Telkom Sa Soc Ltd. · JSE:TKG

Telkom Sa Soc — Telkom — FY2003 Earnings Presentation

175 slides from Telkom Sa Soc's earnings presentation, Jul 3, 2003

  1. Slide 1: Form 6-K

    FORM 6-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Section 13a-6 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of: May 2003 001-31609 (Commission File Number) Telkom SA Limited (Translation of registrant’s na

  2. Slide 2: Exhibit descriptions

    On May 19, 2003, Telkom SA Limited (“Telkom”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a long-term collective agreement on substantive matters with Solidarity, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. On May 14, 2003, Telkom execut

  3. Slide 3: Exhibit list

    99.3 Press release, dated May 22, 2003, issued by Telkom, announcing that its executives would be presenting at the Deutsche Bank technology workshop in South Africa on May 22 and 23, 2003 99.4 Slide presentation prepared by Telkom for Deutsche Bank technology workshop in South Africa on May 22 and

  4. Slide 4: Signature

    SIGNATURE 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. TELKOM SA LIMITED By: /s/ Sizwe Nxasana Name: Sizwe Nxasana Title: Chief Executive Officer Date: July 3,

  5. Slide 5: Exhibit 99.1

    EXHIBIT 99.1

  6. Slide 6: Telkom and Solidarity enter into long-term collective agreement

    Media Release 19 May 2003 Telkom and Solidarity enter into long-term collective agreement on substantive matters Telkom and Solidarity, a member of the Alliance of Telkom Unions (ATU), on Friday (16 May 2003) signed a long- term collective agreement on substantive matters that will see its members r

  7. Slide 7: Exhibit 99.2

    EXHIBIT 99.2

  8. Slide 8: Telkom SA Limited: Delivering on strategy

    Telkom SA Limited Shawn Mckenzie, COO Delivering on strategy May 2003

  9. Slide 9: Forward-looking safe harbour

    Forward-looking safe harbour All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Telkom SA Limited or by officers, director or employees acting on behalf of the Telkom Group that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements”. Such forwa

  10. Slide 10: Group overview

    Group overview

  11. Slide 11: Telkom at a glance

    Telkom at a glance Telkom SA Limited shareholding Group structure Fixed-line Mobile Freefloat: 27.7% Government: 39.3% Telkom Vodacom 50% Ucingo: 3% 64.9% Telkom Directory Services Thintana: 30% 100% Swiftnet 4

  12. Slide 12: Group financial highlights

    Group financial highlights March 2002. In ZAR millions % change since previous year Revenue 34,197 9% EBITDA 9,621 (4%) EBIT 4,213 (15%) Net income 1,221 (25%) Net debt 21,858 1.2% Capex 9,004 (9%) 5

  13. Slide 13: Group operational highlights

    Group operational highlights September 2002 % change since previous year Fixed-line – Telkom SA Limited Fixed lines (000s) 4,895 (2%) Digilisation (%) 99.8 - Fixed-line employees1 38,009 (10%) 2 Mobile – 100% Vodacom Mobile customers3 (000s) 7,670 32% SA Mobile market share (%) 59 - SA ARPU (ZAR) 18

  14. Slide 14: Investment highlights

    Investment highlights • The leading communications service provider in South Africa • Well placed to increase efficiencies, profitability and cash flows, reduce capex, reduce indebtedness and reinstate dividend payments • Strong growth in mobile business through Vodacom, the leading SA mobile operat

  15. Slide 15: Group strategy

    Group strategy

  16. Slide 16: To be a world-class communications Group

    To be a world-class communications Group Increase Increase profitability and cash flows, shareholder value reduce indebtedness, reinstate dividend payments Maintain market Position the Group for competition leadership positions • Compete effectively and grow selected markets • Enhance operational an

  17. Slide 17: Maintaining and driving the top line

    Maintaining and driving the top line Compete Efficient Integrate Performance Mobile Compete effectively in our core markets and grow selected markets Improve customer service Market new services to our existing clients Promote increased network usage Manage the regulatory environment 10

  18. Slide 18: Protecting our core revenues

    Protecting our core revenues African hubbing Real price reductions SNO services Volume discounts New mobile interconnect Prepaid growth Tariffs rebalanced Long-term contracts Value-added services Price promotions Value-added products Tariffs rebalanced Cable investments Call packages 7,323 4,876 4,4

  19. Slide 19: Customer service remains top priority

    Customer service remains top priority Mean time to install Mean time to install ISDN Mean time to repair residential voice improved improved by 77% to 20 business voice improved by by 67% to 7 days days 58% to 11 hours 88 21 26 11 7 20 2000 2002 2000 2002 2000 2002 Year ended March 31, 2000 and six

  20. Slide 20: Increasing customer loyalty

    Increasing customer loyalty Increasing penetration of value-added services Call answer Forward call Locking customers into long-term contracts Call waiting MyRing Introducing new products 13

  21. Slide 21: Keeping prices competitive

    Keeping prices competitive Tariff rebalancing completed over last 5 years in Local and long distance calls are the preparation for competition. Ratio of local call prices cheapest in the South African market to long distance now in line with best practice Standard Callmore 13.2 time time Local 1 R0.

  22. Slide 22: Increasing network usage

    Increasing network usage Telkom carries all mobile traffic, therefore the significant Increasing network usage through a targeted growth in SA mobile customers has seen excellent deployment of fixed-line prepaid where we growth in Telkom’s mobile lease facilities revenue have existing unutilised cap

  23. Slide 23: Achieving operational excellence

    Achieving operational excellence Compete Efficient Integrate Performance Mobile Reduce operating expenses and enhance capital investment efficiencies Reduce employee expenses Reduce bad debts and maintenance costs Increase savings from outsourcing contracts Implement disciplined capital investment 1

  24. Slide 24: Streamlining the company

    Streamlining the company Fixed-line employee numbers1 Employee losses over last 3.5 years Restructured into customer facing organisation and Natural attrition: 34% 61,237 Early retirement: 19% 56,840 reskilled employees 49,128 43,758 39,444 38,009 Outsourcing: 12% Voluntary severance: 28% Involuntar

  25. Slide 25: Managing outsourcing contracts

    Managing outsourcing contracts Reduce vehicle fleet by 21% Contained property to 15,133 management costs 19,094 534 515 15,133 2000 Sep-02 Sep-01 Sep-02 Year ended March 31, 2000 and six months ended September 2002. Six months ended September. ZAR million 18

