SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 6-K

 


 

Report of Foreign Issuer

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of August 2018

 

Commission File Number: 001-13464

 


 

Telecom Argentina S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 


 

Alicia Moreau de Justo, No. 50, 1107
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Address of principal executive office)

 


 

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Telecom Argentina S.A.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Item

 

 

 

1.

 

Telecom Argentina S.A. announces consolidated six month period (‘1H18’) and second quarter results for fiscal year 2018 (‘2Q18’)

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Market Cap P$236.9 billion

August 8th, 2018

 

Contacts:

Solange Barthe Dennin

(54 11) 4968-3752

 

Telecom Argentina S.A.

announces consolidated six month period (‘1H18’) and second quarter results for fiscal year 2018 (‘2Q18’)*

 

Note: The merger between Telecom and Cablevisión was considered an inverse acquisition under IFRS 3 (Business Combinations), with Cablevisión being the surviving entity for accounting purposes. Thus, for the purposes of preparing the consolidated financial statements of Telecom Argentina as of June 30, 2018: i) the comparative figures as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 correspond to those that arise from the consolidated financial statements of Cablevisión at their respective dates; and ii) the corresponding information for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, incorporates on the basis of figures corresponding to Cablevisión, the effect of the application of Telecom Argentina’s method of acquisition at its fair value in accordance with the IFRS 3 guidelines (see Financial Table No. 3) and the operations of Telecom Argentina as of January 1, 2018. On the other hand, in order to ease the understanding and analysis of the earnings evolution by its users, additional tables of the income statements are included, exposing on pro forma basis the comparative figures for 1H17 as if the merger between Telecom and Cablevisión had been effective during that period. The variations of results vs. 1H17 identified in this press release emanate from the comparison with the aforementioned “pro forma” information (see Financial Tables No 6, No 7, No 10, No 11, No 14 and No 15).

 

§     Consolidated Revenues amounted to P$64,179 million (+29.1% vs. 1H17); of which Service Revenues reached P$59,133 million (+28.3% vs. 1H17). Considering the breakdown of Service Revenues, Mobile Services amounted P$22,398 million (+17.9% vs. 1H17); Internet Services totaled P$14,435 million (+33.2% vs. 1H17), while Cable TV Services and Fixed Telephony and Data Services amounted to P$13,872 million (+37.2% vs. 1H17) and P$8,247 million (+47.5% vs. 1H17), respectively.

 

§     Mobile subscribers in Argentina: 19.1 million in 1H18, while Cable TV subscribers and Broadband accesses totaled 3.5 million and 4.1 million, respectively.

 

§     Mobile Internet revenues of Personal in Argentina increased 36.3% vs. 1H17; reaching 54.7% participation in Service Revenues.

 

§     Mobile ARPU of Personal in Argentina increased to P$165.0 per month in 1H18 (+21.9% vs. 1H17).

 

§     Broadband ARPU reached P$585.1 per month in 1H18 (+42.0% vs. 1H17). Monthly churn stood at 1.5% in 1H18.

 

§     Cable TV ARPU increased to P$653.3 per month in 1H18 (+26.3% vs. 1H17).

 

§     Consolidated Operating costs -including D&A and impairment of PP&E- totaled P$50,525 million (+24.5% vs. 1H17).

 

§     Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization reached P$23,296 million (+36.6% vs. 1H17), 36.3% of consolidated revenues.

 

§     Net Loss amounted to P$4,872 million in 1H18. Net Loss attributable to the Controlling Company amounted to P$4,912 million during the same period. The mentioned Net loss mainly reflects the impact of FX losses over financial results, partially offset by growth in Operating Income before D&A.

 

§     Capex reached P$14,237 million in 1H18, equivalent to 22.2% of Consolidated Revenues.

 

§     Net Financial Debt Position: P$48,526 million in 1H18.

 

 

*Unaudited non financial data

 

 

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As of June, 30

 

 

 

 

(in million P$, except where noted)**

 

2018

 

2017

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

Consolidated Revenues

 

64,179

 

49,705

 

14,474

 

29.1%

Operating Income before D&A

 

23,296

 

17,048

 

6,248

 

36.6%

Operating Income

 

13,654

 

9,120

 

4,534

 

49.7%

Net (Loss) Income attributable to Controlling Company

 

(4,912)

 

5,028

 

(9,940)

 

-197.7%

Shareholders’ equity attributable to Controlling Company

 

119,869

 

n.a.

 

-

 

-

Net Financial Position - (Debt) / Cash

 

(48,526)

 

n.a.

 

-

 

-

CAPEX *

 

14,237

 

10,563

 

3,674

 

34.8%

Fixed lines in service (in thousand lines)

 

3,679

 

3,861

 

(182)

 

-4.7%

Mobile customers (in thousand)

 

21,459

 

22,983

 

(1,524)

 

-6.6%

Personal (Argentina)

 

18,631

 

19,529

 

(898)

 

-4.6%

Nextel (Argentina)

 

447

 

952

 

(505)

 

-53.0%

Núcleo (Paraguay) -including Wimax customers-

 

2,381

 

2,502

 

(121)

 

-4.8%

Broadband accesses (in thousand)

 

4,083

 

3,974

 

109

 

2.7%

Cable TV Suscribers (in thousand)

 

3,484

 

3,511

 

(27)

 

-0.8%

Argentina

 

3,341

 

3,366

 

(25)

 

-0.7%

Uruguay

 

143

 

144

 

(1)

 

-0.7%

Average Billing per user (ARBU) Fixed Telephony / voice (in P$)

 

204.8

 

140.9

 

63.9

 

45.3%

Average Revenue per user (ARPU) Mobile Services - Personal (in P$)

 

165.0

 

135.3

 

29.7

 

21.9%

Average Revenue per user (ARPU) Broadband (in P$) ***

 

585.1

 

411.9

 

173.2

 

42.0%

Average Revenue per user (ARPU) Cable TV (in P$)

 

653.3

 

517.0

 

136.2

 

26.3%

 

*(Unaudited information - figures as of 1H17 calculated as the sum of the parts of Telecom Argentina’s and Cablevisión’s CAPEX)

 

**(Figures may not sum up due to rounding)

 

***(Calculated considering the average subscriber bases according to the billing criteria of each product)

 

Buenos Aires, August 8, 2018 - Telecom Argentina S.A. (‘Telecom Argentina’) - (NYSE: TEO; BASE: TECO2), one of Argentina’s leading telecommunications companies, announced today a Net Loss of P$4,872 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of -196.3% when compared to 1H17. Net loss attributable to the Controlling Company amounted to P$4,912 million (-P$9.940 million or -197.7% vs. 1H17).

