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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of July 2019

Commission File Number: 1-16269

 

 

AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in the Charter)

 

 

America Mobile

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

 

Lago Zurich 245

Plaza Carso / Edificio Telcel, Piso 16

Colonia Ampliación Granada, Miguel Hidalgo

11529 Mexico City, Mexico

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

 

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América Móvil’s second quarter of

2019 financial and operating report

 

 

Mexico City, July 16th, 2019 - América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil”) [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX, AMOV], announced today its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2019.

 

 

We added 1.6 million postpaid subscribers in the quarter, more than half of which came from Brazil, with Austria and Mexico contributing approximately 200 thousand subscribers each. On the fixed-line platform we gained 369 thousand broadband accesses.

 

 

Mobile postpaid and fixed-broadband were the main drivers of access growth at 7.2% and 6.0% year-on-year respectively, with mobile prepaid and PayTV declining 3.4% and 1.9%. Fixed-voice was almost flat from a year before.

 

 

Second quarter revenues, 250 billion pesos, were 2.7% lower than a year before in Mexican peso terms on account of the appreciation of the Mexican peso vs. substantially all our operating currencies.

 

 

At constant exchange rates, service revenue growth* accelerated to 2.3% from 0.8% in the first quarter. The fastest growing business lines by revenues were fixed-broadband, at 7.7% year-on-year, and mobile postpaid revenues at 6.3%.

 

 

EBITDA of 78 billion pesos was equivalent to 31.3% of revenues. Under comparable accounting standards, and at constant exchange rates, consolidated EBITDA* increased 3.5% year-on-year compared to -0.1% the prior quarter.

 

 

EBITDA growth accelerated sharply in Mexico, to 4.7%, and improved noticeably in Colombia and Ecuador, to 8.4% and 6.9% respectively.

 

 

Our operating profits were up 7.7% to 36.8 billion pesos and our comprehensive financing costs, 11.9 billion pesos, were down 63.2% from the prior year on account of foreign exchange effects.

 

 

We obtained a 14.1 billion peso net profit in the period, equivalent to 0.21 peso cents per share or 0.22 dollar cents per ADR.

 

 

Our net debt ended June at 686.4 billion pesos, including the capitalized portion of our lease obligations per IFRS 16. Excluding these, it stood at 570.4 billion pesos, roughly flat relative to the year-earlier quarter. In cash flow terms our net debt increased 19.6 billion pesos in the six months to June.

 

 

Our outlays included capital expenditures of 66.3 billion pesos, acquisitions of 6.3 billion pesos (the operation of Telefonica in Guatemala, which closed in January) and contributions to pension funds in the amount of 12 billion pesos.

*Excluding Argentina.

Beginning January 1st we implemented IFRS 16 accounting standards. The information presented in this report was prepared in a prospective basis; comparable information is provided in the appendix.

The reported figures for Argentina corresponding to the second quarter of 2019 and the period January-June 2019 are presented in accordance with a) IAS29 reflecting the effects of the adoption of inflationary accounting that became mandatory after the Argentinean economy was deemed to be hyperinflationary in the third quarter of 2018 and b) IAS21 translated to Mexican pesos using the end-of-period exchange rate. The figures for Argentina on a standalone basis are presented in Appendix 4. For comparison purposes, comments in this report related to annual variations of the presented period for Argentina refer to figures in constant peso terms: that is, adjusted for inflation.

All comparisons at constant exchange rates for America Movil’s consolidated figures will exclude Argentina to ensure consistency. In the second quarter, Argentina would have represented 3.4% of América Móvil’s consolidated revenues, in nominal terms at the average exchange rate for the period.

América Móvil’s Subsidiaries as of June 2019

 

 
   Country    Brand    Business   

Equity

Participation

 

 

 

Mexico

  

Telcel

  

wireless

     100.0%  

 

 
  

Telmex

  

wireline

     98.8%  

 

 
  

Sección Amarilla(1)

  

other

     100.0%  

 

 
  

Telvista

  

other

     90.0%  

 

 

Argentina

  

Claro

  

wireless

     100.0%  

 

 
  

Telmex

  

wireline

     99.7%  

 

 

Brazil

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     98.5%  

 

 

Chile

  

Claro

  

wireless

     100.0%  

 

 
  

Telmex(1)

  

wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Colombia

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     99.4%  

 

 

Costa Rica

  

Claro

  

wireless

     100.0%  

 

 

Dominicana

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Ecuador

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

El Salvador

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     95.8%  

 

 

Guatemala

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     99.3%  

 

 

Honduras

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Nicaragua

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     99.6%  

 

 

Panama

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Paraguay

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Peru

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Puerto Rico

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

Uruguay

  

Claro

  

wireless/wireline

     100.0%  

 

 

USA

  

Tracfone

  

wireless

     100.0%  

 

 

Netherlands

  

KPN

  

wireless/wireline

     16.1%  

 

 

Austria

  

Telekom Austria

  

wireless/wireline

     51.0%  

 

 

(1) Equity Participation of TEINTL of which America Movil owns 100%.


Relevant Events

 

 

On June 19th we issued a bond in the amount of EUR 1.0 billion with an 8-year maturity that pays a coupon of 0.750%, the lowest coupon achieved by any corporate issuer in Latin America in the euro market, to refinance a bond for the same amount maturing in October 2019. We have already called those bonds, which will be paid on July 22nd.

América Móvil Fundamentals

 

 
     2Q19                                                   2Q18  

 

 

Earnings per Share (Mex$)(1)

     0.21        0.01  

 

 

Earning per ADR (US$)(2)

     0.22        0.01  

 

 

EBITDA per Share (Mex$)(3)

     1.18        1.11  

 

 

EBITDA per ADR (US$)

     1.24        1.15  

 

 

Net Income (millions of Mex$)

     14,065        435  

 

 

Average Shares Outstanding (billion)

     66.02        66.06  

 

 

(1) Net Income / Average Shares Outstanding

(2) 20 shares per ADR

(3) EBITDA / Average Shares Outstanding


Access Lines

 

 

We added 1.6 million wireless postpaid subscribers in the second quarter, more than half of which came from Brazil, with Austria and Mexico contributing approximately 200 thousand subscribers each. We also disconnected 1.1 million prepaid subscribers in the period, including 793 thousand in Brazil and 399 thousand in Nicaragua, and ended the quarter with 278 million subscribers. Our mobile postpaid base was up 7.2% year-on-year, while our prepaid base was down 3.4%.

On the fixed line platform RGUs increased by 119 thousand clients as voice accesses declined 157 thousand, broadband accesses increased by 369 thousand and PayTV accesses were down 94 thousand. The reduction in voice and PayTV accesses were mostly in Brazil. One third of new broadband accesses came from Central America, with Brazil contributing 81 thousand client and Colombia 49 thousand. Fixed-voice accesses were nearly flat from a year before, while fixed-broadband accesses increased 6.0% year-on-year and PayTV declined 1.9%.

Wireless Subscribers as of June 2019

                                                                                                        
     Total(1) (Thousands)  

 

 
Country    Jun ‘19      Mar ‘19      Var.%      Jun ‘18      Var.%    

 

 

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

     24,417        24,370        0.2%        24,059        1.5%    

 

 

Austria & CEE

     21,180        20,941        1.1%        20,756        2.0%    

 

 

Brazil

     56,427        56,383        0.1%        59,004        -4.4%    

 

 

Central America

     15,450        15,841        -2.5%        16,074        -3.9%    

 

 

Caribbean

     6,064        5,980        1.4%        5,737        5.7%    

 

 

Chile

     6,725        6,720        0.1%        6,991        -3.8%    

 

 

Colombia

     30,144        29,887        0.9%        29,168        3.3%    

 

 

Ecuador

     8,356        8,308        0.6%        8,068        3.6%    

 

 

Mexico

     75,994        75,611        0.5%        74,412        2.1%    

 

 

Peru

     11,726        11,818        -0.8%        12,656        -7.4%    

 

 

USA

     21,435        21,599        -0.8%        22,126        -3.1%    

 

 

Total Wireless Lines

     277,916        277,458        0.2%        279,050        -0.4%    

 

 

(1) Includes total subscribers of alt companies in which America Movil holds an economic interest; does not consider the date in which the companies started being consolidated.