  26. Slide 26: Strict capital discipline

    Strict capital discipline Fixed-line capex to sales Forecast OSS capex spend Fixed-line approved budget of R4.9bn for year ended March 2003 Workforce: 18% Assurance: 18% 8,468 8,297 36% 31% 6,962 25% 10% Customer care: 34% Provisioning/Fulfilment: 30% 1,487 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02 A five to six year e

  27. Slide 27: Seizing new market opportunities

    Seizing new market opportunities Compete Efficient Integrate Performance Mobile Expanding our integrated service offerings and developing new fixed-mobile products Increasing penetration of data services Develop new innovative data products Develop new fixed-mobile products Increase operational syne

  28. Slide 28: Data growth providing support

    Data growth providing support Data revenue (Rm) Number of managed network sites Strong growth driven by leased line volumes and increased penetration of value-added services Ç Ç 16.7% 17.6% Ç 6,636 Ç 22.7% 3,913 20.4% Ç 5,684 3,328 47.7% Ç 4,634 2,764 12.3% 2,112 3,138 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02 2000 200

  29. Slide 29: Moving closer to mobile

    Moving closer to mobile Rationale for Vodacom synergies To leverage both companies strengths in the market To ensure optimum geographic coverage of retail synergies To eliminate channel conflict in business and corporate segments To avoid duplication of resources To benefit from converging fixed-mob

  30. Slide 30: Creating a culture of service and savings

    Creating a culture of service and savings Compete Efficient Integrate Performance Mobile Foster a highly competitive culture, driving employee performance Implement training and skills retention programs Develop long-term relationships with unions Entrench a cost savings culture Entrench a competiti

  31. Slide 31: Creating a cost conscious mindset

    Creating a cost conscious mindset Employee suggestions A R500m targeted savings cost 9 Reduce staff telephone usage initiative across the company Savings driven by employee 9 Reduce overtime suggestions 9 Reduce contractors A sense of ownership 250 suggestions received, 111 9 Reduce paper consumptio

  32. Slide 32: Benefiting from mobile growth

    Benefiting from mobile growth Compete Efficient Integrate Performance Mobile Capitalise on the growing mobile communications market through Vodacom Continue mobile subscriber growth in South Africa Expand mobile business outside of South Africa Expand mobile data revenue products Achieve sustainable

  33. Slide 33: Grow South African customer base

    Grow South African customer base Vodacom South African customers (000s) Introduce new innovative voice products Vodacom estimates the total SA mobile market at peak penetration at 19 million or 45% penetration, current market size estimate is 14 million. 7,130 6,557 5,108 3,069 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02

  34. Slide 34: Introduce new data products

    Introduce new data products Vodacom revenue – 6 months Sep 2002 Data: 2.5% Voice: 97.5% Data revenue largely from SMSs, Vodacom SMS’s grew 80% in six months to September 2002 to 653 million compared to six months to September 2001 27

  35. Slide 35: Expand mobile beyond South Africa

    Expand mobile beyond South Africa Tanzania Other African revenue (ZARm)1 • Launched August 2000 • Market leader • Population 36.0m¹ • Customers at 30 Sep 2002 – 305,953 740 Democratic Republic of Congo • Official launch May 2002 • Network rollout started Dec 2001 • Population 52.5m¹ • Customers at 3

  36. Slide 36: Vodacom delivering solid shareholder returns

    Vodacom delivering solid shareholder returns Cash generated from operating activities (Rm) Return (EBIT) on net assets1 Ç Ç Ç 46.6% 32.7% 7.9% 6,188 34.0% 33.9% 32.4% 4,664 3,182 3,172 2,940 2000 2001 2002 Sep-01 Sep-02 2000 2001 2002 Year ended March 31. 100% of Vodacom Year ended March 31. 1. EBIT

  37. Slide 37: Conclusion

    Conclusion

  38. Slide 38: Focused on delivering shareholder value

    Focused on delivering shareholder value Margin expansion Capex reduction Free cash flows • Reduce debt • Grow earnings • Reinstate dividend 31

  39. Slide 39: Investor Relations

    Investor Relations telkomir@telkom.co.za Tel: +27 12 311 5720 Fax: +27 12 311 5721 Ticker - JSE: TKG, NYSE: TKG ADR ratio 1: 4

  40. Slide 40: Exhibit 99.3

    EXHIBIT 99.3

  41. Slide 41: Telkom to map out network investment plans at Deutsche Bank workshop

    22 May 2003 Telkom to map out network investment plans at Deutsche Bank workshop Telkom SA Limited (JSE and NYSE: TKG) executives will present on the Company's prior years fixed-line capital expenditure and future network investment strategy at the Deutsche Bank technology workshop that takes place

  42. Slide 42: Exhibit 99.4

    EXHIBIT 99.4

  43. Slide 43: Telkom SA Limited: Deutsche Bank Technology Workshop

    Telkom SA Limited Deutsche Bank Technology Workshop 22-23 May 2003

  44. Slide 44: Forward-looking statements

    Forward-looking statements All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by Telkom SA Limited or by officers, directors or employees acting on behalf of the Telkom Group, that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements” within the mean

  45. Slide 45: Five key focus areas

    Five key focus areas • Redefining capital expenditure • Network strategy • Building for selected growth • Maintaining the network • Investment in operational support systems 3

  46. Slide 46: Redefining capex

    Redefining capex

  47. Slide 47: A new view of fixed-line capex

    A new view of fixed-line capex Reporting for licence obligations Management reporting Company support: 9% Network modernisation: 32% Company support: 7% Baseline: 40% OSS: 34% Cost savings: 25% Regulatory: 0% Line rollout: 25% Network evolution: 27% Revenue generation: 1% Year ended March 31, 2002.

