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Telefonica S.A. — Investor Presentation 2024
Feb 22, 2024
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Q4 23 & 2023 Summary
Mr. José María Álvarez-Pallete Chairman & CEO
Transform, Deliver and Commit
WE TRANSFORM
Continued streamlining Building a stronger TEF
WE DELIVER
2023 guidance delivered, FCF beat
WE COMMIT
On track for GPS ambition, FCF 24 >10%

Stronger Telefónica
Next Generation NETWORKS
Enhanced CUSTOMER experience focus
Leaner OPERATIONS
- More fibre, +10m FTTH PPs to 74m
- More 5G, 62% coverage in core markets (Germany 94%, Spain 87%)
- More APIs
- More customers, +5m to 388m
- More satisfied, 31 NPS score
- AI driven customer engagement
- More digitised, +3pp of revenue from BB & SoC to 76%
- Operating leverage +1 p.p. to 19%, OpEx+CapEx efficiencies
- 3,420 employees joining Spain's redundancy program
- Legacy shut-down (1.9k Spain COs)
Guidance delivered
| Initial 2023 guidance |
Upgraded 2023 guidance |
FY 23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue y-o-y organic |
"Low single digit growth" |
~4% | 3.7% |
| OIBDA y-o-y organic |
"Low single digit growth" |
~3% | 3.1% |
| CapEx/Sales | ~14% | ~14% | 14.0% |
| Former definition | ~€4bn ex-spectrum | €4.2bn | |
| FCF New definition |
~€2.1bn | €2.3bn | |
| Dividend | €0.3/sh. (cash) | Dec-23 €0.15/sh. Jun-24 €0.15/sh. |
1.4% treasury stock to be canceled in the next AGM
We delivered and we commit
Reported FY 23; FCF ex-spectrum; EBITDA adjusted and EBITDAaL adjusted



Q4 23 Results: Core Markets
Mr. Ángel Vilá COO

Telefónica Group: strong Q4 results with exceptional FCF

Revenue €10.2bn
+4.1% y-o-y organic
Service revenue €9.0bn
+4.2% y-o-y organic
B2B revenue €2.2bn
+4.9% y-o-y organic
OIBDA €3.5bn
+4.5% y-o-y organic
OIBDA - CapEx €1.9bn
+18.7% y-o-y organic
FCF €1,562m +€432m q-o-q

Spain: continuing to improve and execute

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


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- Accelerated retail revenue growth: strong trading momentum and record IT
- Net adds in all accesses for 2nd straight Q on record-low churn since 2013
- Pay-TV turnaround completed; deregulation gives us back flexibility
- Stabilised OIBDA leveraged on top line growth and efficiencies
- Tariff upgrade in Jan-24
- Redundancy program in 2024 and collective agreement until 2026

Brazil: keeping up the strong momentum

FTTH Premises passed (m)

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

Margins (organic)

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- Growing above inflation on differential value proposition
- Highest mobile ARPU & lowest churn in 4 years on rational market environment
- Fixed revenue grew for the 10th consecutive Q
- Record OIBDA-CapEx margin ever, supported by operating efficiencies
- Growing sales and improved operating leverage supercharge future cash growth
- Leader of ISE-B3 Corporate Sustainability Index


Germany: healthy trends in a growing market

Fixed BB net adds (k)

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


9
- Sustained financial momentum on robust commercial traction; >1.3m 2023 postpaid net adds
- O2 postpaid ARPU +1.9% vs. Q4 22
- 5G pop coverage ~95% at YE 23 (>80% Dec-22), on track with expectations
- "Very good' rating in Connect test; improve in network quality
-
1 telco worldwide on 'Sustainalytics ESG Risk Score'
Virgin Media O2: increasing customers, fibre and 5G reach

Mobile contract churn (%)



- Solid commercial traction
- Record fixed network expansion; +833k PPs in 2023, contributing to net adds
- Realised ~2/3 of annualised £540m runrate synergies, ahead of plan and on track to fulfil by mid-2026
- O2 owned stores now National Digital Inclusion Hubs (free services to communities in need)
T. Tech: keeping above industry momentum, cornerstone of strong B2B
T. Tech Revenue Reported (€m) 706 944 1,482 1,878 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 23 +26.7% Constant Perimeter +21.7% vs FY 22
- Solid double-digit revenue growth in constant perimeter
- Well-balanced revenue mix
- Strong commercial activity, large revenue visibility
Operational Highlights
New operating model delivering value
• Key driver to increase share of wallet
Highly skilled and diversified team
• 6.3k professionals; >60 nationalities; 80% in Europe; ~4k certifications
Partners awards
"Best Computing Partner 2023" "To infinity and beyond"

T. Infra: strengthening Telefónica's infrastructure to support growth and efficiency

Accelerating FTTH deployment Telxius >110k km international network by 2026
Providing three redundant routes to connect US, Brazil and Argentina
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Q4 23 Results & Capital Allocation
Mrs. Laura Abasolo CFCO & Head of T. Hispam

