Telefonica S A 6-K, filed May 11, 2023
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Telefonica S A filed this 6-K on May 11, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2023
Commission File Number: 001-09531
Telefónica, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Distrito Telefónica, Ronda de la Comunicación s/n,
28050 Madrid, Spain
+34 91-482 87 00
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Telefónica, S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| 1. | Telefónica Group: Presentation on quarterly results January-March 2023 | 2 | ||||||
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Q1 23 Results Mr. Ángel Vilá COO
T. Hispam Delivering on our goals 2 Looking ahead… Key developments Accelerating revenue growth Excellent progress in 5G >82% pop. cov; robust rev. & OIBDA evolution Double digit revenue & OIBDA growth Service revenue growth accelerating, improving OIBDA trend y-o-y Core Markets >50% synergies run-rate in YE 23 Normalised CapEx/Sales Growth + Lower capital intensity In-market consolidation prospects Revenue +43.5% y-o-y Scaled European Cloud/Cyber champion Potential source of value Double digit revenue growth Growth in Telxius Best infra portfolio Rollout execution Consolidation prospects Networks expansion 13% OIBDA-CapEx/Sales -28% invested capital since Dec-19 Self-sustainability Optionality Value-Adding Group Twin transition greenabler Open Gateway project Pursuing fairer regulation environments Fair Share consultation
A strong start to 2023 Revenue y-o-y organic +4.9% All business lines growing OIBDA y-o-y organic +1.1% Steady growth OIBDA-CapEX y-o-y organic +2.1% CapEx (-0.7%) Net Debt -€0.2bn vs. Dec-22 €26.4bn FCF €0.5bn Balance sheet optimisation • Light maturity profile and strong liquidity • Limited debt refinancing • High portion of long-term fixed rate debt Ramping-up revenue growth y-o-y (reported and organic) • Consistent service revenue growth acceleration; +4.2% • Price increases well received • Very strong B2B revenue; +9.0% Strengthened commercial position • Fibre (+16% y-o-y); mobile contract (+7% y-o-y); 5G coverage increasing • Investing for growth = higher NPS, lower churn, pricing power proven • CapEx focus on NGN Resilience; proactive management of efficiencies • Streamlined operating model • Underlying OIBDA growth for 3rd straight quarter • Strong FCF generation even under seasonality Sustainability pathway; transformation of networks Legacy copper switch-off in Spain by April 2024 Q1 23 3
Positive FX impact Debt -€0.2bn € (m) Q1 23 Revenue 136 OIBDA 47 Q1 23 Reported (€m) Reported y-o-y Revenue 10,045 6.7% OIBDA 3,121 (2.4%) OIBDA Underlying 3,145 2.4% Net Income 298 (57.9%) FCF (incl. leases principal payments) 454 (11.6%) Net Financial Debt ex-leases 26,443 (3.5%) Q1 23 Reported + 50% VMO2 (€m) Organic y-o-y Revenue 11,497 4.9% OIBDA 3,634 1.1% OIBDA-CapEx (ex-spectrum) 2,320 2.1% 4 Key financial metrics
Well on track for 2023 guidance Targets 2023 Q1 23 Revenue y-o-y organic “Low single digit growth” +4.9% OIBDA y-o-y organic “Low single digit growth” +1.1% CapEx/Sales organic ~14% 11.3% 2023 Dividend €0.3/share (cash) December 2023 €0.15/sh. (cash) June 20241 €0.15/sh. (cash) 2023 calendar payments 15th June 2023 €0.15/sh.; cash 14th December 2023 €0.15/sh.; cash 24.8m own shares cancelled 2023 guidance organic Shareholder remuneration 1. For the purpose of the second tranche, the corresponding corporate resolutions will be proposed to the AGM 5
