||||
| Argentina sale |
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17
| 2016 | 2017 | Delta % YoY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mln€) | IQ | IIQ | IIIQ | IQ | IIQ | IIIQ | IQ | IIQ | IIIQ |
| 1. REPORTED | 2,087 | 1,976 | 1,978 | 2,026 | 2,107 | 2,124 | -2.9% | +6.6% | +7.4% |
| + XRate & non recurring items | 65 | 15 | 58 | 24 | 71 | 126 | |||
| Labour Cost: restructuring and rationalization | 65 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Xrate Impact & Other operating expenses/provisions |
0 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 66 | 117 | |||
| 2. ORGANIC | 2,022 | 1,961 | 1,920 | 2,002 | 2,036 | 1,998 | -1.0% | +3.8% | +4.1% |
| - Non Linear Items | 0 | -82 | 4 | 3 | -28 | 26 | |||
| EU Roam-like-at-home | 18 | ||||||||
| Shift from modem rent to sale | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | |||||
| Wholesale IRU transaction | 4 | ||||||||
| Purchasing incentive recognized as opex reduction/income |
-16 | -5 | -19 | -50 | -9 | ||||
| Reversal of Annual 2015 Bonus Payment | -66 | ||||||||
| 3. ORGANIC LIKE for LIKE | 2,022 | 2,043 | 1,916 | 1,999 | 2,064 | 1,972 | -1.0% | +1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2017 | Delta % YoY | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mln€) | 1Q'16 | 2Q'16 | 3Q'16 | 1Q'17 | 2Q'17 | 3Q'17 | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q |
| 1. REPORTED | 1,461 | 1,723 | 1,811 | 1,621 | 1,740 | 1,694 | +11.0% | +1.0% | -6.5% |
| + XRate & non recurring items | 68 | 17 | 54 | 24 | 71 | 126 | |||
| Labour Cost: restructuring and rationalization | 65 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Xrate Impact & Other operating expenses/provisions |
3 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 117 | |||
| 2. ORGANIC | 1,529 | 1,740 | 1,865 | 1,645 | 1,811 | 1,820 | +7.6% | +4.1% | -2.4% |
| - Non Linear Items | 0 | 108 | 124 | 58 | 91 | 5 | |||
| EU Roam-like-at-home | -36 | ||||||||
| Shift from modem rent to sale | 6 | 39 | 41 | 32 | |||||
| Wholesale IRU transaction | 86 | ||||||||
| Purchasing incentive recognized as opex reduction/income |
42 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 9 | ||||
| Last technical support payment relating to Argentina sale |
27 | ||||||||
| Reversal of Annual 2015 Bonus Payment | 66 | ||||||||
| 3. ORGANIC LIKE for LIKE | 1,529 | 1,632 | 1,741 | 1,587 | 1,720 | 1,815 | +3.8% | +5.4% | +4.3% |
TIM Group Results
Financial Highlights
3Q'17 Closing Remarks
Organic «Like for Like»
Financial Details & Operating Information
| III Quarter | 9M | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mln€, %) | 2017 | 2016 | Δ abs | Δ % | 2017 | 2016 | Δ abs | Δ % | ||
| REVENUES | 4,907 | 4,843 | +64 | +1.3 | 14,679 | 13,939 | +740 | +5.3 | ||
| Opex | -2,135 | -1,939 | (196) | (10.1) | -6,263 | -5,758 | (505) | (8.8) | ||
| Personnel | -673 | -752 | +79 | +10.5 | -2,203 | -2,303 | +100 | +4.3 | ||
| EBITDA | 2,099 | 2,152 | (53) | (2.5) | 6,213 | 5,878 | +335 | +5.7 | ||
| Depreciation and Amortization | -1,109 | -1,069 | (40) | (3.7) | -3,358 | -3,116 | (242) | (7.8) | ||
| Gains/Losses and Writedown | -27 | -2 | (25) | ##### | -21 | 6 | (27) | (450.0) | ||
| EBIT | 963 | 1,081 | (118) | (10.9) | 2,834 | 2,768 | +66 | +2.4 | ||
| Net Financial Income/Expenses | -386 | -365 | (21) | (5.8) | -1,126 | -510 | (616) | (120.8) | ||
| o/w MCB | 0 | -9 | +9 | +100.0 | 0 | 611 | (611) | (100.0) | ||
| Income/Loss from Equity Invest. | 1 | -1 | +2 | +200.0 | -19 | 4 | (23) | (575.0) | ||
| Profit/Loss before Tax and Disc. Ops. | 578 | 715 | (137) | (19.2) | 1,689 | 2,262 | (573) | (25.3) | ||
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 47 | (47) | (100.0) | |||
| Taxes | -102 | -210 | +108 | +51.4 | -559 | -699 | +140 | +20.0 | ||
| Net Income Ante Minorities | 476 | 505 | (29) | (5.7) | 1,130 | 1,610 | (480) | (29.8) | ||
| Minorities | -39 | -28 | (11) | (39.3) | -97 | -115 | +18 | +15.7 | ||
| Net Income Post Minorities | 437 | 477 | (40) | (8.4) | 1,033 | 1,495 | (462) | (30.9) | ||
| o/w MCB | 0 | -7 | +7 | +100.0 | 0 | 443 | (443) | (100.0) | ||
| MCB | 0 | -2.475 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 168 | (168) | (100.0) | ||
| BBB | 0 | -2.2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | -2 | +2 | +100.0 |
| III Quarter | 9M | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (organic data mln€, %) | 2017 | 2016 | Δ abs | Δ % | 2017 | 2016 | Δ abs |
| Opening Net Financial Position Adjusted | 25,104 | 27,514 | (2,410) | (9) | 25,119 | 27,278 | (2,159) |