 

 

 

1H18

 

1H17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

Consolidated Revenues (MMP$)

 

64,179

 

49,705

 

14,474

 

29.1%

Net (Loss) Income attributable to Controlling Company (MMP$)

 

(4,912)

 

5,028

 

(9,940)

 

(197.7%)

(Losses) Earnings attributable to Controlling Company per Share (P$)

 

(2.3)

 

2.3

 

(4.6)

 

 

(Losses) Earnings attributable to Controlling Company per ADR (P$)

 

(11.4)

 

11.7

 

(23.1)

 

 

Operating Income before D&A *

 

36.3%

 

34.3%

 

 

 

 

Operating Income *

 

21.3%

 

18.3%

 

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Income*

 

-7.6%

 

10.2%

 

 

 

 

*As a percentage of Consolidated Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The average of ordinary shares outstanding considered amounted to and 2,153,688,011 as of 1H18 and 1H17

 

During 1H18, Consolidated Revenues increased by 29.1% to P$64,179 million (+P$14,474 million vs. 1H17), mainly driven by Cable TV Services, Internet Services and Mobile Services. Moreover, Operating Income reached P$13,654 million (+P$4,534 million or +49.7% vs. 1H17).

 

Consolidated Operating Revenues

 

Mobile Services

 

As of June 30, 2018, mobile clients amounted to 21.5 million.

 

 

In 1H18, services revenues represented P$22,398 million (+17.9% vs. 1H17). The commercial strategy was focused on promoting the consumption of mobile internet services through an integrated offer of plans suitable for all market segments.

 

 

 

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Mobile Services in Argentina

 

 

As of June 30, 2018, Personal reached 18.6 million subscribers in Argentina, where postpaid clients represented 37% of the subscriber base.

 

In 1H18, service revenues of Personal in Argentina (excluding equipment sales) amounted to P$19,386 million (+17.5% vs. 1H17), with 54.7% corresponding to mobile internet revenues (vs. 47.2% as in 1H17), as mobile internet revenues amounted to P$10,600 million (+36.3% vs. 1H17). In addition, equipment sales increased by 42.0% vs. 1H17, reaching P$4,798 million, equivalent to 19.8% of total revenues of Personal in Argentina.

 

 

The average monthly revenue per user (‘ARPU’) amounted to P$165.0 during 1H18 (+21.9% vs. 1H17).

 

As of June 30, 2018, Nextel reached approximately 0.4 million subscribers, where postpaid clients represented 82% of the subscriber base and prepaid clients represented the remaining 18%.

 

Commercial Initiatives

 

During the second quarter of 2018 and for mobile clients, the Company presented a special offer in international roaming for winter holidays, with the “Pack Mundo” bonus that includes free WhatsApp and data packs to navigate whenever the client is abroad.

 

At the same time, the promotion of the update of our clients’ devices with discounts and special financing continued, such as the offer presented on Father’s Day, and with new releases of innovative terminals, such as the Samsung S9.

 

As part of the mobile content and related with the new consumption modalities, the Company launched its webseries distribution platform through “Personal Play Webseries”, offering short-term premium fiction content, co-productions and other content in this format.

 

Regarding to actions linked to brand positioning, Personal and Huawei sponsored the launch of Personal Fest 2018, announcing a prominent line up, and the realization of the festival in the cities of Córdoba, Buenos Aires and Asunción (Paraguay).

 

Personal in Paraguay (‘Núcleo’)

 

As of June 30, 2018, Núcleo’s subscriber base reached around 2.4 million clients. Prepaid and postpaid customers represented 83% and 17%, respectively.

 

Núcleo generated service revenues equivalent to P$2,090 million during 1H18 (+65.0% vs. 1H17). Internet revenues amounted to P$905 million (+55.0% vs. 1H17) representing 43.3% of 1H18 service revenues (vs. 46.1% in 1H17).

 

 

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Cable TV Services

 

Cable TV service revenues reached P$13,872 million in 1H18 (+37.2% vs. 1H17). This increase was mainly explained by an up selling of value added services combined with price modifications. Total Cable TV subscribers totaled almost 3.5 million, while the Cable TV ARPU reached P$653.3 during 1H18, rising +26.3% vs. 1H17. Moreover, average monthly churn during 1H18 improved to 1.1%.

 

In the second quarter of the year, Cablevisión continued adding outstanding titles to its grid of content on demand. Among the most outstanding is: the “El Lobista” co-production, The Handmaid´s Tale and The Terror. In addition, the CINE.AR signal from the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisuals Arts (INCAA), which broadcasts films, short films, documentaries and the latest news from the national productions, was added to Cablevisión´s high- definition grid.

 

On the eve of the World Cup in Russia, the Company through Personal and Cablevisión presented a value proposal for customers that included the possibility of watching through Flow the 64 matches of the tournament, without consuming the data of the Personal plan.

