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Kuwait Telecommunications — Kuwait Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (stc) — 9M 2023 Earnings Presentation

28 slides from Kuwait Telecommunications's earnings presentation, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Investors Presentation – 9M 2023

    Kuwait Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. Investors Presentation – 9M 2023

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc) has prepared this document to provide shareholders and investors with financial and management information about the Company. On the other hand, stc does not provide any kind of assurance on the content of this document and bears no liability for an

  3. Slide 3: Table of content

    Table of content stc’s History in Brief 4 stc Kuwait and its subsidiaries 5 Vision, Mission & Values 6 Board of Directors 7 Executive Management 8 Key Milestones 9 Shareholder’s Structure 10 Kuwait’s 2023 Macroeconomic Key Indicators 11 Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Environment 12 Population & Penetration

  4. Slide 4: stc’s History in Brief

    stc’s History in Brief Kuwait Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (stc) is a Kuwaiti Shareholding Company incorporated pursuant to Amiri decree No. 187 on 22 July 2008 to operate and manage the third GSM mobile network in Kuwait as per Law No. 2 of 2007. The shares of the Parent Company were listed

  5. Slide 5: stc Kuwait and its subsidiaries operating in the ICT and B2B space

    stc Kuwait and its subsidiaries operating in the ICT and B2B space stc Kuwait Subsidiaries Enterprise Solutions by stc E-Portal JMT AL-Dar CDN H3 Subsidiary under stc Subsidiary offering B2B connectivity under E-Portal Subsidiary and network services Subsidiaries under E-Portal offering offering B2B

  6. Slide 6: Vision, Mission & Values

    Vision, Mission & Values Values Vision Our vision is to be a world-class digital leader, providing innovative services and platforms to our customers and enable the digital transformation in Kuwait. stc is keen on presenting its customers with numerous telecommunications opportunities with the goal

  7. Slide 7: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors Position: Chairman Position: Vice Chairman Name: Dr. Mahmoud Ahmad Abdurrahman Name: Ameen Ben Fahad Ben Abdulaziz Al-Shiddi Representative of: Kuwait Investment Authority Representative of: Saudi Telecom Company (stc) Position: Board Member Position: Board Member Name: Eng. Moaee

  8. Slide 8: Executive Management

    Executive Management Position: Chief Executive Officer Position: Chief Human Resources Officer Name: Eng. Maziad Alharbi Name: Eng. Ahmad Al Hammad Position: Chief Financial Officer Position: Chief Strategy Officer Name: Mr. Khalid Al Mayouf Name: Eng. Nasser A. Al-Saadon Position: Chief Consumer Of

  9. Slide 9: Key Milestones

    Key Milestones  VIP Customer  stc wins Sharjah Service Award Gulf Top 10 Business Award  Won the "2017 2018 Speedtest  Completes Award“ by Ookla  Acquisition of  The first in  First to introduce nationwide 4G company Qualitynet – the Kuwait to Apple iPhone LTE Coverage leading ISP provider 

  10. Slide 10: Shareholders' Structure

    Shareholders' Structure 52% 23% 25% Saudi Telecom Kuwaiti Governmental Entities Public Shareholders  stc KSA, the leading regional telecom  The Kuwaiti government holds 23%  Public Share holders consists of operator, won the bid for third mobile of stc’ capital through different companies, portfo

  11. Slide 11: Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Key Indicators

    Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Key Indicators GDP Growth Rate Inflation Rate* Unemployment Rate* -0.6% 3.1% 2.2% GDP Per Capita* Monthly Lending Rate Money MKT Rate 9,953 KWD 4.25% 4.5% Kuwait Credit Rating KIBOR (% p.a.) Moody’s S&P Fitch 1M 6M 1Y A1 A+ AA- 4.0625 4.5000 4.7500 Source: CBK, IMF & Moody’s a

  12. Slide 12: Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Environment

    Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Environment Real GDP Growth Inflation Rate (%) GDP, current prices (USD Bn.) Real GDP growth (Annual % change) Inflation rate, end of period consumer prices (Annual % change) 10.0% 184.6 200 4.8% 8.0% 162.7 159.7 180 4.2% 6.0% 138.2 8.2% 160 136.2 136.8 3.6% 4.0% 120.7 140 114

  13. Slide 13: Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Environment…(Cont’d)

    Kuwait’s Macroeconomic Environment…(Cont’d) Kuwait Population Population by Age Group Population (Mn.) Growth Rate (%) 10.0% 8.1% 5.00 3% 4.78 4.82 8.0% 4.74 4.80 4.62 4.67 12% 18% 6.0% 3.6% 4.1% 3.2% 4.50 3.3% 4.60 4.0% 4.41 4.39 1.7% 2.0% 4.24 4.40 0.0% 4.09 2.0% 2.7% -2.2% 4.20 -2.0% 4.00 -4.0% -

  14. Slide 14: Population & Penetration

    Population & Penetration Current Population Current Penetration 4.82 Million 182% Kuwait Population (Million) & Penetration Rate (%) 6.0 250% 205% 200% 5.0 194% 191% 182% 183% 182% 200% 176% 172% 171% 160% 4.0 155% 152% 133% 150% 3.0 4.62 4.78 4.67 4.74 4.82 100% 4.41 4.50 4.39 2.0 4.09 4.24 3.68 3.