  48. Slide 48: Building and maintaining the core

    Building and maintaining the core Baseline capital expenditure Definition In R millions contribution % Capex required to meet voice and data service requirements Known demand and costs – can be modelled Baseline: 2,728 40% based on history and trends Categories Voice – line build, ISDN, national cor

  49. Slide 49: Baseline investment

    Baseline investment Baseline capital expenditure In R millions Significant capex driven by line rollout and related customer premise equipment (CPE), mobile leased facilities and data leased lines 4,887 4,687 2,728 1,258 Current capex largely for data leased line growth, 689 mobile leased lines, lea

  50. Slide 50: Evolving the network

    Evolving the network Network evolution capital expenditure Definition In R millions contribution % Expenditure aimed at evolving the network and improving its resilience, redundancy and efficiency Upgrade, rehabilitate, modernise Categories Access line evolution Transmission Network evolution: 1,906

  51. Slide 51: Network evolution investment

    Network evolution investment Network evolution capital expenditure In R millions Driven by significant investment in evolving the transmission network – (Local transport network, National Transport network & ATM), WDM Evolving our data network to a packet network for IP 1,906 carrying capacity Evolv

  52. Slide 52: Increasing operational efficiencies

    Increasing operational efficiencies Cost savings capital expenditure Definition In R millions contribution % Expenditure aimed at reducing costs, improving effectiveness and allowing better Cost savings: 1,743 25% service Categories OSS (FlowThru and iCare) Network management IT business systems Man

  53. Slide 53: Cost savings investment

    Cost savings investment Cost savings capital expenditure In R millions Spend driven largely by Telcordia together with spend on network management and other core new IT systems 1,985 1,827 1,743 Spend driven by the deployment of Flexibill, OSS project spend, implementation of SAP and network managem

  54. Slide 54: Capital management

    Capital management Telkom has enhanced its capital management process to improve capital efficiency through • Strict capital budget approval process to ensure optimal capex allocation • Utilisation of existing infrastructure to drive down investment in new line growth • Utilisation of spare capacity

  55. Slide 55: Network strategy

    Network strategy

  56. Slide 56: Basic network infrastructure

    Basic network infrastructure DSSU DPSU Digital Secondary Switching Unit Digital Primary Switching Unit DLU Digital Line Unit Local National Access Network Transmission Transmission DSSU DLU DPSU DSSU DLU 14

  57. Slide 57: Previous network investment strategy

    Previous network investment strategy • Licence obligation Æ Rollout to under-serviced areas Æ Replace analogue lines with digital Æ Increase teledensity • Modernise network Æ Deployment of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and fibre technologies Æ Customer specific solutions Æ Replacement of analogue

  58. Slide 58: Network modernisation programme

    Network modernisation programme • Replaced 228 353 non-digital lines 1997/1998 • 71 000 km of fibre laid • Replaced 518 105 non-digital lines • ATM deployed 1998/1999 • NNOC started • Afrolinque (SAT-3/WASC/SAFE) project launched • Replaced 350 440 non-digital lines 1999/2000 • NNOC open • DWDM depl

  59. Slide 59: Access network deployed

    Access network deployed • Access network consists of Future direction of access network Æ Mainly copper VDSL1 Æ Radio technologies deployed in rural areas ADSL Æ Fibre deployed in high-end of SHDSL 2 - 26 Mbps the market Æ Access network supports basic 1.5 - 8 Mbps ISDN voice to broadband Modem 2 -

  60. Slide 60: Switching and transmission network

    Switching and transmission network • Voice network Æ Two-tier switching network with SS# 7 (Signally System #7) Æ Deployed intelligent network platform • Non-voice network Æ Constant-bit rate, variable bit rate platforms Æ End-to-end leased circuits Æ IP enabled • Transmission network Æ Consists of

  61. Slide 61: International network

    International network • Satellite investments • Cable investments Æ New submarine cable investment – Afrolinque (SAT-3/WASC/SAFE) Æ 26 448 km Telkom-driven undersea cable between Portugal and Malaysia Æ Ultimate capacity for SAFE – 130 Gb/s (25 year expected life); SAT-3 – 120Gb/s Æ 12,1 million sim

  62. Slide 62: VOIP network deployed

    VOIP network deployed • Established Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Point of Presence (PoP) in London Æ Attracting voice minutes destined for RSA and Africa from “emerging” carriers Æ Traffic outgoing from RSA on “Least cost Routing - LCR” basis • Established Telkom as VOIP clearing house • Depl

  63. Slide 63: Current network strategy

    Current network strategy • Increase network efficiency Æ Evolve to converge network using existing legacy technologies Æ From current to packet switching Æ Reinvestment to ensure reliability and efficiencies • Lower costs Æ Investment in operational support systems (OSS) to drive greater efficiencie

  64. Slide 64: Migrating the network

    Migrating the network PSTN Applications NGN1 TDM2 4 Interwork network NGN with TDM Softswitch 3 Create NGN network IP-enabled access • Dial-in • xDSL 2 Support Voice • Fiber-to-the-X 1 Build-out Packet Access over Packet Access 5 Customer Swing-over 1. Next Generation Network 2. Time Division Multi-

  65. Slide 65: Investing for growth

    Investing for growth

  66. Slide 66: Capex to maintain customer base

    Capex to maintain customer base Fixed-line connections (000s) Telkom continues the need to connect customers in profitable economic centres to maintain existing customer base. 1,246 Customer migrations have resulted in high level of prepaid and ISDN connections. 1,037 998 492 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02 Y

  67. Slide 67: Investing for mobile growth

    Investing for mobile growth South African mobile customers (000s) Mobile leased facilities revenue (Rm) Telkom’s wholesale benefits from the continued Telkom carries all mobile traffic and continues to strong growth in mobile customers and traffic build backbone for operators 12,081 834 10,789 704 8

  68. Slide 68: Investing for growing bandwidth demands

    Investing for growing bandwidth demands Kbps Leased Line, 1544 Frame Relay, Video, Multimedia XDSL 128 ISDN, Frame Simple Video, Voice 64 Relay 56K Web Browsing New Modem 28.8 E-Mail, File Transfer 19.2 Old Modem Narrowband 9.6 Minimum Bandwidth for Application per User 26

  69. Slide 69: Maintaining the network

    Maintaining the network

  70. Slide 70: What is maintenance capex?

    What is maintenance capex? Maintenance operating expenditure Capital expenditure Expenditure to maintain an asset Expenditure to enhance or that has not reached the end of its rehabilitate life AND if expenditure is a one Expenditure that increases for one replacement then it is capacity or new tech

  71. Slide 71: Challenges in maintaining the network

    Challenges in maintaining the network Balancing service and cost objectives Prioritisation of fault repairs Customer segmentation Fault repeat rates Reskilling and restaffing the network 29

  72. Slide 72: Why reinvest in the network?

    Why reinvest in the network? Reduce long-term maintenance costs Improve customer service Increase network resilience and efficiencies Eliminate duplication and surplus resources 30

  73. Slide 73: Containing maintenance costs

    Containing maintenance costs Materials and maintenance (Rm) Telkom’s investment in the network together with its continued effort to improve the access network 8.3% 2,093 operations contributes to the containment of materials 1,986 1,962 7.9% and maintenance costs 7.4% 7.5% 7.3% Telkom continues to

