Far East Telecom Group Announces Its 2009 Audited Financial Results
OREANDA-NEWS. June 04, 2010. Far East Telecom (RTS: ESPK, ММВБ: DLSV, OTS
The operator’s consolidated financial statement includes assets, liabilities and the financial results of the Far East Telecom Group of companies, which is a provider of local voice telephony, cellular telephony, and other telecommunications services.
The Group’s headline financial indicators
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2009, RUR, mln |
2008 RUR, mln |
Change, % |
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Revenue |
17,197 |
16,109 |
6.8% |
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revenue from telecom services |
16,689 |
15,671 |
6.5% |
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Operating expenses (net) before depreciation |
11,033 |
10,375 |
6.3% |
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OIBDA[1] |
6,164 |
5,734 |
7.5% |
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OIBDA margin,% |
35.8% |
35.6% |
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EBITDA[2] |
6,105 |
5,728 |
6.6% |
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EBITDA margin,% |
35.5% |
35.6% |
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Profit during the reporting period |
2,518 |
2,267 |
11.1% |
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NET PROFIT margin, % |
14.6% |
14.1% |
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List of subsidiaries
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Name |
Type of activity |
Share in charter capital and other participatory rights | |
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As of December 31, 2009 |
As of December 31, 2008 | ||
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Sakhatelecom |
Local voice services |
100.00 |
51.00 |
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Akos |
Mobile telephony services |
94.45 |
94.35 |
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Interdaltelecom |
Local voice services |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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Wireless Information Technologies |
Mobile telephony services |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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Capital Network (owned by Sakhatelecom |
Local voice services |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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Shakhtersksvyaz |
Local voice services |
100.00 |
100.00 |
Revenue from sales
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2009, RUR, mln |
2008 RUR, mln |
Change, % |
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Local voice telephony |
6,385 |
5,950 |
7.3% |
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Telegraphic, datacom and telematic (Internet) services |
4,835 |
3,825 |
26.4% |
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Intrazonal telephony |
2,477 |
2,515 |
(1.5%) |
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Interconnect and traffic transit |
1,401 |
1,712 |
(18.2%) |
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Mobile (cellular) telephony |
1,101 |
1,151 |
(4.3%) |
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Mobile radio communication, wire broadcasting, radio broadcasting and television |
161 |
159 |
1.3% |
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Other telecom services[3] |
329 |
359 |
(8.4%) |
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Total revenue from telecom services |
16,689 |
15,671 |
6.5% |
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Higher revenue was attributable to:
an increase in revenue from datacom and telematic services (Internet);
an increase in revenue from local voice telephony.
Local voice telephony
A RUR 435 mln increase in local telephony revenue was attributable to tariff hikes, 11.2% effective September 20, 2008 and 8.7y% effective March 1, 2009, respectively, and by 6.3% effective March 1, 2009 at Sakhatelecom. The Group’s local voice telephony subscriber base decreased by 0.3% or by 5,116 subscribers as of December 31, 2009 compared with the year-earlier period and stood at 1,621,525 subscribers[4].
Telegraph, datacom and telematic services (Internet)
The fastest pace of revenue growth was seen in interactive digital television services, surging 72.5%, amounting to RUR 257 mln in 2009, up from RUR 149 mln in 2008). Higher revenue was attributable to an increase in the subscriber base by 41, 591 users (88,381 subscribers as of December 31, 2009 compared to 46,790 subscribers as of December 31, 2008). Growth in the subscriber base was due to active expansion and promotion of services.
Revenue derived from growth in IP VPN (virtual private networks) amounted to RUR 54 mln, or 42.0%, compared with RUR 182.6 mln in 2009 and RUR 128.6 mln in 2008. The deviation was attributable to an increase in the number of access points (2,040 points in 2009 and 1,580 points in 2008).
Intrazonal telephony
Revenue derived from intrazonal telephony decreased by 1.5% in 2009 compared with the same period in 008. This decline was due to lower traffic from F2F traffic in the amount of RUR 146.6 mln (down 14%) and from F2M traffic in the amount of RUR 25.6 mln (down 2%) as a result of mobile replacement. The decline was partially offset by a RUR 143.8 mln increase from the lease of intrazonal lines.
