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Telia Company Ab — TeliaSonera — Investor Day (October 2005)

80 slides from Telia Company Ab's investor day presentation, Oct 26, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Anders Igel, President and CEO

    October 26, 2005 1 Anders Igel President and CEO

  2. Slide 2: Kim Ignatius, CFO

    October 26, 2005 2 Kim Ignatius Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  3. Slide 3: Forward-looking statements

    3 Forward-looking statements Statements made in this document relating to future status or circumstances, including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events an

  4. Slide 4: Highlights – Third Quarter

    4 Highlights – Third Quarter • Net sales +8.5% • Operating income excl. non-recurring items +4.5%, to SEK 6,162 million ‑ Swedish margins maintained in competitive market ‑ Strong sales and earnings growth in Norway, Denmark and the Baltic operations ‑ Very strong sales and earnings growth in Eurasi

  5. Slide 5: Strong third quarter results

    5 Strong third quarter results Net sales Operating income Excl. non-recurring items SEK million SEK million +8.5% 22,229 -491 +2,699 -475 20,496 +4.5% -167 -775 +1,206 5,898 6,162 Jul-Sep 2004 Sweden Finland All other Jul-Sep 2005 Jul-Sep 2004 Sweden Finland All other Jul-Sep 2005 operations operati

  6. Slide 6: Nordic and Baltic home markets

    6 Nordic and Baltic home markets Performance July-September, 2005 • Strong mobile volume growth and efficiency measures sustained margin in Sweden • Strong mobile customer growth Customer growth Q3, 2005 y-o-y Estonia in Finland Sweden Mobile cust. Mobile cust. +5% +17% • Increasing share of postpai

  7. Slide 7: Continued strong sales and earnings growth in International Mobile

    7 Continued strong sales and earnings growth in International Mobile Net sales - Eurasia SEK million 1,817 Eurasia – High growth and margins 1,153 • +2 million customers Q3, 2005 y-o-y, total 5.5 million +58% • EBITDA margin excl. non-recurring items 56.4% • Penetration 26% (16) Q3 2004 Q3 2005 Stro

  8. Slide 8: Key financials – Income Statement and Cash Flow

    8 Key financials – Income Statement and Cash Flow SEK million Jul - Sep 2005 Jul − Sep 2004 Net sales 22,229 20,496 EBITDA excl. non-recurring items 8,224 8,212 Margin (%) 37.0 40.1 Operating income excl. non-recurring items 6,162 5,898 Margin (%) 27.7 28.8 Net income 4,367 4,739 Earnings per share1

  9. Slide 9: Operating income

    9 Operating income SEK million Very good sales and earnings growth in International Mobile operations Mainly Strong improvement in restructuring Lietuvos Telekomas and costs in Sweden consolidation of Eesti Telekom +28 -167 -520 +258 +666 6,162 5,898 -775 +103 +78 +73 5,642 • Net sales SEK -475 mill

  10. Slide 10: Strong financial position and cash flow generation

    10 Strong financial position and cash flow generation Sep 30, Dec 31, SEK billion 2005 2004 10.2 0.2 9.4 Return on 7.1 12.4 equity* 9.5% 11.6% Return on capital 1.0 employed* 10.7% 13.9% 5.6 Equity/asset ratio 64.8% 63.8% 0.1 Net debt/equity ratio 7.4% 5.8% 1.8 Net debt Free Net debt * Rolling 12 mo

  11. Slide 11: Outlook

    11 Outlook Sales • Strong mobile volume growth expected to continue but price pressure will limit sales growth in home markets • Sweden, decline in sales of traditional fixed services will partly be compensated by sales of other services • In Eurasia, strong sales growth is expected to continue Marg

  12. Slide 12: Anders Igel, President and CEO

    October 26, 2005 12 Anders Igel President and CEO

  13. Slide 13: Profitable growth in a brand new world

    13 Profitable growth in a brand new world October 26, 2005

  14. Slide 14: TeliaSonera's migration to Mobile and IP

    14 TeliaSonera’s migration to Mobile and IP Fixed Mobile -10%* +23%* TeliaSonera Group TeliaSonera Group o n g rati Mi Mig r atio Internet n +33%* Where of Broadband +60%* TeliaSonera Group *) Change in Net sales Jan-Sep, 2003 - Jan-Sep 2005 October 26, 2005