  15. Slide 15: 2023-2025 Strategy “LEAD”

    2023-2025 Strategy “LEAD” stc’s Lead Strategy aspires to LEAD the Kuwait telco and ICT market by offering innovative services, growing priority segments and deploying an efficient and digital operating model stc KWT LEAD L E A D Strategy Lift the core by Expand ICT business in Accelerate innovation

  16. Slide 16: Market Share

    Market Share Total Subscriber Base in Kuwait (Mn) Telecom Sector Revenues in Kuwait (KWD Mn) Total Subscribers in kuwait (Mn) stc Subcribers (Mn) Total Telecom Revenue in Kuwait (KWD Mn) stc's Revenue (KWD Mn) 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.6 915 7.2 7.4 860 859 7.1 7.0 7.0 841 825 788 799 814 6.41 753 5.9 717 7

  17. Slide 17: Financial Results

    Financial Results Key Figures & Ratios 9M-2022 9M-2023 Change The nine months ended 30 September 2023 Subscribers (Mn) 2.3 2.4 7%  stc’s revenue increased by 4.2% during the nine months period ended Revenue (KD Mn) 30 Sep 2023 to reach KD 259.8 mn, compared to KD 249.4 mn recorded 249.4 259.8 4.2%

  18. Slide 18: Financial Results - Highlights Annual and YTD-23

    Financial Results - Highlights Annual and YTD-23 Revenue (KD Million) EBITDA (KD Million) EBITDA (KD Million) EBITDA Margin (%) 336.4 35% 83.8 82.0 90 77.8 79.6 287.7 287.9 293.7 296.3 30% 71.1 73.4 80 283.2 249.4 259.8 60.6 63.0 70 25% 29% 27% 26% 27% 60 20% 25% 24% 24% 24% 50 15% 40 30 10% 20 5% 1

  19. Slide 19: Financial Results - Highlights Quarterly

    Financial Results - Highlights Quarterly Revenue (KD Million) EBITDA (KD Million) EBITDA (KD Million) EBITDA Margin (%) 28% 95.6 30% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25 87.0 86.6 88.0 25% 21% 25% 25% 24% 82.5 85.3 23% 76.8 76.9 25% 22.6 20 74.4 20.8 69.8 69.6 20.3 19.9 18.9 19.6 21.4 21.6 20% 18.5 20.5 20.3 15 15% 1

  20. Slide 20: Financial Results - Highlights

    Financial Results - Highlights Total Debt / Equity (KD Million) Total Assets (KD Million) Total Debt (KD Million) Debt to Equity Ratio (x) 424.4 432.0 0.20 25 391.1 393.8 0.09 0.10 0.10 374.2 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.00 0.02 20 305.4 0.00 273.2 -0.10 15 -0.20 23 23 20 10 -0.30 9 10 5 -0.40 0 5 -0.50 0 2017

  21. Slide 21: Cash Dividends

    Cash Dividends Cash Dividends Per Share (Fils) Adjusted Cash Dividends Per Share (Fils) Dividends Payout Ratio (%) 60 60 30 30 30 93% 91% 50 25 67% 40 20 57% 30 30 15 40% 35% 10 5 13% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 *From 2016

  22. Slide 22: Stock Performance

    Stock Performance Data as of 30 September 2023 Closing Price (KD) 0.545 PE (X) 16.5 Paid up Capital (KD Million) 99.9 PB (X) 2.31 Market Cap (KD Million) 544.3 Dividend Yield (%) 5.5 % Rebased Index Since stc’s Listing Date 14 Dec 2014 – Stock Performance vs. KSE and Telecom weighted Indices STC's S

  23. Slide 23: Stock Performance – Key Events Driving stc’s Stock Price

    Stock Performance – Key Events Driving stc’s Stock Price Traded Shares Closing Price Shares Fils 16,000,000 08 February 2023 900 Announcement of stc’s FY2022 10 January 2023 Financial Results & Dividends 14,000,000 Announcement of stc’s addition to the BK main 50 04 April 2023 17 July 2023 12,000,00

  24. Slide 24: Appendix

    Appendix  Balance Sheet (2020 – September 2023)  Income Statement (FY 2020 – 9M 2023) Page | 24

  25. Slide 25: Balance Sheet (2020–September 2023)

    Balance Sheet (2020–September 2023) 2020 2021 2022 September-2023 Balance Sheet KD Mn KD Mn KD Mn KD Mn Assets Property and equipment 190.4 185.0 171.2 160.5 Goodwill and intangible assets 25.0 27.2 42.1 43.2 Trade and other receivables - 16.0 5.1 0.2 Total non-current assets 215.4 228.2 218.4 203.9

  26. Slide 26: Income Statement (FY 2020–9M 2023)

    Income Statement (FY 2020–9M 2023) Income Statement 2020 2021 2022 9M-2022 9M-2023 KD Mn KD Mn KD Mn KD Mn KD Mn Revenue 283.2 296.3 336.4 249.4 259.8 Operating expenses (147.4) (158.8) (189.3) (140.9) (143.9) Staff costs (24.2) (24.6) (27.2) (20.8) (20.3) Expected credit losses on trade & other rec

  27. Slide 27: Digital Annual Reports

    Digital Annual Reports 2021 2022 Page|| 27 Page 27

  28. Slide 28: Thank you

    Thank you Investor Relations Department: : Investor.relations@stc.com.kw : +965 5000 1911 : www.stc.com.kw stc Kuwait Kuwait Telecommunication Company (stc) stc_Kuwait @stc_Kuwait

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