Cellular telephony
Revenue derived from intrazonal telephony decreased by 4.3% or RUR 50 mln in 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. This was due to lower revenue in the
Interconnect and traffic transit
An 18.2% decline in revenue or RUR 311 mln from services related to interconnect and traffic transit in 2009 was attributable to:
the elimination of service fees at interconnect points as a revenue item as of March 1, 2008;
the introduction effective May 1, 2008 of differentiated zonal tariffs for the termination of calls within a single rural area (RUR 0.80 – 1.25/min instead of RUR 1.52/min);
a decline in traffic related to the termination of zonal calls in connection with the transmission of part of traffic from cellular and DLD/ILD operators through the networks of alternative zonal fixed-line telecommunications operators, and also due to processes related to the replacement of mobile replacement;
a decrease in volumes of traffic under the service “Local origination of calls” due to a smaller share of dial-up Internet services and an increase in the proportion of DSL services.
Operating expenses and revenues
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2009 RUR, mln |
2008 RUR, mln |
Change, % |
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Payrolls, other payments and social insurance contributions
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(4,971) |
(4,923) |
1.0% |
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Depreciation and amortization |
(2,361) |
(2,204) |
7.1% |
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Interconnect |
(2,108) |
(1,990) |
5.9% |
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Materials, repair and maintenance, utility services |
(1,736) |
(1,649) |
5.3% |
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Taxes except for profit tax |
(274) |
(289) |
(5.2%) |
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Reserves against dubious debts |
(100) |
(108) |
(7.4%) |
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Other operating revenues[5] |
395 |
598 |
(33.9%) |
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Other operating expenses[6] |
(2,239) |
(2,014) |
11.2% |
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Total operating expenses |
(13,394) |
(12,579) |
6.5% |
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Depreciation and amortization
Changes in the item “Depreciation and amortization” were due to the implementation of a plan for the commissioning of fixed assets in connection with the implementation of the investment program.
Interconnect
A 5.9% increase or RUR 118 mln in the item “Interconnect” was attributable to an increase in the amount of consumption of Internet expenses and the commencement of expenses for the company’s multi-service telecommunications network which was commissioned in 2009 at the Primorsk,
Materials, repair and maintenance, utility services
The main reason for a 5.3% increase in the item “Materials, repair and maintenance, utility services” was higher expenses for utility services and materials, including subscriber equipment used for the provision of services.
Other operating expenses
An 11.2% increase in the item “Other operating expenses” was attributable to higher expenses for interactive services, for software and databases, agency services, as well as an increase in amount of deductions made to the universal services fund and property tax.
In-house and borrowed capital
The net assets held by the Far East Telecom Group of companies as of December 31, 2009 reached RUR 11,293 mln, which is 7.6% or RUR 793 mln higher than as of December 31, 2008, i.e. RUR 10,500 mln. In addition, the proportion of in-house capital denominated in foreign currency on the balance sheet increased by 1.1% from 50.3% to 51.4% compared with the beginning of the reporting period.
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As of December 31, 2009, RUR mln |
As of December 31, 2008, RUR mln |
Change, % |
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Interest debt[7] |
6,276 |
5,687 |
10.4% |
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Net debt[8] |
5,938 |
5,133 |
15.7% |
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Liquidity
As of December 31, 2009 current obligations exceeded current assets by a total of RUR 2,772 mln, compared to RUR 2,247 mln as of December 31, 2008).
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Liquidity indicator |
As of December 31, 2009, RUR mln |
As of December 31, 2008, RUR mln |
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Absolute liquidity ratio[9] |
0.09 |
0.13 |
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Acid test ratio[10] |
0.33 |
0.38 |
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Current liquidity ratio[11] |
0.52 |
0.58 |
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Debt ratio[12] |
(2.52) |
(2.31) |
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[1] OIBDA is calculated as revenue minus operating expenses before depreciation
[2] EBITDA is calculated as profit before taxation not including depreciation and interest expenses (net)
[3] Including outsourcing and agency fees
[4] Only commercial lines included, not agency lines
[5] Including profit from the sale of fixed assets and other assets and the compensation of losses from provision of universal telecommunications services
[6] Including outsourcing services and expenses connected with management, agency fees, fire safety and non-agency costs, property lease expenses, deductions to the universal service fund, advertising expenses, and the cost of audit and consulting services
[7] Interest debt is equal to long-term liabilities on credits and loans, long-term financial lease liabilities, current liabilities on credits and loans, the proportion of long-term credits and loans payable within one year, and current financial lease liabilities
[8] Net debt is calculated as interest debt minus cash & cash equivalents
[9] This ratio is calculated as cash & cash equivalents and short-term financial investments divided by all current obligations
[10] This ratio is calculated as cash & cash equivalents and short-term financial investments, current trade debt receivables divided by all current obligations
[11] This ratio is calculated as the total of all current assets divided by the sum of all current liabilities
[12] This ratio is calculated as the difference between in-house capital and the total of all non-current assets divided by the sum of all current assets.
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