 

 

 

 

Fixed Telephony and Data Services

 

During 1H18, revenues generated by fixed telephony and data reached P$8,247 million in 1H18, +47.5% vs. 1H17. The increase in fixed telephony services was mainly explained by monthly fee price increases that came into effect for both corporate and residential fixed line customers, and additionally due to the bundled offer of packs that include voice and internet services (‘Arnet + Voz’), that aim to achieve higher levels of customer loyalty and churn reduction.

 

As a result, the average monthly revenue billed per user (‘ARBU’) reached P$204.8 in 1H18, +45.3% vs. 1H17.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Data revenues increase (services mainly offered to Corporate customers, SMEs, Government and to other operators) was mainly driven by FX rate variations that affected those contracts that were adjusted by the $/U$S exchange rate and due to the increase in the number of clients, generated in a context that evidence the strong position of Telecom as an integrated ICT provider.

 

In line with the convergent proposal of services and positioning the company as an integral provider of business solutions, the union of FiberCorp, Personal and Telecom brands was presented through a communication campaign, highlighting the power of the this unification for the segment.

 

Likewise, as part of the actions of the corporate business, FiberCorp participated for the sixth consecutive year as sponsor and technological partner of the OSDE Open Center in Cordoba, the golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour Latin America.

 

Finally, in order to keep supporting the technological and innovative developments that take place in the country, Telecom was a technological supplier of Campus Party, the meeting of innovation, science and entertainment.

 

 

 

 

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Internet Services

 

Internet services revenues totaled P$14,435 during 1H18, +33.2% vs. 1H17. As of June 30, 2018, total broadband accesses increased to almost 4.1 million (+2.8% vs. 1H17). Additionally, broadband ARPU amounted to P$585.1 per month in 1H18 (+42.0% vs. 1H17). Moreover, the average monthly churn rate for the period remained stable around 1.5%. On the other hand, clients with service of 20Mb or higher currently represent 29% of the total customer base as of 1H18.

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

 

Consolidated Operating Costs totaled P$50,525 million in 1H18, an increase of P$9,940 million, or +24.5% vs. 1H17 (including D&A and impairment of PP&E). Continuing with the trend observed during the lasts quarters, this overall increase is below inflation levels and moreover Revenue growth, which allowed a significant increase in the Company’s Operating Income before D&A and to improve its margin. This was a result of a higher level of efficiency in the cost structure. Higher costs are mainly associated to the effect of higher revenues, a highly competitive environment in the mobile and Internet businesses, the impact of higher direct and indirect labor costs generated by the operations in Argentina, the increase in costs of services contracted with our suppliers, higher programming and content costs due to cost from the incorporation of broadcasting signals of football matches.

 

The cost breakdown is as follows:

 

- Employee benefit expenses and severance payments totaled P$11,054 million (+21.4% vs. 1H17), mainly impacted by increases in salaries to unionized and non-unionized employees together with the associated social security contributions. Finally, total employees at the end of 1H18 amounted to 26,325 (vs. 26,992 in 1H17).

 

 

 

 

- Interconnection and transmission costs (including TLRD, Roaming, Interconnection, international settlement charges and lease of circuits) amounted to P$1,974 million, +8.1% vs. 1H17. This increase is mostly explained by higher TLRD costs.

 

- Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies amounted to P$6,239 million (+20.9% vs. 1H17), mainly due to greater fees for services, mostly related to call centers and to higher fees driven mainly by new Company projects and services linked to operational management in general. There were also higher technical maintenance costs and higher hardware and software maintenance costs due to the increase in prices, the FX fluctuations and the higher level of activity.

 

- Taxes and fees with regulatory authorities reached P$5,235 million (+31.1% vs. 1H17). The increase was mainly due to the growth in sales.

 

- Commissions and advertising (Commissions paid to agents, prepaid card commissions and others) totaled P$3,818 million (+20.9% vs. 1H17). The increase is mostly due to collections fees and higher advertising charges, offset by a decrease in CPP commissions and commercial channels.

 

 

 

 

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- Cost of handsets sold totaled P$3,596 million (+21.9% vs. 1H17), this increase was for the most part a consequence of higher costs per unit due to the rise in participation of high-end devices.

 

 

 

- Programming and content costs totaled P$4,529 million (+53.4% vs. 1H17), largely due to the incorporation of the cost of signals to broadcast live football matches of the first division of the Argentine Football Association.

 

 

 

- Depreciation, amortization and impairment of PP&E amounted P$9,642 million (+21.6% vs. 1H17). Depreciations of PP&E totaled P$7,667 million, amortizations of intangible assets reached P$1,834 million, while the losses of PP&E reached P$39 million and the impairment of PP&E P$102 million. The higher charge is mostly due to a greater amortization and depreciation of PP&E and intangibles, corresponding to higher values allocated to the aforementioned assets resulting from the acquisition method under IFRS 3.

 

 

 

- Other Costs totaled P$4,438 million (+26.6% vs. 1H17), of which bad debt expenses reached P$1.273 million (+37.3% vs. 1H17), and whose increase is mainly due to the impact generated by the application as of the FY2018 of IFRS 9, partially offset by greater efficiency in the delinquency management, as well as other operating costs that totaled P$3,165 million, increasing by 22.8% vs. 1H17.

 

 

 

Net Financial Results

 

The Net Financial Results (including Financial Costs on Debt and Other Financial Results, net) showed a loss of P$20,847 million, compared with a loss of P$1,422 million in 1H17. The result was mainly due to FX losses of P$19,882 million (compared with a loss of P$696 million in 1H17), mostly due to the strong depreciation of the peso during the 1H18, followed by net interest losses of P$1,001 million (representing a greater loss of P$856 million vs. 1H17), which are partially offset by gains on investments of P$655 million (that generated greater earnings of P$682 million vs. 1H17).

 

Consolidated Net Financial Debt

 

As of June 30, 2018, net financial debt position (cash, cash equivalents plus financial investments and financial NDF minus loans) totaled P$48,526 million,  increasing when compared to the consolidated net financial debt position as of December 31, 2017 (calculated as the sum of consolidated net financial debt positions of Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión, which was P$9,580 million).