  74. Slide 74: Improving customer service

    Improving customer service Mean time to install Mean time to install ISDN Mean time to repair residential voice improved improved by 77% to 20 business voice improved by by 67% to 7 days days 58% to 11 hours 88 21 26 11 7 20 2000 2003 2000 2003 2000 2003 Year ended March 31, 2000 and six months ende

  75. Slide 75: Reducing fault rates

    Reducing fault rates Faults per thousand business lines Number of fault rates per 1000 2Mb Focused improvement on reducing repeat fault Improving the fault rates in our data network rates in business segment 332 1,036 925 279 265 718 750 223 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02 2000 2001 2002 Sep-02 Year ended Mar

  76. Slide 76: The multi-skilled technical officer

    The multi-skilled technical officer ian Technic Joiner gineer Field en r Repaire 34

  77. Slide 77: OSS investment

    OSS investment

  78. Slide 78: Company strategic objectives

    Company strategic objectives Increase Increase profitability and cash flows, shareholder value reduce indebtedness, reinstate dividend payments • Increase revenue • Minimise revenue loss • Reduce costs • Increase profits Maintain market Position the Group for competition leadership positions • Impro

  79. Slide 79: OSS strategic direction

    OSS strategic direction Organisation • Focused on servicing Telkom to improve productivity, improve efficiencies, and empower customer facing staff Activity • Develop and enhance current operational, business and support systems Objective • Address critical business needs by providing solutions that

  80. Slide 80: Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA)

    Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA) • Key enablers for sustainable competitive advantage in the service industry are Æ Product bundling Æ Customer care Æ Cost structures Æ People Æ Speed and flexibility • OSS to develop solutions to ensure Telkom remains competitive, differentiates itself and be

  81. Slide 81: OSS Programme

    OSS Programme

  82. Slide 82: Core OSS Projects

    Core OSS Projects OSS Five year project spend – estimate spend R4bn Workforce management: 18% Assurance: 18% Provisioning/fulfillment: 30% Customer care: 34% 40

  83. Slide 83: Customer Care

    Customer Care The Customer Care Functional Area includes all customer-oriented functions and data. Its scope encompasses handling all types of contact with the customer, the management of the relationship, and the administration of customer data, including information related to Telkom owned CPEs so

  84. Slide 84: Assurance

    Assurance A complete OSS assurance solution can support revenue protection, reduce costs, and increase productivity of staff and resources. The functional capabilities established in this domain will afford Telkom SA an opportunity to develop and standardise processes for resolving troubles. Rationa

  85. Slide 85: Provisioning/Fulfilment

    Provisioning/Fulfilment An effective and efficient asset management is prerequisite. The projects in this domain establish the the Network Inventory data base (physical, logical & service) for Telkom and the maintenance capability on the data. Rationale Current legacy network inventory systems are d

  86. Slide 86: Workforce management

    Workforce management This initiative is aimed at providing an automated mechanism to manage and optimise the workforce. Rationale Telkom did not have an integrated workforce management system prior to the award of the contract to MDSI Benefits Effective and efficient management of the workforce with

  87. Slide 87: OSS benefits

    OSS benefits • Business and OSS do a high level benefits setting prior to launch Setting • Re-evaluate at Launch / Scope • Re-evaluate after design • Final evaluation and baseline setting during Class Room Pilot • From Class Room Pilot 3 to 6 months stabilising period Objective • Track monthly in de

  88. Slide 88: Investor Relations

    Investor Relations telkomir@telkom.co.za Tel: +27 12 311 5720 Fax: +27 12 311 5721 Ticker - JSE: TKG, NYSE: TKG ADR ratio 1: 4

  89. Slide 89: Exhibit 99.5

    EXHIBIT 99.5

  90. Slide 90: Telkom and the Alliance of Telkom Unions enter into long-term collective agreement

    23 May 2003 Telkom and the Alliance of Telkom Unions enter into long-term collective agreement on substantive matters Telkom and the Alliance of Telkom Unions (ATU) today signed a long-term collective agreement on substantive matters that will see its members receiving a 9% salary increase this fina

  91. Slide 91: Exhibit 99.6

    EXHIBIT 99.6

  92. Slide 92: Vodacom annual results for the year ended March 31, 2003

    Telkom investor relations SENS Announcement June 18, 2003 TELKOM SA LIMITED (Registration Number 1991/005476/06) ISIN ZAE000044897 JSE and NYSE Share Code TKG (“Telkom”) Vodacom annual results for the year ended March 31, 2003 Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited (“Vodacom”) (not listed) in which Tel

  93. Slide 93: Vodacom results: capital expenditure

    March 31, 2002. Although it is Vodacom’s policy to hedge all foreign denominated commitments from South Africa, it does not qualify for hedge accounting in terms of IAS 39 and the impact of fluctuations in exchange rates on the market value of the financial instruments are required to be reflected t

  94. Slide 94: Summary audited balance sheet and equity

    Non-current assets 11,214 12,126 Total liabilities 9,884 9,891 Current liabilities 7,990 7,009 Short-term debt 1 3,517 1,769 Other current liabilities 4,473 5,240 Non-current liabilities 1,894 2,882 Long-term debt 2 780 1,732 Other non-current liabilities 1,114 1,150 Minority interests 11 88 Shareho

  95. Slide 95: Operational data and notes

    Prepaid 93 90 (3.2) Community services 1,719 1,861 8.3 Number of employees 6 3,859 3,904 1.2 Number of customers per employee 1,699 2,017 18.7 Other African countries Customers (thousands) 306 773 152.6 Average monthly revenue per customer Lesotho (ZAR) 144 104 (27.8) Tanzania (USD) 27 22 (18.5) Dem

  96. Slide 96: Exhibit 99.7

    EXHIBIT 99.7

  97. Slide 97: Vodacom Group Annual Results

    Vodacom Group Annual Results 18th June 2003

  98. Slide 98: Outline

    Outline • Strategic Highlights • Group Financial Review 2

  99. Slide 99: Presentation disclaimer

    This presentation has been prepared and published by Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited. Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited is a private company and as such is not required by the Companies Act of 61 of 1973, as amended, to publish its results. Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited makes no guarante

  100. Slide 100: Strategic Highlights

    Strategic Highlights Alan Knott-Craig Group Chief Executive Officer

  101. Slide 101: Delivering on our strategy for growth

    Delivering on our strategy for growth Short to medium term Continued South African growth potential • Leveraging SA position supported by carefully managed expansion for long term growth Medium to Potential returns from other African operations long term Underpinned by Æ Strong and experienced manag

