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Tele2 Ab Class A — Q4 2009 Earnings Presentation

54 slides from Tele2 Ab Class A's earnings presentation, Feb 9, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Fourth Quarter 2009

    FOURTH QUARTER 2009 9 February 2010

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    AGENDA CEO review Harri Koponen Financial review Lars Nilsson Concluding remarks Harri Koponen 2 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  3. Slide 3: Highlights Q4

    HIGHLIGHTS Q4 • Solid operational result • Nordic – Nordic mobile is returning to revenue growth • Push in postpaid segment according to plan • Russia – Roll-out better than plan – 1 149 000 new customers • Central Europe – Focus on maintaining market share in the Baltic region and cash flow contrib

  4. Slide 4: Market Area Nordics

    MARKET AREA NORDICS Mobile • Positive revenue growth • Solid customer intake in postpaid • Secured No1 market share position in prepaid mobile internet in Sweden Market strategy • Further develop and calibrate our increased focus on mobile postpaid 4 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  5. Slide 5: Market Area Russia

    MARKET AREA RUSSIA Mobile • Record high EBITDA margin in mature regions • Record high net intake – New regions adding 944 000 customers Market strategy • Making the roll-out an efficient machinery • Continue unique distribution strategy 5 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  6. Slide 6: Net Intake Russia

    NET INTAKE RUSSIA New regions Old regions (In thousands) 1 400 1 200 205 1 000 359 800 600 944 400 742 379 350 200 449 136 105 84 128 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 6 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  7. Slide 7: Clear Business Goals Through Evolution

    CLEAR BUSINESS GOALS THROUGH EVOLUTION Perceived price leadership/ Subscriber base Defender 17 REGIONS Challenger Retention ARPU protection Customer acquisition Newcomer ARPU development Retention Customer acquisition 20 REGIONS 1,5 – 2 years 2,5 – 3 years >3 years 7 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  8. Slide 8: Market Area Western Europe

    MARKET AREA WESTERN EUROPE Corporate segment • Important contract wins Market strategy • Investing for the future • New mobile offering in the Netherlands – Full portfolio of mobile services • Combination package “Internet Home & Away” 8 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  9. Slide 9: Market Area Central Europe

    MARKET AREA CENTRAL EUROPE Mobile • Defend market share and expand when possible • Mobile internet service launched in Lithuania Market strategy • Economic turmoil creates opportunities for a price leader 9 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  10. Slide 10: Tele2 Always Provides the Best Deal

    TELE2 ALWAYS PROVIDES THE BEST 10 DEAL 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  11. Slide 11: Agenda

    AGENDA CEO review Harri Koponen Financial review Lars Nilsson Concluding remarks Harri Koponen 11 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  12. Slide 12: Q4 2009 Group Results

    Q4 2009 GROUP RESULTS SEK million Q4 09 Q4 08 Change % Continuing operations, Net Sales 9,889 9,986 -1% EBITDA 2,188 2,162 1% - EBITDA margin (%) 22.1% 21.7% Depreciation and joint venture -888 -964 - Depreciation of net sales (%) 9.0% 9.7% One-off items -64 -19 EBIT 1,236 1,179 Normalized EBIT 1,30

  13. Slide 13: 2009 Full Year Group Results

    2009 FULL YEAR GROUP RESULTS SEK million 2009 2008 Change % Continuing operations, Net Sales 39,265 38,272 3% EBITDA 9,185 8,169 12% - EBITDA margin (%) 23,4% 21,3% Depreciation and joint venture -3,647 -3,679 - Depreciation of net sales (%) 9,3% 9,6% One-off items -11 -1 642 EBIT 5,527 2,848 Normal

