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Supplementary Financial Information Second Quarter 2021
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BCE Inc. IS Summary p2
BCE (1)
Consolidated Operational Data
Q2 Q2 YTD YTD
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except share amounts) (unaudited) 2021 2020 $ change % change 2021 2020 $ change % change
Operating revenues
Service 5,040 4,800 240 5.0% 10,008 9,818 190 1.9%
Product 658 554 104 18.8% 1,396 1,176 220 18.7%
Total operating revenues 5,698 5,354 344 6.4% 11,404 10,994 410 3.7%
Operating costs (A) (3,159) (2,959) (200) (6.8%) (6,362) (6,106) (256) (4.2%)
Post-employment benefit plans service cost (63) (64) 1 1.6% (137) (139) 2 1.4%
Adjusted EBITDA (2) 2,476 2,331 145 6.2% 4,905 4,749 156 3.3%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (2) 43.5% 43.5% - 43.0% 43.2% (0.2) pts
Severance, acquisition and other costs (7) (22) 15 68.2% (96) (38) (58) n.m.
Depreciation (905) (869) (36) (4.1%) (1,800) (1,727) (73) (4.2%)
Amortization (248) (234) (14) (6.0%) (486) (464) (22) (4.7%)
Finance costs
Interest expense (268) (280) 12 4.3% (535) (557) 22 3.9%
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations (5) (11) 6 54.5% (10) (23) 13 56.5%
Impairment of assets (164) (449) 285 63.5% (167) (456) 289 63.4%
Other income (expense) 91 (80) 171 n.m. 99 (127) 226 n.m.
Income taxes (236) (96) (140) n.m. (489) (339) (150) (44.2%)
Net earnings from continuing operations 734 290 444 n.m. 1,421 1,018 403 39.6%
Net earnings from discontinued operations - 4 (4) (100.0%) - 9 (9) (100.0%)
Net earnings 734 294 440 n.m. 1,421 1,027 394 38.4%
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to:
Common shareholders 685 233 452 n.m. 1,327 908 419 46.1%
Preferred shareholders 32 34 (2) (5.9%) 64 72 (8) (11.1%)
Non-controlling interest 17 23 (6) (26.1%) 30 38 (8) (21.1%)
Net earnings from continuing operations 734 290 444 n.m. 1,421 1,018 403 39.6%
Net earnings attributable to:
Common shareholders 685 237 448 n.m. 1,327 917 410 44.7%
Preferred shareholders 32 34 (2) (5.9%) 64 72 (8) (11.1%)
Non-controlling interest 17 23 (6) (26.1%) 30 38 (8) (21.1%)
Net earnings 734 294 440 n.m. 1,421 1,027 394 38.4%
Net earnings per common share - basic and diluted
Continuing operations $ 0.76 $ 0.26 $ 0.50 n.m. $ 1.47 $ 1.00 $ 0.47 47.0%
Net earnings per common share - diluted $ 0.26
Discontinued operations $ - $ - $ - - $ - $ - $ 0.01 $ - 0 $ (0.01) (100.0%)
Net earnings per common share - basic and diluted $ 0.76 $ 0.26 $ 0.50 n.m. $ 1.47 $ 1.01 - $ 0.46 45.5%
Dividends per common share $ 0.8750 $ 0.8325 $ 0.0425 5.1% $ 1.7500 $ 1.6650 $ 0.08 5.1%
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (millions) 905.0 904.3 904.7 904.2
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (millions) 905.3 904.4 904.8 904.4
Number of common shares outstanding (millions) 905.7 904.3 905.7 904.3
Adjusted net earnings and EPS
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders 685 237 448 n.m. 1,327 917 410 44.7%
Severance, acquisition and other costs 5 16 (11) (68.8%) 70 28 42 n.m.
Net mark-to-market (gains) losses on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans (73) 7 (80) n.m. (117) 27 (144) n.m.
Net losses (gains) on investments 14 (11) 25 n.m. 14 (21) 35 n.m.
Early debt redemption costs - - - - 39 12 27 n.m.