  15. Slide 15: Half of sales from mobile

    15 Half of sales from mobile Sales per product area Sales per product area Jan-Sep, 2003 Jan-Sep, 2005 10% 8% 8% 9% 32% 26% 7% 5% 44% 51% SEK 60,718 million SEK 64,785 million Fixed voice Mobile Communications Internet and Broadband Data Other 1) Excluding non-recurring items and other operations, c

  16. Slide 16: International Mobile increases in importance

    16 International Mobile increases in importance Net sales Net sales Market split – Jan-Sep, 2003 Sweden Market split – Jan-Sep, 2005 Finland Norway, Denmark, Baltic Int. Mobile Other operations SEK 60,718 million SEK 64,785 million Operating income Operating income Market split1 – Jan-Sep, 2003 Mark

  17. Slide 17: Strategy for profitable growth

    17 Strategy for profitable growth Create growth Home markets Keep profitability Profitable Growth Exploit growth International Mobile Enhance value October 26, 2005

  18. Slide 18: Create growth

    18 Create growth • Leading the migration – Focused Service Portfolio • Market share vs. customer value • Genuine service and simplicity in products and offerings • Customer loyalty • Competitive pricing and packaging October 26, 2005

  19. Slide 19: Strong customer growth, year on year

    19 Strong customer growth, year on year Nordic and Baltic Eurasia, Russia1 and Turkey1 22.6 million 52.7 million +4% +46% +0.9 million +2 million in Eurasia +14.8 million in MegaFon and Turkcell 1) Associated companies October 26, 2005

  20. Slide 20: New service initiatives

    20 New service initiatives Easy-to-use services  Increase in mobile data traffic and customer growth • Roll out in Home markets ‑ SurfPort LAN ‑ Mobile TV WLAN ‑ Connect and Connect Pro GSM • Mobile over broadband – tested in DK GPRS EDGE UMTS Always Best Connected October 26, 2005

  21. Slide 21: New service initiatives

    21 New service initiatives Attractive Broadband offerings  Strong market position • High quality connection and capacity • Firewalls and virus protection as standard (Sweden) • Bundling and Flat rate October 26, 2005

  22. Slide 22: New service initiatives

    22 New service initiatives Outsourcing, IP-VPN Bus. and managed services processes  Increased demand Business Applications • TeliaSonera DataNet ‑ Nordic IP-VPN Managed Services solution based on MPLS ‑ Global reach through partners • WM-data, Fortum, City of Malmö Infrastructure and other municipa

  23. Slide 23: Competitive Cost Levels

    23 Competitive Cost Levels Sweden • 1,325 of about 3,000 employees in transition • Measures implemented by end of Q3 estimated to reduce annual costs by SEK 1.2 billion as of 2006 Finland • Turn-around program under review by new President TeliaSonera Finland Denmark • Telia Mobile and Telia Network

  24. Slide 24: Competitive Cost Levels

    24 Competitive Cost Levels • Further exploit scale advantages by building ONE GROUP ‑ Common production ‑ Common technology ‑ Focused Service Portfolio = Common Service Portfolio Further Competitive Completely Merger exploiting cost level different synergies scale cost levels initiatives advantages

  25. Slide 25: International mobile - exploit growth and enhance value

    25 International mobile - exploit growth and enhance value • Transparency • Good corporate governance • IPO in Russia • Active board work • Home market/eastern markets cooperation ‑ Explore opportunities in procurement and roaming ‑ Operational involvement and partnership ‑ Sharing of knowledge, ser

  26. Slide 26: Dual opportunities

    26 Dual opportunities Home markets International Mobile Strong growth Mature markets markets? Sales 100% mobile Earnings  penetration Customers  Create growth – Keep profitability Exploit growth – Enhance value Based on strengths in the regions, complementary acquisitions can be considered Octobe

  27. Slide 27: Focused Service Portfolio

    October 26, 2005 27 Focused Service Portfolio Terje Christoffersen Group Vice President - Marketing, Products and Services