Fixed-Line and Other Accesses (RGUs) as of June 2019

                                                                                                        
     Total(1) (Thousands)  

 

 
Country    Jun ‘19      Mar ‘19      Var.%      Jun ‘18      Var.%    

 

 

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

     924        833        11.0%        706        30.9%    

 

 

Austria & CEE

     6,172        6,182        -0.2%        6,142        0.5%    

 

 

Brazil

     34,800        34,993        -0.6%        35,791        -2.8%    

 

 

Central America

     6,958        6,867        1.3%        6,030        15.4%    

 

 

Caribbean

     2,545        2,545        0.0%        2,603        -2.2%    

 

 

Chile

     1,427        1,441        -1.0%        1,372        4.0%    

 

 

Colombia

     7,459        7,320        1.9%        6,960        7.2%    

 

 

Ecuador

     409        397        3.2%        375        9.0%    

 

 

Mexico

     22,311        22,350        -0.2%        21,892        1.9%    

 

 

Peru

     1,540        1,498        2.8%        1,436        7.2%    

 

 

Total RGUs

     84,544        84,425        0.1%        83,309        1.5%    

 

 

(1) Fixed Line, Broadband and Television (Cable & DTH).

América Móvil Consolidated Results

 

 

New uncertainty regarding trade flows in the context of the so called trade wars with China helped bring about a greater deceleration in global economic activity, with ten-year U.S. Treasury interest rates continuing to fall in the latter part of the quarter. They ended June roughly 40 basis points below where they had been at the beginning of the quarter.

Even though U.S. interest rates were not expected to keep on rising, but were seen as falling in the latter months of the year, the U.S. dollar remained strong vs. most currencies, including most of the ones in Latam. Only the Mexican peso held its ground, appreciating in the second quarter against practically all our currencies: 1.3% vs. the dollar, 7.6% vs. the euro, 10.3% vs. the real, 15.6% vs. the Colombian peso and 90.5% vs. the Argentinean peso.

Second quarter revenues totaled 250 billion pesos and our EBITDA 78 billion pesos (IFRS16). Both our service revenues and our EBITDA declined in Mexican peso terms, 3.1% and 2.8% respectively (organic EBITDA), reflecting the fact that the results of our international operations were falling in Mexican peso terms on account of the strength of the peso. However, at constant exchange rates—excluding Argentina because of its hyperinflation—service revenues were seen to accelerate, expanding from 0.8% in the first quarter to 2.3% in the second one.

The acceleration of service revenue growth, mostly on the back of mobile revenues, was very evident in Mexico, Colombia and the U.S. The rate of growth of mobile service revenues nearly doubled to 4.7% at constant exchange rates, with fixed revenues staying mostly flat.

The fastest growing business lines by revenues were fixed-broadband, at 7.7% year-on-year and mobile postpaid revenues at 6.3%. Prepaid revenue growth also picked up to 3.4%, as did that of corporate networks, at 4.6%. On the other hand, the decline of PayTV revenues worsened to -4.2% but that of fixed-voice improved to –7.8%.

Mobile service revenues increased in most of our operations, rising 8.3% year-on-year in Mexico, 8.9% in Brazil and 6.9% in the Dominican Republic. They declined in Peru and Chile mostly on account of the reduction in interconnection rates that came into effect this year, but also on account of strong competition.

Fixed service revenues were up 8.5% in Colombia and 4.9% in Ecuador, with Brazil’s declining 2.5% weighed down by PayTV revenues, and Mexico’s by 1.3%.


Organic EBITDA growth at constant exchange rates picked up to 3.5% in the second quarter from -0.1% the preceding one. EBITDA growth accelerated in Mexico, to 4.7%, and in Colombia and Ecuador, to 8.4% and 6.9% respectively. Major changes took place in Peru—notwithstanding the decline in service revenues—with EBITDA increasing 15.6%; in Guatemala and in Costa Rica, both of which saw EBITDA expanding more than 10% from the prior year.

Our EBITDA margin came in at 31.3%; it was nearly 3 percentage points higher than where our organic margin would have been.

América Móvil’s Income Statement Millions of Mexican pesos

 

 
     2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     207,897        214,652        -3.1%        415,697        430,524        -3.4%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     42,186        42,324        -0.3%        80,038        79,993        0.1%  

 

 

Total Revenues

     250,083        256,975        -2.7%        495,736        510,517        -2.9%  

 

 

Cost of Service

     74,016        81,827        -9.5%        149,341        163,635        -8.7%  

 

 

Cost of Equipment

     41,938        42,230        -0.7%        81,123        82,017        -1.1%  

 

 

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

     54,795        57,886        -5.3%        109,472        115,741        -5.4%  

 

 

Others

     1,181        1,526        -22.6%        2,598        3,609        -28.0%  

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

     171,930        183,470        -6.3%        342,534        365,003        -6.2%  

 

 

EBITDA

     78,153        73,506        6.3%        153,201        145,513        5.3%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     31.3%        28.6%           30.9%        28.5%     

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

     41,387        39,377        5.1%        81,049        80,789        0.3%  

 

 

EBIT

     36,766        34,129        7.7%        72,153        64,724        11.5%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     14.7%        13.3%           14.6%        12.7%     

 

 

Net Interest Expense

     9,228        7,270        26.9%        17,992        14,840        21.2%  

 

 

Other Financial Expenses

     4,824        -5,158        193.5%        5,498        9,261        -40.6%  

 

 

Foreign Exchange Loss

     -2,167        30,219        -107.2%        -10,417        7,315        -242.4%  

 

 

Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income)

     11,885        32,330        -63.2%        13,073        31,417        -58.4%  

 

 

Income & Deferred Taxes

     10,280        673        n.m.        24,286        13,278        82.9%  

 

 

Net Income before Minority Interest and

Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates

     14,602        1,125        n.m.        34,794        20,029        73.7%  

 

 

Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates

     -2        -20        90.2%        14        -6        316.8%  

 

 

Minority Interest

     -535        -671        20.3%        -1,299        -822        -58.0%  

 

 

Net Income

     14,065        435        n.m.        33,509        19,200        74.5%  

 

 

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

n.m. Not meaningful.

Our operating profits were up 7.7% to 36.8 billion pesos. Our comprehensive financing cost, 11.9 billion pesos, was down 63.2% from the prior year, thanks to our having posted a 2.2 billion foreign exchange profit this quarter as compared to a 30.2 billion loss in the year-earlier quarter. The operating profits and foreign exchange gains were instrumental in our turning a 14.1 billion pesos net profit in the period, equivalent to 0.21 peso cents per share or 0.22 dollar cents per ADR.


Our net debt ended June at 686.4 billion pesos, including the capitalized portion of our lease obligations per IFRS 16. Excluding these, it stood at 570.4 billion pesos, roughly flat relative to the year-earlier quarter. In cash flow terms our net debt increased 19.6 billion pesos in the six months to June.

Our capital outlays included capital expenditures of 66.3 billion pesos, acquisitions of 6.3 billion pesos (the operation of Telefonica in Guatemala, which closed in January) and contributions to pension funds in the amount of 12 billion pesos.

