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 – November 10, 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 first 9 months of 2008 prepared under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS).
Revenues increased by 12.5% on 9M 2008 and totaled US$ 1,256.5 mln. The revenue growth is mainly due to revenue gains in:
Mobile services (+15.3%)
New services (up 61.2%)
EBITDA[1] increased by 12.3% on 9M 2007. EBITDA margin totaled 36.0%. Operating margin – 19.4%.
Net profit decreased by 8.9% and amounted to US$ 120.0 mln. Net margin totaled 9.6%.
Subscriber base totaled 9.7 mln., including 5.5 mln subscribers in GSM.
Fixed-line unlimited tariff increased since September 1, 2008 by 20% on average. Currently, the tariff is set at FTS approved max rate
Operational and financial highlights:*
Financial
9M 2008
9M 2007
Change, %
Revenues, US$ mln*
1,256.5
1,117.0
+12.5%
Costs, US$ mln
1,013.0
840.1
+20.6%
EBITDA, US$ mln
452.4
402.9
+12.3%
EBITDA margin
36.0%
36.1%
-
Operating profit, US$ mln
243.5
276.9
-12.1%
Operating margin
19.4%
24.8%
-
Profit before income tax, US$ mln
171.8
189.8
-9.5%
Net profit, US$ mln
120.0
131.7
-8.9%
Net margin
9.6%
11.8%
-
Operational
01/10/2008
01/10/2007
Change, %
Fixed-line subscribers, million
3.7
3.7
+0.5%
Mobile subscribers, million
5.5
4.8
+14.6%
Broadband subscribers, thousand
462.3
235.5
+96.3%
Digitalization of local fixed-line networks, %
74.5%
73.6%
+0.9%
Number of employees
23,767
26,543
-10.5%
* Here and henceforth currency conversions are based on average exchange rates: 9M 2008 – RUR 24.0, 9M 2007 – RUR 25.9
[1] EBITDA is calculated as a sum of pre-tax profit, interest payable, depreciation and amortization, leasing payments less interest receivable.
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