Impairment of assets 120 328 (208) (63.4%) 122 333 (211) (63.4%)
Net earnings from discontinued operations - (4) 4 100.0% - (9) 9 100.0%
Adjusted net earnings (2) 751 573 178 31.1% 1,455 1,287 168 13.1%
Adjusted EPS (2) $ 0.83 $ 0.63 $ 0.20 31.7% $ 1.61 $ 1.42 $ 0.19 13.4%
n.m. : not meaningful
(A) Excludes post-employment benefit plans service cost
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BCE Inc. IS HIST p3
BCE
Consolidated Operational Data - Historical Trend
TOTAL
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except share amounts) (unaudited) YTD 2021 Q2 21 Q1 21 2020 Q4 20 Q3 20 Q2 20 Q1 20
Operating revenues
Service 10,008 5,040 4,968 19,832 5,090 4,924 4,800 5,018
Product 1,396 658 738 3,051 1,012 863 554 622
Total operating revenues 11,404 5,698 5,706 22,883 6,102 5,787 5,354 5,640
Operating costs (A) (6,362) (3,159) (3,203) (13,007) (3,633) (3,268) (2,959) (3,147)
Post-employment benefit plans service cost (137) (63) (74) (269) (65) (65) (64) (75)
Adjusted EBITDA 4,905 2,476 2,429 9,607 2,404 2,454 2,331 2,418
Adjusted EBITDA margin 43.0% 43.5% 42.6% 42.0% 39.4% 42.4% 43.5% 42.9%
Severance, acquisition and other costs (96) (7) (89) (116) (52) (26) (22) (16)
Depreciation (1,800) (905) (895) (3,475) (872) (876) (869) (858)
Amortization (486) (248) (238) (929) (233) (232) (234) (230)
Finance costs
Interest expense (535) (268) (267) (1,110) (274) (279) (280) (277)
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations (10) (5) (5) (46) (11) (12) (11) (12)
Impairment of assets (167) (164) (3) (472) (12) (4) (449) (7)
Other income (expense) 99 91 8 (194) (38) (29) (80) (47)
Income taxes (489) (236) (253) (792) (191) (262) (96) (243)
Net earnings from continuing operations 1,421 734 687 2,473 721 734 290 728
Net earnings from discontinued operations - - - 226 211 6 4 5
Net earnings 1,421 734 687 2,699 932 740 294 733
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to:
Common shareholders 1,327 685 642 2,272 678 686 233 675
Preferred shareholders 64 32 32 136 32 32 34 38
Non-controlling interest 30 17 13 65 11 16 23 15
Net earnings from continuing operations 1,421 734 687 2,473 721 734 290 728
Net earnings attributable to:
Common shareholders 1,327 685 642 2,498 889 692 237 680
Preferred shareholders 64 32 32 136 32 32 34 38
Non-controlling interest 30 17 13 65 11 16 23 15
Net earnings 1,421 734 687 2,699 932 740 294 733
Net earnings per common share - basic and diluted
Continuing operations $ 1.47 $ 0.76 $ 0.71 $ 2.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.76 $ 0.26 $ 0.74
Discontinued operations $ - $ - $ - $ 0.25 $ 0.23 $ 0.01 $ - $ 0.01
Net earnings per common share - basic and diluted $ 1.47 $ 0.76 $ 0.71 $ 2.76 $ 0.98 $ 0.77 $ 0.26 $ 0.75
Dividends per common share $ 1.7500 $ 0.8750 $ 0.8750 $ 3.3300 $ 0.8325 $ 0.8325 $ 0.8325 $ 0.8325
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (millions) 904.7 905.0 904.5 904.3 904.4 904.3 904.3 904.1
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (millions) 904.8 905.3 904.5 904.4 904.4 904.4 904.4 904.5
Number of common shares outstanding (millions) 905.7 905.7 904.6 904.4 904.4 904.3 904.3 904.3
Adjusted net earnings and EPS
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders 1,327 685 642 2,498 889 692 237 680
Severance, acquisition and other costs 70 5 65 85 38 19 16 12
Net mark-to-market (gains) losses on derivatives used to economically hedge equity settled share-based compensation plans (117) (73) (44) 37 - 10 7 20
Net losses (gains) on investments 14 14 - (46) (3) (22) (11) (10)
Early debt redemption costs 39 - 39 37 9 16 - 12
Impairment of assets 122 120 2 345 9 3 328 5
Net earnings from discontinued operations - - - (226) (211) (6) (4) (5)
Adjusted net earnings 1,455 751 704 2,730 731 712 573 714
Adjusted EPS $ 1.61 $ 0.83 $ 0.78 $ 3.02 $ 0.81 $ 0.79 $ 0.63 $ 0.79
(A) Excludes post-employment benefit plans service cost
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BCE Inc. Seg Info Summary p4
BCE (1)
Segmented Data
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) Q2 2021 Q2 2020 $ change % change YTD 2021 YTD 2020 $ change % change
Operating revenues
Bell Wireless 2,128 1,922 206 10.7% 4,228 3,957 271 6.8%
Bell Wireline 3,003 3,043 (40) (1.3%) 6,084 6,079 5 0.1%
Bell Media 755 579 176 30.4% 1,468 1,331 137 10.3%
Inter-segment eliminations (188) (190) 2 1.1% (376) (373) (3) (0.8%)