Balance Sheet - América Móvil Consolidated Millions of Mexican Pesos

 

     Jun ‘19    Dec ‘18    Var.%           Jun ‘19    Dec ‘18    Var.%

 

Current Assets

            Current Liabilities         

 

Cash, Marketable Securities &

Other Short Term Investments

   81,588    70,676      15.4%      Short Term Debt*    158,553    96,231    64.8%

 

Accounts Receivable

   226,500    221,514      2.3%      Lease-Related Debt    27,479      

 

Other Current Assets

   21,657    16,560      30.8%      Accounts Payable    286,324    278,391    2.8%

 

Inventories

   38,632    40,305      -4.2%      Other Current Liabilities    88,350    92,469    -4.5%

 

   368,377    349,056      5.5%         560,706    467,091    20.0%

 

                    

 

Non Current Assets

            Non Current Liabilities         

 

Plant & Equipment

   752,683    640,001      17.6%      Long Term Debt    493,432    542,692    -9.1%

 

Investments in Affiliates

   3,091    3,133      -1.3%      Lease-Related Debt    88,507      

 

            Other Liabilities    165,240    173,568    -4.8%

 

Deferred Assets

               747,179    716,260    4.3%

 

Goodwill (Net)

   147,713    145,566      1.5%              

 

Intangible Assets

   122,222    122,138      0.1%      Shareholder’s Equity    249,323    245,872    1.4%

 

Deferred Assets

   163,123    169,330      -3.7%              

 

                    

 

Total Assets

   1,557,209    1,429,223      9.0%      Total Liabilities and Equity    1,557,209    1,429,223    9.0%

 

* Includes current portion of Long Term Debt.


Financial Debt of América Móvil* Millions

 

 
    

 

                 Jun -19

    

 

                 Dec -18

 

 

 

Peso - denominated debt (MxP)

     77,525        72,501  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     58,025        68,001  

 

 

Banks and others

     19,500        4,500  

 

 

U.S. Dollar - denominated debt (USD)

     9,719        9,947  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     8,976        9,353  

 

 

Banks and others

     743        594  

 

 

Euro - denominated Debt(1) (EUR)

     11,317        11,281  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     11,022        11,036  

 

 

Banks and others

     295        245  

 

 

Sterling - denominated Debt (GBP)

     2,750        2,750  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     2,750        2,750  

 

 

Reais - denominated Debt (BRL)

     7,476        6,480  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     7,475        6,475  

 

 

Banks and others

     1        5  

 

 

Debt denominated in other currencies (MxP)

     16,041        14,203  

 

 

Bonds and other securities

     6,241        6,240  

 

 

Banks and others

     9,800        7,963  

 

 

Total Debt (MxP)

     630,213        638,922  

 

 

Cash, Marketable Securities and Short Term Financial Investments(1) (MxP)

     59,815        70,676  

 

 

Net Debt (MxP)

     570,397        568,246  

 

 

* This table does not include the effect of forwards and derivatives used to hedge our foreign exchange exposure.

(1) We are not considering in our debt the one billion euro bond due October 2019 which has been called and will be paid on July 22nd, 2019, which was refinanced by a new euro denominated bond in the same amount.

Mexico

 

 

We ended the quarter with 76 million wireless subs in Mexico after adding 204 thousand prepaid and 179 thousand postpaid subs in the second quarter. On the fixed-line platform we had 22.3 million clients at the end of June, 1.9% more than a year-before, with fixed-broadband accesses expanding 3.8% in the period.

Second quarter revenues rose 3.4% from the prior year to 73.3 billion pesos. Service revenue growth picked up to 4.5% year-on-year from 1.6% the prior quarter, with mobile service revenues expanding 8.3% vs. 5.7% in the first quarter, and with the decline in fixed-line service revenues decelerating from -4.6% to -1.3%.

On the mobile platform prepaid revenue growth accelerated to 10.5% year-on-year whereas postpaid revenue growth remained in the 6% range. Mobile ARPUs were up 6.2% to 149 pesos as data traffic per client more than doubled, increasing 2.3 times from the year-earlier quarter, and MOUs continued to expand—they reached 536 minutes, the highest level among all of our Latin American operations.

On the fixed-line platform there was a significant improvement in revenues from corporate networks, which posted a 12.6% increase from the year-earlier quarter while fixed-voice revenues reduced their rate of decline—although they are still falling 4.7% relative to the year before.

Mexico’s EBITDA totaled 27.2 billion pesos under IFRS 16. Organic EBITDA growth stood at 4.7% year-on-year, which implies a margin expansion of 0.5 percentage points from a year-earlier quarter.

Telcel and Telmex have substantially increased their investments in Mexico to expand coverage with leading edge technologies to those areas that lack telecom service, especially in the Southeast of the country were penetration levels have remained below the country’s average. Greater connectivity is essential for the rapid development of the region.


We are committed to the improvement of telecommunication services in the Mesoamerican region as part of a comprehensive development program designed by the governments of Mexico, the United States and several Central American countries with the participation of several renowned institutions including the Carlos Slim Foundation that is focusing on health and education.

INCOME STATEMENT - Mexico Millions of MxP

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
     2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)     

 

Jan - Jun  18(2)

     Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues*

     73,307        70,922        3.4%        140,548        136,847        2.7%  

 

 

Total Service Revenues

     53,437        51,129        4.5%        104,829        101,712        3.1%  

 

 

Wireless Revenues

     52,271        49,088        6.5%        99,238        93,341        6.3%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     33,680        31,103        8.3%        65,894        61,587        7.0%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     18,591        17,985        3.4%        33,344        31,754        5.0%  

 

 

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     20,684        21,415        -3.4%        40,722        42,739        -4.7%  

 

 

EBITDA

     27,223        23,838           52,041        46,268     

 

 

% total revenues

     37.1%        33.6%           37.0%        33.8%     

 

 

EBIT

     18,437        16,450           34,577        31,209     

 

 

%

     25.2%        23.2%           24.6%        22.8%     

 

 

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

Mexico Operating Data

 

 
    

 

                2Q19

                     2Q18                      Var.%  

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     75,994        74,412        2.1%  

 

 

Postpaid

     13,892        13,131        5.8%  

 

 

Prepaid

     62,102        61,281        1.3%  

 

 

MOU

     536        522        2.7%  

 

 

ARPU (MxP)(1)

     149        140        6.2%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     4.1%        4.2%        (0.1)  

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     22,311        21,892        1.9%  

 

 

Fixed Lines

     12,589        12,523        0.5%  

 

 

Broadband

     9,722        9,369        3.8%  

 

 

* Fixed Line and Broadband,

(1) Under IFRS 15.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

 

At the end of June we had 24.4 million wireless subscribers, 1.5% more than a year before, after net additions of 47 thousand in the quarter, most of them postpaid. Our fixed access base rose 30.9% to 924 thousand RGUs.

For comparison purposes all comments in this section related to annual variations of the presented period for Argentina refer to figures in constant peso terms: adjusted for inflation. Both Uruguay and Paraguay are presented in nominal terms.

Total revenues for Argentina declined 7.0% with mobile service revenues that were down 7.2%, as clients are still reducing their consumption levels in line with the contraction of purchasing power; effect that has been more hardly felt in the prepaid segment. On the other hand, fixed service revenues expanded 23.2% with solid growth in broadband and corporate services.

In Paraguay service revenues increased 8.5%—in local currency terms—over the year after several quarters of steady improvements stemming from PayTV and prepaid revenue growth; while in Uruguay, service revenues were 7.4% higher than a year before.

In an effort to maintain profitability and manage costs that are pegged to inflation, we have been able to reduce our expenses by 13.6% in Argentina; in absolute terms EBITDA declined 4.5% year-on-year yet, the margin was up 100 basis points, all under the prior accounting methodology.


In Paraguay, EBITDA rose 7.3% but in Uruguay it declined 23.1% due to a substantial increase in interconnection costs. Stripping out the effects of payments to other networks, Uruguay would have registered an EBITDA increase of 23.2%.