On target to achieve ESG goals Net-zero by 2040 (SBTi validated) 100% renewables by 2030 Zero-waste by 2030 >90% MBB rural coverage by 2024 1 33% women executives by 2024 Zero adjusted pay gap by 2024 2 1 Core markets. 2 Adjusted pay gap: equal pay for jobs of equal value 3. Parity defined as not less than 40% of each gender represented 4. Financing linked to sustainability criteria includes balance sheet debt, hybrids and undrawn committed credit lines based on ICMA sustainable bond principles, LMA Sustainability Linked Loan Principles and other ESG criteria. Not necessarily linked to EU Taxonomy aligned activities Key targets Environmental Social Governance Parity 3 in top governing bodies by 2030 Zero-tolerance of corruption 30-35% sustainable linked financing by 2024 4 6 ✓ Reducing emissions: Copper switch-off (SP); CDP Supplier Engagement Leader ✓ Development and use of renewables. BR: +3 distributed generation plants, DE: +1 PPA ✓ Circular economy: Q1 ~10k used network units sold to 3rd parties; recycling 98% of waste ✓ Connecting communities: e.g. >80% 5G coverage in SP & DE. UK social tariffs ✓ Ranked #1 in WBA’s Digital Inclusion Benchmark: 2nd consecutive year ✓ Driving diversity and inclusion: 1st VMO2 UK Gender & Ethnicity Pay Gap report ✓ Best practices in Corporate Governance: all BoD proposed resolutions approved at AGM ✓ ESG at the core with ISO certifications renewed across T. Hispam ✓ Financing linked to sustainability criteria: leading the sector with €17bn Examples of our progress H
91.1 90.1 90.1 90.3 92.6 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.0% 0.9% Spain Convergent KPIs Commercial momentum further improve financials Churn (%)ARPU (€) Revenue OIBDA 37% 36% 37% 39% 36% 27% 25% 24% 23% 26% OIBDA-CapExOIBDA Margins (organic) Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic) 7 0.9% 1.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% (4.9%) (3.4%) (2.8%) (2.1%) (1.7%) Best Q trading post-pandemic FBB y-o-y growth after 4 years Further churn reduction (-0.4 p.p. y-o-y) Tariff update (Movistar +6.8% avg. Q1 23) Service rev. accelerated (+1.0% y-o-y) on improving retail OIBDA on the path to stabilisation Benchmark (OIBDA-CapEx)/Sales (26% organic) 60% of B2B portfolio EcoSmart Supporting circular economy (device buy back) Net adds (k) 6 3 1 21 (56) 3 14 23 (27) (26) (9) (5) Postpaid ConvergentFBB Q3 22 Q4 22Q1 22 Q2 22 Q1 23 Q3 22 Q4 22Q2 22 Q1 23 Q3 22 Q4 22Q1 22 Q2 22 Q1 23 Q3 22 Q4 22Q1 22 Q2 22 Q1 23
Germany Fixed BB net adds (k) Revenue OIBDA 5.2% 5.8% 6.0% 6.6% 8.0% 7.0% 3.1% 4.2% 6.6% 1.7% Margins (organic) OIBDA-CapExOIBDA Revenue & OIBDA (y-o-y organic growth) (10) 5 19 18 25 31% 32% 31% 31% 30% 18% 17% 15% 17% 18% Postpay net adds (k) 287 374 304 264 368 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Good commercial traction and growth “Very good’ rating in connect test >82% 5G pop. coverage (Mar-23); on track for ~90% target at YE 23 M4M implemented for ‘O2 Mobile’ portfolio (~10% higher price points) Sustained own-brand momentum, driving strong revenue & solid OIBDA growth Improved ESG scores Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 8
Virgin Media O2 101 114 115 188 108 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% (0.1%) 0.2% (0.6%) 0.4% 3.9% 2.6% 4.8% 8.1% 9.9% 1.4% 37% 38% 38% 37% 36% 18% 19% 16% 17% 18% Fixed network build (k; PPs) Mobile contract churn (%) Revenue OIBDA Margins (organic) OIBDA-CapExOIBDA All organic according to Telefonica criteria Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 9 Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic) Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Focus on operational progress and long-term growth Seasonality in mobile contract base, low and stable churn levels y-o-y (1.0% in Q1 23) 108k PPs in Q1 23 and 5G connectivity >2,100 towns and cities Revenue growth accelerating y-o-y Mobile pricing environment improving Expansion of eligibility for social tariffs Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23