Total 5,698 5,354 344 6.4% 11,404 10,994 410 3.7%
Operating costs
Bell Wireless (1,159) (1,043) (116) (11.1%) (2,336) (2,150) (186) (8.7%)
Bell Wireline (1,710) (1,764) 54 3.1% (3,428) (3,465) 37 1.1%
Bell Media (541) (406) (135) (33.3%) (1,111) (1,003) (108) (10.8%)
Inter-segment eliminations 188 190 (2) (1.1%) 376 373 3 0.8%
Total (3,222) (3,023) (199) (6.6%) (6,499) (6,245) (254) (4.1%)
Adjusted EBITDA
Bell Wireless 969 879 90 10.2% 1,892 1,807 85 4.7%
Margin 45.5% 45.7% (0.2) pts 44.7% 45.7% (1.0) pts
Bell Wireline 1,293 1,279 14 1.1% 2,656 2,614 42 1.6%
Margin 43.1% 42.0% 1.1 pts 43.7% 43.0% 0.7 pts
Bell Media 214 173 41 23.7% 357 328 29 8.8%
Margin 28.3% 29.9% (1.6) pts 24.3% 24.6% (0.3) pts
Total 2,476 2,331 145 6.2% 4,905 4,749 156 3.3%
Margin 43.5% 43.5% - 43.0% 43.2% (0.2) pts
Capital expenditures
Bell Wireless 306 182 (124) (68.1%) 592 312 (280) (89.7%)
Capital intensity (3) 14.4% 9.5% (4.9) pts 14.0% 7.9% (6.1) pts
Bell Wireline 877 694 (183) (26.4%) 1,584 1,316 (268) (20.4%)
Capital intensity 29.2% 22.8% (6.4) pts 26.0% 21.6% (4.4) pts
Bell Media 24 24 - - 43 49 6 12.2%
Capital intensity 3.2% 4.1% 0.9 pts 2.9% 3.7% 0.8 pts
Total 1,207 900 (307) (34.1%) 2,219 1,677 (542) (32.3%)
Capital intensity 21.2% 16.8% (4.4) pts 19.5% 15.3% (4.2) pts
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BCE Inc. Seg Info HIST p5
BCE
Segmented Data - Historical Trend
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) YTD 2021 Q2 21 Q1 21 TOTAL 2020 Q4 20 Q3 20 Q2 20 Q1 20
Operating revenues
Bell Wireless 4,228 2,128 2,100 8,683 2,408 2,318 1,922 2,035
Bell Wireline 6,084 3,003 3,081 12,206 3,095 3,032 3,043 3,036
Bell Media 1,468 755 713 2,750 791 628 579 752
Inter-segment eliminations (376) (188) (188) (756) (192) (191) (190) (183)
Total 11,404 5,698 5,706 22,883 6,102 5,787 5,354 5,640
Operating costs
Bell Wireless (2,336) (1,159) (1,177) (5,017) (1,505) (1,362) (1,043) (1,107)
Bell Wireline (3,428) (1,710) (1,718) (6,960) (1,783) (1,712) (1,764) (1,701)
Bell Media (1,111) (541) (570) (2,055) (602) (450) (406) (597)
Inter-segment eliminations 376 188 188 756 192 191 190 183
Total (6,499) (3,222) (3,277) (13,276) (3,698) (3,333) (3,023) (3,222)
Adjusted EBITDA
Bell Wireless 1,892 969 923 3,666 903 956 879 928
Margin 44.7% 45.5% 44.0% 42.2% 37.5% 41.2% 45.7% 45.6%
Bell Wireline 2,656 1,293 1,363 5,246 1,312 1,320 1,279 1,335
Margin 43.7% 43.1% 44.2% 43.0% 42.4% 43.5% 42.0% 44.0%
Bell Media 357 214 143 695 189 178 173 155
Margin 24.3% 28.3% 20.1% 25.3% 23.9% 28.3% 29.9% 20.6%
Total 4,905 2,476 2,429 9,607 2,404 2,454 2,331 2,418
Margin 43.0% 43.5% 42.6% 42.0% 39.4% 42.4% 43.5% 42.9%
Capital expenditures
Bell Wireless 592 306 286 916 392 212 182 130
Capital intensity 14.0% 14.4% 13.6% 10.5% 16.3% 9.1% 9.5% 6.4%
Bell Wireline 1,584 877 707 3,161 1,053 792 694 622
Capital intensity 26.0% 29.2% 22.9% 25.9% 34.0% 26.1% 22.8% 20.5%
Bell Media 43 24 19 125 49 27 24 25
Capital intensity 2.9% 3.2% 2.7% 4.5% 6.2% 4.3% 4.1% 3.3%
Total 2,219 1,207 1,012 4,202 1,494 1,031 900 777
Capital intensity 19.5% 21.2% 17.7% 18.4% 24.5% 17.8% 16.8% 13.8%
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Bell Wireless Summary p6
Bell Wireless (1)
Q2 Q2 YTD YTD
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) 2021 2020 % change 2021 2020 % change
Bell Wireless
Operating revenues
External service revenues 1,569 1,481 5.9% 3,072 3,016 1.9%
Inter-segment service revenues 11 12 (8.3%) 22 24 (8.3%)
Total operating service revenues 1,580 1,493 5.8% 3,094 3,040 1.8%
External product revenues 546 428 27.6% 1,130 915 23.5%
Inter-segment product revenues 2 1 100.0% 4 2 100.0%
Total operating product revenues 548 429 27.7% 1,134 917 23.7%
Total external revenues 2,115 1,909 10.8% 4,202 3,931 6.9%
Total operating revenues 2,128 1,922 10.7% 4,228 3,957 6.8%
Operating costs (1,159) (1,043) (11.1%) (2,336) (2,150) (8.7%)
Adjusted EBITDA 969 879 10.2% 1,892 1,807 4.7%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (Total operating revenues) 45.5% 45.7% (0.2) pts 44.7% 45.7% (1.0) pts
Capital expenditures 306 182 (68.1%) 592 312 (89.7%)
Capital intensity 14.4% 9.5% (4.9) pts 14.0% 7.9% (6.1) pts
Mobile phone subscribers(3)(A)
Gross activations 348,403 309,133 12.7% 688,530 642,690 7.1%
Postpaid 242,720 179,589 35.2% 491,710 389,139 26.4%
Prepaid 105,683 129,544 (18.4%) 196,820 253,551 (22.4%)
Net activations (losses) 46,247 12,110 n.m. 48,652 9,614 n.m.