 

 

in million of P$

 

1H17

 

1H18

 

$ Var

 

FX results

 

 

-$ 696

 

-$ 19,882

 

-$ 19,186

 

Net Interests

 

 

-$ 145

 

-$ 1,001

 

-$ 856

 

Gains on investments

 

 

-$ 27

 

$ 655

 

$ 682

 

Others

 

-$ 554

 

-$ 619

 

-$ 65

 

Total

 

-$ 1,422

 

-$ 20,847

 

-$ 19,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

During 1H18, the Company invested P$14,237 million, increasing approximately 34.8% from the sum of the parts of Telecom Argentina’s and Cablevisión’s CAPEX as of 1H17, focusing on projects that maximize the network capacity and on the development of products and services that contribute to address the customer’s needs that today demand for connectivity and data availability. Moreover, transmision and transport networks has been extended to unify the differents access technologies, reconverting the copper fixed networks into fiber or coaxial-fiber  hybrid networks, in order to face the the increaseing services demand from mobile and fixed clients.  Likewise, significant

 

 

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investments have been made in the charging, billing and relationship systems with customers. In relative terms, CAPEX reached 22.2% of consolidated revenues.

 

In terms of infrastructure, the deployment of the 4G/LTE network continued throughout the country, reaching more than 1,400 cities, including all the capital cities of the provinces, reaching 11.1 million customers with 4G devices.

 

Simultaneously, anticipating the technological evolution, Personal and Nokia conducted a test of the 5G network under controlled environments, which achieved speeds of 10Gbps.

 

Relevant Matters

 

Acquisition of the entire remaining shares of the controlled company CV Berazategui S.A.

 

On April 4, 2018, Telecom Argentina informed that it had acquired representative shares of 30% of the social capital and votes of the company CV Berazategui S.A. (“CV Berazategui”), constituted in the Argentine Republic, for a total amount of US$ 8,968,000.-

 

The remaining 70% of the social capital and votes of CV Berazategui are owned by PEM S.A., company controlled by Telecom Argentina.

 

CV Berazategui is a licensee of Broadcasting Services provided by Subscription through Physical Link, license which was originally granted by Resolution N°630/COMFER/91, and provides the service in the Berazategui Department, Province of Buenos Aires to 21,392 Cable TV (CATV) subscribers and 7,190 broadband subscribers.

 

Contract with Vodafone

 

On June 14, 2018 Telecom Argentina announced the signature of a contract of strategic cooperation with Vodafone Sales & Services Limited (“Vodafone”), company with headquarters in the United Kingdom, which will allow Telecom Argentina to delineate its business strategies from sharing the best practices of a global reach telecommunications operator as it is Vodafone.

 

Merger by Absorption between Telecom Argentina S.A. (the Surviving Company) and Cablevisión S.A. (the Absorbed Company) – Resolution of the Secretary of Commerce

 

On June 29, 2018 Telecom Argentina was notified that the economic concentration operation which consists in the merger by absorption of Cablevisión S.A. (“Cablevisión”), as absorbed company, by Telecom Argentina, as surviving company, has been authorized by the Commerce Secretary in the terms of the item a) of the Section 13 of the Law N° 25,156 by means of the Resolution N° 374 APN-SECC#MP dated June 29, 2018, which was notified today, by which it was resolved, among others:

 

“SECTION 1.- (relevant part) Approve the assignment of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (143.464) residential clients from the internet service that is provided through the Arnet brand to the firm UNIVERSO NET S.A. implemented through FIVE (5) definitive contracts already signed (…), and in virtue of it,

 

 

 

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authorize in the terms of the subsection a) of the Article 13 of the Law N° 25,156 the merger operation by which TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. absorbs CABLEVISIÓN S.A.

 

SECTION 2. - Accept the commitment of conduct submitted on May 21, 2018 by CABLEVISIÓN S.A., CABLEVISION HOLDING S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. and FINTECH TELECOM LLC. (and as a continuation company of FINTECH MEDIA LLC.), which as an annex of joint signature N° IF-2018-30740468-APN-CNDC#MP forms an integral part of the majority opinion N° IF2018-30780664-APN-CNDC#MP, whereby TELECOM ARGENTINA SA “undertakes to limit until January 1, 2019, or until the possibility of requesting the registration of television by satellite subscription is enabled for all operators of ICT services, whichever comes first of these two events, the integrated marketing of the service of Television by Subscription by means of a physical link with the Mobile Communications service in all those locations where the Television by Subscription service is provided to date by means of physical link”, understood as integrated commercialization “exclusively to the joint sale of the services indicated in the previous paragraph (Television by Subscription by physical link and Mobile Communications) with a single tariff or a single invoice”, offering additionally “ to extend the term of the limitation (...) until July 1, 2019, or until the possibility of requesting the satellite subscription television registration in enabled for all operators of ICT services, whichever comes first, in those locations where they provide the service of Subscription Television to date by means of a physical link excluding Area II, as defined in the provisions of Decree No. 1461/93 as amended, and the cities of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe and Córdoba, Province of Córdoba”, clarifying that the “extension of the term offered will automatically cease, when in the same location, another provider makes an integrated offer of the Subscription Television Service through physical link with the Mobile Communications service.”