  28. Slide 28: Why Focused Service Portfolio?

    28 Why Focused Service Portfolio? • Market Development ‑ Fixed to mobile and Internet ‑ New market players ‑ Increasing competition • Focus gives us the possibility for growth • Focus reduces complexity and cost Growth Costs October 26, 2005

  29. Slide 29: What is so revolutionary about this?

    29 What is so revolutionary about this? • This is not a Technological revolution • This is a Business Focus revolution! ‑ Better satisfaction of customer needs via combinations ‑ Enabling stronger Market Focus and Effectiveness in all processes ‑ Focused and efficient Product Development ‑ Achieving

  30. Slide 30: Focused Service Portfolio

    30 Focused Service Portfolio Focus on customer needs and market growth • Mobile voice and data • Mobile over broadband • Wireless office • Mobile enabling services • Broadband (ADSL, Cable, • VOIP Ethernet) • IP-TV • IP-VPN • Retailnet • Contact center solutions • Combination solutions (e.g. • Mobil

  31. Slide 31: Focused Service Portfolio - Strategy

    31 Focused Service Portfolio - Strategy GENUINE SERVICE SIMPLICITY Rich Information & Excellent Always Best Communications Entertainment Communications Connected Services Management Experience S E R V I C E S - That work S E R V I C E S - That are useful October 26, 2005

  32. Slide 32: System value - The Modular Office

    32 System value - “The Modular Office” “Help” “Guidance” e-mail at host system The wireless office Connection Broadband WLAN Security October 26, 2005

  33. Slide 33: New service initiatives

    33 New service initiatives Fixed services • Nordic voice services • Nordic conference services • Call center solutions Mobile services Internet (IP) services LAN • Mobile portal - • Broadband enablers SurfPort • VoIP for PC • Mobile enablers WLAN • Data Net Nordic • Nordic voice services • Connect P

  34. Slide 34: What is so revolutionary about this?

    34 What is so revolutionary about this? • This is not a Technological revolution • This is a Business Focus revolution! ‑ Smarter satisfaction of customer needs via combinations ‑ Enabling stronger Market Focus and Effectiveness in all processes ‑ Focused and efficient Product Growth Development ‑ A

  35. Slide 35: Excellent communication experience

    35 Excellent communication experience October 26, 2005

  36. Slide 36: Marie Ehrling, President TeliaSonera Sweden

    October 26, 2005 36 Marie Ehrling President TeliaSonera Sweden

  37. Slide 37: TeliaSonera Sweden – July-September, 2005

    37 TeliaSonera Sweden – July-September, 2005 Margin maintained in a competitive market • Continued Mobile volume growth EBITDA1 has almost offset the effect of lower SEK 4,114 million prices Margin 43% • Efficiency measures contribute to sustained margins Mobile Fixed SEK 1,455 million SEK 2,659 mil

  38. Slide 38: Market transformation and increased competition

    38 Market transformation and increased competition Trends - Sweden Effects - Sweden Market • High penetration of fixed and mobile • IP means new competitors • Broadband growth • Consolidation • Bundled and flat-rate offerings • New constellations • Managed Solutions & Outsourcing • Price erosion in

  39. Slide 39: Increasing demand for Broadband

    39 Increasing demand for Broadband Broadband Market TeliaSonera Sweden • Escalating broadband competition • ADSL coverage extended to • Triple Play 92% of Swedish households • Market value increasing • Increased focus on high speed access build out – LAN & Fibre • Broadband content: Swedish Broadban

  40. Slide 40: Large potential within Managed Services

    40 Large potential within Managed Services Managed Services Market TeliaSonera Sweden • Traditional platforms to common IP • Merging of IT and Telecom • A growing business • IP enables managed solutions • Encompasses Fixed, Mobile & • Customers strive for streamlining Datacom • Expanding into Manage

  41. Slide 41: Positioned to ramp up IP-VPN services

    41 Positioned to ramp up IP-VPN services IP-VPN Market TeliaSonera Sweden • IP-VPN solutions replacing leased lines and traditional datacom • Sweden’s largest IP-backbone • Voice and data traffic united into • DataNet IP-VPN • Global reach through partnership • High price pressure • Solid range of v