Postpaid 44,433 (960) n.m. 77,358 599 n.m.
Prepaid 1,814 13,070 (86.1%) (28,706) 9,015 n.m.
Subscribers end of period (EOP) 9,212,995 8,983,282 2.6% 9,212,995 8,983,282 2.6%
Postpaid 8,405,697 8,176,245 2.8% 8,405,697 8,176,245 2.8%
Prepaid 807,298 807,037 - 807,298 807,037 -
Blended average billing per user (ABPU) ($/month)(3) 72.21 69.88 3.3% 71.28 71.33 (0.1%)
Blended churn (%) (average per month)(3) 1.10% 1.11% 0.01 pts 1.17% 1.18% 0.01 pts
Postpaid 0.83% 0.76% (0.07) pts 0.86% 0.83% (0.03) pts
Prepaid 3.98% 4.63% 0.65 pts 4.33% 4.83% 0.50 pts
Mobile connected device subscribers (3)(A)
Net activations 47,449 38,843 22.2% 121,608 87,807 38.5%
Subscribers EOP 2,177,761 1,915,979 13.7% 2,177,761 1,915,979 13.7%
n.m. : not meaningful
(A) Effective January 1, 2021, we changed our wireless operating metrics to reflect our revised approach to reporting wireless subscriber units. Consequently, we are now reporting in two categories, mobile phone subscriber units and mobile connected device subscriber units (e.g. tablets, wearables and mobile Internet devices). Additionally, mobile connected device subscribers now include previously undisclosed Internet of Things (IoT) units (e.g. connected telematics services, monitoring devices, connected cars and fleet management solutions). These changes are consistent with the way we manage our business, reflect our focus on mobile phone subscribers and align to industry peers. As a result, previously reported 2020 subscribers and associated operating metrics (gross and net activations (losses), ABPU and churn) have been restated for comparability.
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Bell Wireless HIST p7
Bell Wireless - Historical Trend
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) YTD 2021 Q2 21 Q1 21 TOTAL 2020 Q4 20 Q3 20 Q2 20 Q1 20
Bell Wireless
Operating revenues
External service revenues 3,072 1,569 1,503 6,122 1,543 1,563 1,481 1,535
Inter-segment service revenues 22 11 11 47 11 12 12 12
Total operating service revenues 3,094 1,580 1,514 6,169 1,554 1,575 1,493 1,547
External product revenues 1,130 546 584 2,508 851 742 428 487
Inter-segment product revenues 4 2 2 6 3 1 1 1
Total operating product revenues 1,134 548 586 - 0 2,514 854 743 429 488
Total external revenues 4,202 2,115 2,087 8,630 2,394 2,305 1,909 2,022
Total operating revenues 4,228 2,128 2,100 8,683 2,408 2,318 1,922 2,035
Operating costs (2,336) (1,159) (1,177) (5,017) (1,505) (1,362) (1,043) (1,107)
Adjusted EBITDA 1,892 969 923 3,666 903 956 879 928
Adjusted EBITDA margin (Total operating revenues) 44.7% 45.5% 44.0% 42.2% 37.5% 41.2% 45.7% 45.6%
Capital expenditures 592 306 286 916 392 212 182 130
Capital intensity 14.0% 14.4% 13.6% 10.5% 16.3% 9.1% 9.5% 6.4%
Mobile phone subscribers(A)
Gross activations 688,530 348,403 340,127 1,545,173 445,322 457,161 309,133 333,557
Postpaid 491,710 242,720 248,990 1,025,748 328,051 308,558 179,589 209,550
Prepaid 196,820 105,683 91,137 519,425 117,271 148,603 129,544 124,007
Net activations (losses) 48,652 46,247 2,405 190,675 61,716 119,345 12,110 (2,496)
Postpaid 77,358 44,433 32,925 152,693 73,388 78,706 (960) 1,559
Prepaid (28,706) 1,814 (30,520) 37,982 (11,672) 40,639 13,070 (4,055)
Subscribers EOP 9,212,995 9,212,995 9,166,748 9,164,343 9,164,343 9,102,627 8,983,282 8,971,172
Postpaid 8,405,697 8,405,697 8,361,264 8,328,339 8,328,339 8,254,951 8,176,245 8,177,205
Prepaid 807,298 807,298 805,484 836,004 836,004 847,676 807,037 793,967
Blended ABPU ($/month) 71.28 72.21 70.34 72.01 72.13 73.25 69.88 72.78
