OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2010. Uralsvyazinform (RTS and MICEX: URSI/URSIP, АDR: UVYZY/UVYZYP) – a universal telecommunications operator in the Urals region – hereby presents its consolidated unaudited financial results for January-June 2010 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Headline financial indicators  

Indicator

1H10

1H09

Change

Revenue, RUR, mln

21,308

20,102

+6.0%

Operating expenses, RUR, mln

16,411

16,909

-2.9%

EBITDA, RUR, mln

9,732

7,899

+23.2%

EBITDA margin

45.7%

39.3%

+6.4%

Operating profit, RUR, mln

5,561

3,986

+39.5%

Operating margin

26.1%

19.8%

+6.3%

Profit for reporting period, RUR, mln

3,765

1,658

+127.1%

Net margin

17.7%

8.2%

+9.4%

Net debt, RUR, mln

13,782

21,104

-34.7%

EBITDA is calculated as earnings before taxation not including amortization and interest expenses (net).

Margins are calculated as the ratio of the respective indicator to revenue.

Net debt is calculated as the difference between interest debt and the sum of cash & cash equivalents.

 

Revenue breakdown 

 

1H10

1H09

Change

RUR mln

Proportion

RUR mln

Proportion

Mobile and radio (cellular) telephony

7,773

36.5%

6,248

31.1%

+24.4%

Local voice

5,618

26.4%

5,230

26.0%

+7.4%

Telegraphic, datacom and telematic services (ISP)

3,593

16.9%

3,200

15.9%

+12.3%

Intrazonal telephony

2,114

9.9%

2,307

11.5%

-8.4%

Interconnect and traffic transmission

1,377

6.5%

2,276

11.3%

-39.5%

Other revenue

521

2.4%

542

2.7%

-3.9%

Mobile telephony, wire broadcasting, radio broadcasting, television

283

1.3%

267

1.4%

+6.0%

Outsourcing and agency

19

0.1%

27

0.1%

-29.6%

Other services

10

0.0%

5

0.0%

+100.0%

Total

21,308

100.0%

20,102

100.0

+6.0%

The increase in revenue for the first six months of 2010 compared with the year-earlier period is attributable to the following factors: 

higher revenue in the mobile telephony segment (+24.4% vs. the year-earlier period) due to a rise in ARPU and a 5.4% increase in the proportion of this segment in the revenue breakdown;

a 12.3% rise in revenue from the provision of datacom and telematic services (Internet access), which was attributable to an increase in the number of users and an increase in traffic;

a 7.4% increase in revenue in the local voice segment as a result of tariff indexation pursuant to a decision by the Federal Tariff Service of Russia as of January 1, 2010. 

As of the end of the first half of 2010 revenue from unregulated services exceeded one half of the total amount of Uralsvyazinform’s revenue and stood at 53.4% (compared to 47.0% in the year-earlier period).

Operating expenses  

 

1H10

1H09

Change

RUR, mln

proportion

RUR, mln

proportion

Personnel expenses

4,139

25.2%

4,023

23.8%

+2.9%

Depreciation and amortization

3,929

23.9%

4,096

24.2%

-4.1%

Interconnect

2,402

14.6%

2,890

17.1%

-16.9%

Materials, repair and maintenance, utilities

1,597

9.8%

1,622

9.6%

-1.5%

Other operating expenses, incl.

4,344

26.5%

4,278

25.3%

+1.5%

Agency fees

1,054

6.4%

1,192

7.0%

-11.6%

Outsourcing, SG&A

1,304

7.9%

1,057

6.3%

+23.4%

Taxes, except for profit tax

514

3.1%

524

3.1%

-1.9%

Property lease

348

2.1%

361

2.1%

-3.6%

Total operating expenses

16,411

100.0%

16,909

100.0%

-2.9%

Debt  

Indicators (RUR, mln)

as of June 30, 2010

as of December 31, 2009  

Change

Long-term borrowing liabilities

9,282

14,102

-34.2%

Current borrowing liabilities

5,219

8,626

-39.5%

Total (interest debt)

14,501

22,728

-36.2%

Interest debt is calculated as the sum of long-term and current borrowing liabilities.