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AMÉRICA MÓVILS FIRST QUARTER OF 2009
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING REPORT
Mexico City, April 28, 2009 - América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil) [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX] [NASDAQ: AMOV] [LATIBEX: XAMXL], announced today its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2009.
América Móvil Fundamentals |
Mexican Pesos | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var. % | ||||
EPS (Mex$)* | 0.49 | 0.40 | 24.8% | |||
Earning per ADR (US$)** | 0.70 | 0.74 | -4.9% | |||
Net Income (millions of Mex$ ) | 16,350 | 13,776 | 18.7% | |||
EBITDA (millions of Mex$) | 38,322 | 33,943 | 12.9% | |||
EBIT (millions of Mex$) | 26,899 | 23,766 | 13.2% | |||
Shares Outstanding (billion) | 33.09 | 34.79 | -4.9% | |||
ADRs Outstanding (millions) | 620 | 729 | -15.1% | |||
* Net Income / Total Shares outstanding ** 20 shares per ADR |
Relevant Events
In March, we officially launched operations in Panama under the brand Claro. We are now offering GSM/UMTS services nationwide in that country.
In April, we issued a bond in the Chilean market for UF 4,000,000 (USD 145 million equivalent) with a yield of 3.31% and a maturity of 5 years. América Móvil is the first foreign issuer to place a bond in the local Chilean market.
We have agreed with the China Development Bank (CDB) to subscribe today a loan agreement in the amount of one billion dollars. The facility has a 10-year tenor and will be utilized to finance the acquisition of network equipment. This is the largest transaction to date between a Chinese bank and a Mexican entity.
América Móvil's Subsidiaries & Affiliates as of March 2009 | ||||||||
Country | Company | Business | Equity Participation |
Consolidation Method | ||||
Subsidiaries | ||||||||
- Mexico | Telcel | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Argentina | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Brazil | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Chile | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Colombia | Comcel | wireless | 99.4% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Dominicana | Claro | wireless, wireline | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Ecuador | Conecel | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- El Salvador | Claro | wireless, wireline | 95.8% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Guatemala | Claro | wireless, wireline | 99.2% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Honduras | Claro | wireless, wireline | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Jamaica | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Nicaragua | Claro | wireless, wireline | 99.3% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Panama | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Paraguay | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Peru | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Puerto Rico | Claro | wireless, wireline | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- Uruguay | Claro | wireless | 100.0% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
- USA | Tracfone | wireless | 98.2% | Global Consolidation Method | ||||
Affiliate | ||||||||
- Mexico | Televista | other | 45.0% | Equity Method | ||||
Subscribers
América Móvil added 3.9 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2009 to finish the period with 186.6 million clients, 17.2% more than a year before. Tracfone, in the U.S., together with Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay, Nicaragua and the Caribbean, all recorded higher subscriber gains as compared to last year, in spite of higher penetration levels and the economic downturn that to date has been particularly severe in the U.S.
Mexico led the way in terms of net additions with 1.2 million followed by Brazil with 855 thousand and Tracfone with 567 thousand adds. Argentina came in fourth with 436 thousand while Ecuador and Peru each added 309 thousand subscribers. In Colombia, although we registered good gross additions, our subscriber base came down by 440 thousand subs as a result of a clean-up.
As of March, we had a total of 57.5 million subscribers in Mexico, 39.6 million in Brazil, 26.9 million in Colombia and 15.8 million in Argentina. Amongst the large Latin-American countries, Brazil grew the fastest in relative terms, 27.0% year-on-year, with Mexico and Argentina growing at a similar pace (12%). The most dynamic growth was observed in the Caribbean, where our wireless subscriber base expanded by 44% year-on-year.
Wireless penetration is estimated to have reached 84% in our region of operations (excluding the U.S.) at the end of March. Argentina has the highest penetration in the Americas, with 115%.