  102. Slide 102: Group highlights

    Group highlights Strong customer Revenue growth 8.6 m 26.0% Strong Revenue revenue growth R19.8 bn 22.5% Operating Revenue profit R4.3 bn 19.6% Customers/employee Revenue 1,963 24.5% Capex to revenue Revenue 17.2% reduction of 9.3% points Innovative products Revenue “MyLife” At year end there were 7

  103. Slide 103: Vodacom South Africa (Market share 57%)

    Vodacom South Africa (Market share 57%) Total South African mobile market • Potential for further growth (thousands of customers) Æ 1800 Mhz spectrum issued Æ 4 Million free SIMs to be supplied over next 5 years 13,852 Æ Estimate the SA market at 19 million CAGR 43% 10,789 • Cell C expected to erode

  104. Slide 104: Strong SA operational indicators

    Strong SA operational indicators • Gross connections up 15.0% to a Vodacom SA customers and gross new high of 3.5 million connections (thousands) 7,874 Æ 84.6% of closing base is prepaid 6,557 Æ 18.2% of closing base is inactive 5,108 3,495 3,069 2,990 3,038 • Churn trends 1,884 Æ Contract churn at

  105. Slide 105: Vodacom Tanzania (Market share 53%)

    Vodacom Tanzania (Market share 53%) Customers (thousands) and ARPU • Customer growth of 96.1% (US$) Æ 98.4% prepaid 31 Æ 2,055 public phones 447 27 • ARPU decline of 18.5% to $22 228 22 82 2001 2002 2003 • Market overview Customers ARPU Æ Market leader with 53% market share, Celtel recently aggressi

  106. Slide 106: Vodacom Congo (Market share 44%)

    Vodacom Congo (Market share 44%) • Official launch May 2002 Customers (thousands) Ç 1,074% 248 • Strong customer growth Æ 95.7% prepaid Æ 6,828 public phones 21 • ARPU of $20 2002 2003 • Market overview Market analysis 6% Æ We have more than doubled the market size in 11 months since launch Æ Estima

  107. Slide 107: Vodacom Lesotho (Market share 80%)

    Vodacom Lesotho (Market share 80%) • Customer growth of 35% Customers (thousands) and ARPU (R) Æ 93.8% prepaid 144 77 Æ True prepaid service was installed in 2002 57 104 22 • ARPU decline of 28% to R104 2001 2002 2003 Customers ARPU • Market overview Market analysis Æ Launch of a second operator dur

  108. Slide 108: Slowing capital expenditure

    Slowing capital expenditure • South Africa Group capex spend (Rm) Æ Quality network with national GPRS 4,279 coverage 36.2% 3,399 3,184 Æ Limited 1800 network installed in Gauteng and Western Cape 2,032 Æ Cumulative capex R16.6 bn 17.2% 26.5% 24.0% • Tanzania Æ 6% of land area and 25% of 2000 2001 2

  109. Slide 109: Financial Review

    Financial Review Leon Crouse Group Finance Director

  110. Slide 110: Financial Highlights

    Financial Highlights Current year Previous year EBITDA margin Revenue 33.9% 35.3% Operating profit margin Revenue 21.9% 22.4% Free cash flow Revenue R1.9 bn (R0.1bn) Net debt to equity Revenue 33.6% 65.5% ROA1 Revenue 18.0% 17.5% At year end all our African operations were profitable at the operatin

  111. Slide 111: Group revenue analysis

    Group revenue analysis Total revenue (Rm) Revenue analysis (Rm) (1.9%) (2.7%) Revenue Ç Ç Ç 2.7% 1.9% excl. handsets 35.4% 29.3% 20.6% (10.1%) 11.5% Ç Ç Ç 38.7% 21.7% 22.5% 19,779 16,151 13,276 26.8% (26.6%) 9,572 57.1% (58.7%) Airtime Interconnection Equipment sales International airtime Other sale

  112. Slide 112: Group revenue analysis (Rm)

    Group revenue analysis (Rm) 2002 2003 % change South Africa 15,410 18,544 20.31 Tanzania 657 880 33.9 Congo 14 259 1,750.0 Lesotho 70 96 37.1 Vodacom Group 16,151 19,779 22.5 2002 2003 Other African operations Revenue contribution 4.6% 6.2% 1 Growth excluding equipment sales is 18.1% 16 African cont

  113. Slide 113: SA data revenue

    SA data revenue • Revenue from data services makes Data revenue (Rm) up 3% of total revenue • Strong penetration of SMS use Ç Ç 50.4% 45.3% Æ Contract 73% 581 Æ Prepaid 42% • SMS usage increased 64.7% to 1.5 billion for the year 400 • Stimulated by new tariff packages such as 4U 266 • Impact of MyLi

  114. Slide 114: Group operating expenses

    Group operating expenses Total operating expenses (Rm) Operating expenses analysis (Rm) 7.7% (7.6%) 6.6% (9.1%) Ç Ç Ç 48.8% 16.9% 23.3% 15,449 15.4% (16.5%) 12,530 10,723 7,208 14.4% 55.9% (11.0%) (55.8%) Other direct network operating costs Payments to other operators Depreciation and amortisation

  115. Slide 115: Operating profit/(loss) analysis (Rm)

    Operating profit/(loss) analysis (Rm) 2002 2003 % change South Africa 3,627 4,290 18.3 Tanzania 134 187 39.6 Congo (20) (117) (485.0) Lesotho 12 4 (66.7) Holding companies (132) (34) 25.8 Vodacom Group 3,621 4,330 19.6 2002 2003 Other African operations Revenue contribution 2.2% (0.1%) Other African

  116. Slide 116: EBITDA analysis (Rm)

    EBITDA analysis (Rm) 2002 2003 % change Vodacom South Africa 5,567 6,423 15.4 Vodacom Tanzania 231 334 44.6 Vodacom Congo (12) (49) (308.3) Vodacom Lesotho 31 26 (16.1) Holding companies (126) (30) 23.8 Vodacom Group 5,691 6,704 17.8 2002 2003 Other African operations Revenue contribution 3.6% 3.5%

  117. Slide 117: Factors that affect the trends

    Factors that affect the trends • More conservative accounting Handset sales (Rm) policies than our peers Ç È Ç 60.2% 20.3% 39.2% • Change in traffic mix negatively 2,042 2,264 1,627 affected operating profit 1,275 • Fluctuating, low margin handset 2000 2001 2002 2003 sales affect revenue and margins