 

SECTION 3. - Accept the commitment of conduct submitted on May 21, 2018 by CABLEVISIÓN S.A., CABLEVISION HOLDING S.A., TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. and FINTECH TELECOM LLC. (and as a continuation company of FINTECH MEDIA LLC.), which as an annex of joint signature N° IF-2018-0740468-APN-CNDC#MP forms an integral part of the majority Opinion N° IF2018-30780664-APN-CNDC#MP, whereby TELECOM ARGENTINA S.A. “is committed to offering the possibility that any current or new ISP can provide the retail broadband service from the leverage of the use of its copper network under ADSL technology,” stating that “this wholesale offer is open to any ISP under the same commercial conditions with the purpose of allowing them to offer products with speeds up to 6MB in all the capillarity of the cooper network of TELECOM” and that “only the 28 locations in which TELECOM divested the customers of the fixed broadband service that renders under the ARNET brand are excluded from this offer”, clarifying that “this commitment allows any ISP to offer products with speeds up to 6MB in all the capillarity of the copper network of TELECOM” and that “the ISP will be able to offer its service with the same processes, systems and technological infrastructure that TELECOM uses for its final clients (such as Dslams and international departure)”, according to the document that they have denominated as “Reference Offer of Wholesale Contract” which was attached and acts as Annex of joint signature N° IF-2018-30740468-APN-CNDC#MP to the referred Opinion.”

 

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Telecom Argentina is the parent company of a leading telecommunications group in Argentina, where it offers, either itself or through its controlled subsidiaries local and long distance fixed-line telephony, cellular, data transmission, and pay TV and Internet services, among other services. Additionally, Telecom Argentina offers cellular services in Paraguay and pay TV services in Uruguay. The Company commenced operations on November 8, 1990, upon the Argentine government’s transfer of the telecommunications system in the northern region of Argentina.

 

As of August 8, 2018, Telecom Argentina has 2,168,909,384 shares issued and 2,153,688,011 shares outstanding.

 

For more information, please contact Investor Relations:

 

Solange Barthe Dennin

Luis F. Rial Ubago

Nahuel Monsalvo

 

(5411) 4968 3752

(5411) 4968 3718

(5411) 4698 4448

 

 

Voice Mail: (5411) 4968 3628

Fax: (5411) 4968 3616

E-mail: relinver@teco.com.ar

 

For information about Telecom Argentina’s services, visit:

 

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www.personal.com.ar

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www.arnet.com.ar

www.cablevisionfibertel.com.ar

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Consolidated information

Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018

(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

1-             Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

12/31/17

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

6,958

 

4,414

 

Financial Investments

 

4,925

 

110

 

Trade receivables

 

12,365

 

1,753

 

Other Receivables

 

2,993

 

828

 

Inventories

 

2,379

 

83

 

Total current assets

 

29,620

 

7,188

 

Financial Investments

 

3,682

 

-

 

Trade receivables

 

117

 

-

 

Goodwill

 

63,903

 

4,109

 

Property, plant and equipment (‘PP&E’)

 

91,585

 

22,080

 

Intangible assets

 

42,024

 

2,368

 

Other Receivables

 

1,384

 

531

 

Total non-current assets

 

202,695

 

29,088

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

232,315

 

36,276

 

Trade payables

 

18,943

 

3,886

 

Financial debt

 

35,622

 

937

 

Salaries and social security payables

 

3,932

 

1,751

 

Taxes payables

 

2,276

 

1,858

 

Dividend Payable

 

-

 

4,078

 

Other liabilities

 

1,303

 

103

 

Provisions

 

455

 

0

 

Total current liabilities

 

62,531

 

12,613

 

Trade payables

 

160

 

-

 

Financial debt

 

28,469

 

9,907

 

Salaries and social security payables

 

145

 

-

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

14,880

 

266

 

Taxes payables

 

2

 

3

 

Other liabilities

 

858

 

134

 

Provisions

 

3,091

 

1,092

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

47,605

 

11,402

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

110,136

 

24,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Controlling Company

 

119,869

 

11,694

 

Non-controlling interest

 

2,310

 

567

 

TOTAL EQUITY

 

122,179

 

12,261

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

232,315

 

36,276

 

 

2-             Consolidated Loans

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

12/31/17

 

Bank overdrafts - principal

 

155

 

-

 

Bank and other financial institutions loans - principal

 

30,035

 

52

 

Notes - principal

 

2,301

 

-

 

Accrued interest and related expenses

 

2,095

 

29

 

For purchase of equipment

 

1,036

 

852

 

Companies under Section 33 - Law 19,550 and related parties

 

-

 

4

 

Total Current Loans

 

35,622

 

937

 

For purchase of equipment

 

441

 

465

 

Notes - principal

 

14,411

 

9,325

 

Bank and other financial institutions loans - principal

 

12,224

 

142

 

Accrued interest and related expenses

 

1,393

 

(25)

 

Total Non Current Loans

 

28,469

 

9,907

 

Total Loans

 

64,091

 

10,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, and Financial Investments

 

15,565

 

4,524

 

Net Financial Position - Cash (Debt)

 

(48,526)

 

(6,320)

 

 

 

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Consolidated information

Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018

(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

3-    Effect of Business Combination - over Assets, Liabilities, Equity and Income

 

 

 

Telecom

(acquired

Company)
(1)

 

Adjustments
on Income of

Previous FY’s
(2)

 

NIIF 3

Merger

Effect

(3)

 

Total

indentifiable

net

assets, inc.

