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2024
Results
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January - March 2024
25th April
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An unconditional commitment to our "Next Chapter" objectives
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Solid performance of key metrics in the quarter
+10.7% new organic PoPs vs. Q1 2023 (+6.6% equivalent)
Revenues ex-pass throughs €946Mn, +6.6% vs. Q1 2023 (organic revenues growth +7.5%)
EBITDAaL €535Mn, +9.1% vs. Q1 2023, showing a disciplined approach to Opex and lease management (organic EBITDAaL growth +11.1%)
RLFCF €384Mn, +14.4% vs. Q1 2023. FCF +€103Mn vs. €-139Mn Q1 2023. Including €152Mn from French
remedies received in the period (another c.€210Mn to be received during 2024)
On track to meet the 2024 financial outlook - performance of key metrics consistent with all public targets
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Prioritizing deleveraging, capital discipline and shareholder remuneration
Providing a better understanding of value drivers
Long-term target leverage of 5.0-6.0x Net Debt / EBITDA, potentially achievable by 2025
Unconditional commitment to maintaining Investment Grade status by S&P and Fitch
c.€971Mn cash proceeds from Ireland deal upon closing. Process on track with antitrust filing already made
Austria disposal process ongoing. Non-binding offers expected in May. An earlier distribution / share buyback could be considered following this disposal, subject to leverage / rating
An enhanced disclosure that provides more granular level of detail: business lines, geographies, Capex Visibility on organic revenues growth and other businesses
A comprehensive long-term guidance with increased focus on FCF
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Q1 2024 Key Highlights
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
New Sites | New Co-locations | Organic Growth | Efficiencies | EBITDAaL Growth | FCF |
1,384 | 3,390 | €66Mn | €59Mn | +9.1% | €103Mn |
Remarkable growth | Solid performance | +7.5% organic | Cumulative savings | Strong control on | Backed by |
in France, Italy and | in Italy and | revenues growth | since the program | leases | disposal of sites |
Poland | Portugal | started | in France |
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Q1 2024 Performance
Key financial metrics
Revenues
(excluding pass-through)
887 | 946 | +7.5% Organic |
+c.7% | ||
€Mn | ||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
EBITDAaL
535 | +11.1% Organic | |
490 | +c.9% | |
55% (1) | 57% (1) | |
€Mn | ||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
All magnitudes impacted by change of perimeter in the period (disposal of assets in France)
(1) Margin over revenues excluding pass-through
Adjusted EBITDA
730 | +c.7% | 778 | +8.9% Organic |
82% (1) | 82% (1) | ||
€Mn | |||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
RLFCF
+c.14% | 384 |
336 | |
38% (1) | 41% (1) |
€Mn | |
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
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Q1 2024 Performance
Key operational metrics
New Total PoPs (including BTS) | +10.7% | |
YoY | ||
5,205 | 6,589 | +6.6% Eq |
4,136 | 4,844 | |
1,655 |
Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 |
New co-locations | +7.5% | |
YoY | ||
+3.2% Eq | ||
4,097 | 4,951 | |
3,024 | 3,390 | |
713 |
Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 |
PoPs from co-location and BTS in the quarter
RoE | ||||||
Co-locations | 86 | 2,502 | 77 | 57 | 108 | 560 |
BTS | 1 | 458 | 547 | 123 | 187 | 138 |
CR (1) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
(1) Customer Ratio
New BTS | +3.2% |
YoY | |
+3.4% Eq |
1,638 | 1,454 | |||
1,108 | 1,112 | 942 | ||
Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 |
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Q1 2024 Performance
Organic revenue growth
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887
Organic revenue growth +7.5%
28 953 -7 946
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€Mn | Revenues (1) | Escalators & CPI | Co-location | BTS | Organic | Change of | Revenues (1) |
Q1 2023 | Revenues | perimeter & others | Q1 2024 |
(1) Excluding pass-through
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Q1 2024 Performance
Organic revenue growth - Business lines
Towers | +6.6% Organic | |||||||||||||
21 | 789 | |||||||||||||
10 | -13 | +c.5% | ||||||||||||
776 | ||||||||||||||
18 | ||||||||||||||
738 | ARPT (1) | |||||||||||||
€24.9k end Q1 23 | ||||||||||||||
€27.1k end Q1 24 | ||||||||||||||
€Mn | Revenues | Escalators & CPI | Co-location | BTS | Organic | Change of | Revenues | |||||||
Q1 2023 | Revenues | perimeter & others | Q1 2024 | |||||||||||
Fiber, Connectivity & Housing Services | DAS, Small Cells and RAN | Broadcast | ||||||||||||
59 | +c.21% | 63 | 64 | +c.2% | ||||||||||
47 | +c.24% | |||||||||||||
38 | 49 | |||||||||||||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
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(1) Average Revenue Per Tower. Please see slide 26 and 29 for additional information related to this metric and to limitations applicable to APMs
Q1 2024 Performance
2021-2027 efficiencies plan - Optimization of ground leases on track
Payment of leases
110,119 sites beginning of period
- 2,128 net site additions during the period
- lease efficiencies
239 243
€Mn
Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 |
Cumulative efficiencies/synergies
CMD
2021-2025(c.€90-100Mn)
c.150-160
c.90-100
€Mn | 59 | c.75 | ||||
54 | ||||||
34 | ||||||
15 | ||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Q1 2024 | 2024E | 2025E | 2027E |
Cumulative |
- Rent renegotiation: ground lease fee reduction with low or no initial payments
- Cash advance: lump sum prepayment for long-term leasehold contracts with optional small remaining recurring annual payments
- Land acquisition: purchase of land or acquisition of freehold rights on land
- Leases and Capex reduction thanks to two or more anchor tenant networks allowing for decommissioning of redundant sites and a single BTS for more than
one anchor tenant simultaneously | 10 |
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