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Annual Result/Quarterly Report
Vienna -
* Group total revenues increased by 4.1 %, with flat service revenues in Austria
and Slovenia and growth in all other markets.
* Mobile service revenues rose in all markets except for Slovenia and were
mainly driven by the ongoing strong demand for mobile WiFi routers.
* Fixed-line service revenues continued to grow, with a steady increase in
solutions and connectivity revenues in Austria and further strong performance
in Bulgaria.
o Mobile contract subscribers rose by 4.4 % year-on-year, with growth in all
markets except for Bulgaria, which was impacted by the removal of inactive
SIM cards in Q1 2019.
o Fixed-line RGUs decreased by 1.0 % year-on-year, as TV RGU growth mitigated
the decline of fixed-line voice and fewer low-bandwidth broadband RGUs in
Austria.
* Group EBITDA excluding restructuring charges increased by 8.2 % (reported:
+6.4 %), driven by higher service revenues.
o In Austria, EBITDA excluding restructuring charges rose slightly by 0.3 %,
mostly enabled by operational efficiency.
o All international operations contributed to EBITDA growth, especially driven
by Belarus, Serbia and Croatia.
* Net result declined from EUR 42.5 mn in Q4 2018 to EUR 35.3 mn in Q4 2019,
driven by higher deferred tax expenses due to an appreciation of affiliates.
* Free cash flow increased from EUR 58.0 mn in Q4 2018 to EUR 89.4 mn in the
reporting period, mostly driven by better operational performance and lower
capital expenditures paid.
* Guidance 2020: approximately 1-2 % higher revenues and CAPEX at EUR 770 mn
excl. spectrum investments and acquisitions.
Further inquiry note:
Martin Stenitzer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 (0) 50 664 23066
Email: martin.stenitzer@a1.group
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issuer: Telekom Austria AG
Lassallestrasse 9
A-1020 Wien
phone: 004350664 47500
FAX:
mail: investor.relations@a1.group
WWW: www.a1.group
ISIN: AT0000720008
indexes: ATX, WBI
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English
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