Blended churn (%) (average per month) 1.17% 1.10% 1.23% 1.26% 1.40% 1.25% 1.11% 1.26%
Postpaid 0.86% 0.83% 0.89% 0.92% 1.06% 0.98% 0.76% 0.89%
Prepaid 4.33% 3.98% 4.68% 4.60% 4.79% 3.98% 4.63% 5.03%
Mobile connected device subscribers(A)
Net activations 121,608 47,449 74,159 227,981 98,949 41,225 38,843 48,964
Subscribers EOP 2,177,761 2,177,761 2,130,312 2,056,153 2,056,153 1,957,204 1,915,979 1,877,136
(A) Effective January 1, 2021, we changed our wireless operating metrics to reflect our revised approach to reporting wireless subscriber units. Consequently, we are now reporting in two categories, mobile phone subscriber units and mobile connected device subscriber units (e.g. tablets, wearables and mobile Internet devices). Additionally, mobile connected device subscribers now include previously undisclosed IoT units (e.g. connected telematics services, monitoring devices, connected cars and fleet management solutions). These changes are consistent with the way we manage our business, reflect our focus on mobile phone subscribers and align to industry peers. As a result, previously reported 2020 subscribers and associated operating metrics (gross and net activations (losses), ABPU and churn) have been restated for comparability.
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Bell Wireline Summary p8
Bell Wireline (1)
Q2 Q2 YTD YTD
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) 2021 2020 % change 2021 2020 % change
Bell Wireline
Operating revenues
Data 1,944 1,916 1.5% 3,909 3,807 2.7%
Voice 794 863 (8.0%) 1,597 1,735 (8.0%)
Other services 67 58 15.5% 141 120 17.5%
Total external service revenues 2,805 2,837 (1.1%) 5,647 5,662 (0.3%)
Inter-segment service revenues 86 80 7.5% 171 156 9.6%
Total operating service revenues 2,891 2,917 (0.9%) 5,818 5,818 -
Data 101 113 (10.6%) 245 236 3.8%
Equipment and other 11 13 (15.4%) 21 25 (16.0%)
Total external product revenues 112 126 (11.1%) 266 261 1.9%
Inter-segment product revenues - - - - - - -
Total operating product revenues 112 126 (11.1%) 266 261 1.9%
Total external revenues 2,917 2,963 (1.6%) 5,913 5,923 (0.2%)
Total operating revenues 3,003 3,043 (1.3%) 6,084 6,079 0.1%
Operating costs (1,710) (1,764) 3.1% (3,428) (3,465) 1.1%
Adjusted EBITDA 1,293 1,279 1.1% 2,656 2,614 1.6%
Adjusted EBITDA margin 43.1% 42.0% 1.1 pts 43.1 pts 43.7% 43.0% 0.7 pts
Capital expenditures 877 694 (26.4%) 1,584 1,316 (20.4%)
Capital intensity 29.2% 22.8% (6.4) pts (29.2) pts 26.0% 21.6% (4.4) pts
Retail high-speed Internet subscribers (3)
Retail net activations 17,680 19,023 (7.1%) 38,888 41,618 (6.6%)
Retail subscribers EOP(A) 3,748,256 3,597,219 4.2% 3,748,256 3,597,219 4.2%
Retail TV subscribers (3)
Retail net subscriber (losses) activations (4,928) (15,544) 68.3% (14,040) (34,099) 58.8%
Internet protocol television (IPTV) 4,540 (3,604) n.m. 15,236 (752) n.m.
Satellite (9,468) (11,940) 20.7% (29,276) (33,347) 12.2%
Total retail subscribers EOP(B) 2,718,440 2,738,365 (0.7%) 2,718,440 2,738,365 (0.7%)
IPTV 1,821,609 1,766,430 3.1% 1,821,609 1,766,430 3.1%
Satellite(B) 896,831 971,935 (7.7%) 896,831 971,935 (7.7%)
Retail residential network access services (NAS)(3)
Retail residential NAS lines net losses (51,292) (48,405) (6.0%) (102,361) (110,000) 6.9%
Retail residential NAS lines 2,381,571 2,587,483 (8.0%) 2,381,571 2,587,483 (8.0%)
n.m. : not meaningful
(A) At the beginning of Q1 2021, our retail high-speed Internet subscriber base was increased by 4,778 subscribers due to the transfer of fixed wireless Internet subscribers from our mobiled connected devices subscriber base.
