Magyar Telekom results for the third quarter of 2021
Budapest, November 9, 2021 17:30
Magyar Telekom today reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 , in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the EU. The quarterly financial report contains unaudited figures for each reporting period.
Highlights:
In Q3 2021, total revenue increased by 6.2% year-on-year to HUF 178.1 billion, and 4.6% year-on-year to HUF 506.5 billion for the first nine months of the year, primarily driven by increases in telecommunication service revenue, particularly mobile data, and some increases in System Integration and IT (SI/IT) sales in both countries of operation.
Mobile revenue increased by 6.5% year-on-year to HUF 98.6 billion in Q3 2021 , driven by further growth in mobile data, SMS and visitor revenue, which fully offset lower retail voice revenue.
Fixed line revenue increased by 2.2% year-on-year, to HUF 56.3 billion in Q3 2021 as improvements in broadband and TV revenue offset the decline in voice revenue in both markets.
System Integration and IT revenue rose by 16.1% year-on-year to HUF 23.2 billion in Q3 2021 , reflecting more favorable seasonal patterns in Hungarian project revenue coupled with higher revenue from customized solution projects in North Macedonia.
Direct costs increased by 5.5% year-on-year to HUF 76.4 billion in Q3 2021, and by 4.2% year-on-year to HUF 215.3 billion in the first nine months of 2021, largely driven by higher SI/IT service related, roaming and interconnect costs.
Interconnect costs increased by 17.4% year-on-year to HUF 6.5 billion during the third quarter, primarily reflecting a combination of higher off-network mobile voice and SMS traffic in the Hungarian operation, which resulted in higher payments to domestic mobile operators and increased expenses related to international transit traffic in North Macedonia.
SI/IT service-related costs increased largely in line with revenue year-on-year and amounted to HUF 16.7 billion in Q3 2021.
Bad debt expenses improved by 21.3% year-on-year to HUF 1.9 billion in Q3 2021, due to better receivable factoring results and more favorable aging at the Hungarian operation. This was partly offset by unfavorable one-off impairment expenses in North Macedonia.
Telecom tax declined by 14.5% year-on-year, amounting to HUF 6.5 billion for the period, reflecting the absence of a one-off non-recurring adjustment booked in Q3 2020 and lower overall usage levels, especially among business customers.
Other direct costs were up 4.6% year-on-year to HUF 44.9 billion in Q3 2021, driven by higher roaming outpayments and some increases in equipment costs.
Gross profit improved by 6.8% year-on-year to HUF 101.7 billion in Q3 2021 and by 4.9% year-on-year to HUF 291.3 billion in the first nine months of 2021, as a result of the increasing contribution from both telecommunication and SI/IT services.
Indirect costs increased by 2.3% year-on-year to HUF 35.3 billion in Q3 2021, and 0.9% year-on-year to HUF 115.4 billion in the first nine months of 2021, driven by higher employee related expenses which offset the decline in other operating expenses.
Employee-related expenses rose by HUF 1.8 billion year-on-year, amounting to HUF 20.1 billion in Q3 2021, mostly driven by higher severance expenses related to the Hungarian voluntary redundancy program and higher performance bonus expenses. This more than offset the positive impact of the lower average headcount.
Other operating expenses were 6.0% lower year-on-year at HUF 16.2 billion for the quarter, thanks to the positive contribution of cost optimization measures, particularly relating to maintenance and repair expenses and raw material costs.
Other operating income remained stable at HUF 1.0 billion in Q3 2021, and was up by HUF 0.4 billion year on year in the first nine months of 2021, latter reflecting higher income from real estate sales in Hungary.
EBITDA rose by 9.3% year-on-year to HUF 66.4 billion for the quarter, with EBITDA AL improving by 9.7% year-on-year to HUF 60.3 billion. In the first nine months of 2021, EBITDA rose by 7.7%, and EBITDA AL by 8.0% year-on-year. These improvements were primarily driven by the increase in service revenue and consequently, gross profit.
Depreciation and amortization (D&A) expenses rose by 4.4% year-on-year to HUF 36.9 billion in Q3 2021, attributable to frequency licenses activated in September 2020 in Hungary, and higher depreciation in relation to the copper retirement project.
Profit for the period was moderately lower by 1.3% year-on-year at HUF 19.4 billion in Q3 2021 , as the improvement in operational performance was offset by weaker financial results, primarily driven by the absence of favorable one-off impacts in the base period. In the first nine months of 2021, profit for the period rose by 45.0% year-on-year to HUF 44.0 billion as a result of EBITDA increases and stronger financial results.
Net financial result declined by 4.3 billion year-on-year, amounting to a loss of HUF 5.5 billion in Q3 2021. The increase in financial expenses is partly driven by higher interest expenses, booked in relation to spectrum payment liabilities, and less favorable results relating to recognition of derivatives at fair value. This reflects different yield-curve movements compared to the base period. In the first nine months of 2021, net financial result improved by 6.4 billion year-on-year, amounting to a loss of HUF 11.2 billion, largely driven by more favorable FX impacts compared to the first nine months of 2020.
Income tax expensesremained broadly unchanged year-on-year at HUF 4.5 billion in Q3 2021, reflecting the similar level of profit before tax.
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests rose by 44.
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