INCOME STATEMENT - Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Millions of ARP

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
    

 

2Q19(1)

     2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues*

     22,580        15,178        48.8%        43,157        29,532        46.1%  

 

 

Total Service Revenues

     18,659        12,337        51.2%        35,519        23,919        48.5%  

 

 

Wireless Revenues

     20,663        14,163        45.9%        39,503        27,629        43.0%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     16,542        11,202        47.7%        31,527        21,776        44.8%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     4,121        2,961        39.2%        7,977        5,853        36.3%  

 

 

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     2,117        1,135        86.5%        3,992        2,143        86.3%  

 

 

EBITDA

     9,119        5,616           17,222        10,847     

 

 

% total revenues

     40.4%        37.0%           39.9%        36.7%     

 

 

EBIT

     6,871        4,381           12,836        8,475     

 

 

%

     30.4%        28.9%           29.7%        28.7%     

 

 

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay Operating Data

 

 
    

 

                2Q19

                     2Q18                      Var.%  

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)(1)

     24,417        24,059        1.5%  

 

 

Postpaid

     9,047        8,929        1.3%  

 

 

Prepaid

     15,369        15,130        1.6%  

 

 

MOU

     76        76        -0.6%  

 

 

ARPU (ARP)(2)

     225        155        45.4%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     2.2%        2.1%        0.1  

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     924        706        30.9%  

 

 

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) Hybrid subscribers are now included in our postpaid figures

(2) Under IFRS 15.

Brazil

 

 

Claro remained the market leader in postpaid subscriber gains in the second quarter, adding 837 thousand subscribers in the period; in the prepaid segment, we disconnected 793 thousand subs. On the fixed line platform we added 81 thousand broadband accesses, but disconnected 113 thousand landlines and 161 thousand PayTV units. Altogether we ended June with 34.8 million fixed-RGUs and 56.4 million subs.

Revenues rose 1.1% annually to nearly nine billion reais, driven by service revenue growth that accelerated to 1.3% year-on-year from 0.7% the prior quarter. The main drivers of revenue growth are still fixed-broadband and postpaid revenues, up 13.2% and 11.2% respectively.

Postpaid revenue growth continued to pick up, reaching 11.2%, while prepaid revenues posted a 3.0% increase, their best performance since the second quarter of 2015. Mobile ARPU was up 13.8% year-on-year as data consumption per user nearly doubled and MOUs rose 32%.

On the fixed-line platform PayTV revenues continued to decline, falling 8.5% relative to the prior year, as did fixed-voice revenues, down 18%.

Second quarter EBITDA of 3.3 billion reais was equivalent to 37.2% of revenues. On a comparable basis, our organic EBITDA rose 4.7% year-on-year and the EBITDA margin climbed 1.1 percentage points.


In residential services, our footprint is growing fast through FTTH deployment in more than 51 new cities. We are reaching a strong market share position in these geographies and leading ultrabroadband adoption around Brazil. Recently we launched NET 4K, a new offering that merges traditional linear channels, on-demand content and Netflix.

Combo Multi is leading convergence of fixed and mobile services, providing the best value for price in the market and delivering the most complete and convenient solution for our customers.

INCOME STATEMENT - Brazil Millions of BrL

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
     2Q19(1)     

 

2Q18(2)

     Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues*

     8,982        8,880        1.1%        17,922        17,707        1.2%  

 

 

Total Service Revenues

     8,702        8,591        1.3%        17,360        17,186        1.0%  

 

 

Wireless Revenues

     3,361        3,118        7.8%        6,659        6,182        7.7%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     3,093        2,841        8.9%        6,119        5,687        7.6%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     269        278        -3.3%        540        495        9.1%  

 

 

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     5,609        5,751        -2.5%        11,241        11,499        -2.2%  

 

 

EBITDA

     3,339        2,846           6,646        5,682     

 

 

% total revenues

     37.2%        32.0%           37.1%        32.1%     

 

 

EBIT

     1,351        767           2,714        1,480     

 

 

%

     15.0%        8.6%           15.1%        8.4%     

 

 

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

Brazil Operating Data

 

 
    

 

                2Q19

                     2Q18                      Var.%  

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     56,427        59,004        -4.4%  

 

 

Postpaid

     25,315        21,807        16.1%  

 

 

Prepaid

     31,112        37,197        -16.4%  

 

 

MOU(1)

     146        111        32.0%  

 

 

ARPU (BrL)(2)

     18        16        13.8%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     3.9%        3.8%        0.1  

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     34,800        35,791        -2.8%  

 

 

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

(2) Under IFRS 15.

Chile

 

 

Our wireless subscriber base ended the quarter with 6.7 million subs, 3.8% below last year. Postpaid net additions were 65 thousand—bringing the postpaid base up by 9.9%—while in prepaid we disconnected 60 thousand clients. Fixed-RGUs totaled 1.4 million, up 4.0%, driven by broadband accesses that expanded 7.4%.

Second quarter revenues remained practically unchanged at 212 billion Chilean pesos. Mobile service revenues declined 11.5% partly as a result of an 80% mobile termination rate cut carried out in January. In absence of such change, service revenues would have fallen 6.0%. The annual comparison is also affected by changes in the allocation of service and equipment revenues that began in September 2018, in line with industry standards.


Fixed service revenues—45% of the total—expanded 4.7% with growth in all business lines. Corporate services have become a relevant business line with revenues growing 15.6% year-on-year.

Under IRFS16 standards, EBITDA came in at 41.7 billion Chilean pesos and the EBITDA margin stood at 19.7% of revenues. On a comparable basis, EBITDA declined 23.8%.

INCOME STATEMENT - Chile Millions of ChPL

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
     2Q19(1)     

 

2Q18(2)

     Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues*

     212,171        211,843        0.2%        417,853        406,218        2.9%  

 

 

Total Service Revenues

     170,287        178,919        -4.8%        339,652        354,934        -4.3%  

 

 

Wireless Revenues

     134,995        138,380        -2.4%        263,051        260,601        0.9%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     93,406        105,497        -11.5%        186,774        209,391        -10.8%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     41,589        32,883        26.5%        76,277        51,210        48.9%  

 

 

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     77,008        73,422        4.9%        153,005        145,543        5.1%  

 

 

EBITDA

     41,712        41,205           84,762        75,526     

 

 

% total revenues

     19.7%        19.5%           20.3%        18.6%     

 

 

EBIT

     -33,998        -15,468           -48,431        -37,666     

 

 

%

     -16.0%        -7.3%           -11.6%        -9.3%     

 

 

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as welt as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income,

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

Chile Operating Data

 

 
                     2Q19                      2Q18     

 

                Var.%

 

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     6,725        6,991        -3.8%  

 

 

Postpaid

     2,192        1,994        9.9%  

 

 

Prepaid

     4,533        4,996        -9.3%  

 

 

MOU

     171        156        9.7%  

 

 

ARPU (ChP)(1)

     5,241        5,185        1.1%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     6.3%        5.7%        0.6  

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     1,427        1,372        4.0%  

 

 

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) Under IFRS 15.

Colombia

 

 

We added 257 thousand wireless subscribers in the second quarter bringing our wireless subscriber base to 30.1 million, up 3.3% year-on-year. Postpaid net additions reached 118 thousand; in June our postpaid base was up 4.8% to 7.1 million. Fixed-RGUs rose 7.2% year-on-year to 7.5 million after adding 138 thousand RGUs in the quarter, including 49 thousand new broadband accesses and 46 thousand PayTV units.

Total revenues reached 3.1 trillion Colombian pesos, as service revenues accelerated to 5.2% from 3.4% the precedent quarter. Mobile service revenue growth increased to 3.3% from 0.8% in the first quarter and -1.7% in the fourth quarter of last year. Postpaid revenues started to recover in the first quarter of 2019 and are now expanding at a pace of 6.1% year-on-year. In the prepaid segment, the revenue decline decelerated to -1.9%, from -7.9% in the prior quarter. Mobile ARPU was up 6.9% year-on-year with MOUs increasing nearly 30% to 260 minutes.

