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Vivendi — Vivendi Universal — Q1 2005 Earnings Presentation

26 slides from Vivendi's earnings presentation, May 19, 2005

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2005 Earnings

    1 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter 2005 Earnings “A growth media and telco company with an attractive yield” Jacques ESPINASSE Member of the Management Board & Chief Financial Officer IMPORTANT NOTICE: INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO READ THE IMPORTANT LEGAL DISCLAIMER AT THE END OF THI

  2. Slide 2: First Quarter Results Confirm Strong Progress

    2 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter Results Confirm Strong Progress Figures as published, except when specified In € million — IFRS Q1 2005 Q1 2004 % Growth Revenues (comparable basis)* 4,716 4,391 + 7% Earnings From Operations (comparable basis) 849 697 + 22% Adjusted Net Income * 512 1

  3. Slide 3: Consolidated First Quarter 2005 Statement of Earnings

    3 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited In € million — IFRS 2005 As published 2004 As published 1 Revenues 4 761 4 385 2 Earnings From Operations 877 694 3 Other income from ordinary activities 19 23 4 Income from equity affiliates 72 78 5 Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes (EBIT) 968 795 6 Interes

  4. Slide 4: First Quarter 2005 Adjusted Net Income Growth

    4 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter 2005 Adjusted Net Income Growth The € 352 million improvement in adjusted net income compared to the first quarter 2004 comes from: + € 183m: improvement in earnings from operations + € 98m: reduction in interest due to lower average gross debt (from €

  5. Slide 5: Earnings from operations on a comparable basis by business

    5 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Details by business (comparable basis ): In € million, IFRS Earnings from operations up € 152 million, +22% on a comparable basis First Quarter 2005 Earnings from operations on a Comparable Basis 697 849 1st Quarter 2004 1st Quarter 2005 -50 50 150 250 350 450 550 6

  6. Slide 6: First Quarter 2005 Financial Net Debt Evolution

    6 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter 2005 Financial Net Debt Evolution -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 Dec. 31, 2004 Cash flow from operations Cash interest, tax and other Dividends paid to minorities Other adjustments March 31, 2005 In € billion, IFRS - 4.7 — 1.2 * — 0.1 — 0.1 — 4.4 Acquisitio

  7. Slide 7: Business Performance

    7 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Business Performance

  8. Slide 8: Universal Music Group: 1st quarter 2005 Performance

    8 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Universal Music Group: 1st quarter 2005 Performance Revenues up 14% on a comparable basis at constant currency: . Strong sales growth in North America, Europe and Australia; ¢º US SoundScan album unit * market share increased to 31.8% with a 10% growth for UMG unit

  9. Slide 9: Vivendi Universal Games: 1st quarter 2005 Performance

    9 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Vivendi Universal Games: 1st quarter 2005 Performance Revenues up 52% on a comparable basis at constant currency: ¢ºTremendous success of World of Warcraft with approximately 1.5 million subscribers at the end of the quarter; ¢º World of Warcraft has opened new mark

  10. Slide 10: Canal+ Group: 1st quarter 2005 Performance

    10 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Canal+ Group: 1st quarter 2005 Performance In euro million — IFRS 2005 2004 Revenues 836 824 + 1% + 1% Earnings from operations 104 73 + 42% + 40% EFO margin (%) 12% 9% +3 points na 1st quarter comparable basis Growth on a comparable basis 2005/2004 Growth at const

  11. Slide 11: SFR Cegetel: 1st Quarter 2005 Performance

    11 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited SFR Cegetel : 1st Quarter 2005 Performance Revenues up 7% on a comparable basis to € 2,326m: ¢º Mobile revenues up 7% on a comparable basis to € 2,064m: Higher customer base with a favorable customer mix (61.2% postpaid); Annual rolling ARPU up 1% at € 431 (excludi

  12. Slide 12: Cegetel and neuf Telecom Merger Plan

    12 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Cegetel and neuf Telecom Merger Plan . Creation of the leading alternative operator for fixed telecommunications services in France; . After having acquired SNCF’s 35% stake in Cegetel, SFR will contribute 100% of Cegetel to neuf Telecom and will receive in exchang