Subscribers as of March 2009 | ||||||||||
Thousands | ||||||||||
Total(1) | ||||||||||
Country | Mar'09 | Dec'08 | Var.% | Mar'08 | Var.% | |||||
Mexico | 57,533 | 56,371 | 2.1% | 51,540 | 11.6% | |||||
Brazil | 39,587 | 38,731 | 2.2% | 31,182 | 27.0% | |||||
Chile | 3,080 | 3,002 | 2.6% | 2,703 | 13.9% | |||||
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay | 17,066 | 16,589 | 2.9% | 15,267 | 11.8% | |||||
Colombia | 26,949 | 27,390 | -1.6% | 23,129 | 16.5% | |||||
Ecuador | 8,613 | 8,304 | 3.7% | 7,194 | 19.7% | |||||
Peru | 7,487 | 7,178 | 4.3% | 6,010 | 24.6% | |||||
Central America | 9,216 | 9,158 | 0.6% | 8,570 | 7.5% | |||||
Caribe | 5,296 | 4,809 | 10.1% | 3,679 | 44.0% | |||||
USA | 11,759 | 11,192 | 5.1% | 9,895 | 18.8% | |||||
Total Wireless | 186,586 | 182,724 | 2.1% | 159,168 | 17.2% | |||||
Central America | 2,251 | 2,240 | 0.5% | 2,212 | 1.8% | |||||
Caribe | 1,590 | 1,605 | -0.9% | 1,647 | -3.5% | |||||
Total Fixed | 3,841 | 3,844 | -0.1% | 3,859 | -0.5% | |||||
Total Lines | 190,427 | 186,568 | 2.1% | 163,027 | 16.8% | |||||
(1) Includes total subscribers of all companies in which América Móvil holds an economic interest; does not consider the date in which the companies started being consolidated. Total wireless historical data does not include recent acquisitions. * Includes Panama |
América Móvil Consolidated Results
With the U.S. and Mexico clearly in the midst of an economic recession and South America seemingly headed in the same direction, albeit with a lag in relation to its North American peers, América Móvil posted solid revenue and EBITDA growth in the first quarter of 2009, with service revenues strongly supported by data proceeds and EBITDA helped by the deceleration of subscriber growth in major markets. The Mexican peso fell vis-à-vis all other currencies in our region of operations, which explains part of the growth in the consolidated Mexican peso figures.
Service revenues were up 18.5% year-on-year, to 84.2 billion pesos, while equipment revenues were down 6.3%, with the aggregate revenues reaching 93.8 billion pesos, 15.4% more than a year before. Data revenues expanded by 47.2% in the period, mostly on the back of 3G services, propping up ARPUs in several countries, whereas equipment revenues were down partly on account of the slower pace of subscriber growth in most major operations.
Operating profits totaled 26.9 billion pesos, 13.2% more than a year before, as depreciation and amortization charges declined from 14.3% to 13.6% of service revenues and EBITDA rose 12.9%, to 38.3 billion pesos. The EBITDA margin, at 40.8%, was just slightly lower than in the same period of 2008, having risen significantly in Mexico (3.4 percentage points) and the Andean countries.
Our comprehensive financing costs came down by 6.1% year-on-year as net interest expenses fell on lower interest rates and net debt, and non-interest financial costsmostly those arising from foreign exchange exposure and its hedgingremained flat.
Net profits increased by 18.7% from a year before, to 16.4 billion pesos. They now represent 49 peso cents per share and 70 dollar cents per ADR.