T. Hispam: progressing in "asset-light" model
Dec-23
Accesses growth (y-o-y) Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic)

Dec-22 Mar-23 Jun-23 Sep-23
2.8% 1.6% (0.4%) (2.7%) 1.7% (1.5%) (3.9%) (5.0%) (17.1%) 8.8% Revenue OIBDA 22% 20% 20% 18% 24% 4% 15% 12% 9% 7% Margins (organic) OIBDA OIBDA-CapEx Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 Q4 23 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 Q4 23
- FiberCo model allows FTTH accesses +8% while reducing CapEx
- COL: 5G Spectrum acquired jointly with Millicom
- Cooling down competition in a tough environment
- CapEx/Sales FY 23: 9.4% (-1 p.p. y-o-y)
Double-digit growth of underlying EPS

(*) net of taxes
Solid balance sheet to face any market environment
Net Financial Debt

Comfortable liquidity position


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Contained interest payment cost

Capital allocation: investing in our business whilst maximizing shareholder value
CapEx over Revenue

Capital allocation priorities
- Investing in networks; i.e fiber and 5G
- Paying DPS with a floor of €0.3/sh
- Reducing leverage to our target
- Starting share repurchases
- Considering other strategic opportunities




2024 and Beyond
Mr. José María Álvarez-Pallete Chairman & CEO

ESG: We keep transforming




Net-zero by 2040 100% renewables by 2030 Zero-waste by 2030
> 90% MBB rural coverage by 20241 37% women executives by 2027 Zero adjusted gender pay gap2
Parity3 in top governing bodies by 2030 Zero-tolerance of corruption ~40% sustainable financing by 20264
On track for net zero: -51% in total carbon emissions in last 8 years

Leading actor in climate: CDP Climate A-List for 10th consecutive year
Decarbonising the economy: enabling customers to avoid 86.1m tCO2 emissions Aligned with SDGs: >€100bn contribution to society via connectivity
On track for gender diversity: 33% women executives. 0.7% adj. pay gap
Customer centric: 31 NPS +1 pp. y-o-y
Balanced and diverse Board: 40% women and 67% independents Directors
Zero corruption: 0 confirmed cases FY 23
Leaders in sustainable financing: €18.8bn as of Dec-23; 33.6% o/total
1 Core markets.
2Adjusted pay gap: equal pay for jobs of equal value. Achieved in 2022. Objective is to maintain zero pay gap.
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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
Going forward, we keep transforming
Next generation NETWORKS
Enhanced CUSTOMER Experience focus
Leaner OPERATIONS
- More fibre, FTTH PPs to ~106m in 2026 (74m 2023)
- More 5G, 70% 5G coverage in core markets by 2026 (62% 2023):
- ~90% Spain, ~60% Brazil, ~99% Germany, UK ~70%
- Increasing Return on Invested Capital, programmable networks monetisation
- >60% convergent customers 2026 (>50% 2023)
- ~50% IT/B2B Service rev in 2026 (~40% 2023)
- Personalised Digital Supermarket
- AI driven customer engagement
- Legacy Switch off
- Spain retail copper in 2024
- 2G and 3G before YE 26
- Free up spectrum to more efficient 4G/5G
- Continue right-sizing
- Network sharing
We keep commiting
| 2023 Actuals | 2024 Guidance | 2023-26 CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue y-o-y reported |
1.6% | ~1% | ~1% B2C ~1.5%; B2B ~5% |
| EBITDA y-o-y reported |
1.4% | 1% to 2% | ~2% |
| EBITDAaL - CapEx y-o-y reported |
5.7% | 1% to 2% | 5% |
| CapEx/ Sales | 13.3% | Up to 13% | <12% |
| FCF y-o-y reported |
€2.3bn | >10% | >10% |
| Cash Dividend | €0.3/share | €0.3/share 2 tranches €0.15;Dec-24, Jun-25 |
€0.3/share floor |
| Leverage | 2.66x post-closing |
Reduced | 2.2-2.5x (2026) |

Key Takeaways

Delivered solid Q4 results to close out 2023, meeting our upgraded FY guidance and exceeding FCF target

Positioned well for 2024 and on track with the GPS plan to achieve our 23-26 FCF CAGR target of >10%

Good momentum across our business units; Spain growing and continued strength in Brazil and Germany

Building best-in-class next-gen networks while streamlining our operations for the best customer experience

Disciplined balance sheet management with focus on lowering CapEx intensity, deleveraging, and paying dividend
Results presentation and Q&A Session

Telefónica's management will host a webcast on 22 February at 10:00 AM (CET), 9:00 AM (GMT), and 4:00 AM (EST)
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.






Climate A List 2023
Bloomberg GEI 2023
Member of DJSI Europe
1 st in sector 2022

1 st company worldwide in 2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark
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
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