Brazil 20.5 21.0 22.3 23.3 24.4 29.0 Accesses growth (y-o-y) FTTH Premises passed (m) Highest revenue growth in 10 years 7% 20% 18% 18% 15% 29% 25% 21% 19% 17% FTTHContract 4.6% 11.1% 10.6% 10.1% 12.1% 1.6% 8.5% 12.3% 6.6% 9.5% Revenue OIBDA 41% 40% 43% 44% 40% 25% 19% 22% 24% 27% OIBDA-CapExOIBDA Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic) Margins (organic) Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Mar-22 Jun-22 Dec-24ESep-22 Dec-22 Mar-23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Contract m. share: 43.7% (+2 p.p. since Oi deal) Contract churn: 1.1%; healthier environment Price increases in Contract and Hybrids Digital services gaining traction: >2m OTT video subscribers B2B digital revenue: >6% o/total revenue Lower CapEx intensity:+22.7% y-o-y OIBDA-CapEx 3rd straight year as CDP Supplier Engagement Leader 10
T. Tech, a global next-generation IT provider 299 429 Q1 22 Q1 23 • Double-digit y-o-y growth across T. Tech Companies • Improved revenue mix: o Higher weight of Managed & Professional services & own platforms revenues o Better geographic distribution (>85% revenue hard currency) • Differential customer journey o Key driver for relevance in the B2B market o Top position in large global B2B deals (4th in the Telco Global services outlook by Omdia 2023) • Reinforced partner ecosystem & capabilities: AWS, Hitachi Vantara,Expert.ai. Operational Highlights +43.5% +27% y-o-y in constant perimeter, (>2x market growth) T. Tech Revenue (€m) Strong Commercial activity • Bookings growth ~+40% y-o-y in L12M • Healthy funnel generation Accelerating growth (+ 10 p.p. q-o-q) Highly skilled and diversified team • Talent-led organisation: hiring, skilling & retaining • >6.2k professionals; 80% located in Europe • ~4k certifications • 18% attrition in L12M Very Strong in Managed Security and Private LTE/5G Network Services Leader in Magic Quadrant Managed IoT Connectivity Services (9th consecutive year). Frost Radar: TOP 12 in Americas Managed and Professional Security Services Industry Analysts Recognition 11 Leader in B2B digital services: Cloud, Cybersecurity, IoT, Big Data
T. Infra, consolidating our leadership of FibreCos and critical infrastructure Focus on execution to gain scale 2510 152021 Mar-23 2026E The best combination of profitability and growth 30%70% (m; FTTH PPs1) • 3.7m PPs (leaders) • Deployment completed •Wholesale agreements with Direct TV and Entel • 2.6m PPs (leaders) •Wholesale agreement with Liwa 5th quarter of consecutive organic2 OIBDA growth 4.7% 6.0% 8.4% 10.4% Revenue OIBDA Organic Reported Q1 23 1 Included in the total Group’s FTTH PPs 2 Constant perimeter (excluding tower business) • 4.3m PPs • Driving digital development • Deployment on track • Scaling-up team & processes •MoUs to deploy >870k premises • Increasing projects under construction • 4.3m PPs • Connectivity with best-in- class quality standards Delivering on monetisation and focusing on growth 12 54.2% OIBDA margin +0.7 p.p. y-o-y organic
Q1 23 Results Mrs. Laura Abasolo CFCO & Head of T. Hispam