America Movil's Income Statement | ||||||
Millions of MxP | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Service Revenues | 84,247 | 71,101 | 18.5% | |||
Equipment Revenues | 9,588 | 10,228 | -6.3% | |||
Total Revenues | 93,834 | 81,329 | 15.4% | |||
Cost of Service | 20,637 | 16,733 | 23.3% | |||
Cost of Equipment | 17,474 | 16,585 | 5.4% | |||
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses | 17,402 | 14,069 | 23.7% | |||
Total Costs and Expenses | 55,513 | 47,386 | 17.1% | |||
EBITDA | 38,322 | 33,943 | 12.9% | |||
% of Total Revenues | 40.8% | 41.7% | ||||
Depreciation & Amortization | 11,423 | 10,176 | 12.3% | |||
EBIT | 26,899 | 23,766 | 13.2% | |||
% of Total Revenues | 28.7% | 29.2% | ||||
Net Interest Expense | 1,659 | 1,869 | -11.2% | |||
Other Financial Expenses | -693 | 1,735 | -139.9% | |||
Foreign Exchange Loss | 2,083 | -357 | n.m. | |||
Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income) | 3,049 | 3,247 | -6.1% | |||
Other Income and Expenses | 820 | 402 | 104.1% | |||
Income & Deferred Taxes | 6,719 | 6,320 | 6.3% | |||
Net Income before Minority Interest and Equity | 16,309 | 13,797 | 18.2% | |||
Participation in Results of Affiliates | ||||||
minus | ||||||
Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates | 60 | 16 | 268.5% | |||
Minority Interest | -19 | -37 | 48.3% | |||
Net Income | 16,350 | 13,776 | 18.7% | |||
n.m. Not meaningful |
Balance Sheet (in accordance with Mexican GAAP)* | ||||||||||||||
América Móvil Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Millions of Mexican Pesos | ||||||||||||||
Mar '09 | Dec '08 | Var.% | Mar '09 | Dec '08 | Var.% | |||||||||
Current Assets | Current Liabilities | |||||||||||||
Cash & Securities | 7,779 | 22,092 | -64.8% | Short Term Debt** | 19,863 | 26,731 | -25.7% | |||||||
Accounts Receivable | 46,391 | 55,896 | -17.0% | Accounts Payable | 83,093 | 90,867 | -8.6% | |||||||
Other Current Assets | 7,891 | 3,693 | 113.7% | Other Current Liabilities | 28,556 | 30,197 | -5.4% | |||||||
Inventories | 25,129 | 31,805 | -21.0% | 131,512 | 147,796 | -11.0% | ||||||||
87,190 | 113,486 | -23.2% | ||||||||||||
Long-Term Assets | ||||||||||||||
Plant & Equipment | 215,596 | 209,897 | 2.7% | |||||||||||
Investments in Affiliates | 872 | 790 | 10.5% | Long-Term Liabilities | ||||||||||
Long Term Debt | 100,364 | 116,755 | -14.0% | |||||||||||
Deferred Assets | Other Liabilities | 27,706 | 25,980 | 6.6% | ||||||||||
Goodwill (Net) | 44,501 | 44,696 | -0.4% | 128,070 | 142,735 | -10.3% | ||||||||
Brands, Patents & Licenses | 48,077 | 48,110 | -0.1% | |||||||||||
Deferred Assets | 16,402 | 18,477 | -11.2% | Shareholder's Equity | 153,057 | 144,925 | 5.6% | |||||||
Total Assets | 412,639 | 435,455 | -5.2% | Total Liabilities and Equity | 412,639 | 435,455 | -5.2% | |||||||
* This presentation conforms with that of América Móvil's audited financial statements ** Includes current portion of Long Term Debt |
Our net debt came down by 8.9 billion pesos in the quarter to 112 billion pesos in March. The reduction was even greater in cash flow terms, if one considers that the depreciation of the Mexican peso in the quarter resulted in an increase in the peso value of the dollar-denominated debt. Our capital expenditures came in at 10.6 billion pesos and our share buybacks at 6.0 billion pesossimilar to the amount realized a year beforefor an aggregate amount of 16.6 billion pesos.
