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Ekaterinburg – August 11, 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 1H 2008 prepared under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS).
Revenues increased by 14.6% on 1H 2007 and totaled US$ 834.5 mln. The revenue growth is mainly due to the gains in:
Mobile services (up 19.2%)
New services (up 65.7%)
EBITDA[1] increased by 9.9% on 1H 2007. EBITDA margin amounted to 34.4%. Operating margin – 19.7%.
Net profit decreased by 21.0% and amounted to US$ 68.2 mln. Net margin amounted to 8.2%.
Subscriber base totaled 9.1 mln., including 5.4 mln. GSM mobile subscribers.
Operational and financial highlights:*
Financial
1H 2008
1H 2007
Change, %
Revenues, US$ mln*
834,5
728,0
+14,6%
Costs, US$ mln
669,7
545,5
+22,8%
EBITDA, US$ mln
286,8
261,1
+9,9%
EBITDA margin
34,4%
35,9%
-
Operating profit, US$ mln
164,8
182,5
-9,7%
Operating margin
19.7%
25.1%
-
Profit before income tax, US$ mln
98.1
124.8
-21.4%
Net profit, US$ mln
68.2
86.3
-21.0%
Net margin
8.2%
11.9%
-
Operational
01/07/2008
01/07/2007
Change, %
Fixed-line subscribers, million
3.7
3.7
0.0%
Mobile subscribers, million
5.4
4.6
+17.4%
Broadband subscribers, thousand
392.2
192.4
+103.8%
Digitalization of local fixed-line networks, %
74.9%
73.7%
+1.6%
Penetration of fixed services, %
28%
28%
-
Penetration of mobile services, %
100% plus
100% plus
-
Number of employees
24,073
26,873
-10.4%
* Here and henceforth currency conversions are based on average exchange rates: 1H 2008 – RUR 23.9, 1H 2007 – RUR 26.1
[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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