SAO PAULO, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telefônica Brasil - (B3: VIVT3; NYSE: VIV), announces its results for 3Q24.
Strong operating performance resulting in revenues, EBITDA, and net income growth along with reduced Capex intensity.
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R$ million
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3Q24
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3Q23
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% Y-o-Y
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9M24
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9M23
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% Y-o-Y
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Net Operating Revenue
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14,039
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13,112
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7.1
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41,264
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38,565
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7.0
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Mobile Services
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9,212
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8,465
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8.8
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26,821
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24,614
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9.0
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FTTH
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1,790
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1,570
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14.0
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5,264
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4,568
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15.2
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Corporate Data, ICT, and others
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1,129
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1,060
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6.5
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3,389
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3,195
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6.1
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Electronics
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856
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814
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5.1
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2,553
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2,411
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5.9
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Other Revenues¹
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1,053
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1,202
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(12.4)
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3,236
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3,777
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(14.3)
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Total Costs
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(8,089)
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(7,573)
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6.8
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(24,582)
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(22,999)
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6.9
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EBITDA
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5,950
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5,539
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7.4
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16,682
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15,566
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7.2
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EBITDA / Net Revenue Margin
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42.4 %
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42.2 %
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0.1 p.p.
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40.4 %
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40.4 %
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0.1 p.p.
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EBITDA AL
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4,702
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4,400
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6.9
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12,965
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12,111
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7.1
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EBITDA AL / Net Revenue Margin
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33.5 %
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33.6 %
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(0.1) p.p.
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31.4 %
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31.4 %
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0.0 p.p.
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Net Income
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1,667
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1,472
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13.3
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3,785
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3,429
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10.4
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Earnings per Share (EPS)
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1.02
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0.89
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14.4
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2.30
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2.07
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11.2
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CAPEX ex-IFRS 16
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2,495
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2,626
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(5.0)
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6,710
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6,665
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0.7
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Operating Cash Flow (OpCF)
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3,455
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2,913
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18.6
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9,972
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8,901
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12.0
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OpCF/ Net Revenue Margin
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24.6 %
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22.2 %
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2.4 p.p.
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24.2 %
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23.1 %
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1.1 p.p.
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Operating Cash Flow AL (OpCF AL)
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2,207
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1,774
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24.4
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6,255
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5,446
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14.9
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OpCF AL / Net Revenue Margin
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15.7 %
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13.5 %
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2.2 p.p.
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15.2 %
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14.1 %
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1.0 p.p.
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Free Cash Flow
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1,671
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1,918
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(12.9)
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7,139
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7,556
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(5.5)
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Total Subscribers (Thousand)
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115,245
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111,582
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3.3
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115,245
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111,582
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3.3
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1
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Other Revenues include Voice, xDSL, FTTC and IPTV.
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Net revenue grew (+7.1% YoY), driven by the strong performance ofMobile Service Revenue (MSR) (+8.8 YoY), boosted by double-digit growth in postpaid revenue (+10.4% YoY). Postpaid's strong performance is related to the increase in customer base (+7.6% YoY), which totaled 65.0 million in the quarter, driven by migrations from prepaid and adding new customers, that contributed to the +3.5% YoY increase in postpaid ex-M2M and ex-dongles ARPU, to R$53.0.
Fixed revenue increased +3.6% YoY, driven by the FTTH (+14.0% YoY) and Corporate Data, ICT and Digital Services (+6.5% YoY) revenues. FTTH network is currently present in 444 cities (+5 cities YoY) with 28.3 millionhomes passed (+12.7% YoY) and 6.7 million homes connected (+12.5% YoY).
EBITDA totaled R$5,950 million (+7.4% YoY), with a margin of 42.4% (+0.1 p.p. YoY), reflecting the strong performance of mobile service revenue (+8.8% YoY) and cost control (+6.8% YoY).
In 3Q24, Capex ex-IFRS 16 amounted to R$2,495 million (-5.0% YoY), representing 17.8% of revenues (-2.3 p.p. YoY), directed towards strengthening our mobile network, with emphasis on 5G coverage, that is already present in 394 cities, including all cities with over 200 thousand inhabitants, representing 57% of the Brazilian population.
In 9M24, Operating Cash Flow totaled R$9,972 million (+12.0% YoY), with a margin of 24.2% (+1.1 p.p. YoY) over net revenue.
Net income attributed to Telefônica Brasil reached R$1,667 million in 3Q24 (+13.3% YoY). Shareholder remuneration paid up in 2024 was R$4,790 million (+0.1% vs FY 2023), of which R$2,190 million of interest on equity, R$1,500 million in capital reduction, while R$1,110 million were invested in share buybacks. For the years 2024 to 2026, the Company has committed to distribute an amount equal to or above 100% of net income for each fiscal year.
To download the complete version of the Company's earnings release, please visit our website: https://ri.telefonica.com.br/en
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SOURCE Telefônica Brasil S.A.