In the quarter we reduced by 1.35 billion dollars the amount outstanding under a two billion dollar revolving line of credit committed through April 2011. We can draw down the line any time we wish through its maturity date. Altogether, the amount available to us at present under this revolving line and other committed lines of creditincluding the one to be subscribed today with the China Development Bankis 3.55 billion dollars. A part of the amount outstanding under such lines is immediately available; another part is to be disbursed as we pay vendors for the network equipment we acquire for our investment program.
Financial Debt of América Móvil* | ||||
Millions of U.S. Dollars | ||||
Mar-09 | Dec-08 | |||
Peso Denominated Debt | 2,374 | 2,633 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 2,060 | 2,301 | ||
Banks and others | 314 | 332 | ||
U.S. Dollar - denominated debt | 4,452 | 6,400 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 3,236 | 3,793 | ||
Banks and others | 1,217 | 2,607 | ||
Debt denominated in other currencies | 1,563 | 1,627 | ||
Bonds and other securities | 543 | 601 | ||
Banks and others | 1,019 | 1,026 | ||
Total Debt | 8,389 | 10,660 | ||
Short term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 1,386 | 1,974 | ||
Long-term debt | 7,003 | 8,686 | ||
* This table does not include the effect of forwards and derivatives used to hedge the foreign exchange exposure |
Mexico
We added 1.2 million subscribers in the first quarter and ended March with 57.5 million subscribers, 11.6% more than in the prior year. Our postpaid subscriber base grew more rapidly, at a pace of 15.9% year-on-year.
The quarters revenues came in at 33.6 billion Mexican pesos and were 4.3% higher than in the year-earlier quarter. Service revenues grew almost twice as fast (8.3%) helped by data revenues. ARPU was down from a year before to 168 pesos, with MOUs reaching 185, up 8.2% annually, buoyed by lower prices per minute of voice. They were down 11.4% in peso terms in the period. Our prices per minute of voice averaged five dollar-cents in the quarter, the same as in the U.S (see Merrill Lynchs Wireless Matrix, 1Q09), and ranked as one of the lowest in the OECD.
With slower subscriber growth and strict cost controls, Telcels EBITDA margin climbed 3.4 percentage points from the year earlier quarter to reach 55.5% of revenues. Overall, EBITDA expanded 11.1% year-on-year.
The investments we have made in Mexico have been key to our maintaining the loyalty of our subscribers and have helped us attract many more and increase our share of the postpaid market, which today is only 46.3% . They allowed us to broaden our coverage so that we can offer voice communications to more than 96% of the Mexican population. Our GSM networks are up and running in every town with more than five thousand inhabitants, but in addition to these we cover 178 thousand smaller rural communities. On the other hand, those investments have helped us expand the capacity of our networks and have thus enabled us to keep lowering prices per minute of voice, which as mentioned above already rank as one of the lowest within the OECD. And they led to our incorporation of the latest 3G cellular technology which has made it possible for many Mexicansand will make it for many more over timeto access (through wireless devices) broadband services and a variety of applications that, for many, were not previously available.
Subscribers have a stated preference for superior coverage and overall quality of service. This performance has been reflected in the fact that since number portability was introduced in July 2008, Telcel has been the only operator to register net subscriber gains.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Mexico | ||||||
Millions of MxP | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 33,569 | 32,182 | 4.3% | |||
EBITDA | 18,631 | 16,770 | 11.1% | |||
% total revenues | 55.5% | 52.1% | ||||
EBIT | 16,370 | 14,711 | 11.3% | |||
% | 48.8% | 45.7% | ||||
Mexico Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 57,533 | 51,540 | 11.6% | |||
Postpaid | 4,346 | 3,749 | 15.9% | |||
Prepaid | 53,187 | 47,791 | 11.3% | |||
MOU | 185 | 171 | 8.2% | |||
ARPU (MxP) | 168 | 174 | -3.4% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.1% | 3.4% | (0.2) | |||
Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay
Although Argentina and Uruguay have the highest wireless penetration rates in the Americas (estimated to be 115% and 111% in March) we nonetheless registered solid subscriber growth during the quarter. With 478 thousand subscriber gains, our combined subscriber base in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay topped 17.1 million at the end of the period, for an 11.8% increase over the previous year. Our postpaid subscriber base increased twice as fast (24.2%) .