Fixed service revenues increased 8.5% on the back of very steady corporate network and broadband service revenue growth, at 13.1% and 11.4% respectively; fixed voice revenues expanded 9.5% and those from PayTV 5.9%.

The EBITDA figure for the quarter came in at 1.4 trillion Colombian pesos representing an EBITDA margin of 43.7% of revenues. On a comparable basis EBITDA was 8.4% higher than a year before with the EBITDA margin increasing 50 basis points as we continued to enforce our cost control programs.


                                                                                                                                         

INCOME STATEMENT - Colombia Billions of COP

                         
      2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun  19(1)      Jan - Jun  18(2)      Var.%  

Total Revenues*

     3,101        2,892        7.2%        6,032        5,701        5.8%  

Total Service Revenues

     2,394        2,275        5.2%        4,758        4,560        4.3%  

Wireless Revenues

     2,156        2,021        6.6%        4,159        3,993        4.2%  

Service Revenues

     1,484        1,436        3.3%        2,961        2,901        2.0%  

Equipment Revenues

     672        586        14.8%        1,199        1,092        9.8%  

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     929        856        8.5%        1,831        1,687        8.5%  

EBITDA

     1,354        1,192                 2,638        2,338           

%

     43.7%        41.2%                 43.7%        41.0%           

EBIT

     776        680                 1,496        1,339           

%

     25.0%        23.5%                 24.8%        23.5%           

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

 

                                                                                                                             

Colombia Operating Data

                       
      2Q19      2Q18      Var.%  

Wireless Subscribers* (thousands)

     30,144        29,168        3.3%  

Postpaid

     7,115        6,787        4.8%  

Prepaid

     23,029        22,381        2.9%  

MOU(1)

     260        202        28.8%  

ARPU (COP)(2)

     17,487        16,355        6.9%  

Churn (%)

     4.8%        4.6%        0.2  

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)**

     7,459        6,960        7.2%  

* Due to differences in the policy for accounting active subscribers, the figures in this report are different from those published by the Ministry of Communications of Colombia (MinTIC).

** Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

(2) Under IFRS 15.

Ecuador

 

 

We added 47 thousand wireless subscribers in the second quarter to finish June with 8.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.6% more than a year before. RGUs expanded 9.0% to 409 thousand accesses, all broadband.

The quarter’s revenues remined practically unchanged at 334 million dollars from a year before but have begun to grow again after several quarters of mild declines, increasing 2.4% sequentially driven by prepaid service revenues. Fixed service revenues of 22 million dollars were up 4.9% annually driven by broadband revenues that increased 12.6%.

Second quarter EBITDA came in at 146 million dollars, with the EBITDA margin equivalent to 43.6% of revenues under IFRS16. On a comparable basis, EBITDA was up 6.9% in absolute terms as the margin climbed 2.6 percentage points helped along by lower promotional costs.


                                                                                                                                         

INCOME STATEMENT - Ecuador Millions of Dollars

                                 
      2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

Total Revenues*

     334        334        0.1%        660        648        1.9%  

Total Service Revenues

     279        279        -0.1%        551        551        0.1%  

Wireless Revenues

     310        310        -0.1%        613        605        1.5%  

Service Revenues

     257        258        -0.5%        508        510        -0.5%  

Equipment Revenues

     54        53        1.9%        106        94        12.0%  

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     23        22        3.5%        46        43        5.5%  

EBITDA

     146        130                 284        253           

% total revenues

     43.6%        38.8%                 43.0%        39.0%           

EBIT

     89        78                 170        149           

%

     26.6%        23.3%                 25.7%        23.0%           

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

 

                                                                                                                             

Ecuador Operating Data

                       
      2Q19      2Q18      Var.%  

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     8,356        8,068        3.6%  

Postpaid

     2,657        2,572        3.3%  

Prepaid

     5,699        5,495        3.7%  

MOU

     443        414        7.0%  

ARPU (USS)(1)

     10        11        -4.3%  

Churn (%)

     4.3%        4.8%        (0.4)  

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     409        375        9.0%  

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) Under IFRS 15.

Peru

 

 

We ended June with 11.7 million wireless subscribers after disconnecting 92 thousand prepaid subs in the quarter. Fixed RGUs of 1.5 million were up 7.2% year-on-year driven by broadband accesses that were up 13.3%.

Total revenues declined 0.5% to 1.3 billion soles with equipment revenues rising 15.1% and service revenues falling 5.2%. Mobile service revenues fell 6.5% which compares to a contraction of 12% in the prior quarter. Mobile termination rates were reduced 70% in January; adjusting for this effect, mobile service revenues would have fallen 3.4%. Postpaid revenues are recovering slightly faster than prepaid.

The quarter’s EBITDA totaled 353 million soles and was equivalent to 28.0% of revenues. Under the prior accounting methodology, EBITDA posted a 15.6% increase and the margin climbed 3.5 percentage points. The improvement is linked for the most part to a reduction in subsidies that are still pretty high for the region, and to a lesser extent to an improvement in net interconnection revenues.    


                                                                                                                                         
INCOME STATEMENT -  Peru Millions of Soles                                                
      2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

Total Revenues*

     1,262        1,268        -0.5%        2,525        2,603        -3.0%  

Total Service Revenues

     922        973        -5.2%        1,848        1,995        -7.4%  

Wireless Revenues

     1,047        1,053        -0.6%        2,086        2,169        -3.8%  

Service Revenues

     716        766        -6.5%        1,431        1,578        -9.3%  

Equipment Revenues

     331        287        15.1%        655        590        11.0%  

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     206        207        -0.4%        417        418        -0.3%  

EBITDA

     353        271                 706        587           

% total revenues

     28.0%        21.4%                 27.9%        22.5%           

EBIT

     106        82                 225        213           

%

     8.4%        6.5%                 8.9%        8.2%           

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

 

                                                                                                                             
Peru Operating Data                        
      2Q19      2Q18      Var.%  

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     11,726        12,656        -7.4%  

Postpaid

     4,095        4,205        -2.6%  

Prepaid

     7,631        8,452        -9.7%  

MOU

     269        241        12.0%  

ARPU (Sol)(1)

     20        20        0.4%  

Churn (%)

     5.8%        6.1%        (0.2)  

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     1,540        1,436        7.2%  

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) Under IFRS 15.

Central America

 

 

Our combined operations in Central America ended June with 15.5 million wireless subscribers. Our base showed a significant decline following disconnections of 406 thousand subs in Nicaragua given the economic and political conditions in the country. Fixed-RGUs were just shy of seven million, having increased 12.0% over the year as broadband accesses rose 18.9%.

We consolidate the recently acquired operations of Telefónica Guatemala from February 1st; financial indicators in this section of the report are presented pro forma.

Revenues of 605 million dollars were 5.6% lower than a year before with service revenues falling 3.8%. Guatemala accounts for over 40% of the region’s revenues. Service revenues declined 1.5% year on year dragged by fixed service revenues that came down 5.1%. We are making good progress with the consolidation of our recently acquired assets, however EBITDA was down in the period due to lower profitability of the new company.

In El Salvador, our second largest operation, we saw service revenues rising 4.0% with mobile service revenues growing twice as rapidly on the back of strong prepaid growth. EBITDA was up nearly 9% as compared to the prior year. Then comes Nicaragua, that is undergoing a tough economic crisis that led service revenues down 7.1%. We have been making important efforts to adjust our cost base and the decline in EBITDA was only 1.6%.

In the smaller markets we saw good trends in Costa Rica and Panama where service revenues increased 5.1% and 3.6%, respectively. In the former, where we started operations from scratch, we have seen solid growth on both the fixed and the mobile platforms; in the latter, growth derives from better performance in the mobile prepaid segment. As regards EBITDA, we also had major improvements in both markets, although from a small base. In Honduras, service revenues contracted 0.7% and EBITDA fell sharply as costs related to energy and salaries, among others, have increased as well as bad debt as economic conditions in the country have deteriorated.