  118. Slide 118: Results impacted by currency fluctuations

    Results impacted by currency fluctuations Adjusted profit after tax (Rm) • Non-recurring sale of non-core assets Ç Ç Ç 22.0% 34.6% 27.0% 2,667 • A more rule based approach to 2,101 accounting has been adopted 1,280 1,561 Æ IAS39 2000 2001 2002 2003 Æ Effect of currency revaluation Excluding after ta

  119. Slide 119: Profitability and margins

    Profitability and margins Margins (%) Adjusted Margins (%) 36.2% 35.3% 34.8% 34.9% 33.9% 33.9% 33.2% 31.6% 24.7% 23.3% 22.4% 21.9% 22.1% 21.9% 20.8% 19.2% 14.7% 13.7% 13.4% 13.5% 13.0% 11.2% 11.8% 9.9% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 EBITDA margin Adjusted EBITDA margin Operating profit marg

  120. Slide 120: Increasing efficiencies

    Increasing efficiencies • Improving efficiencies SA customers per employee Æ Customers per employee ratio at highest level Ç Ç Ç 64.2% 36.5% 18.7% Æ Driving capex to revenue ratio down 2,017 1,699 Æ Indirect costs contained 1,245 758 2000 2001 2002 2003 • Lower costs Other African customers per Æ Ne

  121. Slide 121: Strong cashflows and balance sheet

    Strong cashflows and balance sheet Operating cash flow (Rm) Net debt to EBITDA (%) È È È Ç Ç Ç 93.9% 30.8% 0.2% 28.7% 46.6% 32.7% 8.6% 63.1% 62.9% 34.2% 6,721 6,188 2000 2001 2002 2003 Net debt includes interest and non-interest bearing debt, shareholder loans, bank overdraft net of cash and cash eq

  122. Slide 122: Net debt composition and maturity

    Net debt composition and maturity 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 >2009 Total SA finance leases 13.5 28.3 49.6 77.6 111.8 604.1 884.9 Vodacom Tanzania 65.9 84.6 108.7 111.7 58.7 165.7 595.3 Vodacom Congo 206.7 335.7 - - - - 542.4 SA shareholders loans 920.0 - - - - - 920.0 Net bank and cash (647.5) (647.5)

  123. Slide 123: Net debt profile

    Net debt profile • We aim to secure non-recourse Net debt profile financing for all other African operations 21.8% 21.9% • In South Africa our net debt comprises almost entirely of finance lease liabilities and shareholders loans • As we only proportionately 17.8 consolidate Vodacom Congo, 49% of th

  124. Slide 124: Shareholder distributions

    Shareholder distributions • Repaying R920m shareholder Shareholder distributions (Rm) loans at June 30, 2003 Ç Ç Ç 215.8% 16.6% 3.2% • Paying an interim dividend in September 2003 • Principle of approximately 3 times cover to decrease in the future 600 600 480 202 158 168 144 2000 2001 2002 2003 Int

  125. Slide 125: Questions?

    Questions?

  126. Slide 126: Exhibit 99.8

    EXHIBIT 99.8

  127. Slide 127: Group preliminary audited annual results, year ended March 31, 2003

    Telkom Telkom SA Limited group preliminary audited annual results for the year ended March 31, 2003 (Registration number 1991/005476/06) JSE and NYSE share code: TKG ISIN: ZAE000044897 Eps up 34% Capex reduced 37% Total debt down 12% R cents R million R million 292.6 9,889 26,268 291.2 25,401 9,461

  128. Slide 128: Group operating revenue and expenses commentary

    Group operating revenue 16.8% to R1,699 million (2002: R2,042 million) and was 17.2% (2002: Operating revenue increased in both the fixed-line and mobile segments, 25.3%) of mobile revenue. Capital expenditure for the South African mobile resulting in an overall increase of 10.0% (2002: 9.1%) to R37

  129. Slide 129: Fixed-line and mobile operating expenses, dividends

    than fixed-line services. Traffic declined 0.7% (2002: 0.3% decrease), however, (2002: 30.1%) due to greater competition, lower barriers to entry for prepaid revenue per fixed access line continued to improve, increasing 5.5% (2002: customers and the volatile nature of the prepaid customer base. 10.

  130. Slide 130: Summary group financial statements and operational data

    Summary group financial statements and operational data Operational data Year ended March 31 2002 2003 % change Fixed-line Fixed access lines (thousands) 4,924 4,844 (1.6) Postpaid PSTN 3,554 3,285 (7.6) ISDN channels 467 563 20.6 Prepaid 708 817 15.4 Payphones 195 179 (8.2) Fixed-line penetration r

  131. Slide 131: Cash flow statements, segment information, balance sheets

    Audited consolidated cash flow statements In ZAR millions Year ended March 31 2002 2003 % change Operating activities 8,171 9,748 19.3 Cash receipts from customers 34,053 37,494 10.1 Cash paid to suppliers and employees (22,470) (25,431) 13.2 Cash generated from operations 11,583 12,063 4.1 Income f

  132. Slide 132: Balance sheet and changes in equity

    Investments 751 1,086 Deferred taxation 1,012 737 Current assets 10,997 9,921 Inventories 624 621 Trade and other receivables 5,720 6,110 Short-term investment 29 26 Income tax receivable 1,081 276 Other financial assets 2,819 1,771 Cash and cash equivalents 724 1,117 Total assets 55,208 53,154 EQUI

  133. Slide 133: Headline earnings reconciliation

    based on net profit of R1,630 million (2002: R1,221 million) and 557 031 819 (2002: 557 031 819) issued shares. There are no dilution factors at present; as a result basic and diluted earnings per share are equal. 7. Headline earnings reconciliation Earnings as reported 1,221 1,630 Adjustments: Net

  134. Slide 134: Commitments and related party transactions

    Preference shares (368) (368) Accordingly, the group exposure is 50% of the above amounts. 12. Capital commitments Capital commitments authorised not committed 5,272 5,494 Fixed-line 4,847 4,873 Mobile 425 621 Capital commitments authorised and committed 810 435 Fixed-line 85 104 Mobile 725 331 Thes

  135. Slide 135: Exhibit 99.9

    EXHIBIT 99.9

  136. Slide 136: Telkom SA Limited Group annual results, year ended March 31, 2003

    Telkom SA Limited Group annual results Year ended March 31, 2003

  137. Slide 137: Telkom at a glance

    Telkom at a glance March 31, 2003 Group structure Fixed lines (000s) 4,844 Fixed-line 35% Vodafone Group plc Digitalisation (%) 99.8 Telkom 15% VenFin Limited Fixed-line employees1 35,361 Mobile 64.9% Telkom 50% Directory Vodacom Services Mobile customers (000s) 8,647 100% Swiftnet SA mobile market