  14. Slide 14: Taxes

    TAXES Taxes in income statement (MSEK) One-Off Normal Reported Q1 -196 -77 -273 Q2 - -324 -324 Q3 862 -444 418 Q4 20 -267 -247 686 -1,112 -426 Taxes in cash flow statement (MSEK) One-Off Normal Reported Q1 -359 -97 -456 Q2 - -124 -124 Q3 - -98 -98 Q4 -52 -153 -205 -411 -472 -883 In 2010: Tele2 forec

  15. Slide 15: "Our" Currencies

    “OUR” CURRENCIES YTD Average Fixing rate Currency 09 vs. 08 Dec 09 vs Dec 08 EUR / EUR pegged 10,6 % - 5,3 % RUB - 8,9 % - 9,4 % USD 16,2 % - 7,0 % 15 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  16. Slide 16: Net Assets in Foreign Currencies

    NET ASSETS IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES EUR EUR pegged RUB Other 30 1,1 1,0 (SEK billion) 6,2 20 7,2 5,9 6,2 10 12,1 9,6 0 Year-end 2008 Q4 2009 Total 25.3 bSEK Total 24.0 bSEK 16 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  17. Slide 17: Cash Flow for Q4 2009

    CASH FLOW FOR Q4 2009 SEK million Q4 09 Q4 08 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash flow from operations, other 2,485 1,930 Taxes paid -205 -120 Changes in working capital 421 127 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2,701 1 937 INVESTING ACTIVITIES CAPEX -1,048 -1,233 Cash Flow after CAPEX 1,653 704 Acquisition

  18. Slide 18: Cash Flow for Full Year 2009

    CASH FLOW FOR FULL YEAR 2009 SEK million 2009 2008 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash flow from operations, other 8,870 8 166 Taxes paid -883 -377 Changes in working capital 1 131 107 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 9,118 7,896 INVESTING ACTIVITIES CAPEX -4,340 -4,608 Cash Flow after CAPEX 4,778 3,288 Ac

  19. Slide 19: Cash Flow Development

    CASH FLOW DEVELOPMENT Cash flow after CAPEX Cash flow from operating activities 2 800 2 400 2 000 (SEK million) 1 600 1 200 800 400 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 19 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  20. Slide 20: Group Financial Profile

    GROUP FINANCIAL PROFILE Net debt Net debt incl. JV Net debt/ EBITDA 2009 Net debt incl. JV/ EBITDA 2009 25 000 2,5 20 000 2 (SEK million) 15 000 1,5 10 000 1 5 000 0,5 0 0 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 20 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  21. Slide 21: ROCE

    ROCE 19,0% 18,0% 17,0% 16,0% 15,0% 14,0% 13,0% 12,0% 11,0% 10,0% 9,0% 8,0% 7,0% 6,0% Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2007 2008 2009 21 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  22. Slide 22: Net Intake per Segment

    NET INTAKE PER SEGMENT Mobile Fixed broadband Fixed telephony 1 400 1 200 1 000 (In thousands) 800 600 400 200 0 -200 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 -400 22 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  23. Slide 23: Group Customer Stock

    GROUP CUSTOMER STOCK Group Customer Stock Group Mobile Customer Stock Mobile Fixed Broadband Fixed Telephony Prepaid voice Postpaid voice Mobile Internet 30 000 25 000 25 000 20 000 20 000 15 000 15 000 10 000 10 000 5 000 5 000 0 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q

  24. Slide 24: Group Q4 2009 Net Sales

    GROUP Q4 2009 NET SALES Mobile Fixed broadband Fixed telephony Other 12 000 10 000 (SEK million) 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 24 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  25. Slide 25: Group Q4 2009 EBITDA

    GROUP Q4 2009 EBITDA Mobile Fixed broadband Fixed telephony Other Group EBITDA margin 3 000 25% 2 500 24% 2 000 (SEK million) 23% 1 500 22% 1 000 21% 500 0 20% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 -500 19% 25 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  26. Slide 26: Mobile Q4 2009 EBITDA