We invested over 300 million dollars in the acquisition of Telefonica’s operations in Guatemala and expect to invest a similar amount in El Salvador, acquiring also Telefonica’s operation in the country, once we receive the authorization from the relevant authorities. In addition we have materially stepped up our overall investments in the Central American region which is expected to undergo a major structural transformation in the coming years with increased infrastructure and social services. The Mesoamerica project established by the U.S. government together with various Central American countries and with Mexico will channel new resources to the region, with the participation of several private and multilateral organizations.

 

                                                                                                                                         
INCOME STATEMENT - Central America Pro forma Millions of Dollars                                  
      2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

Total Revenues*

     605        641        -5.6%        1,215        1,281        -5.1%  

Total Service Revenues

     521        542        -3.8%        1,048        1,084        -3.3%  

Wireless Revenues

     414        441        -6.1%        828        872        -5.1%  

Service Revenues

     342        355        -3.9%        682        704        -3.1%  

Equipment Revenues

     72        86        -15.3%        145        168        -13.5%  

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     186        196        -5.4%        380        399        -4.9%  

EBITDA

     209        203                 444        410           

% total revenues

     34.6%        31.8%                 36.5%        32.0%           

EBIT

     60        76                 146        151           

%

     9.9%        11.8%                 12.0%        11.8%           

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

 

                                                                                                                             
Central America Operating Data                        
      2Q19      2Q18      Var.%  

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     15,450        16,074        -3.9%  

Postpaid

     2,507        2,439        2.8%  

Prepaid

     12,943        13,635        -5.1%  

MOU(1)

     146        155        -5.5%  

ARPU (USS)(2)

     7        7        2.5%  

Churn (%)

     6.6%        6.9%        (03)  

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     6,958        6,030        15.4%  

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

(2) Under IFRS 15.

Caribbean

 

 

Our combined subscriber base ended June with 6.1 million wireless clients, 5.7% more than a year before. In the Dominican Republic we added 75 thousand subscribers bringing the base up 6.0%, while in Puerto Rico we had net subscriber gains of nine thousand. In the fixed line segment, we ended June with 2.5 million units of which 1.9 million are in the Dominican Republic.

Total revenues increased 5.0% In the Dominican Republic with service revenue growth of 4.8%. Mobile service revenues were up 6.9% supported by strong prepaid revenues that have increased on the back of data services. Fixed-line service revenues grew 2.4% with broadband and PayTV revenues rising 12.8% and 11.3%, respectively, whereas fixed voice revenues came down 8.2% following a contraction of long distance revenues of 27.5%. EBITDA was up 6.4% and the margin rose 60 basis points under comparable accounting standards.

In Puerto Rico second quarter revenues declined 13.4% as compared to the prior year when we had booked extraordinary revenues associated to government aid and insurance claims; adjusting for these, revenues would have been practically flat relative to the year-earlier quarter. On a comparable basis, adjusting for the above, mobile service revenues rose 4.1% while fixed service revenues expanded 33% driven by broadband services, a reflection of the gradual normalization of fixed-line telecom services in the island. EBITDA would have been nearly four times higher than that of the prior year under prior accounting standards and excluding extraordinary effects.


                                                                                                                                         
INCOME STATEMENT - Caribbean Millions of Dollars                                  
      2Q19(1)      2Q18(2)      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19(1)      Jan - Jun 18(2)      Var.%  

Total Revenues*

     451        478        -5.6%        901        954        -5.5%  

Total Service Revenues

     402        405        -0.8%        801        800        0.1%  

Wireless Revenues

     265        262        1.1%        530        519        2.1%  

Service Revenues

     216        207        4.0%        430        415        3.7%  

Equipment Revenues

     49        55        -10.1%        100        105        -4.3%  

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     189        201        -6.1%        377        392        -3.8%  

EBITDA

     148        145                 296        273           

% total revenues

     32.9%        30.3%                 32.8%        28.7%           

EBIT

     60        79                 132        139           

%

     13.4%        16.6%                 14.6%        14.6%           

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

(1) Under IFRS 16.

(2) Under IAS 17.

 

                                                                                                                             
Caribbean Operating Data                        
      2Q19      2Q18      Var.%  

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     6,064        5,737        5.7%  

Postpaid

     1,975        1,900        4.0%  

Prepaid

     4,089        3,837        6.6%  

MOU(1)

     239        261        -8.4%  

ARPU (US$)(2)

     12        12        -14%  

Churn (%)

     3.5%        3.8%        -0.3  

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     2,545        2,603        -2.2%  

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.

(2) Under IFRS 15.

United States

 

 

Our wireless subscriber base ended June with 21.4 million subscribers, 3.1% less than a year before, after net disconnections of 164 thousand in the second quarter, compared to 635 thousand in the same quarter of 2018. Excluding SafeLink net disconnections for the quarter were 72 thousand whereas we registered 206 thousand in the year earlier quarter.

Our second quarter revenues, nearly two billion dollars, were up 3.9% as equipment revenues rose 21.5% over the year and service revenues increased 1.4%, compared to 0.6% the prior quarter. At 26 dollars per subscriber, ARPU was 5.5% higher than a year before.

EBITDA of 177 million dollars was up 8.2% year-on-year; the EBITDA margin, 8.9%, was 40 basis points higher than in 2018.


INCOME STATEMENT - United States Millions of Dollars

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
     2Q19      2Q18      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19      Jan - Jun 18      Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues

     1,998        1,923        3.9%        3,990        3,927        1.6%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     1,709        1,684        1.4%        3,399        3,364        1.0%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     289        238        21.5%        592        563        5.1%  

 

 

EBITDA

     177        164        8.2%        301        316        -4.8%  

 

 

% total revenues

     8.9%        8.5%           7.5%        8.1%     

 

 

EBIT

     159        144        9.9%        263        277        -4.9%  

 

 

%

     7.9%        7.5%           6.6%        7.0%     

 

 

United States Operating Data

                                                                                                                             

 

 
     2Q19                                   2Q18                                   Var.%  

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     21,435        22,126        -3.1%  

 

 

Straight Talk

     9,329        8,993        3.7%  

 

 

SafeLink

     2,568        3,265        -21.4%  

 

 

Other Brands

     9,539        9,868        -3.3%  

 

 

MOU

     577        538        7.4%  

 

 

ARPU (US$)

     26        25        5.5%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     3.7%        4.2%        (0.5)  

 

 

Telekom Austria Group

 

 

We ended June with a total of 21.2 million wireless subscribers, 2.0% more than a year before. On the postpaid segment our base was up 4.4% over the year with growth in all markets except for Bulgaria due to a SIM-card cleanup.

Contract additions for the quarter added up to 287 thousand including 211 thousand in Austria. Prepaid subscribers declined 5.7% after net disconnections of 48 thousand, including 88 thousand in Austria as a result of regulations implemented at the beginning of 2019 that require registering SIM cards. Fixed-RGUs increased 0.5% year-on-year with solid growth of broadband accesses in all markets except for Austria and Belarus.

Group revenues increased 2.6% with service revenues rising in all markets. Fixed service revenues expanded 3.8%, growing in all markets but Macedonia, with particularly strong growth in ICT solutions and connectivity revenues in Austria and Bulgaria. On the mobile segment, group service revenues of 515 million euros were up 2.3% year-on-year. In Austria, service revenues from mobile WiFi routers offset the reduction of roaming and interconnection revenues, whereas in the group’s international operations, mobile service revenues increased 4.8% annually.

The Group’s EBITDA was up 2.7%—excluding restructuring charges, one-offs, and FX variations—to 406 million euros, equivalent to 36.1% of revenues. In our operations in Eastern Europe EBITDA increased 5.1%, with all segments showing annual growth, which was particularly strong in Bulgaria and Croatia. In Austria, after restructuring charges EBITDA was up 0.8%.


