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Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2009 first quarter financial results
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. is pleased to announce its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2009. These results are consolidated and prepared according to International Financial Reporting Standards and fully include the results of Telefónica O2 Slovakia, Deltax Systems, Telefónica O2 Business Solutions and other smaller operating companies.
“In the first quarter of 2009 we maintained our strong commercial activity. We stayed focused on active marketing propositions better fitting customer’s needs in the current environment what resulted in solid customers’ net additions. Mobile customers continued to subscribe to our flat rate tariffs, in fixed segment we recorded accelerated growth of ADSL and IPTV customers and Slovakia continued performing well. In financial terms we kept our profitability at 43.8% increasing total net profit by 8.7%. For the coming quarters we will continue to focus on delivering the proposition that maximizes the customer value while keeping strict financial discipline,” says Salvador Anglada, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, when commenting on the operator’s financial results.
| 1Q 2009 Group Highlights¹ | 1Q 2009 |
|---|---|
| Group business revenues | CZK 15,106 mil. (-1.6%) |
| CZ Mobile service revenues | CZK 7,680 mil. (-1.9%) |
| OIBDA | CZK 6,615 mil. (-1.6%) |
| OIBDA margin | 43.8% (0.0 p.p.) |
| Operating income | CZK 3,501 mil. (+4.2%) |
| Net Income | CZK 2,645 mil. (+8.7%) |
| CAPEX | CZK 1,025 mil. (+27.1%) |
| CAPEX/Revenues | 6.8% (+1.6 p.p.) |
| Net gearing² | -9.3%² |
| Group Headcount | 9,069 (-2.6%) |
| CZ mobile active³ customers | 4,783 ths. (+0.6%) |
| - of which contract | 2,596 ths. (+12.6%) |
| Retail ADSL accesses | 612 ths. (+16.2%) |
| O2 TV customers | 128 ths. (+46.6%) |
| Fixed telephony accesses | 1,851 ths. (-7.2%) |
| SK mobile active³ customers | 365 ths. (+27.3%) |
¹ Comparative period 3 months to 31 March 2008
² Long and short term financial debt less cash and cash equivalents and short-term fin. investments over equity
³ Active customer = customer who generated revenues within last 3 months
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