(B) At the beginning of Q1 2021, we adjusted our satellite TV subscriber base to remove 6,125 non-revenue generating units.
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Bell Wireline HIST p9
Bell Wireline - Historical Trend
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) YTD 2021 Q2 21 Q1 21 TOTAL 2020 Q4 20 Q3 20 Q2 20 Q1 20
Bell Wireline
Operating revenues
Data 3,909 1,944 1,965 7,691 1,953 1,931 1,916 1,891
Voice 1,597 794 803 3,402 828 839 863 872
Other services 141 67 74 248 67 61 58 62
Total external service revenues 5,647 2,805 2,842 11,341 2,848 2,831 2,837 2,825
Inter-segment service revenues 171 86 85 321 85 80 80 76
Total operating service revenues 5,818 2,891 2,927 11,662 2,933 2,911 2,917 2,901
Data 245 101 144 494 148 110 113 123
Equipment and other 21 11 10 49 13 11 13 12
Total external product revenues 266 112 154 543 161 121 126 135
Inter-segment product revenues - - - 1 1 - - -
Total operating product revenues 266 112 154 544 162 121 126 135
Total external revenues 5,913 2,917 2,996 11,884 3,009 2,952 2,963 2,960
Total operating revenues 6,084 3,003 3,081 12,206 3,095 3,032 3,043 3,036
Operating costs (3,428) (1,710) (1,718) (6,960) (1,783) (1,712) (1,764) (1,701)
Adjusted EBITDA 2,656 1,293 1,363 5,246 1,312 1,320 1,279 1,335
Adjusted EBITDA margin 43.7% 43.1% 44.2% 43.0% 42.4% 43.5% 42.0% 44.0%
Capital expenditures 1,584 877 707 3,161 1,053 792 694 622
Capital intensity 26.0% 29.2% 22.9% 25.9% 34.0% 26.1% 22.8% 20.5%
Retail high-speed Internet subscribers
Retail net activations 38,888 17,680 21,208 148,989 44,512 62,859 19,023 22,595
Retail subscribers EOP(A) 3,748,256 3,748,256 3,730,576 3,704,590 3,704,590 3,660,078 3,597,219 3,578,196
Retail TV subscribers
Retail net subscriber (losses) activations (14,040) (4,928) (9,112) (33,859) 536 (296) (15,544) (18,555)
IPTV 15,236 4,540 10,696 39,191 21,106 18,837 (3,604) 2,852
Satellite (29,276) (9,468) (19,808) (73,050) (20,570) (19,133) (11,940) (21,407)
Total retail subscribers EOP(B) 2,718,440 2,718,440 2,723,368 2,738,605 2,738,605 2,738,069 2,738,365 2,753,909
IPTV 1,821,609 1,821,609 1,817,069 1,806,373 1,806,373 1,785,267 1,766,430 1,770,034
Satellite(B) 896,831 896,831 906,299 932,232 932,232 952,802 971,935 983,875
Retail residential NAS
Retail residential NAS lines net losses (102,361) (51,292) (51,069) (213,551) (53,759) (49,792) (48,405) (61,595)
Retail residential NAS lines 2,381,571 2,381,571 2,432,863 2,483,932 2,483,932 2,537,691 2,587,483 2,635,888
(A) At the beginning of Q1 2021, our retail high-speed Internet subscriber base was increased by 4,778 subscribers due to the transfer of fixed wireless Internet subscribers from our mobiled connected devices subscriber base.
(B) At the beginning of Q1 2021, we adjusted our satellite TV subscriber base to remove 6,125 non-revenue generating units.