  138. Slide 138: Group strategy

    Group strategy Increase Increase profitability and cash flows, shareholder value reduce indebtedness, reinstate dividend payments Maintain market Position the Group for competition leadership positions • Compete effectively and grow selected markets • Enhance operational and capital efficiencies • E

  139. Slide 139: Key achievements

    Key achievements • Launch of ADSL in August 2002 Æ Increasing revenue intensity • Vodacom and Telkom synergies framework Æ Support for long-term group strategy • Vodacom launch of DRC in May 2002 Æ Building a base for long-term African growth • Launch of the intercontinental submarine cable, Afrolin

  140. Slide 140: Group operational highlights

    Group operational highlights In 2003 ISDN channels 20.6% growth Prepaid customers 15.4% growth Managed data sites 36.0% growth Fixed-line employees1 10.4% reduction Mobile customers2 26.0% growth Mobile SA customers/employee 18.7% increase Mobile SMSs 64.7% growth 1. Excluding Telkom Directory Servi

  141. Slide 141: Group financial highlights

    Group financial highlights In ZAR millions % change since previous year Revenue 37,600 10.0 EBITDA 12,807 33.4 EBIT 6,514 55.4 EPS (cents) 292.6 33.5 Capex 5,712 (36.6) Net debt 1 20,096 (8.1) Year ended March 31, 2003. 1. Net interest bearing debt net of other financial assets and liabilities 6 A y

  142. Slide 142: Group financials

    Group financials

  143. Slide 143: Group income statement highlights

    Group income statement highlights March 31, ZAR millions 2002 2003 % Revenue 34,197 37,600 10.0 EBITDA 9,599 12,807 33.4 EBITDA margin 28.1 34.1 EBIT 4,191 6,514 55.4 EBIT margin 12.3 17.3 Net profit 1,221 1,630 33.5 EPS 219.2 292.6 33.5 HEPS 299.3 314.0 4.9 8 Margin expansion and strong earnings gr

  144. Slide 144: Normalised earnings

    Normalised earnings March 31, ZAR millions 2002 2003 % Earnings as reported 1,221 1,630 33.5 Headline earnings adjustments 446 119 (73.3) Headline earnings 1,667 1,749 4.9 Provision for bad debts (after 30% tax)1 107 (193) - Telcordia (incl legal and finance charges) 375 98 - IPO expenditure - 213 -

  145. Slide 145: Expanding group margins

    Expanding group margins EBITDA margin (%) EBIT margin (%) Group Fixed-line Mobile Group Fixed-line Mobile 36.2 35.3 24.7 33.9 34.1 22.5 21.9 31.6 32.0 19.2 29.8 31.9 30.5 17.3 28.1 15.9 14.4 26.6 12.3 24.3 14.4 14.7 10.8 8.7 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 Year ended Marc

  146. Slide 146: Segment contribution

    Segment contribution Revenue contribution Operating profit contribution In ZAR millions % change on previous year In ZAR millions % change on previous year Fixed-line 29,199 5.8 Fixed-line 4,348 79.3 77.7% 33.3% 22.3% 66.7% Mobile 8,401 27.5 Mobile 2,166 19.3 Year ended March 31 1. After inter-segme

  147. Slide 147: Containing group operating expenses

    Containing group operating expenses Group operating expenses Group operating expenses contribution In ZAR millions In ZAR millions % change from previous year Ç Employee expenses: 7,208 0.6 3.6% 20.1% 23.0% 31,086 Depreciation & amortisation: 6,293 16.4 30,006 26,368 Operating leases: 1,205 (1.0) 3.

  148. Slide 148: Fixed-line operating expenses

    Fixed-line operating expenses Employee expenses Payments to operators SG&A In ZAR millions In ZAR millions In ZAR millions Employee expenses as % revenue È 0.5% 23.6 È 22.6 6,759 6,726 4,650 28.8% 6,611 6,698 3,312 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31. Before inter-segmental elimination

  149. Slide 149: Mobile operating expenses

    Mobile1 operating expenses Employee expenses Payments to operators SG&A In ZAR millions In ZAR millions In ZAR millions Employee expenses as % revenue Ç Ç 61.0% 25.1% 1,109 4,614 7.0 3,688 5.1 568 689 509 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31. 1. 50% of Vodacom’s operating expenses. Expe

  150. Slide 150: Group cash flow highlights

    Group cash flow highlights March 31, In ZAR millions 2002 2003 % Operating activities 8,171 9,748 19.3 Cash generated from operations 11,583 12,063 4.1 Investing activities 9,250 5,731 (38.0) Additions to PPE 9,004 5,671 (37.0) Financing activities 66 (3,026) - Net cash (98) 837 - Free cash flow (1,

  151. Slide 151: Reduced capital investment

    Reduced capital investment Fixed-line capital expenditure Mobile capital expenditure In ZAR millions In ZAR millions R1.4bn (50% of Vodacom’s) budget Capex to revenue Capex to revenue for 2004 25.3% R5.0bn budget 24.0% 35.5% 20.7% for 2004 17.2% 31.4% 8,468 2,042 8,297 24.9% 6,962 1,699 1,592 13.5%

  152. Slide 152: Group balance sheet highlights

    Group balance sheet highlights March 31, In ZAR millions 2002 2003 % Total liabilities 39,136 34,612 (11.6) Total debt 25,401 22,417 (11.7) Net debt2 21,858 20,096 (8.1) Net debt to equity ratio 129.9 109.5 Total assets 55,208 53,154 (3.7) Capital and reserves 16,832 18,348 9.0 Return on assets1 7.8

  153. Slide 153: Group debt profile

    Group debt profile Group total debt ageing Currency profile In ZAR millions In ZAR millions contribution TL08, May- 04, R3.4 Local: 17,114 77.3% TL03, Sep- 03, Foreign: 5,023 22.7% YTM-17.3% R4,3bn YTM- 10 to 11% 5,429 5,173 4,693 4,682 4,576 Fixed v Floating In ZAR millions contribution Floating: 2

  154. Slide 154: Delivering on financial objectives

    Delivering on financial objectives Margin expansion Group EBITDA margin 34.1% Group EBIT margin 17.3% Group Capex to revenue 15.2% Capex reduction Group capex R5,7bn Free cash flows of R4,0bn Increased free cash EPS growth of 33.5% flow Debt repayment of R2.4bn1 1. Exclude other financial liabilitie