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,831

 

-

 

-

 

2,831

Trade receivables (4)

 

8,636

 

157

 

(656)

 

8,137

Other current assets (4)

 

6,771

 

-

 

32

 

6,803

Total current assets

 

18,238

 

157

 

(624)

 

17,771

NON CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

626

 

-

 

(624)

 

2

Investments

 

2,657

 

-

 

3

 

2,660

Goodwill

 

2

 

-

 

59,653

 

59,655

Property, plant and equipment (‘PP&E’) (4)

 

28,538

 

-

 

34,209

 

62,747

Intangible assets

 

7,096

 

(85)

 

33,175

 

40,186

Other non current assets (4)

 

431

 

125

 

(125)

 

431

Total non currents assets

 

39,350

 

40

 

126,291

 

165,681

Total assets

 

57,588

 

197

 

125,667

 

183,452

LIABILITIES

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

21,987

 

-

 

7

 

21,994

NON CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

48

 

83

 

16,610

 

16,741

Other non current liabilities

 

11,674

 

-

 

18

 

11,692

Total non current liabilities

 

11,722

 

83

 

16,628

 

28,433

Total Liabilities

 

33,709

 

83

 

16,635

 

50,427

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Stock - Outstanding Shares

 

969

 

-

 

(15)

 

954

Inflation Adjustment – Outstanding Shares

 

2,646

 

-

 

-

 

2,646

Capital Stock - Treasury Shares

 

15

 

-

 

-

 

15

Inflation Adjustment – Treasury Shares

 

42

 

-

 

-

 

42

Treasury shares acquisition cost

 

(461)

 

-

 

-

 

(461)

Merger Premium

 

-

 

-

 

109,469

 

109,469

Legal reserve

 

734

 

-

 

-

 

734

Special reserve for IFRS implementation

 

351

 

-

 

-

 

351

Voluntary reserve for investments in capital stock

 

461

 

-

 

-

 

461

Reserve for future cash dividend payments

 

9,730

 

-

 

-

 

9,730

Other comprehensive income

 

972

 

-

 

(972)

 

-

Cost of equity interest increase in controlled companies

 

(3)

 

-

 

3

 

-

Retained earnings

 

7,630

 

128

 

-

 

7,758

Equity attributable to Telecom Argentina

 

23,086

 

128

 

108,485

 

131,699

Equity attributable to non-controlling interest

 

793

 

(14)

 

547

 

1,326

TOTAL EQUITY

 

23,879

 

114

 

109,032

 

133,025

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

57,588

 

197

 

125,667

 

183,452

 

(1) According to the consolidated financial statements of Telecom as of December 31, 2017, approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 7, 2018. P$2MM

of Tuves Paraguay’s goodwill was reclassified from intangible assets to goodwill.

(2) Adjustment to results of previous fiscal years corresponding to initial balances of Telecom Argentina prior to the merger in application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 as of fiscal

year 2018.

(3) Adjustments to the book value of the net assets of Telecom to fair value in accordance with IFRS 3.

(4) Fair value estimations are net of provisions for P$1,677 million, which are deducted from assets.

 

 

 

Three month

 

Six month

Impact of greater asigned value over consolidated income statements

 

period ended

 

period ended

 

 

June 30, 2018

 

June 30, 2018

Revenues

 

(5)

 

(11)

Operating costs before D&A

 

(20)

 

(100)

Operating income before D&A

 

(25)

 

(111)

Depreciation, amortization (‘D&A’) and impairment of PP&E

 

(1,621)

 

(3,197)

Operating income

 

(1,646)

 

(3,308)

Finance results, net

 

9

 

15

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(1,637)

 

(3,293)

Income tax expense

 

491

 

988

Net (loss) Income

 

(1,146)

 

(2,305)

Attributable to Telecom Argentina (Controlling Company)

 

(1,133)

 

(2,279)

Attributable to non controlling interest

 

(13)

 

(26)

 

 

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Consolidated information
Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018
(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

 

4-

Consolidated Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

64,179

 

19,233

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

 

(50,525)

 

(13,540)

 

Operating income

 

13,654

 

5,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial results and results of equity in earnings from associates

 

(20,756)

 

(816)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(7,102)

 

4,877

 

Income tax expense

 

2,230

 

(1,705)

 

Net (loss) income

 

(4,872)

 

3,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(4,912)

 

3,139

 

Non-controlling interest

 

40

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

23,296

 

7,526

 

As % of Revenues

 

36.3%

 

39.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial results

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on debt

 

(1,345)

 

(316)

 

Exchange differences on debt

 

(20,097)

 

(449)

 

Financial debt discounts

 

(28)

 

1

 

Other financial expenses

 

70

 

26

 

Total financial expenses on debt

 

(21,400)

 

(738)

 

Other financial results, net
Interest and gains on investments

 

600

 

100

 

Taxes and bank expenses

 

(607)

 

(242)

 

Exchanges differences on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,538

 

4

 

Exchanges differences from other items

 

(1,323)

 

51

 

Financial discounts on assets, debts and diverse

 

(20)

 

8

 

Results for operations with notes and bonds

 

655

 

(27)

 

Results from changes on fair value of financial instruments

 

-

 

(8)

 

Interest on provisions

 

(256)

 

(34)

 

Quinquennial financial costs

 

(29)

 

-

 

Others

 

(5)

 

(8)

 

Total other financial results, net

 

553

 

(156)

 

 

 

(20,847)

 

(894)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-

Consolidated Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Comparison

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

33,481

 

9,800

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

 

(26,953)

 

(6,955)

 

Operating income

 

6,528

 

2,845

 

Finance results, net

 

(18,493)

 

(845)

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(11,965)

 

2,000

 

Income tax expense

 

3,612

 

(720)

 

Net (loss) income

 

(8,353)

 

1,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(8,372)

 

1,265

 

Non-controlling interest

 

19

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

11,503

 

3,737

 

As % of Revenues

 

34.4%

 

38.1%

 

 

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Consolidated information
Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018
(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

6-

Consolidated Income Statements - Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

64,179

 

49,705

 

14,474

 

29.1%

 

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

 

(50,525)

 

(40,585)

 

(9,940)

 

24.5%

 

 

Operating income

 

13,654

 

9,120

 

4,534

 

49.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial results and results of equity in earnings from associates

 

(20,756)

 

(1,344)

 

(19,412)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(7,102)

 

7,776

 

(14,878)

 

-191.3%

 

 

Income tax expense

 

2,230

 

(2,715)

 

4,945

 

-182.1%

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(4,872)

 

5,061

 

(9,933)

 

-196.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(4,912)

 

5,028

 

(9,940)