  42. Slide 42: Strong volume growth in Mobile Data

    42 Strong volume growth in Mobile Data Mobile Data Market TeliaSonera Sweden • High mobile penetration • Mobile Internet portal: SurfPort • Accelerating competition • Remote working: Connect Pro combining new content with • Addressing mobile data traffic price-reductions usage-barriers ‑ Mobile musi

  43. Slide 43: Valuable Voice customers

    43 Valuable Voice customers Fixed & Mobile Voice Market TeliaSonera Sweden • High penetration • Fixed and Mobile price plans • Price erosion • Fixed to mobile migration enhancing customer loyalty • Decreasing market value • Halebop fastest growing Swedish ‑ Mobile -1% yearly ‑ Fixed -5% yearly mobil

  44. Slide 44: Leading the migration in Sweden

    44 Leading the migration in Sweden Unique position to capitalise on being the market leader in all areas Broadband Mobile Internet Triple Play IP-VPN Mobile VPN access Managed Solutions Fixed Voice Mobile Fixed/Mobile convergence October 26, 2005

  45. Slide 45: Extensive business transformation being carried out

    45 Extensive business transformation being carried out Scope Restructuring areas 2005-2007 Development Marketing OH • Annual cost reductions / Product Production Sales & & - SEK 4-5 billion Management Distribution Other • Employee reduction ~30% ~30% ~20% ~20% - Approx. 3,000 of savings of savings o

  46. Slide 46: Continuous improvements secured

    46 Continuous improvements secured Progress continuously monitored Improvements Initial Action Plan • New organisation established • Annual cost run-rate reduced by SEK 1.2 billion • More than 1,300 employees TSS under transition or accepted Organisation retirement agreements • New Actions • Reporti

  47. Slide 47: Regulatory issues

    47 Regulatory issues • Wholesale telephone line subscriptions ‑ Regulated offer launched • Universal Service Obligation ‑ Stay of execution • LLUB including bit-stream and broadband access without telephone line subscription ‑ Launched • Termination prices in fixed and mobile networks ‑ Pending cour

  48. Slide 48: TeliaSonera Sweden is well positioned for the future

    48 TeliaSonera Sweden is well positioned for the future • Using its unique strength by being the leading fixed, mobile & broadband player • Ramping up new services • Leading the migration within Mobile Data, Broadband • Succeeding in growth areas and IP Data Services • Securing margins • Organisatio

  49. Slide 49: Juho Lipsanen, President TeliaSonera Finland

    October 26, 2005 49 Juho Lipsanen President TeliaSonera Finland

  50. Slide 50: TeliaSonera Finland - July–September, 2005

    50 TeliaSonera Finland - July–September, 2005 Strong mobile customer growth in Finland • Good mobile volume growth EBITDA1 • Price erosion, sales and marketing SEK 1,105 million cost and other volume related Margin 27.3% expenses burdened sales and earnings • Cost measures initiated earlier Mobile F

  51. Slide 51: Half of Finnish households - mobile phone only

    51 Half of Finnish households - mobile phone only Fixed-line phone, No phone 0.5% only 3.5% • Aggressive fixed to mobile migration • Voice migrating to Fixed-line Mobile mobile networks and 49.4% 46.6% phone, • Fixed networks turning mobile phone only into data networks Source: Statistics Finland, c

  52. Slide 52: Overcapacity main reason for market instability

    52 Overcapacity main reason for market instability Indicative Capacity Churn % Churn Capacity Subscribers and Subscriber Index 40 200 3. Low price service 35 providers gained momentum 180 160 2. Mobile number 30 portability introduction 140 25 1. Third mobile 120 network introduced 20 100 80 15 60 1

  53. Slide 53: Market transformation and increased competition

    53 Market transformation and increased competition Trends - Finland Effects - Finland Market • High mobile penetration and declining traditional fixed • Overcapacity in mobile • Consolidation (3 network operators) • Price erosion in mobile • Broadband growth and broadband • Bundled offerings introdu

  54. Slide 54: Price erosion and volume growth in mobile (voice)

    54 Price erosion and volume growth in mobile (voice) Market - Finland TeliaSonera Finland • Fixed-to-mobile migration to low- cost subscriptions • Customer win-back • Unreasonable free airtime offerings − Tele Finland (mainly campaigns) − Renewed service portfolio • Low price level − Customer loyalt