Our revenues were up 17.4% from the year-earlier quarter, to 2 billion Argentinean pesos, with service revenues expanding 19.9% . Data continued to grow rapidly49.6% year-on-yearand now accounts for 34.4% of service revenues, almost seven percentage points more than in the first quarter of 2008 thanks to our 3G services. ARPU was up 6.8% in the period driven by data revenues and a 12% increase in MOUs. The latter was brought about in part by a 4.6% decline in the average price per minute of voice.
EBITDA rose 20.7% year on year to 637 million Argentinean pesos, as the EBITDA margin held up at 32.4% of revenues, somewhat higher than a year before.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay | ||||||
Millions of ARP | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 1,965 | 1,673 | 17.4% | |||
EBITDA | 637 | 528 | 20.7% | |||
% total revenues | 32.4% | 31.6% | ||||
EBIT | 506 | 408 | 24.0% | |||
% | 25.7% | 24.4% | ||||
Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 17,066 | 15,267 | 11.8% | |||
Postpaid | 2,205 | 1,775 | 24.2% | |||
Prepaid | 14,862 | 13,492 | 10.1% | |||
MOU | 134 | 119 | 12.0% | |||
ARPU (ARP) | 34 | 32 | 6.8% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.2% | 2.3% | (0.1) | |||
Brazil
Claros subscriber base grew 27.0% year-on-year to finish March with nearly 40 million clients, having added 855 thousand clients in the first quarter. Our postpaid subscriber base continued to outpace the prepaid one. The share of postpaid subscribers has increased from 16.4% to 20.6% in three years on the back of improved coverage and quality of service and the incorporation of 3G services.
Total revenues increased by 5.8% year-on-year to 2.8 billion reais, with service revenues expanding 9.6% . Although down 22.2% from a year before, the average revenue per minute of voice actually rose in the first quarter. MOUs were up 5.4% from a year before to 85 minutes per subscriber. Data-based revenues, which have been rising rapidly70.9% year-on-yearnow represent 11.1% of service revenues, from just over 7.1% a year ago. All the improvements in data revenues come from wireless broadband accesses and other value-added applications.
EBITDA came in at 716 million reais, 9.1% below that of the same period of last year on account of higher subscriber acquisition costs resulting from our inroads in the postpaid market and greater handset costs in local currency terms given the movements in the currency. In fact, the EBITDA minus subscriber acquisition costs actually increased year-on-year. Relative to revenues the EBITDA margin stood at 25.6%, and was down 4.2 percentage points from the year-earlier quarter.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Brazil | ||||||
Millions of BrL | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 2,798 | 2,645 | 5.8% | |||
EBITDA | 716 | 788 | -9.1% | |||
% total revenues | 25.6% | 29.8% | ||||
EBIT | 280 | 252 | 11.3% | |||
% | 10.0% | 9.5% | ||||
Brazil Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 39,587 | 31,182 | 27.0% | |||
Postpaid | 8,148 | 5,992 | 36.0% | |||
Prepaid | 31,439 | 25,190 | 24.8% | |||
MOU | 85 | 81 | 5.4% | |||
ARPU (BrL) | 23 | 26 | -14.3% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.5% | 2.8% | (0.3) | |||
Chile
We ended March with 3.1 million wireless subscribers after adding 78 thousand million clients in the first three months of the year. Claros subscriber base was up 13.9% as compared to the prior year.
Revenues totaled 67 billion Chilean pesos, 8.4% over the year-earlier quarter. Data was the most dynamic component of service revenues rising 74.9% year-on-year. ARPU was down 8.5% as the increase in MOU (18.4%) was not enough to offset the 25.4% decline of the average revenue per minute.