INCOME STATEMENT (In accordance with IFRS 16) - A1 Telekom Austria Group

Millions of Euros

                                                                                                                                         

 

 
     2Q19      2Q18      Var.%      Jan - Jun 19     

 

Jan - Jun 18

     Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues

     1,123        1,094        2.6%        2,212        2,167        2.1%  

 

 

Total service revenues

     944        916        3.0%        1,868        1,815        2.9%  

 

 

Wireless service revenues

     515        504        2.3%        1,010        991        1.9%  

 

 

Fixed-line service revenues

     428        413        3.8%        858        824        4.2%  

 

 

Equipment revenues

     150        152        -1.3%        293        305        -4.0%  

 

 

Other operating income

     29        26        10.8%        51        47        7.4%  

 

 

EBITDA

     392        397        -1.4%        766        785        -2.4%  

 

 

% total revenues

     34.9%        36.3%           34.6%        36.2%     

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

     413        398        3.9%        808        785        2.9%  

 

 

% total revenues

     36.8%        36.3%           36.5%        36.2%     

 

 

EBIT

     155        101        53.8%        295        162        81.6%  

 

 

% total revenues

     13.8%        9.2%           13.3%        7.5%     

 

 

For further detail please visit www.a1.group/en/investor-relations

(1) Does not include restructuring charges in Austria.

A1 Telekom Austria Group Operating Data

                                                                                                                             

 

 
                 2Q19                      2Q18                          Var.%  

 

 

Wireless Subscribers (thousands)

     21,180        20,756        2.0%  

 

 

Postpaid

     16,583        15,883        4.4%  

 

 

Prepaid

     4,596        4,873        -5.7%  

 

 

MOU(1)

     366        352        4.0%  

 

 

ARPU (Euros)

     8        8        0.5%  

 

 

Churn (%)

     1.5%        1.6%        (0.1)  

 

 

Revenue Generating Units (RGUs)*

     6,172        6,142        0.5%  

 

 

* Fixed Line, Broadband and Television.

(1) We modified the methodology for calculating MOUs. We no longer include M2M subscribers.


Appendix 1: Income Statement Reconciliation from IAS 17 to IFRS 16

 

 

 

América Móvil’s Income Statement

 

 

 
    Millions of Mexican pesos   

Jan - Jun 19

IAS 17

     Changes brought
        about by IFRS 16
                 Jan - Jun 19
IFRS 16
 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

     356,332        (13,798)        342,534  

EBITDA

     139,404        13,798        153,201  

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

     69,234        11,815        81,049  

 

 

EBIT

     70,170        1,983        72,153  

 

 

Net Interest Expense

     13,899        4,093        17,992  

 

 

Other Financial Expenses

     5,498           5,498  

 

 

Foreign Exchange Loss

     (10,417)           (10,417)  

 

 

Comprehensive Financing Cost (Income)

     8,980        4,093        13,073  

 

 

Income & Deferred Taxes

     24,368        (83)        24,286  

 

 

Net Income before Minority Interest and

Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates

     36,822        (2,027)        34,794  

 

 

Equity Participation in Results of Affiliates

     14           14  

 

 

Minority Interest

     (1,299)           (1,299)  

 

 

Net Income

     35,536        (2,027)        33,509  

 

 


Appendix 2: Balance Sheet Reconciliation from IAS 17 to IFRS 16

 

 

Balance Sheet - América Móvil Consolidated

 

 

     Millions of Mexican

     Pesos

  

Jun ‘19

IAS 17

    

Changes

brought

about by

IFRS 16

    

Jun ‘19

IFRS 16

         

Jun ‘19

IAS 17

    

Changes

brought

about by

IFRS 16

    

Jun ‘19

IFRS 16

 

 

 

Current Assets

     368,377           368,377      Current Liabilities         

 

 
            Short Term Debt*      158,553           158,553  

 

 
            Lease-Related Debt         27,479        27,479  

 

 
           

Other Current

Liabilities

     373,899        775        374,674  

 

 
                

 

532,452

 

 

 

    

 

28,254

 

 

 

    

 

560,706

 

 

 

 

 

Non Current Assets

     1,074,042        114,790        1,188,832      Non Current Liabilities         

 

 
            Long Term Debt      493,432           493,432  

 

 
            Lease-Related Debt         88,507        88,507  

 

 
            Other Liabilities      165,102        138        165,240  

 

 
                 658,534        88,645        747,179  

 

 
                    

 

 
            Shareholder’s Equity      251,433        (2,110)        249,323  

 

 
                    

 

 

Total Assets

     1,442,419        114,790        1,557,209      Total Liabilities and Equity      1,442,419        114,790        1,557,209  

 

 


Appendix 3: EBITDA under IAS 17

 

 

EBITDA (IAS 17) Millions in Local Currency

 

 
     2Q19                  2Q18              Var.%      Jan-Jun 19      Jan-Jun 18              Var.%  

 

 

Mexico

                 

EBITDA

     24,968        23,838        4.7%        47,635        46,268        3.0%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     34.1%        33.6%           33.9%        33.8%     

 

 

Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay

                 

EBITDA

     8,268        5,505        50.2%        15,666        10,672        46.8%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     36.6%        36.3%           36.3%        36.1%     

 

 

Brazil

                 

EBITDA

     2,981        2,846        4.7%        5,938        5,682        4.5%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     33.2%        32.0%           33.1%        32.1%     

 

 

Chile

                 

EBITDA

     31,394        41,205        -23.8%        64,126        75,526        -15.1%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     14.8%        19.5%           15.3%        18.6%     

 

 

Colombia

                 

EBITDA

     1,292        1,192        8.4%        2,516        2,338        7.6%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     41.7%        41.2%           41.7%        41.0%     

 

 

Ecuador

                 

EBITDA

     138        129        6.9%        268        253        5.8%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     41.2%        38.5%           40.5%        39.0%     

 

 

Peru

                 

EBITDA

     313        271        15.6%        628        587        6.9%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     24.8%        21.4%           24.8%        22.5%     

 

 

Central America

                 

EBITDA Pro Forma

     192        203        -5.5%        387        410        -5.7%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     31.8%        31.3%           31.9%        31.8%     

 

 

Caribbean

                 

EBITDA

     136        145        -6.0%        271        273        -1.0%  

 

 

% of Total Revenues

     30.2%        30.3%           30.1%        28.7%     

 

 


Appendix 4: Argentina Constant Peso Results

 

 

INCOME STATEMENT - Argentina Millions of Constant ARP of June 2019

 

 
    

 

                2Q19

                     1Q19                      Var.%  

 

 

Total Revenues*

     20,139        20,308        -0.8%  

 

 

Total Service Revenues

     16,418        16,400        0.1%  

 

 

Wireless Revenues

     18,794        18,984        -1.0%  

 

 

Service Revenues

     15,037        15,023        0.1%  

 

 

Equipment Revenues

     3,721        3,907        -4.8%  

 

 

Fixed Line and Other Revenues

     1,512        1,482        2.0%  

 

 

EBITDA

     8,726        8,531        2.3%  

 

 

% total revenues

     43.3%        42.0%     

 

 

EBIT

     7,504        7,267        3.3%  

 

 

%

     37.3%        35.8%     

 

 

* Revenues reflect eliminations derived from both the overlap of fixed and mobile operations as well as international intercompany transactions. Total revenues include other income.

Glossary of Terms

 

ARPU

  

Average Revenue per User. The ratio of service revenues in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in the same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.

ARPM

  

Average Revenue per Minute. The ratio of service revenues to airtime traffic.

Capex

  

Capital Expenditure. Accrued capital expenditures related to the expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure.

Churn

  

Disconnection Rate. The ratio of wireless subscribers disconnected during a given period to the number of wireless subscribers at the beginning of that period.

EBIT

  

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, also known as Operating Profit.