  55. Slide 55: Strong volume growth in Mobile Data

    55 Strong volume growth in Mobile Data Mobile Data Market TeliaSonera Finland • High mobile penetration • Basically all mobile customers • Market opening up for value- mobile data enabled added services after a long period • Non-voice share of mobile of price-centered offerings sales growing • New i

  56. Slide 56: Consolidation started in Finland

    56 Consolidation started in Finland Ceased operations, customers transferred to TeliaSonera Finland Discontinued operations in Finland Public tender offer for all Saunalahti shares Restructuring operations October 26, 2005

  57. Slide 57: Strong growth in Broadband

    57 Strong growth in Broadband Market - Finland TeliaSonera Finland • Strong competition continuing • Broadband coverage 95% of households* • Despite high growth rates, CAPEX remained • Broadband penetration 37.5%* • 12 and 24 Mbps introduced in • 2008, 90% of Internet connections selected areas Broa

  58. Slide 58: Expansion within Managed Services

    58 Expansion within Managed Services Market - Finland TeliaSonera Finland • Steady growth for Managed • Well positioned within Managed Services and Outsourcing Services • Need to integrate mobility and • Strong position in remote working into corporate – LAN/WAN integration networks – Voice/data int

  59. Slide 59: Leading the migration in Finland

    59 Leading the migration in Finland Unique position to capitalise on being the market leader in all areas Broadband  Fixed mobile  Triple play IP-VPN convergence  Mobile internet • Managed Solutions Fixed Voice Mobile  Fixed-to-mobile migration  Voice solutions October 26, 2005

  60. Slide 60: Competitive Cost Level actions implemented

    60 Competitive Cost Level actions implemented Scope Actions • Restructuring program • 650 jobs reduced ‑ Estimated annual cost • Focus on purchasing and savings of SEK 1 billion as of sub-contractor management 2006 • Further measures needed to • Focused marketing and sales restore competitiveness an

  61. Slide 61: New legislation/regulation

    61 New legislation/regulation • Handset subsidies ‑ Government bill in the Parliament to allow 3G handset subsidy • Consumer rules ‑ New bill to advance consumer rights October 26, 2005

  62. Slide 62: Turn-around program to restore competitiveness

    62 Turn-around program to restore competitiveness • Unique strength by being the leading fixed, mobile and broadband provider • Innovative new concepts are introduced in Mobile Data, Triple Play and Managed Services • Leading the migration • Turn-around program under • Succeeding in growth areas rev

  63. Slide 63: Tero Kivisaari, CFO TeliaSonera Eurasia

    October 26, 2005 63 Tero Kivisaari CFO TeliaSonera Eurasia

  64. Slide 64: TeliaSonera in Eurasia

    64 TeliaSonera in Eurasia July-September, 2005 Strong sales and earnings growth • Net sales ‑ SEK 4,417 million Jan-Sep, 2005 ‑ SEK 1,817 million Q3, 2005 +58% y-o-y • EBITDA excl. non-recurring items ‑ SEK 2,447 million Jan-Sep, 2005 ‑ SEK 1,025 million Q3, 2005, +48% y-o-y ‑ Margin 56.4% Q3, 2005

  65. Slide 65: Developing markets

    65 Developing markets Moldova Kazakhstan • Ownership 74% Population 3.4 million Population 15.0 million Customers 0.4 million Customers 2.9 million • Population 31.6 m Market share 47% Market share 69% • Penetration 26% (16) • Network coverage >85% of population #2 #1 • Customers 5.5 million • Prepa

  66. Slide 66: Important contributor to the societies

    66 Important contributor to the societies Fixed line penetration % Mobile spending as % of GDP Belarus 31% Azerbaijan 2.7 Georgia 2.6 Ukraine 23% Poland 2.3 Armenia 16.3% Moldova 2.2% Kazakhstan 14.5% Ukraine 1.8% Moldova 14% Italy 1.5% Russia 1.2% Azerbaijan 12.5% Kyrgyz Rep 1.1% Georgia 12.5% Bela

