С 1 апреля 2011 года ОАО «Уралсвязьинформ» является частью российской национальной телекоммуникационной компании «Ростелеком» и теперь будет осуществлять свою деятельность в качестве ее макрорегионального филиала «Урал»
Ekaterinburg – May 14, 2008 – Uralsvyazinform (RTS: URSI/URSIP, ADR: UVYZY/ UVYZYP), the leading carrier of fixed-line and mobile services in the Urals region, Russia reports the unconsolidated financial and operational results for the 1st quarter of 2008 prepared under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS).
Revenues increased by 16.6% on 1Q 2007 and totaled US$ 408.3 mln. The revenue growth is mainly due to revenue gains in:
Mobile services (+20.7%);
New services (up 61.9%).
EBITDA[1] increased by 7.7% on 1Q 2007. EBITDA margin totaled 33.4%. Operating margin – 22.0%.
Net profit decreased by 27.6% and amounted to US$ 33.1 mln. Net margin totaled 8.1%.
Subscriber base totaled 8.9 mln., including 5.2 mln. Subscribers in GSM.
Operational and financial highlights:*
Financial
1Q 2008
1Q 2007
Change, %
Revenues, US$ mln*
408.3
350.0
+16.6%
Costs, US$ mln.
318.6
252.2
+26.3%
EBITDA, US$ mln
140.6
130.6
+7.7%
EBITDA margin
34.4%
37.3%
-
Operating profit, US$ mln
89.7
97.8
-8.3%
Operating margin
22.0%
27.9%
-
Pre-tax profit, US$ mln
48.5
64.0
-24.2%
Net profit, US$ mln
33.1
45.7
-27.6%
Net margin
8.1%
13.0%
-
Operational
01.04.2008
01.04.2007
Change, %
Subscriber base:
Fixed-line subscribers, mln
3.7
3.7
+0.6%
Mobile (GSM) subscribers, mln
5.2
4.5
+15.6
Broadband subscribers, thous.
325.5
141.3
+130.4%
Digitalization of local fixed-line networks, %
74.5%
73.6%
+0.9%
Penetration:
Fixed lines, %
28%
28%
-
Mobile, %
100%+
89%
-
Number of employees
24,405
27,137
-10.1%
* Here and henceforth currency conversions are based on average exchange rates: 1Q 2008 – RUR 24.2, 1Q 2007 RUR 26.3 [1] For information: EBITDA is calculated as a sum of pre-tax profit, interest payable, depreciation of fixed assets, leasing payments less interest receivable.
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