SAO PAULO, May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Telefonica Brasil -
(Bovespa: VIVT3 [Common Shares] / VIVT4 [Preferred Shares]; NYSE:
VIV), announces its results for the 1Q17. Service revenue
acceleration and consistent cost decline lead to margin expansion
and solid EBITDA growth in 1Q17.
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Consolidated in R$
million
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1Q17
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%
y-o-y
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|
|
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Net Operating
Revenues
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10,590.1
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1.5
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Net Operating
Services Revenues
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10,334.2
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2.0
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Net mobile services revenues
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6,208.0
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5.0
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Net fixed revenues
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4,126.2
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(2.2)
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Net handset
revenues
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255.9
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(15.2)
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Recurring
Operating costs
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(7,076.2)
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(1.1)
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Operating
costs*
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(7,076.2)
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6.5
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Recurring
EBITDA
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3,513.9
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7.3
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Recurring EBITDA
Margin %
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33.2%
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1.8 p.p.
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EBITDA*
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3,513.9
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(7.2)
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EBITDA Margin
%*
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33.2%
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(3.1 p.p.)
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Recurring Net
income
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996.2
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13.3
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Number of accesses
(thousand)
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97,236
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0.0
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Mobile
accesses
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73,997
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1.0
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Fixed
accesses
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23,239
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(3.0)
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* Adjusted for the
towers sale in 1Q16 in the amount of R$ 513.5
million
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Market share expansion, reaching 30.5% in March 2017 (+2.1 p.p. y-o-y).
Mobile ARPU recorded y-o-y growth of 4.1% in 1Q17, fueled
by a higher share of postpaid clients in the mix and increased data
usage. Data ARPU grew 35.8% y-o-y in 1Q17, corresponding to 68.6%
of total ARPU.
Broadband accesses totaled 7.3 million customers in 1Q17
(+1.7% y-o-y), with FTTx1 connections accounting for
57.6% of the base, accompanied by y-o-y growth of 6.9%. Broadband
ARPU increased 9.2% in 1Q17 over 1Q16, influenced by the evolution
of the ultra-broadband customer base.
Net operating service revenue grew 2.0% in 1Q17 over 1Q16
(4.2% up y-o-y excluding regulatory effects), maintaining the
positive trajectory observed in the last quarters.
Mobile services revenue rose 5.0% y-o-y in 1Q17.
Excluding the effect from MTR reductions in 2017, this line
increased 7.3% over 1Q16. Data and digital services revenue
increased 37.0% y-o-y in 1Q17, accounting for 68.6% of mobile
services revenue.
Recurring Operating costs fell 1.1% in 1Q17 over 1Q16
(LTM IPCA +4.6%), demonstrating the continued efforts and focus on
synergy delivery, pursuit of efficiencies and end-to-end
digitalization. Including the non-recurring effect of the towers
sale in 1Q16, costs increased 6.5%.
Recurring EBITDA totaled R$3.5
billion in 1Q17, 7.3% up on 1Q16, accompanied by an
EBITDA margin of 33.2% (+1.8 p.p. y-o-y) fueled by the
acceleration of mobile service revenues and efficiency measures
adopted by the Company.
CAPEX amounted to R$1.3
billion in 1Q17, focused on 4G coverage (304 new cities
added in the quarter) and FTTH expansion.
Recurring EBITDA - Capex grew 22.6% in 1Q17 over
1Q16, reaching R$2.2 billion
Recurring Net income totaled R$996.2 million in 1Q17 (+13.3% y-o-y), with
IOC for the fiscal year amounting to R$530.0 million.
TELEFONICA BRASIL – Investor Relations
Eduardo Navarro
David Melcon
Luis Plaster
Joao Pedro Carneiro
+55 11 3430-3687 / ir.br@telefonica.com
To download the complete version of the Company's earnings
release, please visit our website:
http://www.telefonica.com.br/ir
1 FTTx includes FTTH (Fiber to the home), FTTC (Fiber
to the cabinet) and cable customers
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SOURCE Telefonica Brasil S.A.