 

-197.7%

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

40

 

33

 

7

 

21.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

23,296

 

17,048

 

6,248

 

36.6%

 

 

As % of Revenues

 

36.3%

 

34.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Financial results

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on debt

 

(1,345)

 

(748)

 

(597)

 

79.8%

 

 

Exchange differences on debt

 

(20,097)

 

(786)

 

(19,311)

 

-

 

 

Financial debt discounts

 

(28)

 

1

 

(29)

 

-

 

 

Other financial expenses on debt

 

70

 

26

 

44

 

169.2%

 

 

Total financial expenses on debt 

 

(21,400)

 

(1,507)

 

(19,893)

 

-

 

 

Other financial results, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and gains on investments

 

600

 

801

 

(201)

 

-25.1%

 

 

Taxes and bank expenses

 

(607)

 

(525)

 

(82)

 

15.6%

 

 

Exchanges differences on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,538

 

43

 

1,495

 

-

 

 

Exchanges differences from other items

 

(1,323)

 

47

 

(1,370)

 

-

 

 

Financial discounts on assets, debts and diverse

 

(20)

 

8

 

(28)

 

-

 

 

Results for operations with notes and bonds

 

655

 

(27)

 

682

 

-

 

 

Results from changes on fair value of financial instruments

 

-

 

(8)

 

8

 

-100.0%

 

 

Interest on provisions

 

(256)

 

(198)

 

(58)

 

29.3%

 

 

Quinquennial financial costs

 

(29)

 

(23)

 

(6)

 

26.1%

 

 

Others

 

(5)

 

(33)

 

28

 

-84.8%

 

 

Total other financial results, net

 

553

 

85

 

468

 

-

 

 

 

 

(20,847)

 

(1,422)

 

(19,425)

 

-

 

 

7-

Consolidated Income Statements - Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Comparison

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

33,481

 

25,581

 

7,900

 

30.9%

 

 

Consolidated Operating Costs

 

(26,953)

 

(20,956)

 

(5,997)

 

28.6%

 

 

Operating income

 

6,528

 

4,625

 

1,903

 

41.1%

 

 

Finance results, net

 

(18,493)

 

(1,366)

 

(17,127)

 

-

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(11,965)

 

3,259

 

(15,224)

 

-

 

 

Income tax expense

 

3,612

 

(1,161)

 

4,773

 

-

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(8,353)

 

2,098

 

(10,451)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(8,372)

 

2,082

 

(10,454)

 

-

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

19

 

16

 

3

 

18.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

11,503

 

8,567

 

2,936

 

34.3%

 

 

As % of Revenues

 

34.4%

 

33.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated information

Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018

(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

8-

Breakdown of the Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM SERVICES

 

59,133

 

19,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Services

 

22,398

 

1,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Services

 

14,435

 

6,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable TV Services

 

13,872

 

10,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Telephony and Data Services

 

8,247

 

706

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other revenues from services

 

181

 

297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM EQUIPMENT SALES

 

5,046

 

154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

64,179

 

19,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-

Breakdown of the Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

Three Months Comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM SERVICES

 

30,634

 

9,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Services

 

11,453

 

604

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Services

 

7,574

 

3,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable TV Services

 

7,206

 

5,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Telephony and Data Services

 

4,327

 

363

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other revenues from services

 

74

 

148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM EQUIPMENT SALES

 

2,847

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

33,481

 

9,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-

Breakdown of the Income Statements - Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

REVENUES FROM SERVICES

 

59,133

 

46,097

 

13,036

 

28.3%

 

 

Mobile Services

 

22,398

 

18,996

 

3,402

 

17.9%

 

 

Internet Services

 

14,435

 

10,837

 

3,598

 

33.2%

 

 

Cable TV Services

 

13,872

 

10,111

 

3,761

 

37.2%

 

 

Fixed Telephony and Data Services

 

8,247

 

5,590

 

2,657

 

47.5%

 

 

Other revenues from services

 

181

 

563

 

(382)

 

-67.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM EQUIPMENT SALES

 

5,046

 

3,608

 

1,438

 

39.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

64,179

 

49,705

 

14,474

 

29.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11-

Breakdown of the Income Statements - Pro Forma

Three Months Comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

REVENUES FROM SERVICES

 

30,634

 

23,588

 

7,046

 

29.9%

 

 

Mobile Services

 

11,453

 

9,639

 

1,814

 

18.8%

 

 

Internet Services

 

7,574

 

5,792

 

1,782

 

30.8%

 

 

Cable TV Services

 

7,206

 

5,149

 

2,057

 

39.9%

 

 

Fixed Telephony and Data Services

 

4,327

 

2,717

 

1,610

 

59.3%

 

 

Other revenues from services

 

74

 

291

 

(217)

 

-74.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES FROM EQUIPMENT SALES

 

2,847

 

1,993

 

854

 

42.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

33,481

 

25,581

 

7,900

 

30.9%

 

 

 

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Consolidated information

Six month period and Second Quarter - Fiscal Year 2018

(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

12-

Consolidated Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

64,179

 

19,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(11,054)

 

(3,231)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interconnection and transmission costs

 

(1,974)

 

(356)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

 

(6,239)

 

(2,145)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes and fees with the regulatory authority

 

(5,235)

 

(1,412)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and advertising

 

(3,818)

 

(875)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of equipments and handsets

 

(3,596)

 

(155)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content costs

 

(4,529)

 

(2,487)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expenses

 

(1,273)

 

(252)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income and expenses

 

(3,165)

 

(794)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal Operating costs before D&A

 

(40,883)

 

(11,707)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

23,296

 

7,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization (‘D&A’) and impairment of PP&E

 

(9,642)

 

(1,833)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

13,654

 

5,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings from associates

 

91

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

(21,400)

 

(738)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial results, net

 

553

 

(156)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(7,102)

 