Our EBITDA, 1.5 billion Chilean pesos, was up 1.5% in annual terms. The EBITDA margin was equivalent to 2.2% of revenues, similar to the one seen a year before.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Chile | ||||||
Millions of ChP | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 66,973 | 61,803 | 8.4% | |||
EBITDA | 1,466 | 1,444 | 1.5% | |||
% total revenues | 2.2% | 2.3% | ||||
EBIT | -8,567 | -7,615 | -12.5% | |||
% | -12.8% | -12.3% | ||||
Chile Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 3,080 | 2,703 | 13.9% | |||
Postpaid | 400 | 375 | 6.8% | |||
Prepaid | 2,679 | 2,329 | 15.1% | |||
MOU | 143 | 121 | 18.4% | |||
ARPU (ChP) | 6,324 | 6,910 | -8.5% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.0 | |||
Colombia
Following a period of very rapid subscriber growth, we disconnected in the first quarter low-ussage subscribers. This led to a net reduction of 440 thousand subscribers in the quarter. In terms in gross additions, albeit lower than last years, we continued to observe good traction. At the end of March, we had 26.9 million subscribers, 16.5% more than a year before.
First quarter revenues of 1.5 trillion Colombian pesos were 13.6% higher than in the same period of 2008 backed by service revenue growth of 15.6% . Data revenues continued to expand briskly63.6% year-on-yearresulting in an increase in the share of data revenues. There was certain decline in the number of SMS per subscriber but broadband services and 3G applications had been ramping up boosting the data-only ARPU by 35.6% on an annual basis. Overall ARPU was down 4.6% year-on-year in spite of a strong surge in MOUs (amongst the highest of the region), because the latter was not sufficient to offset a reduction in the average price per minute of voice.
The first quarters EBITDA, 748 billion Colombian pesos, was up 16.0% on the year-earlier quarter. The EBITDA margin stood at 49.3%, 100 basis points higher than a year before.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Colombia | ||||||
Billions of COP | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 1,517 | 1,335 | 13.6% | |||
EBITDA | 748 | 645 | 16.0% | |||
% total revenues | 49.3% | 48.3% | ||||
EBIT | 578 | 415 | 39.3% | |||
% | 38.1% | 31.1% | ||||
Colombia Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 26,949 | 23,129 | 16.5% | |||
Postpaid | 3,699 | 3,352 | 10.4% | |||
Prepaid | 23,250 | 19,778 | 17.6% | |||
MOU | 162 | 144 | 12.3% | |||
ARPU (COP) | 16,677 | 17,484 | -4.6% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.7 | |||
Ecuador
We added 309 thousand new subscribers in the first quarter of the yearalmost 20% more than in the same period of 2008bringing our subscriber base to 8.6 million, also 20% higher than a year before. Penetration in Ecuador is estimated to have reached 91% in March.
First quarter revenues increased 18.1% year-on-year to 282 million dollars, with service revenues rising 22.5% . ARPUs were up 2.3% over the year-earlier quarter as the 6.6% decline in prices per minute was more than compensated by additional traffic (MOUs climbed 12.6% in the period).
EBITDA totaled 134 million dollars, having jumped 26.9% from a year before. At 47.5% of revenues, the EBITDA margin was 3.3 percentage points higher despite the fast pace of subscriber growth.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Ecuador | ||||||
Millions of Dollars | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 282 | 238 | 18.1% | |||
EBITDA | 134 | 106 | 26.9% | |||
% total revenues | 47.5% | 44.2% | ||||
EBIT | 107 | 85 | 26.1% | |||
% | 37.9% | 35.5% | ||||
Ecuador Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 8,613 | 7,194 | 19.7% | |||
Postpaid | 964 | 805 | 19.7% | |||
Prepaid | 7,649 | 6,389 | 19.7% | |||
MOU | 83 | 74 | 12.6% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 9 | 9 | 2.3% | |||
Churn (%) | 1.4% | 2.7% | (1.3) | |||
Peru
After adding 309 thousand subscribers in the quarter we ended March with 7.5 million clients, 24.6% more than in the same period of 2008. Our postpaid subscriber base grew almost twice as fast as the prepaid one.