  67. Slide 67: Main issues operating in Eurasia

    67 Main issues operating in Eurasia Politics and regulations Economics Business environment October 26, 2005

  68. Slide 68: Internal control environment

    68 Internal control environment • Strict policies and authorizations • Projects to enhance internal control ‑ Sarbanes-Oxley project ‑ SAP implemented • Matrix organization • Shareholder oversight October 26, 2005

  69. Slide 69: Trends in Fintur markets

    69 Trends in Fintur markets Mobile • Significant increase in value added services • Mobile Internet services important - Fixed Internet not developed • Price pressure due to increasing competition and regulation • Stable ARPU due to economic growth and increasing disposable income October 26, 2005

  70. Slide 70: Trends in Fintur markets

    70 Trends in Fintur markets Fixed line • Poor fixed line infrastructure • Mobile - crucial substitute to fixed line both in voice and data • Fixed line still dominated by state entities Internet • Low Internet penetration (<1%) • Limited Internet services mainly due to low quality dial-up accesses •

  71. Slide 71: Good profitability and growth

    71 Good profitability and growth SEK billion SEK billion 5 6 5 4 Subscribers Net sales 4 in million 3 57% 56% 54% CAPEX 3 Penetration 26% 2 EBITDA 2 18% margin 1 1 11% 0 0 FY 2003 FY2004 Jan-Sep FY 2003 FY 2004 Jan-Sep 2005 2005 • Net sales CAGR approx. +47% • Still low penetration • Strong EBITDA-m

  72. Slide 72: Azercell in Azerbaijan

    72 Azercell in Azerbaijan • Ownership* 51.3% • GDP growth: +20%, 2005, among the highest in the world #1 • Net sales Jan-Sep 2005 SEK 1,334 m Mobile Operator • Penetration 82% market share ‑ Mobile 24% ‑ Fixed 13% • Share of prepaid subs 95% • The competitor has not been a strong challenger • New CD

  73. Slide 73: Kcell in Kazakhstan

    73 Kcell in Kazakhstan • Ownership* 51.0% • Net sales Jan-Sep 2005 SEK 2,407 m • Penetration #1 ‑ Mobile 28% Mobile Operator ‑ Fixed 15% 69% market share • Share of prepaid subs 99% • Mobile market booming ‑ >200,000 new subscribers per month during Q3 2005 • Network rollout continues ‑ Maintaining

  74. Slide 74: Geocell in Georgia

    74 Geocell in Georgia • Ownership* 83.2% • Net sales Jan-Sep 2005: SEK 501 m #2 • Penetration Mobile Operator ‑ Mobile 28% 48% market share ‑ Fixed 13% • Share of prepaid subs 98% • Customer growth over 200,000 during past 12 months • Successful product offerings • Large customer growth did not dilu

  75. Slide 75: Moldcell in Moldova

    75 Moldcell in Moldova • Ownership* 100% • Net sales Jan-Sep 2005: SEK 168 m #2 • Penetration Mobile Operator ‑ Mobile 22% 47% market share ‑ Fixed 14% • Share of prepaid subs. 96% • Technology market leader with extensive value added services • GPRS and EDGE launched - competitor has not been able

  76. Slide 76: Summary - TeliaSonera in Eurasia

    76 Summary - TeliaSonera in Eurasia • Eurasian markets are highly attractive ‑ Strong sales growth expected to continue • Eurasia’s contribution to TeliaSonera has grown significantly ‑ TeliaSonera present in Eurasian mobile markets since 1996 • TeliaSonera is one of the largest foreign investors in

  77. Slide 77: Closing remarks

    October 26, 2005 77 Closing remarks

  78. Slide 78: Dual opportunities

    78 Dual opportunities Home markets International Mobile Strong growth Mature markets markets? Sales 100% mobile Earnings  penetration Customers  Create growth – Keep profitability Exploit growth – Enhance value Based on strengths in the regions, complementary acquisitions can be considered Octobe

  79. Slide 79: Forward-looking statements

    79 Forward-looking statements Statements made in this document relating to future status or circumstances, including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events a

  80. Slide 80: The Nordic and Baltic leader in Telecommunications

    October 26, 2005 80 The Nordic and Baltic leader in Telecommunications

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