4,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

2,230

 

(1,705)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) Income

 

(4,872)

 

3,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(4,912)

 

3,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

40

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13-

Consolidated Income Statements - as reported in FFSS

Three Months Comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

33,481

 

9,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(5,837)

 

(1,680)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interconnection and transmission costs

 

(1,043)

 

(184)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

 

(3,358)

 

(1,125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxes and fees with the regulatory authority

 

(2,766)

 

(721)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and advertising

 

(2,109)

 

(426)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of equipments and handsets

 

(2,071)

 

(99)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming and content costs

 

(2,384)

 

(1,280)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expenses

 

(660)

 

(118)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income and expenses

 

(1,750)

 

(430)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal Operating costs before D&A

 

(21,978)

 

(6,063)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

11,503

 

3,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization (‘D&A’) and impairment of PP&E

 

(4,975)

 

(892)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

6,528

 

2,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings from associates

 

48

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

(18,870)

 

(891)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other financial results, net

 

329

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(11,965)

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

3,612

 

(720)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) Income

 

(8,353)

 

1,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(8,372)

 

1,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

19

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(In million of Argentine pesos)

 

14-

Consolidated Income Statements - Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

Revenues

 

64,179

 

49,705

 

14,474

 

29.1%

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(11,054)

 

(9,109)

 

(1,945)

 

21.4%

 

 

Interconnection and transmission costs

 

(1,974)

 

(1,826)

 

(148)

 

8.1%

 

 

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

 

(6,239)

 

(5,162)

 

(1,077)

 

20.9%

 

 

Taxes and fees with the regulatory authority

 

(5,235)

 

(3,994)

 

(1,241)

 

31.1%

 

 

Commissions and advertising

 

(3,818)

 

(3,157)

 

(661)

 

20.9%

 

 

Cost of equipments and handsets

 

(3,596)

 

(2,951)

 

(645)

 

21.9%

 

 

Programming and content costs

 

(4,529)

 

(2,953)

 

(1,576)

 

53.4%

 

 

Bad debt expenses

 

(1,273)

 

(927)

 

(346)

 

37.3%

 

 

Other operating income and expenses

 

(3,165)

 

(2,578)

 

(587)

 

22.8%

 

 

Subtotal Operating costs before D&A

 

(40,883)

 

(32,657)

 

(8,226)

 

25.2%

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

23,296

 

17,048

 

6,248

 

36.6%

 

 

Depreciation, amortization (‘D&A’) and impairment of PP&E

 

(9,642)

 

(7,928)

 

(1,714)

 

21.6%

 

 

Operating income

 

13,654

 

9,120

 

4,534

 

49.7%

 

 

Equity in earnings from associates

 

91

 

78

 

13

 

16.7%

 

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

(21,400)

 

(1,507)

 

(19,893)

 

-

 

 

Other financial results, net

 

553

 

85

 

468

 

-

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(7,102)

 

7,776

 

(14,878)

 

-191.3%

 

 

Income tax expense

 

2,230

 

(2,715)

 

4,945

 

-182.1%

 

 

Net (loss) Income

 

(4,872)

 

5,061

 

(9,933)

 

-196.3%

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(4,912)

 

5,028

 

(9,940)

 

-197.7%

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

40

 

33

 

7

 

21.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-

Consolidated Income Statements - Pro Forma

Three Months Comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/18

 

06/30/17

 

Δ $

 

Δ %

 

 

Revenues

 

33,481

 

25,581

 

7,900

 

30.9%

 

 

Employee benefit expenses and severance payments

 

(5,837)

 

(4,819)

 

(1,018)

 

21.1%

 

 

Interconnection and transmission costs

 

(1,043)

 

(893)

 

(150)

 

16.8%

 

 

Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies

 

(3,358)

 

(2,724)

 

(634)

 

23.3%

 

 

Taxes and fees with the regulatory authority

 

(2,766)

 

(2,052)

 

(714)

 

34.8%

 

 

Commissions and advertising

 

(2,109)

 

(1,573)

 

(536)

 

34.1%

 

 

Cost of equipments and handsets

 

(2,071)

 

(1,714)

 

(357)

 

20.8%

 

 

Programming and content costs

 

(2,384)

 

(1,463)

 

(921)

 

63.0%

 

 

Bad debt expenses

 

(660)

 

(451)

 

(209)

 

46.3%

 

 

Other operating income and expenses

 

(1,750)

 

(1,325)

 

(425)

 

32.1%

 

 

Subtotal Operating costs before D&A

 

(21,978)

 

(17,014)

 

(4,964)

 

29.2%

 

 

Operating income before D&A

 

11,503

 

8,567

 

2,936

 

34.3%

 

 

Depreciation, amortization (‘D&A’) and impairment of PP&E

 

(4,975)

 

(3,942)

 

(1,033)

 

26.2%

 

 

Operating income

 

6,528

 

4,625

 

1,903

 

41.1%

 

 

Equity in earnings from associates

 

48

 

38

 

10

 

26.3%

 

 

Financial expenses on debt

 

(18,870)

 

(1,655)

 

(17,215)

 

-

 

 

Other financial results, net

 

329

 

251

 

78

 

31.1%

 

 

Net (loss) income before income tax expense

 

(11,965)

 

3,259

 

(15,224)

 

-

 

 

Income tax expense

 

3,612

 

(1,161)

 

4,773

 

-

 

 

Net (loss) Income

 

(8,353)

 

2,098

 

(10,451)

 

-

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlling Company

 

(8,372)

 

2,082

 

(10,454)

 

-

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

19

 

16

 

3

 

18.8%

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Argentina S.A.

 

 

 

 

Date: August 9, 2018

 

 

By:

 /s/ Gabriel P. Blasi

 

 

 

 

Name:

 Gabriel P. Blasi

 

 

 

 

Title:

 Responsible for Market Relations