Revenues reached 555 million soles in the first three months of the year. They were up 15.9% year-on-year on the back of service revenues that jumped 20.3%, with data revenues expanding 26.5% . The average price per minute of voice came down 30.6% with respect to the year-earlier quarter, bringing about a 35% increase in traffic per subscriber.
EBITDA expanded 43.0% relative to the same quarter of last year to 186 million soles. Our EBITDA margin for the period, 33.5%, climbed 6.4 percentage points from a year before on lower subscriber acquisition costs per gross add.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Peru | ||||||
Millions of Soles | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 555 | 479 | 15.9% | |||
EBITDA | 186 | 130 | 43.0% | |||
% total revenues | 33.5% | 27.1% | ||||
EBIT | 140 | 80 | 73.6% | |||
% | 25.1% | 16.8% | ||||
Peru Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 7,487 | 6,010 | 24.6% | |||
Postpaid | 833 | 586 | 42.2% | |||
Prepaid | 6,654 | 5,424 | 22.7% | |||
MOU | 112 | 83 | 34.8% | |||
ARPU (Sol) | 21 | 22 | -6.0% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.6 | |||
Central America
In the first quarter we obtained 58 thousand subscribers in Central America and our combined wireless subscriber base reached 9.2 million clients. In addition to 2.3 million landlines in the region, we had a total of 11.5 million lines in the region.
Altogether, our operations generated revenues of 334 million dollars. EBITDA totaled 145 million dollars, an amount equivalent to 43.5% of revenues.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Central America Consolidated | ||||||
Millions of Dollars | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 334 | 366 | -8.8% | |||
EBITDA | 145 | 179 | -18.7% | |||
% total revenues | 43.5% | 48.8% | ||||
EBIT | 74 | 110 | -33.0% | |||
% | 22.1% | 30.0% | ||||
Central America Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09* | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 9,213 | 8,570 | 7.5% | |||
Postpaid | 436 | 417 | 4.6% | |||
Prepaid | 8,777 | 8,153 | 7.7% | |||
Fixed Lines (thousands) | 2,251 | 2,212 | 1.8% | |||
Total Lines (Wireless + Fixed, 000's) | 11,463 | 10,781 | 6.3% | |||
MOU | 106 | 122 | -12.8% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 6 | 7 | -20.1% | |||
Churn (%) | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.5 | |||
* Does not include Panama |
Caribbean
We saw a remarkable increase in net subscriber additions in the quarter; at 487 thousand, they were 2.6 times higher than those of the first quarter of 2008. Our wireless subscriber base in the islands reached 5.3 million by the end of the period, up 44.0% over the previous year and 10.1% on the quarter. Prepaid subscriber growth has outpaced postpaid growth, especially in Puerto Rico where prepaid was practically nil at the time we took over that operation. Dominicana showed the fastest rate of subscriber growth (50.6%) amongst our operations. Together with 1.6 million fixed lines, we had a total of 6.9 million lines in the Caribbean.
First quarter revenues of 527 million dollars were down 3.6% year-on-year. Although wireless service revenues increased 9.1% in the period it was not enough to compensate for the contraction of fixed line revenues. Wireless data revenues increased 59.3% in the period.
EBITDA of 167 million dollars was down 26.2% relative to the previous year, mostly on account of greater subscriber acquisition costs.