  155. Slide 155: Fixed-line operational review

    Fixed-line operational review

  156. Slide 156: Fixed-line financial highlights

    Fixed-line financial highlights In ZAR millions % change since previous year Revenue 29,635 5.9 EBIT 4,348 79.3 Capex 4,013 (42.4) Total debt1 21,173 (11.2) % in 2003 % in previous year EBITDA margin 31.9 24.3 Capex to revenue 13.5 24.9 Fixed-line segment, before inter-segmental eliminations with mo

  157. Slide 157: Improving the quality of our customer base

    Improving the quality of our customer base Prepaid customers (000s) ISDN Channels (000s) Revenue per line1 (ZAR) Ç Ç Ç 5.5% 15.4% 20.6% 4,989 4,729 817 563 708 467 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 1. Excluding data and directories and other services revenue 22 Increasing profitabili

  158. Slide 158: Data volumes providing growth

    Data volumes providing growth Data revenue (Rm) Number of managed network sites In ZAR millions Number of sites Ç 36.0 Ç 7,729 15.2 4,507 5,684 3,913 4,634 3,328 2,764 3,138 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 Fixed-line data revenues before inter-segmental eliminations with

  159. Slide 159: Customer service remains top priority

    Customer service remains top priority Mean time to repair Mean time to install ISDN Mean time to install corporate voice improved improved by 52% to 15 corporate voice improved by 50% to 7 hours days by 87% to 0.4 hours 31 3 14 7 15 0.4 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 24 Great impr

  160. Slide 160: Keeping prices competitive

    Keeping prices competitive Tariff rebalancing largely completed over 5 years Local and long distance calls are the period ending 2002 in preparation for competition. cheapest in the South African market Ratio of local call prices to long distance now in line with best practice Standard Callmore time

  161. Slide 161: Protecting our core revenues

    Protecting our core revenues Real price reductions Tariffs rebalanced African hubbing Prepaid growth Volume discounts Price promotions SNO services Value-added services Long-term contracts Cable investments New mobile interconnect Tariffs rebalanced Value-added products Call packages 7,539 5,616 4,5

  162. Slide 162: Streamlining the company

    Streamlining the company Fixed-line employee numbers1 Employee losses over last 4 years Contribution to gross employee losses1 (%) 49,128 È Natural attrition: 34.7% Early retirement: 18.3% 43,758 10.4% 39,444 35,361 Outsourcing: 10.5% Voluntary severance: 30.2% Involuntary reductions: 6.3% 2000 2001

  163. Slide 163: Creating a cost conscious culture

    Creating a cost conscious culture Materials and maintenance (ZARm) Bad debts (ZARm)1 Outsourced contracts (ZARm)1 Materials & maintenance as % revenues Bad debt write-off as % revenues È 2,244 Flat 2,241 7.5 7.7% 2.9 6.5 2,093 1,932 1.7 812 491 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31. Befo

  164. Slide 164: Mobile operational review

    Mobile operational review

  165. Slide 165: Vodacom financial highlights

    Vodacom1 financial highlights In ZAR millions % change since previous year Revenue 19,779 22.5 EBIT 4,330 19.6 Capex 3,399 (20.6) % in 2003 % in previous year EBITDA margin 33.9 35.3 Capex to revenue 17.2 26.4 Net debt to equity 33.6 65.4 1. 100% of Vodacom (Telkom consolidates 50%) 30 Leadership in

  166. Slide 166: Continued strong customer growth in South Africa

    Continued strong customer growth in South Africa Vodacom South African customers (000s) South African mobile market share Number of customers (M): market share (%) Ç Vodacom: 7.9 57 20.1% MTN: 4.8 35 7,874 6,557 5,108 Cell C 1.1 8 3,069 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 Vodacom estimates 31 Cu

  167. Slide 167: Stabilising mobile ARPUs

    Stabilising mobile ARPUs Vodacom SA ARPU (ZAR) SA contract ARPU’s (ZAR) SA contract churn (%) Ç Ç 12.3% 0.5% 182 183 560 629 14.5 È 17.9% 11.9 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 Year ended March 31 Year ended March 31 32 Increasing the value of our contract customers

  168. Slide 168: Strong mobile data growth

    Strong mobile data growth Vodacom data revenue Number of SMSs In ZAR millions Millions Ç 64.7% Ç 1,500 45.3% 581 911 400 2002 2003 2002 2003 Year ended March 31. Year ended March 31 1. 100% of Vodacom (Telkom consolidates 50%) 33 Launch of MyLife in October 2002 to support future data growth

  169. Slide 169: Improving productivity

    Improving productivity Vodacom SA profitability margins (%) SA customers per employee Ç EBITDA % EBIT % 18.7% 2,017 1,699 36.2 35.6 34.9 32.0 1,245 24.7 23.0 23.4 19.7 758 2000 2001 2002 2003 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year ended March 31 Year ended March 31 34 Combatting margin pressure with improved prod

  170. Slide 170: Expansion beyond South Africa

    Expansion beyond South Africa Other African revenue (ZARm)1 Ç • Tanzania 447,438 customers 66.7% • Estimate market share: 53% • ARPU: USD 22 1,235 • Employees: 224 DRC • 247,909 customers • Estimate market share: 44% 741 • ARPU: USD 20 • Employees: 204 Lesotho • 77,474 customers • Estimate market sh

  171. Slide 171: Conclusion

    Conclusion

  172. Slide 172: Recent developments

    Recent developments • Wage settlement Æ 9%, 8%, 7% for years ending March 04, 05, 06 respectively • Change in inflation • Decline in interest rates Æ Impact on future tariffs, operating profits Æ Benefit on refinancing of debt, consumer spend • Competition in fixed-line Æ Two bidders short-listed •

  173. Slide 173: Outlook

    Outlook Customer service Short-term focus Efficiencies Debt reduction Fixed-mobile synergies Long-term focus African growth Carrier of choice 38 Well positioned to deliver on short to medium term targets

  174. Slide 174: Forward-looking safe harbour

    Forward-looking safe harbour All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by Telkom SA Limited or by officers, directors or employees acting on behalf of the Telkom Group, that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements” within the me

  175. Slide 175: Investor Relations

    Investor Relations telkomir@telkom.co.za Tel: +27 12 311 5720 Fax: +27 12 311 5721 Ticker - JSE: TKG, NYSE: TKG ADR ratio 1: 4

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