    MOBILE Q4 2009 EBITDA Mobile Mobile EBITDA margin 1 800 30% 1 750 1 700 25% (SEK million) 1 650 20% 1 600 1 550 15% 1 500 1 450 10% 1 400 5% 1 350 1 300 0% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 26 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  27. Slide 27: Swedish Mobile Margin

    SWEDISH MOBILE MARGIN Temporary negatively affected by increased costs for hardware related to post- paid customers 38% 36% 34% 32% 30% 28% Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Today, cost upfront If we had matched the cost for hardware with instalments from customers 27 2010-02-09 Fourth

  28. Slide 28: MoU and ARPU Development

    MoU AND ARPU DEVELOPMENT Russia Sweden 70 240 240 240 60 220 SEK 220 220 50 SEK 200 200 200 40 180 180 30 180 Q1 08Q2 08Q3 08Q4 08Q1 09Q2 09Q3 09Q4 09 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 ARPU MoU ARPU MoU • Relatively strong development despite challenging economical times – Swedish ARPU being

  29. Slide 29: Fixed Broadband Q4 2009 EBITDA

    FIXED BROADBAND Q4 2009 EBITDA Fixed broadband Fixed broadband EBITDA margin 400 25% 20% 300 (SEK million) 15% 200 10% 100 5% 0 0% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 29 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  30. Slide 30: Fixed Telephony Q4 2009 EBITDA

    FIXED TELEPHONY Q4 2009 EBITDA Fixed Telephony Fixed telephony EBITDA margin 500 30% 29% 400 29% (SEK million) 28% 300 28% 27% 200 27% 26% 100 26% 25% 0 25% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 30 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  31. Slide 31: Group Q4 2009 EBIT

    GROUP Q4 2009 EBIT Mobile Fixed broadband Fixed telephony Other Group EBIT margin 2 000 16% 14% 1 500 12% (SEK million) 1 000 10% 500 8% 6% 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 4% -500 2% -1 000 0% 31 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  32. Slide 32: Group Q4 2009 Capex

    GROUP Q4 2009 CAPEX Mobile Fixed broadband Fixed telephony Other Capex/sales 1400 14% 1200 12% (SEK million) 1000 10% 800 8% 600 6% 400 4% 200 2% 0 0% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 In 2010: Tele2 forecast a CAPEX level in the range of SEK 4,600 – 4,800 million 32 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  33. Slide 33: Agenda

    AGENDA CEO review Harri Koponen Financial review Lars Nilsson Concluding remarks Harri Koponen 33 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  34. Slide 34: Concluding Remarks

    CONCLUDING REMARKS Top priorities 2010 • Investment year • Targeting a long term mobile EBITDA margin on own infrastructure at least 35 percent • Best Deal – Expected quality – Perceived price leader 34 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  35. Slide 35: Q&A

    Q&A 35 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  36. Slide 36: Appendix A

    Appendix A 36 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  37. Slide 37: Tele2 Sweden Mobile

    TELE2 SWEDEN MOBILE Mobile subscriber Net intake 3 500 140 3 400 120 3 300 100 (In thousands) 3 200 80 3 100 60 3 000 40 2 900 20 2 800 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 37 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  38. Slide 38: Tele2 Sweden Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 SWEDEN MOBILE (contd) Mobile net sales EBITDA marg. EBIT marg. 2 000 40% 1 950 35% 1 900 30% (SEK million) 1 850 25% 1 800 20% 1 750 15% 1 700 10% 1 650 5% 1 600 0% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 38 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  39. Slide 39: Tele2 Sweden Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 SWEDEN MOBILE (contd) Postpaid voice Prepaid voice Mobile Internet 4 000 3 500 3 000 (In thousands) 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 39 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  40. Slide 40: Tele2 Norway Mobile