Caribbean Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 5,296 | 3,679 | 44.0% | |||
Postpaid | 977 | 851 | 14.9% | |||
Prepaid | 4,319 | 2,828 | 52.7% | |||
Fixed Lines (thousands) | 1,590 | 1,647 | -3.5% | |||
Total Lines (Wireless + Fixed, 000's) | 6,886 | 5,326 | 29.3% | |||
MOU | 237 | 282 | -15.9% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 14 | 17 | -21.9% | |||
Churn (%) | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.1 | |||
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
Caribbean Consolidated | ||||||
Millions of Dollars | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 527 | 546 | -3.6% | |||
EBITDA | 167 | 226 | -26.2% | |||
% total revenues | 31.7% | 41.4% | ||||
EBIT | 75 | 138 | -45.9% | |||
% | 14.2% | 25.3% | ||||
United States
In spite of the economic downturn in the U.S., Tracfone added 567 thousand clients in the period48.8% more than in the same period of last yearto finish March with 11.8 million subscribers, 18.8% more than a year ago and 5.1% over the previous quarter.
First quarter revenues rose 6.8% in relation to the year-earlier quarter, with service revenues growing somewhat faster (7.1%) . ARPUs fell 9.5% bogged down by a similar reduction in the average price per minute, but the average cost per minute (airtime is bought from various carriers) declined by 13.6% .
EBITDA totaled 74 million dollars, just slightly less than a year before on account of the faster pace of subscriber growth. In the absence of subscriber acquisitions costs, it would have risen 15% year-on-year.
INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
United States | ||||||
Millions of Dollars | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Revenues | 381 | 356 | 6.8% | |||
EBITDA | 74 | 76 | -2.0% | |||
% total revenues | 19.5% | 21.3% | ||||
EBIT | 67 | 69 | -3.1% | |||
% | 17.7% | 19.5% | ||||
United States Operating Data | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (thousands) | 11,759 | 9,895 | 18.8% | |||
MOU | 74 | 77 | -3.7% | |||
ARPU (US$) | 10 | 11 | -9.5% | |||
Churn (%) | 4.0% | 3.5% | 0.6 | |||
Exchange Rates | ||||||
1Q09 | 1Q08 | Var.% | ||||
Mexico | ||||||
EoP | 14.33 | 10.70 | 34.0% | |||
Average | 14.12 | 10.76 | 31.3% | |||
Brazil | ||||||
EoP | 2.32 | 1.75 | 32.4% | |||
Average | 2.23 | 1.73 | 29.1% | |||
Argentina | ||||||
EoP | 3.72 | 3.17 | 17.4% | |||
Average | 3.49 | 3.16 | 10.3% | |||
Chile | ||||||
EoP | 583 | 438 | 33.3% | |||
Average | 607 | 452 | 34.1% | |||
Colombia | ||||||
EoP | 2,561 | 1,822 | 40.6% | |||
Average | 2,412 | 1,868 | 29.1% | |||
Guatemala | ||||||
EoP | 8.11 | 7.61 | 6.5% | |||
Average | 7.95 | 7.70 | 3.3% | |||
Honduras | ||||||
EoP | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | |||
Average | 19.03 | 19.03 | 0.0% | |||
Nicaragua | ||||||
EoP | 20.09 | 19.13 | 5.0% | |||
Average | 19.97 | 19.06 | 4.8% | |||
Peru | ||||||
EoP | 3.16 | 2.75 | 15.1% | |||
Average | 3.14 | 2.86 | 10.0% | |||
Paraguay | ||||||
EoP | 5,100 | 4,380 | 16.4% | |||
Average | 5,062 | 4,557 | 11.1% | |||
Uruguay | ||||||
EoP | 24.07 | 20.35 | 18.3% | |||
Average | 22.40 | 20.74 | 8.0% | |||
Dominican | ||||||
EoP | 35.97 | 34.08 | 5.5% | |||
Average | 34.00 | 34.07 | -0.2% | |||
Jamaica | ||||||
EoP | 88.82 | 71.60 | 24.0% | |||
Average | 84.99 | 71.29 | 19.2% | |||
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
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Carlos García Moreno
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Carlos García Moreno
Chief Financial Officer
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