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BCE
Net debt and other information
BCE - Net debt and preferred shares
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited)
June 30 March 31 December 31
2021 2021 2020
Debt due within one year 2,304 3,786 2,417
Long-term debt 25,422 24,965 23,906
50% of preferred shares 2,002 2,002 2,002
Cash and cash equivalents (1,752) (2,607) (224)
Net debt (2) 27,976 28,146 28,101
Net debt leverage ratio (2) 2.87 2.93 2.93
Adjusted EBITDA /net interest expense ratio (2) 8.62 8.40 8.32
Cash flow information
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) Q2 Q2 YTD YTD
2021 2020 $ change % change 2021 2020 $ change % change
Free cash flow (FCF) (2)
Cash flows from operating activities 2,499 2,562 (63) (2.5%) 4,491 4,013 478 11.9%
Capital expenditures (1,207) (900) (307) (34.1%) (2,219) (1,677) (542) (32.3%)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares (31) (33) 2 6.1% (62) (69) 7 10.1%
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest (15) (12) (3) (25.0%) (28) (26) (2) (7.7%)
Acquisition and other costs paid 2 11 (9) (81.8%) 6 20 (14) (70.0%)
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - (17) 17 100.0% - (39) 39 100.0%
FCF 1,248 1,611 (363) (22.5%) 2,188 2,222 (34) (1.5%)
Cash flow information - Historical trend
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) YTD Q2 Q1 TOTAL Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020
FCF
Cash flows from operating activities 4,491 2,499 1,992 7,754 1,631 2,110 2,562 1,451
Capital expenditures (2,219) (1,207) (1,012) (4,202) (1,494) (1,031) (900) (777)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares (62) (31) (31) (132) (31) (32) (33) (36)
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest (28) (15) (13) (53) (16) (11) (12) (14)
Acquisition and other costs paid 6 2 4 35 2 13 11 9
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - - - (54) - (15) (17) (22)
FCF 2,188 1,248 940 3,348 92 1,034 1,611 611
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BCE
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
June 30 March 31 December 31
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) 2021 2021 2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash 1,752 1,907 224
Cash equivalents - 700 -
Trade and other receivables 3,244 3,247 3,528
Inventory 418 459 439
Contract assets 467 563 687
Contract costs 441 424 402
Prepaid expenses 346 345 209
Other current assets 278 244 199
Total current assets - 6,946 7,889 5,688
Non-current assets
Contract assets 230 236 256
Contract costs 364 344 362
Property, plant and equipment 27,554 27,370 27,513
Intangible assets 13,263 13,227 13,102
Deferred tax assets 118 107 106
Investments in associates and joint ventures 725 745 756
Post-employment benefit assets 3,185 2,601 1,277
Other non-current assets 1,167 1,124 1,001
Goodwill 10,579 10,606 10,604
Total non-current assets - 57,185 56,360 54,977
Total assets - 64,131 64,249 60,665
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities 3,904 3,723 3,935
Contract liabilities 767 762 717
Interest payable 228 181 222
Dividends payable 806 804 766
Current tax liabilities 344 271 214
Debt due within one year 2,304 3,786 2,417
Total current liabilities 8,353 9,527 8,271
Non-current liabilities
Contract liabilities 242 242 242
Long-term debt 25,422 24,965 23,906
Deferred tax liabilities 4,530 4,285 3,810
Post-employment benefit obligations 1,734 1,723 1,962
Other non-current liabilities 1,081 1,141 1,145
Total non-current liabilities 33,009 32,356 31,065
Total liabilities 41,362 41,883 39,336
EQUITY
Equity attributable to BCE shareholders
Preferred shares 4,003 4,003 4,003
Common shares 20,467 20,400 20,390
Contributed surplus 1,156 1,154 1,174
Accumulated other comprehensive income 204 163 103
Deficit (3,401) (3,693) (4,681)
Total equity attributable to BCE shareholders 22,429 22,027 20,989
Non-controlling interest 340 339 340
Total equity 22,769 22,366 21,329
Total liabilities and equity 64,131 64,249 60,665
Number of common shares outstanding (millions) 905.7 904.6 904.4
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BCE
Consolidated Cash Flow Data
Q2 Q2 YTD YTD
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) 2021 2020 $ change 2021 2020 $ change
Net earnings from continuing operations 734 290 444 1,421 1,018 403
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to cash flows from operating activities
Severance, acquisition and other costs 7 22 (15) 96 38 58
Depreciation and amortization 1,153 1,103 50 2,286 2,191 95
Post-employment benefit plans cost 68 75 (7) 147 162 (15)
Net interest expense 263 275 (12) 526 545 (19)
Impairment of assets 164 449 (285) 167 456 (289)
Income taxes 236 96 140 489 339 150
Contributions to post-employment benefit plans (70) (71) 1 (149) (150) 1
Payments under other post-employment benefit plans (16) (12) (4) (31) (29) (2)
Severance and other costs paid (79) (13) (66) (122) (48) (74)
Interest paid (230) (240) 10 (536) (556) 20
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) (95) 6 (101) (204) (227) 23
Acquisition and other costs paid (2) (11) 9 (6) (20) 14
Change in contract assets 102 239 (137) 246 394 (148)
Change in wireless device financing plan receivables (61) (150) 89 (152) (226) 74
Net change in operating assets and liabilities 325 487 (162) 313 87 226
Cash from discontinued operations - 17 (17) - 39 (39)
Cash flows from operating activities 2,499 2,562 (63) 4,491 4,013 478