| Final Net Financial Position Adjusted | 26,228 | 26,735 | (507) | (1.9) | 26,228 | 26,735 | (507) |
| Net Cash Flow | -1,124 | 779 | (1,903) | (244.3) | -1,109 | 543 | (1,652) |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | 40 | 1,237 | (1,197) | (97) | 998 | 1,908 | (910) |
| EBITDA | 2,099 | 2,152 | (53) | (2) | 6,213 | 5,878 | +335 |
| CAPEX | -1,825 | -1,124 | (701) | (62) | -3,881 | -3,107 | (774) |
| Change in Net Operating WC and Other | -234 | 209 | (443) | (212) | -1,334 | -863 | (471) |
| Change in Net Operating WC | -297 | 248 | (545) | (220) | -1,427 | -830 | (597) |
| Inventories | -20 | -31 | +11 | +35 | -64 | -71 | +7 |
| Trade Receivable | 61 | 99 | (38) | (38) | 9 | -31 | +40 |
| Trade Payable | -306 | 210 | (516) | (246) | -998 | -425 | (573) |
| Other Operating Receivables/Payables | -32 | -30 | (2) | (7) | -374 | -303 | (71) |
| Change in Severance Indemnities | -27 | -28 | +1 | +4 | -34 | 12 | (46) |
| Change in Reserves for ordinary risk and charges | 98 | -6 | +104 | +1,733 | 149 | -29 | +178 |
| Other | -8 | -5 | (3) | (60) | -22 | -16 | (6) |
| Financial Investment | 0 | -2 | +2 | +100 | -1 | -11 | +10 |
| Proceeds from Disposals | 17 | 5 | +12 | +218 | 26 | 737 | (711) |
| Financial Expenses Taxes and Other | -1,175 | -405 | (770) | (190) | -1,884 | -1,654 | (230) |
| Financial Expenses (cash impact+Fin. Accruals) | -293 | -343 | +50 | +15 | -893 | -992 | +99 |
| Taxes | -777 | -13 | (764) | (5,972) | -804 | -117 | (687) |
| Other | -104 | -49 | (55) | (112) | -186 | -545 | +359 |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | -0 | +0 | +100 | 0 | -38 | +38 |
| Change in Equity | 10 | 0 | +10 | 16 | 0 | +16 | |
| Dividends | -1 | -0 | (0) | (336) | -219 | -227 | +9 |
| IAS17 | -15 | -56 | +40 | +72 | -45 | -172 | +126 |
| IAS17 Domestic - Leaseback |
-13 | -53 | +40 | +75 | -35 | -151 | +115 |
| IAS17 Brasil - Leaseback |
-2 | -3 | +0 | +15 | -10 | -21 | +11 |
| 9M | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (reported data mln€, %) | 2017 | 2016 | Δ abs | ||||
| Total net assets | 54,420 | 53,208 | +1,212 | ||||
| Goodwill | 29,520 | 29,548 | (28) | ||||
| Other intangible assets | 7,123 | 6,733 | +390 | ||||
| Tangible assets |
16,266 | 15,591 | +675 | ||||
| Equity investments | 66 | 81 | (15) | ||||
| Other L/T investments | 740 | 676 | +64 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | 705 | 579 | +126 | ||||
| Working Capital | -184 | -801 | +617 | ||||
| Net trade accounts receivable | 3,934 | 3,714 | +220 | ||||
| Trade accounts payable | -3,852 | -3,944 | +92 | ||||
| Other current assets/liabilities | -266 | -571 | +305 | ||||
| Funds | -3,219 | -3,359 | +140 | ||||
| Provisions for deferred taxes | -313 | -436 | +123 | ||||
| Severance indemnities | -1,340 | -1,610 | +270 | ||||
| Ordinary provisions for risk and charges | -1,126 | -941 | (185) | ||||
| Other provisions |
-440 | -372 | (68) | ||||
| Net Invested Capital | 51,017 | 49,048 | +1,969 | ||||
| Shareholders Equity | 24,059 | 21,637 | +2,422 | ||||
| Parent Company | 21,781 | 19,414 | +2,367 | ||||
| Minoriry Interest | 2,278 | 2,223 | +55 | ||||
| Net Financial Position Reported | 26,958 | 27,411 | (453) | ||||
| Interest Rate Component of Derivates MtoM | 730 | 676 | +54 | ||||
| Net Financial Position (adjusted) | 26,228 | 26,735 | (507) |
€mln
(1) 29,557€mln is the nominal amount of outstanding medium-long term debt. By adding the balance of IAS adjustments and reverse fair value valuations (942€mln) and current financial liabilities (674 €mln), the gross debt figure of 31,173€mln is reached.
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17
Average m/l term maturity: 7.65 years (bond only 7.92 years)
Around 38% of outstanding bonds (nominal amount) denominated in USD and GBP and fully hedged
Cost of debt: ~4.9 %
N.B. The figures are net of the adjustment due to the fair value measurement of derivatives and related financial liabilities/assets, as follows:
Therefore, the Net Financial Indebtedness is adjusted by 730 €mln.
N.B. The difference between total financial assets (4,945 €mln) and C&CE and marketable securities (3,562€mln) is equal to 1,383 €mln and refers to positive MTM derivatives (accrued interests and exchange rate) for 1,001 €mln, financial receivables for lease for 120 €mln, deposits beyond 3 months for 50 €mln and other credits for 212 €mln.
Telecom Italia Group Results – 3Q'17
R\$mln, % YoY
| Organic* EBITDA | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA Margin |
33.1% | +3.9pp | 37.0% | ||||||||
| 1,292 | +17.0% | 1,512 | |||||||||
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