T. Hispam, capturing value growth opportunities 14.0 14.8 15.8 16.8 17.6 FTTH & Cable PPs (m) 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 22% 19% 18% 19% 18% FTTH & CableContract 4.3% 4.2% 3.8% 2.8% 1.6%2.3% 10.2% 1.2% (1.5%) (3.9%) Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Revenue OIBDA 21% 22% 22% 22% 20% 15% 14% 15% 4% 15% -28% Invested Capital (since Dec-19) Accesses growth (y-o-y) Revenue & OIBDA growth (y-o-y organic) Margins (organic) 13 OIBDA-CapExOIBDA Mar-22 Jun-22 Sep-22 Dec-22 13.9m FTTH Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Mar-23 Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4 22 Q1 23 Value growth & tariff update Revenue growth boosted by contract & FTTH OIBDA affected by commercial activity and InfraCo model OIBDA-CapEx expected to grow in FY 23 Making progress in digital inclusion
Further deleverage, sound liquidity and contained cost Comfortable liquidity position 11.8 Liquidity cushion, Mar-23 (€bn) 9.6 Cash position Undrawn credit lines & synd. credit facilities Cash liquidity 21.4 2.6 2.8 4.6 2.3 20242023 2025 2026 Gross debt maturities, Mar-23 (€bn) €3.0bn avg (-58% vs 4 yrs avg. at Mar-17) Debt Portfolio de-risked & well positioned >80% Total debt fixed 13.2 yrs Avg. debt life Maturities covered over next 3 years 2.80x 2.60x 2.54x 2.51x Dec-21 Dec-22 ND €35.3bn Deleverage trend continues Dec-20 ND €26.1bn ND €26.7bn ND €26.4bn Net Debt/OIBDAaL Mar-23 Total debt related interest payment cost ex leases Contained interest payment cost 3.92% 3.87% Mar- 22 +100 bps in short- term rate = +€32m in interest payment Mar-23 14
Conclusions Mr. Ángel Vilá COO
• Shaping the opportunities • Reiterating guidance and dividend for 2023 • ESG a greenabler: anticipating regulatory needs (EU taxonomy, PAI, SFDR Art. 8 & 9) • Strong start to the year, resilience; consistent execution of strategy • Accelerated growth in revenues (reported and organic y-o-y); pricing power, leading churn and NPS • Pricing actions and efficiencies more than offset inflationary pressures Positive momentum in Q1 23 • Good progress in fibre, mobile contract and 5G, proving differential infrastructure • Sustainability pathway: transforming networks • Robust balance sheet, proactive approach to debt management 15
Results presentation and Q&A Session Telefónica’s management will host a webcast on 11 May at 10:00 AM (CEST), 9:00 AM (GST), and 4:00 AM (EDT) Participants from Telefónica • To access the webcast: click here • The webcast replay will be available on Telefónica IR’s website after the event • To participate in the Q&A session, please register using the following link to receive the dial in and PIN details. click here. • Ángel Vilá l COO • Laura Abasolo l CFCO & Head T. Hispam • Lutz Schüler l CEO Virgin Media O2 • Eduardo Navarro l Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer • Adrián Zunzunegui l Global Director of Investor Relations Webcast Q&A Session
For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Adrián Zunzunegui (adrian.zunzunegui@telefonica.com) Isabel Beltrán (i.beltran@telefonica.com) Torsten Achtmann (torsten.achtmann@telefonica.com) Tel. +34 91 482 87 00 ir@telefonica.com www.telefonica.com/investors FOLLOW US: A List 2022 Bloomberg GEI 2023 1st company worldwide in 2022 Digital Inclusion Benchmark 1st in sector 2022 Member of DJSI Europe
SIGNATURES
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.
Telefónica, S.A. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 11, 2023 | By: | /s/ Laura Abasolo García de Baquedano | ||||||||||||||
| Name: | Laura Abasolo García de Baquedano | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Finance and Control Officer | ||||||||||||||||