Capital expenditures (1,207) (900) (307) (2,219) (1,677) (542)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares (31) (33) 2 (62) (69) 7
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest (15) (12) (3) (28) (26) (2)
Acquisition and other costs paid 2 11 (9) 6 20 (14)
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - (17) 17 - (39) 39
Free cash flow 1,248 1,611 (363) 2,188 2,222 (34)
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - 17 (17) - 39 (39)
Business acquisitions (11) (23) 12 (11) (23) 12
Acquisition and other costs paid (2) (11) 9 (6) (20) 14
Other investing activities (17) (13) (4) (38) (19) (19)
Cash used in discontinued operations (included in cash flows from investing activities) - (8) 8 - (15) 15
Increase (decrease) in notes payable and bank advances 311 (1,204) 1,515 (46) (1,434) 1,388
Decrease in securitized trade receivables - (400) 400 (13) - (13)
Issue of long-term debt 500 1,975 (1,475) 3,415 5,256 (1,841)
Repayment of long-term debt (2,041) (2,221) 180 (2,267) (2,930) 663
Issue of common shares 63 - 63 73 22 51
Purchase of shares for settlement of share-based payments (71) (75) 4 (162) (169) 7
Cash dividends paid on common shares (791) (753) (38) (1,544) (1,469) (75)
Other financing activities (44) (25) (19) (61) (55) (6)
Cash used in discontinued operations (included in cash flows from financing activities) - (2) 2 - (3) 3
(2,103) (2,743) 640 (660) (820) 160
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (855) (1,132) 277 1,528 1,402 126
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,607 2,679 (72) 224 145 79
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,752 1,547 205 1,752 1,547 205
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BCE
Consolidated Cash Flow Data - Historical Trend
(In millions of Canadian dollars, except where otherwise indicated) (unaudited) YTD 2021 Q2 21 Q1 21 TOTAL 2020 Q4 20 Q3 20 Q2 20 Q1 20
Net earnings from continuing operations 1,421 734 687 2,473 721 734 290 728
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to cash flows from operating activities
Severance, acquisition and other costs 96 7 89 116 52 26 22 16
Depreciation and amortization 2,286 1,153 1,133 4,404 1,105 1,108 1,103 1,088
Post-employment benefit plans cost 147 68 79 315 76 77 75 87
Net interest expense 526 263 263 1,087 269 273 275 270
Impairment of assets 167 164 3 472 12 4 449 7
Losses on investments - - - (3) (3) - - -
Income taxes 489 236 253 792 191 262 96 243
Contributions to post-employment benefit plans (149) (70) (79) (297) (78) (69) (71) (79)
Payments under other post-employment benefit plans (31) (16) (15) (61) (17) (15) (12) (17)
Severance and other costs paid (122) (79) (43) (78) (19) (11) (13) (35)
Interest paid (536) (230) (306) (1,112) (235) (321) (240) (316)
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) (204) (95) (109) (846) (383) (236) 6 (233)
Acquisition and other costs paid (6) (2) (4) (35) (2) (13) (11) (9)
Change in contract assets 246 102 144 704 132 178 239 155
Change in wireless device financing plan receivables (152) (61) (91) (867) (319) (322) (150) (76)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities 313 325 (12) 636 129 420 487 (400)
Cash from discontinued operations - - - 54 - 15 17 22
Cash flows from operating activities 4,491 2,499 1,992 7,754 1,631 2,110 2,562 1,451
Capital expenditures (2,219) (1,207) (1,012) (4,202) (1,494) (1,031) (900) (777)
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares (62) (31) (31) (132) (31) (32) (33) (36)
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interest (28) (15) (13) (53) (16) (11) (12) (14)
Acquisition and other costs paid 6 2 4 35 2 13 11 9
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - - - (54) - (15) (17) (22)
Free cash flow 2,188 1,248 940 3,348 92 1,034 1,611 611
Cash from discontinued operations (included in cash flows from operating activities) - - - 54 - 15 17 22
Business acquisitions (11) (11) - (65) (42) - (23) -
Acquisition and other costs paid (6) (2) (4) (35) (2) (13) (11) (9)
Acquisition of spectrum licences - - - (86) - (85) - (1)
Other investing activities (38) (17) (21) (79) (12) (49) (13) (5)
Cash from (used in) discontinued operations (included in cash flows from investing activities) - - - 892 913 (6) (8) (7)
(Decrease) increase in notes payable and bank advances (46) 311 (357) (1,641) (524) 317 (1,204) (230)
(Decrease) increase in securitized trade receivables (13) - (13) - 23 (23) (400) 400
Issue of long-term debt 3,415 500 2,915 6,006 - 750 1,975 3,281
Repayment of long-term debt (2,267) (2,041) (226) (5,003) (1,094) (979) (2,221) (709)
Issue of common shares 73 63 10 26 4 - - 22
Purchase of shares for settlement of share-based payments (162) (71) (91) (263) (54) (40) (75) (94)
Cash dividends paid on common shares (1,544) (791) (753) (2,975) (753) (753) (753) (716)
Other financing activities (61) (44) (17) (93) (6) (32) (25) (30)
Cash used in discontinued operations (included in cash flows from financing activities) - - - (7) - (4) (2) (1)
(660) (2,103) 1,443 (3,269) (1,547) (902) (2,743) 1,923
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,528 (855) 2,383 79 (1,455) 132 (1,132) 2,534
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 224 2,607 224 145 1,679 1,547 2,679 145
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,752 1,752 2,607 224 224 1,679 1,547 2,679
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