EBIT

  

The ratio of EBIT to total operating revenue.

margin

  

EBITDA

  

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.

EBITDA

  

The ratio of EBITDA to total operating revenue.

margin

  

EPS

  

Earnings per share. Total earnings in Mexican pesos divided by total shares.

(Mexican

  

pesos)

  

Earnings

  

Total earnings in U.S. dollars divided by total ADRs equivalent.

per ADR

  

(US$)

  

Gross

  

Total number of subscribers acquired during the period.

additions

  

Licensed

  

Licensed population. Population covered by the licenses that each of the companies manage.

pops

  

LTE

  

Long-term evolution is a 4th generation standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.


Market

  

A company’s subscriber base divided by the total number of subscribers in that country.

share

  

MBOU

  

Megabytes of Use per subscriber. The ratio of wireless data in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in that same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.

MOU

  

Minutes of Use per subscriber. The ratio of wireless traffic in a given period to the average number of wireless subscribers in that same period. It is presented on a monthly basis.

Net

  

The difference in the subscriber base from one period to another. It is the different between gross additions and

subscriber

  

disconnections.

additions

  

Net debt

  

Total short and long term debt minus cash and marketable securities.

Net debt

  

The ratio of total short and long term debt minus cash and securities to trailing 12-month income before interest, taxes,

/ EBITDA

  

depreciation and amortization.

Prepaid

  

Subscriber that may purchase airtime to recharge a cellular phone. The client does not hold a contract with the company for voice and data services.

Postpaid

  

Subscriber that has a contract for the use of airtime. The client has no need of activating airtime, it is done so immediately.

SMS

  

Short Message Service.

SAC

  

Subscriber Acquisition Cost. The sum of handset subsidies, marketing expenses and commissions to distributors for handset activation. Handset subsidy is calculated as the difference between equipment cost and equipment revenues.

Wireless

  

The ratio of total wireless subscribers in any given country divided by the total population in that country.

penetration

  


                                                                                                                                         

Exchange Rates Local Currency Units per USD

                 
     

2Q19

    

2Q18

    

Var.%

    

Jan-Jun 19

    

Jan-Jun 18

    

Var.%

 

Euro

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.88

 

  

 

0.86

 

  

 

2.7%

 

  

 

0.88

 

  

 

0.86

 

  

 

2.7%

 

Average

  

 

0.89

 

  

 

0.84

 

  

 

6.1%

 

  

 

0.89

 

  

 

0.83

 

  

 

7.2%

 

Mexico Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

19.14

 

  

 

20.06

 

  

 

-4.5%

 

  

 

19.14

 

  

 

20.06

 

  

 

-4.5%

 

Average

  

 

19.12

 

  

 

19.37

 

  

 

-1.3%

 

  

 

19.17

 

  

 

19.07

 

  

 

0.5%

 

Brazilean Real

                                                     

EoP

  

 

3.83

 

  

 

3.86

 

  

 

-0.6%

 

  

 

3.83

 

  

 

3.86

 

  

 

-0.6%

 

Average

  

 

3.92

 

  

 

3.60

 

  

 

8.8%

 

  

 

3.85

 

  

 

3.43

 

  

 

12.3%

 

Argentinean Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

42.46

 

  

 

28.85

 

  

 

47.2%

 

  

 

42.46

 

  

 

28.85

 

  

 

47.2%

 

Average

  

 

43.93

 

  

 

23.51

 

  

 

86.8%

 

  

 

41.47

 

  

 

21.60

 

  

 

92.0%

 

Chilean Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

679

 

  

 

651

 

  

 

4.3%

 

  

 

679

 

  

 

651

 

  

 

4.3%

 

Average

  

 

684

 

  

 

621

 

  

 

10.1%

 

  

 

675

 

  

 

611

 

  

 

10.5%

 

Colombian Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

3,197

 

  

 

2,945

 

  

 

8.6%

 

  

 

3,197

 

  

 

2,945

 

  

 

8.6%

 

Average

  

 

3,241

 

  

 

2,837

 

  

 

14.2%

 

  

 

3,189

 

  

 

2,847

 

  

 

12.0%

 

Guatemalan Quetzal

                                                     

EoP

  

 

7.71

 

  

 

7.49

 

  

 

2.9%

 

  

 

7.71

 

  

 

7.49

 

  

 

2.9%

 

Average

  

 

7.67

 

  

 

7.44

 

  

 

3.1%

 

  

 

7.70

 

  

 

7.40

 

  

 

3.9%

 

Peruvian Sol

                                                     

EoP

  

 

3.29

 

  

 

3.27

 

  

 

0.5%

 

  

 

3.29

 

  

 

3.27

 

  

 

0.5%

 

Average

  

 

3.32

 

  

 

3.26

 

  

 

1.9%

 

  

 

3.32

 

  

 

3.25

 

  

 

2.3%

 

Dominican Republic Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

51.25

 

  

 

49.43

 

  

 

3.7%

 

  

 

51.25

 

  

 

49.43

 

  

 

3.7%

 

Average

  

 

50.76

 

  

 

49.41

 

  

 

2.7%

 

  

 

50.66

 

  

 

49.19

 

  

 

3.0%

 


                                                                                                                                         

Exchange Rates Local Currency Units per MxP

                         
     

2Q19

    

2Q18

    

Var.%

    

Jan-Jun 19

    

Jan-Jun 18

    

Var.%

 

Euro

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.04

 

  

 

7.6%

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.04

 

  

 

7.6%

 

Average

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.04

 

  

 

7.5%

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.04

 

  

 

6.6%

 

U.S. dollar

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

4.8%

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

4.8%

 

Average

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

1.3%

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

0.05

 

  

 

-0.5%

 

Brazilean Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.20

 

  

 

0.19

 

  

 

4.1%

 

  

 

0.20

 

  

 

0.19

 

  

 

4.1%

 

Average

  

 

0.21

 

  

 

0.19

 

  

 

10.2%

 

  

 

0.20

 

  

 

0.18

 

  

 

11.7%

 

Argentean Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

2.22

 

  

 

1.44

 

  

 

54.2%

 

  

 

2.22

 

  

 

1.44

 

  

 

54.2%

 

Average

  

 

2.30

 

  

 

1.21

 

  

 

89.3%

 

  

 

2.16

 

  

 

1.13

 

  

 

90.9%

 

Chilean Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

35.5

 

  

 

32.5

 

  

 

9.3%

 

  

 

35.5

 

  

 

32.5

 

  

 

9.3%

 

Average

  

 

35.7

 

  

 

32.0

 

  

 

11.6%

 

  

 

35.2

 

  

 

32.1

 

  

 

9.9%

 

Colombian Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

167

 

  

 

147

 

  

 

13.7%

 

  

 

167

 

  

 

147

 

  

 

13.7%

 

Average

  

 

170

 

  

 

146

 

  

 

15.8%

 

  

 

166

 

  

 

149

 

  

 

11.4%

 

Guatemala

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.40

 

  

 

0.37

 

  

 

7.8%

 

  

 

0.40

 

  

 

0.37

 

  

 

7.8%

 

Average

  

 

0.40

 

  

 

0.38

 

  

 

4.5%

 

  

 

0.40

 

  

 

0.39

 

  

 

3.4%

 

Peruvian Sol

                                                     

EoP

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

0.16

 

  

 

5.3%

 

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

0.16

 

  

 

5.3%

 

Average

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

3.3%

 

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

1.7%

 

Dominican Republic Peso

                                                     

EoP

  

 

2.68

 

  

 

2.46

 

  

 

8.6%

 

  

 

2.68

 

  

 

2.46

 

  

 

8.6%

 

Average

  

 

2.65

 

  

 

2.55

 

  

 

4.1%

 

  

 

2.64

 

  

 

2.58

 

  

 

2.5%

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 18, 2019     AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
    By:  

/s/ Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo

    Name:   Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer