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Telefonica S.A. — Investor Presentation 2023
Jul 27, 2023
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Key takeaways
Mr. José María Álvarez-Pallete Chairman & CEO
Delivering on our goals
Key

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Driving profitable and sustainable growth


Growing accesses; ongoing commercial momentum
- Fibre (+15% y-o-y); mobile contract (+3% y-o-y); 5G coverage increasing
- Long term customer relationships; high NPS, churn under control
- CapEx devoted to long term growth; smart capital allocation
Consistent revenue growth (org. y-o-y)
- B2B a solid driver; +6.9%
- Sustained service revenue growth (+3.4%)
- Price rises flow through to OIBDA

OIBDA (org. y-o-y) sequential improvement (+2.4 p.p.)
- All core operations improved vs. Q1 y-o-y org.
- Costs efficiencies and digitalisation measures
- OIBDA margin up y-o-y org.

Focused on investment grade credit rating and deleverage
- Prudent debt management
- Q2 23 FCF €842m, +0.9% y-o-y
- FCF almost doubling sequentially
Improved OIBDA and FCF momentum

Financial update
| H1 23 | Q2 23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | Reported + 50% VMO2 JV |
Organic y-o-y |
Reported + 50% VMO2 JV |
Organic y-o-y |
| Revenue | 23,164 | 4.1% | 11,667 | 3.3% |
| OIBDA | 7,323 | 2.3% | 3,689 | 3.5% |
| OIBDA-CapEx (ex-spectrum) |
4,326 | 2.7% | 2,006 | 3.4% |
| H1 23 | Q2 23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in millions | Reported | Reported y-o-y |
Reported | Reported y-o-y |
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| Revenue | 20,178 | 3.7% | 10,133 | 0.9% | |
| OIBDA | 6,266 | (1.2%) | 3,144 | (0.1%) | |
| OIBDA Underlying | 6,306 | 1.3% | 3,161 | 0.1% | |
| Net Income | 760 | (25.9%) | 462 | 44.5% | |
| FCF (incl. leases principal payments) |
1,296 | (3.9%) | 842 | 0.9% | |
| Net Financial Debt ex-leases |
27,479 | (3.9%) |
| FX impact Net debt -€0.6bn |
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|---|---|---|---|
| € (m) | H1 23 | Q2 23 | |
| Revenue | 48 | (88) | |
| OIBDA | 10 | (37) |

Strong momentum supports 2023 guidance upgrade
2023 guidance
Organic
| Targets | Initial 2023 guidance |
Upgraded 2023 guidance | H1 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue y-o-y organic |
"Low single digit growth" |
" ~4% growth " | 4.1% |
| OIBDA y-o-y organic |
"Low single digit growth" |
" ~3% growth " | 2.3% |
| CapEx/Sales organic |
~14% | Maintained ~14% | 12.7% |
Shareholder remuneration
| 2023 Dividend | €0.3/share (cash) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 |
€0.15/sh. (cash) | ||
| June 2024 | €0.15/sh. (cash) |
2023 calendar payments 15th June 2023 €0.15/sh.; cash 14th December 2023 €0.15/sh.; cash
24.8m own shares cancelled April 2023
1.4% treasury stock to be cancelled

ESG progress
| Environmental | Social | Governance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key targets |
Net-zero by 2040 (SBTi validated) 100% renewables by 2030 Zero-waste by 2030 |
>90% MBB rural coverage by 20241 33% women executives by 2024 Zero adjusted pay gap by 20242 |
Parity3 in top governing bodies by 2030 Zero-tolerance of corruption 30-35% sustainable linked financing by 20244 |
On the path to net-zero: VMO2's targets validated by SBTi, following TEF's (Jul-22)
Examples of our progress
Fostering Renewables: 8 distributed generation plants added during Q2 (BR)
Circular economy: new commitments to takeback, reuse & recycle devices
Connecting communities: T. Group 169.7m UBB PPs; new fibreCo (PE)
Driving diversity & inclusion: >32% women executives (Jun-23)
Promoting employability: ~1.2m beneficiaries via T. Foundation (H1 23) Sustainable financing: GlobalCapital Award for Most Impressive Corporate Hybrid Issuer
Protecting customers: Blocked +533m cybersecurity threats (SP)
ESG Academy; launched Group wide training on sustainability topics




1 Core markets.
2Adjusted pay gap: equal pay for jobs of equal value
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Parity defined as not less than 40% of each gender represented
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Financing linked to sustainability criteria includes balance sheet debt, hybrids and undrawn committed credit lines based on ICMA sustainable bond principles, LMA Sustainability Linked Loan Principles and other ESG criteria. Not necessarily linked to EU Taxonomy aligned activities
Q2 23 Results
Mr. Ángel Vilá COO
Spain


Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic)

Net adds (k)


Stronger commercial traction accelerates retail revenue
Growing FBB & postpaid base y-o-y Solid churn, ARPU growth and best-in-class NPS Customer lifetime, +23% y-o-y Refreshed B2C portfolio (since 1st August)
Improved retail revenue (+1.9% y-o-y in Q2) OIBDA closer to stabilisation Benchmark (OIBDA-CapEx)/Sales (24% in H1)
Promoting circular economy (device recycling)


Germany

374 368

Fixed BB net adds (k)

Postpay net adds (k) Revenue & OIBDA organic growth



Good operational traction & sustained financial performance
M4M 'O2 Mobile' successfully launched
O2 contract ARPU +1.0% (vs. Q2 22)
Strong OIBDA growth (+1.1 p.p. q-o-q)
YE 23 target of 90% 5G pop coverage already achieved at mid-year
2023 Revenue & OIBDA outlook narrowed to "upper range of low single-digit growth"
Promoting digital skills & inclusion


Virgin Media O2


Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic)


Growing converged base; Volt surpassed the 1.5m customers milestone 175k PPs in Q2 23 and 5G connectivity >2,800 towns and cities
Focus on network investment
Price increases in fixed & mobile
Accelerating revenue and OIBDA growth
Executing synergies above plans
29% reduction in carbon emissions (Scope 1 & 2) against 2020 baseline

Mobile contract churn (%)

All organic according to Telefonica criteria
Brazil


FTTH Premises passed (m)

Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic)


Outgrowing, outlasting inflation
Leader in contract m.s. 43.6% (+1.9 p.p. y-o-y)
Rational mobile market Entry top-up level R\$15 (+25% vs. previous) Contract churn decreasing (1.0%) Mobile ARPU: +8% y-o-y in Q2 23
Service revenue booming despite Oi annualisation
MSR (+10.4%): strong trading & tariff increase Fixed (+2.3%): FTTH & B2B Digital services (+31%)
Lower CapEx intensity:+27.8% OIBDA-CapEx H1 23
Ethnic diversity: 41% employees self-declared as black (+7% vs. 2022)


T. Tech, a leading IT provider for B2B digitalisation


Double-digit y-o-y growth across T. Tech businesses Accelerated growth in constant perimeter
• Q2 23 ~+29% y-o-y (+2 p.p. q-o-q); >2x market growth
Key differential growth driver for T. Group B2B revenue
Well-balanced revenue mix
- High weight of Managed & Professional services & own platforms
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85% revenues in hard currency markets
Differential customer journey; relevant in the B2B market
• Telefónica, leader in "Telecom Services Sector Scorecard" (GlobalData)
T. Tech Revenue (€m) Operational Highlights
Strong commercial activity, solid position in customers
• LTM Bookings ~+35% y-o-y
Highly skilled team close to customers
- Talent-led Co': hiring, skilling & retaining
- >6.2k professionals; 80% in Europe; ~4k certifications; 16% attrition (LTM)
New operating model for a new cycle of sustainable growth
- Geographical BUs with commercial focus
- Transversal service and delivery units to expand portfolio and capabilities
Reinforced delivery
- New DOC in Colombia (Cloud & Cyber)
- TheThinX (IoT) lab in Spain


T. Infra, crystalising value of assets and capabilities

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Q2 23 Results
Mrs. Laura Abasolo CFCO & Head of T. Hispam
T. Hispam
5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 19% 18% 19% 18% 16% Contract FTTH & Cable Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23
FTTH & Cable PPs (m)

Accesses growth (y-o-y) Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic)

Margins (organic)

-27% invested capital (since Dec-19)
Continued execution
Reducing exposure to the region: MOU in Colombia to share mobile infrastructure Agreement with KKR & Entel in Peru for PangeaCo
Continue growing in high value accesses CapEx/Sales: 8% on new operational model
OIBDA-CapEx expected to grow in 2023
Closing connectivity gap: e.g., IpT reached >3.3m people

Further deleverage, sound liquidity and contained cost

Comfortable liquidity position




Contained interest payment cost

Completing our transformation journey
Mr. José María Álvarez-Pallete Chairman & CEO
Future-ready
Technology levers Revenue OpEx+CapEx
- NextGen infrastructure (fibre & 5G)
- High storage & processing capabilities
- Data-centric mediation platform
- Decommission copper, 2G, 3G and IT
- Open architectures towards programmable networks
- AI as brain of future autonomous networks
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Blockchain and tokenisation to capture Web3 wave
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Growing in all business
- Decisive transformation of revenue function
- Growing in B2C; all time low churn and record NPS
- AI for real-time service customisation
- Outgrowing peers and market in B2B
- NaaS (Open Gateway) and network slicing for NextGen of customised services
Improved revenue mix
- Massive virtualisation and softwarisation
- 83% of processes digitalised
- Route to zero-touch networks
- Broader vendors ecosystem
- Less capital intensive
- Decommission broadly digested
- Leading CapEx/Sales at ~14% in 2023
Accelerated profitable growth


Declining CapEx/Sales

Radical transformation, benefits starting to materialise
Time to grow our ambition
Save the date
Telefonica 2023 CMD November 8th, Madrid & streaming

- New company vision and 2023-26 strategic plan. "GPS": growth, profitability, sustainability
- Main pillars
- Customers at the centre, technology enabling better understanding of needs and deliver better service
- Digitalisation at the core, technology-driven efficiency, operational excellence
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Focus on profitable growth to fuel FCF, to increase financial flexibility, reduce leverage, reward shareholders
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Consistent revenue growth; volume, value and B2B drivers. API-based ways to monetise NextGen networks
- Key levers include
- Exploring OpEx & leases efficiencies. E2E digital transformation, leveraging AI. Commercial, network & IT, processes
- Accelerate capital intensity reduction; legacy switch-off, traffic optimisation to reduce capacity CapEx

Driving profitable growth, increasing ambition

- Continued to deliver in Q2, confident in our strategy and ability to maximise value for shareholders
- Consistent and solid revenue growth (organic y-o-y); highlighting B2B
- Significant OIBDA growth acceleration (organic and reported y-o-y); operational leverage

- Networks leading; FTTH, 5G. Open Gateway; pioneers in driving efficiency through digitalisation / AI
- FCF improvement in Q2 23; to continue in H2 23
- Committed to maintain an investment grade credit rating and leverage reduction

- Upgrading 2023 revenue and OIBDA guidance, 1.4% treasury to be cancelled, dividend confirmed
- Positioned to benefit from industry, regulatory and technological changes
- CMD Nov-23, to present our new company vision
- ESG: enabling positive impact on the business and society

Results presentation and Q&A Session
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Telefónica's management will host a webcast on 27 July at 10:00 AM (CEST), 9:00 AM (BST), and 4:00 AM (EDT)
Participants from Telefónica
- José María Álvarez-Pallete l Chairman & CEO
- Ángel Vilá l COO
- Laura Abasolo l CFCO & Head T. Hispam
- Lutz Schüler l CEO Virgin Media O2
- Eduardo Navarro l Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer
- Adrián Zunzunegui l Global Director of Investor Relations

- To access the webcast: click here
- The webcast replay will be available on Telefónica IR's website after the event

• To participate in the Q&A session, please register using the following link to receive the dial in and PIN details. click here.



Bloomberg GEI 2023
A List 2022
Member of DJSI Europe
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1 st company worldwide in 2022 Digital Inclusion Benchmark st in sector 2022
For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Adrián Zunzunegui ([email protected]) Isabel Beltrán ([email protected]) Torsten Achtmann ([email protected]) Tel. +34 91 482 87 00 [email protected] www.telefonica.com/investors