    TELE2 NORWAY MOBILE Mobile subscriber Net intake 480 25 460 20 15 440 (In thousands) 10 420 5 400 0 380 -5 360 -10 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 40 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  41. Slide 41: Tele2 Norway Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 NORWAY MOBILE (contd) Mobile net sales EBITDA marg. 700 12% 10% 650 8% (SEK million) 600 6% 550 4% 500 2% 450 0% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 41 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  42. Slide 42: Tele2 Russia Mobile

    TELE2 RUSSIA MOBILE Mobile subscriber Net intake 16 000 1 400 14 000 1 200 12 000 1 000 (In thousands) 10 000 800 8 000 600 6 000 400 4 000 2 000 200 0 0 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 42 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  43. Slide 43: Tele2 Russia Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 RUSSIA MOBILE (contd) Mobile net sales EBITDA marg. 2 500 37% 36% 2 000 35% (SEK million) 34% 1 500 33% 32% 1 000 31% 500 30% 29% 0 28% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 43 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  44. Slide 44: Tele2 Baltic Mobile

    TELE2 BALTIC MOBILE Mobile subscriber Net intake 3 800 80 3 600 60 3 400 40 3 200 20 (In thousands) 3 000 0 2 800 -20 2 600 -40 2 400 -60 2 200 -80 2 000 -100 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 44 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  45. Slide 45: Tele2 Baltic Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 BALTIC MOBILE (contd) Estonia net sales Lithuania net sales Latvia net sales EBITDA marg. 1200 40% 1000 800 35% (SEK million) 600 400 30% 200 0 25% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 45 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  46. Slide 46: Tele2 Croatia Mobile

    TELE2 CROATIA MOBILE Mobile subscriber Net intake 850 100 750 80 60 650 (In thousands) 40 550 20 450 0 350 -20 250 -40 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 46 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  47. Slide 47: Tele2 Croatia Mobile (contd)

    TELE2 CROATIA MOBILE (contd) Mobile net sales EBITDA marg. 400 0% -5% 350 -10% 300 -15% (SEK million) -20% 250 -25% 200 -30% -35% 150 -40% 100 -45% Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 47 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  48. Slide 48: Appendix B

    Appendix B 48 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  49. Slide 49: Sweden Outlook

    SWEDEN OUTLOOK • Tele2 will continue to target higher market share in the postpaid segment, which in the longer term will lead to: – Higher customer intake – Improved ARPU – Lower churn Resulting in – Higher customer lifetime value • In the short term, this strategy will lead to higher total acquisi

  50. Slide 50: Russia Outlook

    RUSSIA OUTLOOK • Subscriber base should be able to reach18-19 million by YE 2011 • Maintain ARPU growth at 5% by 2011 • EBITDA 2010-2011 – Old regions’ EBITDA margin should evolve in the range of 40-45 percent – New regions’ EBITDA margin should break even 2 years from launch – EBITDA contribution f

  51. Slide 51: Net Debt and Dividend Targets

    NET DEBT AND DIVIDEND TARGETS • Shareholder remuneration – “Tele2’s intention over the medium term is to pay a progressively increasing ordinary dividend” • Long-term financial leverage – “Tele2’s longer-term financial leverage, defined as the net debt /EBITDA ratio, should be in line with the indus

  52. Slide 52: Financial Items Q4

    FINANCIAL ITEMS Q4 SEK million Q4 09 Q4 08 Change External Net interest expenses -9 -86 77 Exchange rate differences, external -61 -251 190 Other financial items -24 8 -32 -94 -329 235 Exchange rate differences, intragroup -30 -264 234 Financial items -124 -593 469 52 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

  53. Slide 53: Financial Items 2009

    FINANCIAL ITEMS 2009 SEK million 2009 2008 Change External Net interest expenses -358 -400 42 Exchange rate differences, external 3 -344 347 Other financial items -65 -63 -2 -420 -807 387 Exchange rate differences, intragroup -80 -206 126 Financial items -500 -1,013 513 53 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter

  54. Slide 54: The Best Deal

    THE BEST DEAL 54 2010-02-09 Fourth quarter 2009

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