  13. Slide 13: Maroc Telecom: 1st Quarter 2005 Performance

    13 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Maroc Telecom: 1st Quarter 2005 Performance Recent events ¢º51% growth in ADSL lines to more than 90k lines; ¢ºQ1 2005 mobile net additions of 387,000; ¢ºISO 9001 – 2000 label granted to all activities. In euro million — IFRS 2005 2004 Revenues 423 383 + 10% + 12%

  14. Slide 14: Strategy and 2005 Guidance

    14 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Strategy and 2005 Guidance

  15. Slide 15: Vivendi Universal: a growth company with an attractive yield

    15 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Vivendi Universal: a growth company with an attractive yield ¢ºMedia and telecommunications have experienced a stronger growth than other economic sectors; ¢ºAll our businesses benefit from significant internal growth potential: Development of multimedia services o

  16. Slide 16: Vivendi Universal: a growth company with an attractive yield

    16 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Vivendi Universal: a growth company with an attractive yield ¢º A priority to internal growth , which could be complemented by investment opportunities of small or medium consolidation acquisitions (Music Publishing, Video game development studios, buy-out of minor

  17. Slide 17: 2005 Guidance

    17 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited 2005 Guidance 2005 Adjusted net income growth target: IFRS 2005 2004 ¡Ý +37% € 1,309 m ¡Ý € 1,800 m EPS from € 1.14 ... to at least € 1.57 DPS from € 0.60 ... to at least € 0.82 Weighted average common shares outstanding* (in millions) 1,144.4 1,144.4 * As of Decem

  18. Slide 18: Details on First Quarter 2005 Accounts

    18 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Details on First Quarter 2005 Accounts

  19. Slide 19: Q1 2005 other financial charges

    19 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Q1 2005 other financial charges In € million, IFRS Q1 2005 Q1 2004 Premiums paid for early repayment of some bonds (Vinci Exchangeable, High Yield redemption, other bonds) (78) (7) Change in fair value of derivatives 68 (95) • Embedded option on Sogecable Convertib

  20. Slide 20: Income from Equity affiliates

    20 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Income from Equity affiliates In € million, IFRS Q1 2005 Q1 2004 NBCU 72 — Elektrim Telekomunikacja * — 47 20% of VUE ** — 22 Other ~ 0 9 Income from Equity affiliates 72 78 * Refer to note 7.3 to the consolidated financial statements filed with the SEC as a 6K on

  21. Slide 21: Three Months 2005 Adjusted Net Income

    21 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Three Months 2005 Adjusted Net Income 1Q Under IFRS – In million of euros 2005 P&L As Published Adjustments 2005 P&L Adjusted 2004 P&L Adjusted Adjustments 4,761 - - - — - - 29 (22) 7 7 3 10 - 10 Minority interests 250 0 250 255 (17) 272 Equity holders of the paren

  22. Slide 22: First Quarter 2004 Revenues - Earnings from Operations IFRS reconciliation

    22 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter 2004 Revenues — Earnings from Operations IFRS reconciliation (In millions of euros) Change in presentation (b) Handset subsidies Equipment sales Revenues Universal Music Group 978 — - — - — (1) — 977 Vivendi Universal Games 77 — - — - — - — 77 Canal+

  23. Slide 23: First Quarter 2004 Statement of Earnings IFRS Reconciliation

    23 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited First Quarter 2004 Statement of Earnings IFRS Reconciliation Format compliant with French accounting standards Format compliant with IFRS (in millions of euros) IFRS 3 IAS 18 IFRS 2 IAS 19 IAS 32/39 Please refer to the paragraph mentioned A B C D E/F G Revenues 5 9

  24. Slide 24: Glossary

    24 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Glossary ¢º Adjusted Net Income : includes earnings from operations, other income from ordinary affiliates, income from equity affiliates, interest, and tax and minority interest relating to these items. As a consequence, it excludes other charges from ordinary act

  25. Slide 25: IR Team

    25 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited IR Team Eileen McLaughlin IR Director eileen.mclaughlin@groupvu.com Laurence Daniel IR Director laurence.daniel@groupvu.com Edouard Lassalle Associate Director edouard.lassalle@groupvu.com Daniel SCOLAN Executive Vice President Investor Relations +33.1.71.71.14.70

  26. Slide 26: Important Legal Disclaimer

    26 May 19, 2005 – IFRS – unaudited Important Legal Disclaimer This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ m

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